What Helge really wanted was a dangerous pet like a snake or crocodile. Instead, he got a pug for his birthday. A fat and boring pug. But then, a rotten sausage gives Helge’s pug superhero powers. And right away, the heroic team gets to work. They have to stop Dr. Clockpoison! The crook developed a…
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Helge is in desperate need of cash so that he can buy the hottest sneakers in town. In order to help his friend, Super Pug takes part in the Samurai-Super-Show. But then the two super villains Dr. Clockpoison and Madame Magenta burst into the arena to take revenge on Helge and Super Pug. And they…
Animalistic Two-Parters Two images and a cracking two-liner—Nadia Budde doesn’t need more than this to tell a funny story on a single double page spread! Just like this: Image no. 1: A late-adolescent kangaroo begrudgingly leaves the pouch of its annoyed mother. Image no. 2: The nursery is finally vacated, but there are two conspicuous…
The friends of our heroine warn her not to open this book, not to turn another page. But she ignores this wise advice and decides to face the dangers that lie in wait for her on each new page: disgusting aliens, bloodthirsty pirates, hungry crocodiles, mutant snails… A book full of adventures and incredible situations…
In this resonant story from Joy Cowley, Cam the mountain boy follows the river from its trickling source in the snow all the way to the sea. The river leads him through forest, farms and towns to the salty wind of the sea. The dramatic landscapes are packed with detail to discover in the world…
Spiders spin spiders’ webs. That is normal. But one little spider in the meadow is different. Arachnida cannot spin webs. The old cross spider urges her to keep practicing and grows increasingly impatient when Arachnida keeps failing to accomplish this task. In the end, all the other insects and animals in the meadow laugh at…
Joy Cowley & Gavin Bishop Friends: Snake and Lizard The beguiling pair introduced in Snake and Lizard now share a burrow and are business partners, too! Snake is elegant and calm, and a little self-centred; Lizard is exuberant and irrepressible. Even though they’re opposites, they are good friends. With its wisdom, acceptance and good humour,…
From a plague to the best confectioner’s assistant Once a year, high up on his mountain the giant Karak cooks a mushroom soup which he devours. And once a year he attacks the village and robs the people of all their cakes, cookies and pies. Confectioner Tschaggomo no longer wants to put up with this….
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….
The Letter (La carta) has been recommended by La Fundación Cuatorgatos. They have chosen 20 winners and 100 recommended titles out of a total of 1,500 books, published by 175 Spanish language publishers from 19 countries. We’re delighted to see The Letter on the list of recommendations! La carta by Rocío Araya and Roser Rimbau…
Blond is for good girls Lu steals a bottle of pink hair dye from the drugstore. Her blond hair must go! Obstinate and gruff as she is, she continuously rubs people up the wrong way. Especially Christopher has it in for her and bullies her at school. Her only support is her invisible friend Rhys….
Camping at Loch Ness?! Scary! Mac Stink is appalled: Finn, his favourite human, wants to go camping and fishing at Loch Ness. When every child knows that a huge monster lives in that lake! Surely, the monster will consider Finn to be a yummy snack. One thing is clear for Mac Stink, he has to…
A child comes home with a fish in water inside a plastic bag, that he just won at the fair. He goes to sleep early to enjoy the calm of his fish. The next day, he is woken by the noise of a cow sailing in the sky. He is surprised to discover that everything…
The Little Mole, created by Wolf Erlbruch and Werner Holzwarth, is celebrating its 30th birthday this year! Not only has this outstanding children's classic been published in 41 languages over the course of time, it continues to win children's hearts in new markets. This year will see its first publication in the Luxembourgish language -...
Blond ist was für brave Mädchen … Lu ist ziemlich angenervt – von ihrer Mutter, von den Jungs in ihrer Klasse, von der Schule. Manchmal reicht selbst das Boxtraining nicht mehr aus, um ihre Wut loszuwerden. Mit ihrer eigensinnigen, ruppigen Art hält Lu alle auf Abstand. Nur mit Rhys versteht sie sich blind – aber…
Weil die Bukowski-Geschwister im Hallenbad ein Kleinkind vorm Ertrinken gerettet haben, sind sie ein paar Tage lang berühmt. Doch toller als der Ruhm ist die Karte fürs Freibad, die sie für ihre Heldentat bekommen: Freier Eintritt in einen langen Sommer, der für alle ein besonderer wird! Alf ist zehn, seine Gedanken kreisen um den Schulwechsel…
Tim is not at a loss for excuses. In fact, he is in desperate need of excuses—every day of the week. On Monday, because he’s late for school. On Tuesday, because he forgets his socks. On Wednesday, because he brings home a dog instead of the shopping. That’s the way it works all through the…
Fairytale, time travel and adventure Harsu has five droplets of god blood and a treasured cloak to remember his father by. Now his father is gone, he lives with his mother, his only friend an old onager donkey. And something is not right with Harsu’s mother. She has started kidnapping children, and sometimes her skin…
A sheet of paper blown about by a sandstorm ends up in the hands of Moussa. He immediately thinks about using it to make a drawing of his village Thille Boubacar for his father, who lives abroad. But the whole village does not fit on one page. Moussa undertakes a tour through different typical scenes…