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A total of 60 compelling titles will be
displayed and promoted at 15 foreign
book fairs and at our foreign offices in
China, the USA, Russia and India.
You’ll find all the information about the
books in this rights list.
© Frankfurter Buchmesse/Alexander Heimann
This year, 16 renowned publishers will
participate in the Children’s Books on
Tour collection.
© Frankfurter Buchmesse/Marc Jacquemin
© Frankfurter Buchmesse/Marc Jacquemin
© Frankfurter Buchmesse/Marc Jacquemin
German children’s and young adult
books are very much in demand among
international licensees and an absolute
export hit for German publishers, representing nearly a third of overall turnover.
For many years, the Frankfurt Book Fair
has been inviting German publishers to
exhibit a selection of their books abroad in order to meet this great demand.
© Frankfurter Buchmesse/Bernd Hartung
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Arena
Woodwalkers. Carag’s Metamorphosis
Katja Brandis
Illustrated by: Claudia Carls
At first glance, Carag looks like a normal boy. Yet his bright eyes conceal
a secret: Carag is a shapeshifter. Growing up as a puma in the woods,
he has been living in the world of humans for only a short time. His new
life is as strange as it is fascinating to him. But it is only when Carag
learns about Clearwater High, a boarding school for Woodwalkers like
him, that he starts to feel a sense of home. He makes friends with Holly,
a cheeky red squirrel, and Brandon, a timid bison. And friends are what
Carag needs now, because his new life is full of perils …
Ages: 10+
€ 12.99
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Arena
The City of Survivors – The First Book of Evolution
Thomas Thiemeyer
Blissfully unaware of what is to come, Lucie and Jem travel to the U.S.
with a group of exchange students. But when their plane has to make an
emergency landing at Denver Airport, they soon realize that the world
they know no longer exists. The runway is overgrown, the terminal is
abandoned and danger lurks everywhere. Even the animals seem to
have teamed up against them: wolves, bears, birds keep attacking the
youngsters in large hordes. What on Earth happened? During their perilous trip through this new world they learn about a comet that has
crashed into the ground, and the last few survivors in a lost city. But
how can they get there if the whole planet is conspiring against them?
Ages: 12+
€ 16.99
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Arena
Snöfrid from Meadow Valley.
The Absolutely Incredible Journey to
the Isles of Fog (Vol.2)
Andreas H. Schmachtl
Illustrated by: Andreas H. Schmachtl
Snöfrids actually prefer peace and quiet - adventures are not their cup
of tea at all. But suddenly, Snöfrid has this strange sensation: Could it
be wanderlust? Or even thirst for adventure? When the wild geese send
him a mysterious message on their journey, Snöfrid realizes that a hero
is needed once again: a world is about to sink! “Hmm,” Snöfrid says,
which probably means, “oh well, I guess I’ll just have to save it.” And
before he knows it, he’s off to another adventure. But he never expected
it to be this stormy, wild, and dangerous...
Ages: 4+
€ 14.99
Rights of the Series sold to: Russia, German audio book rights
Arena
Frida, the Little Wood Witch.
Spider and Raven, Come Into My Haven (Vol. 4)
Jutta Langreuter
Illustrated by: Stefanie Dahle
Frida, the little wood witch, collects everything – so it’s not surprising
that her house is a big mess! When Frida has to help the big witches
out with an urgent spell, she can’t find her magic book. Abracadabra! It
can’t be that hard to find a solution to that problem, can it…?
Ages: 4+
€ 13.99
Rights of the Series sold to: Belgium/Netherlands, China, Colombia,
Estonia, South Korea, Ukraine
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arsEdition
Dress-Up Sticker Picture Book: Princess Pia
Maria Höck
Illustrated by: Marina Krämer
Pia needs to get dressed for different occasions, and can choose from
over 30 reusable dresses and accessories.
This is a perfect mix between a sticker book and a picture book.
Ages: 4+
€ 12.99
All rights available
arsEdition
My Touch and Feel Dictionary
The hedgehog is in the garden, the ducks are in the water and the lions
are in the zoo – do you know what animal this is? In this Animal Dictionary, over 70 animals are depicted in high-quality pictures. The varied
Touch-and-Feel elements are marked, which helps the child find his or
her favourite page.
This is a book for our little animal lovers to discover again and again.
Ages: 18 Months +
€ 9.99
Rights sold to: The Netherlands, Lithuania, Slovenia
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arsEdition
Pixel-Sticker Animals
Illustrated by: Petra Schmidt
These books offer loads of sticker fun with more than 2.500 coloured
mosaic stickers. Funny pictures and characters, such as hamsters, foxes
and crocodiles, can be created, designed and coloured.
Ages: 5+
€ 6.99
Rights sold to: France
arsEdition
Off we go! - Incredible Holidays
Kai Lüftner
Illustrated by: Nina Dulleck
The islands Ping and Pong are taken by the milk pirates – also known as
the coolest gang ever! At the beginning of the holidays, their two chief
pirates throw a wild party and everyone comes: Tetje the strong one, Lewin the cool one, the know-it-all, and „even a girl“! And so the summer
starts with the biggest mess ever…
A funny book for all adventurers 8 years and up!
Ages: 8+
€ 9.99
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Beltz & Gelberg
Friedrich Snapdragon, the Bumblebee Rider
Verena Reinhardt
Illustrated by: Eva Schöffmann-Davidov
Friedrich Snapdragon, who comes from a long line of famous bumblebee riders, is initially not at all happy about having Brumsel, chief of
the secret service, accompany him to the north country to spy. When
it turns out that the entrancing Queen Ophrys is a dangerous despot,
great danger looms. Things start to happen quickly as all the insects,
small animals and other living creatures join forces to render the queen
harmless and to prevent the great war of Skarland.
Ages: 10+
€ 17.95
Rights sold to: Russia
Beltz & Gelberg
Marie and the Summer of Birds
Katja Alves
Illustrated by: Katja Spitzer
Marie is not particularly happy in her new house and new city. Unlike
Spidy, her cute younger brother, she misses her old room and her friends. Luckily she still has her greatest treasure – a book of birds. Book
in her hand, she sets off to find new friends. Maybe Sarah and Konstanze from her new class will be the right ones? But why are they both
so stupid and do such mean things all of a sudden? What is she doing
wrong? When the class takes a trip to the caverns, Björn helps her to
realise that she is doing everything right - it’s just that she ran into the
wrong girls and needs help. In the end, Marie has a good feeling that
her new life will turn out all right. A book that speaks to the girls who
don’t let life get them down.
Ages: 10+
€ 12.95
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Beltz & Gelberg
Green Gang
Martin Baltscheit
Illustrated by: Martin Baltscheit
A whole flock of green parrots is flying around and building their nests
in bare city trees! They escaped from an airplane that flew from a far
away country…
Ages: 4+
€ 13.95
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Beltz & Gelberg
Discover the Ocean
Anke M. Leitzgen, Dr. Anna Bockelmann
How does salt get into seawater? Why do coasts and beaches look different in different places? How do monster waves occur? Those who spend
their vacations at the seaside, live by the sea or are just curious can find
out lots of new, exciting facts!
Ages: 8+
€ 16.95
Rights sold to: China
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Carl Hanser Verlag
I‘m Luisa, Queen of the Whole Wide World!
Claudia Schreiber
Illustrated by: Yayo Kawamura
Lena would love to go to bed, but her cuddly toys are missing.
The pig is still playing with the train set, the duck is chattering in the
bath tub, the pony is drinking water from the pot ...
So Lena has to search for one toy after another and get them ready for
bed.
Susanne Göhlich has conceived a charming and cheerful board book
about a situation that every child knows full well.
Ages: 4+
€ 14.90
Rights sold to: Denmark
Carl Hanser Verlag
Sofie and the Alphorn
Hans Traxler
Illustrated by: Hans Traxler
Sofie’s life is not an easy one. All of her family members are talented
flautists, but as the youngest in the family, she only ever gets to play
the mini-flute. Yet in truth Sofie is more talented than the lot of them.
Even as a baby she could play five notes on her mother’s flute. By the
age of three she could play the traditional German folk song “Cuckoo,
Cuckoo” flawlessly, and at four she was able to play a flute sonata by ear.
A child prodigy, they called her, but still no one would give her a bigger
flute. Then, one day, as she is vacationing at her aunt Gertrude’s in the
mountains, Sofie discovers the biggest flute of all. And Alois can coax
the most wonderful sounds from it! The story of how Sophie manages
to talk Alois into teaching her to play the alphorn is as surprising and
fascinating as it is funny.
Ages: 5+
€ 15.90
Rights sold to: France
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Carl Hanser Verlag
Night of the Comet
Franz Hohler
Illustrated by: Kathrin Schärer
Set high in the mountains, the beautiful valley is the most amazing
adventure playground imaginable. Mona and Jona could spend forever
playing by the stream, building cairns and trying to make out the shapes
of animals in the rocks of the striking cliff faces. Here’s a stone with two
humps that looks like a camel the two of them could ride! But there’s
something even more exciting in store – the night when a comet will
pass really close to the Earth. A legendary and mysterious night that
Samuel the shepherd has told them all about. Still, what really happens
that night is something even the most gifted storyteller couldn’t possibly dream up. But then they do say that truth is stranger than fiction …
Ages: 8+
€ 14.90
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Carl Hanser Verlag
The Everyday Charlie:
Little Charlie All the Year Through - Packed with
Activities, Songs, Celebration and Laughter
Rotraut Susanne Berner
Illustrated by: Rotraut Susanne Berner
This richly illustrated collection offers stories, poems, songs, recipes,
ideas for games, magic tricks, craft projects, gardening tips and interesting facts about plants and animals. Indoors and out, with mom or dad,
grandparents, siblings or friends — there’s an idea for every occasion
here! In the spring, for example, there are songs to sing with guitar
chords for accompaniment. You can make origami cranes and get inspiration for Easter decorations. There aresuggestions for every season and
all weather. And Little Charlie’s here with the whole Bunny family for
anyone who wants to join in the sing-alongs and the fun.
Ages: 3+
€ 14.90
Rights sold to: China, Russia
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Carlsen Verlag GmbH
Theo knows what he wants
Franziska Seyboldt
Illustrated by: Antje Drescher
Learning to say “no” is an important part of growing up. Theo and Mr.
No help kids to develop self-confidence and self-respect. Theo‘s story
explains playfully how important it is to say no and to set boundaries. A
wonderful picture book about being strong.
Ages: 3+
€ 12.99
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Carlsen Verlag GmbH
My Brother and I
Andreas Steinhöfel
Illustrated by: Peter Schössow
Wherever the brothers Andreas and Dirk appear, nothing is as it was
before. The chaos is predictable: Andreas and Dirk play Santa Claus in
a retirement home, transform into spaghetti monsters or play detectives
in the neighbour‘s cellar. Unfortunately, they also try to feed their favourite cookies to their baby brother Björn. Their poor mother is always
busy trying to prevent them from following through with their next
prank. Witty, chaotic, and endearing, brothers Andreas and Dirk are
simply without equal.
Ages: 8+
€ 12.99
Rights sold to: Slovenia, Turkey
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Carlsen Verlag GmbH
Please don‘t open! Vicious!
Charlotte Habersack
Illustrated by: Frédéric Bertrand
One day, Nemo receives a mysterious package, with the message “please don’t open!” scrawled on top. Obviously, Nemo opens it, and immediately three things happen: a greedy yeti knight jumps out; it starts
to snow outside (even though it’s the middle of summer); and the yeti
begins to grow…really tall. Two and a half metres tall, to be exact! While
Nemo’s hometown descends into snowy chaos, Nemo and his friends
are faced with a bit of a problem: how on earth do you hide a yeti? A
turbulent and exciting race against time ensues...
Ages: 8+
€ 9.99
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Carlsen Verlag GmbH
The School of Magical Animals - Holidays at last!
Ida and Rabat
Margit Auer
Illustrated by: Nina Dulleck
This book is a spin-off from the successful series „The School of Magical
Animals.” What happens when school is over and it’s finally time for the
holiday? Ida and her magic fox Rabbat love summer, the beach and the
sea, and look forward to their holidays! But an over-eager junior detective, mysterious hotel burglaries and a radish riddle keep Ida and Rabbat
very busy. It seems they need a good nose, or a magical fox...
Ages: 8+
€ 9.99
Rights sold to: China, Czech Rep., Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Japan,
Romania, Russia, Slovak Rep., Spain, Turkey, Ukraine
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Fischer Kinder- und Jugendbuchverlag
The Island
Armin Greder
Illustrated by: Armin Greder
A stranger is washed up on the beach of an island. The islanders are
afraid of him – he is too “different.” They treat him like an animal – they
do not want to give him decent work and provide him only with rubbish
to eat. As their fear of the foreigner grows stronger and stronger, the
newcomer becomes a threat they can no longer tolerate. He has to go
back. Finally, they put him back on his raft and push it again into the
sea..
An important book about xenophobia.
Ages: 5+
€ 16.99
Rights sold to: (Spanish & Catalan), Australia (English World),
Denmark, Italy, Japan, Korea, Serbia
Fischer Kinder- und Jugendbuchverlag
Jette Will Do It!
Fee Krämer
Illustrated by: Judith Drews
Jette would be just fine were it not for her two problems: Papa cares too
much and there are too many rules. Jette is not even allowed to take her
loveable house rat Mr. Man with her to Papa’s café (the “Living Room”).
Interviewing people there is even more out of the question. But Jette is
a reporter, and Mr. Man gets so lonely at home! To Jette, the solution is
clear: Papa needs a woman he can spend time with so Jette can be left
in peace. And since Mama basically proved that he shouldn’t choose a
woman for himself, Jette and her best friend take the matter into their
own hands. They need a list detailing what to look for! On their search
they meet a mysterious woman who wears all kinds of bright colours.
Additionally, they are almost kidnapped and discover the strongest
weapon in the world: Stinky cheese.
A funny feel-good story with charmingly oddball characters – and of
course Mr. Man: the best (and fattest) house rat in the world.
Ages: 8+
€ 10.99
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Fischer Kinder- und Jugendbuchverlag
Cinnamon Travels Vol. 1
Dagmar Bach
15-year-old Victoria (“Vicky”) finds herself inexplicably “leaping” into
the body of her alter ego – a girl who looks just like her – increasingly
often and for longer intervals. From one moment to the next, she suddenly gets a whiff of cinnamon and then, unexpectedly, she is catapulted into a parallel life. The other Victoria (“Tori”) lives in the same city
and attends the same school – but this is where the similarities end. For
one thing, Tori seems to live with her father, while Vicky lives with her
mother, and she is best friends with a girl Vicky despises. She must be
much more outspoken, too! The most complicating factor is, though, that
the two girls actually exchange places during those „leaps”! Naturally,
Tori causes utter chaos in Vicky’s world. Especially when it comes to her
love life, Tori has her very own way of helping her parallel self to make
a move in the right direction...
Ages: 10+
€ 16.99
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Fischer Kinder- und Jugendbuchverlag
A Baby in Mummy‘s Belly
Anna Herzog
Illustrated by: Joëlle Tourlonias
Mia and Oskar will soon have a new brother or sister. And what’s happening in Mummy’s belly is not only unbelievably exciting – the two of
them also have many questions. How did the baby get into the belly?
Does food fall on the baby’s head when mommy eats? In a touching
story, Anna Herzog describes the growth of the baby and answers - in
an emotional but also entertaining way - all the questions that children
have concerning having a baby.
Ages: 5+
€ 14.99
Rights sold to: Bulgaria, Hungary
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Kindermann Verlag
Faust
Dr. Barbara Kindermann
Illustrated by: Klaus Ensikat
The devilish Mephisto makes a wager with God that he’ll succeed in
winning over Faust’s soul. He descends to earth and sidles his way into
Doctor Faust’s home taking on the shape of a poodle. Faust is unimpressed by Mephisto’s powers of persuasion, until he meets Gretchen. A clever book, full of magic and witchery, equally fascinating and instructive
for young and old, thus also suitable for adults who never read Faust or
who have forgotten the story. And Klaus Ensikat’s gripping illustrations
bring Goethe’s heroes come to life.
Ages: 7+
€ 16.90
Rights sold to: China, Japan
Kindermann Verlag
A Midsummer Nights Dream
Dr. Barbara Kindermann
Illustrated by: Almud Kunert
It is a midsummer night, when four love-sick Athenians wander through
a forest near Athens. This forest is full with fairies – it belongs to the
powerful king of fairies, Oberon, who lives there with his silvershining
queen, Titania. Oberon’s favourite fairy is named Puck, the spirit of mischief. Puck causes confusion wherever he goes by swaying his magic
flower. During this enchanted midsummer night, many misunderstandings, bewitched situations and emotional chaos need to be conquered
- Will love be found in the end?
Ages: 7+
€ 16.90
Rights sold to: China
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Kindermann Verlag
From Martin Luthers Theses of Wittenberg
Meike Roth-Beck
Illustrated by: Klaus Ensikat
The year is 1517, and a man becomes famous.
Famous to such a degree that, even today – 500 years later – many people connect one man to the mention of that
year. The man is Martin Luther. In 1517 in Wittenberg, he
publishes 95 theses which everybody can read and that
gets the ball rolling. A fight over power between him and the Catholic
Church begins, which stirs up the Christian world and, finally, leads to
its division that has lasted to this day. It begins in a university debate
and ends in a protestant statement, the Confession of Faith of Augsburg
in 1530. It marks the birth of the Protestant Church.
Ages: 8+
€ 19.90
Rights sold to: South Korea, Norway
Kindermann Verlag
Macbeth
Dr. Barbara Kindermann
Illustrated by: Anna Severynovska
The two Scottish generals Macbeth and Banquo are proudly riding back
to their king‘s castle after having won a hard-fought battle. But on their
way home they encounter three mysterious witches, who profoundly
confuse the two heroes with cryptic prophecies. Macbeth is even being
saluted as the future king! King? It never crossed Macbeth‘s mind to become an emperor. Nevertheless, the prophecy has awakened his greed
for power, and the temptation for the king’s throne haunts him. In addition, Macbeth and his wife decide to take fate into their own hands, and
come up with a deadly plan…
Ages: 7+
€ 16.90
Rights sold to: China
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Loewe Verlag
Miep the Alien
Nina Dulleck
Illustrated by: Nina Dulleck
Miep is traipsing through the Astro Museum, feeling very bored, when
suddenly a Pastatid named Noodle leaps into his arms! Miep has always
wanted a little space-pet like Noodle. And he soon finds himself plunged
into an exciting adventure – not only does he have to persuade his dad
to let him keep Noodle, he also has to protect his newfound friend from
the museum attendants and curious human astronauts. It’s the beginning of a beautiful extraterrestrial friendship…
Ages: 5+
€ 9.95
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Loewe Verlag
The Pirate Ship Gang –
The Abominable Admiral Hammerhead (Vol. 1)
Irmgard Kramer
Illustrated by: Zapf
Welcome aboard the Molly Popper, the wackiest ship on the seven seas!
Those who sail in her – Tim Buktu, Captain Beardy Blue and the pirate
ship gang – have all sorts of amazing adventures together.
Tim is thrilled to get a job as a clerk on the Molly Popper - not only is
she is the most beautiful ship in the world, she also has an incredible
repertoire of shape-shifting magic tricks.
Captain Beardy Blue is a loyal pirate of the King and faithfully carries
out his sovereign’s orders. He sails the seas with his weird and wonderful band of pirates: Rotteneye, the best man in the crow’s nest, Bonebreaker, the toothless ship’s doctor who loves pulling teeth, Baron
von Dexter, the ship’s cook who loves spicy food, and Leo Africanus,
the carpenter with a wooden leg. And then there’s Hendl, a four-engine
grouse who thinks he can fly and gives Rotteneye a run for his money
in the crow’s nest.
Ages: 7+
€ 7.95
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Loewe Verlag
Elanus
Ursula Poznanski
It’s small. It’s quiet. It sees everything.
Jona is seventeen, quicker and more intelligent than his peers. But he
also has a talent for making himself unpopular. Jona responds to this
rejection in his own way, spying on his jealous peers using his own
personal surveillance device: a drone. It’s small, quiet, equipped with a
high-resolution camera, and capable of tracking down anyone Jona has
a mobile number for.
Jona films everything that passes before the camera lens, collecting
other people’s secrets so he can use them against them when the time
is right. But some of these secrets are more dangerous than they first
appear. Knowing even a fraction of them can prove fatal, and soon there
is mounting evidence that somebody is out to kill Jona…
Ages: 14+
€ 14.95
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Loewe Verlag
Red Panda Pai – Pai Goes on an Adventure
Saskia Hula
Illustrated by: Kerstin Schoene
Where do you belong, little Pai?
“I really am old enough now to go on an adventure,” thinks little red
panda Pai one day – and so he sets off to explore the world outside his
home in the wildlife park. He doesn’t get far, however, before he finds
himself completely lost. Pai is sent from pillar to post, since no one is
really sure who this little animal is. After all, everybody knows pandas
are black and white – and enormous.
After a while, even Pai is no longer sure where he really belongs. And
how is he ever going to find his way home if he can’t answer that question? This is not exactly the kind of adventure he had in mind... .
Age 3+
€ 12.95
Rights sold to: Romania
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mixtvision Verlag
Ulff and the Wild Squirrel Chase
Katja Alves
Illustrated by: Trixi Schneefuß
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 remaining: find the suitcase where he stored
his dangerous lasso. But this isn’t going to be as easy as he thinks. A
crazy chase is about to unfold! The book contains an acetate (to be found
at the back), that can be used manually to animate the illustrations and
bring the images to life.
Author Katja Alves has created a wonderfully clumsy monster who comes to life in the joyful and detailed illustrations by Trixi Schneefuß.
Ages: 3+
€ 16.90
Rights sold to: France, The Netherlands
mixtvision Verlag
In the Land of Clouds
Alexandra Helmig
Illustrated by: Anemone Kloos
Henry is an outsider. While all others are constantly looking for entertainment, he loves just sitting there, staring into the sky. But then Sara
enters his world. She understands that sometimes the best thing to do is
to do nothing, Then, they catch the attention of other children …
In her wonderful picture book, Alexandra Helmig tells a tender story
about the happiness of doing nothing. The poetic text is accompanied
by Anemone Kloos’ expressive illustrations, made with watercolour and
Indian ink. A celebration of boredom in our hectic society.
Ages: 3+
€ 14.90
Rights sold to: China
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mixtvision Verlag
Knietzsche and the Pocket Oracle
Anja von Kampen
Illustrated by: Kilian Schütz
Knietzsche has the most surprising birthday of all times: when he turns
twelve, his parents tell him that he’s adopted. All his biological parents
have left him is an old pocket watch that comes to life out of nothing ...
If that wasn’t crazy enough, he meets Mildred the same day: her Dad is
in jail for alleged art theft. Mildred is wildly determined to prove his innocence. Sure thing that Knietzsche and his friends Norbert, Pepe and
Darwina are at her side to help ...
Knietzsche is well-known from German television (ARD, Ki.Ka).
This adventure story is totally independent from the TV series.
Ages: 10+
€ 13.90
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mixtvision Verlag
Paul & Daddy
Susanne Weber
Illustrated by: Susanne Göhlich
“The sky is particularly clear today“, says Dad as he points to the skyscraper in the distance. Like every evening, Paul and his Dad are standing in front of the window and look across the the roofs of the city. Paul
loves watching the trains with his Dad before he has to go to sleep.
In 20 funny and authentic read-aloud stories, Susanne Weber writes
about the everyday life of kindergartener Paul and his dad. Modern,
humourous and perfect to read-aloud! In her friendly and warm-hearted illustrations, Susanne Göhlich perfectly captures Paul and his dad’s
adventures.
Ages: 4+
€ 11.90
Rights sold to: Estonia, Hungary, Turkey
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moses. Verlag GmbH
The Best Children‘s Games from Around the World
Nicola Berger
Illustrated by: Ina Worms
The best games often arise in situations when children get together and
are given space for their ideas. The children’s games presented here
can be played with little or no materials, they’re easy to understand
and they’re explained step by step. These classic games from around
the world originate in no fewer than 22 countries on five continents. A
journey of play around the world can begin – beginning in Germany and
landing in … Uganda, maybe?
Ages: 6+
€ 14.95
Rights sold to: South Korea
moses. Verlag GmbH
Leo & Leo: The Sparrow of Paris
Tobias Bungter
Illustrated by: Andrea Köhrsen, Thilo Krapp
A university for gangsters and crooks, the mysterious locket of a baroness, and a sparrow which turns all of Paris on its head: in their sixth
adventure, young detectives Leo and Leo travel to the city of love and
thieves. Will they succeed in thwarting the sinister plans of Luzifera
van Hell? Can Kruso’s rat costume deceive the wicked Mops Grotto?
And how do you order two croissants in thieves’ French?
Ages: 8+
€ 7.95
Rights sold to: Czech Republic, Slovak Republic
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moses. Verlag GmbH
Collect Flowers and Leaves
My first herbarium
Anke Küpper
Illustrated by: Angelika Neiser, Johann Brandstetter,
Arno Kolb, Sandra Kretzmann
This herbarium helps little scientists get to know and collect local blossoms and leaves. All you have to do is press the things you find before
sticking them into the herbarium, next to the matching plant and tree
profiles.
//Age-appropriate explanations, profiles and craft ideas
//Space for ten of each local flower and leaf
//Spare pages for your own findings
//Parchment paper to protect findings
//Practical tips on collecting and pressing
//Great ideas for young craft enthusiasts
Ages: 3+
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365 Everyday Experiments
Anita van Saan
Illustrated by: Dorothea Tust
This book is full of experiments for every day of the year. Try, marvel,
and learn with this great, illustrated book!
Ages: 8+
€ 9.95
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Will You Read Me a Story?
With a story wheel of fortune
Maren von Klitzing
Illustrated by: Barbara Korthues
A read-aloud book with a clever twist. The children turn the pointer on
the wheel and wherever it stops, that’s the story to be read. And even
the smallest children will quickly find the simple pictures in the table of
contents. The 20 stories vary in length and feature popular topics, like
pirates, princesses, animals, holidays, knights and football.
Extra: a moveable pointer on the cover.
A read-aloud book with a built-in game.
Ages: 4+
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The World Here at Home
Read-aloud-stories about other cultures
Susanne Orosz
Illustrated by: Stefanie Scharnberg
What a colourful country we live in! This book gives us a better understanding of the people who have come to us from other countries.
The stories are set in Germany and describe, among other things, the
Iranian festival Sizdah Bedar, Afghan fast breaking, and Senegalese
drumming. All 20 stories have been carefully researched by experts,
and show how valuable and enriching these different cultures can be to
our own way of life.
Topical subject: living alongside people from around the world.
Ages: 5+
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Only a Day
Martin Baltscheit
Illustrated by: Wiebke Rauers
You always have time enough to be happy.
As Wild Boar and Fox are unexpectedly witnesses to the delightful spectacle of a mayfly hatching, they find themselves faced with a problem:
how on earth are they to tell the creature it has only one day to live?
Straightaway, they decide to say that Fox is the one who will soon die.
The pretty fly immediately comes up with an idea: to fit a whole life –
full of happiness – into the space of a single day!
Ages: 6+
€ 12.99
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Help, My Teacher is Taking Off!
Sabine Ludwig
Ludwig at her best: spooky classroom goings-on that are guaranteed to
raise a smile!
Twelve-year-old Felix Vorndran’s newly won friendship with his pals,
and above all with Ella, is put to the test. But what roles do the seemingly friendly substitute biology teacher, Dr. Dr. Quip, who is obsessed
with flying, and the ‘resurrected’ Hulda Stingbeard play in all this? And
why is it Felix who is shrinking this time? Another fast-paced and gripping story by Sabine Ludwig.
Once again, we meet Felix, Smithy and Ella of the bestseller and box-office hit “Help, I’ve Shrunk my Teacher” by author Sabine Ludwig
(200,000 books from the Miss Braitwhistle series sold). Light-hearted
and hilarious narrative style.
Ages: 10+
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Verlag Friedrich Oetinger
A Little Groll and a Lot of Magic
Miriam Cordes
It’s nighttime, and everyone is asleep. Well, almost everyone. The little
Groll is still awake. He soon wakes his brother to show him something
magical. Something magical? The other Grolls, woken by the pair’s
whispering, want to see it, too. But where is little Greta? Oh, there she
is, sitting swinging on a branch outside. And that’s where the Grolls see
the really magical thing: the sunrise!
Enchanting, magical pictures in a goodnight story full of warmth and
cosiness.
Full English translation available!
Ages: 4+
€ 13.99
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In a Summernight Like Tonight
Tanja Heitmann
When 17-year-old Leo meets the inscrutable Alexei, she finds herself
not only faced with riddles but also in emotional turmoil. But then a
murder takes place and Leo can’t help wondering whether Alexei has
anything to do with it. Because she doesn’t lose faith in him, she even
ends up in mortal danger. But that also makes Leo stronger. Can she
really trust her feelings of love?
”In a Summernight Like Tonight“ by bestselling author Tanja Heitmann
is a thrilling combination of atmospheric romance and an ample portion
of suspense.
This marks Tanja Heitmann’s young adult book debut with Oetinger.
Ages: 14+
€ 16.99
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The Assassins
Antonia Michaelis
Although they come from totally different backgrounds, Cliff and Alain
are fascinated by each other, and Margareta, whom they have known
since they were small, has always stood between them. Then Cliff converts to Islam and disappears. When he returns, it soon becomes clear
that he is on an assignment: to plan a “Day of Blood” for the Islamic State. Alain wants to save his friend. Will the police succeed in preventing
the worst? Who will live and who will die?
With „The Assassins,” Antonia Michaelis offers an unsettling glimpse
into the dark abyss of terrorism.
Ages: 16+
€ 19.99
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Miss Hic and the Puffy Fart
Eva Dax
Illustrated by: Sabine Dully
Watch out, the Unstoppable Five are in our midst! But who is the most
unstoppable? Miss Hic, The Puffy Fart, The Burp, Professor Achoo or
The Yawner? A crazy contest begins, and just when they all think it will
be impossible to find a winner, a very different candidate turns up – one
who’s far more terrible than all the rest!
The second picture book from the dynamic duo Eva Dax and Sabine
Dully takes an amusing look at bodily functions.
„Miss Hic and the Puffy Fart“ provides knowledge in story form – and
unstoppable entertainment!
Full English translation available!
Ages: 4+
€ 12.99
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The Gruesome Gripsy
Charlotte Habersack
Illustrated by: Sabine Büchner
The animals of Mount Blockhead are in uproar: The Gripsy wants to
move in with them! Admittedly, no one has ever seen him, but they all
have a very clear conception of what he is like: Gruesome! A Gripsy
smells like wet dog, poaches eggs and his favorite dish is roasted rabbit!
They don’t want such a horrible creature to live with them. But too late!
His moving boxes are already stacked in front of his soon-to-be house.
He‘s here! The animals bar their doors. Nobody wants to come when
the Gripsy invites them over for a “real treat” – a trap, obviously! Only
one denizen can’t resist: the Partyrabbit. Against all warnings he rings
the doorbell of the Gripsy’s house. The other animals are sure: He won’t
survive this!
Ages: 3+
€ 12.99
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Trapped Between Two Worlds
Sara Oliver
Sixteen-year-old Vi is supposed to spend the holiday with her father,
who lives in a decrepit castle in the Alps. But when she arrives, there
is no sign of him. She stumbles across a high tech device in the cellar,
activates it by mistake – and suddenly finds herself face-to-face with
her twin!
The machine is a wormhole, and Vi has been transported into a parallel
world that is a lot like her own. Her doppelgänger, Nicky, lives with her
family in the same castle as Vi‘s father, but in this realm it is chic and
luxurious. Nicky‘s father has also disappeared without a trace. Vi and
Nicky have to join forces to find him, because he is the only one who
knows how to use the machine and get Vi back to her own world.
Then she meets handsome, mysterious Finn. Sparks fly between them,
but can he be trusted? Does he have anything to do with their fathers‘
disappearance? The situation gets even trickier when Nicky is kidnapped and Vi has to make difficult decisions on her own. Her only chance
to return to her world is to be braver than she ever dreamed possible,
and maybe even sacrifice a great love...
Ages: Young Adults
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Ravensburger Buchverlag
The Magical Flower Shop (Vol. 1):
Secrets upon Secrets
Gina Mayer
Illustrated by: Joëlle Tourlonias
Violet spends her afternoons at her aunt Abigail‘s flower shop. Sensing
that there‘s a big secret there, Violet and her friends begin to make
inquiries – and discover that her aunt owns an ancient magical flower
book and uses her flower magic to make people happy. Violet wants to
do that, too. Her first mission: making a match between her shy maths
teacher and her sports teacher. Using “Wondrous Lovage,” that should
be easy – but initially, everything goes wrong. Luckily, Auntie Abigail
comes to the rescue, and a few drops of “Blue-Speckled Castor Extract”
set things right again. However, Violet has a second emergency to take
care of: her classmate Fiorella. She‘s an amazing pianist, but she‘s not
happy. With the help of “Harsh Purple Loosestrife,” Fiorella dares to
rebel against her mother and tell her that she doesn‘t want to be a child
prodigy anymore…
Bonus recipe at the end of the book: Auntie Abigail‘s Secret Recipe for
Caramel-Lavender Sweets!
About the series: For nine-year-old Violet, there is no better place than
her Auntie Abigail‘s flower shop in a small British town. Both of them
share a special gift: with the aid of a book of ancient flower recipes that
only Violet and her aunt can read, they use flowers to heal and help
people. Over the course of the series, Violet is introduced to the secret
flower magic. In each self-contained volume, she solves a major problem
- though of course not without a few hiccups. Her friends, twins Jack
(Jaqueline) and Zack, everyday life at school, and cheeky animals play
important roles as well.
Ages: 8+
€ 9.99
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All About Wheels - From Carriages to Fast Cars
Illustrated by: Ali Mitgutsch
For more than five thousand years, wheels and all the inventions that
have sprung from them have played a huge part in human history. The
original 1975 edition of Ali Mitgutsch‘s “All About Wheels” was a new
type of book, the story-telling nonfiction picture book, and arose in close cooperation with the German Museum in Munich. Beginning with
rolling tree trunks and then solid and spoked wheels, and on to the development of carriages, bicycles, the first steam engines and motorization, Mitgutsch provides countless vignettes big and small, in words and
images, about one of the most important discoveries humankind ever
made. There is always an element of humour, and myriad details, some
of them quite incredible. The main focus, however, is humans and our
innate drive to discover, research, and invent – the same drive children
have. Young researchers are transported into the world of 40 years ago,
a time when their parents might have been children.
Ages: 6+
€ 16.99
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Tessloff Verlag
WAS IST WAS Vol. 135
Robots. Braniacs and Strong Helpers
Dr. Bernd Flessner
Long ago, the ancient Greeks were already dreaming of “artificial people” who would make work easier for them. In science fiction stories
and films of the future they have long since become good friends of
mankind, or, in some cases, its worst enemies – robots.
Today they are used everywhere in the world, from car factories to libraries. They carry out surgery in hospitals and take care of patients. As
a Mars rover, they explore the red planet and the deep-sea as a diving
robot. Drones and robotic cars operate aircraft and vehicles without human help. But how does a robot function? What tasks can it perform and
what are its limits? The new WAS IST WAS („how and why“) volume reveals how a robot can, for example, unscrew a jar of jam, and that since
1996, there has been a robot soccer world championship.
Ages: 8+
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WAS IST WAS Vol. 15
Dinosaurs. Land of the Giant Lizards
Dr. Manfred Baur
Millions of years ago, the earth shook under the heavy tread of the dinosaurs. Giant lizards ruled life on land. In the sky, pterodactyls circled,
while plesiosaurs with terrifying teeth hunted in the world‘s oceans.
Were dinosaurs intelligent? Did dinosaur mothers protect their young?
How fast could the giant lizards run? This WAS IST WAS („how and
why“) edition takes readers on a fascinating journey back into the era
of the dinosaurs – wiped out forever 65 million years ago by a massive
natural disaster.
Ages: 8+
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WAS IST WAS Junior
Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Mammals
Bärbel Oftring
Illustrated by: Astrid Vohwinkel
This book takes us back 450 million years! Chapter by chapter, children
aged 4 and up can go on a voyage of discovery through this unique
“WAS IST WAS Junior” book.
Four hundred and fifty million years ago, huge creatures left the oceans
for the land and later developed into the dinosaurs. With its entertaining
text and beautiful illustrations, the book shows how the dinosaurs lived,
what they ate, and what brought the age of the dinosaurs to an end.
The second part of the book is devoted to prehistoric mammals. Children are introduced to primeval rhinoceroses, giant jellyfish, saber-toothed tigers, mammoths, and are taught about their respective habitats.
The book is equipped with lots of discovery flaps, amazing records, and
numerous interactive elements.
Ages: 4+
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WAS IST WAS Kindergarten
The Forest
Andrea Weller-Essers
Illustrated by: Heike Vogel
Why are there constantly new trees in a forest? Where do squirrels
sleep? And which animals are only active after dark?
Like every volume in the nonfiction series, “WAS IST WAS Kindergarten,” for children aged three years and up, this book begins with a typical scene in kindergarten. The children sit on chairs arranged in a
circle and take a closer look at the leaves and branches of various trees.
Then a discovery expedition into the forest begins. The book’s colorful,
cheerful design and its many discovery flaps invite the kids to take a
closer look, and notice all kinds of details. At the end of the book, the
kindergarten children assign the items they have found to the respective seasons of the year.
With exciting extra information, simple experiments and great craft
ideas, “WAS IST WAS Kindergarten” conveys expert knowledge in a
highly entertaining way.
Ages: 3+
€ 9.95
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Polly Pookie Cookie –
The girl with the perfect bite!
Lucy Astner
Illustrated by: Lisa Hänsch
Until recently, Polly was a perfectly ordinary little girl. But ever since
that stupid incisor fell out everything has been different. No: everything
has been downright crazy! For the tooth now emerging is not an ordinary tooth – it‘s a truly genuine vampire tooth. And Polly is not an
ordinary little girl anymore, but a vampire girl. When she is angry she
is suddenly so strong that she can flick that nasty Marvin Kowalke through the air like a bit of snot. Polly thinks it is amazing that vampires
have magical powers, but she is less amused by the fact that she has
to pass an exam supervised by the council of dormice before she can
go and live with her family again. And so Polly leaves her home on the
Baltic Sea, her best friend Leni and her beloved ponies Goulash and
Soup to go and stay with Aunt Winnie in Hamburg to prepare for the
dormouse exam. Winnie is certainly the funniest aunt in the world, but
Polly nevertheless first finds Hamburg downright stupid: the enchanted
houseboat, the new school, horrid Greta, the silly old history competition and of course Paul, who is determined to be Polly‘s best friend. How
Polly longs to be an ordinary little girl again, without a vampire tooth
and magic powers- if only she was able to go back home again! Luckily
Eagle Eye is around, the speaking bat. He may be as blind as a one-eyed
mole, but he makes Polly see that sometimes it is worth being just a
little bit different …
Ages: 8+
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How a Nut Turned My Life Upside Down
Alexa Hennig von Lange
Illustrated by: Regina Kehn
Lisa loves her parents, she really does - if only they weren‘t always so
worried about her. They won’t allow Lisa to go to the old mansion that
is to be made into an orphanage. But that is precisely where Lisa wants
to go. A house without any parents: that sounds like freedom! But before she knows what‘s happening, Lisa finds herself in the infirmary of
the orphanage. And all because of one nut she shouldn‘t have touched.
Suddenly all Lisa wants to do is go home! She stealthily creeps down the
stairs, and when she hears voices, she hides in a cupboard. Then the
cupboard door opens and a boy looks at her…
Ages: 10+
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When the Secret Park Awakes, Beware of Shabalu
Oliver Scherz
Illustrated by: Daniel Napp
How quiet and enchanting it is here! Mo and his sister Kaja and brother
Jonathan get goose bumps as they climb into the abandoned amusement park. Around them there is nothing but empty shooting galleries,
an overgrown merry-go-round and an old ferris wheel. Suddenly Mo
sees an old castle in the distance. The children are attracted to it as if by
magic. For it is in this castle that the mysterious Shabalu lives…
Ages: 6+
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WWWhat? – Everything you have always wanted
to know about the Internet, easily explained
Jane Baer-Krause, Kristine Kretschmer
Illustrated by: Jan von Holleben
How does the Internet know so much? Can you eat “cookies?” Am I a different person on the Internet? Children can find answers to these questions and many more besides if they go to the homepage of seitenstark.
de and, now, this non-fiction book for children. The 70 questions asked
by children in this volume were compiled in cooperation with this famous website and answered by authors Jane Bauer-Krause and Kristine
Kretschmer in close collaboration with the website‘s experts. Inspired
by these questions, the acclaimed illustrator Jan von Holleben created
illustrations that will prompt many aha! moments.
Ages: 8+
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