In this moving and gripping tale of his life, Mbu recounts his childhood growing up in the shacks of some of the poorest townships in the Eastern and Western Cape; the battle to survive hunger, neglect and sleeping on the streets; the beloved older brother who took care of him as a toddler; the unwavering…
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Ida is full of expectations when she goes to school on the first day. Who will she sit next to? She doesn’t yet know the other children. And all those new rules seem so unfamiliar. Then a boy is placed next to her – a boy! His name is Faruk and he managed to get…
Granddad Hansel is coming to visit! Antje can hardly wait. Mum is already spending the whole day cleaning the house and Antje is putting together those things that she wants to show Granddad: her school report, for example, but also her new leather gloves. Then she will play her favourite games with him and listen…
Tales of Fontania – vol. 3 Dorrity is the only child in magic-free Owl Town. When she finds an enchanted book with dire predictions, she must face her enemies. And who is the strange boy who has appeared in the Beastly Dark? This stand-alone pre-teen adventure/fantasy novel is third book in the ‘Tale of Fontania’…
Tales of Fontania – vol. 2 Hodie is the unpaid odd-job boy at the Grand Palace in the Kingdom of Fontania. Fed-up, he decides to leave and better himself. The young Queen, 12-year-old Sibilla, is fed-up too, because of gossip about her lack of magical ability. She decides to run away with Hodie, whether he…
When grandpa was a child everything was very different. There weren’t so many houses, milk came directly from the cow, everybody knew each other, and cars were pulled by horses. Pepe follows with great interest as his grandpa explains everything, but he understand his grandpa’s explanations in his own particular way. The book humorously and…
Ein Elefant flieht aus dem Zirkus und möchte unentdeckt bleiben. Aber wo soll er sich verstecken? In einer Waschmaschine, unter einem Hut, in einer Streichholzschachtel … Egal wo, solange er nur nicht entdeckt wird! von Estela Antin Takatuka | Pappbilderbuch | 20 Seiten | 150 x 150 mm | 18 Monate + [Originaltitel: ¿Dónde me escondo?]
Nachts, wenn alle ihre Aktivitäten beendet haben, wird es ruhig und die Stille ist überall greifbar. Alle schlafen: Der Pirat, der Hund und das Mädchen. Nur die Eule ist wach, sie wacht über die Schlafenden. von Estela Antin Takatuka | Pappbilderbuch | 20 Seiten | 150 x 150 mm | 18 Monate + [Originaltitel: Un…
Vincent Brown ist ein griesgrämiger und überaus muffeliger Bär. Er hasst das Zwitschern der Vögel und das Flattern von Schmetterlingen. Er freut sich auf den langen dunklen Winter, wenn er endlich alleine sein und ungestört seinen Winterschlaf halten kann. Aber als er sich gerade zufrieden in sein Bett kuscheln will, wird er in seiner Winterruhe…
Lulu hat große Angst vor den seltsamen Geräuschen, die sie nachts um sich herum hört, während sie auf ihrem großen Baum zu schlafen versucht. Kann ihre Freundin die Eule sie davon überzeugen, dass sie sich nicht zu fürchten braucht? von Steve Simpson & Ailbhe Nic Giolla Bhrighde Futa Fata | hc | 32 Seiten |…
When Emanuel and Bilali wake up in the morning, there is no breakfast waiting for them. The boys live on the streets. When they are hungry they have to look for something to eat. Otherwise their empty stomach strats to growl like a lion. Fortunately, the boys have a lot of experience how to get…
Opportunities to Talk About Time Summertime, wintertime, spare time, timeout, best-before-dates – everything has its own time. Antje Damm renders time both visible and tangible – with photos, pictures and thought-provoking impulses. A book that not only children can spend a great deal of time with! It is rather strange with time: sometimes we have…
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…
Eye-catching, funky art and unexpected rhymes come together in this little book to show just how silly everyday words can be. Kids will crack up at the outrageous cartoon illustrations. by Nadia Budde “Ingeniously simple, but yet with a striking impact. […] a piece of art, derived from utter intellectual independence and the sheer delight…
Little Gwendolin is ill, she is running a temperature. And her tongue is bright red – children know what that’s like. Also dad saying “I will give you a cuddle. Drink your tea and sleep a little” will be familiar to children. With the tabs they can help Gwendolin to get well again: they can…
In this funny picture book we come across many little boys, there is one more on every new page. Accompanied by amusing and simple rhymes the tots do what little boys always do: they are running and shouting, laughing and teasing each other, playing and eating – to cut it short: they are having a…
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