Does money make you cool? And happy? 14-year-old Theo is panicking: Since his Aunt Britta lost her job, he has been living with her and his mother in very close quarters and now, to top it all off, the two women have set their minds on turning half of Theo’s room into a beauty parlor. Are…
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When little Anouk gets lost in the forest she encounters the much dreaded bear. But she quickly realises that contrary to the rumours the big animal is utterly harmless. An exceptional friendship ensues. A modern interpretation of the old Russian fairy tale. Anouk and Mister Bear demonstrates how brave childish innocence can be. by Mascha…
The baby wants breakfast so Malcolm gets out of bed to get started. Then in comes Toby. And Una and Toto, then Alice—they’re hungry too. And Conrad from next door and his sister Ruby! Everyone has a request for breakfast. But who is taking notice of the baby? The Longest Breakfast is a fun stroy…
King will come! – this sentence, spoken by the mother, bathes everything in a new light. The boy, his parents and the baby have been in this new country for three days. Only King isn’t here, his dog and best friend. But King will follow and find them! But how is King to find the…
King Will Join Us Later by Andrea Karimé and Jens Rassmus has been shortlisted for the German-French-Children’s Literature Award 2018. This is the only prize for contemporary Children’s/YA literature in Germany and France. It is awarded to outstanding works of German and French literature every year with one German and one French author receiving the…
14-year-old Juni lives with her dad in Potsdam most of the time—fortunately! Her mother is a real control freak; there’s a fixed schedule for everything, there is no provision for leeway. Juni hates that so much! And now she is to spend her holidays at her mum’s place in Berlin, because her father needs to…
Mel Schuit’s Let’s Talk About Picture Books Blog now features a lovely interview with Antje Damm, introducing her picture book Waiting for Goliath while talking about Antje’s work processes and her inspiration. Check out Mel’s blog for some extra images showing Antje’s ‘behind the scenes’ work: http://www.letstalkpicturebooks.com/2017/10/lets-talk-illustrators-44-antje-damm.html
From early on, children wonder what they could or might be doing when they grow up: Fix cars, fly to the moon, care for tiger babies, chase criminals. And yet the possibilities are endless! Thomas Müller presents some of these options and gives us a taste of the joys and difficulties in the lives of…
Ten tykes – full of beans Finger rhymes are meant to introduce some form of order within the bustle of seemingly endless shorter and longer tiny fingers. There is not one child that doesn’t love finger rhymes! Rhyming and playing is an excellent combination. The gang of five sets out as is customary in finger…
Follow this link for a cute and brilliant animation of TICKLE MY EARS – make sure you turn on the sound! http://media.ecoledesloisirs.fr/show-bonus-jeu.php?id_bonus=707 Merken Merken
Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo. Tickle my Ears by Jörg Mühle One of my favourite books of 2016 is a board book by the German illustrator Jörg Mühle, ‘Tickle my Ears’ from Gecko Press. It’s a charming bedtime story for very young children and proof that books can be as interactive as an app with beautiful, heartwarming…
Bathtime for Little Rabbit has been shortlisted for the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards – in the Baby and Toddler category. The winners will be announced at the end of August and we’re keeping our fingers crossed for Jörg Mühle’s lovely Little Rabbit!
from the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Website: Wolf Erlbruch, born in 1948, is a German illustrator and picturebook author. He has written some ten books of his own and illustrated nearly fifty titles by other authors. He is best known for his illustrations of The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was…
PSSST! by Annette Herzog and Katrine Clante has been nominated for the German Children’s Literature Award! Merken Merken
If you had been born in another land, you could be white, you could be black… The colour of our skin, our languages, food, clothes, games … it could all be different if we had been in another place. Some things would be better, others worse, but what is for sure is that we are…
Stell dir vor, du wachst mitten im Wald auf und bist – ein Hund! Die Knie knicken mir weg, mir wird schwindlig, ich knalle auf den Boden. Das alles ist ein böser Traum. Oder es kommt vom Sturz. Eine Sinnestäuschung. Oder … Bei dem schockierenden Gedanken wird mir schlecht. Als ich den Kopf schüttle, spüre…
Joaquín ist zwölf und ziemlich pfiffig, aber in der Schule war er nie. Er hätte auch gar keine Zeit dazu wegen seiner vielen Jobs. Er arbeitet als Kaffeepflücker, Mangoverkäufer und Friedhofsgärtner, und ohne sein Geld käme die Familie kaum über die Runden. Joaquín lebt auf Ometepe, einer Insel im Nicaraguasee. Das Ufer ist sein Tellerrand,…
Spannende Zeitreise und packendes Piratenabenteuer in Anlehnung an den Klassiker „Die Schatzinsel“! Der 12-jährige Tim Robber möchte in den Ferien eigentlich nur eines: in Ruhe im Steinbruch von Billford nach Fossilien suchen. Doch dann bekommt er eine bronzene Kugel von seinem Großvater geschenkt, die ein unglaubliches Geheimnis birgt. Als Tim erfährt, was es damit auf sich…
Die meiste Zeit lebt die 14-jährige Juni bei ihrem Vater in Potsdam – zum Glück! Ihre Mutter ist ein echter Kontrollfreak, für alles gibt es feste Pläne, Freiräume sind nicht vorgesehen. Wie Juni das hasst! Und jetzt soll sie auch noch in den Ferien bei der Mutter in Berlin wohnen, weil ihr Vater beruflich verreisen…
Wie weit bist du bereit, für deinen Star zu gehen? Die bedingungslose Schwärmerei für Sänger Kenny schweißt die drei unterschiedlichen Teenager Pia, Antonia und Philine zusammen. Doch Kennys Karriere hakt. Als er bei einem Auftritt betrunkenen von der Bühne fällt, entführen die Mädchen ihn kurzerhand und verstecken ihn zum Ausnüchtern in einem Ferienhaus. Doch dann…