Alexandra Helmig & Timo Becker Kosmo & Klax: Bravery Stories Kosmo & Klax dare to do something! The friends from the enchanted park master big and small tests of courage in the 20 new read-aloud stories: Whether they organise a daredevil soapbox race, climb the high sky ladder together or overcome their fear of flying….
Picture Books
Alexandra Helmig & Timo Becker Kosmo & Klax: Bedtime Stories There’s always something going on in the happy world of Kosmo & Klax: whether it’s a night hike with a wishing star, the firefly dance in the tree house in the tree house or an evening flute concert. Kosmo the squirrel and Klax the little…
Lisa Rammensee & Sandra Grimm The Parrot Egg Rescue Capy the little capybara—big rescue operation in the Pantanal Oops, what is this? Something just landed right in front of Capy‘s nose. Is that a parrot egg? Capy sets off with the egg to find the parrot parents. Luckily, the other animals from the Pantanal rush…
The garden: It is fun, it is work and at the same time it can be an exciting adventure playground Anna and Benjamin’s family have just moved to a new house and can’t wait to turn their messy grass into a beautiful garden, but first they must plan, plant and learn how to care for…
He would be a dream pet for me because kakapos are nocturnal. During the day he could sleep in my knight‘s castle without bugging mum, but at night we would have fantastic adventures together. I‘ve always wanted a pet. Yesterday during breakfast I heard a report about the kakapo on the radio. There‘s no such…
Thais Mesquita & Corinna Antelmann Jon and the Fourth Cinnamon Bun Suddenly big brother—suddenly we are four Jon‘s world is perfect. Every Sunday he runs to the bakery and buys three cinnamon buns. One for mum, one for dad, and one for himself. But then his little sister is born and his parents don‘t have…
Sensitively told, luminously staged The little story by Jürg Schubiger—discovered in the great Swiss author‘s estate—looks into a distant night. Into a time in which everything is still intact and lasts forever.Adam and Eve lie on a cushion of moss and look up at the stars, dense as snowflakes. Surrounded by everything they need and…
Little Sophie can hardly wait for her visit to the zoo today. Full of anticipation, she walks through the city and already discovers animals everywhere. Aren‘t those two pandas sitting at the table in the café over there? Or is the lady with the sunglasses sitting there all alone? Sophie‘s fantasy world and reality merge…
How curiosity inspires and brings new friends Amelie is a know-it-all – and she’s not alone. When she lands on an unexplored island, she suddenly becomes a research object herself. Monkey, tiger and elephant are like her – incredibly curious. They get closer, they get to know each other, they explore together. Until one day…
Elena Prochnow was born in Minsk, Belarus in 1978. Ever since she can remember, she has loved listening to records with stories and drawing. She grew up in Tallinn, Estonia, where she attended the State Art School and graduated with a diploma. She studied journalism and law. In 2020, she graduated in communication design with…
Einar Turkowski The Night Wanderer It began with a low squeal … The Night Wanderer is a wonderful picture book for art lovers of all ages. Award-winning illustrator Einar Turkowski tells the story of a summer with atmospheric images and tender words: enigmatic, poetic and tremendously inspiring. Sometimes things seem simple and clear. But doesn’t…
Commotion at the swimming lake – what’s going on? “A crocodile in the lake!” – That can’t be true. Or can it? Twelve wonderful and colourful scenes tell of the great commotion caused by this headline. There is a lot to look out for, to discover and to puzzle over in each picture. Great fun…
What is time? Each day, Sören, the little green stone, gazes longingly out at the ocean. He yearns to feel the sea and fathom its secrets. But it takes the sea forever to reach him. He waits for days, for years, for centuries. Until one day a little girl finds Sören – her lucky stone….
Ulff has a problem. His tummy rumbles and he has a crazy appetite for squirrels! But the little rodents are way too fast for him. There only seems to be one solution left: find the suitcase in which he has stored his dangerous lasso. But this isn’t going to be as easy as he thinks. …
Who’s switched the light off? And what’s an UFO doing there? For twelve everyday words – such as Car, Rain, Air or Friend – Susanne Straßer has created a vividly colorful scene each. Each spread is teeming with crazy fun motives and artistic ideas. This colourful, imaginary and funny picture book without words invites children…
Waaaaah?! Big commotion in the henhouse! A hawk! Danger! And what does the rooster do? He helps the bird of prey out of the hatch and looks dreamily after it? What‘s going on here? The hawk and the rooster are actually enemies by nature, everone knows that. Yes, normally they are—but the two have discovered…
Rosa Sardina Collective & Roser Rimbau Lota the Sperm Whale In the sea, everywhere you look, there’s more and more debris and waste. Lota, the spermwhale, is wondering where all that dirty rubbish comes from. She and her friend Malacu, the crab, decide to undertake an investigation that leads them first to a boat with…
The beaver had thought of everything. He wanted it to be a perfect day out. The views were spectacular. He took out his cell phone to immortalize the moment with a selfie, but it seemed as if all the animals in the woods wanted to be in the picture with him. Will the beaver be…
It‘s not every day that a horse rings the doorbell and comes to a child‘s birthday party. But today is that day! The guests are thrilled because Robin, the horse, takes them on his back and gallops with them through the wide prairie, past fertile oases up to highest vantage point and to a bubbling…
How about that! After more than two decades, there finally is a Christmas successor to Nadia Budde‘s One Two Three Me. In a handy gift book format, One Two Three Reindeer nicely fits into Santa‘s Christmas bag and any Secret Santa package or stocking. Again, it is as simple as it is ingenious: three Christmas…