Susanne Straßer Can I Sit in the Middle? “Come on, let‘s read a book!“ calls the child and right away everyone sits on the sofa: the zebra, the cat, the child, the hamster, the lion. They are ready to go. “Wait!“ whinnies the zebra, “the stork isn‘t here yet!“ Here he comes. So they can…
Board Books
Susanne Straßer So Tired and Wide Awake Tired, yet wide awake; the eternal bedtime issue! And there are many characters in this perky board book who cannot with all the will in the world fall asleep. Hedgehog, Fox, Donkey, Pelican and Crocodile are so tired. Only Seal is wide awake. He skips out of bed—he…
Gavin Bishop Look – A Tummy Time Book A concertina board book of big bright faces to place around the baby on the floor at tummy time – family faces on one side and toys on the other – by multi-awardwinning author/illustrator Gavin Bishop. Babies will love tummy time or learning to sit up surrounded…
Philipp Stampe & Dörte Horn Who’s Yawning Here? “Hello, I’m Digger Dan. Do you want to know how my friends from the construction site kindergarten and I fall asleep every night? Then take a look at this book. Maybe you and I like exactly the same things!?” Find out how digger Dan and his friends…
Gavin Bishop Friend A warm and simple board book that shares how to talk about feelings through a friendship between a child and their dog. Through the up-close expressive faces of a child and their dog, we learn the words for a range of feelings. This is my dog. She is silly! She is happy….
Susanne Straßer Soup’s Ready! 12 o’clock – time for soup! Everyone knows what goes in: the horse brings a red turnip. Lid open – lid closed. The goat brings tender twigs, the dog a crunchy bone, the squirrel fresh spruce cones. Lid open – lid closed. Finally ready: Bon appétit! But what if the soup…
If grandma knew “If you could wish for something, what would it be?“, Grandma wants to know from Fips as they are taking a walk. After various suggestions, Fips finally comes clean: no kite, no bicycle, no dog—no: a trip is Fips‘ greatest wish—and together with Grandma! “Sometimes wishes come true,“ says Grandma and smiles….
Clara Sophie Klein & Selim Özdogan The Ant and the Frog Can frog and ant become friends even though they are so different? The ant would like to have a friend. When she meets the frog, she hopes that he is an ant. Even if it is a big, green, hopping ant—the main thing is…
Good night, little Mia Frog, hedgehog, cat and mouse rustle, mew and snort through the garden in the evening. The sounds of the animals lull little Mia to sleep. The scene is probably familiar to all parents: It‘s bedtime, but the child is jumping around on the bed, happy as a lark. There is no…
Playful animals get up to toddler mischief in this boardbook built on word play, with each page twisting animal names into funny new words to share. In this delightful boardbook built on word play, toddlers will recognise each activity—getting dressed, playing, painting (including themselves), having a bath—and see how the animal makes the mischievous most…
A day with grandad showing in simple, beautiful images the bond between grandfather and child: a small hand in a big one, big gumboots and little, some food, stories and a snooze to finish. Pops is a warm and universal board book about a day with grandad. The bond between grandfather and child is shown…
Mihi / mihimihi / pepeha: introducing yourself and making connections to other people and places. Mihi is a simple book to share with babies and talk about their whānau and place in the world. Repeating colours and shapes show the connections between waka, mountain, iwi through to mama, papa and the baby reader. This book…
“Hurry up,“ says mum. “I‘ll be right there,“ says Peter. With a glance at her watch, the mother urges him to be quick. But Peter is detained by major sensations that demand his full attention: The beetle on the stairs, a thousand flying umbrellas in the summer air and the very friendly dog next door….
Vol. 1: PanPan and the Cuddly Blanket PanPan has had his dinner and it‘s time to go to bed. But he cannot find his cuddly blanket. And he is unable to sleep without it. Vol. 2: PanPan and the Cookie Jar PanPan would love to eat a biscuit. But he cannot reach the cookie jar…
An elephant escapes from the circus and doesn’t want anyone to see him. But where should he hide? In a washing machine, under a gentleman’s hat, in a matchbox … Anything will work, as long as he is not discovered. by Estela Antín Takatuka | board |20 pp | 150 x 150 pp |…
At night, everyone stops what they’re doing and the silence becomes omnipresent. The pirate, the dog, and the girl with the basket; they’re all asleep, except the owl, who stays watch. Estela Antín was born in Buenos Aires 45 years ago. At 22, she came to live in Spain to work as a publicity writer….
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…
A new delightful picture book by Antje Damm The wolf is sooo hungry. And what could be more natural than eating all his toys? Accompanied by Antje Damm’s usual witty and cheeky language, the wolf feasts from one page to the next, grows bigger and bigger and more and more excessive. First the apple disappears…
Long overdue: The sequel to One Two Three Me New unexpected rhymes for the youngest In 1999, Nadia Budde’s first picture book was published: One Two Three Me – it was hailed as a stroke of genius, won the most prestigious awards, and has long since become a classic. The author and the publisher agreed:…
From early on, children wonder what they could or might be doing when they grow up: Fix cars, fly to the moon, care for tiger babies, chase criminals. And yet the possibilities are endless! Thomas Müller presents some of these options and gives us a taste of the joys and difficulties in the lives of…