Jutta Bauer has transformed the well-known children’s rhyme that can also be enacted as a pantomime into a wonderful warm-hearted story about trust and (unlikely) friendships. Expect the unexpected!
Marvellous illustrations, this is a true gem!
by Jutta Bauer
- Bücherbüffet Prize 2012
“In her very simple illustrations, Jutta Bauer captures every emotion wonderfully and allows young children to discover something new every time. A wonderful story about courage and trust that even the youngest children can easily relate to.” – Kilifü, 2012/2013
“The clever deer offers an alternative to eating and being eaten: coffee, cake – and a comforting cosiness that can be felt in Jutta Bauer’s warm and witty pictures.” – Sieglinde Geisel, Neue Zürcher Zeitung
“A particularly beautiful picture book that introduces big topics to even the youngest children.” – Stiftung Lesen
“A little story about acceptance and tolerance, told with simple yet expressive images.” – Bücherbuffet
“A paean to hospitality, radiating in rich colours what everyone desires – a fear-free coexistence.” – Heinke Kilian, Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung Frankfurt
Moritz Verlag | board | 36 pp | 17 x 17 cm | 2012 | 2+
Rights sold: Chinese (complex & simpl.), Danish, Faroese, French, Icelandic, Korean, Spanish
[original title: Steht im Wald ein kleines Haus]