David Böhm Now. By the time you’ve finished reading this sentence, another 24 children will have come into this world. How long does the now last? What is time? Why do people think they can have time? How do you measure time? When the display shows that the next bus will arrive in three minutes,…
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Giselle Clarkson The Observologist: A handbook for mounting very small scientific expeditions A highly illustrated creative guide to the small creatures and the natural wonders we find when we take time to open our eyes to the world around us—and ode to the power of quiet observation. Try to imagine the weirdest and most impossibly…
Folker Banik & Almud Kunert The Emperor’s New Clothes A modern and funny adaptation of the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen For the emperor of Youkali, every day is like a dream: For breakfast, he enjoys mountains of pancakes with maple syrup, elderberry ice cream and sweets. Afterwards he dresses up in his most…
Antje Damm Ask Me! 118 questions for children to get into conversation with each other. Revised new edition In this new edition of Ask Me!, which was first published in 2002, Antje Damm has revised and rethought questions, illustrations and photographs. With this type of book, which was new at the time of its first…
Birge Tetzner & Dirk Uhlenbrock Halloween – Of Ghosts, Vampires and Other Spooky Creatures Halloween has long had a fixed place in our calendar. On the evening of 31 October, little creepy characters go from door to door, shouting “trick or treat” and demanding treats. But why actually? Who started it? When was the first…
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…
Claudia Gliemann & Ann Cathrin Raab Daddy’s Soul Has Caught a Cold – Daddy’s Colourful Bridge After the success of the multiple award-winning picture book Papas Seele hat Schnupfen (Daddy’s Soul Has Caught a Cold) for children aged six and up, children’s author Claudia Gliemann now presents Papas Seele hat Schnupfen – Papas bunte Brücke…
Claudia Gliemann & Marie Doerfler Sleeping Beauty Rides a Roller Coaster After Little Red Riding Hood, How Are You?, children’s author Claudia Gliemann now reinterprets another fairy tale in Sleeping Beauty Rides a Rollercoaster. The thorns symbolise the sadness that sometimes surrounds children and adults. A book for times when the thorns become too thick….
Who among us has ever asked “Little Red Riding Hood, how ae you?“ How did Little Red riding Hood feel when she realzed that the wolf had eaten her grandmother? When her own life was in danger? And how did the story continue? This picture book tells one possible version, but not only that. It…
A fascinating voyage of discovery through the flavours of the world! How does food taste in different countries of the world? This non-fiction book takes young readers on a journey around the globe: 13 children from different continents introduce their country. The authors Paola Frattola Gebhardt and Leyla Köksal-Mergner conducted interviews during their work in…
Einar Turkowski The Night Wanderer Einar Turkowski tells the story of a summer with atmospheric images and tender words: enigmatic, poetic and tremendously inspiring. Sometimes things seem simple and clear. But doesn’t clarity mean something different for everyone? And aren’t there always other ways of looking at things? The Night Wanderer by Einar Turkowski is…
A scrumptious collection for anyone who loves good healthy food— and an occasional indulgence. Here are after-school snacks, breakfast on a stick, cakes, slices and dinners. Egg and Spoon is for children learning to cook independently and families to enjoy cooking together. Much of the food is naturally gluten-free or vegan. Alexandra Tylee is the…
Joy Cowley & Giselle Clarkson The Gobbledegook Book – A Joy Cowley Anthology Joy Cowley’s wordplay and humour shine in this landmark collection of stories, rhymes, nonsense and poems. The Gobbledegook Book collects favourites like ‘Faster Faster’ and less-known treasures alongside the much-loved classics ‘Greedy Cat’ and ‘Nicketty-Nacketty Noo-Noo-Noo’. The Gobbledegook Book is a perfect…