The Ogglies
The Ogglies
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Whatever is wrong with Firebottom? Why is he so sad? The Ogglies are worried about their dragon. But luckily, they quickly hit on a good idea. How would it be if they threw a birthday party for Firebottom and invited some of his dragon friends? That really ought to cheer him up, by toad’s fart! And along with Red Rochus, Blue Blasius and the Chinese dragon girl Leek-Fang, they are soon having the oggliest festival ever seen on the rubbish heap! | 3 +
There's post for the Oggly family: the Blue Oggly writes to say that he'd like to spend his birthday with his relatives on the rubbish tip. Oh, and he'll be arriving that afternoon! This is bad news for the Ogglies. The Blue Oggly loves nothing more than order, and he's generally quite hard work. Can they still manage to hold a grotty birthday party for him? The Ogglies get straight to work… | 4 +
Countdown to Christmas with the Ogglies: 24 days of surprises, chaos and a lot of fun
O Toady Night: Christmas is coming to Smelliville! The town is looking for volunteers for a "living nativity" but the Ogglies mishear "living cavity" and are eager to join in. Christmas chaos is inevitable! In the end, though, it turns into a heartwarming celebration – Oggly style, of course.
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On Oggly-Grandpa's 986th Fart Day, the Ogglies are observing distant planets through a homemade telescope. But – rancid straw sacks – suddenly an intergalactic flight capsule crashes directly on their mountain of junk and two strange creatures emerge from it. They call themselves Oys and have to get back to their travel group. Without further ado, Professor Fizzywine repairs the capsule. But on the test flight with their new friends, the two little Oggly children press the wrong button... and an exciting journey begins with the Oys' spaceship through glowing nebulae, black holes, and distant galaxies. But how do the smelly little ouchkins get back to Smelliville? Muffelfartdevil – it's going to be a toad-tastic adventure!
The Ogglies discover life in space - with great photo realistic backgrounds for a special reading experience.
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As they watch the starry sky from their garbage dump, the Ogglies hatch a plan: they want to travel into space! But the rocket built by OgglyFather explodes before it even takes off. Luckily, Professor Fizzywine can help – and with his spaceship, OgglyGrandpa and the Oggly children set off into space, past the moon to the other planets in our solar system. Will they manage to be back in Smelliville in time for dinner?
- Trend topic Space.
- Promotes reading and an understanding of STEM.
- The Ogglies are a children's favorite
A circus has come to town and Smelliville is all agog! But then the sinister magician hypnotises Oggly-Grandma and turns her into his assistant – all dressed up in a fancy lace costume! He also wants to have the rubbish tip cleared. Naturally, the Ogglies are determined to save their home and their granny. With the aid of the ingenious Professor Bubbly, the Ogglies discover that the magician is mixed up in an unsolved art theft and that the booty is supposed to be buried somewhere in Smelliville. In this exciting, hilarious, action-packed children’s novel by Erhard Dietl with lots of colourful illustrations by the author, it’s a clear case of red alert for the Ogglies!
- Expanded new edition: Ogglie reading fodder at its best!
- With tricky magic tricks at the end of the book.
- Real children's favorites: over 8 million Ogglie products sold.
- A new picture book in the popular
The Ogglies series: this story helps
young children with homesickness. - The little dragon Flye becomes
part of the Ogglies world
The Ogglies have a visitor. The little dragon Flyecomes from the coral island in the South Seasand is on vacation in beautiful Smelliville. He isa high-spirited, cheeky little rascal and has lotsof fun with the Ogglies at first. But then he startsto miss all sorts of things. And even though theOgglies make every effort to meet Flye's needs,the little one has to be flown home by Firebottom.Diagnosis: homesickness! But he's sure to comeback for a visit soon.
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- Strong topic: dragons
- Manageable scope for readers who are not yet proficient.
- The Ogglies are real children's favourites
Helene, a friend of Professor Fizzywine, lives on a coral island far away in the ocean. She researches dragons in a hidden mine. But now two of her protégés are causing her trouble, and she asks the professor for help. Fizzywine and the Oggli children rush to Helene in the time machine. Why has little Albert barricaded himself in Helene's laboratory, and what is he doing there? And why has Drago suddenly become so angry and won't let anyone near the laboratory? A difficult case for the Ogglies and Fizzywine! But who knows, maybe in the end they will be allowed to take one of Helene's little dragons back to Smelliville as a reward?
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- Big-name character to introduce children to Maths.
- Based on popular “dragon” topic.
- Innovative, child-friendly concept: using games to practise literacy and numeracy.
The Ogglies want to have a party for Firebottom's birthday. They invite all his dragon friends and devise a flying race. And, of course, there are ogglified fireworks. The Ogglies turn everything into huge fun - including literacy and numeracy. Fly through the air with Firebottom and his dragon friends, whilst learning to read and count at the same time. Sounds stinkyfartishly brilliant to us!
The Oggly children are digging a hole. It’s going to be a thousand metres deep! Digging is fun - especially when you can snack on a few stones while you’re at it. But then the Oggly children unearth a chest … is it a treasure chest?
A trip to the seaside! The Oggly children munch on tasty sand, and the Oggly parents are thrilled by the rubbish-strewn beach. But then the Oggly baby is carried out to sea by a big wave. Help! Happily, Oggly Grandpa plunges bravely into the ocean.
Eight exciting adventures with the Oggly family.
- Ideal for Oggly newbies: stories based on the Ogglies’ family life.
- Entertaining stories - the perfect length for reading aloud.
- More than 8 million copies sold.
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It’s bedtime, but the Oggly children are still full of beans.
So Oggly Grandpa starts to spin mouldy old Oggly yarns, recounting the tale of when he was a deep-sea-diver, an astronaut, and a sailor on the ocean. He goes on to tell them about his legendary record for late rising. The Oggly children are of course desperate to break his record. Thanks to the little symbols on each page, beginner readers can learn about Grandpa Oggly’s adventures for themselves - and they experience the satisfaction of doing it all on their own!
- Popular symbol-supported method boosts less confident readers.
- Much loved Ogglies encourage children to read.
Well, bless my farting pantaloons: is that really a mammoth standing at the counter in the ice-cream parlour? Indeed it is! Needless to say, the Oggly children are responsible. Together with Professor Brausewein, they have rescued the mammoth from the Stone Age hunters and have used their time machine to bring him back from Siberia to Smelliville. The professor had always fancied having a jumper made of mammoth hair. But before very long, the Oggly children are being driven mad by their new pet. Can they keep him all the same?
- Guaranteed hit: a new time-travel adventure for the Ogglies.
- What would it be like to live in the Stone Age? It’s a question which never ceases to fascinate children!
- The most popular family in German fiction for children - 7.7 million products sold.
Oh, stinky socks! The annoying Blue Oggly is going to turn 500 years old. Obviously he invites all the Ogglies to his birthday farty. Oggly Dad, Oggly Mum, Oggly Granny and Oggly Grandpa immediately accept. However, the Oggly children can think of nothing more stinkingly boring, and choose to stay at home on the rubbish tip. No sooner have the adults departed than they do something strictly forbidden: they start to tidy up! It’s great fun for them - and for young Oggly fans, too. With pictures instead of individual words to make reading easier for them.
- First Oggly early reader, with pictures instead of individual words.
- Learning to read is fun with the Ogglies.
- 7.7 million Oggly products sold to date.
Slimy stinky stock! Is that a dragon’s egg? The Oggly children find a huge green egg on their rubbish dump. Soon after, a green creatures hatches from it: a flying dragon. They decide to keep it, and when the dragon falls ill, the Ogglies do all they can to get it back on its feet again. Nothing helps. It isn’t until the dragon falls into Muckpond and gulps down litres of mucky water that they realise what is ailing him. Then when he goes and sets Grandma Oggly’s chair on fire, they all know exactly what to call him: Firebottom.
How did Firebottom come to be with the Ogglies? Here’s the answer! A typically Oggly approach to the subject of children’s desire for a pet!
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Stinky-fart-never-tired! Oggly children need adventure!
It’s evening and the Oggly grown-ups are longing for some peace and quiet, but the Oggly children are still wide awake. Not even Oggly-Mummy’s lullaby is any use! So Oggly-Grandpa begins to spin them some toady Oggly yarns and tells them all about the old days, when he was a deep-sea Oggly diver, an Oggly astronaut up in space and an Oggly sailor on the high seas. In the end, even the Oggly children grow tired from listening to so many thrilling stories and begin to snuggle down on their mattresses and fall asleep. But now they are snoring so loudly that their parents soon find themselves wishing they were awake again!
Zany Oggly adventure, hilarious and exciting: a typically Oggly-style toady-cheeky goodnight book.
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As they look up at the night sky from their rubbish tip, the Ogglies hatch a plan: they want to travel into outer space! However, Oggly Papa’s home-made rocket explodes before it has even left the ground. The only one who can help them is Professor Brausewein - and the Oggly Grandpa and the Oggly children set off in Professor Brausewein’s spaceship, heading for outer space. They pass the moon, then travel onwards to the other planets in our solar system. Can they manage to return to Smelliville in time for their gnarly supper?
- Teaching and learning Oggly-style: exciting facts about outer space.
- Includes background photos taken from the planetarium show of the same name.
- Hit series: millions of Oggly products sold.
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In their search for a new home, the Ogglies come across Smelliville, a small, peaceful place somewhere in the middle of nowhere. It could be absolutely beautiful, if only there weren't a blot on their idyll: the local rubbish tip! It stinks to high Heaven, and scares off all the tourists. 11-year-old Max, son of the Mayor, has together with Professor Sodawine long been tinkering with an ingenious machine which could solve the rubbish problem. But then Max sees the Ogglies just gobbling up all the rubbish. Might this be the solution? | 8 +
Calling all dinosaur fans: learn to read with the Ogglies. Pooh, what a pong: stinking prehistoric farts! Professor Brausewein has built a time machine - and it has catapulted the Ogglies straight back to prehistoric times. Here they meet a little dinosaur who’s looking for his mum. Of course the Ogglies are going to help him! However, they soon realise that life in prehistoric times is pretty dangerous. Not only is the little dinosaur being pursued by scary land-lubbers, but voracious pteradactyl is also after him. Can the Ogglies get him to safety before Brausewein transports them back to Smelliville? - Erhard Dietl’s much loved Ogglies and the perennial favourite dinosaurs come together in one book. - More than 40,000 copies sold of the book edition. - 7.4 million Oggly products sold in total. | 8 +
Close to their mucky hearts: Erhard Dietl's Ogglies go time-travelling again - this time in knight's armour.
How impolite! Oggly Grandma never thanked the Herb Lady who, some 800 years ago, gave her the love amulet that helped her to capture the heart of Oggly Grandpa.
It's high time to rectify this. So, together with the two Oggly children, Granny uses Brausewein's time machine to travel back to the Middle Ages. But their visit to the Herb Lady is just the start of it. The Ogglies find themeslves ravelled up in further matters of love: the evil knight Gregor has imprisoned young Gunhilde in his castle and is trying to force her to marry him - rather than the cobbler's apprentice whom she loves. The Ogglies think this is a stinker of an unfair plan. But can they free Gunhilde from the tower?
Travel back in time to the thrilling past.
Ideal reading matter for emerging readers: exciting and irresistibly funny.
The Ogglies are guaranteed big-sellers.
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Finally Someone Who Enjoys a Christmas Desaster
The Ogglies are planning to sell their homemade gifts at the Christmas market: a useful dust distributor and – especially Christmassy! – a toilet paper mobile. But suddenly they find themselves at the police station, arrested for insulting an officer. What a stupid Christmas! Even Father Christmas at the department store is fed up with having to say “Ho, ho, ho” all the time, and Policewoman Hoofnail just doesn’t want to have to work any more holiday shifts. Can it still turn out to be a cracking great toady Christmas for everyone, after all?
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Cheesy sock: The Ogglies investigate in Scotland!
The Oggly children had really only intended to pay a brief visit to their friend Mr Paddock in London. But then he is called away to Scotland to assist his detective colleague MacMolly with an important case and so, of course, the Ogglies accompany him. No sooner have they arrived than they find themselves in the midst of a thrilling adventure involving stolen jewels, a terrifying castle ghost, bagpipes that have mysteriously been slit open and Nessie, the Loch Ness monster ...
- Children love crime stories and children love Erhard Dietl’s ogglies. A clear case for the oggly detectives!
- Star-Characters: 6.8 billion sold Ogglies products
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Of octopuses and pirates: the Ogglies go treasure hunting in the Devil’s Sea
Diving in the Devil’s Sea to find precious porcelain from the Ming Dynasty? That’s something no Oggly would want to miss. So off they go in Fizzywine’s time machine, all the way back to the year 1604. But deep down at the bottom of the sea, the Ogglies are suddenly attacked by ravenous giant octopuses. And then they come within a whisker of being captured by wild Chinese pirates. Will they be able to escape? And how will they get back to the present?
An exciting deep-sea adventure with the Ogglies for children aged six and over that will encourage them to learn to read.
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