Children's Books on Tour - Spring 2022

Theo, himself an enthusiastic Minecraft player, is given a high honour: he is appointed administrator of the Minecraft server at...

Theo, himself an enthusiastic Minecraft player, is given a high honour: he is appointed administrator of the Minecraft server at his school. But suddenly strange things start happening in the Minecraft world and more and more bugs in the game occur. Theo tells the Data Detectives about the strange attacks. Why would anyone want to harm the Minecraft club? And can the Data Detectives put an end to this nightmare?

Vicki, Laurin, Lina and Theo are the Data Detectives. The cheerful clique around the clever robot Babblebot experiences the possibilities and dangers of the digital world and fights smartly against cybercrime. Excitement and fun are guaranteed!

The popular children’s book series „1000 Dangers. You Decide!” is finally available for early readers! Every path takes you on...

The popular children’s book series „1000 Dangers. You Decide!” is finally available for early readers! Every path takes you on a new adventure. You work in a tavern called the “Flying Fish” on a remote island – the perfect hideout for pirates. One day, a treasure map is stolen. Will you go look for it and find the treasure? Or will you set sail with Captain Perkin? Will you board the enemy’s pirate ship or will you end up getting stranded on a desert island?

• Vol. 1: Evil at the Dino Park

• Vol. 2: Turmoil at the Knights’ Castle

Sometimes there is too much talk, sometimes too little, and often the wrong thing is said. Especially when it comes...

Sometimes there is too much talk, sometimes too little, and often the wrong thing is said. Especially when it comes to emotional matters. How simple it can be is shown by the three texts that come together in this book – a "You are worth more to me than anything else", an "I like you just the way you are" and an apology, expressed so straightforwardly and clearly that children understand that only a few words are needed, but with heartfelt warmth, so that the right message gets through.

Barbara Hoffmann is an illustrator and author, the book is the winner of the Romulus Candea Prize 2021 awarded by Design Austria. Barbara Hoffmann was born in Lower Austria in 1985 and has a great passion for light-footed humour and absurdity. She studied graphic design at the New Design University in St. Pölten, where her enthusiasm for illustration and children's books also grew. After working abroad in Italy and Ireland as an independent graphic designer and illustrator, she lives and works in Vienna, where she runs the graphic design and illustration studio "The Graphic Society" together with Elke Bauer.

Awarded the Romulus Candea Prize 2021, presented by Design Austria

This title (Vol. 1): King Brandur summons all the warriors of the land to Riet Castle. The dragon Tarok is on the...

This title (Vol. 1): King Brandur summons all the warriors of the land to Riet Castle. The dragon Tarok is on the rampage in the Grey Mountains and is advancing towards Riet Castle. A small group of young friends meet and form a strong team to fight the dragon. The warriors have to prepare to defend Andor. Can they stop him before he seizes power over Andor?

Inquire about our sample translation. The series: based on the bestselling board game Andor, this series follows the adventures of a team of young warriors: the brave warrior Thorn, the determined magician Eara, the wise keeper Chada, and the clever dwarf Kram. Together they go on dangerous quests in the fantasy medieval land of Andor. • 4c illustrations by the illustrator and creator of Andor, Michael Menzel • Andor is one of the most popular board games in Germany and has sold over 700,000 units

Jonny Ant isn’t like other ants. However hard he tries, the others are always better. When Jonny’s suspiciously large body...

Jonny Ant isn’t like other ants. However hard he tries, the others are always better. When Jonny’s suspiciously large body starts to tremble and he is diagnosed with the contagious Broommps, he decides he’s had enough. Together with his friend Butz he runs away, and they get caught up in an adventure in which Jonny’s weaknesses increasingly turn out to be strengths.

With bag and baggage into the wild city. One morning there is a digger in front of Mr. Badger’s building....

With bag and baggage into the wild city. One morning there is a digger in front of Mr. Badger’s building. Mr. Badger is an inventor and Rocket is his best friend. A nature adventure park is to be built here, and they have to get out! Immediately! "And now? Where do we go?" asks Mr. Badger. "Always follow your nose. It's never let us down!" says Rocket, who always comes up with something good. And if there's no more room for them in the countryside, then they'll just move to the city with bag and baggage!

Jörg Isermeyer preferred a career as a freelance artist to a university career after he finished his studies. Today he works as an actor, director, theater pedagogue, musician and writer in Bremen and elsewhere.

Kai Schüttler studied design at the FH Münster with a focus on illustration. Since receiving his bachelor's degree, he has been living and working in Greven as a freelance illustrator.

Becky Librum moves to an old dilapidated castle with her father and her chipmunk Lotti. There she discovers a secret...

Becky Librum moves to an old dilapidated castle with her father and her chipmunk Lotti. There she discovers a secret children's library with her new friend Hugo and his dog Watson. Becky alone is chosen to save the books before they turn to dust forever. In this gripping magical adventure series, a strong girl not only experiences a move to a castle, but also the greatest adventure of her life: she is to save the magical world of books!

Wonderfully idiosyncratic magical creatures, talking animals and her best friend stand by the brave protagonist. Girls and boys aged 8+ will be thrilled. An exciting, imaginative story complemented by wonderfully atmospheric illustrations. A book to immerse yourself in.

Barbara Rose is an author of books for children and young people and a journalist. For over ten years she made up stories for television and presented programmes for children and young people on the radio. She now works as a freelance author and can do what she enjoys most: writing books and reading from them.

"Only reading saves the books, here and everywhere in the world: (...) A series (...) that deals with the fascinating power of books and aims to take young readers into the mysterious universe of fantastic stories".

Bücher

"Salvation for the books – (...) enthralling story."

Kölnische Rundschau

"The mix of motifs does it! (...) A pinch of magic and fantasy is paired with the criminalistic flair of shrewd and cheerful children's characters."

kinderundjugendmedien.de

In Fee's family, present connections must be questioned when secrets of past relationships come to light. At some point, everyone...

In Fee's family, present connections must be questioned when secrets of past relationships come to light. At some point, everyone involved has lived in the Mühlbach valley, and after rifts and conflicts, some have moved away from there. Olga with her children Fee and Hugo to the city, Fee's father, Zoran, with Nica, his new partner, to Holland. Hugo's father, Finn, has stayed.

Then Olga's grandfather calls the family to Mühlbach valley to tell a long overdue truth. Fee doesn't like this at all, she would rather go to school and spend the weekend with Zoran in Holland. But she has to come to terms with her patchwork family, its secrets, different places where loved ones live, new contacts and in the end even a move to the country. For they all go their own ways, but like toads they sooner or later return to the Mühlbach valley.

As a boy, Armin Kaster read world literature that he did not understand, but still wanted to become a writer. After exotic excursions into wholesale and foreign trade and economics, he turned to education and then to art. Now he works as a freelance author and artist and lives with his family in Düsseldorf. For years he has been carrying out literary-artistic projects with children and young people at home and abroad. He is particularly fascinated by the original lifeworlds of young people, which he loves to transform into stories.

A late coming out reorders the relationships in a patchwork family

The Unicorn That Loved Saying No is back for his second adventure. More than 20 foreign publishers have come up...

The Unicorn That Loved Saying No is back for his second adventure. More than 20 foreign publishers have come up with creative translations of the many wordplays in the German original – in that respect, this second volume is no less challenging to translate and/or re-tell. But the reward is another brisk-selling, witty, lovable book – pitched at exactly the right level for its target audience as well as being lots of fun for those reading aloud.

Bonus: an optional insert with a fun game!

Marc-Uwe Kling sings songs and tells stories. His business concept is to write books that criticise capitalism and sell very well.

Astrid Henn used to work for a couple of advertising agencies, before becoming a happy and passionate freelance illustrator.

It’s springtime at last! Mouse, Lizard and Dung Beetle can’t wait to go out and have their first breakfast. On...

It’s springtime at last! Mouse, Lizard and Dung Beetle can’t wait to go out and have their first breakfast. On their way they find a mysterious egg and meet a lot of other meadow dwellers.

One thing is for sure: children will love the hustle and bustle in the spring meadow and will discover the environment and nature in a very playful and lively way!

Judith Allert lives remotely with her husband and many animals on an old farm. She enjoys thinking up new stories while weeding and making space for flowers in her garden.

Anne-Kathrin Behl, born in 1983 and raised in Greifswald, has been enthusiastically illustrating and writing children's books since 2009.

It is the year 2028. Tamara (13) and Aldo (14) are in a greenhouse testing a device made by Aldo's...

It is the year 2028. Tamara (13) and Aldo (14) are in a greenhouse testing a device made by Aldo's father's company that analyses and translates plant scents. In the process, they see how the plants have banded together in their rage at the indifference of people after countless severe storms and overly hot summers - they've had enough! They decide to cut back so that people will soon not only run out of toilet paper, but also of food. But governments around the world don't seem to care. Aldo and Tamara have to do something; they have to somehow get the politicians to negotiate with the plants before it comes to an irrevocable catastrophe ...

Ute Scheub is the author of numerous books on political and ecological topics. She has won several awards for her publishing achievements.

The animals have a pretty good idea of what their paradise should look like. To achieve this, they need their...

The animals have a pretty good idea of what their paradise should look like. To achieve this, they need their new farmer Claire, who is to redesign the farm according to an elaborate plan. And of course the little donkey Liebernicht, to whom Claire can't refuse anything. Before he can think "Lieber nicht", he is caught in the middle of a paradisiacal plan. Will the animals get their farm paradise? Or does Claire want to give up the adventure of country life so quickly? Surely not!

Martin Baltscheit, born in Düsseldorf in 1965, studied communication design in Essen. He has since worked as a comic artist, illustrator, actor, and an author of internationally best-selling children’s books, prose, radio and theatre plays. He has won numerous awards for his work.

"It's another one of those typical Martin Baltscheit stories that children love and adults enjoy reading aloud because they are full of mischief and poetry."

Buchjournal Kids

"The animal characters seem almost human (...) certainly the reason why one's heart swells while reading."

Eselsohr

"Also in terms of colour, the scenes, like the text, sparkle with liveliness. (...) perfectly suited for reading aloud".

1001 – The Magazine for Children's and Youth Literature

Ready, steady … snore! Five animal heroes are getting ready for this year’s World Championship of Falling Asleep! They have to undergo the following...

Ready, steady … snore! Five animal heroes are getting ready for this year’s World Championship of Falling Asleep! They have to undergo the following tests:  who can fall asleep fastest despite unbearably loud construction noises, in freezing cold temperatures, during a rollercoaster ride or in  the deep, scary darkness of a cave? The different rounds of the competition are really challenging. But each sleeping athlete has their own tricks and, in the end, the snoring referee Heinz Hog is able to announce the new world champion.

An exciting and humorously illustrated bedtime story which will challenge every child to fall asleep as quickly as possible. Daniel Napp, born in 1974, studied graphic design in Münster. He won several awards as a student. He works as a freelance author and illustrator and has published several children’s books.

A wild rollercoaster ride around the world and through time: In this book, children can discover pyramids, ghost ships and...

A wild rollercoaster ride around the world and through time: In this book, children can discover pyramids, ghost ships and Area 51. They travel to the most beautiful places and marvel at natural wonders like huge waterfalls, sand dunes as high as houses and fantastic beaches. Thanks to many graphics and easy-to-understand texts, children also learn how the earth was formed and how it has changed over millions of years. This leads directly onto the important topics of our time such as climate change and species extinction. Because that is what is special about this book – it links geology and geography, biology, physics and history with life today in an entertaining, age-appropriate way!

“Stop, Lion, stop! A picture for the Lioness has to be painted differently.” Lion and Lioness have been a couple...

“Stop, Lion, stop! A picture for the Lioness has to be painted differently.” Lion and Lioness have been a couple for 20 years. It’s the anniversary of their love! It’s time for a card. Or better still, a letter. Or, best of all, a gift, the greatest gift a lion can give his lioness: a picture he has painted himself.

A great work of art could be created – if only the other animals would stay out of it for once. But then along comes the lizard...

• A new picture book about the Lion

• Original introduction to the artistic styles for children

Martin Baltscheit, born in 1965, studied communication design in Essen. He has written and illustrated several picture books and has been awarded the German Youth Theatre prize and the Youth Literature prize. Martin Baltscheit lives with his family in Düsseldorf.

In the jungle kingdom of Elámon, shapeshifters are worshipped like deities. One of them is the young jaguar shapeshifter Kitana,...

In the jungle kingdom of Elámon, shapeshifters are worshipped like deities. One of them is the young jaguar shapeshifter Kitana, who lives a carefree life with her family in the temple. Until the day when the high priest hatches a plot that destroys Kitana’s idyllic world and forces her to seek help from the darkest depths of the jungle. Driven further and further into a corner, Kitana asks for help from a pack of panther shapeshifters who live in a remote area of the jungle and are very suspicious of jaguars as well as humans. When she meets the wild and unpredictable panther boy Ecco, everything changes for Kitana. Katja Brandis, born in 1970, studied American Studies, English Studies and German Studies. She went on to work as a journalist. She has been writing since her childhood and has published numerous novels for young readers. She lives near Munich with her husband, their son and three cats. As a child, Claudia Carls kept announcing that when she grew up, she wanted to be either a writer or an artist, alternating between these two professions until she could solve this conflict by deciding to study book illustration. After her graduation she realized this plan at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, specializing in illustrating and communication design. A certified designer, she lives and works in Hamburg, illustrating picture books, children’s and teen books, non-fiction books and posters.

"A wonderful protagonist, an enchanting world." Staubinger Tagblatt

"An unbelievably exciting fantasy story that shines through both plot strands." Münchner Merkur

"An absorbing fantasy novel. A real page-turner." Eselsohr

"Katja Brandis’s novel is packed full of fantastic ideas as well as realistically portrayed characters and is gripping from the first page to the last. It is a pleasing side effect that the book also argues against tyranny and for democracy." BÜCHERmagazin

"Successful, original fantasy novel for young people, that is impossible to put down." BÜCHERmagazin

"Magnificent." BÜCHERmagazin

“A beastly thrilling read – not just for fans of Harry Potter and the Warrior Cats!“ Stiftung Lesen

“Superb read.“ kilifü

"I have devoured these books!“ Eva, 14, MDR Sachsen – Das Sachsenradio  

Scaly loves bubble baths, lava lemonade – and criminal cases. He is a dragon detective and always on the scene...

Scaly loves bubble baths, lava lemonade – and criminal cases. He is a dragon detective and always on the scene when something strange happens in his hometown Wormstead. When an upset unicorn appears in his headquarters and tells him a story about a dangerous magical rubbish heap, Scaly does not have to be asked twice: together with his friends, the cool cat Greywacke and the feisty elf Jessamy, he eagerly starts investigating the case. In the depths of the magic forest, an unbelievable adventure awaits them …

Katja Brandis, born in 1970, studied American, English and German language and literature and worked as a journalist. She has been writing since her childhood and has published many stories, novels, and non-fiction books for young readers, including the bestselling series “Woodwalkers” and “Seawalkers”. She lives with her husband, son and three cats near Munich.

More than 200 large and small, flying, rolling, quiet, noisy, colourful and exceptional vehicles are waiting to be discovered. A...

More than 200 large and small, flying, rolling, quiet, noisy, colourful and exceptional vehicles are waiting to be discovered. A very special, entertaining and colourful vehicle lexicon with lots of details, for children aged 2 years and over.

Series Edition Piepmatz: parents and children alike will love the appealing, simplified illustrations and charming texts of the series Edition Piepmatz. The concepts are carefully designed and beautifully executed.

Surprise: Mummy is pregnant and the whole family shares in the excitement. It’s good that she can explain everything so...

Surprise: Mummy is pregnant and the whole family shares in the excitement. It’s good that she can explain everything so clearly: how does a new human being emerge from an egg cell and a sperm cell? How does the baby get into the stomach? And how does it come out into the world? This book handles one of the basic subjects of life in a sensitive and straightforward way. More than just sex education, it’s an adventure crammed with knowledge!

Matthias von Bornstädt, author of "My Body is a Superhero," is a medical doctor who lives in Berlin and has published well-known children’s books. Additionally, he writes audio plays and film scripts. On his YouTube channel, he explains medical knowledge in a child-friendly way.

Timo Grubing, born in Bochum in 1981, returned to the town of his birth after studying design in Münster. He now lives and works there as a freelance illustrator for children’s and YA books, schoolbooks and family games.

EXIT Books are ESCAPE ROOM Books: a series of unrelated standalone stories that all follow the same principle: the reader...

EXIT Books are ESCAPE ROOM Books: a series of unrelated standalone stories that all follow the same principle: the reader has “to find the exit” within the story.

We offer titles for three target age groups: 8+, 12+ and all ages/14+, and at four different levels of difficulty: Kids, Beginners, Advanced and Professionals

This title is aimed at kids aged 8+: a bank robbery, a circus in need and three kid detectives who want to solve the riddle of a stolen family treasure. Top-class reading fun and real-life escape feeling for children.

• Over 250,000 copies sold in the series. Internationally successful.