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Who can see Ingo the flamingo, Mat the cat, or Kellogg the dog ? This amusing picture book has plenty of challenges for young explorers since there’s always one animal that’s a little bit different from the norm. We see a pug in a tutu dancing through town, a horse flying across the sky like Superman, and a jellyfish playing the trumpet. The message here is very clear: Be yourself and no one else, use your own voice, that’s the only choice. You can, you may - hurray, hurray, that’s what we say!
A different approach to learning about animals
Great fun for small discoverers
| 24 months +
Summer holidays. Two best friends. Comics, computer games, music and girls. And then the first day back at school comes round and the monster is back. How much can you stand before you have to defend yourself and if you defend yourself, how far should you go? The downward spiral of violence spins increasingly out of control.
Authentic. Literary. An extraordinary debut novel on the subject of bullying. The 22-year-old author tells a story of torment, power and control with oppressive realism, but not without humour and a light touch. A novel with a powerful story, powerfully written.
| 13 +
A hilarious read-aloud book for heroes young and old.
| 5 +
Ten-year-old Jim has just one wish: to be a grown-up right now. Then one evening, up pops the Galimat in Jim’s room. The Gali is a ball-shaped creature that gets all household appliances mixed up and materialises a pill for Jim that turns him into a grown-up for a short time. Now Jim can really show his rotten classmates and his stupid teachers! But soon he realises that, for one thing, it’s not as much fun as he thought, and for another, he is just getting friendly with Rebekka, a girl in his class. Jim decides he never wants to take another grown-up pill, but then Rebekka needs his help.
An amusing adventure for children by Sat creator and famous author Paul Maar. With illustrations by Ute Krause.
| 8 +
Gregor is a little monster. He’s terribly strong, dreadfully loud and awfully fast. But is he also a pretty monster? Gregor sets off to ask his mummy, his daddy and all the other monsters, who love him. They all give Gregor cuddles and kisses – because doesn’t he just have the podgiest tummy, the scaliest skin and the smelliest, cheesiest feet you could wish for?
A story about being loved and being just right that turns conventional beauty ideals upside down!
| 4 +
A story of friendship charmingly presented in stop-motion look, for fans of children’s and adult cartoons.
| 5 +
Modern and charming cuddly look
| 12 months +
The grandiose debut work of Anna Seidl, who was only 16 when she wrote this heart-rending story: an in-depth examination, relentlessly told, of the consequences for the survivors of a mass shooting.
You Can Smell the Fear. You Can Reach Out and Touch it
He's among us. We can hear them, the shots. They are loud. Far too loud.
It's a normal school day. But shortly after the bell for break, a first shot rings out. Fifteen-year-old Miriam takes refuge in the boys' toilets with her best friend. When she ventures from her hiding place, she finds Tobi, her boyfriend, lying gravely injured on the floor. Help comes too late for Tobi, and on this day Miriam loses more than the carefree life she has known until now…
The debut work of a young German author: gripping, disturbing and deeply moving.
| 14 +
Off to Iceland! Alea and the Alpha Cru set sail for the far north. Alea hopes she will at last find her father there and, with him, the answers to all the questions going round and round inside her head. But when the Alpha Cru reaches its destination, Alea is forced to face up to her past. And that’s not all; there she also encounters the mysterious Doctor Orion, who is researching the deadly virus that destroyed the merfolk. With his help, can Alea make her dearest wish come true and restore the merfolk to life? And will Lennox help her put her plan into action? Alea senses that he’s keeping something from her and that’s really putting their love to the test.
The third book in the Alea Aquarius mermaid saga by bestselling author Tanya Stewner.
| 10 +
Humorous, gripping and sensitive, a school story about fears, being brave and self-confidence.
| 8 +
Before Nick and Olly even met, they each had an invisible dog as a friend: Snuffi belonged to Nick, and Pucki the pug was Olly’s. But now Nick and Olly are suddenly best friends and have so much fun together that they don’t need their invisible companions any more. The dogs find it hard to believe what’s happening to them: Is this supposed to mean that just because they’re invisible, they don’t exist? That cannot be true! And so Snuffi and Pucki set out together in search of a new human friend.
With great charm, humour and imagination, the ideal book for first-time readers – beautifully illustrated by Sabine Büchner.
| 6 +
Fresh, lively, Freda: a chirpy, cheerful and pretty encouraging little doll. A book for girls who already have or are still looking for a little courage.
| 6 +
The Ogglies have a delightfully rotten stink and their bad breath sends flies crashing to the ground. Tidiness is the very worst thing for Ogglies! That’s why they’ve just got to get rid of their new neighbour as soon as possible he spends all day clearing up. To recover from all that, they then organize a birthday trip for Oggly-Grandad and end up having some incredible adventures on the Eiffel Tower and the leaning tower of Pisa. This collection of stories includes four of the best Oggly stories: The Ogglies Move House, The Ogglies Fly to School, The Ogglies and the Blue Neighbour and The Ogglies Go on a Birthday Trip. | 6 +
That marks the beginning of a wonderful friendship between the young lynx girl Lumi and Rus Racoon, who has just come to Sparklewood with his family because their old home had been destroyed. Lumi explains the rules of the wood to Rus and shows him the many different facets of her home. And she also helps him and his family to hide.
This is necessary because not all of the woodland creatures are as well disposed towards the newcomers as Lumi. The animals who regard the wood as their territory feel that their traditional rights are being threatened. Snout the fox, in particular, stirs the other animals up into a frenzy and encourages them to join forces and drive the racoons out of the wood. Now there’s only one thing for it for Lumi and Rus: they must make sure the racoons are given a place in Sparklewood. And to do that, they need to find the mysterious Changetree, in which all Sparklewood creatures have scratched their mark. Only if they can add the racoons’ mark and plant their tree in Sparklewood will Snout and his followers perhaps leave them in peace. But it’s a long way to the Changetree and their path takes the two friends right into Millennium Gorge…
A contemporary counterpart to The Wind in the Willows and other classics.
A poetic parable about being different, friendship and tolerance.
Poetic and sensitive, told in modern language.
English sample translation available! | 8 +
Antonia Michaelis addresses childhood longings, the desire for freedom and adventure, and tells her story in a superbly atmospheric style.
| 10 +
Paul Maar’s timeless stories about the cheeky Sat are simply never boring, and most certainly not with Nina Dulleck’s new illustrations.
Typically Sat: Anarchy and humour instead of established conventions and boredom
A total of over 4.5 million Sat books sold
| 7 +
But he has lost Nuri.
In the fire, right at the end, he made her a promise: to get thirteen-year-old Jinan out of Syria. Casting common sense to the wind and disregarding all the rules, he sets out with Nuri’s brother, Kamal, for the country from which hundreds of people flee every day.
While Calvin’s former friend Pascal is trying to track down and do away with Nuri’s parents in Berlin, Calvin’s path takes him through devastated towns and winter mountains. He witnesses destruction and violence, torture and death, but time and again also experiences a hospitality he has never known before. When he falls into the hands of the IS, he is determined never to give up the search because only by finding and rescuing Jinan can he also, in his own way, find his way back to Nuri again.
In Winter so Far, Peer Martin continues the gripping story begun in "The Summer of Black Wings".
| 14 +
Another classic in the Sat series with new colour illustrations by the successful artist duo Paul Maar and Nina Dulleck. At once timeless and modern, with lots of humour in aid of greater open-mindedness and tolerance. | 7 +
- An appeal for people with dementia to be treated respectfully; told with warmth and affection
- Nora Alexander describes the magic in every kind of human difference without judging or moralising
- Much more than a book focused on a particular topic, this is an adventure story and a declaration of love | 8 +
A truly special love story and a touching young adult novel. Sensitive. Humorous. Authentic.
Mina is seventeen and has perfected the art of making herself invisible in the presence of her peers. An accident turns her ordered world upside down and enables her to take a first tentative step towards her neighbour Theo. Theo, who always has his head in the clouds, whose private haven is the garage roof between their two houses – and who has always been secretly in love with Mina. Can these two so very different outsiders come together?
| 13 +
Unipig has once again behaved unmagically, so Emmi decides that he needs some lessons from a real unicorn on magic horn. But she has no idea how stressful the life of a celebrity unicorn can be. Holly, the only unicorn in Pixietown, is constantly surrounded by fans, and her owner, Henry, a quiet little boy, is finding it all a bit too much. Emmi and Unipig try to help them, but find themselves in deep trouble when a big company tries to force the unicorn to help sell lemonade. There’s only one thing for it, Emmi’s magical pig will have to help a real unicorn.
Emmi and Unipig are simply adorable. Author Anna Böhm’s little heroes convey the wise message ’Be true to yourself!’ with great humour and charm.
“A turbulent, beautiful, true-to-life story, bursting with curious, clever, creative ideas, and complete with wonderful illustrations – just the way a children’s book should be.”
Gelnhäuser Neue Zeitung
8 +
The two magical creatures of Emmi’s bossy schoolmate, Antonia, and the grumpy Mr Bockel were accidentally switched, and now everyone is miserable. Which is why Unipig and Emmi volunteer to reverse the unfortunate exchange. Easier said than done! For Antonia to reclaim her beloved matchling, Mr Bockel must agree to take back his own magical creature, the dreaded spitworm. Which is how Unipig and Emmi discover the Bockel family’s long-kept secret … and the spitworm reveals some unexpected abilities!
Emmi and Unipig are simply adorable. Author Anna Böhm’s little heroes convey the wise message ’Be true to yourself!’ with great humour and charm.
“A turbulent, beautiful, true-to-life story, bursting with curious, clever, creative ideas, and the most wonderful illustrations – just the way a children’s book should be.”
Gelnhäuser Neue Zeitung
8 +
The Sat gives Mr Pocketbeer a very precious present for his birthday: a very last wish dot. But what does Mr Pocketbeer go and do with it? He makes a wish for the wrong thing, of course - namely, a Sat for his pesky neighbour, Mrs Redcabbage. And straight away, there’s a second Sat sitting at their dining table! It is scarily well behaved, but it poses a huge challenge for the Pocketbeer Sat!
At last: a Sat read-aloud book by Paul Maar, written especially for younger children! Perfect preparation for the iconic Sat books and super for reading aloud! | 7 +
How rotten is that! Bram can’t play for FC Redspike because he’s too small. Standing on the sidelines, Bram meets Drago, who’s also not allowed on the pitch. Drago isn’t an ordinary boy, though; he’s a vampire. He has some friends who are just as unusual as he is, and he and Bram decide to start their own team with them. They call themselves the Pitch Monsters! And even though the briefest exposure to sunlight reduces Drago to dust, defender wolf Lars is not in command of his temper and the monster twins would rather eat the ball than kick it into goal, they end up winning the match against FC Redspike.
Comics are a playful invitation for children to read
Fantastic pictures with large print for beginning readers in the speech bubbles.
| 7 +
