Children's Books on Tour 2020

50 cases involving master criminals are waiting to be solved by Sherlock’s descendants....

50 cases involving master criminals are waiting to be solved by Sherlock’s descendants.

Who has stolen Watson’s notebook? How was the criminal able to escape from a locked room? Players slip into the role of the famous detective and must demonstrate their investigative skills.

Series: 50...

PUZZLES. GAMES. KNOWLEDGE.

These handy-sized sets of cards contain good ideas for every occasion. For young scientists and little magicians, children who want to relax and those who want to combat boredom – 50 colourful ideas for use at home, on car journeys, on flights or train trips, on children’s birthdays – or just to fill a gap. A huge fun for the whole family!

This book takes children on an unforgettable journey into space! After the rocket launch, the space explorers stop on the...

This book takes children on an unforgettable journey into space! After the rocket launch, the space explorers stop on the ISS, experiment with weightlessness, visit the moon and marvel at planets and stars.

The travellers also take a trip back in time: back to the Big Bang, the beginning of the universe. Exciting factual texts and elaborately designed book pages show the uniqueness and fascinating beauty of our universe. Small experiments and pictorial comparisons help children understand even complicated facts. The countdown has started – the spaceship is waiting!

Oskar is three and, over the course of a year, he has all kinds of adventures with his sister Klara...

Oskar is three and, over the course of a year, he has all kinds of adventures with his sister Klara and his stuffed animal Theo. He talks about colourful ‘labadoons’, playing puppet theatre with Dad, his summer holiday in the mountains with Grandma and Grandpa and how much he hates washing his hair.

First of all, you need a great friend you can really rely on. And a mum who comforts and cares...

First of all, you need a great friend you can really rely on. And a mum who comforts and cares for you – even if she’s annoying sometimes. Another crucial item on the most-important-things list is an aunt or grandma who always has time to play. Every child should have their own room, bed and bike as well as a soft toy or pet animal to cuddle. And they should be able to cook their favourite meal and play an instrument.

Christoph Hein also illustrates why discoveries and inventions should be part of every child’s life, and why good stories, tears and being in love are all necessary for perfect happiness.

Benny Beaver is involved in every adventure. Among other things, he’s a master builder. He’s always eager to learn something...

Benny Beaver is involved in every adventure. Among other things, he’s a master builder. He’s always eager to learn something new – in the forest and anywhere else. There’s a lot to learn about our environment and nature. This eventful tale about Benny Beaver and his friends Daisy Duck, Sally Squirrel and Manny Mole is great fun, as is the CD with its nature sounds.

What happens in the forest? Who creeps, crawls and flies here? And what trees, bushes and fungi grow here? A lively tale about the environment and nature for nursery school and first-year primary school children.

A picture-book tale, exciting and entertaining – as is the CD with its sounds from nature. Welcome to the world of Benny Beaver and his friends! Share their adventures in the forest and elsewhere!

For as long as he can remember, Jukka has been living alone in a lonely bay with his foster father...

For as long as he can remember, Jukka has been living alone in a lonely bay with his foster father Bittermoon. Whenever Bittermoon isn‘t sitting in his rocking chair on the roof of his boat, smoking his pipe, he likes to enjoy his treasures. And his most cherished treasure is a heart of glass resting in state on a velvet cushion in his captain‘s cabin. But sometimes Jukka can‘t help wondering about the faraway places beyond the vast desert that borders his beach...

One day, Kandidel Wind, the travelling saleswoman, arrives with her daughter Lila. To Jukka‘s great surprise, Bittermoon already knows Kandidel. While the kids need some time to get used to each other, the adults quickly rekindle their old love. But after a heated argument between the adults, Kandidel disappears – and the heart of glass disappears with her. Bittermoon is sick with anguish about his stolen heart. Since his happiness seems to depend on it, Jukka and Lila decide to steal the heart back. And Jukka is determined to finally discover the big world beyond the bay. The two kids, who have become fast friends, start their journey to the White Mountains, Lila and Kandidel‘s home. But Jukka and Lila will have to go through many adventures before they arrive there and uncover the truth.

Sometimes a fox is more than a fox. When Ben and Portia meet each other for the first time in...

Sometimes a fox is more than a fox. When Ben and Portia meet each other for the first time in the old bookshop in Conwy, they do not know that they will experience the biggest adventure of their lives together. Nor do they notice the red-headed man who is hiding behind a stack of books, and whose shadow takes the shape of a fox: Robin Goodfellow. Cunningly, the shapeshifter tricks the children into opening a magical door for him. Nobody opens the portal to the Otherworld and goes unpunished, however...

A hilarious tale about grandma’s wool. Grandma is off to her sewing circle – but, oh dear, a ball of...

A hilarious tale about grandma’s wool. Grandma is off to her sewing circle – but, oh dear, a ball of wool has rolled out of her basket. The children must chase after her and return Grandma’s wool to her. But Grandma travels at breakneck speed on her scooter. So the children have to take a few shortcuts to catch up...

Series: My String Book

INNOVATIVE CONCEPT, FANTASTIC STORIES!

A funny story lets imaginations run wild while taking a playful approach to practicing fine motor skills. This creative concept by illustrator Saskia Gaymann requests children’s help: the story must be completed with a red string. Small holes punched in the pages show the path they must follow – but in which order? They can check at the end whether they found all the holes!

Day after day, Amanda, Oskar and their friends work their fingers to the bone in an orphanage run by the...

Day after day, Amanda, Oskar and their friends work their fingers to the bone in an orphanage run by the nasty Agatha Stinkwort, manufacturing the famous ‘Choco-cadabra’ chocolate. Until one day they find a strange container with mysterious writing on it: the recipe for the legendary Happiness Cocoa! A frantic search for the seven ingredients begins...

Ben is in a crisis. At the annual school play he, of all people, gets the part of the prince....

Ben is in a crisis. At the annual school play he, of all people, gets the part of the prince. Now he has to appear in shiny leggings and, at the end, he even has to kiss Melissa, alias Snow White.

That’s something he just won’t do! And on top of that, the girls want to rewrite the play. The modern princess is supposed to manage the work of the dwarfs – but they should do the cleaning themselves. A plan is called for, because Ben won‘t put up with the fact that only the girls get to direct things.

Kerrybrook is Jana’s favourite virtual escape. An idyllic fishing village with beautiful nature and, every now and then, a fresh...

Kerrybrook is Jana’s favourite virtual escape. An idyllic fishing village with beautiful nature and, every now and then, a fresh breeze from the nearby sea. Jana is this world’s designer and overseer: she’s satisfied with her masterpiece. It’s her best work so far. Until one day, a dead body is found – in both ‘Virtual Reality’ and the real world.

In times of climate change, VR is the only safe place for humankind. That’s why Jana needs to solve the crime: she’s responsible for stopping the destruction. Where do we go when Nowhere is the only destination left?

Every morning Roy rides excitedly to kindergarten on his horse Desperado. But one day everything is different: the kindergarten has...

Every morning Roy rides excitedly to kindergarten on his horse Desperado. But one day everything is different: the kindergarten has been ransacked, the seesaw is broken and the swing has been torn down. And as if that wasn’t bad enough, Heidi the kindergarten teacher has been kidnapped by the evil bandit Black Beard! Roy and Desperado set off immediately to follow his tracks in the sand.

As experienced trackers, they find his secret hide-away in no time. But can they free Heidi? Roy wouldn’t be the bravest rider, and Desperado his most fearless of horses, if the two of them didn’t have a brilliant plan. By combining brainpower and horsepower, they manage to chase Black Beard away and bring Heidi home. What an adventure! Or, as Roy puts it: “just your average day at kindergarten”.

Mom is so proud of her little Theo. How fast does a dragon like him grow? Watch as he gets...

Mom is so proud of her little Theo. How fast does a dragon like him grow? Watch as he gets bigger and bigger from page to page. How big are his wings now? Kids can complete the illustrations for themselves!

Series: Pocket Quiz Junior

The bright boxes in a handy size are real eye-catchers! Suitable for all quiz fans, covering diverse topics.

Danger in the foggy bog. Paul’s little sister Carlotta is really looking forward to her first school trip. They’re planning...

Danger in the foggy bog. Paul’s little sister Carlotta is really looking forward to her first school trip. They’re planning a hike on the moors and a visit to the moor museum, where they’ll be able to see ancient bog bodies! Paul and a few of his classmates have been asked along, to help the teacher look after the younger children. And Dusty’s allowed to come too.

But the dog has been acting strangely lately: he keeps disappearing for hours, which isn’t like him at all. Luckily he’s back by the time the children start off on their walk: because what starts as a harmless excursion soon turns into a dangerous adventure – and only Dusty can save the day.

• Dusty becomes a life-saver

• Friendship, family, and a loyal dog who’s afraid of nothing

With this book, education professionals can introduce children to the UNESCO „Education for Sustainable Development“ programme.With hands-on materials, such as...

With this book, education professionals can introduce children to the UNESCO „Education for Sustainable Development“ programme.With hands-on materials, such as activity and project cards, children learn about environmental problems such as deforestation, climate change and more. They are encouraged to discuss and try things out with age-appropriate stories, information and activities. The relevant „Sustainable Development Goals“ (SDGs) are listed at the beginning of every project.

Emma, along with her mother and siblings, has to move from Dublin to a rural part of northern Germany. She...

Emma, along with her mother and siblings, has to move from Dublin to a rural part of northern Germany. She misses Ireland, the Atlantic and her Irish grandparents. Even the Baltic Sea is no consolation. All Emma wants is to return to Ireland as soon as possible. Levin, a boy in her new class who’s facing his own problems, offers to help her. But after a while, it seems he doesn’t really want her to leave. And Emma herself starts to doubt the merits of her escape plan...

With LOGICO PRIMO, children will enjoy learning and practising basic skills....

With LOGICO PRIMO, children will enjoy learning and practising basic skills.

Each LOGICO PRIMO set features 16 cards with motivating assignments appropriate for the child’s age.

Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division - preschool children solve these tasks daily while playing and in everyday life. With the learning cards, children practise basic mathematical operations in a playful way. They learn to solve mathematical questions in their everyday lives.

All tasks and solutions are shown in pictures. This allows for an early introduction to basic arithmetic, even before children have learned to read the numbers.

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For all fans of Escape Rooms, Exit Games and exciting stories. With this amazing book by Björn Berenz and Christoph...

For all fans of Escape Rooms, Exit Games and exciting stories. With this amazing book by Björn Berenz and Christoph Dittert, adventurers and puzzle fans aged 8+ will get far more than their money’s worth. Each volume contains a different diary with colour illustrations, puzzles and ideas for DIY and doodling, cutting out and competitions.

Join Lias, Mojo and Cookie on a mission to the Himalayas: together they must find out what has happened to Lias’s father. He disappeared six months ago and the only thing he left behind was his expedition diary, which is full of strange clues and puzzles. Only if you can decipher them will you be able to move onto the next stage. A great adventure awaits you! But you must be on your guard: the strange boy Tashi will follow you like a shadow. In the end, you must decide: how should the adventure continue for you and the Explorer Team? Hunt with Lias through the forgotten world. Go with Tashi to discover the eternal ice. Follow Cookie and Mojo through fire and lava. You will have to choose which of the Explorers you want to accompany on the next adventure. Lots of exciting puzzles and mysterious questions await you. Each mission will take the Explorers to their goal, and you will be with them all the way.

A large-format book with many things to find and discover....

A large-format book with many things to find and discover.

Can you find the little squirrel? The little squirrel travels far and wide searching for nuts and seeds for winter, and encounters lots of other animals on the farm, by the pond, at the allotment, in the mountains and in the forest. Short rhymes help children find the squirrel on each page.

Every page also features extra little search challenges for long-lasting search-and-find fun.

Parents and children alike will love the appealing, simplified illustrations and charming texts of the Edition Piepmatz series. The concepts are well thought-out and lovingly realised.

9-year-old Milla can’t read. She doesn’t see words, only cheeky ants swarming across the pages. Her dad enrols Milla in...

9-year-old Milla can’t read. She doesn’t see words, only cheeky ants swarming across the pages. Her dad enrols Milla in a holiday course in the mountains – so what? No worries! Why should Milla let her dad know that she actually plans to run away?

TV and Film producer Katherina Schöde (Script writer and Producer of Kerstin Gier’s “Ruby Red” trilogy) creates a confident, fresh, wild and brave young heroine with a big heart. Milla is very easy to identify with, she shows kids they are not alone with all the difficulties. Nobody but you can measure your life. A blazing plea for inclusion! Milla understands why being happy is much more important than any achievement.