Tàssies Stolen Names Bullying in schools is often a taboo. Stolen Names makes the topic tangible and wants to encourage people to take a stand. In a school, all the people are depicted with apples as heads. There is a lively hustle and bustle in the schoolyard and in the classroom. Only one boy is…
Picture Books
Inge Brendler & Stephanie Marian Sound Caper – A Note Steps out of Line An exciting journey through the world of music with numerous audio examples The little note Finn no longer feels comfortable within his birthday song, because the other notes claim that he doesn’t sound nice, not festive enough. He decides to jump…
Philipp Stampe The Carnival of the Animals Can you spot who has dressed up as which animal? The bullfinch discovers a poster one morning with an announcement about the Carnival of the Animals – and the best costume will win a prize! The news spreads like wildfire throughout the animal kingdom. With fervour, animal costumes…
Tàssies The Lost Child Children experience flight and new beginnings, migration and integration. This book inspires confidence through children’s eyes and children’s ears. A Christmas story about migration, flight and new beginnings. Sensitive and clear images evoke dialogue in viewers of all ages without being frightening or trivialising. A Christmas story with special potential for…
Mele Brink & Andrea Lienesch Apple Juice Thoughts Oops! Just for one moment Jule wasn’t paying attention and dropped the cup with the apple juice. But why does everything actually fall down? And what would happen if things fell upwards instead? Jule’s thoughts begin to wander and behind each “what if” she discovers new, crazy…
Katrin Dageför & Anna Schindler Penguins at the Sushi Bar The two penguins Geraldine and Wellington build their nest in a sushi bar, of all places. And not only that. The penguins eat all the fish bites that go round and round on the conveyor belt. But they can’t pay for what they’ve eaten. When…
Nele Brönner & Melanie Laibl Super Glitter Where does nature end? And where does technology begin? And what happens when the two worlds collide? A magpie with a sense of beauty finds a shimmering something in the forest. What might it be? Plant or animal? Magpie, fox and mole disagree. Then – luckily? – a…
Friederike Dammermann Not Without My Duck Giraffe and Duck sit in the bathtub, warble a song and feel: there is talent at play here; it demands a microphone and a stage! In a paper boat they paddle into the harbour of the big city. And really, success is not long in coming. Giraffe and Duck…
Britta Bolle I Feel … A Book on Empathy This book has no back cover, it just has two beginnings. It is written from two perspectives that meet in the middle of the book. Because what one person feels, someone else in the same situation may feel completely differently. Feeling the feelings of the other…
Laurel Snyder Abby’s Dream Abby’s Dream – No More Strings! A girl in a world full of magic and mist, full of music and tricks, full of secrets … Abby is an artiste held captive at a circus: She spends her days entertaining the audience and her nights in a cage, longing for freedom. One…
Dita Zipfel & Finn-Ole Heinrich & Tine Schulz Bosco Turnip Races through the Year Birthday surely is the best day of the year. And Bosco Turnip is looking forward to being four years old like crazy. Until then, a lot will happen in Bosco’s life, because Bosco is a wild little guy, full of ideas,…
Sarah Davis & Juliette MacIver The Grizzled Grist Does Not Exist! An exuberant rhyming picture book about a school trip to the hills, where no one sees the danger—apart from quiet Liam, who pays attention and saves the day with his particular skill of hiding. It’s the class trip to Dismal Hills wilderness. The children…
Alexandra Helmig & Timo Becker Kosmo & Klax: Bravery Stories Kosmo & Klax dare to do something! The friends from the enchanted park master big and small tests of courage in the 20 new read-aloud stories: Whether they organise a daredevil soapbox race, climb the high sky ladder together or overcome their fear of flying….
Alexandra Helmig & Timo Becker Kosmo & Klax: Bedtime Stories There’s always something going on in the happy world of Kosmo & Klax: whether it’s a night hike with a wishing star, the firefly dance in the tree house in the tree house or an evening flute concert. Kosmo the squirrel and Klax the little…
Lisa Rammensee & Sandra Grimm The Parrot Egg Rescue Capy the little capybara—big rescue operation in the Pantanal Oops, what is this? Something just landed right in front of Capy‘s nose. Is that a parrot egg? Capy sets off with the egg to find the parrot parents. Luckily, the other animals from the Pantanal rush…
The garden: It is fun, it is work and at the same time it can be an exciting adventure playground Anna and Benjamin’s family have just moved to a new house and can’t wait to turn their messy grass into a beautiful garden, but first they must plan, plant and learn how to care for…
He would be a dream pet for me because kakapos are nocturnal. During the day he could sleep in my knight‘s castle without bugging mum, but at night we would have fantastic adventures together. I‘ve always wanted a pet. Yesterday during breakfast I heard a report about the kakapo on the radio. There‘s no such…
Thais Mesquita & Corinna Antelmann Jon and the Fourth Cinnamon Bun Suddenly big brother—suddenly we are four Jon‘s world is perfect. Every Sunday he runs to the bakery and buys three cinnamon buns. One for mum, one for dad, and one for himself. But then his little sister is born and his parents don‘t have…
Sensitively told, luminously staged The little story by Jürg Schubiger—discovered in the great Swiss author‘s estate—looks into a distant night. Into a time in which everything is still intact and lasts forever.Adam and Eve lie on a cushion of moss and look up at the stars, dense as snowflakes. Surrounded by everything they need and…
Little Sophie can hardly wait for her visit to the zoo today. Full of anticipation, she walks through the city and already discovers animals everywhere. Aren‘t those two pandas sitting at the table in the café over there? Or is the lady with the sunglasses sitting there all alone? Sophie‘s fantasy world and reality merge…