ESELSOHR was founded in 1982, at that time as a support medium for press departments in children's book publishing houses. Over the years, the form, content and people who work for and with Eselsohr have changed again and again. Today, Eselsohr is one of the leading trade journals for German-language children's and youth literature. Since 2003, Eselsohr has been edited by Christine Paxmann. She is the majority shareholder of Leseabenteuer GmbH, to which Eselsohr belongs. Sylvia Mucke has been editor-in-chief since 2008.