Margaux Grappe & Clémence Sabbagh Soon … Tell me, when is Spring coming? A colourful board book revealing ten elements to be observed in the garden that herald the arrival of spring. An opportunity to discover various plants and animals and count to ten. Maison Eliza Board book Original title: Bientôt Age 2+ 26 pp…
Board Books
Gavin Bishop Look – A Tummy Time Book A concertina board book of big bright faces to place around the baby on the floor at tummy time – family faces on one side and toys on the other – by multi-awardwinning author/illustrator Gavin Bishop. Babies will love tummy time or learning to sit up surrounded…
Philipp Stampe & Dörte Horn Who’s Yawning Here? “Hello, I’m Digger Dan. Do you want to know how my friends from the construction site kindergarten and I fall asleep every night? Then take a look at this book. Maybe you and I like exactly the same things!?” Find out how digger Dan and his friends…
Gavin Bishop Friend A warm and simple board book that shares how to talk about feelings through a friendship between a child and their dog. Through the up-close expressive faces of a child and their dog, we learn the words for a range of feelings. This is my dog. She is silly! She is happy….
Susanne Straßer Soup’s Ready! 12 o’clock – time for soup! Everyone knows what goes in: the horse brings a red turnip. Lid open – lid closed. The goat brings tender twigs, the dog a crunchy bone, the squirrel fresh spruce cones. Lid open – lid closed. Finally ready: Bon appétit! But what if the soup…
If grandma knew “If you could wish for something, what would it be?“, Grandma wants to know from Fips as they are taking a walk. After various suggestions, Fips finally comes clean: no kite, no bicycle, no dog—no: a trip is Fips‘ greatest wish—and together with Grandma! “Sometimes wishes come true,“ says Grandma and smiles….
Clara Sophie Klein & Selim Özdogan The Ant and the Frog Can frog and ant become friends even though they are so different? The ant would like to have a friend. When she meets the frog, she hopes that he is an ant. Even if it is a big, green, hopping ant—the main thing is…
Little Rabbit is back! First he hides behind a blanket, then he peeks out from behind: Peek-a-boo! Little Rabbit loves everything that little children like: swinging or splashing in the bath, for example. Or playing “One Two Three, Whee!“ with his little doll. And in the end, he even sticks his tongue out at us,…
Good night, little Mia Frog, hedgehog, cat and mouse rustle, mew and snort through the garden in the evening. The sounds of the animals lull little Mia to sleep. The scene is probably familiar to all parents: It‘s bedtime, but the child is jumping around on the bed, happy as a lark. There is no…
Playful animals get up to toddler mischief in this boardbook built on word play, with each page twisting animal names into funny new words to share. In this delightful boardbook built on word play, toddlers will recognise each activity—getting dressed, playing, painting (including themselves), having a bath—and see how the animal makes the mischievous most…
A day with grandad showing in simple, beautiful images the bond between grandfather and child: a small hand in a big one, big gumboots and little, some food, stories and a snooze to finish. Pops is a warm and universal board book about a day with grandad. The bond between grandfather and child is shown…
Mihi / mihimihi / pepeha: introducing yourself and making connections to other people and places. Mihi is a simple book to share with babies and talk about their whānau and place in the world. Repeating colours and shapes show the connections between waka, mountain, iwi through to mama, papa and the baby reader. This book…
“Come on, let‘s read a book!“ calls the child and right away everyone sits on the sofa: the zebra, the cat, the child, the hamster, the lion. They are ready to go. “Wait!“ whinnies the zebra, “the stork isn‘t here yet!“ Here he comes. So they can get started now. As if. The cat needs…
“Hurry up,“ says mum. “I‘ll be right there,“ says Peter. With a glance at her watch, the mother urges him to be quick. But Peter is detained by major sensations that demand his full attention: The beetle on the stairs, a thousand flying umbrellas in the summer air and the very friendly dog next door….
Vol. 1: PanPan and the Cuddly Blanket PanPan has had his dinner and it‘s time to go to bed. But he cannot find his cuddly blanket. And he is unable to sleep without it. Vol. 2: PanPan and the Cookie Jar PanPan would love to eat a biscuit. But he cannot reach the cookie jar…
An elephant escapes from the circus and doesn’t want anyone to see him. But where should he hide? In a washing machine, under a gentleman’s hat, in a matchbox … Anything will work, as long as he is not discovered. by Estela Antín Takatuka | board |20 pp | 150 x 150 pp |…
At night, everyone stops what they’re doing and the silence becomes omnipresent. The pirate, the dog, and the girl with the basket; they’re all asleep, except the owl, who stays watch. Estela Antín was born in Buenos Aires 45 years ago. At 22, she came to live in Spain to work as a publicity writer….
Fox drives a car. Tap tap, with his feet. Slow at first, then faster and faster. Over gravel – helter-skelter! Through puddles – splash! The fox whizzes through the pictures so fast that he doesn’t even notice others hopping on on every double page: mouse and mole, beetle and rabbit. The child comes running as…
The friends of our heroine warn her not to open this book, not to turn another page. But she ignores this wise advice and decides to face the dangers that lie in wait for her on each new page: disgusting aliens, bloodthirsty pirates, hungry crocodiles, mutant snails… A book full of adventures and incredible situations…
Camellias, dandelion, peonies, tulips … A delightful way to discover the flowers and colours of the garden! And there are animals hiding behind the leaves and petals, too! by Agathe Singer “It‘s fresh and colourful: This way of portraying [the flowers] makes it possible to look at the garden both in its detail but also…