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…
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Katja Gehrmann & Constanze Spengler No Further Than the Ice Cream Van Dad and Mika are on a beach holiday: setting up parasols, swimming, reading, playing badminton. Until the ice cream van rings its bell. Mika runs to get the ice cream, but is held up – and the van is already gone again. So…
Jörg Mühle When Dad’s Hair Took Off “Stop! Stay here!“, Dad shouts, but it‘s too late. His hair is up and gone. Out of the bathroom, through the hallway into the living room and then through the open kitchen window into freedom! But Dad doesn‘t give up that easily. Quickly puts on his coat, grabs…
If grandma knew “If you could wish for something, what would it be?“, Grandma wants to know from Fips as they are taking a walk. After various suggestions, Fips finally comes clean: no kite, no bicycle, no dog—no: a trip is Fips‘ greatest wish—and together with Grandma! “Sometimes wishes come true,“ says Grandma and smiles….
The garden: It is fun, it is work and at the same time it can be an exciting adventure playground Anna and Benjamin’s family have just moved to a new house and can’t wait to turn their messy grass into a beautiful garden, but first they must plan, plant and learn how to care for…
It‘s not every day that a horse rings the doorbell and comes to a child‘s birthday party. But today is that day! The guests are thrilled because Robin, the horse, takes them on his back and gallops with them through the wide prairie, past fertile oases up to highest vantage point and to a bubbling…
Little Rabbit is back! First he hides behind a blanket, then he peeks out from behind: Peek-a-boo! Little Rabbit loves everything that little children like: swinging or splashing in the bath, for example. Or playing “One Two Three, Whee!“ with his little doll. And in the end, he even sticks his tongue out at us,…
What happens in the middle of that night Dad and Flo spend at the campsite? An adventure! That‘s what Dad and Flo are craving and they set off for the campsite in the forest. Flo‘s teddy is allowed to come along, of course. After climbing the mountain, they sit by the fire and later Flo…
Don‘t be afraid of the school essay! Lola is nervous. She has to write a story for school, her very first school essay! How lucky she is to have a dad who is an author and can give her tips on writing. And so an evening conversation develops between Lola and her dad about everything…
Following their adventures in the city, town bear and his friends return to the forest. “This peace and quiet is blissful! And our caves are so comfortable!“, Bear, Fox and Badger sigh contentedly. But the beaver has plans of an entirely different kind. The city gave him crazy ideas: He plans to rebuild his lodge…
Lilo and old Hein make a bet: Whose little plant will grow better within four weeks? If anyone, it should be old Hein from the nursery who knows what plants need to grow big and strong. But his recipe is simple: The main thing is that they get enough sun and water. Lilo has a…
Friendship also works without many words Bunny has very special ears: They are beautiful, long and soft! But: he can‘t hear with them … He would love to build a hut in the forest with his friends. He had already enjoyed it so much in his dream. And they are all there: Fox, Squirrel, Hedgehog…
Antje Damm‘s picture book comes along as a soft-footed and comprehensible book dedicated to the subject of dying, death and mourning. A fox comes into the forest. He‘s carrying a large box filled with cans of tomato soup, because he‘s toothless and old. The rabbits, initally scared of him, soon understand and thus animals who…
For Ida, every single day is like no other. If she wants to find out if earthworms have a bum, then that would be an explorer-day, for example. On a decision-making-day Ida will ponder the question of who she likes the most. On illness-day, Bunny receives an injection and he has a birthday, too, of…
Mika’s dad works at home, but he’s very busy with work. The promised visit to the quarry pond seems to be a long way off! To get Mika off his back, he allows Mika to buy a pet… This is the beginning of a wonderfully turbulent story in which one animal after another populates the…
Markus Orths’ The Zebra Under the Bed is now featured in the Goethe Institut’s reader “Books First”, recommending 15 titles for which a grant for translation into English is guaranteed. The reader includes an excellent English sample translation of the book:
When the bear wakes up one day, the forest seems strangely empty to him. Where are the other animals? “They’ve all moved into town”, explains the hawk. “There are heated caves, delicious food and, above all, no hunters!” The bear likes the sound of this and he sets off to roam the streets in town….
A new delightful picture book by Antje Damm The wolf is sooo hungry. And what could be more natural than eating all his toys? Accompanied by Antje Damm’s usual witty and cheeky language, the wolf feasts from one page to the next, grows bigger and bigger and more and more excessive. First the apple disappears…
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Twenty-seven: that’s the number of letters that the Mumpf sent to his best friend, the snowy owl! For she traveled to the north because there is winter, even in summer. But then one day, the Mumpf discovers that his homemade mailbox in the forest is never emptied. The snowy owl did not receive a single…