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FO RE IG N RI GH TS GU ID E
SP RI N G 2018
PI CT UR E BO OK S
CH ILD RE N’S BO OK S
YO UN G AD ULT
Cover illustration: © Ramona Wultschner
C O N TA C T S & A G E N T S CONTENT
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Translation by Rachel Hildebrandt
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Ocean City Zippel, the Little Keyhole Ghost
Until the very last second (vol. I) Zippel is a little keyhole ghost. Who ever said that ghosts had to haunt spooky
old castles? No, Zippel lives with Paul and his parents - in one of the keyholes
Ocean City floats out on the open sea, a modern, ecologically optimized
in their old apartment. Paul discovers him there the day after his summer vaca-
floating city at the turn of the 22nd century. Everyone’s needs are taken care of at
tion, and this is how the most hilarious time of his life gets started.
the highest level possible. The common currency is not money, but free time.
Hardly anyone revolts against the system... until Jackson and Crockie discover
Zippelzefix – there has never been a ghost like this one!
that they can use an astonishingly simple trick to crack and manipulate the
A whimsical, feel-good book for the whole family.
time administration system. dtv junior
Age 6 and up Illustrations by Axel Scheffler, creator of “The Gruffalo”.
Age 12 and up The furious opening to a thrilling action series. A page turner with tense 128 pages
288 pages character relationships, thematic depth, and political relevance. 4c-illustrations
Pub. Date: March 2018 Pub. Date: August 2018
Frank Schwieger Friedbert Stohner
I, Caesar, and the Roman Gang Minzi Monster Goes to School
Live from ancient Rome
“Oh, isn’t she sweet!” - That’s what everyone says when they see Minzi, and she
can’t stand to hear it one more time. Even Ole, the fright of the kindergarten,
Prominent figures from Roman history, such as Romulus, Caesar, Cleopatra, calls her “little cuddle monster,” and when Minzi gets upset, he just rolls his
and Nero, as well as the fictional characters of a gladiator, a slave, and a school- eyes and looks smitten. But fortunately, Minzi is starting school now. This is
girl, all speak in this book. They share stories about exciting historical events where little monsters learn to be wild and dangerous. Minzi is so excited!
Reihe Hanser
and humorous anecdotes from their lives. To add context, each character has
their own overview page, which provides biographical dates and other signifi- A wonderfully funny story about a world turned upside down.
cant facts. _
Age 10 and up Age 8 and up
257 pages A unique presentation of Roman history and culture: straightforward and 80 pages
b/w-illustrations direct, told from the first-person perspective. 4c-illustrations
Pub. Date: March 2018 Pub. Date: August 2018
Antje Szillat
Silke Schmidt
Friends on Horses
Happy Planting: 37 Ideas for Garden & Co. The secret of the stunt horse (vol. I)
Gardening - it is so much more than just sticking seeds in the ground and wait- Nelly, Katya and Mia spend every free minute at “their” equestrian farm. It is
ing for weeks until something finally grows. With very simple means, children located right next to a well-known film studio lot. This is why the “film animal
can beautify their window sills, press flowers, create pictures from petals, make school” with several “stunt horses” is also housed at the stud farm. However,
cosmetics from fruits and vegetables and, of course, learn how to stick seeds in this idyllic setting harbors dark secrets, exciting adventures, dangerous cases,
the ground. and all sorts of challenges...
Age 9 and up
144 pages 37 ideas focused on gardens and plants - no theories, easy to get started. A horse series for girls 10 and up, set in a very unique location.
2c-illustrations Age 10 and up A combination of two of this target group’s absolutely favorite topics:
Pub. Date: February 2018 160 pages
horses and movies!
Pub. Date: July 2018
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PRELIMINAR
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Zippelzefix – there has never been a ghost like this one!
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© Heike Bogenberger
Zippel is a little keyhole ghost. Who ever said that ghosts had to Alex Rühle
© Liam Jackson
haunt spooky old castles? No, Zippel lives with Paul and his par- Zippel, the Little Keyhole Ghost
ents - in one of the keyholes in their old apartment. Paul discovers 4c-illustrations by Axel Scheffler
him there the day after his summer vacation, and this is how the 128 pages
most hilarious time of his life gets started.
Alex Rühle
Pub. Date: August 2018
After all, Zippel is a very young keyhole ghost, one who keeps
Zippel, the Little Keyhole Ghost coming up with the most ridiculous nonsense. Spending time
with Zippel is so hectic and exciting that Paul quickly grows very
ALEX RÜHLE, born in 1969, started out as a
hospital clown, a café waiter, and an elementa-
fond of his new little friend. But what will happen when the door’s ry school builder in Malawi. Since then, he has
entire locking mechanism needs to be replaced - and Zippel’s become a highly esteemed journalist and now
home is suddenly jeopardized? works as the cultural editor for Süddeutsche
Zeitung.
A whimsical, feel-good book for the whole family.
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BESTSELL R AXEL SCHEFFLER is one of the world’s most
LUSTRATO
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Warm-hearted, witty and achingly lovely - a delightful read-aloud from successful children’s book illustrators. He was
born in Hamburg in 1957, and has worked as
the first page to the last. a freelance illustrator in London since com-
pleting his studies at the Bath Academy of Art.
His books’ unmistakable, humorous drawings
With illustrations by Axel Scheffler, creator of “The Gruffalo”. are loved around the world. With The Gruffalo,
which he published with author Julia Donald-
son, he created a work now acknowledged as
a modern children’s classic. Axel Scheffler lives
with his family in London.
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J U N I O R H I G H L I G H T / A G E 11 A N D U P
HIGHLIGHT / AGE 12 AND UP
ENGLPISLH
SAM TEION
TRAANVASILLAABLE
Highlight Spring 2018
Ocean City floats out on the open sea, a modern, ecologically R. T. Acron
© Jens Neumann
optimized floating city at the turn of the 22nd century. Everyone’s Ocean City
needs are taken care of at the highest level possible - assuming Until the very last second (vol. I)
that each person works their average twelve-hour day in service 288 pages
to the system. The common currency is not money, but free time.
R. T. Acron
Pub. Date: March 2018
Misconduct results in significant time reductions.
Ocean City Hardly anyone revolts against the system... until Jackson and
Crockie discover that they can use an astonishingly simple trick
R. T. ACRON is the pseudonym for Christian
Tielmann and Frank Reifenberg, two re-
to crack into and manipulate the time administration system. But nowned children’s and young adult authors,
Until the very last second (vol. I) Crockie jumps the gun and starts the process too early, all on his
own. On their way to school, the friends run into a time check-
who have a particular instinct when it comes
to the needs of boy readers.
point. Instead of presenting his armband showing the amount of
time left in his account, Crockie makes a run for it. And suddenly Christian Tielmann was born in Wuppertal in
they are surrounded by security guards. They are armed - and 1971. He studied philosophy and German in
The furious opening to a thrilling action series they fire. Crockie is hit, though Jackson is able to get away. From Freiburg and Hamburg. Today he lives with
his family in Cologne, and writes books for
his hiding place, he is forced to watch helplessly as the guards
for boys and girls over age 11. carry away Crockie’s lifeless body. children and teens.
Jackson reacts immediately: Under no circumstances can the se- Frank Reifenberg, born in 1962, was a trained
cret police be allowed to find the treacherous device that Crockie bookseller. He now lives and writes full-time
A page turner with tense character relationships, thematic depth, used to tap into the time system. The only problem is that he in Cologne. He primarily writes children’s and
has no idea where to begin his search in this city of 15 million young adult books, in addition to screenplays
and political relevance. citizens… for film and television. For years, he has been
actively involved in efforts to promote
reading among boys.
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dtv launches a new collection of Silke Schmidt Activity books-series
activity books for children age 8 and up - 176 pages
With 2c-illustrations by the author
full of fun, creativity and ideas!
The Do-It-Yourself Holiday Manual
For every day of the summer holidays there’s
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BOOK vations about the weather, your mood, your
activities, as well as a double-page spread
© private
featuring creative ideas and suggestions you
Silke Schmidt dtv junior can pan your day around.
SILKE SCHMIDT was born in
Happy Planting The Do-It-Yourself Christmas Manual 1973. She studied literature in
Mainz and Edinburgh and fine
The pre-Christmas season has always been
37 Ideas for Garden & Co. a time for creativity. This book is filled with
fabulous ideas for presents to give and receive;
arts at the Academy of Arts in
Berlin. Since then she has been
working as an artist and illustra-
last minute stocking-fillers for an unforgettable
tor for various magazines, pub-
Christmas.
lishers and companies. She lives
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in the Uckermark region north of
Berlin with her family.
With 2c-illustrations by the author
The Do-It-Yourself Best Friends Manual
128 pages
37 activities for girls and their friends - from
February 2018
baking to handicrafts, or just finding out how
well you really know each other. Because Rights sold: Czech Republic
Small garden, great delight everything’s twice as much fun if there‘s two of
you. Which is why there’s always two sections
Gardening - it is so much more than just sticking seeds in the ground and waiting for weeks until something dtv junior
to fill in!
finally grows. With very simple means, children nine and older can beautify their window sills, press flowers,
create pictures from petals, make cosmetics from fruits and vegetables, learn which blossoms are edible, up-
cycle vases and flower pots, and, of course, learn how to stick seeds in the ground. Once they are done, they
can preserve and record it all in this plant book.
• 37 ideas focused on gardens and plants - no theories, easy to get started
• A plant journal to fill, record and paint
• Decorative layout, bicolor illustrations wunderbare
fürchterlicher
gewöhnlicher
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Montag
Dienstag
Mittwoch
- 1 Blumentopf (Durchmesser ca. 10 cm) mit Untersetzer zum Haarera Donnerstag
- 1 leere PET-Flasche (ca. 1,5 l)
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großartiger Freitag
- Nagelschere oder kleines, scharfes Messer superduper Samstag
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für Blumen und Gemüse. - kleine Schaufel oder großen Löffel Glückstag
- Samen Pechtag
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1. Entferne das Etikett von der Flasche ..
(evt. musst du die Flasche in Wasser einweichen, cool, aber nich
Schon ab Februar kannst du aus Samen Pflanzen auf der t zu kühl
bis sich das Etikett ablösen lässt). Stich mit der eher was für
Fensterbank “vorziehen”. Das bedeutet, dass die Pflänzchen
Nagelschere oder dem Messer ein Loch in die Regenwürm
geschützt im Warmen aufwachsen, bis sie nach draußen umziehen. Sonne pur er
Flasche. Schneide dann den unteren Teil der
Meistens ist dies ab Mitte Mai der Fall. Unterirdisch haben sie dann ein bisschen
Flasche rundherum ab. von allem
schon eine Wurzel gebildet, oberirdisch wächst die Pflanze.
Am wohlsten fühlen sie sich in einem kleinen Gewächshaus,
kannst.
das du ganz einfach für sie bauen kannst 2. Fülle den Blumentopf mit der Erde.
Drücke die Erde leicht an und befeuchte sie vor dem Com
mit Wasser. Stecke ein oder mehrere
puter am Strand
im Gar ten vor dem Fern
Samenkörner in die Erde, etwa so tief, auf einem Ber im Freibad seher
wie die Samen groß sind. g in der Stadt
im Bett
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Die Sonne erwärmt die Erde,
Warme Luft steigt auf, kann aber
nicht so schnell entweichen.
3. Schraube den Deckel von der Flasche
ab und stecke die Flasche in die Erde.
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BOOK BOOK
Imke Stotz Constanze Guhr
The Ultimate School My Very Favorite
Survival Book Book for Drawing and
Keeping
© Christine Langer
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144 pages
144 pages
With b/w-illustrations by the author
With b/w-illustrations by Stephan Rürup CONSTANZE GUHR, born in
IMKE STOTZ (born 1966) and March 2018
May 2018 1975, grew up in Leipzig. She
STEPHAN RÜRUP (born 1965)
drew her first picture at the age
both studied visual communi-
of two, but unfortunately, it has
Be careful, don’t let it fall in the wrong hands! cations at Munster and work This book contains space for drawings and all your favorite things: the wrapper been lost to time. She studied art
for various different publishing from your favorite candy, the pressing of your favorite flower, the photo of your at the HdK Berlin and special ed-
houses. Stephan Rürup’s car- best friend, a test daub of your favorite nail polish, etc. Through its sketchbook
Everything you need to survive the boring school hours: cartoons, teacher and ucation at Humboldt University
toons appear on a regular basis quality, the book is also designed space for your own drawings and will eventu-
student slang, pages to play dots and boxes as well as Battleship, instructions on Berlin. In 2000, she participated
in the satirical magazine Titanic. ally become a distinct, individualized keepsake for you.
how to make paper airplanes, jokes, little riddles, pages to design and destroy, in the illustrators’ exhibit in Bolo-
teacher evaluation questionnaires, comics to personalize, teacher cartoons to gna. Since 2004, she has worked
complete, and much, much more. in collaboration with three other
illustrators in the Atelier petit4
in Berlin.
Includes cartoons, jokes, little puzzles, and much more.
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Antje Szillat Fletcher-series BELSLETR
144 pages
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Antje Szillat With 4c-illustrations by Jan Birck SAM TEION
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Fletcher What a Stinker! (vol. I) Rights sold:
Rogues Ahoy! Fletcher, the cleverest and coolest striped
skunk in town by a long shot, has made his
Denmark, Romania,
(vol. IV) home in the back yard of the Wild Elk Restau-
rant. One day, he meets Bode’s son Theo. The
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two of them discover that they both harbour
dreams of becoming famous detectives! Soon PRESS ACCLAIMS:
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they find themselves up to their necks in their
first case: Bode, of all people, who is constant- Antje Szillat’s wonderfully
128 pages offhand texts and Jan Birck’s
With 4c-illustrations by Jan Birck
ly hunting down poor Fletcher, is in danger
ANTJE SZILLAT is a full time himself! fabulous four-colour illustra-
April 2018 tions are a perfect match: the
author who has written numer-
ous books for children, teenagers illustrations seamlessly pick up
Fletcher is the greatest! and young readers. Her children’s A Rumble in the Tunnels (vol. II) where the texts leave off.
book series “Rick” was a huge A colourful comic novel which
success. Szillat lives near Hano- Something very strange is going on... right borrows liberally from cinemat-
Fletcher, the coolest skunk in the city, can’t believe it: top chef and bread dump- on Fletcher’s doorstep! Chloe, his charming ic sources, with changing per-
ver with her husband and four
ling supplier Bode has temporarily closed his restaurant. What a catastrophe! secretary who also happens to be the excep- spectives, slo-mo and zooms…
children.
Hunger drives Fletcher to the nearby weekly market. However, a very suspicious tionally talented singer of the Back Yard Band, Eagerly anticipated by every
seller of wonder paste and a legendary treasure lure the master detective further has disappeared. Fletcher soon begins to sense boy I know!
and further from his beloved courtyard, all the way to the furthest corner of an great danger lying in wait for the inhabitants of eselsohr
JAN BIRCK spent many years
abandoned harbor. It is here that a powerful light bulb goes on for Fletcher. his much loved back yard. One after another,
freelancing for various advertis-
ing agencies. Later, he took the all the animals seem to be literally vanishing A wonderfully written, enter-
world of animation by storm into thin air… Where have they all gone so taining book for young readers.
and went on to carve a niche for suddenly? Sueddeutsche Zeitung
himself in the realm of children’s
and young adults’ literature. The
winner of the Troisdorf Picture With Stink Cannon and a Nose for
Book Award, Jan Birk lives in
Munich with his wife and two
Clues (vol. III)
daughters. How did the old briefcase get into his first-
class backyard detective agency? Scuffed black
leather, fraying seams, and a rusted silver lock
difficult to open. But then there is the stuff in-
side: an expensive pipe, a remarkable magnify-
ing glass, and a tastefully checkered cap. Could
this be the briefcase of Sherlock Holmes, the
greatest detective of all time?
• With fantastic illustrations by Jan Birck
• Fletcher guarantees non-stop excitement, fast-paced action,
much accidental hilarity, loads of chaos and plenty of drama -
a massively enjoyable read!
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Anna Lott Knut Krüger
Tilda’s Animal Gang Quick!
Whiskers, the Fuzzy Wake Up the Sloth!
Wishing Rabbit
© Nadja Bucciero-Kurtulus
© Kathrin Truhart
(vol. II)
144 pages 192 pages
With b/w-illustrations by Verena Körting With b/w-vignettes by Verena Körting
ANNA LOTT was born in 1975; KNUT KRÜGER was born in
March 2018 April 2018
she trained as a screenwriter and 1966. After studying German
went on to work as an editor in he went on to work in the book
What could possibly be more charming than the Animal Gang? Tilda and her Bremen for many years. She still
Everyone loves Stanley, the sloth trade and publishing industry.
friends from Truffle Street spend every day off from school with »Ja,Muffi
aber er bekommt doch nur eins am Tag. Wenn Kasi
n the lives there, regularly presenting He now works as a self-employed
woolly pig, Kasi the silky chicken, and Whiskers the angoramehr Eier legt,the
dann können wir die anderen doch ver- Finn, Zoe and Henry are more than a little astonished when one day a sloth
boys from next door try to strike it rich with snail slime, the
rabbit.
kaufen
When
und
girls hit onertheir
children’s books on radio. In
kriegt davon gar2014,
nichts mit!«
she turned her hand to
Eiermusik und
swings into the kitchen. And what a sloth it is! Stanley’s charm doesn’t just stem
author, editor and translator of
English and Scandinavian books.
Tomma springt vom Strohturm hinab, kommt neben from his friendly, laid-back demeanor; he is a cunning soccer player (in slow
own idea: Isn’t Whiskers actually a magical wishing rabbit? Tilda is convinced
that if you stand under the silver birch in the forest at 11:11Tilda
AM and auf gently
freelance writing.
dem Boden an und drückt ihr das Ei in die Schweinezirkus
motion, of course), is capable of repeating single words, and seems to possess
Knut Krüger lives with his family
in Munich.
twist his little cottontail while making a wish, that wish willHand.
come So frisch
true. The gelegt
fol- ist es noch ganz warm. a built-in lie detector. He very quickly becomes part of the family, as well as
lowing morning, the Animal Gang enthusiastically strikes off»Aber for thewie soll but
forest, das gehen?«, fragt Tilda und rollt das Ei the best friend of dwarf mammoth Norbert, who recently started living with
once again, the girls have failed to take the boys into account in their plans. hin und her.
in ihren Händen After studying visual communi- Henry’s family. However, sloth researcher Stockmann is already lurking out in
cation at Düsseldorf Polytechnic,
Sie kann sich nicht vorstellen, dass mehr als zwei Eier the bushes. What is he up to? After studying visual communi-
VERENA KÖRTING went on to cation at Düsseldorf Polytechnic,
pro Tag in Kasi hineinpassen.
work as a graphic designer. But
• A series which has all the ingredients guaranteed to»Seid makemal girlruhig, Wühler will jetzt doch etwas sagen«, »Musik?«,• fragen
Reading funund
Tilda forTomma
the entire family!
verdutzt. VERENA KÖRTING went on to
she really prefers drawing and work as a graphic designer. But
sagt Tati und presst ihr Ohr an Wühlers Schnauze. »Wühler hat gesagt, dass Hühner ganz viele Eier legen,
readers’ hearts miss a beat: three girls, three delightful animals and writing stories, so she began • For all the children who have ever wished for a cuddly pet sloth she really prefers drawing and
»Was sagt er?«, fragt Tomma ungeduldig. wenn sie Musik hören und entspannt sind«, sagt Tati.
adventures galore illustrating children’s books in
Tati richtet sich auf und beginnt zu strahlen. »Was?«, fragen Tilda und Tomma wie aus einem writing stories, so she began
2001, with great success. She illustrating children’s books in
• The banter between Tilda’s Animal Gang and Gregor’s»Wir brauchen
Group of Musik«, sagtlivessie. Munde.
and works in Cologne. 2001, with great success. She
Und wie Tati das sagt, so sicher und zuversichtlich, ist Aber dann denkt Tilda: Warum nicht? Die Vorstellung,
Ghastlies ensures plenty of fun, excitement and turmoil daran nicht zu rütteln. dass Kasi beim Musikhören eine ganze Schachtel mit Ei-
lives and works in Cologne.
ern füllt, findet sie lustig.
»Worauf warten wir dann noch?«, fragt sie aufgeregt.
Auch Tomma ist einverstanden.
»Ich hole schnell meinen CD-Player!«, ruft sie.
OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES: Und schon ist sie über den Zaun geklettert und davon-
geflitzt. OTHER TITLES BY THE AUTHOR:
Tilda’s Animal Gang - A woolly pig in the living room! (vol. I)
160 pages Kurze Zeit später ist Tomma wieder da. Tilda
Quick! Save wundert
the Mammoth!
July 2017 sich erneut, wie schnell sie rennen kann. Ist sie wirklich
224 pages
gerade den ganzen Trüffelweg hinauf- und
February wieder hinun-
2017
Six new kids have just moved into a small estate of ter- tergelaufen? One day at the beginning of the Easter holidays Henry
raced houses on what used to be a farm. The clever Tilda
starts a gang with two other girls, Tomma and Tati. They 46 47 stumbles across a mound of leaves in the forest – con-
cealed underneath it is a primordial creature; a frozen
call themselves Tilda’s Animal Gang, and their mission is
dwarf-mammoth! Henry and his best friends Finn and
to look after three animals.
Zoe decide to hide it in his garden.
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I, Zeus, and the Olympic Gang
Gods and heroes from Greek Mythology
Twenty-four episodes from the lives of the
Emmy Abrahamson greatest Greek heroes and heroines, gods and
goddesses–straight from the Trojan Horse‘s
Desta and the mouth! Each story is complemented by a wit-
tily illustrated profile of the starring character,
Garden Pond detailing their family connections, their likes
and dislikes and distinguishing features
Labyrinth So readers discover at first-hand why Achil-
les, the greatest hero of them all, runs around
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With b/w-illustrations by
©Jenny Backlin
Ramona Wultschner in girl’s clothes and why Apollo is such a
256 pages tree-hugger - and of course what part Big Boss
April 2017 Zeus plays in all this.
80 pages FRANK SCHWIEGER was born
With 4c-illustrations by Paul Giraud in 1968 and grew up in Holstein,
EMMY ABRAHAMSON spent
March 2018 in the northernmost region of
her childhood in Moscow and I, Caesar, and the Roman Gang Germany. He studied Latin and
a variety of other places, before
Live from Ancient Rome history, and has been working as
Wild and dangerous - the world of the garden pond studying theatre arts in London
a grammar school teacher since
and Manchester, and working In this book, Romulus, Caesar and Nero, and 1999.
in Amsterdam and Vienna. She their many friends and foes are finally able to
A terrible fright for Desta: while trying to poke a lily pad with a stick, she
currently lives in southern Swe- speak for themselves. Live and unvarnished,
plunges into the garden pond. It is vast and deep, and suddenly, Desta is not
den with her husband and twins, they provide their own versions of history.
only wet, but also tiny and trapped in the underwater world. She must solve RAMONA WULTSCHNER was
Desta and Til. She has written Readers will learn why two best friends had
three riddles, and hold her own against all sorts of wildlife, vines and much born in Heilbronn 1987. She
young adult books, and this is to battle each other in a gladiatorial fight, why
more before she can once again reach the solid ground of the bank, on the other studied design in Pforzheim and
her first children’s novel. Cleopatra allowed herself to be wrapped in a
side of her adventures. She could never do this alone, but fortunately, pond works on animated cartoon pro-
dweller Til is willing to help Desta complete her tasks. At the end of her adven- rug, and why people should avoid eating geese. ductions, children’s books and
tures, she has a hard time saying goodbye to Til. Nonetheless, little girls belong You will be right there as conspiracies are con- game development.
nowhere else except on land. With b/w-illustrations by cocted and secrets are overheard. Whenever
PAUL GIRAUD was born in
Ramona Wultschner the Romans fight or celebrate, chaos is not far
1982 near Paris, but grew up in
208 pages behind…
the Province countryside and
March 2018
• Finally, the first children’s book from the in Périgord. He studied art in Rights sold: Greece, Turkey,
Bordeaux, before later moving
popular young adult author to Rome and Marseille. Since
Czech Republic, Romania,
• A whimsical Alice in Wonderland-story 2011, he has lived and worked in
• “Ancient Rome” in the format of a friendship book with fact pages Russia, Hungary, Bulgaria
• Numerous 4-color illustrations by Paul Giraud
Berlin. • With humorous illustrations by Ramona Wultschner
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Carly Wilson Myriad High-series
256 pages
The Things Hannah Doesn’t Know
Hans-Jürgen Feldhaus
At long last, the day has come for fifteen- Crash Course for Five
year-old Hannah and her friends Sophie and
Chloe to start at the prestigious Myriad High
School in Silicon Valley. Myriad High is the
school where tomorrow’s elite is educated in
© Levin Stuckenholz
© Mary Grace Long
unusual subjects. Of course the boys are just
as interesting. But suddenly, there are all kinds
of weird going-ons at Hannah’s new boarding
school and before long she’s not sure anymore
who she can trust... With b/w-illustrations by the author
272 pages
August 2017 Born in 1990 as the daughter HANS-JÜRGEN FELDHAUS,
May 2018
of a German mother and an born in 1966, studied graphics
Sophie’s Secret (vol. II) American father, CARLY WILSON design at Münster and works as
grew up in a bilingual home. See you later, losers! a freelance illustrator for various
Ever since Myriad High’s homecoming dance,
She studied computer science in firms and publishers. He has
Hannah and her childhood friend Matt have
college and worked for several Southern France, end-of-year school trip for Class 10. The fact that Fynn, Cem illustrated numerous books in
been a couple. But she obviously still harbors
years as a web developer for a and Helge are sitting in one canoe, and Thalia and Judith are in another is the dtv junior series.
some feelings for Ryan. Sophie, too, must find
well-known internet company, nothing except annoying coincidence. They have managed to successfully avoid
a way to cope with disappointment. Ben has
which is where the idea of a each other for the past five long years. And now this. Yet, Interestingly enough,
broken up with her, and it is Evan of all people
boarding school came to her. She these are the five heroes who spontaneously break away from everyone else on
who is trying to comfort her. A a situation
now works as a freelance author the group canoe trip down the Ardèche. The fact that the Fantastic Five go on
arises on the cheerleading team during which
in Northern California, where she to really get to know and to value each other over the course of their crazy trip
Sophie ends up looking less than great. And as Und Fyn
through the South of France, heading toward the Mediterranean, is nothing less
n, dem
continues to plot the fates of the Stromsch seit seinem
nelle tat tollkühn
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• A cool summer road trip story - perfect reading for boys 12 and over
»Yep! Me drehen!«, richtig sch d das sol l vorhas
»Ich kan in Reden meinte ön da ist ltest du, t an
n nicht! Fynn – dann
tively involved in animal welfare
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Chloe’s Discovery (vol. III)
»Cem, du «, konnte ison: nic mach das wirklich
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»… kom te Fynn. delte we d da kan ön! Da pad on, weil
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• Snotty, irreverent, whacky - with lots of hysterical pen drawings
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Chloe is having a hard time with Connor.
total bes Und gan
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Connor finally wake up to reality. Nonetheless,
all this drama becomes incidental as the clues
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multiply, all of which indicate that Myri-
ad’s co-founder, Matt’s adopted mother, was
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somehow involved with the death of Hannah’s
“Totally”-series (4 volumes)
father.
240 pages
March 2018 Pub. Date: Since 2012
• A delightfully addictive high school soap opera played out against the Wildly funny – an offbeat, spaced-out graphic novel series!
hyper-modern backdrop of Silicon Valley
• Friendship, first love and a series of mind-boggling events: Hannah and her Over 150.000 copies sold of the series
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rights@dtv.de www.dtv.de rights@dtv.de www.dtv.dePREVIEW / AGE 8 AND UP KLETT KINDERBUCH
Preview: Our Recommendation
Autumn 2018
Friedbert Stohner
Minzi Monster
Goes to School
© Nina Stohner
Reihe Hanser
_
FRIEDBERT STOHNER, born
80 pages in 1951, lives in Altlussheim am
With 4c-illustrations by Isabel Kreitz Rhein. After many years in the
August 2018 publishing industry, he now
devotes himself to writing.
“Oh, isn’t she sweet!” - That’s what everyone says when they see Minzi, and she
can’t stand to hear it one more time. Even Ole, the fright of the kindergarten,
calls her “little cuddle monster,” and when Minzi gets upset, he just rolls his ISABEL KREITZ (born in 1967)
eyes and looks smitten. But fortunately, Minzi is starting school now. This is
where little monsters learn to be wild and dangerous. Minzi is so excited! Once
studied at the Hamburg School
of Design and Parsons School of
Picture Books
she is wild and dangerous, Ole will get what’s coming to him. - It takes exactly
Fiction
Design in New York. She draws
one school day for the word to get around that everyone needs to be careful comics and graphic novels, and
around Minzi because she has the most dangerous eraser in the world. But all illustrates children’s books. She
she had wanted to do was hit the infatuated Ole in the head with it! How was
she to know that this would set off the biggest uproar in the entire history of the
monster school?
has been honored with nume-
rous prizes for her work, includ-
ing the Max and Moritz Prize as
Non-Fiction
the best illustrator in Germany.
• A wonderfully funny story about a world turned upside down
• For children who enjoy loudly expressing their minds
A glimpse into the illustrator’s workshop
Illustrations will be in 4c!
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rights@dtv.de www.dtv.de rights@dtv.de www.dtv.deKLET T KINDERBUCH • AGE 3 AND UP KLET T KINDERBUCH • AGE 4 AND UP
Martin Fuchs Saskia Hula
The Absssoluuutely 100 Reasons to
Normal (not) Spend Your
Mr. Gnirzdefrrrtz Vacation in a Tent
Klett Kinderbuch
© private
© private
32 pages Klett Kinderbuch
With 4c-illustrations by Fréderic Bertrand With 4c-illustrations by Felicitas Horstschäfer
February 2018 32 pages
After completing his university March 2018 SASKIA HULA was born in 1966,
degree in German studies in
and has worked as an elemen-
Berlin, MARTIN FUCHS moved
As crazy as the rest of us back to Hamburg. He has worked
tary school teacher for many
as a freelance copywriter for
Just don’t go camping! years. In 2004, she began to write
children’s books. Among other
Who says there’s anything wrong with Mr. Gnirzdefrrrtz? He’s completely many years, and as an author of
awards, she is the recipient of
normal! You can tell that right away from his ordinary name. And his beard of books for young (and young-at- The child who takes us through her vacation in 100 pictures has 100 reasons
the Austrian Children and Young
a thousand funny green millipedes is also nothing special. Neither are his teeth, heart) readers for not quite so why going on a camping vacation is the total pits. The funny thing is, though,
Adult Book Prize. Saskia Hula
which are just as checkered as ours are whenever we smile. many years. Besides writing and that with each reason she provides, the reader gets the feeling that this is one of
lives in Vienna with her family.
With each page, we get to know this loony gentleman with all his strange cha- performing, Martin Fuchs loves the best vacations the child has ever experienced. A real adventure spent with
racteristics - at the same time, the story makes it quite clear why he is anything his dachshund Jolla, wild guitar new friends and an irresistible, hungry cat! Whimsically illustrated, succinctly
but crazy or unusual. Children will be delighted by this hysterical tale of re- pop music, and cycling tours that told: a perfectly imperfect family vacation.
FELICITAS HORSTSCHÄFER
versed expectations, thanks in no small part to the irreverent, silly illustrations last for weeks.
studied design at the FH Mün-
by Fréderic Bertrand.
• A wonderful vacation story for children and adults ster, and since 2009, she has
worked as a freelance designer
Don’t we alll have a little Gnirzdefrrrtz in us? Born in 1981, FRÉDERIC • A quirky narrative voice for publishers in Germany and
BERTRAND studied graphic • 100 humorous illustrations abroad. She currently lives in
design in Bremen. Since then, he Berlin, because everything there
has been holed up in a garage on is so vibrant and colorful. When
• A marvelously whimsical nonsense book to inspire laughter, the eastern edge of Berlin. This is she isn’t creating books, she
amazement and conversation where he works, day in and day spends her time watching the
out, on a large array of children’s
• An important message: Each of us should be just the way we are! book. Other than that, he is com-
woodpecker and hedgehog in
her garden.
pletely normal.
42. Man liegt hart und schief
und man hat eine Wurzel im Rücken.
68. Das Wasser ist kalt.
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rights@dtv.de www.dtv.de rights@dtv.de www.dtv.deKLET T KINDERBUCH • AGE 9 AND UP / Non-Fiction KLET T KINDERBUCH • AGE 8 AND UP / Non-Fiction
Non-Fiction Highlights
Monika Osberghaus Katharina von der Gathen
Thomas Engelhardt The Love Lives
In Prison of Animals
A Child’s Book about
© Peter Nierhoff
Life behind Bars
© private
Klett Kinderbuch Klett Kinderbuch
With 4c-illustrations by Susann Hesselbarth With 4c-illustrations by Anke Kuhl
MONIKA OSBERGHAUS and KATHARINA VON DER GATHEN
120 pages 144 pages
THOMAS ENGELHARDT (both was born in 1972. She studied
March 2018
born in 1962) live and work special needs education and
together in Leipzig. They focus
When animals fall in love developed an interest in sex
The place no one knows primarily on the management education as a student.
of Klett Kinderbuch Publishing
“How do animals do it?” Children are always especially eager to learn about this Gathen works with children and
Sina’s father has to go to prison. He has done something bad and now has to House.
whenever Katharina von der Gathen talks to them about sex education. And so adolescents from a wide range
answer for it. Sina doesn’t understand what all is happening. She has no idea she began to look into it, and discovered a treasure trove of information about of educational backgrounds. She
what the place is like where her Papa is now living. This book is for children like seductive arts, mating rituals, and family forms. This spectacular book is the lives in Bonn with her husband
her, as well as for everyone else. Prisons are places that we all know exist, but at Born in 1964, SUSANN HESSEL- result of her extensive research. In its pages, we learn about the tenderness of and four children.
the same time, we know next to nothing about them, horrible and interesting as BARTH completed training as scorpions and the brutality of bedbugs, the gory rivalry that occurs in the sto-
they are. a bricklayer before studying at machs of shark mothers, and the loving care provided by some animal fathers ANKE KUHL, born in 1970,
We accompany Sina’s Papa every step of the way, starting with his first day in the Leipzig College for Graphic for their progeny. studied illustration and has been
prison. We learn all there is about day-to-day life behind bars: what there is to Design and Book Art. She lives a freelance illustrator since 1998.
eat, who lives and works there, what a holding cell looks like, what prisoners and works in Leipzig. The book’s distinct layout combined with Anke Kuhl’s illustrations will remind She lives in Frankfurt with her
do with their days. And what it is like when someone comes out of the prison the reader of a classic nature encyclopedia, distinguished by a unique charm husband and two children.
system. Susann Hesselbarth’s lively illustrations move beyond the popular stere- and humor. And the fold-out pages, such as “Animal Baby Exhibition” and
otypes of today. “Penis Gallery” are great fun!
What is life like inside a prison? A fascinating book that provides the answer in Rights sold: English
a kid-friendly way. • Lavishly illustrated and intriguing: The amazement never ends here! language, Spain (cast., cat.),
• Funny, captivating and fascinating - for children and adults Poland, Estonia, Sweden,
• Exciting insights into an unknown world
Netherlands, PR China
ANKUNFT IM GEFÄ
NGNIS
• To inspire dialogue and contemplation: a mixture of a storybook
Heute ist der Tag,
an dem Robert
Er hat sich daheim seine Haft antrete
von seiner Tochte n muss.
Frau verabschiede r und auf dem
t. Nun schultert Parkplatz von seiner
Dort muss er klingel er seine Reiseta
n. Der Türöffner sche und geht
summt und Robert zur Pforte.
Er geht hinein. öffnet die Tür.
Die Tür fällt hinter
and a factual resource
Jetzt ist Robert ihm ins Schloss. ganz nah und ganz fern
im Gefängnis.
Zuerst muss er
durch einen Metallr
OTHER TITLES BY THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR:
Dann schreibt ahmen gehen,
ein Justizvollzugs wie am Flughafen.
Datum und die bediensteter seinen
genaue Uhrzeit. Namen auf, das
Ein anderer Bedien In dieser Minute
steter holt ihn beginnt die Haftze
ab und bringt ihn it.
zur Kammer – das mit seinen Sachen
ist die Abteilung,
seine Gefängnis-Sac in der ein neuer
hen bekommt. Gefangener
des Gefängnisses. Die Kammer ist
oft im Keller
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nissen kann man
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einem auffällt,
wenn man noch es eine Anstaltskleid ng tragen,
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Tell Me the Facts of Life
Gefängnis war, nie in einem Diese Sachen sind ähnlich ist.
sind die vielen aber nicht gestre
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denen man immer Türen und Meistens sind es Filmen.
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sie mit einem seiner ein Beamter und Hemden.
vielen Schlüssel
hört man das Schlüs öffnet. Auf Schritt
selklirren. und Tritt In Roberts Gefäng
nis gibt es diese
101 real-life children’s questions about an exciting topic
werden weggepackt. Anstaltskleidung.
Als Robert in der Wenn er Haftur Seine eigenen Sache
Kammer ankom Mal wieder anzieh laub bekommt, n
Kammer, einige mt, stellt ihm Herr en. Aber bis dahin wird er sie zum
Fragen. Er will Neuer, der Leiter wird es noch lange ersten
sich einen ersten der Es ist ein komisc
was für ein Mensc Eindruck versch hes Gefühl, Sache dauern.
h der neue Gefang affen, ausgesucht hat. n anzuziehen, die
ene ist. Robert
208 pages
und fotografiert. wird auch gemes man sich nicht
Seine Fingerabdrück sen selbst
eine Nummer. All e werden genom
das wird im Compu men und er kriegt
ausziehen, damit ter gespeichert.
Herr Neuer sehen Er muss sich nackt
schmuggeln will, kann, ob Robert
was dort verbot etwas ins Gefäng Wenn sie ausgewachsene Quallen sind, damit fertig ist, kann er aber nicht
nis
July 2014
Hier bei Herrn en ist. Robert muss
Neuer merkt er schlucken. geht das Ganze wieder von vorne los: so einfach wieder absteigen, denn
Leben in Freihei zum ersten Mal
t für lange Zeit so richtig, dass Eine männliche trifft auf eine weibli- seine Peniseichel und auch die Schei-
vorbei ist. sein
che Qualle, beide geben ihre Samen- und denwände der Hündin sind so stark
Eizellen ins Wasser ab. Daraus entstehen angeschwollen, dass der Rüde regel-
jedoch keine Baby-Quallen … recht in der Hündin stecken bleibt.
24 Beide Tiere kommen nun erst einmal
Over 60.000 copies sold
noch 730 Tage nicht mehr voneinander los. Das sieht
Stecken bleiben: wirklich komisch aus – aber eigentlich
Hunde hat die Natur das schlau eingerichtet.
25
Kann man eigentlich beim Sex im Part-
Translated into nine languages
ner stecken bleiben? Bei Hunden ist
das tatsächlich ganz normal. Wenn der
Rüde von hinten auf die Hündin steigt,
schiebt er seinen durch einen Kno-
chen versteiften Penis in die Scheide
der Hündin. Nun bewegt er sein Hin-
terteil so lange hin und her, bis das
Sperma herausgespritzt ist. Wenn er
55
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