Rights List - Stories for Children and Young Adults 2024/2025

50 games in a box, endless fun at birthday parties! When a child’s birthday party approaches, the big question arises:...

50 games in a box, endless fun at birthday parties! When a child’s birthday party approaches, the big question arises: what to play? And it’s often hard to remember the old classic games. This card set brings them together in one box: classics and new games, quiet and wild games, for indoors and outdoors, for plentiful or limited space. Throw a birthday party for primary school children, and make it an unforgettable memory! • Each high-quality cardboard box contains 50 games • With a preparation list and easy instructions • Classics and new games like treasure hunts, memory games, sweets fishing and many more! • Another title in this series of games for kindergarten children aged 3+

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.

Ada is looking forward to going to school, but sometimes she feels a twinge of fear. Stefanie Höfler describes all...

Ada is looking forward to going to school, but sometimes she feels a twinge of fear. Stefanie Höfler describes all these jumbled feelings and moods in many touching (everyday) episodes that combine to make one big story. Whether it’s tingling chocolate-cake feelings or stupid arguments, anger at her little brother or biting jealousy of Leila, special Mummy-and-Ada moments, courage, trust or the immortal soul of a chicken, Philip Waechter’s tenderly poetic pictures and comics dive into the depths of all these contradictory feelings.

Encouraging children to learn to play an instrument! Arabella wants to learn to play the trumpet. It’s not so easy!...

Encouraging children to learn to play an instrument! Arabella wants to learn to play the trumpet. It’s not so easy! Her first attempts sound awful, and everyone laughs at her. But gradually, with help and motivation from friends, and because she practices faithfully every day, she succeeds at last.

Cloth-embossed paper clads the stiff cover boards of this slender, almost classically formatted book. With its sections of glossy print...

Cloth-embossed paper clads the stiff cover boards of this slender, almost classically formatted book. With its sections of glossy print varnish, it’s a surface that recalls the printed upholstery of public transport seating. 

The titular bus is almost full, even though it’s still dark outside. Everyone is tired and the mood downbeat. A striking-looking figure gets on, chooses a seat next to someone with “YEAH” printed on their baseball cap and says, “Hiiiii!”. But no one feels like talking. 

Bushes and trees feature lush, vibrant green foliage, red accents amplify the dominant cyan, and violet details elevate the bold yellow. Wax crayon has been overpainted in layers until it gets greasy, then been scratched away again to reveal the surface beneath, repeatedly teasing out little details. Thanks to frequency-modulated screening, the nuances of colour and texture are evenly and superbly reproduced. As a result, the images, pop luminously against the matt paper.

The odd juxtaposition of grumpiness and eccentricity in this thrown-together group promises to quickly lift the mood. Passengers respond with a mix of irritation and amusement – “huh!” says one, “hmmyeh” another – as outside it gradually starts to get light. The anarchic images never feature complete sentences, just interjections that float out of the bus’s windows in speech bubbles. By the end, there’s a tour party atmosphere as the bus hurtles round bends. 

“Dad, how big is the sky?” is one of Jana’s evening questions. Underneath the starry skies she always feels as...

“Dad, how big is the sky?” is one of Jana’s evening questions. Underneath the starry skies she always feels as small as a cookie crumb. Luckily, her dad is an astrophysicist and meets Jana’s curiosity with answers that are easy to understand yet fascinating. Together they embark on a journey through the universe each night. And Jana thinks of many more questions to ask. They even send messages to the moon with a flashlight. Jana wonders if these light messages can be seen from heaven, too. Acknowledging limits, her dad admits, “We don’t know everything.”

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.

Fina can’t believe her eyes when a little dragon tumbles through her window! Riding on his back is an adorable...

Fina can’t believe her eyes when a little dragon tumbles through her window! Riding on his back is an adorable little Yomi girl named Rubi – and she is in great danger! She has lost her magical Yomi gemstone that gives her the ability to speak to dragons. And even more pressing: her home is in danger! Can Fina help her new friends, the Yomis, to find the missing magical stone and save Yomi village?

Four in the morning! Exactly the right time to get out of bed and go wake up Mum and Dad!...

Four in the morning! Exactly the right time to get out of bed and go wake up Mum and Dad! But they see things differently and just carry on sleeping. What to do? Read a book to the cat, eat a chocolate cookie, water the plants? Somehow, though, it felt warmer in bed, and at four in the morning you do feel a little bit alone with everyone else asleep. Yup, time to go snuggle with Mum and Dad in their bed.

Holly is thrilled: not only can her new flesheating plant talk – it loves to cook and can even do...

Holly is thrilled: not only can her new flesheating plant talk – it loves to cook and can even do maths! But when a wellknown TV chef hatches a plot to use the aromatic plant’s leaves to create a new seasoning, Holly needs the help of her new friend Herbert. Can the two of them stop the scheming chef? Kids will love this story bursting with imagination! Maja Konrad’s books are a wonderful addition to any child’s bookshelf.

The little woodlouse Astrid shows how the animals live. Rosi and Leo are a great team of explorers! They help...

The little woodlouse Astrid shows how the animals live. Rosi and Leo are a great team of explorers! They help Astrid, the isopod, to find her way back to her rock. On the way, the clever creepy-crawly chats about the finer points of animal dwellings: from busy beehives to nests at lofty heights to burrows under the ground. The two children discover what it’s like to carry their house around with them, weave a nest out of blades of grass, and build a beaver’s lodge. The clear text and warm-hearted illustrations inspire children to explore the great outdoors, and serve as visual guides for little experiments.

Unicorn Finya is celebrating her birthday with her friends. It’s late – time for bed! First blow out the candles,...

Unicorn Finya is celebrating her birthday with her friends. It’s late – time for bed! First blow out the candles, then Finya can take her friends home, one by one. Everyone has lights to blow out, so that they can all sleep well!

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