Children's Books on Tour 2023 - Spring Collection

Engage the pump! Beppo helps the fire brigade. He drives the emergency vehicle and puts out the fire. Large sliders...

Engage the pump! Beppo helps the fire brigade. He drives the emergency vehicle and puts out the fire. Large sliders and flaps invite even the little ones to join in. And who can spot the firefighter mouse on each page? A lovely book for all fire brigade fans big and small! Featuring lots of interactive effects and illustrations with a wealth of detail to prompt storytelling.

International Bestseller! More than 180,000 copies sold worldwide

Today, Knuti has to go to bed all on his own. Mum has her friends over. “What do you mean...

Today, Knuti has to go to bed all on his own. Mum has her friends over. “What do you mean – on my own?” Knuti complains. Cuddle on his own? Rub his own back?

Mum offers him tickets to see his favourite football team as a reward. In that case, he simply has to do it. And it is actually very easy. Brushing teeth, putting on pyjamas ... but what is that? There's a whale in Knuti’s bed! It’s taking up all the space, and cannot be persuaded to move. Now time is running out… will Knuti solve this (big) problem?

Angelika Glitz, born in Hanover in 1966, worked in marketing for several years before starting to write children’s books. She lives near Frankfurt with her family and writes for TV, radio and film.

Nikolai Renger was born in Karlsruhe and studied visual communication. He works as a freelance illustrator for various publishers and agencies.

Life has changed a lot since the "Mirror" appeared in the sky above London. The Mirror is a parallel world...

Life has changed a lot since the "Mirror" appeared in the sky above London. The Mirror is a parallel world reflecting a magical version of the city. Since then, mysterious,, addictive blue liquids have become available, and the powers they lend to users carrying special artefacts, the „Sigils“, are of a dark and dangerous kind.

Orphaned Rayne knows this better than anyone. Using these powers to fight is her only chance of survival in today’s London, however.

But then she loses control of the magic. There is only one person who can save her, the young reigning lord of the Mirror. He gives her a choice: either the magic that is flowing in Rayne’s veins will kill her – or she must bind her life to the Dark Sigils, the seven artefacts of the Mirror’s ruling dynasties. The first book in a trilogy.

Anna Benning, born in 1988, completed her Masters in Literary Studies and Literary Education in Bamberg while working in the book trade and for newspapers and magazines. She currently works as an editor in a publishing house. Her debut „Vortex“ became an immediate bestseller in 2020; translation rights were sold to the Czech Republic, France, Poland, Russia and the Ukraine.

An amazing kick-off of a new fantasy series with an addictive factor that convinces with a special basic idea and an absolutely captivating story. I need more of this! kathis.books, 31. August 2022

This lucky pig does not feel lucky at all. It always makes sure that everyone else finds their luck, but...

This lucky pig does not feel lucky at all. It always makes sure that everyone else finds their luck, but it never seems to be able to do that for itself. And so it wonders: what will it take to make myself happy? Ladybug, Lucky Fairy and Chimney Sweep are clueless, too. But then the Lucky Charms get lucky! When they meet little Felix, he shows them that happiness can be found in the smallest of clovers in the field. An artfully illustrated picture book with an important message: happiness looks different for each and every one of us. What makes you happy?

Dorothee Eva Herrmann, also known to her avid young fans as Fairy Doro, conjures up stories with her bundle of magic pens. Plenty in life makes her happy: her family, cat Lillie, fairy tales, a boundless imagination, dancing, colours, harp music, the scent of roses, and the sea.

 

The little wild boar is nothing like his five siblings; while they root around in the earth, he gazes up...

The little wild boar is nothing like his five siblings; while they root around in the earth, he gazes up at the sky, listening to the birds sing. Soon he joins the bird orchestra, where he grunts along with the crows. He even shares his corn on the cob with his feathered friends. His parents just shake their heads in dismay. Until, one day, he gets sick. Medicine doesn’t help, not even birdsong. Only chestnuts from Paris can save him, says the wild boar doctor. But wild boars can’t run that far. What a good thing he’s got friends who can fly…

THESE STORIES NEED RESCUING!...

THESE STORIES NEED RESCUING!

Little witch Simsala meets her best friend Bim for tea, as she does every Wednesday. She doesn‘t notice that strange clouds are brewing. Just as they are enjoying the cosy picnic, Bim suddenly disappears! With the reader‘s help, can she save the missing little dragon and restore peace in her town?

Step by step, one mission after another, the reader will solve puzzles or colour in objects on each page to move the story forward. The pencil turns into a magic wand; book pages are now a magic mountain and breadcrumbs are shown to the hidden villains. Sit down, grab a pencil, and dive into this rescue mission with Simsala! Enjoy puzzling through the story full of excitements, laughter, and roller-coaster-like surprises.

The "Your Mission" series is the latest innovation conceived by game author Anja Dreier-Brückner. Also in the series: Your Mission: Catch the Colour Thief.

 

Robert is just a normal boy. If it weren't for the fact that he's part of a family of ghosts....

Robert is just a normal boy. If it weren't for the fact that he's part of a family of ghosts. Which, of course, no one is supposed to know. But then Robert has to deal with a power-hungry artificial intelligence who will stop at nothing to find out information about his family. Together with Isabella, a computer specialist, he takes up the fight against AI!

Ruth Rahlff was introduced to books at an early age: she rearranged her father's tomes, tried out her sales talent in a bookstore, completed training in publisher's sales, worked for very big and very small publishers, and is now a freelance author and editor.

Timo Grubing works for various agencies and magazines, always with a focus on illustrations for children and young adults.

"An exciting adventure series full of absurd scenes that combines ghost stories and everything to do with artificial intelligence, AI - hence the title ‘ScAIry’. It also appeals to reluctant readers." (NDR Mikado)

Cows go moo, sheep go baa and pigs go oink. But what do roosters, owls, and crickets sound like? This...

Cows go moo, sheep go baa and pigs go oink. But what do roosters, owls, and crickets sound like? This colourful foldaway picture book invites children aged 2+ to discover the vast possibilities of sound that occur in the animal kingdom. Countless combinations make for an interactive reading experience that never gets old.

Christian Matzerath has been working as a TV writer for cartoons, children’s live-action series, and quiz shows since training to become a primary school teacher. His curious and creative mind lends itself perfectly to the medium of children’s books. Stephan Lomp studied visual communication and has worked for print and web agencies, publishers, and event marketing companies since 1996. Stephan appreciates the versatility of his job and has already illustrated numerous children's books, some of which he also authored.

 

Whether it's dangerous sandstorms on Mars, black holes in space or comet alarms: little Major Tom, the young astronaut Stella...

Whether it's dangerous sandstorms on Mars, black holes in space or comet alarms: little Major Tom, the young astronaut Stella and the clever robot cat Plutinchen set off from the space station Space Camp 1 to have exciting adventures in space. With joint forces and as a strong team, the three friends master every challenge and learn all about fascinating scientific phenomena involving space and its planets along the way. In the latest book the crew needs to have their spaceship repaired at the moon base. But strange things are happening there… Is there an explanation?

The author is a famous children’s book author, media scientist and futurologist. He teaches at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg.

The illustrator studied communication design and provides illustrations for many renowned publishers of children’s and young adult books.

In the cellar of Riet Castle, Thorn, Eara, Chada, and Kram discover a skral child, a feared monster who is...

In the cellar of Riet Castle, Thorn, Eara, Chada, and Kram discover a skral child, a feared monster who is supposed to be working as a spy for the magician Varkur. But the skral child wants to bring about peace ainstead, and to become friends with the young heroes. Meanwhile, Varkur gathers an army of dark creatures and monsters for another attack. Will the heroes succeed in saving Riet Castle?

Brave warrior Thorn, determined magician Eara, intelligent keeper Chada, and clever dwarf Kram are complete opposites. Only when by sticking together can they save the land of Andor.

Jens Baumeister is a trained screenwriter, but has also written non-fiction and plays and worked as a programmer and event technician. He now mainly writes books for children and young people.

Michal Menzel’s great passion for drawing has accompanied him since early childhood. His entry into game illustration came in 2004 with a game for Kosmos Verlag. After designing numerous children's and family games, he published his first work as an author, "The Legends of Andor", which won prizes at home and abroad and was awarded "Kennerspiel des Jahres" in 2013.

After moving to a new town, Theo is nervous about his first day at the new school. He is lying...

After moving to a new town, Theo is nervous about his first day at the new school. He is lying awake when he hears a muffled munching noise in his room. He finds a fluffy creature with a mole’s nose and bats’ ears sitting on his bed: the creature tells him that he is a Wisshozzle, and that he can sniff out the wishes of children. A particularly deliciously smelling wish has led him to Theo. But Theo has no idea what this wish could have been! A new t-shirt, lots of ice cream? The Wisshozzle fulfills all Theo’s wishes, but that big delicious one remains a mystery. And the more wishes Theo gets granted, the more chaos breaks out ...

Annette Brahms studied German and Art History and worked for several years as an editor for a children's book publisher, before becoming an author. Nowadays, she dedicates herself entirely to writing.

Heidi Förster, born in 1982, has been drawing for as long as she can remember. A few years ago she discovered a passion for digital art: she designs her loveable children’s books, characters and illustrations for well-known publishing houses on her drawing tablets.

Ella Fredericks has been waiting a long time for this day: she's about to start her studies at the Magical...

Ella Fredericks has been waiting a long time for this day: she's about to start her studies at the Magical Academy, follow in the footsteps of Luzie Alvenstein and show how talented she is at creating magical scents. But a secret society is bent on ending the training of future perfumiers. Ella and her friends are the only ones who can stop them.

Anna Ruhe was born in Berlin in 1977. She has always had exciting stories in her head and started to write them down after her two children were born. Claudia Carls kept announcing that when she grew up, she wanted to be either a writer or an artist and decided to study book illustration. She lives in Hamburg, illustrating books and posters.

"The Magical Pharmacy" series was awarded the Leipzig Reading Compass 2018 for the age group 10-14 years.

One birthday celebration a year doesn't seem enough. Lu and her friends Pelle and Rio decide to attend every birthday...

One birthday celebration a year doesn't seem enough. Lu and her friends Pelle and Rio decide to attend every birthday party in the vicinity from now on -- without being invited but with presents in tow. Not everyone is delighted at first...

The first book in a funny new realistic series.

Claudia Schaumann started writing stories when she was a child. She lives in Hamburg with her five men (four sons plus one husband) and the real Chickaletta. Claudia is the author of a very successful family blog.

Simona Ceccarelli grew up in Italy, studied illustration in San Francisco, and now lives in Switzerland with her family.

Ever since their parents went missing on a deep-sea expedition in the southern Atlantic, Petronella Polidori and her siblings have...

Ever since their parents went missing on a deep-sea expedition in the southern Atlantic, Petronella Polidori and her siblings have been living with their eccentric grandparents in the “Polidorium”, a dilapidated villa by the sea. They quickly realise that many mysteries are hidden within the “wandering walls”. When her horrible classmate Marie-Hedwig claims to know her family secret, Petronella decides to overcome her fear and get to the bottom of it all.

Anja Fislage studied literature before working as an editor for various publishers. »The Polidoris« is her children’s book debut.

Debut author Anja Fislage has been awarded the State of Lower Saxony Stipend

TKKG – that's Tim, Karl, Klößchen (Dumpling) and Gaby. The four friends courageously solve every case and plunge into exciting...

TKKG – that's Tim, Karl, Klößchen (Dumpling) and Gaby. The four friends courageously solve every case and plunge into exciting adventures. Their dog Oskar is always at their side, of course. The chocolate factory is throwing a party. TKKG are there and have a lot of fun – until they meet a mysterious fortune teller. She predicts that someone will break into the factory that evening! The four detectives have to prevent this at all costs. Learning to read is hard? Not with this exciting story, which even young readers from Grade 1 onwards can easily master. Illustrations and a reading puzzle at the end of each chapter add variety, ensure reading success and increase reading motivation.

Kirsten Vogel has been working for many years as storyliner, script author and producer for well-known TV-series. Nowadays she is author of children's books.

José María Beroy decided at an early age to devote his life to drawing, and what a lot he has drawn since then! Comics of all styles, non-fiction books and novels and backgrounds for film productions.

Plants are the true superheroes! They can break rocks, burn like fire, render themselves (almost) invisible, and grow older than...

Plants are the true superheroes! They can break rocks, burn like fire, render themselves (almost) invisible, and grow older than any other living creatures on Earth. The Superpowers of Plants unveils the most amazing abilities of various trees, roots, and leaves from all over the world, all explained in a child-friendly way. Exciting facts, lively illustrations and wonderful photos conjure up a mesmerising experience for readers to marvel at and learn from at the same time.

In addition to showing various flora heroes, this book features numerous hands-on activities, experiments and recipes. It also shares tips on how to decorate the kids' bedrooms with plants, protect our natural world, and harness the powers of plants. From poisonous and explosive, to fragrant and healing plants, impressive heroes of nature can be admired here.

An app that can predict the future? What nonsense, thinks Jonas - but installs it all the same. Anything is...

An app that can predict the future? What nonsense, thinks Jonas - but installs it all the same. Anything is better than having to write the essay on “Heroism.” And the app actually works - awesome! Now Jonas can figure out how best to approach Lina. But his buddy Bäm interferes and the app suddenly demands something in return. Jonas tries to get a grip on the chaos and performs a really heroic deed. A fast-paced and funny "futuristic story" – even for children who are not yet confident readers.

Andreas Z. Simon was born in Frankfurt am Main and wrote and shot his own short films while he was still at school. Since the beginning of 2000, he has been working as a writer and director focusing on children's television. His most important project is the TV award-nominated KiKA series Your Song. The Future in My Hand is his first children's book.

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

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

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

In everyday life, children see all kinds of vehicles - out and about or in children's books or on TV. They are a natural part of their environment.

With the learning cards of "Learn About vehicles", children practise logical thinking, classifying, recognising similarities and differences and then-now relations. They learn that there are different types of vehicles with specific functions and properties.

While answering the questions children gather expertise on over 60 different vehicles. They identify features of different vehicles like function, (co-) driver, drive, load and more. And they find characteristic components of vehicles used in different situations like construction site, emergency, aircraft and water vehicles.

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The first time Anni and Fred see each other is in a café. The second time, just half an hour...

The first time Anni and Fred see each other is in a café. The second time, just half an hour later, at a frozen lake in which Anni bathes secretly every morning. The very next morning Fred dives into the ice-cold water with her. Cautiously, they grow closer, and Anni finds out that Fred is “trans”. All of a sudden new words are needed because the old ones can be either wrong or hurtful. A sensitive, life-affirming novel about first love in which everything feels new and wonderful.

 

Lena Hach, born in 1982, works as a freelance writer in Berlin. She has attended a school for clowns, studied literature and creative writing, and worked as a journalist. Her children's books published by Beltz & Gelberg include "Flo and Valentina, Hugo and Big Dschi and Uma and the Secret Power".