The tiny woman makes a coat of leaves with the help of friends in this vibrant rhyming tale. The trees, geese, porcupine, horse and plants all share something so the tiny woman can snip, snip, snip and stitch, stitch, stitch a coat to keep herself warm. Resourcefulness and friendship are at the heart of this…
Picture Books
Makes you want to go to the museum—an exciting mixture of narrative text and non-fiction picture book Museum moth Heribert is a great lover of art. After a visit to his family in the countryside, he takes his niece Jolinde to the museum where he lives to show her how great art is and how…
The Extinction and Survival of the Species “Larger than a swan, with the body of an ostrich and the talons of an eagle.“ At the end of the 16th Century, the Dodo was discovered on the island of Mauritius, a flightless bird that lived peacefully among exotic plants and animals. Just a hundred years later,…
Valentin is dreaming. When he wakes up the dream is still there. What will happen if he catches the dream and plants it? A huge tree grows out of the tiny dream bean and it‘s amazing. There‘s even a lift in it. Valentin gets in. This story tells what he experiences in the miracle tree….
What happens in the middle of that night Dad and Flo spend at the campsite? An adventure! That‘s what Dad and Flo are craving and they set off for the campsite in the forest. Flo‘s teddy is allowed to come along, of course. After climbing the mountain, they sit by the fire and later Flo…
A picture book about bullying at school and learning to fight back “My name is Mimi and I‘m in the second grade. Florian and the boys always tease me. I have to do something about it. Maybe my grandpa can help me with that.“ Mimi is teased and bullied by older boys at her school….
Earthworm wants to be Rabbit‘s friend. Rabbit isn‘t convinced, but Worm‘s insistence and sense of humor and a feast of mulberries will put an end to Rabbit‘s reluctance. After all, friendship is above all differences … isnt‘ it? A comic book starring Earthworm—much to the delight of early readers. by Iván F. & Ramón D….
Flora‘s ninth birthday is approaching. But instead of worrying about birthday wishes, her thoughts revolve around completely different things: The news is full of disturbing reports about the effects of climate change. Even the koala bears are threatened with extinction, it is claimed. “That won‘t happen“, says Flora‘s dad. But that doesn‘t make things any…
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who writes the funniest fairy tales of all? Elisabeth Steinkellner and Michael Roher, answers the mirror, and who’s to argue? Never before has anyone fabulated so amusingly through the history of fairy tales, mixing old with new in the most wonderful way possible: Red Riding Hood and the wolf are…
If elephants fly through the air like butterflies and Margareth the wild boar goes for a stroll in her frilly skirt … If wild, free mermaids watch Donald Duck, and Fischer Fritz has swimming races with one-wheeled fish … Then we are there, where the collarbone and cowslip are friends, a very special place. There…
There are truths that may not be very credible, so to avoid problems it may be better to resort to a small lie. But if this one is not convincing either, we will have to invent a bigger one: a dirty lie, a rotten lie or a very, very big lie. But the real truth,…
The little dandelion is surrounded by buzzing little insects and has a big dream. He would really like to be able to fly too and see the whole world. Mocked by the flowers, he still holds on to his dream. One by one, he asks the ladybird how he can learn to fly, then the…
The little giraffe, the little elephant and the little zebra are best friends and they meetevery day in the Savannah.. One day they make a wonderful discovery: huge trees with the sweetes fruits grow on an island in the middle of the river. But it seems impossible to get hold of these fruits. Disappointed, they…
Did you ever kill a rabbit when you were young? Or did you study something that doesn’t interest you? There’s a second chance! Henning Wagenbreth turns back the time in Land in Reverse and you can do all those things again and better. In panels, full-page illustrations and with spot-on rhymes, the Berlin-based illustrator…
The world-famous fairytale by the Brothers Grimm has fascinated readers for centuries and has firmly rooted the image of the bad wolf and the innocennt human child in our heads.. This new, artistic interpretation by Katharina Naimer surprises and at the same time invites the reader the discover the complexity of the fairy tale in…
Lilo and old Hein make a bet: Whose little plant will grow better within four weeks? If anyone, it should be old Hein from the nursery who knows what plants need to grow big and strong. But his recipe is simple: The main thing is that they get enough sun and water. Lilo has a…
Friendship also works without many words Bunny has very special ears: They are beautiful, long and soft! But: he can‘t hear with them … He would love to build a hut in the forest with his friends. He had already enjoyed it so much in his dream. And they are all there: Fox, Squirrel, Hedgehog…
“Dad, there‘s a big cat in the meadow!“ The little girl is very excited. It‘s a nice day to walk and run around in the park. Unfortunately, Dad is more interested in his mobile phone than her and any big cats. “How nice! Then you have someone to play with“, he simply says, turning towards…
Come and enter the Turnips‘ cave, where the Turnip family tries to kip, doze off, slide into beddybies every night. But before they can sleep, there are a hundred little things to be taken care of – and all of which are not supposed to be mixed up! So it’s kind of a crazy adventure…
“There are about a thousand things for Tractor to do in the city. At least a thousand.” What are you saying? The tractor is not supposed to come along? I can hardly understand why we will be moving from the countryside into the city, but okay, if you wish to do so … But I…