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When a Lion goes to school

                                                    Tips from the last programme

                             All rights available   Michael Engler / René Amthor Treck   Doris Eisenburger      Heinz Janisch / Silke Leffler
                                                    The Tiny Tractor                     Scheherazade           A Present for the King

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                                                                                                                                                                                                            Picture Book
                                                                                                                                                                                                            4+

    When bears go
    for a swim
    It’s a beautiful summer’s day and,
    down at the lake, Pig can’t wait
    to get splash around in the water!
    He’s got his swim ring, his water
    wings and the biggest smile on
    his face. As he waddles toward the
    water, the other animals exchange
    uneasy glances. Doesn’t Pig know
    that Bear swims in the lake every
    day to train for the championships?
    Or that Bear can get really angry
    with anyone who splashes around
    in his lake?

    When Bear and Pig collide in the
    water, Bear is outraged! But Pig
    is determined not to let such an
    old bossyboots tell him what to
    do, no way!
                                          Heute wollte Bär endlich zweimal den See durchqueren.
                                          Und das innerhalb von sechs Stunden. Doch was war

    A story about two strong personali-
                                          denn das für ein lautes Gekreische dort draußen?
                                          Es war doch wohl nicht eins der Tiere auf die Idee
                                          gekommen, seinen See zu betreten?

    ties and an unusual friendship.

    Tip

                                                                                                                                                        • A summery tale about learning to swim and
                                                                                                                    Ulla Mersmeyer completed              having fun together
                                                                                                                    an apprenticeship at Bremer
                                                                                                                    Theater and studied illustration    • Pig and Bear – two quirky characters take
                                                                                                                    in Münster. Her illustrations
                                                                                                                    have breathed life into countless     every heart by storm
                                                                                                                    children’s and picture books.
                                                                                                                    She lives and works in her dream    • With un-bear-lievably beautiful, laugh-out-loud
    Ulla Mersmeyer
                                                                                                                    city, Hamburg.
                                                                                                                                                          illustrations                                     Ulla Mersmeyer
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                                                                                                                                                                                                            When bears go for a swim
    There’s a Cat in my Cot!
                                                                                                                                                                                                            32 pages
    Rights sold to: Denmark
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Picture Book
    Else and Luise –                                                                                                                                                                                                                 4+

    The best sisters ever                                                  Tip
    Else and Luise are hippos – and the very
    best of sisters. Then one day, Mechthild the
    rhinoceros appears on the scene and quickly
    makes friends with Luise. As she spends
    more and more time playing with her new
    friend, Luise has less and less time to spend
    with her little sister. Doesn’t Luise like
    Else anymore?

    Else is upset at first, then she’s sad and,
    finally, she gets really angry! As she stomps
                                                                           Michael Engler / Joëlle                              Michael Engler / Joëlle
    around snorting with rage, Luise and Mech-
                                                                           Tourlonias                                           Tourlonias
    thild are happy to join in. Maybe Luise likes                          A Strange Bird – It is good to                       A Strange Bird – dares
    Else after all? And maybe Mechthild is not all                         be different                                         something
    that bad, after all?                                                   Rights sold to: Romania, USA
    A picture book about sisters and emotional
    ups and downs!

                                                                                                                                                                              • A heart-warming story about sisters and friendship
                                                Michael Engler writes stage
                                                plays, audiobooks and children’s
                                                                                                                                           Joëlle Tourlonias, born in 1985,
                                                                                                                                           studied visual communication
                                                                                                                                                                              • Jealousy in the family: When one sister suddenly
                                                books. His picture books as f.e.                                                           and illustration at Bauhaus          finds a new best friend!
                                                the “Elephantastic”-series or                                                              University in Weimar. Since then
                                                “A strange bird” are very popular
                                                and have been translated to
                                                                                                                                           she has been illustrating many
                                                                                                                                           picture and children’s books.
                                                                                                                                                                              • From the bestselling team behind “A strange bird”
                                                many languages.                                                                            Her books have been translated                                                            Michael Engler / Joëlle Tourlonias
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Picture Book
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     4+

    Who will fall
    asleep first?                                                                                                                                      Wer schläft, der schläft,
                                                                                                                                                       wer wacht, der wacht.
                                                                                                                                                       Die Frage ist,
                                                                                                                                                       was man dann macht?

    Who will fall asleep first? It’s time
    for the friends Kolo the Wolf and
    Kulms the Bat to go to bed. As soon
    as his head hits the pillow, Kolo is                                  Erst tut er nix, erst nimmt er’s hin,
                                                                          dann kommt ihm dieses in den Sinn:

    fast asleep. That leaves little Kulms
                                                                          »Du liegst so gut, ich weck dich nicht,
                                                                          – ich will dich ja nicht stören –

    feeling lonely and bored. “Are you
    asleep yet?”, she asks. Kolo doesn’t
    respond. Kulms pinches his nose.
    Still no response. Then she nudges
    him in the side. That wakes Kolo                                      und frage ganz, ganz vorsichtig,

    up. But very soon, it’s all quiet
                                                                          dies eine will ich hören:
                                                                          Sag mal, schläfst du schon?«

    again. Totally quiet. Now it’s Kolo’s
    turn to whisper, “Are you asleep
    yet...?”
                                                                                                                                                       Wer schläft, der schläft,
    A bedtime story that will bring                                                                                                                    wer wacht, der wacht.
                                                                                                                                                       Die Frage ist,

    a smile to the faces of readers
                                                                                                                                                       was man dann macht?

    and listeners of all ages.

                                                                                                                                                                                   • An enchanting and cheeky bedtime story
                                                Andreas Greve, satirist and
                                                children’s book author, originally
                                                                                                                                      Lena Winkel was born in
                                                                                                                                      Betzdorf (Sieg) in 1993 and
                                                                                                                                                                                   • For everyone who has ever had trouble falling
                                                trained as a carpenter and art                                                        always wanted to become a                      asleep
                                                teacher. He has written twenty                                                        Pokémon inventor. So, she
                                                or so books, which have been
                                                published throughout Europe
                                                                                                                                      studied illustration in Hamburg
                                                                                                                                      and Paris and somehow got
                                                                                                                                                                                   • Funny rhymes and atmospheric illustrations
                                                and in Canada, China and                                                              side-tracked! Now she makes
                                            d   South Korea. Born in Hamburg,                                                         children’s books and comics                                                                    Andreas Greve / Lena Winkel
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                                                travel reporter. He now lives in                                                      non-human characters.
                                                Faaborg, Denmark.                                                                                                                                                                    32 pages

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                                                                                                                                                                             Fairy Tales
                                                                                                                                                                             5+
                                                                                           The big book of stories
                                                                                           To mark Max Kruse’s 100th birthday, we have collected all of his most beautiful
                                                                                           fairy tales and stories in one opulent volume.

     Beautiful Fairy Tale Books

     Künnmann / Grasso              Swift / Grasso       Künnmann / Grasso
                                                                                                                                                                              To Max Kruse’s
     Fairy Tales from 1001 Nights   Gulliver`s Travels   Wilhelm Hauff `s most beautiful                                                                                          100th
     Righs sold: Poland, Russia     Righs sold: Russia
                                                         Fairy Tales                                                                                                           anniversary
                                                         Righs sold: Romania

                                                                                           • Full of Max Kruse’s unique charm and humour
                                                                                           • Enchanting stories for the whole family
                                                                                           • Delightfully illustrated by Doris Eisenburger

                                                                                                                                                                             Max Kruse / Doris Eisenburger
                                                                                                                                                                             The big book of stories by Max Kruse

                                                                                                                                                                             96 pages

                                                                                                                                                                             All rights available
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     World Literature & Music
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     5+
     Peter Pan
     All children grow up. Well, except
     for one: Peter Pan! In J. M. Barrie’s
     world-famous story, Peter and
     Wendy fly to the island of Never-
     land, where they encounter the
     dangerous Captain Hook and their                                        D     ie Zweite rechts und dann geradeaus bis morgen. Das, hatte Peter gesagt, war der
                                                                                   Weg ins Nimmerland. Schon bald hatten sie die Stadt mit ihren hellen Lichtern

     adventure begins ...
                                                                             hinter sich gelassen und erreichten das offene Meer. Während Wendy noch vorsichtig
                                                                             immer geradeaus flog, machte Peter bisweilen kleine Umwege, flog ganz dicht über die
                                                                             Wellen, unterhielt sich mit den Delfinen und klatschte die Haie an ihren Flossen ab.
                                                                         4   Da fragte sich Wendy schon, ob er sie vielleicht vergessen hätte. Doch immer wieder
                                                                             kam Peter zu ihr zurück. So näherten sie sich geradewegs dem Nimmerland. Doch

     The World Literature & Music series
                                                                             nicht, weil Peter und Tinkerbell so gute Reiseführer waren, sondern weil die Insel sie
                                                                             erwartete. Nur so kann ein Mensch überhaupt diese Zauberstrände finden.

     is a fun way to introduce children                                                Am Ende von Track 4 könnt ihr Wendys Motiv in den
                                                                                       Flöten ein wenig verloren durch die Musik torkeln

     to the joys of classical music. Well-
                                                                                       hören. Genauso fühlt sie sich bisweilen, wenn sie mit
                                                                                       Peter nach Nimmerland fliegt.

     known literary works, renowned
     orchestras and narrators, and
     enchanting text and images are the
     perfect way for children to engage                                                                                                                                                           25                                                                                                Music and text on the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    accompayning CD or via
     with classical music and classical
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     children’s literature.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Composer:  Henrik Albrecht
     Classic & Classics: Literature and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Orchestra:NDR Radio-
     Music artfully combined.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       philharmonie
                                                                    Tip                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Conductor: Andreas Hempel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Speaker: Jens Wawrczeck,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Laura Maire, Jürg Löw

                                                                   Henrik Albrecht / Lewis Carroll /                                                     Jules Verne & Henrik Albrecht /
                                                                   Elisa Vavouri                                                                         Elisa Vavouri
                                                                   Alice in Wunderland                                                                   20,000 leagues under the sea

                                                                   5 years and up                                                                        All rights available

                                                                   All rights available

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             • The world-famous children’s classic with orchestral
                                                      Henrik Albrecht studied at                                                                                                        Susanne Smajić , born 1972 in         music composed especially for the story
                                                      Conservatory in Cologne. First                                                                                                    Munich, studied illustration and
                                                      he studied Piano, later composi-                                                                                                  printed graphics in in Halle /       • With additional explanations from the composer
                                                      tion. Since 2005 he is special-
                                                      ized in orchestral audio theatre.
                                                                                                                                                                                        Saale and in Münster. Since
                                                                                                                                                                                        2000 she has been working as           about the music and instruments
                                                      “The Canterville Ghost” got                                                                                                       freelance illustrator for national
                                                      2007 and “War for the Buttons”                                                                                                    and international publishing         • Accompanying orchestral audio play awarded the        James Matthew Barrie & Henrik Albrecht /
                                                      2009 the German Audiobook                                                                                                         houses.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Auditorix audiobook seal of approval                  Susanne Smajić
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                My first Musical Picture Book
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                3+
     Hansel and Gretel–
     Children’s opera
     by Engelbert
                                                                                       Das Orchester sitzt im Orchestergraben und spielt, während die
                                                                                       Geschichte auf der Bühne erzählt wird.
                                                                                       Ein Junge und ein Mädchen – Hänsel und Gretel – wohnen mit        2+3
                                                                                       ihren Eltern am Rande eines großen Waldes.

                                                                                              Sie sind allein zu Hause. Ihre Eltern müssen hart arbeiten,

     Humperdinck and
                                                                                              die Familie ist arm. Zum Glück hat ihnen eine Nachbarin
                                                                                              einen Topf voll Milch geschenkt, das wird ein Festmahl am Abend!
                                                                                              Die Kinder singen und tanzen. Lia kennt das Lied:
                                                                                              »Brüderchen, komm tanz mit mir!«

     Adelheid Wette
     Lia is over the moon. She is going to
     visit Papa at rehearsals for Hansel
     and Gretel! The story is a little scary
     at times, but then Papa winks at her
     from the stage. In any case, it has a                                                                                                                                                                                     11+12

     happy ending!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Music and text on the
     Who has never heard the fairy tale
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               accompayning CD or via
     of Hansel and Gretel and the witch                                  Am frühen Morgen werden Hänsel und Gretel                                                                                                                                                                                             stream
                                                                         von einem anderen wunderlichen Männchen

     in the gingerbread house? Engelbert                                 geweckt, vom Taumännchen. Silbern glitzert
                                                                         sein Haar im Sonnenlicht.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Composer: Engelbert
                                                                         Die Kinder machen sich auf den Weg.     14

     Humperdinck and Adelheid Wette
                                                                         Wieder gehen sie durch den Wald.

                                                                         Sie kommen zu einem sonderbaren
                                                                         Häuschen, das aussieht, als wäre es                                                                                                                                                                                                   Humperdinck
     turned it into a children’s opera that                              ganz aus Lebkuchen gemacht.
                                                                         Die Geschwister sind neugierig,
                                                                         sie kosten vom Lebkuchen.                                                                                                                                                                                                             Libretto: Adelheid Wette

     continues to delight parents and
                                                                         Da geht die Tür des kleinen
                                                                         Lebkuchen-Hauses auf und eine
                                                                         Hexe schaut heraus. Lia hält
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Orchestra: Rundfunk-
                                                                         den Atem an. Die Knusperhexe!

     children today with popular songs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Sinfonieorchester Berlin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Conductor: Marek Janowski
     such as “Ein Männlein steht im                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Speaker: Heinz Janisch
     Walde” and “Brüderchen, komm,
     tanz mit mir”.

     The world-famous folk tale –                                                                                                                                                                  Tip
     in its most melodious and exciting
     version.

                                                                                                                                                                                                   Susa Hämmerle / Christa Unzner
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Hansel and Gretel

                                                                                                                                                                                                   All rights available

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       • On the 100th anniversary of Engelbert Humper-
                                                         Heinz Janisch studied German                                                                                                              Birgit Antoni illustrates board       dinck’s death: Germany’s best-known fairy tale now
                                                         and journalism. He works as a                                                                                                             books, picture books and early        joins the My First Music Picture Book series
                                                         freelancer for ORF radio, where                                                                                                           readers for a variety of publish-
                                                         he has been designing and
                                                         presenting radio programmes
                                                                                                                                                                                                   ers. Her extraordinary books are
                                                                                                                                                                                                   frequently translated and highly    • This children’s opera is part of the standard reper-
                                                         since 1982. He also writes books                                                                                                          reviewed.                             toire of numerous opera houses around the world        Heinz Janisch / Birgit Antoni
                                                         for children and adults and                                                                                                                                                                                                            Hansel and Gretel
                                                     i   has received numerous literary
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       • With accompanying audio book: Perfect for early        Children’s opera by Engelbert
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Musical Picture Book
     Let’s join the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         5+

     choir! A tale of
     off-key notes and
     big concerts                                                      Plötzlich atmet Lisa tief ein … und so langsam sie
                                                                       kann wieder aus.
                                                                       »Jedes Mal, bevor wir mit dem Singen beginnen,
                                                                       machen wir ein paar Atemübungen«, erzählt sie.
                                                                                                                                 »Ganz schön gefährlich!«, grinst Paul.
                                                                                                                                 »Allerdings!«, stimmen Mama und Papa zu.
                                                                                                                                 »Bevor wir bei der Chorprobe zu singen beginnen«,
                                                                                                                                 erzählt Mama, »schütteln wir sogar unseren
                                                                                                                                                                                                         »Ich finde am besten, dass man zum Singen nicht
                                                                                                                                                                                                         extra ein Instrument herumschleppen muss!«,
                                                                                                                                                                                                         meint Paul.
                                                                                                                                                                                                         »Da hast du recht!«, ruft Lisa. »Meine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Aber die Luft kommt von der Lunge, und der
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Mund und die Lippen helfen dir, die Töne zu
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      formen und Buchstaben zu bilden.«
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      »Ganz schön kompliziert«, findet Lisa. »Naja, ich
                                                                       »Heute hat Maria den Löwen mit uns gemacht!               ganzen Körper. Und dann klopfen wir mit                                 Stimmbänder hab ich immer dabei!«                            hab meine Stimme jedenfalls immer dabei, egal,
                                                                       Wollt ihr wissen, wie der geht?«                          unseren Handflächen die Beine ab, und den                               »Wenn du singst, schwingen aber nicht nur deine              ob ich gerade frühstücke, mit dem Rad fahre …«

     Singing is fun! No one knows that
                                                                       Sie stellt sich neben den Tisch, geht mit                 Oberkörper, Bauch, Brust, Popo, Rücken, die                             Stimmbänder!«, betont Papa. »Es schwingen dann               »Computer spiele, skate …«, ergänzt Paul.
                                                                       gegrätschten Beinen in die Hocke, reißt die Arme          beiden Arme und sogar das Gesicht – alles                               viele Teile deines Körpers mit. Dein Bauch, dein             »In Urlaub fahre, Zähne putze, den Papa kitzle …«,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           8-10
                                                                       mit gespreizten Fingern weit auseinander, streckt         soll locker werden.«
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Brustkorb, auch dein Kopf, alle Teile helfen mit,            fährt Lisa fort.

     better than Lisa, who recently
                                                                       so weit sie kann die Zunge heraus und atmet               »Eins ist klar«, erklärt Papa, »wenn du locker bist
                                                                                                                                                                                                         dass deine Stimme gut klingt.«                               »Apropos Zähne putzen!«, unterbricht Papa mit
                                                                       fauchend aus: »Groaahhh!«                                 und gut atmest, kannst du freier singen. Dann
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Lisa grübelt: »Das kann ich mir gar nicht so gut             einem Blick auf die Uhr. »Höchste Zeit, meine
                                                                       Paul und die Eltern müssen schon wieder lachen.           kann sich deine Stimme viel besser entfalten.«
                                                                                                                                                                                                         vorstellen.«                                                 Liebe!«

     joined the children’s choir. But how
                                                                                                                                                                                                         »Eigentlich ist unser ganzer Körper das Instrument!«,        »Na gut«, nickt Lisa. »Aber vorher singen wir alle
                                                                                                                                                                                                         sagt jetzt Mama. »An den Stimmbändern entsteht               mein neues Lied!«
                                                                                                                                                                                                         der Ton.

     do voices actually work? Why does
     she keep hitting the wrong notes
     during rehearsals? And are there
     people who can’t sing at all? Lisa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Stimmbänder

     launches herself into the adventure
     of singing in a choir and learns a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Luftröhre

     wealth of exciting things.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Music and text on the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           accompayning CD or via
      Marko Simsa playfully introduces                                                                                                                                                                                                                           7

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           stream
      vocal ranges, the voice as an
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Composer: L. van Beethoven,
     “instrument”, warm-up exercises
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           J. S. Bach u. a.
      and world-famous choral pieces.                                                                                                                                                                       Besonders gut gefällt ihr auch, wie lebendig und
                                                                                                                                                                                                            mitreißend Herr Prinz den Chor leitet. Dabei
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         dass nämlich nicht nur Kinder viel lernen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         müssen. Auch die erwachsenen Sängerinnen                                                                                          Choir: Wiener Singverein,
      The accompanying audio book
                                                                                                                                                                                                            zeigt er mit seinen Händen und den Armen,                    und Sänger sind noch lange nicht perfekt.
                                                                                                                                                                                                            wann der Gesang schneller oder langsamer
                                                                                                                                                                                                            werden soll. Und auch, wann es lauter oder leiser
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Jedenfalls unterbricht Herr Prinz immer
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         wieder den Gesang und erklärt, was sie
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Wiener Sängerknaben,
      contains examples and excerpts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Kinderchor Penzing u. a.
                                                                                                                                                                                                            klingen soll. Dabei werden seine Bewegungen                  besser machen können.
                                                                                                                                                                                                            eben schneller oder langsamer, mal größer und                Und wirklich, denkt Lisa, meistens klingt
                                                                                                                                                                                                            dann wieder ganz klein. Und noch etwas, das                  es schöner, wenn eine Stelle mehrmals
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Speaker: Marko Simsa
      from some of the world’s most
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Lisa an diesem Abend entdeckt, gefällt ihr:                  geübt wurde …

      famous choral works.

     The first go-to-book on singing
     for children!
                                                                      Heute Abend darf Lisa ausnahmsweise zur                Genau so, wie Mama es erzählt hat.
                                                                      Chorprobe ihrer Eltern mitkommen.                      »Mach ruhig mit!«, ruft Herr Prinz Lisa zu.
                                                                      Üblicherweise probt der Chor einmal in der             »Ein wenig Auflockerung tut jedem gut.«
                                                                      Woche, vor wichtigen Konzerten aber sogar              Alle schütteln sich und klopfen mit ihren Händen
                                                                      zwei- bis dreimal. Zusätzlich gibt es dann auch        den ganzen Körper von unten bis oben ab.
                                                                      noch Proben mit den Orchestern und deren               Auch bei ein paar Atemübungen darf Lisa
                                                                      Dirigentinnen oder Dirigenten.                         schließlich noch mitmachen. Dann aber setzt
                                                                      Lisa ist sehr neugierig, wie es denn bei »den          sie sich auf einen Stuhl und lauscht gespannt.
                                                                      Großen« so zugeht.                                     Dass es vier Stimmlagen gibt und diese vier
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    › Der Chor probt ein Stück aus der 9. Sinfonie vom
                                                                      Tatsächlich wird es zuerst ziemlich lustig.            Gruppen oft auch einzeln, also nacheinander,                                                                           Komponisten Ludwig van Beethoven. Gesungen wird
                                                                      Denn nachdem Herr Prinz, der Chorleiter, alle          üben müssen, das weiß Lisa schon. Sie findet                                                                           dabei die Ode »An die Freude« von Friedrich Schiller.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Die Melodie dieses Stückes wurde sogar zur Europahymne
                                                                      Sängerinnen und Sänger begrüßt hat, wird               es allerdings höchst interessant, die vier                                                                             gewählt, daher ist sie vielen Menschen auf der ganzen
                                                                      geschüttelt und geklopft, dass es eine Freude ist.     Gruppen heute so genau hören zu dürfen.                                                                                Welt bekannt.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • A treasure trove of the facts about voices, singing
                                                     Marko Simsa has brought                                                                                                                                                  Jutta Berend was born in Olden-                                                                       and choirs – presented in a playful way
                                                     concerts and plays for kids                                                                                                                                              burg in 1988. She grew up with
                                                     to the stage for 25 years. His                                                                                                                                           her parents, two sisters and a                                                                      • Inspires kids to sing
                                                     venues include the Vienna                                                                                                                                                dog in East Frisia. She has been
                                                     Concerthall, the Salzburg Music
                                                     Festival, and the Wiesbaden
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              illustrating children’s books
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              full-time since 2018, and in that
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Accompanying audio book with lots of samples of
                                                     Theater. His award-winning                                                                                                                                               short time she has already illus-                                                                     music: “Jauchzet, Frohlocket” (Bach); “Halleluja        Marko Simsa / Jutta Berend
                                                dl
                                                     books have been translated                                                                                                                                               trated quite a few books. Jutta
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Chorus” (Handel); “Ode to Joy” (Beethoven) etc., etc.   Let’s join the choir!
                                           er

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                            ate
                                  Ho                 into 12 languages.                                                                                                                       i va
                                                                                                                                                                                                     t                        Berend lives with her husband                                                                                                                                  A tale of off-key notes and big concerts
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                                                     www.markosimsa.at                                                                                                                                                        and two daughters in Hamburg
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Rahlstedt.                                                                                          • 3.3 million active choral singers in Germany alone      32 pages

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            All rights available
Fall 2021 - Ueberreuter Verlag
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Musical Picture Book
Johann Sebastian                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 5+

Bach – The life
and works of the
great composer                                          D           ass für Bach auch in dieser neuen Stellung
                                                                    bald Schwierigkeiten auftauchen würden,
                                                                    wird niemanden wirklich überraschen.
                                                        Wieder hat er Probleme mit Vorgesetzten – diesmal
                                                        ist es nicht ein Superintendent oder ein Herzog,
                                                                                                                    »Ach, das musikalische Duell in Dresden!« Der
                                                                                                                 Vater lacht und dann erzählt er von dem berühmten
                                                                                                                 französischen Organisten. Die Leute damals waren
                                                                                                                 begeistert von ihm, und deshalb hielt er sich wohl
                                                                                                                 für den besten Organisten der Welt. Doch da gab
                                                                                                                                                                                                 In Dresden sind Vater und Sohn festlich geklei-
                                                                                                                                                                                              det auf den Weg zum Schloss, das Zwinger genannt
                                                                                                                                                                                              wird. Dort gibt es eine prachtvolle Opernpremiere.
                                                                                                                                                                                              Herrliche Musik, atemberaubende Bühnenbilder,
                                                                                                                                                                                              spektakuläre Theatertricks und mittendrin: die Pri-
                                                                                                                 es auch andere, die meinten, dass der junge Bach                             madonna Faustina, der Star des Abends! Ihr Mann,
                                                        sondern der Rektor der Thomasschule, mit dem er
                                                                                                                 aus Weimar diesen „Besten“ leicht übertrumpfen                               der Komponist Johann Adolf Hasse, hat die Haupt-
                                                        in Streit gerät. Und der Rat der Stadt schätzt ihn       könnte. Der Dresdner Konzertmeister organisierte                             rolle extra für sie geschrieben.
                                                        auch nicht sehr. Ständig will dieser Bach neue und       also einen musikalischen Wettstreit, um den wahren                              »Unsere herzlichsten Glückwünsche zur gelun-
                                                        bessere Schüler, vor dem Lateinunterricht hat er sich    »König der Orgel« zu ermitteln.                                              genen Premiere!« Vater und Sohn Bach gratulieren

The insightful narration guides
                                                        gedrückt und seine Musik ist viel zu lang und zu            »Und dann warteten wir und warteten, aber der                             dem Komponisten und seiner Frau nach der Vorstel-
                                                        opernhaft. Schon bei der Johannis-Passion 1724 hat       Herr Franzose kam einfach                                                    lung.
                                                        man ihn dafür getadelt. Und jetzt hat er es noch tol-    nicht! Wie sich herausstellte,                                                  »Danke, danke, Meister Bach!“, lacht Hasse. „Ich
                                                        ler getrieben!                                           war er vor lauter Lampenfieber                                               bin ja froh, dass Sie keine Opern komponieren.

readers through the most impor-
                                                            »Vielleicht solltest du wieder einmal verreisen!«,   einfach abgereist!«                                                          Dann wären wir vielleicht nicht so gute Freunde,
                                                        schlägt ihm Anna Magdalena vor. »Das bringt dich                                                                                      sondern Rivalen!«
                                                        auf andere Gedanken!« Bach liebt Dresden, die                                                                                            „Keine Angst, Meister Hasse, Opern mögen
                                                        großartigen Opernaufführungen, die klangvollen                                                                                        meine protestantischen Herren nicht.“

tant stages and events in Bach’s
                                                        Orgeln von Meister Silbermann, die Gespräche mit                                                                                         So lachen sie und reden über Musik, bis Faustina
                                                        Musikerkollegen.                                                                                                                      sie schließlich unterbricht: »Das Feuerwerk beginnt!
                                                            Schon bald sitzen Bach und sein Ältester in der                                                                                   Wir müssen zum Feuerwerk!«
                                                        Kutsche. Wilhelm Friedemann ist sehr stolz, dass er                                                    1+2

life and introduces his most
                                                        den Vater diesmal ganz allein für sich hat. Endlich
                                                        kann er ihn mal was fragen: »Wie war das eigentlich
                                                        damals wirklich mit dem Orgel-Duell, Vater?«

famous pieces, including “The
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3+4

Well-Tempered Clavier”, the
“St. Matthew Passion”, “The Art
of the Fugue”, the “Brandenburg
Concertos” and the “Christmas
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Music and text on the
Oratorio”. With these and other
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Fußboden aufhellen

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                accompayning CD or via
carefully selected pieces of music                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              stream
in the accompanying audio book,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Composer:   Johann Sebastian
readers can effortlessly immerse                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Bach
themselves in the life and works                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Orchestra: Cappella Istro-
                                                                                                                                                                                               M            it seiner Frau Anna Magdalena
                                                                                                                                                                                                            bekommt Bach dreizehn Kinder. Es
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Wilhelm Friedemann zusammengestellt, als dieser
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      noch ganz klein war.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      So komplizierte Dinge wie eine Fuge aber erklärt der
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                politana u. a.
of the famous composer.
                                                                                                                                                                                                            ist immer viel los im Leipziger Schul-
                                                                                                                                                                                               haus! Ständig gehen Thomaner und private Schüler       Kantor seinen Schülern am liebsten am Cembalo.
                                                                                                                                                                                               ein und aus. Durchreisende Künstler kommen zu          »Und jetzt passt gut auf: Es fängt an mit der

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Conductor: Oliver v. Dohnányi
                                                                                                                                                                                               Besuch oder die Textdichter für die Sonntagskanta-     Thema-Melodie auf der linken Hand … nun folgt
                                                                                                                                                                                               ten. Man fragt sich, wo Bach die Ruhe hernimmt,        das Thema auf der rechten Hand … hört ihr, wie
                                                                                                                                                                                               seine wunderbare Musik zu schreiben.                   eine Stimme vor der anderen davonläuft?

The life of Johann Sebastian Bach
                                                                                                                                                                                               Weil es in der Schule kein Cembalo gibt, findet der
                                                                                                                                                                                               Unterricht oft im Wohnzimmer der Familie Bach
                                                                                                                                                                                               statt. Das Übungsmaterial hat Bach natürlich selbst
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Verstanden? Davonlaufen, flüchten, lateinisch:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      fugere. Also, was ist eine Fuge? Ein Stück, wo eine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Melodie vor der andern davonläuft.«
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                u. a.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Speaker: Dietmar Wunder
                                                                                                                                                                                               komponiert. So wie er bei der musikalischen            In diesem Moment steckt Anna Magdalena ihren

retold for children – with numerous                                                                                                                                                            Erziehung seiner eigenen Kinder nichts dem Zufall
                                                                                                                                                                                               überlässt, so hat er auch für seine Thomasschüler
                                                                                                                                                                                               einen genauen Plan. Immer wieder verwendet er die
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Kopf durch die Tür. »Die Unterrichtszeit ist doch
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      schon längst um!«, flüstert sie ihrem Mann zu.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      »Und wir haben doch einen Gast zum Abendessen!«
                                                                                                                                                                                               beiden »Clavierbüchlein«. Das sind Sammlungen          »Achso, ja, dann Schluss für heute, ihr dürft jetzt

samples of his most famous compo-                                                                                                                                                              einfacher Stücke für Tasteninstrumente.
                                                                                                                                                                                               Ein solches Büchlein hat er Anna Magdalena kurz
                                                                                                                                                                                               nach ihrer Hochzeit gewidmet, das andere hat er für
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      auch fugere!«
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Der Besucher ist Herr Picander. Eigentlich heißt er
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Henrici und ist Steuerrevisor. Aber für Bach ist er

sitions to inspire a thirst for early
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ein guter Freund, der ihm oft die Texte für seine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Kantaten scheibt.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Diesmal hat er etwas ganz Besonderes mitgebracht:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      »Einen lustigen Text über eine junge Frau, die

musical education.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      süchtig ist nach Kaffee! Der Vater will ihr den
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      geliebten Kaffee verbieten. Du kriegst keinen Mann,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      bis du nicht aufhörst mit dem Kaffee! Doch alles
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Drohen nützt nichts. Sie will sowieso nur einen

Tip
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Mann nehmen, der ihr den Kaffeegenuss erlaubt.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Am Ende kriegt sie beides: einen Ehemann und
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      reichlich Kaffee!«
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Freund Picander weiß, dass der strenge, ernste Bach
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      auch sehr gern lacht. Der kleine Spaß gefällt ihm.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Er fängt noch am selben Abend an, die
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ›Kaffeekantate‹ zu komponieren.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      »Das ist genau das Richtige für unseren Herrn
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Zimmermann«, erklärt Bach schmunzelnd.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Gottfried Zimmermann hat ein Kaffeehaus in der
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Leipziger Katharinenstraße. Dort finden jeden
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Freitag Konzerte des »Collegium musicum« statt.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Das ist eine studentische Musikergesellschaft, die es
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      schon fast dreißig Jahre gibt und die seit 1729 von
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Bach geleitet wird. Auch die älteren Söhne der
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Familie Bach sind jetzt schon dabei.

Lene Mayer-Skumanz / Josephine
Pauluth
Beethoven­­— Life and works of the
great composer

All rights available                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The great composer – presented for children
                                      Ernst A. Ekker (1937-1999)
                                      worked as a journalist for the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Anna-Lena Kühler studied communi-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  cations design in Wiesbaden with a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Audio book full of musical samples from Bach’s
                                      ORF. He was famous for his                                                                                                                                                  focus on illustration. She has worked                                                         most famous compositions
                                      children’s musical, opera and                                                                                                                                               on a free-lance basis for agents and
                                      theatre. His work has been                                                                                                                                                  publishers in Germany and abroad
                                      translated into many languages                                                                                                                                              since graduating.
                                      and has won many awards.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Ernst A. Ekker / Anna-Lena Kühler
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Johann Sebastian Bach
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Musical Picture Book
     Knight Rusty in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  4+

     WWWonderland
     The mountain of packages piling
     up in the Iron Castle is so big it’s                                 Am Ende fuhr er dann noch neunundneunzig Runden Achterbahn,
                                                                          bis ihm der Kopf schwirrte und im Hals die Feuerspucke hochblubberte.

     almost impossible to open the door.                                  Erst dann hatte er genug.

     When Koks and Bö go to see what
     Knight Rusty is up to, they can’t
     find him anywhere. So, they decide
     to set off to WWWonderland to
     look for him. Once they arrive,
     they are absolutely amazed by all
     the things they discover! With the
     help of Lisa Level and the all-know-
     ing Gugula, they finally find Knight
     Rusty. But before all’s well that
     ends well, they need to defeat a
     formidable foe.

     An exciting and funny story for
     young and old – Knight Rusty’s very
     latest adventure!

                                                                                                                                                                                                • Cyber fun! – Knight Rusty hits the World Wide Web
                                             Jörg Hilbert studied commu-
                                             nication design and lives as a
                                                                                                                                                              Felix Janosa Felix Janosa
                                                                                                                                                              has been composing since
                                                                                                                                                                                                • With lots of great new songs
                                             freelance author and illustrator                                                                                 he is twelve years old. After
                                             in Ruhr district. The books of                                                                                   having been studied school        • More than 2 million items of Knight Rusty
                                             his famous “Rusty Knight” –
                                             musicals (music Felix Janosa)
                                                                                                                                                              music, he became cabaret
                                                                                                                                                              artist, jazz pianist, producer,
                                                                                                                                                                                                  merchandise sold
                                             have been sold more than                                                                                         author and composer of the
                                             1 Million copies.                                                                                           nn
                                                                                                                                                              famous “Rusty Knight” –                                                                 Jörg Hilbert / Felix Janosa
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                                                                                                                                                     eß       musicals (with Jörg Hilbert).                                                           Knight Rusty in WWWonderland
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      48 pages

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Graphic novel encourages independent
reading

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                                        As Blue As Ink, or The Summer   love with a book
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                                                     The Little Bad Book 4 –                                                                                                                                                                                         8+

                                                     Diabolically good!
                                                     The Little Bad Book wants to go on a treas-
                                                     ure hunt with the half-devil Moni! But they
                                                     can’t do it on their own. In order to set off
                                                     on the wild journey through the realm of
                                                     nightmares, they need a trusty reader. And
                                                     of course, the reader will need to survive a
                                                     few tests before they can set off, because
                                                     their mission requires not only nerves of
                                                     steel, but also a shrewd mind!

                                                     Jam-packed with scary stories and tricky
                                                     puzzles, the reader will crisscross through
                                                     the book, one adventure after the other,
                                                     on this unbelievable reading experience!

                                                     The bestselling Little Bad Book series finally
                                                     continues!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Magnus Myst / Thomas Hussung
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The Little Bad Book 4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Diabolically good!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     128 pages

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Rights sold to: Russia

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               More
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           than 500.000
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                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The fourth book in the popular and bestselling
                                                                                                       Magnus Myst runs an agency                                        Thomas Hussung born 1990           series is here!                                          film rights sold!
                                                                                                       for time travels and adventures                                   studied from 2011 to 2014
                                                                                                       besides his work as magician.                                     communication design in          • Inspires kids to read: excites even the most
                                                                                                       Sometimes he is also a cookie
                                                                                                       monster. Apart from that he is
                                                                                                                                                                         Hamburg. Today he is a free-
                                                                                                                                                                         lance illustrator. His favour-     reluctant readers
                                                                                                       a totally normal person, who                                      ites are monsters, ghosts and
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Hyper-funny storytelling and enjoyably head-
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                                                                                                       unfortunately cannot stop to                                      other fabulous creatures.
                                                                                                       be enthuastic about the mira-
                                                                                                                                                                                                            scratching puzzles from bestselling author
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• Sold to 18 Countries
• More than 500.000 of
  the series sold

For all brave ones from 11

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The Bad Book         The forbidden Bad Book   The Baddest Book ever

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                                                                               The Little Bad Book 1–3, 8 +
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Children’s Books
     Pelle Tigerclaw                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          7+

     Pelle is a pirate cat. Together with
     Captain Cannon, he sails the ocean
     and the seven seas. Then Cannon                                                     Das große                                             Kanone den Rollladen hochschnalzen lässt und es
     decides to trade his ship for a life                                              Durcheinander                                           plötzlich ganz hell im Zimmer wird ...

     on land. Pelle can’t believe it! But                                                                                                         Pelle rennt in den Garten und springt auf das

     when they move into their new                                                                                                             Kletterschiff. Erst mal will er sich einen Überblick
                                                                                                                                               verschaffen. Über den neuen Tag. Über seine neue
     home, Pelle doesn’t take much con-                                                                                                        Umgebung. Über alles.
                                                                                                                                                  Drüben bei Elke und Elke ist es ruhig. Von Mascar-
     vincing: there’s a pirate ship climb-                                                                                                     pone und Fusilli ist nichts zu sehen. Bestimmt liegen
     ing frame in the garden, a pirate                                                                                                         sie irgendwo faul vor ihren vollen Fressnäpfen herum,
                                                                      Ganz schön aufregend dieser zweite Tag an Land,                          denkt Pelle und rümpft die Nase. Diese Hunde. Die
     cove in the living room and two                                  meinst du nicht auch? Pelle war jedenfalls so müde,                      muss er nach gestern nicht so schnell wiedersehen ...
     nice neighbours who bake the best                                dass er nur noch fünf Seesterne im Fischernetz                              Ein Blatt kitzelt ihn an der Katernase. Es gehört
                                                                      über sich gezählt hat und im Schein des Vollmondes                       zu einem großen Baum, dessen Äste bis zum Klet-
     plum cake in the world! Everything                               eingeschlafen ist. Er hat weder mitbekommen, wie                         terschiff hinunterragen. Die Krone des Baumes ist

     would be perfect if not for two tiny                             Kanone ihn am Abend in seine eigene kleine Hänge-                        so dicht, dass Pelle das Gefühl hat, vor einem riesi-
                                                                      matte gelegt hat, noch wie Kanone wieder sei-                            gen grünen Luftballon zu stehen.
     snags: Mascarpone and Fusilli, the                               nen gestreiften Bademantel angezogen und eine                               »Schatzstraße«, liest Kanone auf dem Straßen-
                                                                      Tasse Tee mit Rum auf dem Balkon getrunken hat.
     neighbours’ nasty dachshunds ...                                 Nein. Pelle wacht erst am nächsten Morgen auf, als
                                                                                                                                               schild. »Wir sind richtig.«
                                                                                                                                                  »Guck mal da vorne!« Pelle deutet auf ein meer-

     A colourful animal adventure – not
     only for cat and pirate fans!                                                             12                                                                       13

                                                                         Er trägt Pelle gut gelaunt ins Wohnzimmer und                            Überall sind nämlich Blumen. Blumentapeten an                                                               Ann-Katrin Heger / Nikolai Renger
                                                                      lässt sich auf das geblümte Sofa plumpsen. Pelle                         der Wand, Blumenteppiche auf dem Boden und so-                                                                 Pelle Tigerclaw
                                                                      ringelt sich auf seinem Schoß ein und vergräbt                           gar die Blumenvase ist mit Blumen bemalt.
                                                                      seine Schnauze in dem weichen grünen Samt von                               Eine Geranien-Rosen-Veilchen-Duftwolke, die                                                                 160 pages
                                                                      Kanones Weste. So muss er weder die Dackel noch                          sich mit dem Geruch von frisch aufgebrühtem Tee
                                                                                                       alles andere um ihn                     und Pflaumenmuskuchen vermischt hat, zieht                                                                     All rights available
                                                                                                         herum länger be-                      durch den Raum.
                                                                                                         trachten.                                Pelle ist ganz benebelt. »Hoffentlich bin ich bald
                                                                                                                                               wieder drüben. Bei Kamin und Hängematte«, denkt
                                                                                                                                               er. »Und hoffentlich haben Elke und Elke ein Glas
                                                                                                                                               Thunfischmarmelade. Und hoffentlich –«
                                                                                                                                                  Doch bevor er seinen letzten Wunsch zu Ende
                                                                                                                                               denken kann, greift Kanone nach seiner Tasse und
                                                                                                                                               nippt an seinem Tee. Dabei beugt er sich nach vorne
                                                                                                                                                                            und Pelle hat nun freien

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                                                                                                                                                                                                       • Great fun to read aloud, or on your own: Pelle the
                                                  Ann-Katrin Heger worked in                                                                            Nikolai Renger studied visual                    pirate cat takes hearts by storm!
                                                  various children’s and youth                                                                          communication at Pforzheim
                                                  book publishing houses until                                                                          University and works as a free-                • Witty wordplay, amusing ideas and a feel-good
                                                  she started writing herself in
                                                  2012. She lives in Fürth with
                                                                                                                                                        lance illustrator for a number
                                                                                                                                                        of publishers and agencies. He                   atmosphere
                                                  her family, surrounded by                                                                             has been working at Atelier Rem-
                                                  shelfloads of colourful books.                                                                        ise in Karlsruhe since 2013 and                • With hilarious, colourful illustrations by
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                                                                                                                                                                                                              Children’s Books
                                                                                                                                                                                                              9+
     Baku and the
     white elephant
     Ten-year-old Baku lives with his
     family in abject poverty in a village
     in northern India. The bright boy
     is no stranger to hunger; he often
     heads to bed with an empty tummy.
     But things get worse when his
     father not only gambles away what
     little money he has, but also sells
     Baku to a child trafficker. Hundreds
     of kilometres away, Baku now has
     to slave away in a textile factory.
     Only with the help of a group of
     extraordinary friends does Baku
     manage to keep hope alive. Hope
     that one day he will be able to
     return home to be a child again.

     A modern fairy tale about the kind
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Anke Burfeind / Annabelle von Sperber
     of fate that befalls far too many                                                                                                                                                                        Baku and the white elephant
     children around the world today.
                                                                                                                                                                                                              224 pages

                                                                                                                                                                                                              All rights available

                                                                                                                                                       • Published during International Year for the
                                                  Anke Burfeind worked as an                                       Annabelle von Sperber has illus-      Abolition of Child Labour: a long overdue novel
                                                  economist for a number of                                        trated more than 150 books for        about modern child labour
                                                  non-profit organisations and                                     children and young adult read-
                                                  today campaigns against child
                                                  slavery with her children’s aid
                                                                                                                   ers. She made a name for herself
                                                                                                                   internationally with her art and    • A story that is as moving as it is full of life. A
                                                  organization Childhood in Free-                                  architecture picture books. She       story that will open readers’ eyes – and give them
                                                  dom. She is currently working                                    lives and works in Berlin and the
                                                  on a musical version of the story                                Black Forest.                         courage and hope
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                                                  in Hamburg.

                                                                                                                                                         Krell, famous in Germany as “Checker Tobi”
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                Children’s Books
     The Whispering                                                                                                                                                                                             9+

     Wood – Through
     the portal of time
     Ever since Lukas discovered the
     gateway to the Whispering Wood,
     his life has been one big adventure.
     Together with his classmate Ella
     and his new friends – an elf and
     an inquisitive Menok – he delves
     deeper and deeper into the forest’s
     secrets. This time, they embark on
     a journey through time to search
     for the key to a magical curse in
     the past. But there’s a catch.

     The latest instalment in this
     addictive fantasy series

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Andreas Suchanek / Timo Grubing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                The Whispering Wood –
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Through the portal of time

                                                                                                                                                                                                                256 pages

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Rights sold to: Russia

                                                                                                                                                                                                         35.000
                                                                                                                                                                                                        copies of
                                                                                                                    Band 1 & 2                                                                         the series
                                                                                                                                                                                                          sold!

                                                                                                                                                     • Part 3 of the fantastical bestselling series!
                                               Born in Landau in the Palatinate
                                               in 1982, Andreas Suchanek
                                                                                                                Timo Grubing, born in 1981,
                                                                                                                studied illustration at the
                                                                                                                                                     • Short chapters, exciting twists and funny jokes will
                                               studied computer science,                                        University of Applied Sciences         keep readers’ eyes glued to every pag
                                               although his heart was always                                    in Münster and returned to his
                                               set on books. So, he began
                                               to write. His books have won
                                                                                                                hometown of Bochum after
                                                                                                                he graduated in 2007. As a
                                                                                                                                                     • Author with lots of social media followers and a
                                               numerous awards, including the                                   freelance illustrator, his work is     loyal fan base
                                               German Fantasy Prize and the                                     incredibly varied. He illustrates
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                                               Whispering Forest” is his first                                  adults, games, comics and any-
                                               book for children.                                               thing else that comes his way.
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                                                                                                                                                                                           Children’s Books
                                                                                                                                                                                           10+

     Who is Miss X? –
     How the whole
     school was sud-
     denly following
     me
     Mathilda is 12 years old and a real
     DIY whizz. She’s bursting with
     great ideas. But she’s not allowed
     to have her own YouTube channel.
     How annoying, especially as her
     videos need to be seen to believed.
     Whether she’s vlogging about puff
     pastry recipes, tips for home spas
     or cool clothes hacks – Mathilda
     is full of unrecognised talent!                                                                                                                                                       Andrea Schütze / Alexandra Helm
                                                                                                                                                                                           Who is Miss X?
     But who really needs YouTube?                                                                                                                                                         How the whole school was suddenly
     Without further ado, she simply                                                                                                                                                       following me
     publishes her vlog entries on
                                                                                                                                                                                           224 pages
     the school bulletin board. And
                                                                                                                                                                                           All rights available
     suddenly the whole school is
     following her!

     A book about what so many teen-
     agers want: their own YouTube
     channel.

                                                                                                                                              • A blogger book with a difference
                                                      Andrea Schütze tried out
                                                      just about every hobby you
                                                                                                         Alexandra Helm studied illustra-
                                                                                                         tion in Offenbach, where she still
                                                                                                                                              • Includes loads of DIY ideas
                                                      can imagine. One day, she                          works as illustrator.
                                                      discovered the joys of reading                                                          • Bestselling author Andrea Schütze writes
                                                      and a passion for writing
                                                      books. She is the author of
                                                                                                                                                has an authentic, irreverent voice
                                                      the successful “Maluna
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                                                      Moonlight” series.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Children’s Books
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   10+

                My unexpected horsey summer
                 Out of the blue, Milli inherits a horse, even though she has
                 never even sat in a saddle! The brown, rather large Hanoverian
                 is called Jupiter and simply turns up on her doorstep one day.
                 Out of desperation, she puts him in the garage. Milli tries to get
                 involved and finds out something amazing: Jupiter is a former
                 police horse! When the garage is broken into, Milli immediately
                 senses danger..

                The new horse novel by the bestselling author!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Mina Teichert
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   My unexpected horsey summer

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   256 pages

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   All rights available

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                                                                                                                                                           • A new, summery horse adventure from bestseller
                                 Mina Teichert
     Mina Teichertri
     A summer to steal horses    My summer with the                                                                      Mina Teichert was first a pho-      author Mina Teichert
                                 fire horses                                                                             tographer an became later on an
     All rights available
                                 All rights available
                                                                                                                         author. She lives together with   • A dream comes true: A surprise horse
                                                                                                                         her husband and daugther near
                                                                                                                         hanover.
                                                                                                                                                           • About police horses, best friends and discovering a
                                                                                                                                                             love of horse riding
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Children’s Books
     The Sky Pirates –                                                                                                                                                                                                   9+

     All hell breaks                                                                              “In Sky Pirates, Markus Orths
     loose                                                                                         proves his love of language,
     Sky Pirates are not to be trifled
                                                                                                  twisting it, bending it, and
                                                                                                stretching it with gusto, playing
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     there’s nothing they like more than
     ranting and thundering. But woe                                                      with a wide range of topics in such
     betide them when their anger gets
     as heated as it does with Donna
                                                                                        an entertaining way that even adults
     Brubu! She literally screams her                                                   can’t fail to be entertained”.
     head off. And once a Sky Pirate’s
                                                                                        Axel Prahl, Sky Pirates fan and narrator of the “Sky Pirates” audio
     soul is free, it develops a complete-
     ly sinister life of its own. Zwolle                                                books
     needs all his friends to help him
     push himself to the limit and
     overcome his fears in order to avert
     disaster.

     Children’s literature at the highest
     level in a unique world of clouds                                                                                                                                                                                   Markus Orths / Lena Winkel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         The Sky Pirates
     high in the sky.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         All hell breaks loose

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         256 pages

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         All rights available

     Vol 1

     Markus Orths / Lena Winkel
     Sky Pirates

     Rights sold to: Russia and Film
     rights sold

                                                                                                                                                                       • The fantastically poetic, sky-high adventure
                                                    Markus Orths has published 12                                                      Lena Winkel was born in           continues
                                                    books for adults. He has received                                                  Betzdorf (Sieg) in 1993 and
                                                    numerous awards, including                                                         always dreamt of becoming a     • Masterfully written by multiple award-winning
                                                    the Telekom Austria Prize in
                                                    2008, the Lower Rhine Literature
                                                                                                                                       Pokémon creator. She studied
                                                                                                                                       illustration in Hamburg and       author Markus Orths
                                                    Prize of the City of Krefeld in                                                    Paris before her life took a
                                                    2009 and the City of Wetzlar’s                                                     major detour! Now she makes     • Enchanting, two-colour illustrations by
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                                                    Phantastik-Preis in 2011. One of
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                                                                                                                                       and of course prefers to draw
                                                                                                                                                                         Lena Winkel
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                                                    was filmed in 2015. He has also                                                    imaginary creatures.
                                                    taught poetry at the universities
                                                    of Paderborn and Bamberg.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                             Children’s Books
                                                                                                                                                                                                             9+

     Rory Shy, the timid
     detective –
     The case of the red
     dragonfly
     12-year-old Matilda leads a secret double
     life – as an assistant to a real detective!
     And not just any detective, but Rory Shy,
     who is world famous for both his timid
     nature and his crime-busting success. In
     his latest case, an actress is suspected of
     planning to attack her husband. In the
     process, a valuable painting called the
     Red Dragonfly has disappeared – without
     a trace. With the support of the fleet-foot-
     ed cocker spaniel Dr. Herkenrath, the
     detective duo takes on the investigation.
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Oliver Schlick
     A whodunnit with an important message:                                                                                                                                                                  Rory Shy, the Timid Detective –
                                                                                                                                                                                                             The case of the red dragonfly
     There’s nothing wrong with being shy!
                                                                                                                                                                                                             352 pages

                                                                                                                                                                                                             All rights available

               Vol 1
                                               “This is a truly beautiful nice children’s
                                               novel in the best detective tradition,
                                               notable for its original and enjoyable
                                               characters – and fabulously written”.
                                               Agnes Sonntag, spiegel.de

               Oliver Schlick
               Rory Shy — the reluctant detective

               Rights sold to: Russia                                                                                                                • A crime series with a difference: clever, funny and
                                                                                                                Oliver Schlick works in residen-       with wonderfully unusual characters
                                                                                                                tial care with young people and
                                                                                                                refugees. When he is not writing,    • A new case for the unique detective duo: the shy
                                                                                                                he spends his free time collect-
                                                                                                                ing snow globes and tin toys and       sleuth and his talkative twelve-year-old assistant
                                                                                                                listening to The Cure. He lives in
                                                                                                                                                     • Volume 1 nominated for the Glauser Prize 2021 as
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                                                                                                                Düsseldorf.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                      Children’s Books
                                                                                                                                                                                                      11+

     The Schlotterbeck Chronicles – Absolute beginners
     Julius Schlotterbeck faces an almost impossible task: by the end of the summer, he, the unpopular and nervous
     vampire, needs to find three friends. Reluctantly, he accepts the challenge and stumbles into a duel with the
     great wizard Donatus, enters his first Ram-Bot-Tsu tournament and sneaks into the dangerous Schockzahn Insti-
     tute. Accompanied by his faithful bat Flap to begin with, Julius soon finds help in quite unexpected quarters.

     A delightfully funny and creepy world with a hero who is anything but perfect.

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Mark Wamsler
                                                                                                                                                                                                      The Schlotterbeck Chronicles
                               “Soaked with sweeeeaaat ... through the                                                                                                                                Absolute beginners
                                everniiiight ... we paaaaarty ... until the part pops!                                                                                                                352 pages
                                Soaked with sweeeeaaat ...!”                                                                                                                                          All rights available

                                 All of the other teenagers at Immernacht loved the
                                latest hit from the pop singer Helene Grätenbeck,
                                much to Julius’ dismay.
                               “I get hot and cold at the same time, whenever I
                                think of our kiss in the forest of bones!”

                                                                                                                                                 • Humour and action combine in this original
                                                                                                            Mark Wamsler was born in Mut-          vampire novel
                                                                                                            langen in 1975. When he’s not
                                                                                                            teaching in the classroom, he’s      • Pure adventure: all the excitement of a magical
                                                                                                            teaching young people to sword
                                                                                                            fight or putting on shows with         video game tournament and a thrilling final duel
                                                                                                            his sword-fighting troupe. He          with the villain
                                                                                                            lives with his family in the south

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                                                                                             as
                                                                                                  Ma
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                                                                                                            of Germany, where he makes up
                                                                                                            stories for children and young
                                                                                                                                                 • An outsider vampire and a shy zombie display
                                                                                                                                                   true heroism!
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                                                                                                                                                                                       Young Adult
                                                                                                                                                                                       12+

     Tuvalu – Until the next storm
     The archipelago of Tuvalu lies in the middle of the South Pacific. It’s also
     home to 15-year-old Tahnee and her family, who live off the fish they catch in
     the lagoon and the coconuts that grow in front of their house. But now their
     life on the island is threatened. Every year from November to April, typhoons
     sweep across the sea, creating huge and devastating waves that destroy hous-
     es and make the earth salty and unfertile. One day, Tahnee’s father decides
     they should all emigrate. Tahnee, however, would rather stay.

     An exciting novel with an environmental theme!

                                                                                                                                                                                       Carolin Philipps
                                                                                                                                                                                       Tuvalu
                                                                                                                                                                                       Until the next storm

                                                                                                                                                                                       160 pages

                                                                                                                                                                                       All rights available

                                                                                                                                     • Compelling and highly topical: an archipelago
                                                                                                 Carolin Philipps writes about         threatened with extinction
                                                                                                 important political themes and
                                                                                                 figures that vary distinctly from   • Explores the realities of climate change
                                                                                                 most. For her novel “Milchkaffee
                                                                                                 und Streuselkuchen” she was
                                                                                                 awarded the Honorable Mention
                                                                                                                                     • Researched in Tuvalu by the author
                                                                                                 UNESCO-Prize for Tolerance.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Young Adult
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    12+

                                                                             Florance Bell and the melody of the machines
                                                                             1820: Napoleon conquers England. 15-year-old Florance works as the talented right-hand
                                                                             woman of the master mechanic of a machine-crazy earl. But when the earl’s estate is suddenly
                                                                             attacked by rebel airships, they steal not only the prototype of a revolutionary invention, but
                                                                             also Florance, who is trapped in its engine room. Hunted as a rebel, Florance suddenly finds
                                                                             herself caught up in a conspiracy she never thought possible.

                                                                             A thrilling steampunk adventure in an alternate England!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Carsten Steenbergen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Florance Bell and the melody
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    of the machines

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    384 pages

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    All rights available

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Captivating adventure novel with a forceful
                                                                                                                                                                                More than anything, Carsten           protagonist
                                                                                                                                                                                Steenbergen loves writing
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                                                                                                                                                                                fantasy stories, whether novels,    • Steam engines, rebel airships and a huge
                                                                                                                                                                                short stories or radio plays, and
                                                                                                                                                                                combining the historical with the     conspiracy
                                                                                                                                                                                magical. After many years on the
                                                                                                                                                                                Lower Rhine, he now lives on an     • Exciting alternative-history: England
                                                                                                                                                                    Ker
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                                                                                                                                                                                idyllic lake south of Leipzig.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      under Napoleonic rule
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                                                                                                                                                                                     Young Adult
                                                                                                                                                                                     14+

        The Quendel – Crossing the
        shadow border
        After the horrific events at the Bäumelburg Masked Festival, no sensi-
        ble Quendel is willing to step outside their homes. It’s only within the
        comfort of their own four walls that they still feel safe; who knows
        when the terrible Mahre and wolves will descend from the clouds to
        earth again? Then a small group of incorrigible adventurers embarks
        on a dangerous journey into the depths of the earth, searching for
        their lost friends. Will they be able to free them from the Otherworld
        and bring them back?

        Even more exciting, dark and powerful: The Quendel saga continues!

                                                                                                                                                                                     Caroline Ronnefeldt
                                                                                                                                                                                     The Quendel – Crossing the
                                                                                                                                                                                     shadow border
     Die Quendel-Saga Band 1 & 2                                                                                                                                                     480 pages

                                                                                                                                                                                     All rights available

                                                                                                                         • At long last: the feverishly-awaited third volume
                                                                                   Caroline Ronnefeldt studied
                                                                                   illustrations in Hamburg, where
                                                                                                                           in the Quendel saga
                                                                                   she still lives and works as illus-
                                                                                   trater and author.                    • Impressively written and illustrated: this new
                                                                                                                           voice in fantasy is sure to set readers’ pulses racing!
                                                                                                                         • Perfect for fans of the Hobbit: Tolkien meets
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                                                                                                                           the Norse mythology of the Edda
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Courage. Power. Love.                                                                                                                                                               14+

As he makes his way through the Italian pampas, there
are a few things Paul wants to forget – especially Jonas,
his former best friend. Jonas, who secretly outed him
in a video. At least the 80-year-old hiker he meets has
a story that distracts him ...

Summer 1957: Helmut and Enzo meet – and fall in
love. That whole summer, Helmut, who is engaged at
the time, struggles with these terrible yet beautiful
feelings. Then it all ends in disaster: he is arrested and
makes a mistake he can never forgive himself for. Is
it ever possible to forgive someone who has betrayed
you?

Hansjörg Nessensohn tells a story of the
courage to love.

                                                                                                                                                                                    Hansjörg Nessensohn
                                                                                                                                                                                    Courage. Power. Love.

                                                                                                                                                                                    352 pages

                                                                                                                                                                                    All rights available

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                                                                                                                              • What happens when you are betrayed by the person
Hansjörg Nessensohn       Hansjörg Nessensohn
This damned life just     Your secrets have a life
                                                                                         Hansjörg Nessensohn was born
                                                                                         in 1976 on the shores of Lake
                                                                                                                                you trust the most?
goes on                   of their own                                                   Constance. He studied Applied
All rights available      All rights available                                           Media Science in Thuringia and       • Summer 1957 and a summer today: Two stories that
                                                                                         worked as a postman, text mes-
                                                                                         sage copywriter and storyliner
                                                                                                                                will get under your skin
                                                                                         before, after and during his stud-
                                                                                    er
                                                                                         ies. Since 2006, he has focussed     • With an epilogue on the German law that criminal-
                                                                                                                                ised same-sex love
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                                                                                         audience as a screenwriter. He
                                                                                         is also a novelist. He lives in
                                                                                         Cologne.
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                                                                                                                                                                              Young Adult
                                                                                                                                                                              12+

     Northern Lights – The
     wolves from Charley
     River
     When wolf conservationist Carla Gorman gets
     her hands on a video showing several wolves
     being ruthlessly murdered, she immediately
     begins to investigate. She lays in wait and soon
     picks up the trail of a group of wolf hunters. But
     she can’t believe her eyes when she spots Jason
     among them. Jason, with whom she has a tem-
     pestuous relationship, but who is nevertheless
     her great love. Can it really be that he has sided
     with these criminals and animal abusers?
                                                          More than 550.000 copies of
     The captivating continuation of the love story of    romantic adventure novels by
     Carla and Jason!
                                                          Christopher Ross sold!                                                                                              Christopher Ross
                                                                                                                                                                              Northern Lights – The wolves from Charley
                                                                                                                                                                              River

                                                                                                                                                                              256 pages

                                                                                                                                                                              All rights available

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                                                                                                                      • A new wolf adventure from bestselling author
                                                                                       Christopher Ross writed          Christopher Ross
                                                                                       romantic adventures. He b
                                                                                       ecame very famous with best-   • Popular blend of romance and thriller – set in the
                                                                                       sellers like “The Secret of
                                                                                       the Wolves” and “My friend,      stunning Alaskan landscape
                                                                                       the Husky”. Christopher Ross
                                                                                       lives near Munich.             • An impossible love and a thrilling hunt for illegal
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Picture Book
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     4+

     Two wait for the
     snow                                                             Plötzlich bewegte sich die Erde. Und auch der Tannenbaum, der Garten
                                                                      und das Haus. Alles ruckelte und wackelte so heftig, dass Schorsch und
                                                                      Holm mit allerlei Krimskrams hochgeschleudert wurden.
                                                                      »Hab’ ich so schief gesungen, dass die Erde bebt?«, rief Schorsch,

     George the Snowman and Holm the
                                                                      während sich beide fest aneinanderklammerten.

     Snow Hare are growing impatient.
     Christmas is fast approaching
     and not a single snowflake has
     fallen from the sky yet. They try
     everything they can think of to
     make it snow: cardboard snow-
     flakes, chilling the air by leaving
     the refrigerator door open, and
     playing “Dead Snowman” (for more
     sympathy!). Then, all of a sudden,
     the sky rumbles and the ground
     shakes and snowflakes swirl
     through the air. George and Holm
     have done it! Or maybe someone                                   Alles, was Schorsch und Holm fehlte, war der Schnee. Auf dem
                                                                      Boden lagen nur ein paar einsame Schneeflocken herum, die vor

     else helped them along?                                          langer Zeit gefallen waren. Aber seit einigen Jahren wurden die
                                                                      Winter immer wärmer und wärmer. Und in diesem Jahr wollte es
                                                                      überhaupt nicht schneien!
                                                                      Ja, es waren schlechte Zeiten für Schneemänner und Schneehasen.
     A beautiful winter story about                                   »Wenn es so weiter geht, bekommen wir am Ende noch eine
                                                                      Erwärmung«, sagte Schorsch mit sorgenvoller Stimme und blickte

     great heroes and a little snow globe.                            in den Himmel.
                                                                      »Was ist eine Erwärmung?«, fragte Holm und blickte vorsichtshalber
                                                                      hinterher.
                                                                      »Das ist das Gegenteil von einer Erkältung, mein Freund«,
                                                                      antwortete Schorsch langsam. Und schwieg.

                                                                                                                                                                                                              • The most important question of all: Will we have a
                                                  Jan Kaiser, a lawyer who used                                                                                          Marine Ludin was born in Paris         white Christmas?
                                                  to be a judge, devotes himself                                                                                         and grew up in the south of
                                                  to writing semi-serious texts to                                                                                       France. She studied graphic          • A winter book with a surprising ending
                                                  relax. His nonsense poems have                                                                                         design at the Academy of Art
                                                  appeared in numerous books,
                                                  newspapers and on the radio.
                                                                                                                                                                         in Nancy and illustration at
                                                                                                                                                                         University of Applied Sciences
                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Jan Kaiser is a master of playful storytelling!
                                                  His new passion is writing pic-                                                                                        in Hamburg. Today she is a free-
                                                  ture book stories. He lives with                                                                                       lance illustrator and lives in the                                                          Jan Kaiser / Marine Ludin
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Picture Book
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            4+
     The stolen
     christmas goose
                                                           Da klingelt es schon wieder an der Tür. Diesmal war es das Pärchen aus dem
                                                           zweiten Stockwerk. Sie brachten eine kunstvoll dekorierte Torte für den

     Emma and her parents want                             Nachtisch. Emma rief begeistert: »Die Heiligen Zwei Könige sind eingetroffen!«

     everything to be perfect this
     Christmas. Instead of relaxing
     and enjoying the upcoming holi-
     days, they are all totally stressed
     out. Then disaster strikes and
     the Christmas goose disappears.
     The neighbours haven’t seen
     anything. The supermarkets have
     already closed. Would it be okay
     to eat spaghetti on Christmas Eve?
     Suddenly the doorbell rings: one
     by one, their neighbours trickle
     in, bringing food, and everyone
     celebrates together. So, they do
     get to enjoy the perfect Christmas                    Zufrieden schaute sich Emma um: Oben am Tannenbaum leuchtete hell
                                                           der Weihnachtsstern. Maria und Josef waren umringt von Hirten, den

     after all.                                            Zwei Heiligen Königen und dem Engel. Alles war so, wie es sein sollte.

     Christmas with a difference!

                                                                                                                                                              Nur eine Sache war da noch. Emma überlegte: »Wer hat denn nun die Gans gestohlen?«

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   • A story about a wonderfully imperfect Christmas
                                       Johanna Lindemann has been
                                       writing stories since more than
                                                                                                                                                                                 Andrea Stegmaier has been
                                                                                                                                                                                 illustrating children’s book
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   • Neighbours celebrate together – across all religions
                                       20 years. She lives with her                                                                                                              for national and international                                      and differences
                                       family in Berlin.                                                                                                                         publishers. She lives with her
                                                                                                                                                                                 family in Stuttgart.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   • Silver foil embossed cover

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The stolen christmas goose

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