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Rights list of
German publishers 2021
German children’s and young adult books
are very much in demand among inter-
national licensees and a real export hit for
German publishers, being the top selling
foreign rights category.
Since 2006, the Frankfurter Buchmesse
has been inviting German publishers to
exhibit a selection of their books abroad
© Frankfurter Buchmesse/Alexander Heimann
in order to meet this great demand.
This year, 15 renowned publishers and
imprints will be part of the Children’s
Books on Tour collection.
A total of 50 compelling titles will be
displayed and promoted at about
15 foreign book fairs and at our foreign
offices in China and Russia.
You’ll find all the information about the
© Frankfurter Buchmesse/Niklas Görke
books in this rights list.
© Frankfurter Buchmesse/Alexander Heimann
Arena Verlag Maxi of Phlip – Caution! Wish Fairy! Chilly Woof – The World at My Paws ANNA RUHE SABINE ZETT Illustrated by Max Meinzold Illustrated by Barbara Fisinger Pages: 112, Format: 16.1 x 21.2 cm Pages: 160, Format: 14.0 x 21.0 cm Age: 7+, Price: € 10.00 Age: 8+, Price: € 12.00 ISBN: 978-3-401-71328-1 ISBN: 978-3-401-60565-4 Rights sold to BE/NL and RU, German audio rights sold All rights available, German audio rights sold A real live wish fairy has moved into Paula Chilly’s human family have long known that she is Goldenberg’s house – complete with glitter a real live star. Now the rest of the world is about dust and magic powers! Brilliant, eh? Well, almost… to find out as well. When little Mrs Lavinia posts a Maximeralda Feodora Dilara Nima of Phlip – Maxi video of Chilly’s latest good deed on Instagram, the for short – is on probation and has limited magic dog becomes famous overnight! She’s quite happy powers. Only if she can perform good deeds for about it too, because with every “like” comes a tasty Paula will she one day become a fully fledged fairy. treat. However, solving her family’s problems while at But Maxi has her own ideas about what might be the same time not disappointing all her fans requi- good for Paula. From now on, dreary old normal res a special canine talent. No problem for Chilly – days become super stand-on-your-head days. after all, she has the world at her paws! Goodbye to boredom! Hello to fairy chaos! Rights list of German publishers 2021 3
My Body Is a Superhero Summer of Blue Desires How Our Immune System Defends Us Against Illnesses DR. MATTHIAS VON BORNSTÄDT ANTJE BABENDERERDE Illustrated by Timo Grubing Pages: 48, Format: 22.1 x 28.6 cm Pages: 392, Format: 14.9 x 21.0 cm Age: 7+, Price: € 14.00 Age: 14+, Price: € 15.00 ISBN: 978-3-401-71767-8 ISBN: 978-3-401-60540-1 All rights available All rights available, German audio rights sold Viruses, bacteria, causes of illness – we’d all like to Carlin runs away from her mother, whose mental avoid them. But how? Matthias von Bornstädt is a illness makes Carlin’s life very restricted. When she doctor of medicine, and he provides specialist infor- arrives at her grandmother’s house in Caladale, at mation about what happens when our body gets last she feels free. There she meets Arran Mackay, infected, and how we can strengthen our powers who must be the most nerve-racking Scot in the of defence. Illness can happen to anybody, and whole county. He is confined to a wheelchair after that includes ten-year-old Sam. A virus gang has an accident, and although she can’t stand his invaded his body. Just like pirates, they start to do indifference to everything and everyone, she feels nasty things inside him. Luckily, there are defending safe in his company. They hear that the estates heroes who are there to protect him. And in the end, around Caladale are to be sold, but Arran – whose they prove to be stronger than the viruses. Sam tells father owns the land – doesn’t want to do anything his flu story in a relaxed and even funny way, at the to stop the sale. For the first time in her life, Carlin right level for his young readers. An encouraging realises that it is worth fighting for what you love book with lots of healthy tips. and for an unforgettable summer of blue desires. Rights list of German publishers 2021 4
Beltz & Gelberg
Sofa Bandits or The Crazy I Am the Wild Boar
Liberation of the Chickens 100% Nature Book
JUDITH KLEINSCHMIDT KATRIN WIEHLE
Illustrated by Barbara Jung
Pages: 176, Format: 14.6 x 20.7 cm Pages: 16, Format: 17.2 x 22.5 cm
Age: 7+, Price: € 12.95 Age: 4+, Price: € 9.95
ISBN: 978-3-407-75847-7 ISBN: 978-3-407-75835-4
All rights available Rights sold to the Netherlands
“Free the Chickens” or never say never to a sheep Temperamental omnivores with a super sense of
smell
Ada sits angrily in the moving van waiting for her
parents, when suddenly a sheep jumps into the Wild boars like living in packs and it is quite chaotic
driver’s seat. Lilli, the sheep with a nose ring and there: the sow just wants to wallow in the mud, but
leopard pattern, hijacks the van along with Ada in the little newborns keep running through the thicket.
order to free the chickens from the chicken factory. Seven pages of warm-hearted illustrations and
Free the chickens! For Ada and the daredevil sheep, short, simple texts explain what role these shaggy,
a wild and crazy adventure begins. grunting heavyweights play in the forest.
As it happens, luck is always on her side even when
Ada meets Pepper, a boy who lives in an old obser- Keeping environmental protection and sustainability
vatory, on the way. A wonderfully comical story told in mind, this 100% natural book has been printed
with lots of funny pictures. with soy inks on eco-friendly cardboard.
Discovering nature on your doorstep
Pages and cover 100% natural
Complex interrelationships are explained in an
easily understandable way
Rights list of German publishers 2021 5
Pandekraska Pampernella This Is My World, Too
How Can We Make It Better?
ZORAN DRVENKAR GERDA RAIDT
Illustrated by Martin Baltscheit
Pages: 336, Format: 14.6 x 20.7 cm Pages: 112, Format: 16.5 x 22 cm
Age: 10+, Price: € 14.95 Age: 7+, Price: € 16.95
ISBN: 978-3-407-75827-9 ISBN: 978-3-407-75857-6
All rights available All rights available
Don’t you know Pandekraska Pampernella? A passionate plea for change and a new start
Anything is possible when this girl wants something!
The climate crisis, animal welfare, justice.
Pandekraska Pampernella is eleven years old and a Children have a clear position on these issues and
real princess. She has a new hairdo every day, can are demanding change. When is something finally
ride, fence and is a champion in archery. Since her going to happen and why is it so difficult for adults
2nd year of life, she travels the world together with to change? Gerda Raidt explores these children‘s
a chronicler and a bodyguard. She is brave and no questions through many pictures and short texts and
risk is too great for her. But there is one thing she is reveals the global dimensions behind our food, our
afraid of: that she will never find a best friend. clothing, our mobility and our energy production.
So she goes on a search... In doing so, it becomes clear that processes which
happen ”far away“ are directly related to our actions
• No ordinary children‘s book, because here and now. And despite all the obstacles, a new
Pandekraska is no ordinary heroine start is possible.
• A girl the likes of whom has never
been seen before!
• Readers will be amazed by her story.
• A story that goes beyond the ”normal“
boundaries of good children‘s books
• A fabulous author and a real firecracker
of a story!
Rights list of German publishers 2021 6
Carl Hanser Verlag
Being There. How Do You Feel? The Little NO Piggo
KATHRIN SCHÄRER HENRIKE WILSON
Pages: 32, Format: 24.5 x 24.5 cm
Pages: 64, Format: 17 x 21 cm Age: 3+, Price: € 14.00
Age: 3+, Price: € 12.00 ISBN: 978-3-446-26823-4
ISBN: 78-3-446-26956-9
All rights available
Rights sold to Italy, Denmark
Every child knows feelings of fear, joy, anger and NO! Piggo doesn’t want to get up! It’s cosy and
sadness. Kathrin Schärer gives a face to 30 emoti- warm in bed. That’s how it all starts. Because Piggo
ons in expressive animal pictures. A meerkat stands has to get up. At least that’s what Mum says.
resolutely on a diving board: he is courageous. And get dressed. And eat his porridge. And brush
An ermine jiggles nervously from one foot to the his teeth. But Piggo doesn’t want to. Not one little
other in the queue: she is impatient. Two piglets bit. No! No! No! Mum can say whatever she wants
stare at a ghost with their eyes open and their and scold Piggo as much as she wants. But Mum
mouths open – they are terrified. A little bear shyly keeps quiet and puts Piggo on the back of her bike.
hides behind his mother. In an offended pose, Without his jacket and gumboots. They arrive at
a chameleon crosses its arms. Angrily the rabbit kindergarten much too late. And then Mum leaves
stomps his paw. again very quickly. Piggo’s tummy is rumbling and
A treasure chest of emotions, in which even the he’s cold too. Saying no today isn’t any fun at all!
smallest readers can discover and recognise, name Will Mum come back soon? Yes, there she is! And
and distinguish feelings. finally, she takes Piggo into her arms!
Rights list of German publishers 2021 7
Tomcat Liam. Young Rebels. 25 Young People
Observations From a Furry Creature Who Are Changing the World
JUTTA BAUER BENJAMIN KNÖDLER, CHRISTINE KNÖDLER
Illustrated by Felicitas Horstschäfer
Pages: 56, Format: 11.5 x 18 cm
All Ages, Price: € 10.00 Pages: 160, Format: 17 x 24 cm
ISBN: 978-3-446-26608-7 Age: 10+, Price: € 18.00
ISBN: 978-3-446-26640-7
Rights sold to Italy, Spain
Rights sold to Spain, Turkey
I am a tomcat – a big, beautiful red tabby. They are fighting for the environment, minorities
For many years now I’ve been observing humans and equality, and are actively involved in cam-
and their habits. And let’s face it – they’re rather paigning against the gun lobby, discrimination and
strange! They give you food that tastes of bird or corruption. 25 young people fighting for a better
fish instead of mouse or rat. And they let that hor- world.
rible wet water run straight down over their heads!
Another mystery to cats is why they hold a piece of
paper in front of their face instead of scratching it.
Or why dark sofas aren’t considered a good place
for cats like me to lie on. Really, it’s no wonder that
humans think computers and glass tablets are great
inventions, but mice and balls of wool aren’t.
They simply don’t understand enough about life!
Rights list of German publishers 2021 8
Carlsen
Jule‘s Coming Over Today Goaway the Bat
ANNA WOLTZ NANNA NESSHÖVER
Illustrated by Regina Kehn Illustrated by Wiebke Rauers
Pages: 40, Format: 22.05 x 28.6 cm Pages: 64, Format: 20 x 22.9 cm
Age: 3+, Price: € 15.00 Age: 3+, Price: € 13.00
ISBN: 978-3-551-5192-9 ISBN: 978-3-551-51936-8
Rights sold to Denmark & the Netherlands Rights sold to the Netherlands
Felix and his sister Nina are excited because today Goaway the Bat is not only super-cute and a bit
Jule, the new babysitter, is coming to take care of clumsy, but does everything completely differently
them. It does not take long and both children enjoy from all the other bats in the world. She sleeps at
being with Jule, who even takes them on a trip to night and is VERY active during the day. She learns
the moon! to ride a bike, celebrates her birthday and enjoys
every single adventure. At night, just like her readers,
”This picture book is the perfect mix of a funny story she becomes sleepy and enjoys being exhausted
and comical illustrations“ Lesering.de from all her daytime adventures.
”Wiebke Rauers has illustrated this bat in such a
cute way, you‘ll want to scoop her straight up and
cuddle her!“
General Anzeiger Bonn
Rights list of German publishers 2021 9
I Am Different From You - There Are Still Some Lights On
I Am Just Like You
CONSTANZE VON KITZING NANNA NESSHÖVER
Illustrated by Eleanor Sommer
Pages: 96, Format: 20.3 x 30.6 cm Pages: 48, Format: 22.3 x 27.5 cm
Age: 4+, Price: € 16.00 Age: 3+, Price: € 15.00
ISBN: 978-3-551-17124-5 ISBN: 978-3-551-51329-8
All rights available Rights sold to Denmark, Italy, Turkey
In this book, lots of self-confident children meet, A picture book that invites children to help the rea-
discovering similarities and differences. der switch off lights and bring all the animals that
Constanze von Kitzing has received lots of positive are still awake to bed. Creates a lovely bedtime
feedback – from parents, teachers and the press – routine.
for her picture books in which she depicts a diverse Nanna Nesshöver is a teacher and knows a lot
range of children. The board book edition of about children. Carlsen have previously published
”I Am Different From You – I Am Just Like You“ has four picture books by her and all of them have been
been reprinted six times (from 08/2019 to 01/2021) translated into various languages.
A fantastic, very wise and affectionate book that
helps children find their true self. It also encourages
tolerance, integration and respectful cooperation.
Rights list of German publishers 2021 10Finken-Verlag LOGICO PRIMO – LOGICO PRIMO – Learning Game Aesthetic Education RICHARD SCHNEIDER Illustrated by Julia Hiller Age: 3+, Price: € 17.50 Age: 5+, Price: € 15.90 Art. no. 3201 Art. no. 3264 Rights sold to Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Repu- Rights sold to Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Repu- blic, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, blic, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, USA, Australia, China, India, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, USA, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Chile, Thailand, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Chile, Colombia, Canada, USA Colombia. LOGICO PRIMO is an educational game with self- Aesthetic is a quality that fundamentally influences checking for children, for learning in kindergarten, at all human activity, perception and thinking. preschool and at home. Aesthetic education expands perception in all areas The LOGICO PRIMO board with 6 handy moveable of life and helps children to become close observers. buttons is designed for children, from 3 to 6 years. It stimulates creativity and imagination. The learning Using LOGICO PRIMO learning cards, children prac- cards of LOGICO PRIMO “Aesthetic Education” offer tise concentration & perception, logical thinking, children first aesthetic experiences focused on visual colours & shapes, numeracy, Reading Readiness, perception. When solving the assignments, children sequencing, sorting and classifying, and language look closely and engage with visual works of art, with development. colour scales and various painting and writing tools. LOGICO learning has received several international This trains concentration, logical thinking and com- awards: Worlddidac Award, Distinguished Achieve- bining. ment Award of the AEP (Association of Educational Publishers, USA), Star Award for Design by China Toy Association, ”Innovative Product“ by European Centre for Kindergarten Directors (Poland) etc. Rights list of German publishers 2021 11
PraxisProfi – Education for Sustainable Development
Teaching Digital Media Skills
SANDRA NOA MATTHIAS KUNSTMANN, NAOMI WILLE, JOHANNA RUMMEL
Illustrated by Antje Bohnstedt
Age: 8+, Price: € 19.90
Art. no. 2509 Age: 5+, Price: € 89.00
Art. no. 1097
Rights sold to Austria, Switzerland
Rights sold to Austria, Switzerland
Today, children are surrounded by digital media. With this book, education professionals can intro-
They know how to use YouTube, Snapchat and duce children to the UNESCO ”Education for Sus-
TikTok before they learn how to read. For children, tainable Development“ programme at kindergarten
digital media mainly consist of games and videos. and preschool.
The task of education is to teach children how to With hands-on materials including activity and
use digital media creatively and independently. project cards, children learn about environmental
Therefore, the modern curriculum includes teaching problems such as deforestation, climate change
a strategic use of digital media. This handy flip-up and more. They are encouraged to discuss and try
book helps teachers to start teaching digital media things out for themselves, with age-appropriate
and at the same time serves as a reference book. stories, information and activities.
It offers a compact, modular pool of ideas for the The relevant ”Sustainable Development Goals“
use of digital media in the classroom, such as get- (SDGs) are listed at the beginning of every project.
ting to grips with tablets, doing research on the
internet, working with learning apps, creating a stop-
motion film, easy programming with Scratch or
Calliope mini and more.
On each of the 27 double pages, teachers will find
information on a digital medium or app and an
example of its use.
Rights list of German publishers 2021 12Fischer Kinder- und Jugendbuch Verlag ”I Have a Big Owie!“ Rosie Mariposy the Little Badger Says CONSTANZE VON KITZING STEFANIE HAHN Illustrated by Constanze von Kitzing Illustrated by Wiebke Rauers Pages: 18 Pages: 32 Age: 2+, Price: € 8.99 Age: 4+, Price: € 15.00 ISBN: 978-3-7373-5695-4 ISBN: 978-3-7373-5715-9 Rights sold to France, Turkey All rights available The little badger hurt himself while playing. Rosie is pink and very tiny, and her tail is beautiful- Just a little bit, but it was frightening and the little ly curly. She has one big dream – she wants to fly badger urgently needs to be comforted. from tree to tree. But how can she do that, without But how? The owl strokes him softly, the squirrel wings? Her friends laugh at her. After all, she is a, blows a kiss, but nothing seems to help. What is ahem, pig and not a bird. It will never work. needed are a colourful plaster strip and a hug But it is Rosie’s biggest wish. She does not give up, from Dad! and keeps trying – her best friend Bo, the butterfly, Constanze von Kitzing brings funny and quirky firmly believes in her. Together, and with a dash of characters to life using bold colours and lots of at- magic, the miracle finally happens… tention to detail. Her books have received interna- tional awards and have been published in fourteen countries. Rights list of German publishers 2021 13
The Muted House Blackberry Fox –
The Secret of Worldsend
UTICHA MARMON KATHRIN TORDASI
Pages: 208 Pages: 384
Age: 9+, Price: € 14.00 Age: 10+, Price: € 16.00
ISBN: 978-3-7373-5825-5 ISBN: 978-3-7373-5693-0
All rights available Rights sold to USA, UK & Commonwealth
In the apartment building where the twins Nikosch Sometimes a fox is more than a fox. When Ben and
and Nini live, there‘s always something going on. Portia meet each other for the first time in the old
Everyone knows each other, kids grow up together. bookshop in Conwy, they do not know that they will
But from one day to the next, all doors stay closed; experience the biggest adventure of their lives to-
contact with other people is now too dangerous, gether. Neither do they notice the red-headed man
because of this virus. The children are no longer who is hiding behind a stack of books and whose
allowed to play with each other, go outside or go shadow takes the shape of a fox: Robin Goodfellow.
to school… it feels like Groundhog Day. Bit by bit, Cunningly, the shapeshifter tricks the children into
the apartments become too cramped and tensions opening a magical door for him. Nobody opens
rise, because everyday life is too stressful. But in the the portal to the Otherworld and goes unpunished,
midst of this unnerving boredom, the twins notice however…
something: in the fancy house on the opposite side
of the street a torchlight flashes at night. Again and
again. A morse code: SOS!
Hamburger Literaturpreis 2020
Rights list of German publishers 2021 14Verlag Jungbrunnen
The Wallrass Lila Perk
SIGRID EYB-GREEN EVA ROTH
Pages: 32, Format: 28 x 21 cm Pages: 152, Format: 21.3 x 14.3 cm
Age: 4+, Price: € 16.00 Age: 10+, Price: € 15.00
ISBN: 978-3-7026-5952-3 ISBN: 978-3-7026-5948-6
Rights sold to Denmark All rights available
Summer at the lake. For the children it is both fa- Lila‘s father has some strange ideas: he wants to go
miliar and unknown. The big one tells the little one on holiday in the wilderness, thinks Lila should learn
horror stories about the Wallrass, which lives deep how to drive and has told Mrs Stieger, Lila‘s teacher,
down where the lake is darkest. From then on, the about his holiday plans. This is all rather irritating
little one prefers to play on the shore and only goes because he has been absent-minded since Mum‘s
into the water with an air mattress. death and has hardly spoken to Lila at all.
When one day they play pirates and row out onto In Eastern Europe, in a river valley that leads from
the lake, the big one makes the air mattress capsize. a tiny village towards the mountains, Lila and Dad
The small one falls into the water and sinks. And sure pitch their tent. Things are going well first, but then
enough: where the water is blackest, he meets the they change: there are cooked snails to eat and the
Wallrass. But unlike in the stories, it is gentle and soft river carries away the tent and sleeping bags, so
and carefully carries him back to the shore. When Dad asks Mrs Stieger to come and bring a new tent.
he tells the big one about it, the big one laughs at This doesn’t work for Lila at all: her father and her
him, because he just made the Wallrass up. teacher – doesn‘t he even think about Mum anymore?
The little one, on the other hand, knows that no She runs away and drives the car into the village.
matter what the big one tells him, from now on he But an unknown girl alone in the sleepy village at-
no longer has to fear the depth and darkness of the tracts attention and people start to take an interest.
lake. In the end the whole village is involved in getting
Dad and Mrs Stieger out of the wilderness.
Rights list of German publishers 2021 15The Snowflake Collector Toc-Toc in the Owls’ Site.
The Bird Lady’s Secret
ROBERT SCHNEIDER ALBERT WENDT
Illustrated by Linda Wolfsgruber
Pages: 32, Format: 25.5 x 22.2 cm Pages: 160, Format: 21.3 x 14.3 cm
Age: 5+, Price: € 16.00 Age: 12+, Price: € 15.00
ISBN: 978-3-7026-5946-2 ISBN: 978-3-7026-5949-3
All rights available All rights available
Wilson Bentley lives on a farm in the vastness of Three female scientists live on an abandoned fac-
America with his older brother and his parents. tory site, the Owls’ site, and pretend to be home-
The two boys are supposed to support their parents less. They maintain a number of well-calculated
in their work and become good farmers. This leads deceptions in order to avoid detection. Only the
to conflicts, because Wilson is a dreamy boy who children cannot be deterred and come to the site
spends a lot of time thinking and is fascinated by to pursue their activities. That is why the researchers
the little things in the world: the peculiarities of need a bogeyman. A student friend, wrestler and
leaves, stones and snow crystals, which particularly now author of children‘s books, seems suitable.
fascinate him. It becomes the passion of his life to But which secret are they trying to protect?
depict and preserve the delicate and fading crystals. The women observe an extremely rare bird during
Nobody in the area has any interest in Wilson’s reproduction and care of the brood. There‘s a secret
eccentric ideas, and people cannot comprehend about it that will only be revealed at the very end:
his enthusiasm. When he gives a lecture in the village its plumage is like a magic hood. How this works
about his work and shows the photos of the crystals, would of course be highly interesting for the weapons
he is met with a lack of understanding. But for industry, hence the strict secrecy. External threats
Wilson‘s father, something fundamental changes must be warded off and the pitfalls of living together
that evening: he realizes the value he has so far must be mastered.
ignored.
Rights list of German publishers 2021 16Kosmos Verlag
Children‘s Nature Guide – The Three ??? Kids –
What Lives in the Garden? Giants in Rocky Beach
Children‘s Nature Guide The Three ??? Kids
BÄRBEL OFTRING ULF BLANCK
Illustrated by Esther von Hacht Illustrated by Udo Smialkowski
Pages: 112, Format: 19.3 x 13.2 cm Pages: 128, Format: 18.5 x 12.5 cm
Age: 8+, Price: € 10.00 Age: 8+, Price: € 9.00
ISBN: 978-3-440-17181-3 ISBN: 978-3-440-16902-5
All rights available Rights sold to Albania, Taiwan, the Netherlands,
Latin America, Slovakia, Turkey
You might be surprised how many discoveries await Justus, Peter and Bob are best friends – and
you right on your doorstep, either in your nearest detectives! Together the Three ??? are able to
park or in your own garden. This children’s nature crack even the most difficult cases.
guide introduces the 85 most important animals In this book, Rocky Beach has gained a new attraction:
and plants for young readers. Every portrait is easily an artist has recreated the scenic beach town as a
understandable and contains multitudes of interesting miniature model village. But the opening ceremony
and funny facts as well as tips for observation and goes wrong when the tiny counterpart of Giovanni’s
identification. The interactive part also features ice cream parlour catches fire – and suddenly the
manuals for planting your own fruit and vegetables real shop is burning as well. It seems like every event
or attracting bees, hedgehogs and birds into the that happens in the model village happens in the
garden. real Rocky Beach as well. Who is behind this sabotage
and to what end? The Three ??? Kids take on the
• Discovering nature – even in the middle of the city case.
• With interactive DIYs and tips for identification
• Successful bestselling detectives series
for more than 15 years
• Over 7 million books sold
• Strong brand with a wide-ranging product
portfolio, including toys, merchandise and
entertainment
Rights list of German publishers 2021 17EXIT The Book – Diary 29 Nasty Lodgers
EXIT The Book Cockroaches, Dust Mites and Co. –
Our Secret Roommates
DIMITRIS CHASSAPAKIS INGA MARIE RAMCKE
Illustrated by Folko Streese
Pages: 114, Format: 21.6 x 14.2 cm
Age: 16+, Price: € 12.99 Pages: 40, Format: 28.9 x 22.2 cm
ISBN: 978-3-440-16037-4 Age: 5+, Price: € 15.00
ISBN: 978-3-440-16988-9
Rights sold to France, Poland, Czech Republic, Greece,
Italy, Hungary, Japan All rights available
A research team works for 28 weeks on a mysterious The Mould-Bedbug family lives in a creepy old house,
project. During the 29th week something unexpected and they‘re not alone there ... You don‘t want to look
happens and suddenly everyone disappears. Only too closely at who else is living there: from lice in the
this diary remains – with 63 quizzes that you must wardrobe and worms in the toilet to cockroaches in
solve to learn what happened! the kitchen. Not to mention the hair follicle mite and
the nocturnal silverfish. In this book children are
To solve the quizzes you need: this book, a pencil, delightfully acquainted with our top 20 nastiest
a smartphone, a tablet or computer with internet lodgers, and learn a great deal about these
access, courage and good judgement. Everything is fascinating animals that are less disgusting than
allowed: writing, drawing, folding, cutting or ripping – they might seem at first glance.
without a thought for the book – alone or in a team.
On the internet, the solution codes are exchanged
for keys. This opens the path to the next task. Only
once you have cracked all the codes will you find
out what happened. Live-escape feeling at the
professional level - an EXIT book in a class of its
own.
• The perfect escape-room feeling for your home –
alone or in a team
• Over 4.5 million EXIT games and 250,000 books
sold
• With titles for every age from 8 upwards
Rights list of German publishers 2021 18Loewe Verlag
The Enchanted Book Castle 1 - Amazonas Detectives 1 -
The Secret of the Magic Library Jungle Plot
BARBARA ROSE ANTONIA MICHAELIS
Illustrated by Annabelle von Sperber Illustrated by Sonja Kurzbach
Pages: 160, Format: : 15.3 x 21.5 cm Pages: 272, Format: 15.3 x 21.5 cm
Age: 8+, Price: € 9.95 Age: 9+, Price: € 12.95
ISBN: 978-3-7432-0656-4 ISBN: 978-3-7432-0854-4
All rights available All rights available
The world of books is in danger. The street urchin Pablo lives alone in an old ruined
Becky can hardly believe her luck: she, her father building in the city of Manaus. One day his friend
Professor Ignaz Librum and her chipmunk Lotti are Miguel, a student, disappears. When Pablo receives
going to live in a castle! a distress call, he knows he has to go out into the
It’s a dream come true! But as Becky and her new dense jungle and find Miguel. With him are the in-
friend Hugo discover the first time they go scouting trepid Ximena and a highly intelligent dog. But what
around, this is no ordinary castle. does this wondrous green world hold in store for the
children? It soon becomes clear that it’s not just the
As if by magic, they stumble upon a secret floor with friends who are in danger, but the jungle itself.
a huge library, where three magical beings have
been waiting for years for someone truly special. Deep in the dense rainforest, the Amazon Detectives’
Someone who can make contact with the world of first case awaits. An exciting, entertaining new de-
books and save it from being forgotten … tective series for boys and girls aged 9+, with strong
and highly contemporary environmental themes. Set
In this gripping first part of a magical adventure in Brazil, it explores issues and topics such as climate
series, a tough and tenacious girl moves into a action, environmental destruction, different cultures,
castle and faces the biggest adventure of her life: the rainforest and the natural world.
a quest to save the magical world of books!
Wonderfully quirky magical beings, talking animals
and a loyal friend stand side by side with a strong,
brave female protagonist who kids aged
8+ will love.
Rights list of German publishers 2021 19Winston‘s Top Secret Cases 2 - The Fascinating World of Viruses
The Ghost Ship and Bacteria
FRAUKE SCHEUNEMANN KARSTEN BRENSING, KATRIN LINKE
Illustrated by Nikolai Renger Illustrated by Nikolai Renger
Pages: 176, Format: 15.3 x 21.5 cm
Age: 10+, Price: € 10.00 Pages: 192, Format: 22.0 x 28.5 cm
ISBN: 978-3-7432-0613-7 Age: 9+, Price: € 16.95
ISBN: 978-3-7432-0974-9
All rights available
Rights sold to Czechia
Grandma Babushka is in hospital after being burgled Did you know that bacteria are the only organisms
by the feared Alster robbers – which means no more that can survive without sun, and that one even
delicious homecooked meals for Winston for the fore- lived to be 250 million years old? That mammals
seeable future. As if that weren’t enough, a valuable wouldn‘t exist without viruses, and that they are
family heirloom disappeared during the robbery, even present in our genes?
and the police are completely at a loss. Winston Biologists Karsten Brensing and Katrin Linke open
decides to begin his own investigation. While he’s the door to a fascinating world we‘ve only had the
prowling about one night, he makes an astonishing vaguest idea of until now. From viruses, bacteria
discovery: a mysterious ship, flying a pirate flag and and fungi to hygiene and our immune system, they
crewed by racoons, has landed on the shore of the examine everything in meticulous detail and show
lake … how very tiny things can have a huge impact on our
lives!
A fun, exciting series for girls and boys about a feline
detective! Who’s behind the robbery at Grandma Where does life come from? What is a pandemic?
Babushka‘s? Winston the tomcat has to help solve How does our immune system work? What do we
the case, and while poking around at night he comes need to know about hygiene? The behavioural
across a mysterious ship with strange pirates on biologist and bestselling author Dr Karsten Brensing,
board … famous from radio, TV and print media, and bio-
logist and science journalist Katrin Linke present
astonishing facts about viruses (like the coronavirus),
bacteria and fungi based on the latest scientific
research.
Rights list of German publishers 2021 20Oetinger / Dressler (with Imprint Ellermann)
RalfTube – From Loser to Legend I’ve Lost My Spots!
SILAS MATTHES SINEM SASMAZ
Illustrated by Stefanie Wegner, Timo Müller-Wegner Illustrated by Leonard Erlbruch
Pages: 176 Pages: 32
Age: 10, Price: € 13.00 Age: 4+, Price: € 15.00
ISBN: 978-3-7513-0002-5 ISBN: 978-3-7707-0234-3
All rights available All rights available
Your own YouTube channel: the dream comes true! Faster than the wind!
Modern, feisty and funny, this comic-style book is A picture book for all special small people.
perfect for reluctant readers, too.
Mr Cheetah is perfectly contented. But one day the
13-year-old Ralf dreams of becoming a famous other animals start to make comments about him.
YouTuber, and is desperate to impress Mia, the pret- A cheetah without spots - what kind of a cheetah
tiest girl in the school, with his own videos. Oh, and is that? On the hunt for his spots, Mr Cheetah is
he wouldn’t mind becoming rich and famous, either - teased and taunted until he feels quite worthless.
or finally settling the argument with his arch-enemy But then he discovers his strong point: he can run.
Julian as to who’s the coolest of them all. Faster than anyone! Suddenly all the other animals
are envying the fastest creature in the world. But
But what makes for a smash hit YouTube channel? Mr Cheetah doesn’t care about their opinions any
Ralf - a creative newbie - makes his tentative entry more. Now he is confident and proud to be the way
into the World Wide Web, which is riddled with far he is!
more pitfalls than he could ever have imagined.
Silas Matthes’ “RalfTube” is a story of friendship,
courage and dreaming big. Packed with boy-
friendly comic-style illustrations, it’s designed to
get them reading.
Rights list of German publishers 2021 21Penguin Randomhouse, with imprints
cbj Kinderbuch and Penguin Junior
Mops and Kat Discover the Woods Joy in Your Heart
My Adventure Comic
VERA SCHMIDT DR. MED. REINHARD FRIEDL
Illustrated by Maria Over
Pages: 80, Format: 17 x 24 cm Pages: 40, Format: 24,5 x 24,5 cm
Age: 7+, Price: € 14.00 Age: 4+, Price: € 14.00
ISBN: 978-3-570-17761-7 ISBN: 978-3-570-17824-9
All rights available All rights available
Mops and Kat are the best of friends. But while What does it feel like to be happy or sad? The heart
Kat is always looking for the next adventure, Mops is far more than just a muscle, and it’s where all your
prefers to lounge around on the sofa. When Kat emotions live. Inside it, there are mysterious caves and
convinces him to come on a walk in the woods, he’s valves – it’s a place where feelings become real.
bored – until the friends meet Rocky. Sometimes it’s quiet as a mouse, sometimes it pounds
so hard that you can feel it right in your throat. It’s like
The laid-back roebuck takes them on a thrilling a good friend, who is always by your side and ready
voyage of discovery: he shows them how trees to give you advice. And when you place your hand
communicate, where you can find the tastiest elf on the left side of your chest, you can feel it: your heart.
cakes, and how beehives are organised.
They venture deeper and deeper into the under- Reinhard Friedl is a cardiovascular surgeon who has
growth and visit mysterious, magical places – but operated on many thousands of hearts. He explains
suddenly Rocky realises he’s lost! The trees are why joy resides in your heart, and why you should
almost impenetrable now, young boars are running start listening to your heart from a young age. Because
through the woods and a river is blocking their way. when we learn to listen to our heart, it can make us
What now? strong and ready to face what life throws at us.
Luckily, Beaver has a solution. • A moving, philosophical gift book about our most
And so, after much sliding about in the mud, the important sensory organ: the heart
friends finally find their way back home – cheered • Why joy lives in your heart and why you should
and fulfilled by their new woodland experiences start listening to your heart from a young age
and friendships. • Key message: the sooner you learn to listen to
your heart, the richer and more colourful life will be
Rights list of German publishers 2021 22My Booster Book: You Are Wonderful! Ten, Nine, Eight –
The Fox Cub Says Goodnight
SANDRA GRIMM SILVIA SCHRÖER, SILKE SCHWARZ
Illustrated by Olga Strobel Illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki
Pages: 18, Format: 17 x 17 cm Pages: 32, Format: 27 x 23 cm
Age: 2+, Price: € 8.00 Age: 3+, Price: € 14.00
ISBN: 978-3-473-43872-3 ISBN: 978-3-328-30004-5
All rights available except world English All rights available except world English
This board picture book makes it easy to aid and In ten minutes it’ll be time for bed. The little fox and
encourage children in their development. his friends aren’t tired at all, but there’s no changing
The warm-hearted and fun rhymes reassure them Daddy Fox’s mind.
that they’re loved and supported, and each new So the little fox and his friends have ten eventful
step they take in this world is duly praised as the minutes left – for all kinds of things go on in Slumber-
special event that it is. A book to help little ones wood just before dark! But adventures can be very
grow up with confidence and courage! tiring…
• Encouraging and supporting children with love • A gentle story perfect for the nightly bedtime ritual
• First gift book on the topical theme of self- • A strong concept: one mouse after another leaves
confidence the story, until the little fox, too, decides it’s time for
• Unrivaled for the target age group bed
• Lovely rhymes and joyful illustrations • The picture book Sisters First illustrated by Ramona
Kaulitzki was a 2019 New York Times bestseller
Rights list of German publishers 2021 23Ravensburger Verlag
Where Are You, Little Fox? Come On, Get a Move On!
Where Are You, Little ...?
KLARA TÜNNER JAKOB HEIN
Illustrated by Federica Iossa Illustrated by SaBine Büchner
Pages: 12, Format: 13 x 13 cm Pages: 32, Format: 21.5 x 30 cm
Age: 12 months+, Price: € 6.99 Age: 4+, Price: € 12.99
ISBN: 978-3-473-43872-3 ISBN: 978-3-473-46017-5
All rights available All rights available
Each of these little books is an entertaining search Every family knows how stressful mornings can be.
game for very young children, helping them develop This picture book story playfully explores the parallel
their fine motor skills and teaching them to recog- universes children and their parents get caught up
nise and name their favourite animals. The right- in in the morning, and the ways different ideas and
hand side of each of the book‘s five double pages needs clash.
features a large built-in, die-cut flap made from a To make things less hectic, bestselling author and
felt-like fabric. Behind these flaps, children can child psychiatrist Jakob Hein has a simple but ex-
explore a variety of animals in bold and colourful tremely helpful practical tip that families can easily
scenes. Brief texts inspire children to find the animal recreate themselves: drawing coloured fields on a
on the cover of each book and discover what‘s paper clock, to represent the most important acti-
behind the flaps. vities – for example, 10 minutes for waking up and
cuddling, 15 minutes to get dressed, and so on. The
• Features 5 large and soft fabric flaps coloured fields on the clock face allow even very
• 3 more titles available in the series young children to see which activity is up next and
how much time there is left until then.
The funny story appeals to both parents and children
and sets them up for a morning routine that is that
little bit less stressful.
Rights list of German publishers 2021 24Boarding School of Evil Animals (Book 1): Lotta Discovers the World: At the Farm
The Test Lotta Discovers the World
GINA MAYER SANDRA GRIMM
Illustrated by Clara Vath Illustrated by Katja Senner
Pages: 288, Format: 15.3 x 21.5 cm Pages: 16, Format: 19 x 19 cm
Age: 10+, Price: € 14.99 Age: 18 months+, Price: € 7.99
ISBN: 978-3-473-40842-9 ISBN: 978-3-473-43877-8
Rights sold to Russia, German audio rights sold Rights sold to Slovakia
13-year-old Noël is a magnet for bad luck: not • Lovely series with a new concept
only are lots of things going wrong at home and • The combination of photographs and
at school, he also seems to attract everything that illustrations offers many details to explore
scratches and bites. On a school ski trip, a black • On-trend topic: nature
bear the size of the Hulk tries to eat him. And one
day, a rat lures him onto a container ship that takes These first stories to read aloud take parents and
him to the Boarding School of Evil Animals in the children on fun trips to the forest and the farm.
Secret Islands. Only the best of their species are The combination of photographs and cheerful colour
accepted here: regal leopards, poisonous scorpions illustrations makes for a very special picture book
and savage sharks. However, special boys like Noël experience. Numerous small images hiding in the
are accepted as well, provided they pass the tough photographs spark a spirit of discovery and offer
entrance exam. many opportunities for conversations, inspiring
children to explore nature/farms – both in these
• Winner of the Zurich Children´s Book Prize 2020 books both in real life.
• 2 more titles available, Book 4 is due to be
published in autumn 2021 2 more titles available.
Rights list of German publishers 2021 25Tessloff Verlag
WAS IST WAS Renewable Raw Materials Why Grey Cells Can Be Pink Too
Vol. 142: Into the Future with Plant Power Discover the Human Brain
ALEXANDRA WERDES PROF. MICHAEL MADEJA
Illustrated by Ruth Koch
Pages: 48, Format: 23 x 27.8 cm
Age: 8+, Price: € 12.95 Pages: 128, Format: 20.5 x 25.5 cm
ISBN: 978-3-7886-2111-7 Age: 10+, Price: € 16.95
ISBN: 978-3-7886-2241-1
Rights sold to Hungary, Indonesia, China, Russia,
Slovenia, South Africa, Taiwan, Vietnam All rights available
Which plants have the most power? Are renewa- Is the brain slippery? Do brains work like computers?
ble raw materials climate-neutral? And what are Why do we think with our heads and not with some
bioplastics? Everyone is talking about sustainability other part of our bodies? Brain researcher and phy-
and climate protection, and children in particular sician Prof. Michael Madeja answers all these ques-
have many questions. This WAS IST WAS book gives tions, but he also goes one step further and has a
a comprehensive overview of renewable raw mate- funny kind of constant interview with the brain cells
rials. Energy crops such as corn or rapeseed provide ”Purki“ and ”Pyra“! In his witty non-fiction book for
power from the field and already account for a children aged 10 and up, the author explains in
significant proportion of renewable energies in a humorous way how the human brain works. It is
Germany. In this non-fiction book, readers learn about the structure of the brain, about its recepti-
how plants can replace fossil raw materials, how vity, about brain training but also about diseases of
a biogas plant works, and which crops are best this organ. Original comparisons, interesting facts,
suited for this purpose. But we are still finding out and sketches which depict the information in a me-
more and more about renewable raw materials, morable way, help to explain this complex topic in
and about how to manufacture useful products an entertaining manner.
from plants. The book shows how far research into
biobased plastics has come and also presents
curious inventions like chewing gum or car tyres
made from plants.
WAS IST WAS – the international non-fiction series
for children aged 8 years and up. More than 100
million copies sold worldwide.
Rights list of German publishers 2021 26#DataDetectives Vol. 1: Robot in Danger Little Major Tom Space School Vol. 2:
Artificial Intelligence
JAROMIR KONECNY BERND FLESSNER
Illustrated by Marek Bláha Illustrated by Stefan Lohr
Pages: 120, Format: 15.8 x 21.5 cm Pages: 72, Format: 20.3 x 25.5 cm
Age: 8+, Price: € 9.95 Age: 8+, Price: € 14.95
ISBN: 978-3-7886-4401-7 ISBN: 978-3-7886-4114-6
All rights available All rights available
Vicki, Laurin, Lina and Theo are the #DataDetec- Little Major Tom and his astronaut friends don‘t live
tives. The cheerful clique around the clever robot on Earth, but they still have to go to school. School
Babblebot experience the possibilities and dangers – how boring! But not on Space Camp 1. Because
of the digital world and fight smartly against cyber- here the lessons take place in zero gravity! And if
crime. Excitement and fun are guaranteed! things get too complicated, robot cat Plutinchen
The first case for the #DataDetectives! When Lina always knows the answer.
joins the class with her robot, there is great exci- What does ”artificial intelligence“ (AI) mean?
tement. A robot as a classmate? Sure, because Where is it found in everyday life? And will AI ever be
Babblebot has artificial intelligence inside. He can able to completely replace humans?
talk and he loves doing it. But soon he is in great After a look back into the past, when people dre-
danger! And then there is Blackhack, the mysterious amt of independent machines, the book shows the
hacker who causes a lot of trouble with his attacks possibilities of AI in smart technologies and medical
on the school computers ... science. Young readers also get an impression of
the future and the dangers of these new techno-
For those who want to know more, the lexicon logies.
”Vicki‘s Media“ explains important terms from the
digital world. Over 140,000 copies of the ”Little Major Tom“ series
sold in Germany since 2018
Rights list of German publishers 2021 27Index of publishers
Arena Kosmos Verlag
Bianca Kuchenbrod Julia Courmont-Deiterding
Foreign Rights Foreign Rights
+49(0) 931 7964462 +49(0) 911 2191371
bianca.kuchenbrod@arena-verlag.de j.courmont@kosmos.de
www.arena-verlag.de/foreign-rights-catalogue www.kosmos.de/content/foreignrights/
Beltz & Gelberg Jungbrunnen
Kerstin Michaelis Martina Moosleitner
Foreign Rights Foreign Rights Manager
+49(0) 6201 6007327 +43 1 512 12 99 74
k.michaelis@beltz.de moosleitner@jungbrunnen.co.at
www.beltz.de www.jungbrunnen.co.at/rechte
Carl Hanser Verlag Loewe Verlag
Anne Brans Friederike Fuxen
Foreign Rights Rights Director
+49(0) 89 99830519 +49(0) 9208 51283
anne.brans@hanser.de f.fuxen@loewe-verlag.de
www.hanser-literaturverlage.de/en/foreign-rights www.loewe-verlag.de/rights
Carlsen Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe
Daniela Steiner Leah Francis
Rights Director Foreign Rights Manager
+49(0) 40 39804269 +49(0) 89 41363275
daniela.steiner@carlsen.de leah.francis@randomhouse.de
www.carlsen.de/rights https://service.randomhouse.de/foreignright/foreign-
rightindex.jsp?mid=0
cbj Kinderbuch
Leah Francis Ravensburger Verlag
Foreign Rights Manager Florence Roux
+49(0) 89 41363275 Head of Foreign Rights
leah.francis@randomhouse.de +49(0) 751 861240
https://service.randomhouse.de/foreignright/foreign- florence.roux@ravensburger.de
rightindex.jsp?mid=0 www.foreignrights-ravensburger.com
Verlag Friedrich Oetinger GmbH / Tessloff Verlag
Dressler Verlag GmbH Helga Uhlemann
Marlene Sturm International Business Director
Senior Foreign Rights Manager +49(0) 911 3990623
+49(0) 40 607909782 uhlemann@tessloff.com
m.sturm@verlagsgruppe-oetinger.de www.tessloff.com/foreignrights
Finken-Verlag
Karoline Siebrecht
Foreign Rights
+49(0) 6171 638818
karoline.siebrecht@finken.de
www.finken.de/logico-international
Fischer Kinder- und Jugendbuch Verlag
Esther Mallm
Foreign Rights Manager
+49(0) 69 6062429
esther.mallm@fischerverlage.de
www.fischerverlage.de/verlag/foreign-rights-children-
young-adults
Rights list of German publishers 2021 28Rights list of German publishers 2021 Imprint Planning and organisation: Frankfurter Buchmesse GmbH Braubachstrasse 16 60311 Frankfurt am Main Germany Pernille Starck starck@buchmesse.de www.buchmesse.de Final edit: Romy Fursland, Member of the Translators Association Design, setting: WEIRAUCH // MEDIA DESIGN Anett Weirauch Am Weidenbruch 13 65618 Niederselters info@weirauch-mediadesign.de www.weirauch-mediadesign.de © Frankfurter Buchmesse GmbH, 2021 No reproduction without prior permission of the publisher. Rights list of German publishers 2021 29
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