Maike Siebold & Kai Schüttler
Karline and the Bottle Garden
Karline and her father are a great team – until he falls in love with Arve. Suddenly, Karline feels like the odd one out.
An enchanted Japanese garden, which she discovers with her friend Grete on an abandoned factory site, becomes her secret refuge. But the delicate little plants in a newly laid-out bed lead the two of them to suspect that someone else, apart from them, knows of the secret garden’s existence – who is the boy who secretly hangs about here? When the green paradise is due to make way for a motorway service station, the children hatch a daring plan …
Südpol Verlag
Middle Grade Fiction
Original title: Karline und der Flaschengarten
Age 9+
224 pp | € 14
hc | 148 x 205 mm
Publication: August 2021
Author: Maike Siebold
Illustrator: Kai Schüttler
All rights available
- The magic of a secret Japanese garden brings everyone together, no matter who they are or where they come from
- A Japanese garden as an oasis of peace and strength helps Karline sort out her emotional turmoil
- A special children’s book about friendship, mindfulness and tolerance, and about how much good a love of nature can bring about
- Includes instructions on how to make a bottle garden
Awards
- Awards
“After reading this wonderful story of friendship, you’ll want to start a garden straight away.” – Kilifü – Almanac of Children’s Literature 2021/2022
“A heart-warming, unhurried and wonderfully atmospheric story. Maike Siebold invites us on an adventure that not only offers enchanting moments of reading pleasure, but also leaves you with a wonderfully warm feeling in your stomach – just like a good cup of tea in a special place.” – Janet Cernbohuby, Janetts Meinung
“With its perfect blend of family, friendship and environmental themes, this book appeals not only to children aged 9. Told in a light-hearted style, it centres on four friends and their passion for nature, environmental awareness and solidarity.” – Alexa Sprawe,TITEL Kulturmagazin
“What a wonderful children’s book! (…) one that recognises and understands children’s problems, assesses them correctly, and makes them seem less daunting, because as they read, they realise there is always someone who takes them seriously, who can help them, provided they are willing to embrace something new without prejudice, to take responsibility and, perhaps most importantly, to remain open-minded and curious about the people and things around us and about their own future.” – Dr Astrid van Nahl, Alliteratus
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