Katey Howes & Elizabet Vuković Be A Maker How many things can you make in a day? A tower, a friend, a change? Rhyme, repetition, and a few seemingly straightforward questions engage young readers in a discussion about the many things we make—and the ways we can make a difference in the world. This simple,…
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Jörg Mühle That’s Pretty Brave! Fear and courage are siblings – and Nini, Goldi and Klaus are best friends. They’re desperate to find out what it means to be brave. It certainly isn’t being afraid of something that isn’t dangerous at all! Being brave means breaking new ground and saying ‘No!’ every now and then….
Sabine Kranz Everyone’s Picked Up! All the children love the ritual at the end of the nursery day: they announce out loud who’s being picked up next. “Fritzi! You’re picked up!” It’s so exciting. Who’ll be next: Rosa, Jojo or Elif? And most of all: who’s coming to pick them up, and in what vehicle?…
Julia Willmann & Jens Rassmus Summer at the Edge of the World On the outskirts of a seaside resort, where chic hotels line the seafront, ‘Beach Hotel Pia’ lies hidden behind a grove of pine trees. Its glory days are long gone, and this rainy summer it hasn’t had a single booking. Of the staff,…
Ulrich Fasshauer Behind the Fence Lies Dad’s Land Heinrich and Jonathan are friends and will soon even be brothers, as Jonathan’s mum and Heinrich’s dad are a couple and plan to move in together. When Jonathan’s mum has to have knee surgery during the holidays and Heinrich’s dad has to travel to Nigeria for work,…
Nadia Budde All Eels The life of eels is crazy, and that’s exactly how it ends: with a wild party in the depths of the Sargasso Sea. Foam, chaos and mayhem! In the morning, little eels lie slumbering in their ‘baby seats’. The young eels don’t have much time to play; they have to make…
Jens Rassmus The Ram-Bam-Beast The Ram-Bam-Beast wanders through the world. Just like that? Just like that! A penguin watches in amazement: the Ram-Bam-Beast is big, hairy and blue. Very silly and very cheerful. It sings, grunts, quacks and barks. At night it sleeps beneath the starry sky. Just like that? Just like that! With the…
The German Children’s Book Prize was established to awaken and nurture a love of reading in children. The German Children’s Book Prize is one of the most generously endowed book prizes both nationally and internationally. What makes it special is that it is a prize awarded by children, for children: a jury of children selects…
Marie Miranda Cruz A Boy Called Hero Twelve-year-old Hero Del Rosario isn’t happy about staying with his grandfather in the Philippines while the rest of his family takes a trip back to the States. He’s always been the overlooked one, the one who gets left behind, the one who—despite his name—is nothing special. But when…
Katherine Speller The Beasts in Your Brain Understanding and Living with Anxiety and Depression It can be hard to find the words to describe the icky feelings that seem to come from nowhere and sap all your joy and energy. You can tell that your brain just isn’t pulling off the same tasks as others,…
Gavin Bishop Armchair Bear In this delightful picture book, a big soft bear tries to get his puff back by becoming as strong as a gorilla, until his niblings remind him what matters most for a bear Uncle Norman loves to rest on his squashy armchair. But when the young bears visit, he’s all out…
Finn-Ole Heinrich & Dita Zipfel & Tine Schulz Bosco Turnip and the Proof of Santa Claus Bosco’s older sister Rosa says: ‘There’s no such thing as Father Christmas.’ What?! Four-year-old Bosco refuses to believe that. Luckily, he’s a detective and, together with his cuddly assistant Ökkel, sets off in search of evidence. Because he already…
Melina Lebel Jessie and Julie Jessie and her dog Julie skip through life side by side. They sometimes have different tastes, but they complement each other in many ways. They’re always there for one another and stick together through thick and thin. A little story about a very big friendship. Edition Pastorplatz Picture Book Original…
Friederike Dammermann Otto Is Not Tired Yet It’s time to go to bed, but Otto the dog isn’t tired at all yet. He looks for his blanket, wants a cuddle and stretches. You have to help him with everything! Otto is finally getting tired and falls asleep alongside you. Edition Pastorplatz Board Book Original title:…
Katrin Dageför & Henrike Lippa Nobody Gets Kissed Unless They Want To The little mouse is constantly being hugged, cuddled and kissed. But the little mouse doesn’t want that at all, because she’ll only stay still when she decides: ‘Yes, I want to!’ Edition Pastorplatz Board Book Original title: Geküsst wird nur, wer will! Age…
Susanne Straßer Atchoo, Says Giraffe Giraffe is ill. Poor Giraffe. Luckily, everyone knows what will help. “Giraffe needs thick socks!” calls Panda. That always helps. And a warm blanket. A long scarf. A clean handkerchief. “I’ll give Giraffe a cuddle!” shouts the child. “Oh yes, a cuddle!” shout the others. That always helps. And it…
Giselle Clarkson Pocket Observology: A Field Guide This pocket guide is a useful tool and fun reminder of how to look at the world around you with care and close observation every day. Use this guide to identify whether you’ve found a bee or wasp, centipede or millipede, moth or butterfly. Compare shapes of seeds,…