Sabine Kranz Everyone’s Been Picked Up! All the children love the ritual at the end of the nursery day: they announce out loud who’s being picked up next. “Fritzi! You’re picked up!” It’s so exciting. Who’ll be next: Rosa, Jojo or Elif? And most of all: who’s coming to pick them up, and in what…
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Julia Willmann & Jens Rassmus Summer at the Edge of the World On the outskirts of a seaside resort, where chic hotels line the seafront, ‘Beach Hotel Pia’ lies hidden behind a grove of pine trees. Its glory days are long gone, and this rainy summer it hasn’t had a single booking. Of the staff,…
Ulrich Fasshauer Behind the Fence Lies Dad’s Land Heinrich and Jonathan are friends and will soon even be brothers, as Jonathan’s mum and Heinrich’s dad are a couple and plan to move in together. When Jonathan’s mum has to have knee surgery during the holidays and Heinrich’s dad has to travel to Nigeria for work,…
Nadia Budde All Eels The life of eels is crazy, and that’s exactly how it ends: with a wild party in the depths of the Sargasso Sea. Foam, chaos and mayhem! In the morning, little eels lie slumbering in their ‘baby seats’. The young eels don’t have much time to play; they have to make…
Jens Rassmus The Ram-Bam-Beast The Ram-Tam-Beast wanders through the world. Just like that? Just like that! A penguin watches in amazement: the Ram-Tam-Beast is big, hairy and blue. Very silly and very cheerful. It sings, grunts, quacks and barks. At night it sleeps beneath the starry sky. Just like that? Just like that! With the…
Susanne Straßer Atchoo, Says Giraffe Giraffe is ill. Poor Giraffe. Luckily, everyone knows what will help. “Giraffe needs thick socks!” calls Panda. That always helps. And a warm blanket. A long scarf. A clean handkerchief. “I’ll give Giraffe a cuddle!” shouts the child. “Oh yes, a cuddle!” shout the others. That always helps. And it…
Karsten Teich By the Way: I’m Leaving! ‘By the way, I’m leaving!’ says the little frog. ‘Without us?’ his friends ask in amazement. Of course, the little frog is already big and can do everything on his own. He only wants to take Mr Cuckoo, his cuddly toy, with him. But his friends think he…
Gundi Herget & Heike Herold Everyone’s Running, Racing, Whizzing! Attention, the race is about to begin! No one wants to miss out on the fun: bears and rhinos, snails, hedgehogs, elephants and, of course, the fast hares. Everyone starts, runs, races through the summer park, everyone wants to be first. Unless… suddenly soap bubbles dance…
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…
Birgit Schössow Zoë. A Summer Full of Lies/Life The parents of 12-year-old Zoë are currently having bad luck with their jobs, so they don’t hesitate when they inherit the Silver Lake Campsite from their late great-uncle Karl: they move from Hamburg to the countryside, renovate the old site with enthusiasm and discover whole new skills…
Will Gmehling STUXX Stefan Uwe Max – she had turned it into “Stuxx”, ‘the woman who was his mother’. She ran away four years ago, and Stuxx has no idea why and no longer wants to know. Since then, his father has been taking care of him and his little sister on his own. Without…
Susanne Straßer Congratulations, Bear! It’s Bear’s birthday and he’s eagerly awaiting his guests, because he desperately wants … Ding-dong! Here they come, one after the other: Crocodile, Goose, Pig, Cat, Dog. And each guest brings a present – but none of them is what he hoped for. Ding-dong! The mouse is late. What will she…
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…
Andrea Hensgen & Hannah Brückner We Children on the Train Jamil, his friend Sergey and many other children have been travelling across the country by train for weeks. The train is their home, where they learn, play and sleep, safe and cared for until their parents have rebuilt their destroyed homes. Every Sunday, the train…
Susanne Straßer Come On and Slide, Badger! Badger wants to slide. Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, he’s already at the top. Oh, that’s high! Badger doesn’t slide. How Susanne Straßer puts her anxious badger at the top of the slide, how she makes the animals of all weight classes trudge, tap, tap and wait patiently…
Will Gmehling & Antje Damm At the Very Beginning Was the Ball Kiki, Coco, Klaas and Kalle, every burbot, every jellyfish – they all love football, all of them! As fast-paced and cheeky as a rap song, this picture book celebrates football as a passion that spans the globe: Me near the Rhine and you…
Sabine Kranz That Wasn’t Me! It Was the Pirates! Dad doesn’t realise what Flora has long since discovered: Pirates are in town! On the way home from the nursery, Flora saw the ship dock and when Dad gets down to work at home – tidying up, doing the laundry, cooking dinner – the pirates are…
Wolf Erlbruch Family Planner Wolf Erlbruch’s family planner 2026: With beautiful illustrations and even more good arguments: – 5 generously spaced columns – revised design – with holiday dates and an overview of the year Peter Hammer Verlag Calendar Original title: Wolf Erlbruch’s Familienplaner 2026 13 pp | € 12 230 x 485 mm Publication:…
Lutz van Dijk Africa – A Continent’s History and Diversity Retold with African voices. Revised new edition Africa – with 54 countries, over 2000 languages and the youngest population in the world – is colourful and diverse. In Europe’s narrative of the ‘black continent’, this diversity rarely comes across. Lutz van Dijk’s history of Africa…
Susanne Straßer Family Planner Everything in perfect order! Susanne Straßer’s board books have long been favorites in daycare centers and children’s bedrooms. From now on, her funny characters will also populate “Susanne Straßer’s family planner”. It provides an overview of everyday family life and is an eye-catcher on the kitchen wall that will really put…