Children's Books on Tour 2020

The most magical adventure since the discovery of chocolate! Do you believe in magic and miracles? Everyone in the little...

The most magical adventure since the discovery of chocolate! Do you believe in magic and miracles? Everyone in the little town of Belony takes magic and miracles for granted – everyone except Elina, who thinks it’s all a load of nonsense. That is, until her nervous neighbour Charlie happens to get hold of a bar of chocolate that has a very strange effect on her. Suddenly Elina is convinced that Charlie has fallen under a spell.

Of all people, it’s shy Robin who comes to the girl’s rescue. He is a member of a Candy Guild family – people who have the ability to create magic sweets that will help others. This is how he knows that only the mysterious Candy Guild can lift the curse on Charlie. With a suitcase full of magic sweets, the three of them set out on a dangerous quest. Because not everyone keeps to the pact that magic sweets should only be used to do good...

The Candy Guild. The Magic Pact is the first in a new series of magic-fantasy books for children aged 9+ – as enchanting as chocolate and as wild as a Christmas cracker!

Little Dream Sailor voyages through the big cloud sea, fishing for dreams. Dreams that transport kids into the worlds of...

Little Dream Sailor voyages through the big cloud sea, fishing for dreams. Dreams that transport kids into the worlds of animals, magic creatures and little adventurers. Comforting for the whole family at the end of a long day! Dream Sailor finds 33 quite different stories and tells them in a very calming way - on one page only, completed by a full page illustration. Complemented by enchanting illustrations that open the doors for kids to enter their “Land of Dreams“.

Hoggs the bear would love to be brave. But he is afraid of spiders and ghosts. And so Hoggs and...

Hoggs the bear would love to be brave. But he is afraid of spiders and ghosts. And so Hoggs and his best friend Poki the skunk decide to go on an adventure to practise being brave. They head for the abandoned witch’s house behind the bee field. Ugh, it’s certainly ghostly! In fact there’s a kettle bubbling quite scarily... “Anybody there?” asks Hoggs cautiously. Yes! Fips the rabbit urgently needs help. And – whoosh! – suddenly the friends find themselves right in the middle of a stormy but magical adventure...

A fairy-tale parable by one of Germany‘s best loved and most successful children‘s authors, Paul Maar. With magical illustrations by...

A fairy-tale parable by one of Germany‘s best loved and most successful children‘s authors, Paul Maar. With magical illustrations by Eva Muggenthaler.

Princess Bea’s favourite pet is Rosemarie the tortoise, who has a beautiful golden shell. One day the cat tells Rosemarie that there is some writing on the shell, and from that moment on, she can’t rest. She MUST find out what it says. But none of the other animals can tell her, because they can’t read. Only when she is dropped from the sky is the mystery finally solved.

• Secret clues and animals, coupled with the frisson of getting lost and finding your way back home: it‘s a potent mixture which is guaranteed to ap peal to all child readers.

• Destined to become another Paul Maar classic.

Colourful meadows bloom in their fullest splendour. Among the dandelions and poppies, beautiful butterflies flutter about. In this book, you...

Colourful meadows bloom in their fullest splendour. Among the dandelions and poppies, beautiful butterflies flutter about. In this book, you can experience up close the miracle of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. Featuring several slider, pop-up and turntable effects, including one on the cover.

Everyone in Heartswood is overjoyed when a cute little unicorn is born. But this unicorn is unlike any other. Cute...

Everyone in Heartswood is overjoyed when a cute little unicorn is born. But this unicorn is unlike any other. Cute as it looks, it doesn’t behave at all like the fairy-tale creature it is supposed to be. Its favourite word is “NO” – and all efforts to cuddle it and feed it juicy four-leafed clovers are met with a grumpy “NO!”

So it’s no surprise that one day the unicorn decides to break free of this candyfloss world and seek out its own adventures. On its journey it meets a racoon who never listens, a dog who doesn’t give a damn and a princess who’s always answering back. And they make a great team. Because even being stubborn is much more fun together!

This is the story of a penguin who finds a home with a boy. The boy’s name is Emanuel. The...

This is the story of a penguin who finds a home with a boy. The boy’s name is Emanuel. The penguin’s is Aptenodytes Pennantii. The story has three endings. A sad one (which nobody wants to read). A happy one (which is not very believable). And a true one – in which Emanuel’s father finds a new wife, Emanuel gets a new teacher, and the penguin falls head over heels in love with the neighbour’s cat...

The year is 2099 and it is the most important day of Elaine’s life: she is taking part in the...

The year is 2099 and it is the most important day of Elaine’s life: she is taking part in the annual vortex race. During this competition, dozens of young people race around the globe – but not on foot. They move through the vortices that transformed and almost destroyed the world some decades ago. Jumping into a vortex is potentially fatal.

If you manage it, however, the vortex will transport you from one place to another within seconds, like a secret portal. Only the best competitors can become professional vortex runners – something Elaine has aspired to for a very long time. But the moment she succeeds, her allegiances are tested; and the person responsible is a boy who used to be her idol, but who turns out to be completely different from what she’d expected...

“Vortex is a fast-paced journey through an entirely new world, a captivating firework of ideas with a strong heroine. I couldn’t put it down.” Ursula Poznanski

The climate affects us all! But what actually is the climate? What makes the earth so hospitable to life, and...

The climate affects us all! But what actually is the climate? What makes the earth so hospitable to life, and what do greenhouse gases have to do with it? This WAS IST WAS book looks at different aspects of the climate, tracing the earth’s climate throughout history and addressing the pressing questions of climate change and climate protection.

What could the earth’s climate future look like, and what can we do as individuals to help protect it? An important topic, explained in a vivid and exciting way!

Breathe, eat, digest: it is incredible what the human body can do! Together with Roxy the robot, young readers explore...

Breathe, eat, digest: it is incredible what the human body can do! Together with Roxy the robot, young readers explore the human body and find out how it works. They learn amazing things about seeing, smelling and tasting, learn how organs and nerve cells function, and are introduced to healthy eating in a playful way.

WAS IST WAS First Reading presents favourite non-fiction topics in a clear but entertaining way. The large primer script and short text sections enable primary school children to acquire knowledge bit by bit. Quizzes after each chapter and at the end of the book provide additional entertainment.

How do you control anger? Perhaps it can be cuddled away! Find out how in this delightful picture book –...

How do you control anger? Perhaps it can be cuddled away! Find out how in this delightful picture book – which also features lots of other tips for coping with anger.

It’s a day full of wonderful adventures for the lively little otter and his big, cuddly friend. When evening falls,...

It’s a day full of wonderful adventures for the lively little otter and his big, cuddly friend. When evening falls, they ask one another why today was so extra- specially, heart-warmingly lovely. The answer trips straight off the otter’s tongue: because they spent it together. “You know what?” says the big otter to the little otter, who has snuggled up to him and is looking up at his friend with his great big eyes, “You are my biggest delight!”

• A tale to warm any heart: the perfect present!

• On-trend hand-lettered typography