mairisch Verlag is an independent publishing house founded in 1999 and located in Hamburg. Whether fiction, non-fiction, illustrated children’s books, audio books, graphic novels or music, mairisch Velag exclusively publishes books, CDs and LPs we really care about.
We publish mostly young writers, pay a lot of attention to proper editorial work, quality design and long term perspectives. To support our authors, we care a lot about press reviews, public readings and literary awards.
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Dita Zipfel, Finn-Ole Heinrich & Nele Brönner Eely Has to Go Eely has spent almost his entire life in a very beautiful canal, happily doing his laps with his friend Frank. But suddenly Eely realises that he is changing, that he has to say goodbye and take the plunge into new waters: A long, exciting…
Deniz Jaspersen, Rasmus Engler & Mareike Engelke That’s How You Sleep, Little Wombat Wombats can do almost anything – they are masters at climbing, swimming, crawling, burrowing and building dens! And little wombats love to do all of these things at the same time. There’s just one thing they don’t like so much: sleeping ……
Saša Stanišić & Katja Spitzer Hey, hey, hey, Taxi! For a child, a taxi is a magic vehicle. A four-wheeled witches’ broom. As you enter it, a taxi can bring you anywhere you want to. But what if it’s magic was even bigger? What if taxis would allure stories, fantastic and absurd stories, funny stories…
Saša Stanišić & Katja Spitzer Hey, hey, hey, Taxi! 2 Every evening, Saša Stanišić and his son Nikolai invent new stories in which you can experience the craziest adventures involving the craziest taxis: Favourite taxi driver Odjo Odjo steps on the gas during a fast-paced chase, after all, a cockatoo has to be saved! The…
Finn-Ole Heinrich & Dita Zipfel & Tine Schulz Turnips and Fireworks Of course: When the old year is as worn out as Bosco’s super-wolly pyjamas, a new one is needed. And the Turnip family has a tried and tested ritual for the turn of the year: They saddle up Olga the donkey and wander through the…
Nils Mohl & Halina Kirschner Wild Bike Ride with Velociraptor Wait a minute – velociraptors? Those were very fast dinos, weren’t they? The narrator, a writer with a rusty talent for storytelling and a great passion for bicycles, is astonished when suddenly such a feathered prehistoric reptile stands in front of him. The quick-witted and…
Dita Zipfel & Finn-Ole Heinrich & Tine Schulz Bosco Turnip Races through the Year Birthday surely is the best day of the year. And Bosco Turnip is looking forward to being four years old like crazy. Until then, a lot will happen in Bosco’s life, because Bosco is a wild little guy, full of ideas,…
Katja Spitzer Ringo and the Vampire Rabbits Welcome to the castle in the Carpathian Mountains! This is where Mr. Constantin lives with his butler, the greyhound Ringo. Ringo serves his master the best scones in the morning and the most delicious lasagna in the evening. But one day, Mr. Constantin receives a strange gift: a…
Waaaaah?! Big commotion in the henhouse! A hawk! Danger! And what does the rooster do? He helps the bird of prey out of the hatch and looks dreamily after it? What‘s going on here? The hawk and the rooster are actually enemies by nature, everone knows that. Yes, normally they are—but the two have discovered…
Come and enter the Turnips‘ cave, where the Turnip family tries to kip, doze off, slide into beddybies every night. But before they can sleep, there are a hundred little things to be taken care of – and all of which are not supposed to be mixed up! So it’s kind of a crazy adventure…
“You haven’t been here, peanut. You don’t know what that means: Forest. You know nothing, but I’m gonna show you everything.“ Imagine a forest. Without beginning, without end. Imagine lakes, rocks, valleys, gorges. Imagine the wildest animals. Imagine a sea of trees, a continent of wood and green. Imagine the maximum forest. And now imagine…
True or a Lie? Can you pick rain drops from trees? Are cowboys riding on flowers? Can snowmen survive the summer time? And is it toothpaste which comes out of the blue and white tube – or is it a greedy caterpillar? Illustrator and writer Carolin Löbbert has created a special book with riddles for…