Laura Purdie Salas & Violeta Dabija Water Can Be … Water is water, puddle, pond, sea. But now can you guess what else it can be? Water can be a . . .thirst quencher, kid drencher, cloud fluffer, fire snuffer. Find out about the many roles water plays in this poetic exploration of water throughout…
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Chris Monroe Monkey with a Tool Belt Inspiration for the Netflix series Chico Bon Bon! Whether you need a beebersaw or a chisel, Chico Bon Bon’s your monkey. He can build or fix just about anything—from a dock for the ducks to a clock for the Clucks, even a small roller coaster for local chipmunks….
Clara Thomasset Dream Days Self-empowerment between time and dreams The picture book Dream Days was created in collaboration with the young Belgian artist Clara Thomasset – an artistic and philosophical, yet wonderfully light and luminous story for children about time as an inner space and wealth and the great power of dreams. Little Milla glides…
Marta Azcona & Anna Font Misadventures of a Giant Pig at the National Library On a cold and stormy day, Doña Socorro, the librarian, is forced to leave the library because of a headache. She leaves the books in the care of a pig. But, suddenly, a troup of animals coming from a wine tasting…
Will Gmehling & Jens Rassmus The Star Lake When the four friends looked at the lake from the 11th floor of their tower block, they could see that it had jagged edges like a star. The ‘Star Lake’ made them proud of their neighbourhood, which was otherwise rather bleak. In January, the lake froze over…
Kathrin Schrocke Freak City Welcome to the world of silence When Mika meets Lea, his life is turned upside down. She is direct, lively – and beautiful. But Lea has been deaf since birth and lives in a world that Mika finds difficult to access. Does their love stand a chance? Kathrin Schrocke’s award-winning and…
Laura Purdie Salas & Violeta Dabija A Rock Can Be … A rock is a rock, part of cliff, road or sea. But now can you guess what else it can be? A rock can be a…dinosaur bone, stepping-stone, hopscotch marker, fire sparker. Find out about the many roles a rock can play in this…
Lena Hach & Julia Dürr Tomke Digs Digging – what else! Tomke is in the garden. Tomke is digging. The hole gets bigger and deeper. ‘It’s already a real pit!’ exclaims Mum. ‘You must be looking for pirate treasure!’ Tomke doesn’t answer. If you dig, you can’t answer. In her first picture book, bestselling author…
Laura Purdie Salas & Violeta Dabija Water Can Be … A leaf is a leaf, a bit of a tree. But just try to guess what else it can be! A leaf can be a…shade spiller, mouth filler, tree topper, rain stopper. Find out about the many roles leaves play in this poetic exploration of…
Alexandra Helmig Off the Beat Always out of sync somehow Ina is fifteen and everything in her life seems to be out of sync: School is mediocre, she hates her body, her parents’ marriage is just a façade and her love life is a mess. When Ina falls in love with Phil, the boy from…
Julian Tapprich Tiger Dreams Leo was really no ordinary bird. He found the chirping and trilling and singing of the other birds boring enough to fly away. These same old songs! He preferred to indulge in his daydreams, which unfortunately he couldn’t tell anyone about, especially not the other birds. Because Leo dreamed of a…
Jürg Schubiger & Rotraut Susanne Berner When Death Came Calling Jürg Schubiger and Rotraut Susanne Berner tell us the story about a village somewhere back in time when Death was still completely unknown. Nobody had ever encountered him and everything that existed remained safe and sound. But then one day Death walks into the village…
Jutta Degenhardt & Lars Baus The Magical Word Lottery The biggest prize is words Helene’s grandma collects magical words in a little box. Helene is delighted with this treasure and has an idea: what if they raffled off the most beautiful words in a lottery? Grandma and Helene build a street stall and the first…
Franziska Höllbacher Peggy’s Period Project – Paint It Red! What a nightmare: 13-year-old Peggy gets her period for the first time – during class! A reddish-brown stain is clearly visible in the centre of her chair and the whole class notices. Peggy would love to sink into the floor. But surely it can’t be true…
Kristina Andres Holidays with Hedgehog Poop Two baby hedgehogs are a lot of work Rescuing animals and looking after them well is something that children love. So do Matti and Janne during their holidays on Aunt Olga’s farm. There are two hedgehog cubs there that are still far too small to survive on their own….
Nadia Budde The Band Nobody Knows Wrong tones, great atmosphere! Nadia Budde gets young and old on their feet Who are they? Four figures with patent leather ankle boots, rings and chains, hard to understand – never seen here before. Hair like grass, customised suit, fur on their faces – we don’t know them. While…
Jörg Isermeyer Never Mind was Yesterday A little hate on the mobile phone every day. A political coming-of-age story Everyone at school knows Finn and Lennard because of the funny videos they post on their social media channel. The two meticulously check the number of clicks, likes, and followers and dream of becoming famous. Everything…
Saša Stanišić & Katja Spitzer Hey, hey, hey, Taxi! For a child, a taxi is a magic vehicle. A four-wheeled witches’ broom. As you enter it, a taxi can bring you anywhere you want to. But what if it’s magic was even bigger? What if taxis would allure stories, fantastic and absurd stories, funny stories…
Antje Damm The Nori Says No! The Nori lives underground and loves red berries and life in nature. But one day a giantess throws something into its cave, destroys the table and chair and snatches it away from its world. She sees the Nori as her toy, which is to live in a doll’s house…
Birgit Schössow Burying Grandma Siblings Mina, Paul and Annie now only have their neighbour, Mrs Mattuschke. From one day to the next, they are orphaned and the shock is followed by a wild decision not to go to a home. Fortunately, a grandmother turns up, albeit an unknown one. She had been travelling the world…