Marie Miranda Cruz A Boy Called Hero Twelve-year-old Hero Del Rosario isn’t happy about staying with his grandfather in the Philippines while the rest of his family takes a trip back to the States. He’s always been the overlooked one, the one who gets left behind, the one who—despite his name—is nothing special. But when…
Children’s Fiction
Leslie Niemöller & Liliane Oser Welcome to the Cucumber Squad There’s always something going on in shared flats; things are constantly changing, and it just goes on and on. Luckily, that’s the case with the ‘Cucumber Squad’ too! In this new volume, no one’s moving out just yet, but someone’s moving in. Even though there…
Andrea Poßberg & Corinna Böckman The Green Pirates – Attack on the Giant Trees Excavators are rolling into Lime Street: the beautiful trees lining the avenue are set to be felled! The Green Pirates are horrified and, without a moment’s hesitation, climb the trees to stop the felling. But who wants these healthy trees cut…
Andrea Lienesch & Sabine Sauter Henriette Piggyback – Hocus Pocus Celium, What’s Going On At the Museum? When technology meets magic – Henriette Piggyback’s got what it takes! Young witch Henriette Piggyback had actually just wanted to spend an exciting day at the museum. But then her great-aunt Martha reads a mysterious inscription aloud there…
Pablo Albo & Andrea Antinori Spaghetti Fun guaranteed! On a normal day like any other, the mother suggests making spaghetti to relieve the boredom. The father puts the pot of water on to boil and the older brother is tasked with finding the jar of spaghetti. To his surprise, it has disappeared and a note…
Camila Monasterio & Ignasi Blanch Mrs. Chatarra In Mrs. Chatarra’s world, nothing is thrown away: everything can be transformed. Lili’s favourite toy is an old, battered crocodile. One day, while playing in the park, an older boy snatches it from her, and the poor reptile ends up even more battered than before. At that moment,…
Ilona Einwohlt & Alexandra Junge Don’t Panic! Let’s Turn the School Upside Down Mika’s primary school is dilapidated: broken windows, dirty toilets, cordoned-off climbing frames – and now the school garden is to be sold too! But it’s the secret hideaway of Mika and her friends Ibo, Lilly and Milan. They have to prevent the…
Ina Krabbe The Magical Multiplication – Chaos at the School of Magic Clarissa and her twin brother Marlon attend the Abracadabra School of Magic. The lessons there are exciting enough as it is – until one day they discover a mysterious stone tablet in the library: the magic mark. Curious, they solve the tablet’s exciting…
Antje Damm Agatha. Dad’s Tortoise and Me Agatha is a Greek tortoise that Antje Damm’s father bought when he was a little boy and it now lives with Antje. She talks about Agatha as a member of the family who hibernates every autumn, likes to pinch her visitors’ toes (that’s the only place she can…
Jörg Isermeyer & Kai Schüttler Badger and Rocket – A Seaside Vacation Mr Badger and his girlfriend Rocket have won in a competition: they are going to the seaside for the first time! The whole house community gives them important tips for their trip. What they mustn’t miss and what they must avoid at all…
Anna Gusella The Magic Glasses On a journey of discovery with Lotta and Ella Propella Lotta and her dog Ella Propella are inseparable and love going for walks together. One day, they find a pair of magic glasses. They are thrilled to discover that when they put the glasses on, they can see the world…
Pablo Albo, Diego Dutra & Christian Inaraja The Penguin Who Flew Who would have thought that penguins are birds? They do have wings, though. Perhaps a long time ago they were used for flying, but no one remembers that now. Now all penguins use them for swimming. Well, not all of them. Diego isn’t very…
Lupe Ruiz-Flores The Pecan Sheller In 1930s San Antonio, thirteen-year-old Petra dreams of going to college and becoming a writer. But with her beloved father dead, two younger siblings to care for, and with a stepmother struggling to make ends meet, Petra has to drop out of school to shell pecans at a factory. Hoping…
Kristina Andres A Winter to Wiggle Your Ears What does a wild boar do in winter? Matti and Janne are spending their winter holidays with Aunt Olga, who still heats her house with wood from the shed. Wampe, an old boar that even she has never seen, lives nearby. Matti and Janne are excited to…
Andreas Völlinger and Pascal Nöldner Leo’s Wild Adventures – Moon Fever Aunt Agneta has come up with something very special for her favourite nephew Leo‘s birthday: They fly to the moon with spaceship Amelia and household robot Albert. There‘s even a fast lunar mobile on board. But it‘s not just eating and drinking that prove…
Jörg Isermeyer & Kai Schüttler Badger and Rocket – The Double Badger When Badger and Rocket visit a museum of modern art, they are faced with a conundrum: What is a work of art and what is not? And is Badger, the passionate craftsman, allowed to repair what is lying broken on the floor? The…
Uwe Becker & Ina Krabbe Sam Stripe and the Magnificent Garden School A for apple – a school in Mrs. Beehive’s garden There is a lot of excitement in Mrs. Beehive’s allotment garden: Mole suggests that everyone should go to school to learn to read and write. The garden dwellers are eager to get down…
Andreas Völlinger and Pascal Nöldner Leo’s Wild Adventures – Beetle Chaos Suddenly as small as a beetle! A wild adventure in the garden jungle Leo and his inventor aunt Agnetha accidentally shrink to the size of beetles. Only the shrink ray can make them grow back to their normal size, but the neighbour’s cat has…
Anna Keller Keith & Jutta Wetzel Lila Flax – Colours are Fun! A turbulent story about school and friendship, diversity and creativity Lila had imagined the change to the comprehensive school differently! She and her best friend Benno are not in the same class, because Benno has to skip a year. And why has he…
Simak Büchel & Larisa Lauber A Heart for Monsters – Turmoil in the Valley of the Trolls No fear of monsters – Ainu tames them with heart and courage The monster hunters and pest controllers Ainu and her mother Tabati, together with apprentice Halti, are on their way to a new assignment. Halti accidentally steers…