Katinka Manzau-Feddern Moyo and the Glow The little shell Moyo admires the colorful shimmering fish of the sea, the graceful seahorses, the huge whales and the mighty sea turtles. Everyone else is so beautiful and impressive, only Moyo is inconspicuous and small. One day she meets the giant octopus, who cheers her up and tells…
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Adrian Draschoff & Natascha Baumgärtner When You Dream A bedtime book that fills the night with colorful pictures This book tells of dreams that open up fantastic worlds in simple words. Together with the large, richly colored pictures by young illustrator Natascha Baumgärtner, Adrian Draschoff defies the laws of gravity and makes the impossible possible….
Andrea Lienesch & Sam Rassy Whoops, Who’s Coming to Visit? A turbulent read-aloud story in 24 chapters Brown bear Malte is just about to snuggle up in his cave to hibernate when he is suddenly startled by a message on his cell phone: His girlfriend, polar bear Irma, wants to visit him to celebrate Christmas…
Mira Schönegge Let’s Go and Hug the Little Star A poetic picture book about the courage to dare to do something that seems impossible at first glance The little star is sad because he feels alone. What he wants most of all is a hug, it would certainly do him good. Will the two friends…
Jutta Degenhardt & Lars Baus The Magical Word Lottery The biggest prize is words Helene’s grandma collects magical words in a little box. Helene is delighted with this treasure and has an idea: what if they raffled off the most beautiful words in a lottery? Grandma and Helene build a street stall and the first…
Franziska Höllbacher Peggy’s Period Project – Paint It Red! What a nightmare: 13-year-old Peggy gets her period for the first time – during class! A reddish-brown stain is clearly visible in the centre of her chair and the whole class notices. Peggy would love to sink into the floor. But surely it can’t be true…
Kristina Andres Holidays with Hedgehog Poop Two baby hedgehogs are a lot of work Rescuing animals and looking after them well is something that children love. So do Matti and Janne during their holidays on Aunt Olga’s farm. There are two hedgehog cubs there that are still far too small to survive on their own….
Nadia Budde The Band Nobody Knows Wrong tones, great atmosphere! Nadia Budde gets young and old on their feet Who are they? Four figures with patent leather ankle boots, rings and chains, hard to understand – never seen here before. Hair like grass, customised suit, fur on their faces – we don’t know them. While…
Jörg Isermeyer Never Mind was Yesterday A little hate on the mobile phone every day. A political coming-of-age story Everyone at school knows Finn and Lennard because of the funny videos they post on their social media channel. The two meticulously check the number of clicks, likes, and followers and dream of becoming famous. Everything…
Werner Holzwarth & Roger Olmos Pastor The Little Giant and the Tall Dwarf In Gigantoland, the giants and giantesses are excited to see the birth of a new child, but they are disappointed to see that the new child is a tiny giant. At the same time, a new child is also born in Dwarfland,…
Andrea Poßberg & Corinna Böckman The Green Pirates – In the Animal Smugglers’ Web Who stole the Spix’s macaw? Animal lover Jannik is thrilled: the fire brigade brings an escaped Spix’s Macaw to the Bieberheim animal shelter while he is on duty. Shortly afterwards, the animal shelter is burgled and the valuable bird is stolen….
Sophie Hofmann & Leonard Erlbruch Teddy Goes to Town Hey kiddo, do you need help? A picture book story about dogs travelling on the underground Dogs like Flea and his mum live all over the big city. The little one lives in a building pit on the outskirts of the city and has been waiting…
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…
Nils Mohl has been awarded the James Krüss Prize for International Children’s and Young Adult Literature for his profound humour and high degree of experimentation. The prize is endowed with 8,000 Euros. The Jury: “Nils Mohl, born in Hamburg in 1971, tells of the difficulties and chaos of growing up ‘in an inimitable way’ in…