The Little Mole, created by Wolf Erlbruch and Werner Holzwarth, is celebrating its 30th birthday this year! Not only has this outstanding children's classic been published in 41 languages over the course of time, it continues to win children's hearts in new markets. This year will see its first publication in the Luxembourgish language -...
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Blond ist was für brave Mädchen … Lu ist ziemlich angenervt – von ihrer Mutter, von den Jungs in ihrer Klasse, von der Schule. Manchmal reicht selbst das Boxtraining nicht mehr aus, um ihre Wut loszuwerden. Mit ihrer eigensinnigen, ruppigen Art hält Lu alle auf Abstand. Nur mit Rhys versteht sie sich blind – aber…
Weil die Bukowski-Geschwister im Hallenbad ein Kleinkind vorm Ertrinken gerettet haben, sind sie ein paar Tage lang berühmt. Doch toller als der Ruhm ist die Karte fürs Freibad, die sie für ihre Heldentat bekommen: Freier Eintritt in einen langen Sommer, der für alle ein besonderer wird! Alf ist zehn, seine Gedanken kreisen um den Schulwechsel…
Tim is not at a loss for excuses. In fact, he is in desperate need of excuses—every day of the week. On Monday, because he’s late for school. On Tuesday, because he forgets his socks. On Wednesday, because he brings home a dog instead of the shopping. That’s the way it works all through the…
Fairytale, time travel and adventure Harsu has five droplets of god blood and a treasured cloak to remember his father by. Now his father is gone, he lives with his mother, his only friend an old onager donkey. And something is not right with Harsu’s mother. She has started kidnapping children, and sometimes her skin…
A sheet of paper blown about by a sandstorm ends up in the hands of Moussa. He immediately thinks about using it to make a drawing of his village Thille Boubacar for his father, who lives abroad. But the whole village does not fit on one page. Moussa undertakes a tour through different typical scenes…
Wer hat den Smaragdring gestohlen? Zipfelmaus freut sich auf die Ferien: Frau Bienenstich ist verreist und im Schrebergarten herrscht himmlische Ruhe – bis die kleine Victoria auftaucht. Kaum angekommen, wird Zipfelmaus‘ Nichte schon von Schwarzekatze und ihrem Katzen-Kumpel Daddel entführt. Als Lösegeld fordern die beiden Frau Bienenstichs Smaragdring. Doch der ist verschwunden! Zipfelmaus braucht dringend…
A new delightful picture book by Antje Damm The wolf is sooo hungry. And what could be more natural than eating all his toys? Accompanied by Antje Damm’s usual witty and cheeky language, the wolf feasts from one page to the next, grows bigger and bigger and more and more excessive. First the apple disappears…
We are delighted to announce that King Will Join Us Later by Andrea Karimé and Jens Rassmus has won the Children’s Book Prize NRW 2018! From the ministry’s message: “Reading pleasure is a pleasure that should not be withheld from any child. Inspiring stories and attractively designed books that are suitable for reading aloud and…
If the new kid at school is called Chlodwig, then he is bound to have a hard time. And if, on top of that he wears his hair parted and polished shoes, he is most likely brilliant at maths, but absolutely no good at playing football. And that‘s exactly how it is with Chlodwig. The…
When guinea pig Maffi drops from the removals van—cage and all—her world falls apart. No food, no home, cars everywhere– where should she go? Utterly exhausted, she seeks refug in an empty house. But this isn’t any old house—it is the Wild House! All sorts of different wild animals live here, who regularly run special…
Antje Damm’s THE VISITOR [Der Besuch, published by Moritz Verlag] has won the 2018 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books! Congratulations Antje!!! For more information, click on the link below:
Night after night the night riders guide the people into the land of dreams. But one starless night, the shadows turn up out of nowhere. They are fast, cunning and determined to destroy all dreams. The land of dreams seems to be lost forever. But the night riders bravely wage the unequal struggle against the…
Lena-Frieda fährt Skateboard und will Biologin werden, um Fruchtfliegen zu erforschen. Doch seit ihre beste Freundin Nele weggezogen ist, geht sie gar nicht mehr gerne zur Schule: Dort lauern die Oberzicken mit ihren blöden Sprüchen, die Lena-Frieda ärgern, weil sie lieber wie eine Forscherin auf Expedition aussieht, als enge Stretch-Jeans anzuziehen. Nur Lukas scheint ganz…
We are delighted to report that two books were selected as White Ravens 2018: Two for Me, One for You by Jörg Mühle and La Carta by Rocío Araya and Roser Rimbau
Sie suchen dich, sie jagen dich, aber du wirst sie kriegen … Der große Krieg liegt mehr als 20 Jahre zurück. Berlin ist weitgehend zerstört und atomar verseucht. Der 16-jährige Will schlägt sich als illegaler Computerspieler durch. Er ist Anführer der Jaguarkrieger, einem erfolgreichen Gamer-Clan. Als ihn die Sicherheitsbeamten aus Sektor 1 in die Enge…
Jörg Mühle’s POOR LITTLE RABBIT has been praised in the NYT’s from Sunday, 9th September. Maria Russo, the children’s books editor at the Book Review describes the books as “besides being fun, this gem is also a way to show toddlers hwo to put empathy into action. “You’ve made him all better” they’re told at…
A comical story about a very busy bath Pig has been looking forward to a lovely peaceful bath all day… In come Sheep, then Cow and Horse. They are very noisy! But Pig finds a way to make them go away. Oink! by David Elliot White Ravens 2018 Best 50 Kids Books 2018, The…
Hugo hates rain, Kalina, however, can imagine nothing better than jumping into water puddles in the rain so that the water splashes to all sides. This picture book narrates in sweeping images how nice it is to have a friend who carries you along. Even if you’d much rather retreat into your shell in a…
Lena-Frieda rides a skateboard and wants to become a biologist in order to examine fruit flies, just like her beloved granny. Since her best friend Nele has moved away she doesn’t enjoy going to school any longer: The predominant stroppy cows from the fifth grade are giving her a hard time because she prefers to…