3 books have made it into the Summer 2021 selection of the 100 OUTSTANDING PICTURE BOOKS – curated by dPICTUS! – click on the covers for further details –
Anja
Soap dispensers are sensitive beings who are often unable to cope with the pressure that is put on them every day. Their own listlessness, lack of self-esteem and the permanent fear of not being refilled drive them into depressive moods. A state of inner emptiness that increases even more in times of a pandemic with…
The Snow Leopard by Verena Hochleitner is one of the Three for our Planet Books chosen by the German Academie for Children’s Literature in June (Nature Book) “The scent of spring – how much people long for the awakening of nature, Hochleitner demonstrates in a special manner in text and images. You can feel the…
Three books have made it onto the Longlist of the Most Beautiful German Books 2021! The list from Stiftung Buchkunst comprises 33 books and I am delighted that these are amongst the chosen ones: – click on the covers to go to the full title description –
There are truths that may not be very credible, so to avoid problems it may be better to resort to a small lie. But if this one is not convincing either, we will have to invent a bigger one: a dirty lie, a rotten lie or a very, very big lie. But the real truth,…
The creative book with lots of girl power! For girls only! Cool challenges, exciting test, great DIY ideas, delicious recipes and much more – in this colourful book you can let off steam as much as you like. Fill the book with your thoughts, doodles and glue stuff into it, and find out more about…
This illustrated alphabet is an entertaining challenge for young readers: to identify the picture-word that doesn’t belong, they will have to determine which word corresponds to each picture, and discard those synonyms that don’t begin with the selected letter. At the end of the book they will find the solutions, as well as fun games…
When the tomcat Mr. K wakes up one morning, he feels that something is different. He is sure: he is—a dog! His fiancé, the shrew Mimosa, however, cannot tell the difference. Mr. K can neither bark, nor does he sit on command. Still, Mr. K is certain—he is a dog. And what more does he…
The little dandelion is surrounded by buzzing little insects and has a big dream. He would really like to be able to fly too and see the whole world. Mocked by the flowers, he still holds on to his dream. One by one, he asks the ladybird how he can learn to fly, then the…
On the edge of a small town, at the end of the very last street, there is a creepy house. No one knows anything about the resident. Mr. Pasternak is nothing more than a shadow behind tattered curtains. A little girl named Anabel lives just across the street. Of course, she would never dream of…
Love story between the worlds of light and shadow Half-angel Anna lives a sheltered life in a convent and even though she loves the 16-strong group of nuns and her martial arts teacher Master Li like a family of her own, she feels increasingly restricted by the monotonous daily routine. In addition, she struggles with…
Jacob is really cheesed off that Mum has moved to the country with him, just because she wants to live with her boyfriend Hannes. And yet they had a nice time together in their small apartment under the roof. Jacob is disgruntled as he roams through the fields. He feels left out and dwells on…
What is the Alpaca doing in the senior citizens‘ flat share? Mr. Rippel, one of the residents from the supervised senior citizens‘ flat in Mia‘s street, suddenly turns up with an alpaca in tow. Did he kidnap it? Or did it run to him? Carer Holger wants to get rid of the animal as quickly…
Don‘t be afraid of the school essay! Lola is nervous. She has to write a story for school, her very first school essay! How lucky she is to have a dad who is an author and can give her tips on writing. And so an evening conversation develops between Lola and her dad about everything…
Following their adventures in the city, town bear and his friends return to the forest. “This peace and quiet is blissful! And our caves are so comfortable!“, Bear, Fox and Badger sigh contentedly. But the beaver has plans of an entirely different kind. The city gave him crazy ideas: He plans to rebuild his lodge…
The little giraffe, the little elephant and the little zebra are best friends and they meetevery day in the Savannah.. One day they make a wonderful discovery: huge trees with the sweetes fruits grow on an island in the middle of the river. But it seems impossible to get hold of these fruits. Disappointed, they…
Deceptive wilderness—What lurks beneath the surface? 11-year-old Jorin dreams of an exciting life as an agent with undercover missions and surveillance assignments. But instead he is only bored in the allotment garden where he has gone into hiding with Agent Smuts. Things suddenly change when a mysterious video from the Arctic Circle emerges in which…
The girl on the book was me A middle grade novel about the power of language and literature When Lama’s mother leaves for Morocco to trace her roots, the eleven-year-old girl feels abandoned. Even more so because her best friend has also moved away. If that hadn’t been the case, the stupid thing wouldn’t have…
Did you ever kill a rabbit when you were young? Or did you study something that doesn’t interest you? There’s a second chance! Henning Wagenbreth turns back the time in Land in Reverse and you can do all those things again and better. In panels, full-page illustrations and with spot-on rhymes, the Berlin-based illustrator…