Foreign Rights List
Henrike Wilson
Kringel Longs for the Sea
Kringel will Meer
A Book as Beautiful as a Day at the Sea
Kringel lives in an old barnyard. But ever since Laughing Gull told Kringel about the wide blue sea, the fine grained sand, and the smell of the fresh sea air, the little piglet has had a big dream: to go to the sea! The other animals in the barnyard care nothing for such foolishness. But Kringel seizes the opportunity and treads cautiously towards the goal. Sometimes Kringel feels lonely, a bit small for such a big adventure. But feeling the warm sand, smelling the salty air and hearing the roar of the waves makes all the difference. Kringel is the happiest piglet there ever was!
In her large format acrylic originals, Henrike Wilson manages to capture the unique light of the seacoast. This is a story about good luck, friendship, and finding the courage to pursue one’s longings.
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Julia Dürr, Cornelia Boese
Ready, Set, Go to Daycare!
In die Kita, fertig, los!
Running, Racing, Dashing to Daycare
In the morning it’s time for daycare – but how does one get there? On the kiddie seat of a bicycle? Walking? Pulled in a wagon? By bike it’s cosy -- you can doze along the way and giggle together at the bike rack. Riding on the bus is fun, especially when your favourite stuffed animal is in the seat next to you and Grandpa is there to make sure you get off at the right stop. On foot there is lots to see, and by scooter you can race like the wind. Some even come to daycare by sled or by boat! The best thing of all is that everyone arrives, happy to share the day together.
In playful rhyme, Cornelia Boese recounts the many ways of getting to daycare, and Julia Dürr’s illustrations set the scene of each day‘s bracing morning routine with affection and humor.
Daniel Napp
How to Make a Book?
Das schlaue Buch vom Büchermachen
This picture book brings us behind the scenes in the process of bookmaking. Daniel Napp, himself a successful author and illustrator of picture books such as Dr. Brumm
or Bauer Beck, depicts all of the steps in the process of making a book. By the last page, the reader ends up with a finished product. With this book, even small bookworms and bibliomaniacs can come to understand the meaning behind words like “proof” and “imprimatur” and to grasp what editors, manufacturers, printers and booksellers go through to bring us a beautiful new book.
Rights sold to Brazil, Belgium/Netherlands, China, Japan and Korea
Cornelia Franz
Colourful
Bunt
When Sounds Make Pictures
Sometimes it’s all too much for Diego. Noise in the classroom releases a storm of colorful images in his mind: Hayda’s light green sherbet laughter, Jenni’s clacking pencils that land like hailstones ... Diego has given up trying to describe his world to others. Only Ismael, his new classmate, has asked about it. He’s the only one that seems to understand Diego.
Then, on a class trip to the nearby moorland, there’s supposed to be a walk in the dark – to the cemmmmetery! The word hovers like a storm cloud – nothing good can come of it! And Diego can’t stand the thought!
Raffaela Schöbitz
My Memory Chest
Meine Erinnerungskiste
A Treasure Chest full of Memories
"I like to collect things. Special things."
Whether a pretty stone, shiny chestnuts, shimmering blue feathers or a vacant snail shell: every found object found in nature has its own story. And in every object there’s much to discover! For example: what’s in the feather of a kingfisher bird? Where do pebbles come from? And does every snail have a house? Nature collectibles are more than just pretty things that awaken the curiosity of the child in this story. They also evoke tender memories of a very special person – his grandma.
A special kind of memoir that relates facts about the small wonders of the natural world even as it serves as a tribute to a loved one who has died.
Barbara Jung, Stepha Quitterer
Freedom for the Forest Weasels
Freiheit für die Waldwiesel
Weaselly and Supersharp
Pete Weasel insists on taking part in the climbing competition, although there are rumours that the contest is actually a scheme. Before Pete grasps what’s happening, all the forest weasels have been trapped! He’s the only one to get away, and he knows he’s the only one that can free the others. But to do that, he has to go to the Big City, where dark canal rats, hardened animal hunters and treasure-seeking humans are lurking. And the clock is ticking!
A sharp-toothed adventure story of friendship, courage and the price of freedom.
JuLi Litkei, Sophia Kimmig
Nights on the Pond
Nachts am Teich
Through the Night with All Senses
Mara and her grandpa want to sleep outside tonight in a tent by the pond. Mara is very excited. What will it be like, sleeping outside? Together they watch as the day comes to an end. The buzzing calls of the swifts become quieter, and the night air is full of the croaking of frogs and the chirping of crickets. The light changes from hour to hour. In the beam of their flashlights they see the reflection of green eyes from the hedge. A fox? Then it gets cold, and Mara and Grandpa cuddle next to each other in their sleeping bags. And they hear a strange noise . . . what animal could that be?
Sensitive storytelling and illustrations in this nature picture book focus the reader’s attention on the animals, plants, noises and light of the night. Set against a heartwarming story and including a search-and-find game, the book invites a closer look at familiar surroundings and encourages readers to explore on their own.
Thilo Krapp, Maja Nielsen
Titanic: The World‘s Most Famous Ship
Titanic
The Gripping Story of its Disastrous Sinking and the Search for its Remains
It is April 14, 1912. The Titanic is speeding through the ice-cold North Atlantic. The luxury ship, on its maiden voyage and headed for New York, was considered unsinkable. And yet the ship is headed for the worst disaster in the history of ocean travel.
What circumstances led to the loss of the Titanic? Who were the people on board?
Author Maja Nielsen tells the story of Second Office Charles Lightoller, who met the fearsome challenge in the hour of greatest need, and of the successful discovery decades later of the long-buried shipwreck on the Atlantic seafloor.
The fascinating story of the ship and the suspenseful search for the shipwreck, complete with explanatory descriptions, insider knowledge and graphic-novel-style illustrations, will capture the attention of young readers as if they, too, were on board the sailing legend.
Thomas M. Müller, Daniel Fehr
A Guide to Everything
Anleitung für alles
It’s Easy When You Know How!
How do you get to the moon?
How do you bake a cake?
How do you find a unicorn?
How do you find treasure?
How do you leave a lasting impression?
Thomas Müller answers all these questions and more in pictures that tell a story. This is a valuable guide to every challenge life presents – say, a dinosaur coming around the corner, or the loss of a favorite flower vase that drops on the floor – this book shows how to handle any situation! It’s guaranteed to cause giggles, smiles and laughs!
Isabel Müller
Little Penguin, Soon You‘ll be Big
Kleiner Pinguin, bald bist du groß!
From Chick to Adult
Antarctica ice is the coldest spot on Earth. In the middle of winter, an infant female penguin first sees the light of day. How good it is that it’s safe and warm on Papa’s feet! After a while, the little penguin learns to find her way around the ice desert: to move forward, to hunt, and to stay clear of predators. And one day the grown female lays her first egg.
Isabel Müller recounts the growth of a penguin in simple phrases and evocative pictures. And she highlights basic facts – about penguins but also the plants and animals of Antarctica, whose icy homeland has rich historical significance.
Thomas Müller
A Year with the Seagulls
Ein Jahr mit den Möwen
With the Gulls to the Sea
A huge rock in the sea is a nesting place for silver gulls. What a noise they make! While one parent keeps the tiny chicks warm, another collects nearby food for them. But soon the young gulls stretch their wings and conquer the winds. What a thrill it is to take their first flight over the sea!
The silver gull is the most common large gull in Northern--, Middle— and Western Europe. This picture book helps acquaint children with these elegant flying acrobats, who for years have made their homes not only in coastal areas, but also our cities.
Daniela Kulot
My Dictionary in Pictures
Mein Bildwörterbuch
My Big Little World
People and animals; city and country; to play; to eat; to move . . . all this and more can be discovered in this picture dictionary. The world is full of things, and words, that are just waiting to be understood and trusted -- maybe by a child learning to speak for the first time, or maybe when we are learning a new language.
Simple scenes prompt discovery, naming, storytelling and fantasy and invite us into conversation with each other. A picture dictionary for everyone!
Rotraut Susanne Berner
It‘s a Beautiful Day, sad the Hen
Ein herrlicher Tag, sagte das Huhn
A Happy Hen has Company
It’s a beautiful day, just right for a field trip! While one excited hen packs a picnic, the other one has doubts. Still, in the middle of such energy and anticipation, the doubtful one joins the fun and realizes that everything is indeed beautiful, and even a rain shower couldn’t spoil their happiness.
Rotraut Susanne Berner’s story lends hens and people alike the courage to jump into adventure and leave their hesitation at home.
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Auch als E-Book erhältlich
Judith Burger
News From the Inside of a Cat
Nachrichten aus dem Inneren der Katze
Art Theft, Family Secrets and Love
The town of Grellrode is such a hole! Sylvie can’t wait to get away, preferably before finals. To earn some money she works at the small museum nearby. One morning its prized painting has disappeared. There, where "News From the Inside of a Cat" used to hang, is just a blank wall. But why doesn’t museum director Brunse report the theft? Why is her Aunt Kathy’s behavior more odd than ever? And the insanely beautiful Paul, who suddenly turns up – where does he fit in the picture?
Art Theft, Family Secrets, and Love – and Sylvie in the middle!
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Auch als E-Book erhältlich
Stepha Quitterer, Lina Seybold
Stones! Quite Brilliant
Steine!
The Most Brilliant Stones in the World
Where do "erratics" come from? Do "black smokers" need to observe no-smoking rules? How did "eye gneiss" get its name? How dangerous is "sunburn basalt"? What does meat loaf have in common with meteorites, and can stones actually swim?
Stones reveal amazing things about our Earth and we humans. In fact, without stones, the world would be a different place. The world of stones is full of secrets, unbelievable discoveries and surprising facts.
29 stories about 29 exemplary stones, told in words and pictures
Jana Walczyk, Bärbel Oftring
I Build You A House, Wild Bee!
Ich bau dir ein Haus, kleine Wildbiene
Along with the first flowers of spring come the wild bees, looking for just the right place to raise their young.
In this richly detailed nonfiction picture book, readers of all ages will learn about the mason bee and its growth from egg to adult, about the life of other wild bees like the bumblebee, and the important role wild bees play in nature. Between the covers of this book there is much to discover about the life cycle and diversity of wild bees, relatives of our familiar honeybee.
At the conclusion of the book there are step-by-step instructions for building a nest platform for wild bees so the reader can watch them up close.
Vitali Konstantinov
Crazy Strings
Crazy Strings
Musical Strings on Every Page
Wherever there are people, there’s music. And where there’s music, there’s usually a stringed instrument. This book takes us on a tour of world music and shows us over fifty plucked instruments from over 44 countries – from banjo to ukelele, from bouzouki to balalaika.
A short and helpful introduction demonstrates some basics of music theory. Following that is an immersion into the fabulous world of Crazy Strings – an age-old source of music. We begin with the six-string guitar, the world’s most widely used plucked instrument, and end with one-stringed instruments like the berimbau which is known for its use in the Brazilian martial arts dance capoeira. The twenty-four pages in between reveal the astonishing diversity of plucked string instruments. Best of all is that many of these instruments can be made by hand (building instructions are included)!
Vitali Konstantinov, himself an enthusiastic musician, applies his entertaining comic-illustration style to the description and history of the most interesting plucked instruments in the world, and the interesting people that play them!
Meike Töpperwien, Cornelia Franz
It's Called Good Luck
Das nennt man Glück
Today Is Our Lucky Day
A family with five children looking for an apartment? In Hamburg? Even though they don’t have much money? No way! And yet . . . Janan and her brothers take matters in hand. It occurs to them how they can earn some money to help pay for a decent apartment. Even when their plans fail at first, the Mirza family doesn’t give up. Then, it’s their Lucky Day!
A turbulent family story about the need for housing, along with cheerful illustrations by Meike Töpperwien.
Julie Völk, Judith Burger
Grandpa's Heart
Opas Herz
Good Thing that Grandpa's Always Right
Hans has waited so long to see Grandpa and Grandma! But everytime he asks, Mama and Papa make an excuse not to go. This time, they packed up and left quickly. Why? Because something’s happened: Grandpa’s heart is fluttering!
Hans doesn’t understand what it means to have an irregular heartbeat. But he knows this: first one is little, then big. First one is sick, then healthy again. It’s just that way! At least, that’s what Grandpa says. And Hans knows: Grandpa’s always right.
A heartwarming tale of a special relationship, sensitively illustrated by Julie Völk. For reading aloud and as a primer.
Janine Czichy, Ilka Sokolowski
Wildlife in Ancient Trees
Wildes Leben in alten Bäumen
Do You Know Who is Living in an Old Tree?
Trees are fascinating creatures. They provide us with vital oxygen, keep the air clean and ensure a good climate. They can become very old too! During their long lifetime, they provide food, shelter and a home for countless animals. We will meet many of these animals in this book – from stag beetles to black storks, from beavers to bats. As we get to know these veteran trees, we’ll learn who lives in the alluvial forest and by the river, what the moor and heath have to offer, what secrets there are to discover in the beech forest and what makes an oak forest so special. Even old fruit trees are teeming with wild life!
With a tree encyclopaedia at the end of the book and tips on planting your own tree.
Theresa Schwietzer, Anita van Saan
Little Fox, You're Getting Bigger
Kleiner Fuchs, bald bist du groß!
A Fox Grows Up
From a secluded building in the middle of the forest, a young fox catches sight of the light of the world. After just a few weeks it leaves the den. The young fox loves to circle around its mother and to wrestle with its siblings. The mother fox shows the young ones how to find food to eat and where its enemies are lurking. Soon the young fox has grown into a clever hunter – always on the lookout for adventure.
This is a nature primer about a beloved indigenous wild animal: the red fox. The story of this young animal is accompanied by evocative pictures with factual information about the fox and the typical plants and animals of the forest.
Katrin Stangl
Strong as a Bear
Stark wie ein Bär
Great Picture Book Art by Katrin Stangl
Are you wild as a tiger or shy as a roe deer? As talkative as a parrot or still as a mouse? Maybe you’re as stubborn as a mule, mad as a bull, or dirty as a pig? Kids are all that and more. Katrin Stangl’s animals and children agree that versatility makes life fun. The book’s brightly colored, compact, and clear illustrations tell short stories that inspire reflection.
Maja Nielsen
The False Life
Das falsche Leben
Life in Divided Germany
Hannover 1979. The bags are packed, the school is notified – Thomas, 16 years old, is literally ready at the drop of a hat to move with his family to the German Democratic Republic. The reason for the hasty move is not his terminally ill grandfather in Usedom, as his father has claimed. It is the Cold War era, rife with espionage in the East and West alike. Thomas‘ father is a spy whose role was uncovered in a failed mission, and who must now return to the GDR. Thomas finds himself living a false life in East Berlin. He attends a school governed by the state security agency that requires flag oaths and military instruction. All the family’s attempts to return to the West fail. Then Thomas and his parents end up in the notorious state prison Bautzen II . . .
A true story by Maja Nielsen from the time of the divided Germany. Like Nielsen’s successful novel THE TUNNEL CONSTRUCTOR it’s dense and suspenseful.
Katrin Stangl
Does Bread Float in Milk?
Schwimmt Brot in Milch?
Invitation to Discover the World
Can a person whisper out loud? Or splash a puddle dry? Wake up stuffed animals by moving oneself? Children discover their world by watching, asking questions and trying things out. In these richly colored picures, Katrin Stangl answers questions that all of us may have asked ourselves at one time or another. But then the game starts – every question has multiple answers. And the answers themselves generate more curiosity!
A fun-filled argument for outings that can help us discover and understand our world. Recognized as the most beautiful picture book of 2018.
Thomas Müller
Eagle, Bear And Marmot
Adler, Bär und Murmeltier
To the High Places with Wild Animals
No other landscape is so diverse and makes such a deep impression. From the mountain forest to the meadows, the rocky zone and high into the glaciers, mountains offer a wide variety of living environments at different heights. Many animals - even the camouflaged ones that we rarely see - call this home. They can all be discovered in this large format, practical book that shows colorful life in the mountains in all its variety.
Besides the familiar ones, like the sparrow, the fox and the bear, we discover animals that are difficult to spot and are seldom noticed because they blend in to their surroundings so well. Birds, mammals, insects, and amphibians and reptiles - for all of them the mountains are an incomparable habitat.
Award-winning illustrator Thomas Müller makes the mountain animals come to life with every careful brushstroke.
The Mountains - The Alps - The Four Height Stages of the Alps - The Mountain Forest - The Meadows - The Rocky Zone - The Glacier Zone - How the Mountain Region Changes
Cornelia Franz
Wild Land
Wildesland
Alone in the Wilderness
Matthis has been roaming the summer forests of Norway with his dog Tara for days. He collects berries, catches fish, makes fires or swims in one of the many lakes. If it weren't for the thoughts of the fight with his parents, the words he had shouted after them, the accident... If only he wasn't always so unrestrained! Out of nowhere, a mysterious girl suddenly appears in the forest who knows how to fry earthworms. Jule speaks little, except when she tells stories about trolls. And she always disappears just as suddenly as she appeared... An adventurous summer story about loud and quiet feelings and life in nature.
Lena Zeise, Maja Nielsen
Jane Goodall
Mit Jane Goodall bei den wilden Schimpansen
The Life of the World-famous Researcher – a Story for Young Readers
Even as a young girl, Jane Goodall, the world’s best-known primate researcher, dreamed of living like Tarzan in the jungle, surrounded by wild animals. And her dream came true! This book tells her story.
Later, through a lot of effort and a stroke of good luck, this young woman who passionately loved animals and observing them won the opportunity to observe a group of chimpanzees in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park. She made discoveries unlike any researchers before her. Probably no one knew our hairy relatives any better than she did!
This absorbing story and the naturalistic, atmospheric illustrations evoke the jungle and its animal residents to life for young readers, showing them as if through Jane’s own eyes.
The book was prepared with the participation of the Jane Goodall Institute
--Jane Goodall’s mission is especially directed toward young people: “Roots and Shoots” is a global humanitarian and ecological project for youth.
Sabrina Maria Quint, Henrike Wilson
Max, the Vegetable Hero
Max, der Gemüseheld
Some Like It, Some Don't!
Ferdi Fox loves to eat fruit and vegetables. The other forest animals don't understand that. Just green things? That can't be right - they're not even that tasty! Ferdi starts to wonder if something is wrong with him. Wolf and Bear look on approvingly as Ferdi creeps into the barn and grabs a chicken. Soon, good smells are coming from Ferdi's kitchen. They knock on Ferdi's door asking if they can join Ferdi for lunch, and then a big surprise awaits them.
What people love to eat is always interesting to find out. This book shows that it pays to look beyond our own plates and to taste new dishes. And we learn that food eaten with friends tastes the best of all!
Kristina Andres, Beate Teresa Hanika
When Mother Fox sleeps!
Wenn Mama Fuchs schläft
When Mama Fox needs a rest . . .
When the little fox wakes, something seems different. Is it the sunbeam that shines in the foxhole? The little fox yawns and shakes himself. Then he sees it: mama fox is asleep. She didn't make breakfast and hasn't cleaned the den. As he nudges her, she just rolls over and pulls herself closer together. The little fox decides to ask the other animals. Maybe they know what's the matter with mama.
In text and delicate watercolors, here is an atmospheric and warmhearted story of how grownups also need time for themselves. And that's good for little foxes!
Jana Walczyk, Bärbel Oftring
I'll Build You A House, Little Bat!
Ich bau dir ein Haus, kleine Fledermaus
Let's Build a Home for the Bat!
This nonfiction picture book introduces us to the world of bats. Together with Sophie, Karli and their grandparents we observe bats in the garden, go on a bat hunt and build a bat shelter.
In informative double-page spreads we gather information on these tiny mammals: what they eat and how they survive throughout the year. How do they find their way, who are their enemies, and what can we do to protect them?
This story for early readers (age 4 and up) is full of factual information supported by naturalistic and informative illustrations, so that in the end readers become true bat experts.
And so Karli and Sophie aren't the only ones able to build a bat shelter, bat lovers of all ages will find instructions at the end of the book for building their own shelters.
As usual, the text by biologist Bärbel Oftring and illustrations by Jana Walcyzk are atmospheric and scientifically accurate.
Eilika Mühlenberg
Swimming Pool
Schwimmbad
Let's go for a Swim!
In this large-format nonfiction picture book we learn everything about the swimming pool. A simple story of a father and son – the son is afraid to swim – leads us through the colorful pages. We accompany them from the main entrance to the changing room, into the pool itself – and then from the showers, the hair drying room and the exit.
An enjoyable tour of the pool environment – lovingly illustrated and with a photo collage assembled by author Eilika Mühlenberg. With lots of small details to smile about and surprise the reader!
Julie Völk
Dragon's Birthday
Drachengeburtstag
Birthday Surprise for a Dragon
It’s Fred the Dragon’s birthday! And to celebrate properly, he starts the day by treating himself to coffee and milk in bed, and then a delicious breakfast before he plunges excitedly into preparing for his party. Toni and the dog will come, but unfortunately his other friends either have made other plans or it’s too far to travel. Fred bakes a cake, picks flowers, cleans and decorates. As he brings the table into the garden, he has a huge birthday surprise: all his friends are there! They were hiding in the house. So there’s a lively party with cake, candles, balloons and soap bubbles. What fun it is, when you have friends like these!
Lena Hesse, Silke Lambeck
The Ahoi Gang
Die Ahoibande
The Ahoy-Gang is coming!
How did Willi get his name? Why does Jojo disappear at every opportunity? How come Paule is always talking with Old Hannes? And: Is Schulz really an islander, even though he comes from Berlin? Those are some of the questions asked on the tiny North Sea island where the four live. Okay, make that three, since Schulz is mostly, but not always there. All the same, they are a true gang. And there's always an adventure when they get together, whether it's spring, summer, fall or winter.
What happens to them - finding beached seals or stolen Viking treasure, or taking part in an island competition - you can read it yourself. Or have someone read it to you. Or read it to others. Ahoy!
Barbara Jung, Frauke Angel, Mehrnousch Zaeri-Esfahani
A Liekesch for Yasha
Ein Liekesch für Jascha
A Story about arriving and friendship
Or: A superpowered friendship
Yasha needs to build up his upper arms, and fast, in order to be more popular in his class, or so he thinks. His gym teacher gives him tips, but Yasha thinks the only solution is that he has to have a liekesch. Where can he find one? And what will it cost? Yasha has recently arrived in Germany and doesn't really know his way around yet. But maybe the neighborhood sporting goods store has a liekesch!
The search for a liekesch leads not only to Frank, who owns the store, but to all kinds of complications and adventures . . . and to a superpowered friendship!
Daniela Kulot
Most of All, I Like to be Happy!
Am liebsten bin ich froh!
Today I'm happy! How about you?
Sometimes I’m sad, or angry, or brave. But most of all, I like to be happy.
Young children are just learning to identify and name feelings. The colorful illustrations, accompanied by simple rhymes, invite conversation and help children learn about feelings and how to live with them.
Cheerfull illustrations with familiar situations and simple rhymes!
Isabel Pin
Ada's Life
Ada Blackjack
Survival in the Arctic!
This extraordinary nonfiction book, which spans more than a hundred years of history, tells the story of a courageous young Iñupiak woman who joined a dangerous polar expedition and became the only survivor. Her name was Ada Blackjack.
Ada, born in 1898 in a small town in northwest Alaska near the Bering . We learn of Ada’s childhood and her difficult life as a young woman. In 1921, in order to provide her ill son with treatment, she joins a risky expedition as cook for four men who plan to explore an island north of Siberia. Life on the island proves very dangerous; the men perish and only Ada and her cat Victoria survive. Ada has to learn everything: how to hunt, how to shoot a gun, and how to cope with loneliness and her fear of polar bears.
Ada’s story is suspenseful, moving, and in many ways very contemporary
Sabine Lohf
The Big Gardenbook
Die große Gartenwerkstatt
You'd like to plan your own garden? Or build an insect house? Then you came to the right place: welcome to the garden workshop! In this book you'll find information about our animal friends and about plant life, but you'll also find step-by-step instructions for planting, building and handiwork. Whether it's nettle compost in the spring, bee nectar in the summer, or pumpkin owls in the fall, there's a nature project for every time of year in the garden or on the balcony.
The newest creative workbook by Sabine Lohf turns the garden into a discovery zone for nature lovers young and old. There are lots of ideas to try out and have fun trying - a rich resource for the entire family!
Dorota Wünsch, Cornelia Boese
Beginning of Term
Lottes erster Schultag
Adventures on the Big Day!
How could anyone oversleep on the first day of school? Everything is so exciting! Lotte is quivering with energy. Her brand-new backpack is full of treasures waiting to be used: notebooks, a reader, pencils, a sharpener and an eraser, a new sandwich bag – all of the things on Mom’s long shopping list. Lotte’s cuddle-pig “Monster” was not actually on the list. But the night before, the pencils, notebooks and readers came alive and created a big stir. The little pig stepped up and made sure that everything returned to its proper place. Exhausted, Monster fell asleep in Lotte’s backpack, and so, just this once, Monster is allowed to come along with Lotte as a mascot.
An amusing gift for first-time schoolkids getting up the nerve to face the big day!
Rotraut Susanne Berner
Winter-Wimmelbook
Winter-Wimmelbuch
What greater delight for a child than to lie sprawled out on the floor in front of a big picture-book, with hundreds of familiar and unfamiliar things to discover?
Rotraut Susanne Berner has designed just such a book whose large-format pictures show a whole town and its surroundings: a house for several families, a farm, a rail way station, a community centre, a market place, a multi storey department store, and a large park. These pictures tell many little stories of things that happen to people and animals on a winter day, and every child can follow these stories. And since there are plenty of stories to tell about this town throughout the year Rotraut Susanne Berner designed a book for each season. So now everybody can discover for himself how life in the town and its surroundings changes over the year: What kind of games children play and how long it takes for the construction work on the new nursery to be completed.
Rights sold to Belgium/The Netherlands, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Faroe Islands, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Israel, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Portugal Romania, Russia, Spain, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukra
Rotraut Susanne Berner
Herbst-Wimmelbuch
What greater delight for a child than to lie sprawled out on the floor in front of a big picture-book, with hundreds of familiar and unfamiliar things to discover?
Rotraut Susanne Berner has designed just such a book whose large-format pictures show a whole town and its surroundings: a house for several families, a farm, a railway station, a community centre, a market place, a multistorey department store, and a large park. These pictures tell many little stories of things that happen to people and animals on a autumm day, and every child can follow these stories. And since there are plenty of stories to tell about this town throughout the year Rotraut Susanne Berner designed a book for each season. So now everybody can discover for himself how life in the town and its surroundings changes over the year: What kind of games children play and how long it takes for the construction work on the new nursery to be completed.
Rights sold to Belgium/The Netherlands, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Faroe Islands, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Israel, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Portugal Romania, Russia, Spain, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukra
Rotraut Susanne Berner
Sommer-Wimmelbuch
What greater delight for a child than to lie sprawled out on the floor in front of a big picture-book, with hundreds of familiar and unfamiliar things to discover?
Rotraut Susanne Berner has designed just such a book whose large-format pictures show a whole town and its surroundings: a house for several families, a farm, a rail way station, a community centre, a market place, a multi storey department store, and a large park. These pictures tell many little stories of things that happen to people and animals on a summer day, and every child can follow these stories. And since there are plenty of stories to tell about this town throughout the year Rotraut Susanne Berner designed a book for each season. So now everybody can discover for himself how life in the town and its surroundings changes over the year: What kind of games children play and how long it takes for the construction work on the new nursery to be completed.
Rights sold to Belgium/The Netherlands, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Faroe Islands, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Israel, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Portugal Romania, Russia, Spain, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukra
Theresa Schwietzer, Bärbel Oftring
Tracking Wolves
Wölfe
While this is cause for delight among many nature lovers, it's cause for concern and fear for others. The wolf has grown unfamiliar: this beautiful native animal was forced out of our forests for many years. How can we rethink our relationship to wolves now that the number of wolf packs in Germany and neighboring countries is increasing?
Following the belief that understanding is the
way to conquer fear, this atmospherically illustrated fact-based book introduces the reader to the life of a family of wolves.
We trace the footsteps—or paw prints—of a young wolf, see how a wolf pack is initially formed, learn about life within the pack, and experience how the next generation of wolves leaves the pack and sets out on its own. Inside the large-format flaps there are attractive infographics and texts that explain facts about wolves' biology and how to interact with them.
With 4 large flaps
Contains many facts about the biology, life, and behavior of wolves, as well as maps that show its habitats in Germany and Europe.
Theresa Schwietzer, Anita van Saan
Little Elephant
Der kleine Elefant
Exploring the Savanna with the Little Elephant
The sun has set in the African savanna. A small elephant beholds the light of the world for the first time. Already the following morning it joins the herd walking through the dry landscape. Fortunately, the large elephants are paying attention. While the little one is growing, there is so much to learn. It's a special treat when the rains come and the little elephant can bathe in the waterhole - just like the other animals in the savanna. In this nonfiction primer with atmospheric illustrations, we follow the little elephant and its herd through the dry and rainy seasons of the savanna, and we learn about the other animals and plants that share the environment.
Nele Palmtag, Judith Burger
Luke, Mimi and the Scare Commando
Luke, Mimi und das Schreckkommando
All of a sudden, Luke and his mother have to relocate. She is separated, and Luke doesn’t understand the world anymore. In their new apartment, chaos reigns. His mother is sad and won’t talk with him about it. No one asks Luke how he feels. Then he meets Mimi, who does whatever she feels like doing. Together with Dilara and Antonia she issues warnings to adults when they don’t behave as she thinks they ought to. And Mimi decides that Luke’s mother needs a similar warning …
Thomas Müller
Animals On The Farm
Tiere auf dem Bauernhof
Let's go to the farm! Thomas Müller takes us on a journey through the stables and fields. What is made from sheep's wool? How do cats live on the farm? When does a chick break out of its eggshell? In this picture book, young farm-lovers learn the most important things about how to look after all sorts of farm animals. They not only learn what each animal does on the farm, but also how their young are born.
Dirk Reinhardt
No Alternative
No Alternative
It's Our Last Chance!
"We can't just talk ourselves out of it because the others aren't doing it! That doesn't change anything!" Emma Larsen has decided to do something to save our planet. The brave young activist is ready to risk everything for it. After her friend died during a consciousness-raising demonstration against the pharma giant PLS, she adopts the label NO ALTERNATIVE and goes underground. A heart-stoppingly suspenseful scene on top of the Frankfurt radio tower brings the radical environmental group into public view. And that's just the beginning . . .
Exciting, explosive and up-to-the-minute - in his newest novel, Dirk Reinhardt once again captures the spirit of our times.
Mehrdad Zaeri
Who kisses Whom?
Wer küsst wen?
Is it a game? Is it a story? Is it art? It's a book full of drawings that tell stories without words. In 232 pictures we meet the most unusual people, experience their city by day and by night, and we're constantly surprised with new insights and points of view. 232 pictures, all of them connected in this way and that way.
Here's a traveler wearing a hat and carrying a suitcase full of secrets - where's he headed? Those people waiting for the bus at Kiss Street - do they know each other? Does Knut Konrad always wear checkered pants? And who's that kissing Eleonore, the woman selling grilled bananas?
Thanks to the divided foldout pages, the pictures can be combined endlessly in different ways. This is a poetic picture-art adventure by the exceptional artist Mehrdad Zaeri.
Rotraut Susanne Berner
Niko
Niko
For many fans of the Wimmelbooks Nico the Parrot remains a firm favourite. In this particular story he is the main character and discovers the joy of freedom.
Philip Waechter, Christian Morgenstern
The Three Sparrows
Die drei Spatzen
Everything's Nicer When We're Together - A Christian Morgenstern Poem for Young Ones
Die Drei Spatzen (The Three Sparrows) is probably Morgenstern's most popular poem for children. Its simple message stirs children and adults alike even today. Philip Waechter's illustrations bring us close to the three small sparrows - so close that we can almost see their tiny hearts beating. There they sit cozily, the three sparrows on their branch, despite the snow and the cold, trusting that one day soon they'll fly again in the springtime sun. . .
Thomas Müller
Animals In The Forest
Tiere im Wald
The forest is the most beautiful adventure playground there is! Many animals feel the same way: young foxes venture out of their dens, wild boars take a mud bath, and little bunnies wait in the high grass for their mother.
This close-to-nature and lovingly-illustrated picture book invites small animal fans to see the shy forest dwellers up close and to learn many exciting facts about them