Heike Brandt & Giulia Orecchia
Kaya Knows What She Wants
Children’s everyday life can be this exciting!
This is a book with nine stories about Kaya. And Kaya knows what she wants. A loaf of bread with plum jam, for example. A fried egg. Or a ride on her bike to the park, where you can find an undiscovered Easter egg in spring.
Kaya experiences many wonderful things, but there are also things that make her angry or sad. All her experiences allow her to grow, because luckily she has loving people around her who support and guide her with patience, imagination and humour.
Heike Brandt narrates stories very close to the child, and the Milanese illustrator Giulia Orecchia sensitively illustrates Kaya’s world.
Children of crèche and kindergarten age will immediately recognise themselves in Kaya’s daily life adventures.
Moritz Verlag
Picture Book | Storybook
Original title: Kaya weiß, was sie will
Age 3+
128 pp | € 18
hc | 246 x 194 mm
Publication: August 2023
Author: Heike Brandt
Illustrator: Giulia Orecchia
All rights available
- Look inside
- Book trailer
- Child-sensitive narration
- Warm and funny illustrations
- Children will easily identify with Kaya
Awards
- Awards

“A new nursery classic!” – Hans ten Doornkaat, NZZ am Sonntag, Zurich
“Clearly an upcoming read-aloud classic for the youngest.” – Jana Kühn, Bhdlg. Dante Connetion, Berlin
“An asset for anyone who enjoys reading aloud what children need to become strong and resilient.” –
Sylvia Näger, media educator
“This book has what it takes to become a classic.” – Anja Wasserbäch, Stuttgarter Zeitung
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