Children's Books on Tour - Spring 2024

Business is quiet at Alberta’s secondhand shop in a little seaside town. One day, however, a man desperately searching for...

Business is quiet at Alberta’s secondhand shop in a little seaside town. One day, however, a man desperately searching for a parking space triggers gossip that there is something extra-special about Alberta’s shop. People come flooding in, each with their own particular request: a chair with a long back and short legs, a grumpy cloud, more pepper in their life, an inflatable dumbbell. Alberta darts eagerly back and forth among the crowded shelves, looking for a fitting item – and she always comes up with the right answer. Then one day Alberta’s most loyal customer, Pepe the fisherman, comes to town again and asks her a question that changes everything.

Children are explorers, quick learners and whizz through (almost) everything in their first years. Kathrin Schärer presents 30 everyday activities,...

Children are explorers, quick learners and whizz through (almost) everything in their first years. Kathrin Schärer presents 30 everyday activities, using vivid animal illustrations, that even the smallest children can do if given the inspiration and confidence. Getting up in the morning, getting dressed and having breakfast? No problem! Building a sandcastle, doing crafts or browsing a book? Why not? Cutting cookies, going to the bathroom or climbing a tree? I want to do it on my own! And soon riding a scooter or throwing a ball will be a breeze. Great fun to discover together and learn playfully – for small and slightly bigger whizz-kids.

Children’s games open a door into a fantastic world we will call Alula, a place full of adventures and surprises,...

Children’s games open a door into a fantastic world we will call Alula, a place full of adventures and surprises, danger and exotic creatures. Alula is also a special kind of word – a palindrome. Read it backwards and see! Two children are tracking a cat – or is it an exotic butterfly they’re following? In this reversible book without words, Reto Crameri gives two different versions of a daring expedition. One story shows two children playing in a garden. They spot a cat and then follow it through long grass past a hose, along a washing line and flowerbeds, to a pond. Read the book the other way around, though, and an innocent garden hunt becomes an intrepid journey through thick jungle. The cat turns into a colourful butterfly, the hose becomes a giant snake and instead of moving hand over hand along a washing line, the children swing through the air on long vines. The charming illustrations offer a creative take on the role of imagination in children’s play.

Mr Badger and Rocket the snail have picked up an earworm somewhere. They hum and sway to it all day...

Mr Badger and Rocket the snail have picked up an earworm somewhere. They hum and sway to it all day long. "If only we could make music ourselves," Mr Badger sighs longingly. But it’s not that easy. To make music you have to compose a melody, write a song, and practise a lot! Or maybe not? With Badger’s inventiveness, Rocket’s enthusiasm and a lot of hard work, the two of them put together a band and really liven up their household.

Christina Röckl, winner of the German Award for Youth Literature, recounts a day inside a bus using a blaze of...

Christina Röckl, winner of the German Award for Youth Literature, recounts a day inside a bus using a blaze of colours. Almost completely without words, she depicts the small things that can make the world dance, showing us how much we can accomplish with one tiny impulse – just a simple smile. Christina Röckl tells stories with pictures, mostly in the shape of books. Her published works have won a number of awards.

Mats is insanely shy. Ricci is just the opposite. New in class, and pretty punky, she doesn’t mince words and...

Mats is insanely shy. Ricci is just the opposite. New in class, and pretty punky, she doesn’t mince words and quickly makes herself unpopular because of it. Can Mats be friends with someone like Ricci? Somehow it’s possible, mainly because Ricci accepts Mats just the way she is. But they end up falling out, because Ricci hides the fact that she doesn’t have a real home and Mats feels betrayed. An authentic novel, sensitive and close to its protagonists.

The Three !!! crack every case! Kim, Franzi and Marie can’t believe it: the Winklerhof, Franzi’s home and headquarters of...

The Three !!! crack every case! Kim, Franzi and Marie can’t believe it: the Winklerhof, Franzi’s home and headquarters of the Three !!!, is to make way for a highway. Does this mean the end of the detective club? The friends are determined not to let this happen and organise a big demonstration against the new road and the destruction of nature. When Commissioner Peters disappears, the detectives have to unleash unprecedented power to save the Winklerhof and the Commissioner.

The fascination of construction equipment – discover, laugh and dig along. Children like digging and building things. Large construction machines...

The fascination of construction equipment – discover, laugh and dig along. Children like digging and building things. Large construction machines are particularly fascinating. In illustrated texts, Ole Könnecke explains what excavators, rollers and tracked trucks do, as well as tippers and cranes, loaders and lorries. His stories are tongue-in-cheek and there’s always an animal along for the ride. An original picture book that combines information and humour in a very entertaining way.

Leon and Sophie are hugely excited about staying with Granny in the holidays. But the brother and sister could never...

Leon and Sophie are hugely excited about staying with Granny in the holidays. But the brother and sister could never have imagined just how HUGE their holiday is really going to be: Granny is hiding some real live dinosaurs in her greenhouse, and they are her best friends.

Sparse words and beautiful images tell the story of a special bond between a girl and her grandmother. The two...

Sparse words and beautiful images tell the story of a special bond between a girl and her grandmother. The two of them go ballooning, visit a museum and take a stroll through town. Even when the girl is on her own, she thinks of her grandmother whenever she wears her special sweater. The garment symbolises the close and happy relationship between the two, and gives solace as a difficult farewell looms. She keeps her sweater for many years before handing it down to her own son, hoping he will feel as loved, cosy and warm as she once did, while collecting his own memories and adventures.

Fluffy hasn’t found an animal to play with yet. The others don’t know what to make of Fluffy because it...

Fluffy hasn’t found an animal to play with yet. The others don’t know what to make of Fluffy because it looks so different. So Fluffy invites them all to a big party. And all of them come. But they’re still puzzling over the question of what Fluffy really is. Fortunately, by the end they understand: sometimes Fluffy can be like this, and other times like that. So can everyone!

If you ever think things couldn’t possibly get any worse, just ask Lexi Glimmer! Lexi is determined to make a...

If you ever think things couldn’t possibly get any worse, just ask Lexi Glimmer! Lexi is determined to make a fresh start at Sandsgarden, an elite boarding school. At least that’s the plan. To that end, she has even taken on the editing of the boring school magazine. But as usual, nothing goes according to plan.

Fritzi loves to spend time at her grandparents’ kiosk among the candy and the comics. But recently, strange things have...

Fritzi loves to spend time at her grandparents’ kiosk among the candy and the comics. But recently, strange things have been happening there: raspberry lollipops are disappearing, and someone is playing nasty tricks on regular customers. Fritzi and her best friend Carlos keep watch during the night. And they actually surprise a burglar – Balduin – who claims to be a real ghost. What is he doing in the kiosk? 

An entertaining adventure with just the right mix of horror and humour – suitable even for children who still find reading challenging.

This non-fiction book doubles up as a graphic novel, making it especially good for young readers. By time-travelling through the...

This non-fiction book doubles up as a graphic novel, making it especially good for young readers. By time-travelling through the history of mankind, the world’s most exciting story is told – the history of all of us.

When Flo returns from the bakery, the only thing on her mind is a cosy afternoon with her dad and...

When Flo returns from the bakery, the only thing on her mind is a cosy afternoon with her dad and some cake. But then she literally stumbles across a mysterious treasure map: ”Walter Wonderly’s Wondrous Ways to the Source of Magic“ is written on it. And nothing else. Together with her new friends, Flo sets off on a scavenger hunt across London and meets a cryptozoologist, real fairies and goblin cats. It soon becomes clear that Flo will only get through this search with the help of the strongest magical power: that of true friendship.

Tom, Stella and Plutinchen, the three astronaut friends, test a new high-speed submarine and explore Loki’s Castle – 400-degree hot...

Tom, Stella and Plutinchen, the three astronaut friends, test a new high-speed submarine and explore Loki’s Castle – 400-degree hot springs in the North Atlantic that are supposedly emitting black smoke. Steering the new submarine, taking the samples and not getting too close to the hot springs turns out to be a big challenge. Afterwards, the three take a detour to the wreck of the Titanic. What was supposed to be a short excursion turns into an adventure! The submarine is damaged and only the robot cat Plutinchen can get out into the deep sea to rescue the submarine from its predicament. Will it succeed?

With LOGICO PRIMO, children will enjoy learning and practising basic skills. Each set features 16 cards with motivating assignments appropriate...

With LOGICO PRIMO, children will enjoy learning and practising basic skills. Each set features 16 cards with motivating assignments appropriate for the child’s age. Colour and Shape Puzzles expands children’s understanding of colours and shapes. The puzzles about colours and shapes help children develop their concentration, visual recognition and logical thinking. The learning cards focus on various aspects: recognition of colours and colour combinations, visual recognition of shapes, recognition and completion of colour sequences, recognition of geometrical shapes. Art. Nr. 3239

LOGICO PRIMO is a learning game with self-checking for children from 3 to 6 years for learning in kindergarten, at...

LOGICO PRIMO is a learning game with self-checking for children from 3 to 6 years for learning in kindergarten, at preschool and at home. Using the LOGICO PRIMO learning cards, children practise concentration & perception, logical thinking, colours & shapes, numeracy, Reading Readiness, sequencing, sorting and classifying, and language development. 1994 Worlddidac Award, 2006 Teachers’ Choice Award (USA), 2006 Innovative Product ECWN (Poland). Art. Nr. 3201

Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division — preschool children solve these tasks through play. With the learning cards, children practise basic...

Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division — preschool children solve these tasks through play. With the learning cards, children practise basic mathematical operations and 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 numbers. Art. Nr. 3256

When solving these tasks, children develop thinking skills in sorting and classifying, which involve visual perception (sorting by colour, shape...

When solving these tasks, children develop thinking skills in sorting and classifying, which involve visual perception (sorting by colour, shape and pattern) and logical thinking (categorising, classifying and finding the odd one out in groups of objects). When sorting and classifying items, children group them according to certain characteristics or attributes (e.g., colour, shape, size) and find similarities and differences between objects. The learning cards Sorting and Classifying help children to develop a range of thinking skills and build the foundations for later problem-solving. Art. Nr. 3266