Mele Brink & Melanie Gerber I’ll Do It! The Somewhat Different Daddy-Leon-Day Dad is ill! Who will look after Leon now? Everyone is busy, only Leon has time. So he has to look after himself and Dad too. Of course he does. And so today turns out to be a fun and exciting Daddy-Leon day…
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Katrin Dageför & Anna Schindler Is That True? 42 Curious Claims and Answers Is there a magic cure that makes you immortal? Does an octopus really have three hearts? Does the rabbit lay Easter eggs? And can a snake swallow a whole crocodile? What is true and what is not? Children have lots of questions….
Hardy Hinrichs The Giant Next Door Theodor has moved into a new home and feels quite alone. When he watches the neighbours through his window in the evening, he is surprised to discover that there is a giant sitting in the neighbours’ living room. But isn’t it impractical for a giant to live in a…
Rolf Barth & Mele Brink Darya and the Doll Doctor Darya had to flee from her home country. To her despair, she lost her beloved doll. All that she has left of her doll is one of the blue shoes, which she wears on a chain around her neck. In Kafka Park, her place of…
Katrin Dageför & Henrike Lippa In the Deep Wide Sea In the deep, wide sea, … a bag fish swims around. Have you ever heard of the bag fish? What is a can crab or a bottle fish? The sea creatures have a huge problem. The sea is full of things that don’t belong there….
Mele Brink & Thomas Endl Wherever You Want Marie and Gustav really don’t always see eye to eye. When they find a ticket to Whereveryouwant in an old tramcar, however, they do fly to a jousting tournament, to the Emperor of China’s lantern festival and even to the Man in the Moon together. But as…
Katinka Manzau-Feddern Ophelia and the Moon Bumblebees have dreams too. Can you imagine that? Bumblebee Ophelia is very, very fond of dreaming and wonders night after night what it looks like on the moon. Ophelia has heard so many stories about the moon. But none of the meadow dwellers has ever visited the moon. Surely…
Brigitte Endres & Mele Brink Dragobert of Crumblestone The poor but brave knight George finds a dragon’s egg and takes it back to his castle of Crumblestone. He names the little dragon that hatches from it Dragobert and brings him up as his son. He is to become a knight one day. On his sixth…
Andrea Behnke & Mele Brink Flower Sisters Lilja’s mother is a flower photographer. Since Lilja’s father moved out, Lilja has the feeling that her mother talks to the flowers. One day Reni moves in with Lilja and her mum for a few weeks during the holidays. Lilja does not know Reni and does not want…
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…
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…
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…
Valentin is dreaming. When he wakes up the dream is still there. What will happen if he catches the dream and plants it? A huge tree grows out of the tiny dream bean and it‘s amazing. There‘s even a lift in it. Valentin gets in. This story tells what he experiences in the miracle tree….
A picture book about bullying at school and learning to fight back “My name is Mimi and I‘m in the second grade. Florian and the boys always tease me. I have to do something about it. Maybe my grandpa can help me with that.“ Mimi is teased and bullied by older boys at her school….
The little dandelion is surrounded by buzzing little insects and has a big dream. He would really like to be able to fly too and see the whole world. Mocked by the flowers, he still holds on to his dream. One by one, he asks the ladybird how he can learn to fly, then the…
The little giraffe, the little elephant and the little zebra are best friends and they meetevery day in the Savannah.. One day they make a wonderful discovery: huge trees with the sweetes fruits grow on an island in the middle of the river. But it seems impossible to get hold of these fruits. Disappointed, they…
Gallina is only colourful chicken among all the white laying hens. But instead of being a good hen and laying her eggs, Gallina asks un-comfortable questions like: What is the world beyond the walls of the stable like? Although the others are convinced that there is nothing outside of the chicken farm, Gallina will not…
Karl-Heinz is the worst pirate in the world. He doesn’t know how to use a compass, gets seasick easily and sometimes accidentally rams a fellow pirate’s ship because he can’t find reverse gear. To make matters worse, his best sailor is a crazy goat. No wonder Karl-Heinz would like to sell his pirate ship, the…
Rinsing pots, cleaning, washing-up, tidying away toys! Mum and dad have had enough of the mess. Kira and Niko don‘t mind the clutter and they think it‘s stupid to tidy up. Then one day Robert turns up. He tidies up the children‘s bedroom, rinses the dishes and cleans the toilet. Mum and dad suddenly have…