Finn-Ole Heinrich & Dita Zipfel & Tine Schulz Turnips and Fireworks Of course: When the old year is as worn out as Bosco’s super-wolly pyjamas, a new one is needed. And the Turnip family has a tried and tested ritual for the turn of the year: They saddle up Olga the donkey and wander through the…
Picture Books
Yayo Kawamura & Harriet Grundmann I Have to Go, said the Bear When the bear said goodbye, everyone was at a loss. Do you want to look for sweeter berries? asked the blackbird. Do you have an appointment? the dog wanted to know. Nobody understood why the bear had to leave, not even Bear himself….
Joy Cowley & Hilary Jean Tapper Good Night, Good Beach An evocative bedtime picture book that distils the essence of a family summer at the bach. Summer holidays by the sea have a rhythm all their own. With a few resonant images Cowley takes us straight to the end of a long hot day with…
Ana Popescu & Clemens Bruno Gatzmaga Ellea and the City There are days when you can hear the fish whispering if you put your ear very close to the surface of the great ocean. In the past, the monkeys still lived in tree hollows on the mountain. Then they moved down to the city. Only…
Guridi & Fran Pintadera Cannibal Child Cannibal child, like the rest of his merry tribe, is always on the lookout to see who he can sink his teeth into. From the outset, no one is safe from these voracious but friendly people, accustomed to solving their problems at the table: not the travelling merchants, nor…
Valeria Docampo & Alexandra Helmig Alva and the Glow of Memories This work of art holds the treasure of us all Alva lives alone on an island. Every day, memories arrive at her house and she takes care of them. She cleans and polishes them so they don’t fade. But suddenly something is different. Have…
Tessa Sima If Responsibility Were a Hat What if responsibility were a hat, which one(s) would suit me best? One suits you particularly well, but for me it is unbearable. And for others it’s probably the other way round. How much responsibility does a crown bear, and what if I don’t want to wear responsibility?…
Marjorie Béal & Laurie Cohen Mizu and Yoko – Jealous Mizu the penguin and his friend Yoko the polar bear find a baby penguin outside their igloo. Mizu quickly becomes jealous of this little being who suddenly takes all the attention of his friend Yoko. Maison Eliza Picture Book Original title: Mizu et Yoko…
Marjorie Béal & Laurie Cohen Mizu and Yoko – On Holiday It’s holiday time for Mizu and Yoko. They prepare to leave for a sunny destination, but the journey is far from easy! Maison Eliza Picture Book Original title: Mizu et Yoko – En vacances Age 2+ 44 pp | € 13.50 hc | 190…
Katrin Dageför & Henrike Lippa In the Deep Wide Sea In the deep, wide sea, … a bag fish swims around. Have you ever heard of the bag fish? What is a can crab or a bottle fish? The sea creatures have a huge problem. The sea is full of things that don’t belong there….
David Barrow Have You Seen Dinosaur? In this follow-up to the bestselling picture book Have You Seen Elephant?, boy, dog and elephant search in a dramatic cityscape for a dinosaur that’s surprisingly good at hiding. Best friends boy, dog and elephant are VERY good at hide-and-seek. There’s a missing dinosaur in the city – who…
Philipp Stampe & Dörte Horn Happy Birthday, Digger Dan! Let’s have a party, Digger Dan! As Dan rolls into the construction site nursery this morning, his friends are already eagerly awaiting him. Because it is a very special day today: It is Digger Dan’s birthday! The mice have come up with a great idea on how…
Sarah Engelhardt & Dörte Horn Off to Bed, Matti Moped! A bedtime story from the big city It’s time for bed! Dusk is falling in the big city and it’s time for Matti, the little police moped, to go to sleep. But Matti is not tired at all! So he sets off to visit his…
Anna Marshall Cloud Button What is it like to arrive in a country where you don’t understand the language? Liah and her mother have come from a faraway country. The foreign language intimidates Liah, it sounds to her as if many pebbles were falling onto the floor; one after the other. When Liah is given…
Antje Damm Ask Me! 118 questions for children to get into conversation with each other. Revised new edition In this new edition of Ask Me!, which was first published in 2002, Antje Damm has revised and rethought questions, illustrations and photographs. With this type of book, which was new at the time of its first…
Popy Matigot & Sandra Le Guen Revolt! What’s going on in the creepers forest? The jungle is watching with all its eyes. Astonished, frightened, alarmed eyes. The jungle is under attack, deforestation has begun. Tiger and the other animals unite to resist. Maison Eliza Picture Book Original title: Révolte! Age 4+ 40 pp | €…
Merle Goll & Beate Teresa Hanika Mr Kleemann and his Fish A fish is a friend Mr Kleemann loves fishing and he loves delicious fish. One day he catches a very special specimen. The fish is silver, has light blue eyes and golden spots on its belly. Mr Kleemann has never seen anything so beautiful!…
Birgit Schössow Oskar Holidaybear Holiday time! Excited Mimi is expecting guests for the first time at her hotel by the sea. Already the bus arrives with lots of people, suitcases and boxes – and a bear! The big, shaggy guest introduces himself at Mimi’s reception as “Oskar Holidaybear”. The adults anxiously keep their distance from…
Maurèen Poignonec & Sandra Le Guen The Pack The pack is proud, fearless, fast, playful, joyful, funny. The pack is long-haired, long-nosed, long neck, long body. The pack is Azzuro, Babeth, Cassia, Marie-Sophie and Nestor; five inseparable dogs until the day when … Marie-Sophie is missing! Maison Eliza Picture Book Original title: La meute Age…
Mele Brink & Thomas Endl Wherever You Want Marie and Gustav really don’t always see eye to eye. When they find a ticket to Whereveryouwant in an old tramcar, however, they do fly to a jousting tournament, to the Emperor of China’s lantern festival and even to the Man in the Moon together. But as…