The beaver had thought of everything. He wanted it to be a perfect day out. The views were spectacular. He took out his cell phone to immortalize the moment with a selfie, but it seemed as if all the animals in the woods wanted to be in the picture with him. Will the beaver be…
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It‘s not every day that a horse rings the doorbell and comes to a child‘s birthday party. But today is that day! The guests are thrilled because Robin, the horse, takes them on his back and gallops with them through the wide prairie, past fertile oases up to highest vantage point and to a bubbling…
The Extinction and Survival of the Species “Larger than a swan, with the body of an ostrich and the talons of an eagle.“ At the end of the 16th Century, the Dodo was discovered on the island of Mauritius, a flightless bird that lived peacefully among exotic plants and animals. Just a hundred years later,…
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 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…
The world-famous fairytale by the Brothers Grimm has fascinated readers for centuries and has firmly rooted the image of the bad wolf and the innocennt human child in our heads.. This new, artistic interpretation by Katharina Naimer surprises and at the same time invites the reader the discover the complexity of the fairy tale in…
“Dad, there‘s a big cat in the meadow!“ The little girl is very excited. It‘s a nice day to walk and run around in the park. Unfortunately, Dad is more interested in his mobile phone than her and any big cats. “How nice! Then you have someone to play with“, he simply says, turning towards…
Come and enter the Turnips‘ cave, where the Turnip family tries to kip, doze off, slide into beddybies every night. But before they can sleep, there are a hundred little things to be taken care of – and all of which are not supposed to be mixed up! So it’s kind of a crazy adventure…
For a child, a taxi is a magic vehicle. A four-wheeled witches’ broom. As you enter it, a taxi can take you anywhere you want to go. But what if its magic was even bigger? What if taxies could allure stories, fantastic and absurd stories, funny stories full of people and animals and giants and…
A scrumptious collection for anyone who loves good healthy food— and an occasional indulgence. Here are after-school snacks, breakfast on a stick, cakes, slices and dinners. Egg and Spoon is for children learning to cook independently and families to enjoy cooking together. Much of the food is naturally gluten-free or vegan. Alexandra Tylee is the…
The Day Saida Arrived by Susana Gomez Redondo, illustrated by Sonja Wimmer, translated into English by Lawrence Schimel is one of the finalists for the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award, which is awarded in January 2021. It is the only book among the 12 finalists that has been translated from another language. The annual Jane Addams…
A large family of fuzz leads a quiet life on a scratchy old wool blanket. The days go by uneventfully—and the fuzz family is quite happy about that. Only one tiny bit of lint gets bored and dreams of the big wide world. But the other family members are afraid of anything beyond the wool…
It is a stormy morning in November when her mother takes Emma to a big, chunky house. Above the entrance it says “School“ and inside the grey giants that sometimes assign really tricky puzzles keep watch. “You, hammer nose, this calculation is very easy. No witchcraft. So do try a bit harder!“ So Emma is…
Antje Damm‘s picture book comes along as a soft-footed and comprehensible book dedicated to the subject of dying, death and mourning. A fox comes into the forest. He‘s carrying a large box filled with cans of tomato soup, because he‘s toothless and old. The rabbits, initally scared of him, soon understand and thus animals who…
Nature, Humans and the Future of Our Planet We have reshaped our planet in such a way that we have almost brought it to its knees. How could it come to this? Why do we destroy what keeps us alive? And what is left to do about it now? The authors jump right into the…
Monster hunt above the rooftops of Ravenbrück – dark, exciting and action packed! Moritz’s worst nightmare comes true when his sister Konstanze is abducted by a ghastly monster in the middle of the night. When the monster returns to Ravenbrück to carry off more girls, Moritz follows the monster hard on its heels. But he…
It’s bath time, a daily routine that can become a real adventure when we put our imagination into it. If the packaging of the soap reminds us of a UFO, the sponge transports us to the car wash tunnel and the foam of the shampoo looks a lot like an iceberg. Is there anything better…
Miro and Zia live in Aurora, a fishing town nestled in the shadow of a mysterious castle. Miro lives in the world of books; Zia is never without her camera. The day they meet, they stumble on a secret. With Zia determined to discover more, a reluctant Miro is pulled into a real-life adventure. The…
Frida, it has to be said, is rather small. But so are Flii and Mo. Flii is a little gnome and Mo is a whale, but he never really seemed to be able to grow much. The three are best friends and live together in their city. This city isn‘t really big either, but what…