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FOREIGN RIGHTS GUIDE
SPRING 2019
PICTURE BOOKS
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
YOUNG ADULT
Coverillustration: Alexander von Knorre
C O N TA C T S & A G E N T S CONTENT
ANDREA SEIBERT English language CONSTANZE CHORY Scandinavia
RIGHTS DIRECTOR DEPUTY RIGHTS DIRECTOR Dutch language
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HIGHLIGHT TITLES 4
NICOLA BIEG Greece, Turkey, SONJA SCHMIDT France, Italy, Spain, Portugal,
RIGHTS MANAGER Israel, Arab World, Africa, RIGHTS MANAGER South America,
T: ++49 89 38167-127 Russia / Ukraine, Baltic States T: ++49 89 38167-128 Eastern Europe
F: ++49 89 38167-327 F: ++49 89 38167-328 CHILDREN’S BOOKS AGE 6+ 8
bieg.nicola@dtv.de schmidt.sonja@dtv.de
AGE 8+ 10
AGE 10+ 15
YOUNG ADULT 17
NON-FICTION 19
MAINLAND CHINA ITALY RUSSIA / UKRAINE
Beijing Star Media Co.,Ltd. Berla & Griffini Rights Agency Maria Schliesser Literary Agent
Ms. Wang Xing Ms. Vanessa Maus Ms. Maria Schliesser
ACTIVITY BOOKS 20
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CZECH & SLOVAK REPUBLIC KOREA SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES
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DUTCH LANGUAGE JAPAN (NON-EXCLUSIVE) SPANISH & PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE
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HUNGARY POLAND
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Highlight Spring 2019
Adventure on the high seas
Alexander von Knorre
Eight-year-old August is happily bobbing on an inflatable rubber
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Juli and August: Crocodile Overboard
crocodile in the middle of the sea. He wishes he had some ice
128 pages
cream, but instead he meets Juli, who is nonchalantly paddling
Pub. Date: May 2019
Alexander von Knorre around on her float. The float is her home, and it is well stocked
with a hammock, a chicken, and a seawater shower.
Age 6 and up
Juli and August: Crocodile Overboard August would gladly join Juli’s crew, but Juli doesn’t let just
anyone board her float. August must first prove that he is worthy.
ALEXANDER VON KNORRE, born in 1982, spent a year in
Florida, another one in Romania, and then studied visual
Gradually, the two of them become friends, and together they
communication at the Bauhaus University in Weimar. In
With illustrations by the author experience the adventures, dangers, and joys of a vagabond life on
the high seas.
2010, he became a certified designer, and today he works
as a freelance illustrator, comic artist, and inventor of
stories. He lives with his family in Weimar.
• A real adventure book for children, without cell phones and helicopter parents
• A great new voice: the debut novel of the beloved children’s book illustrator
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CHILDREN’S BOOK HIGHLIGHT CHILDREN’S BOOK HIGHLIGHT
Alex Rühle Pertti Kivinen
Dream Jumper The Blueberry Detectives:
Island Forest in Danger!
© Heike Bogenberger
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(vol. I)
SAM TEION PERTTI KIVINEN, born in 1980,
TR ANVASILLAABLE
A ALEX RÜHLE, born in 1969, grew up in the small Finnish
started out as a hospital clown, town of Kaninkorva, which is the
224 pages a café waiter, and an elementary 160 pages
setting for the Blueberry Detec-
Pub. Date: February 2019 school builder in Malawi. Since With b/w-illustrations by Katrin Engelking
tive stories. Before he started
Age 10 and up then, he has become a highly Pub. Date: February 2019
writing books, he was a logger
esteemed journalist and now Age 8 and up
and a crummy soccer player.
works as the cultural editor for Despite eighteen attempts to
Süddeutsche Zeitung. be the national rubber boot
Beware, they are on the hunt for your dreams! The beginning of a wonderful new detective series for children long throw champion, he never
reached the finals. The fact that
A village somewhere in the middle of Finland, located at a lake with a small harbor
Leon discovers that he can secretly slip into other people’s dreams without being no- and an impressive number of islands. One of these islands is home to the secret
he never gave up is the result of
ticed. And not only that − he finds himself immersed in a secret, hidden world. For headquarters of the Blueberry Detectives. The Blueberry Detectives are the wild
a kind of stubbornness that only
many millennia, Morpheus and his two siblings have been gathering and archiving twin sisters Alma and Selma, their little brother Samu, Oskari from next door, and
exists in Finland.
people’s dreams. But now the guardian of the night desperately needs Leon’s help. the dog Riku.
Leon is the only one who can move like an agent between the waking and the dream In their first case, the Blueberry Detectives end up on the trail of a sneaky sawmill KATRIN ENGELKING, born in
worlds. He alone has the ability to investigate the mischief that Morpheus’ brother owner. For years, he’s been eyeing the ancient, protected oaks on Blueberry Island. 1970, studied illustration at the
Krato is up to after he vanished without a trace. But not before threatening to plun- In order to win the mayor’s permission to cut down the trees, the mill owner resorts Institute for Design in Hamburg,
der the dream archive and tapping into people’s dreams... to a dirty trick: bark beetles. Wherever this bug is found, the trees must be cut down and since 1994, she has worked
to prevent infestation. Thank goodness the Blueberry Detectives are on the case… as a freelance artist. She lives
with her family in Hamburg.
• New book by Spiegel bestselling author of Zippel
• For readers of Cornelia Funke and Michael Ende • The first volume in a new detective series for kids
• What would happen if someone sold your dreams? • For all fans of the Karlsson, Bullerby, and Famous Five series
• Pertti Kivinen is a pseudonym for an internationally renowned author team
BY THE SAME AUTHOR PREVIEW: VOLUME II IN THE SERIES:
Zippel, the Little Keyhole Ghost Rights sold: Pertti Kivinen
The Blueberry Detectives:
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144 pages SAM TEION
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English Language Be aware of the Ghost Elk! (vol. II)
With 4c-ilustrations by Axel Scheffler TRAAVAI 160 pages
Pub. Date: August 2018
(UK & Commonwealth), With b/w-ilustrations by Katrin Engelking
Age 6 and up Greece, Italy, Turkey Pub. Date: September 2019
Reihe Hanser
Mit Illustrationen von Katrin Engelking _
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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
AGE 6 AND UP AGE 6 AND UP
Franziska Biermann Jacky Marrone series
Beate Dölling c. 120 pages / each title
With 4c-illustrations by the author
Two Little Jacky Marrone
Wild Animals In Search of Golden Claw (vol. I)
© Martina van Kann
in the Big City Jacky Marrone is a streetwise fox and private
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detective with an extraordinary knack for
tricky cases. His first case unfolds at breakneck
speed: the disappearance of a hen that can lay
BEATE DÖLLING, born in 1961, FRANZISKA BIERMANN studied
golden eggs. During his investigation, Jacky
128 pages has written numerous children’s at the Hamburg College of De-
Marrone stumbles across not only a hard-
With 4c-illustrations by Alexandra Junge and YA novels, and has been sign. Since 1999, she has been a
boiled super villain, but also across enthusiast
Pub. Date: January 2019 honored with various awards. successful children’s book author
inventor Alice, whose sensational shrinking
She also writes stories and radio and illustrator. She lives in Ham-
liquid plays a pivotal role in the solving of this
plays for Deutschlandradio, in Pub. Date: August 2018 burg with her family.
case.
addition to giving writing work-
shops. She lives in Berlin.
Where is Mama Boar hiding?
Jacky Marrone
The forest’s food supply is dwindling. Every evening, the little boars Charlie and
Theo have to eat the same shrivelled rose hips and pine cones, which is why ALEXANDRA JUNGE has Saves the Three Little Pigs (vol. II)
Mama Boar sets off for the city one night in search of food. When she doesn’t worked as an illustrator for book
return the next day, Theo and Charlie follow her, determined to find her. The and magazine publishers since Who is behind the Black Phantom that is
city is very different from the woods. People and cars swarm everywhere. For- 2001. She also teaches illustra- causing mischief in the city and sending
tunately, Charlie and Theo quickly make new friends who know the city, inside tion courses at the Institute for threats to the three little pigs? It would be
and out, and who can help them in their search. Art, Design, and Popular Music laughable if Jacky Marrone, streetwise fox
in Freiburg, where she lives with and private detective, couldn’t track down the
her family. culprit. After all, he is well-equipped to do
• A wonderful story that also includes facts about different so: with super hearing skills, a can of spray
animals rope, a vial of shrinking drops, and his new,
sensational electrified handcuffs.
• “Urban Wildlife” – a hot topic that fascinates children Pub. Date: October 2018
• Fast-paced and humorous children’s mystery with marvelous illustrations
• For fans of Joey Fly, Private Eye by Aaron Reynolds
• World rights available except Asia and Turkey
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AGE 8 AND UP AGE 8 AND UP
Knut Krüger Quick! series
Quick! Save the Mammoth! (vol. I)
Simone Höft /
One day ten-year-old Henry stumbles across
a mound of leaves in the forest – concealed
Nora Lämmermann
Eerily Perfect Friends
© Heike Bogenberger
underneath it is a primordial creature − a
© Stefan Köneke
shaggy little beast from a time long gone; a
frozen dwarf-mammoth! Henry and his best
friends Finn and Zoe decide to hide it. It’s just
as well that Henry’s overprotective parents are
away for a few days and his indulgent grandma
Scarlett is the only adult around − of course KNUT KRÜGER was born in SIMONE HÖFT has adapted
before long Norbert the Mammoth is causing 1966. After studying German non-fiction and picture books for
144 pages
all sorts of chaos and commotion. he went on to work in the book children’s television shows and
With illustrations by Thilo Krapp
224 pages trade and publishing industry. other TV formats for many years.
Pub. Date: February 2019
Pub. Date: February 2017 He now works as a self-employed She also composes subtitle texts
author, editor and translator of and screenplays, and currently
English and Scandinavian books. Discover your perfect me − and then get rid of it lives in Cologne.
Quick! Wake Up the Sloth! (vol. II) Knut Krüger lives with his family
in Munich. Just imagine your reflection comes to life. And solves your problems! Frido
Finn, Zoe and Henry are more than a little
astonished when one day a sloth swings into thinks this is amazing. His perfect mirror image steps out of a magic mirror, and NORA LÄMMERMANN works
the kitchen. Stanley’s charm doesn’t just stem offers to go to school on Frido’s behalf. Math, grammar - his super-me can sail as a freelance author and script
from his friendly, laid-back demeanor; he is through all of it. Unfortunately though, he is completely dull - an emotionless writer in Munich. Her primary
a cunning soccer player (in slow motion, of Over 26,000 copies overachiever. writing focus to date has been on
course), is capable of repeating single words, screenplays for feature films.
and seems to possess a built-in lie detector. He
of vol. I and II sold Frido’s secret learning machine doesn’t stay a secret for long. His friends also
very quickly becomes part of the family, as well want a perfect me! Soon their entire class is composed of eerie doppelganger
as the best friend of dwarf mammoth Norbert, super brains, which threaten to push their originals out of their lives altogether...
who recently started living with Henry’s family.
192 pages • Every child’s dream come true – but be careful what you wish for
THILO KRAPP lives in Berlin,
Pub. Date: April 2018
• A turbulent, funny doppelganger story full of commotion where he illustrates and writes
PRESS ACCLAIMS: children’s books and comics. He
Quick! Steal the Llama! (vol. III) also teaches classes on comics
and graphic novels at the Berlin
“In Quick! Save the Mammoth!,
How exciting! Zoe and her two best chums, Knut Krüger spins a loveable Academy for Illustration and
Finn and Henry, have been invited to help out story full of crazy twists. Enter- Design.
with the production of a children’s film − along taining, funny, and fairly quirky.”
with Norbert the mammoth and Stanley the Frankfurter Neue Presse
sloth. The sweetest llama baby in the world
appears on the film set, but nobody wants the “A lovely book for elementary
little creature! They just want to ship it off to students to read to themselves
the zoo. Zoe must intervene! With the little or to read aloud.”
llama in tow, she suddenly sets off for Italy. A Oberhessische Presse
great adventure begins.
“A sweet, funny, and totally
192 pages imaginative story.”
Pub. Date: March 2019 Recklinghäuser Zeitung
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AGE 8 AND UP AGE 8 AND UP AGE 8 AND UP
Antje Szillat Fletcher series
c. 144 pages / each title
Antje Szillat With 4c-illustrations by Jan Birck
Fletcher: What a Stinker! (vol. I) BELSLETR
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No Haunting Allowed! Fletcher, the cleverest and coolest striped
skunk in town by a long shot, has made his A
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(vol. V) home in the back yard of the Wild Elk Restau-
rant, run by Chef Bode. One day, he and Bode’s
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son Theo discover that they both harbour
dreams of becoming famous detectives! Soon
they find themselves up to their necks in their
ANTJE SZILLAT is a full time first case: Bode, of all people, who is constant-
author who has written numer- ly hunting down poor Fletcher, is in danger
144 pages
ous books for children, teenagers himself!
With 4c-illustrations by Jan Birck
and young readers. Her children’s
Pub. Date: January 2019
book series Rick and Fletcher
were a huge success. Szillat lives
A Rumble in the Tunnels (vol. II)
near Hanover with her husband Something very strange is going on... right
A ghostly adventure at Schlotter Castle and four children. on Fletcher’s doorstep! Chloe, his charming
secretary who also happens to be the excep- Fletcher series:
Fletcher, the coolest skunk in the city, desperately needs a vacation. Luckily, tionally talented singer of the Back Yard Band, Over 70,000 copies sold
Theo is about to go on a week-long class trip. He secretly hides Fletcher in JAN BIRCK spent many years has disappeared. Fletcher soon begins to sense
his duffel bag, and off they go! The students are staying in a castle located in a freelancing for various advertis- great danger lying in wait for the inhabitants of
beautiful setting. After just two days of deep sleep, Fletcher is more relaxed than ing agencies. Later, he took the his much loved back yard. One after another,
ever − so much so, he ignores his constantly twitching detective nose. Until one world of animation by storm all the animals seem to be literally vanishing Rights sold:
night, a shrill shriek catapults him back into reality: Creepy ghosts have taken and went on to carve a niche for into thin air… Where have they all gone so
himself in the realm of children’s suddenly? Denmark, PR China,
over the castle! However, Fletcher is now wide awake and 100% in detective
mode... and young adults’ literature. The Romania, Russia, Ukraine
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- PRESS ACCLAIM:
class backyard detective agency? Scuffed black
leather, fraying seams, and a rusted silver lock ”The skunk is a gruff, little
difficult to open. But then there is the stuff in- fellow with a giant snout and
side: an expensive pipe, a remarkable magnify- a whole lot of heart - simply
ing glass, and a tastefully checkered cap. Could wonderful!”
this be the briefcase of Sherlock Holmes, the Neue Presse Hannover
greatest detective of all time?
Rogues Ahoy! (vol. IV)
Fletcher, the coolest skunk in the city, can’t be-
lieve it: top chef and bread dumpling supplier
Bode has temporarily closed his restaurant.
What a catastrophe! Hunger drives Fletcher
to the nearby weekly market. However, a very
suspicious seller of wonder paste and a legend-
ary treasure lure the master detective further
and further from his beloved courtyard...
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AGE 8 AND UP AGE 8 AND UP AGE 10 AND UP
Antje Szillat Friends on Horses
Antonie Schneider Mila, Kata, and Nelly are enthusiastic riders, and they spend every free
moment at the Casparon Horse Farm, where the horses of the neighboring
One Boy’s Dreamland Film Studio are stabled. However, dark secrets and thrilling action
Remarkable Journey are waiting for the three friends!
© Bernd Baader
The Secret of the Stunt Horse (vol. I)
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Nelly, Kata and Mila spend every free minute
at “their” equestrian farm. It is located on the
ANTONIE SCHNEIDER edge of a major city, right next to a well-known ANTJE SZILLAT is a full time
96 pages studied social education, Ger- film studio lot. This is why the “film animal author who has written numer-
Pub. Date: February 2019 man, theology and art. She went school” with several stunt horses is also housed ous books for children, teenagers
on to travel extensively before at the stud farm. However, this idyllic setting and young readers. Her children’s
teaching in a primary school and harbors dark secrets, exciting adventures, book series Rick and Fletcher
A book about the courage to find a home in a foreign place later working in a publishing dangerous cases, and all sorts of challenges. were a huge success. Szillat lives
house specializing in religious near Hanover with her husband
When war breaks out, the boy escapes on a ship with other refugees to a foreign science. She has been writing and four children.
city, far away from his home. There the refugees take shelter in an old pleasure children’s books since 1981.
160 pages
boat in the harbour. But not everyone in town is well disposed towards them. Pub. Date: July 2018
The boy, who is all alone in the world now, dreams of crossing the sea in a boat Theft on Set (vol. II)
one day so that he can go to see his grandmother’s little house in his home town
once more. Fortunately, he gets to know the captain of the ship better, and soon Excitement at the Casparon Horse Farm. For
a real friendship develops between them so that the boy decides he would like
All-time favourite topic:
the third time in less than a month, expensive
to stay with the captain. But then one day the mayor of the town decides to saddles and bridles have mysteriously vanished horse riding meets film set,
provide the boy with somewhere to live in the town – in an accommodation for
asylum seekers …
from the film studio. There are no signs of mixed with a dash of crime
forced entry on the gates. Mila, Kata, and Nelly
suspect someone from the film crew, but they
• A classical children’s tale
are soon forced to admit that they’ve been Friends on Horses series:
following a false trail carefully set out for them.
• A story of flight and refuge, fears and dreams and most of all, Over 15,000 copies sold
humaneness 160 pages
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A New Star in the Saddle (vol. III) Czech Republic, Hungary
Nelly, Kata, and Mila have been invited to join
a film team for an off-site shoot! They will
spend an entire weekend taking care of the
film horses. However, a lot of work is waiting
for the girls on set, and then a rivalry develops
between the two main actresses. After one
of them is seriously injured after falling off a
horse, a replacement is needed. Kata resembles
her - and suddenly there’s a new star in the
saddle.
160 pages
Pub. Date: March 2019
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AGE 10 AND UP Y O U N G A D U LT
R. T. Acron Ocean City Trilogy
Ocean City floats out on the open sea, a modern, ecologically optimized city
at the turn of the 22nd century − and whoever controls the time administra- Marie Golien
tion system is in power. A thrilling action series for middle-grade readers.
Cainstorm Island:
Until the Very Last Second The Hunted (vol. I)
© Bodo Witzke
(vol. I)
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of at the highest level possible – assuming R. T. ACRON is the pseudonym for Chris-
that each person works their average twelve- tian Tielmann and Frank Reifenberg, two
MARIE GOLIEN, born in 1987,
hour day. The common currency is not renowned children’s and young adult
holds degrees in design and
money, but free time. Misconduct results in authors, who have a particular instinct 336 pages
interactive media studies. She
significant time reductions. Hardly anyone when it comes to the needs of teen Pub. Date: February 2019
works as a copywriter, and
revolts against the system... until Jackson readers.
develops apps and other
and Crockie discover that they can use
272 pages an astonishingly simple trick to crack and Christian Tielmann was born in Wupper- You can’t escape them interactive projects. In
addition, she is the founder
Pub. Date: March 2018 manipulate the time administration system. tal in 1971. He studied philosophy and
Emilio lives on Cainstorm Island, which is destabilized by overpopulation, of Zunderfabrik, a company
German in Freiburg and Hamburg. Today
poverty, and violence. One day, Eyevision − a company from wealthy, high-tech that specializes in interactive
he lives with his family in Cologne, and
In the Rebel Stronghold writes books for children and teens.
Asaria − offers to implant a chip inside his head. This chip will be attached to apps. Cainstorm Island is her
his optic nerve, and for thirty minutes a day, everything that Emilio sees will be first novel.
(vol. II) Frank Reifenberg, born in 1962, was a
sent directly to his video stream. His videos of daring climbing and train surfing
Everyone in Ocean City is hunting for activities will be streamed to the Asarians, and the more reckless the stunts, the
trained bookseller. He now lives and
Jackson and Crockie! However, as the more viewers he will win.
writes full-time in Cologne. He primarily
floating metropolis draws close to the writes children’s and young adult books,
mainland, the friends are able to slip away But then Emilio ends up in a gang-dominated area, where he kills one of the
in addition to screenplays for film and
and make it ashore. This is where they need leaders in self-defense. Live on the air. The video goes viral, and Emilio be-
television. For years, he has been actively
to hunt for the banished rebel leader, since comes the hunted − a heart-pounding chase through the slums of a megacity
involved in efforts to promote
an organized resistance will be practically ensues, as millions of viewers watch.
reading among boys.
impossible without his help. However, the
mainland has its own rules and regulations
256 pages – and Ocean City’s long arm reaches farther • A dystopian action thriller for adrenalin-junkies
Pub. Date: July 2018 than expected.
• For readers of Dave Eggers, Ursula Poznanski and James Dashner
Hour of Truth Ocean City Trilogy:
(vol. III) Over 27,000 copies sold
Jackson and Crockie are back in Ocean
City, where they get busted sooner than PREVIEW: NEW TITLE IN THE SERIES:
they’d expected, and they land in jail in the Rights sold:
power center underneath the city. Here, the
Dutch language Cainstorm Island:
insidious game Clark Kellington has been The Prisoner (vol. II)
playing with them all along is revealed. He is 320 pages
constantly pulling the strings, watching from Pub. Date: November 2019
a safe distance how the boys behave. The
better of the two will become his successor as
256 pages
the leader of Ocean City - the other will be
Pub. Date: February 2019
banished.
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Y O U N G A D U LT NON-FICTION
Frank Schwieger History & Mythology series
Christian Linker c. 250 pages / each title
With b/w-illustrations by Ramona Wultschner
And Then They’ll I, Zeus, and the Olympic Gang
Know What You Did Gods and heroes from Greek Mythology
© Barbara Dünkelmann
Twenty-four episodes from the lives of the
If Muriel ever had anything like a real friend, greatest Greek heroes and heroines, gods and
then it was Precious. But no one has seen goddesses–straight from the Trojan Horse‘s
Precious since their class trip up to the Baltic mouth! Each story is complemented by a wit-
coast. She might even be dead - and Muriel tily illustrated profile of the starring character,
has a horrifying theory about why and, above CHRISTIAN LINKER, born in detailing their family connections, their likes
all, about who might be behind it. In order to 1975, studied theology and and dislikes and distinguishing features.
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256 pages finally find answers and to expose the guilty has been active in a number of
youth based projects. He lives in 256 pages
Pub. Date: January 2019 parties, Muriel invites several fellow students
Cologne. His novels published Pub. Date: April 2017
to her house: “holy” Daria, “red” Özge, “fat
boy” Lennard, and “rich kid” Constantin. by dtv have won many awards; FRANK SCHWIEGER was
Finally Muriel acts as an avenging angel who among them, SpaceTime was
has lost control... shortlisted for the German I, Caesar, and the Roman Gang born in 1968 and grew up in
Holstein, in the northernmost
Children’s Literature Award. Live from Ancient Rome region of Germany. He studied
Total sales of Christian Linker at dtv: Latin and history, and has
150,000 copies In this book, Romulus, Caesar and Nero, and
been working as a grammar
school teacher since 1999.
their many friends and foes are finally able to
speak for themselves. Live and unvarnished,
CLAIRE MORIN is the daugh- they provide their own versions of history.
RAMONA WULTSCHNER was
Claire Morin ter of a French mother and a
German father, and has shuttled
Readers will learn why two best friends had
to battle each other in a gladiatorial fight, why born in Heilbronn 1987. She
studied design in Pforzheim
between both cultures since Cleopatra allowed herself to be wrapped in a
Paris, Love, childhood. She grew up in
Stuttgart, but moved to Paris at
208 pages
Pub. Date: March 2018
rug, and why people should avoid eating geese. and works on animated car-
toon productions, children’s
books and game develop-
and Other Lies the age of 15. After graduating
from high school, she relocated
ment.
to Cologne to pursue a degree in
theater arts. She currently lives
It is May in Paris, and finally Anna can once I, Odin, and the Wild Vikings
again see her best friend Laura, who moved
near Bordeaux, where she directs
History & Mythology
there a year ago. Her trip starts out on a
alternative theatrical projects. Gods and heroes tell Nordic legends
series:
good note: On the train, she meets Joe whom
she agrees to meet in the next few days. As The Nordic myths have been retold with great Over 40,000 copies sold
reflected in the numerous texts that Joe sends frequency, but never before by the gods and
288 pages
her after their arrival in Paris, he seems to heroes themselves! Readers will experience
Pub. Date: April 2019
have felt the same sparks she did. first-hand how Odin lost his left eye and how
Thor stole back his hammer from the thieving Rights sold:
However, before their eagerly anticipated giant Thrym. Besides that, you will receive Bulgaria, Czech Republic,
first rendezvous can take place, the rude useful tips on the raising of dragons and how
awakening comes. While at a party, Anna 240 pages to pursue adventures on the high seas... Greece, Hungary, PR China,
finally meets the boy Laura has gushed about Pub. Date: March 2019 Romania, Russia, Serbia,
for weeks and whom she apparently started
dating recently. It’s none other than Joe! Turkey
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Julia Kaergel
My Unique Travel-Doodle-Scrapbook Ulrike Rylance
What should you pack in your suitcase? What is on your vacation playlist?
My Top Secret
Write it down! How was the weather? What was your very favorite moment? Detective Notebook
©Mary Grace Long
Jot it down! How did the people look? The traffic signs? Make a sketch!
There’s room here for everything: photos, tickets, and postcards. Addresses of
special places. Lists for planning or just for fun. Recipes to try out later and There is now a perfect notebook for all bud-
more. This way your trip will always remain unforgettable! ding detectives and fans of the beloved girl
144 pages detective Penny Pepper! Besides ample space
With b/w-illustrations by the author Plan trips, doodle, paste, collect... for notes on investigative observations, as ULRIKE RYLANCE was born in
Pub. Date: May 2019 well as lists of suspects and motives, readers 1968 and studied English and
240 pages
will enjoy numerous puzzles, and the best German literature in Leipzig and
With b/w-illustrations by Lisa Hänsch
expressions and illustrations from the Penny London. She was an assistant
Pub. Date: April 2019
Pepper titles. teacher in Wales and Manches-
Bianca Schaalburg ter, and also taught German to
children and adults in London.
My Big Monster Activity Book In 2001 she moved to Seattle,
USA, with her husband and two
daughters.
Monsters are cool − and this book contains a gazillion of them. In the first four
chapters, there are, for example, bubble monsters, hairy monsters, snouted LISA HÄNSCH was born in 1988.
monsters, and spiky monsters to colour, monster tails and monster caves to She studied design and illustra-
finish drawing, ghost labyrinths, bone mazes, and other monster-themed puz- tion in Münster and now lives
zles, including instructions for building masks and a monster shadow theater. in Brühl. As well as illustrating
children‘s books, she works as a
Monster-themed colouring, puzzle-fun and ideas for monster parties All Under Control (vol. I) cartoon illustrator and animator.
112 pages Penny would never have dreamt she’d get involved in her
With b/w-illustrations by the author Rights sold:
first big case at Flora’s birthday party. Because sudden-
Pub. Date: September 2018 ly Flora’s birthday present—Dschastin, the cutest dog Czech Republic, Greece,
ever—disappears without trace. And who does Flora Italy, Hungary, Poland,
accuse of kidnapping him? Penny, of course!
Romania, Spain (cast.,
Ulrike Rylance • Penny Pepper series: Over 100,000 copies sold cat.), Turkey, Ukraine
ENGLPISLH
SAM TEION
My Magical Animal Friends NSILLAABLE
TRAAVA
• 7 titles in the series, c. 150 pages / each title
Pocket squirrels, trembling piglets, and co. – all of these magical animals are
captured in this book. Color them, find their best friends, search for their
favorite foods, discover the five differences to their twins, learn their secret
language, and discover your own magical unicorn name.
Fantastical, original, creative - with a generator to invent your own
144 pages magical animals
With b/w-illustrations by Petra Eimer
Pub. Date: January 2019
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Uwe Timm Children’s Classics The Travelling Mouse
While searching for crumbs in the Munich train station, a little mouse
ENGLPISLH named Steven slips into a train car. This is the start of an exciting
SAM TEION adventure that takes him much farther than just Switzerland, a cheese
NSILLAABLE
TRAAVA lover’s paradise, and Paris, the world’s baguette capital. Onboard a cir-
cus-train Steven makes it to England, too. But even those most fund of
travelling eventually grow homesick. Which is why Steven embarks on
© Michael Döschner-Apostolidis
the adventurous way back home.
Y
Swift Sydney Snout • Over 175,000 copies sold
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• For lovers of Michael Bond (Paddington)
and Jill Tommlinson´s favourite animal tales
With 4c-illustrations by Axel Scheffler
120 pages • Rights sold: English language (UK & Commonwealth), Russia
With 4c-illustrations by Axel Scheffler UWE TIMM was born in First published in 1981
164 pages Hamburg in 1940. After
First published in 1989 apprenticing as a furrier and
completing an academic degree
in philosophy in Munich and
The Blackbird Pirate
Paris, Timm published his first “I’m not a crow, and I’m no rook either. I’m a mynah bird and my name
It all begins with a raffle. Little Zuppi wins the first prize – a piglet. Daddy poems in 1971. Since that time, is Padde.” He’s witty and clever; he can roar like a tiger and swear like
makes a grim face, and the landlord, Mr Buselmeier, is even less pleased. he has become one of Germany’s a sailor. The wily bird has travelled all the way from the Indian jungle
“Out!”, he screams, and throws out the entire family, including the pig. most successful contemporary to Hamburg. In Schulte’s pet shop, a little girl names him the Blackbird
They move to a house next to a football field. Daddy becomes grounds- authors, and has been awarded Pirate because of the yellow stripe on his head—but she’s not allowed to
man and the pig named Sydney Snout a successful mascot until the refer- the German Children’s Literature keep him and he scares off any lady who might want to buy him with
ee shows him the red card. Award. his obscene language and offensive behaviour.
Zuppi’s cute piglet has turned into a huge good-luck pig charm because AXEL SCHEFFLER is one of the
thanks to Sydney, the local team wins one match after the other. During ING
BESTSELL R
world’s most successful children’s • Rights sold: PR China
ATO
ILLUSTR book illustrators. He was born
practice, Sydney races the players until their socks smoke. The only people
he doesn’t like are referees. When he pulls the trousers off the bottom of in Hamburg in 1957, and has
one of them, he’s had it – he is banned from the pitch for life. A hard blow worked as a freelance illustrator With b/w-illustrations by Axel Scheffler
for Zuppi and her family, for the club managers demand proof that the in London since completing his 112 pages
pig is needed for artistic reasons. Then, and only then, is Sydney allowed studies at the Bath Academy of First published in 1991
to stay. But nothing in the world can make Sydney perform tricks. Sydney Art. His books’ unmistakable,
wants to run. And then, on a sunny Sunday, he wins not only a mountain humorous drawings are loved
Pirate Stoertebeker’s Treasure
70593
of sausages but also the heart of a very fast pig lady. around the world. With The
Uwe Timm
Gruffalo, published with author
Der Schatz auf Pagensand
Julia Donaldson, he created a
Der
Schatz auf As Benno, George, Jan and Jutta go on a secret sailing trip to find a hid-
• With 4c-illustrations by Axel Scheffler, creator of The Gruffalo work now acknowledged as a
Pagensand den treasure on one of the many unoccupied islands in the River Elbe,
modern children’s classic. Axel
• Over 1.3 mio. copies sold, international bestseller Scheffler lives with his family in they get involved in more and more adventurous events. With a special
task and numerous maps, they get across some shady crooks. On top of
• Special anniversary edition to be published in September 2019 London.
it all, they shipwreck at their destination and now, suddenly all on their
own, they have to fight for their survival. In this very moment they
Timm
make a serious discovery…
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176 pages
First published in 1995
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rights@dtv.de www.dtv.de rights@dtv.de www.dtv.deKLETT KINDERBUCH KLETT KINDERBUCH
Thilo Reffert
Line 912
With b/w-illustrations by Maja Bohn
112 pages
© gezett
Pub. Date: February 2019
Age 8 and up
A 30-minute bus ride, 10 stories - 1 fun read THILO REFFERT was born in
Magdeburg in 1970. He writes
It is 7:30 am. This is the story of Leon, whose birthday is today. And his former friend plays, crime thrillers for radio
Nuno. It is the story of Tami, whose back bicycle tire is flat. And Baby Rubi, who final- and audio plays for kids, for
ly wants to eat something real. But it is also the story of extraterrestrial Uland, who which he has won numerous
has to return to his home planet soon. And of course, it is the story of the best bus awards. He lives in the outskirts
driver in the world, of forgotten snack breaks, flying muffins, and a dog who urgently of Berlin with his wife and three
needs a spot of grass. daughters.
Picture Books Werner Holzwarth
Fiction Not Afraid of
Non-Fiction Anything?
©Antje Holzwarth
With 4c-illustrations by Daniel Kratzke
32 pages
Pub. Date: January 2019
WERNER HOLZWARTH was
Age 4 and up
born in 1947. He read commu-
nication studies in Berlin and
Wild and witty: worked for major advertising
agencies amongst others, then
the fun, new book about fear with a high entertainment factor as a journalist in South Ameri-
ca before becoming Professor
Children’s fears can be quite large. Fortunately though, they diminish whenever you of Visual Communication at
talk about them. In Werner Holzwarth’s newest picture book, children try to outdo Weimar’s Bauhaus University.
each other in their descriptions of their worst fears, even as they laugh at those of their His first children’s book The Little
friends. Mole Who Knew it Was None of
His Business was released in 1964
and sold over 1 million copies.
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Alexandra Maxeiner Katharina
We Are Family! von der Gathen
The Love Lives
With 4c-illustrations by Anke Kuhl
of Animals
© Peter Nierhoff
32 pages
© Katrin Feller
First published in 2011
Age 5 and up With 4c-illustrations by Anke Kuhl
144 pages
Pub. Date: September 2017
The so-called picture perfect family consisting of mum, dad and children – it still ALEXANDRA MAXEINER was KATHARINA VON DER GATHEN
Age 8 and up
exists of course, but we all know that there are many other forms of family life. And born in 1971, studied in Paris was born in 1972. She studied
nowadays, these different types are just as normal: single parent families, patchwork and Mainz, and went on to special needs education and
“How do animals do it?” Children are always especially eager to learn about this. And
families, same-sex parenting, step-families, rainbow families and adoptive families. work as an ad writer for various developed an interest in sex
so Katharina von der Gathen began to look into it, and discovered a treasure trove of
All these and more are covered here, as well as blood relationships and elective affini- agencies and as an editor at education as a student.
information about seductive arts, mating rituals, and family forms. The book’s distinct
ties – and the likelihood of inheriting granddad’s nose. the Hessian state radio. She has Gathen works with children and
topic combined with Anke Kuhl’s illustrations will remind the reader of a classic nature
been a full-time scriptwriter encyclopedia, distinguished by a unique charm and humor. adolescents from a wide range
• Winner of the German Children’s Book Award/Non-Fiction 2011 since 2002. She lives in Frankfurt, of educational backgrounds. She
where she works with the studio lives in Bonn with her husband
• Rights sold: Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, French language, Israel, Italy, Korea, community labor.
Rights sold: English language, Czech Republic, Estonia, Italy, The Nether- and four children.
Poland, PR China, Spain (cast., cat., gal.), Sweden lands, Poland, PR China, Romania, Spain (cast., cat.), Sweden, South Korea
Katharina
ANKE KUHL, born in 1970,
Marcus Sauermann Uwe Heidschötter studied illustration and has been
Marcus Sauermann von der Gathen
a freelance illustrator since 1998.
Der Kleine und das Biest
She lives in Frankfurt with her
The Little Boy
husband and two children.
Sauermann Heidschötter
Tell Me the
and The Beast Facts of Life Over 60,000 copies of the
With 4c-illustrations by Uwe Heidschötter
With 4c-illustrations by Anke Kuhl sex education hit sold
32 pages
©privat
208 pages
First published in 2012
Pub. Date: August 2014
Age 4 and up
Age 8 and up
Any parents currently living apart should be advised to have a kleenex ready before MARCUS SAUERMANN born
they start reading. “When your Mum has turned into a beast, a lot of things change.” 1967, studied Psychology, When teaching primary school classes about the human body, love and sexuality,
is the laconic beginning of this book. A little boy tells about the time when his moth- German, film and all the other Katharina von der Gathen asks the children to write down questions on slips of paper
er has become sad and disgruntled, in short: a beast . Having a beast as your mother stuff that makes you become an and post them in a box anonymously. This book offers a collection of the most essential
does have its advantages, though: it’s easier to sneak in some sweets at the supermar- author because you find no other questions and answers from gathered from this experience, and Anke Kuhl’s car-
ket checkout or to win the football match in the yard. job. As such he writes screen- toon-like illustrations provide a witty and sensitive complement to the text.
plays for children’s television,
• The picture-book to have on the topic “divorce” short stories for adults and - if he • 101 real-life questions about an exciting topic
• Rights sold: PR China, Denmark, Norway, Russia, Spain, Turkey is lucky - picture books for every-
• Rights sold: English language, Latvia, The Netherlands, Poland, PR China,
body. He lives with his family of
seven near Stuttgart. Serbia, Slovenia, Spain (cast., cat.), South Korea, Taiwan
• Follow-up title Tell me Me Some More Facts of Life available
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Fantastic Creatures and where to find them in Space and on Earth!
Meike Haas
The Extraordinary Intergalactic Zoo
Along with her best friend Julius, Nelly Pütz wants to become an officer
Y preventing the mistreatment of animals, and when that happens, the very first
PRELIMINAR
COVER thing she will do is arrest the unfriendly owner of Shark, the sweetest dog in
the world!
But then the children are eyewitnesses when an actual space rocket abducts
Julius’ guinea pig Bommel from his yard. When the rocket gets tangled up in
dtv junior a garden swing, the two children are able to jump on board at the last second.
However, instead of rescuing Bommel, they land on the planet Wummerding
after a swift trip through the galaxy. They find themselves in the middle of
With 4c-illustrations Professor Adam Tull’s intergalactic zoo, where he provides a safe home for
by Nikolai Renger mistreated animals.
192 pages
Pub. Date: August 2019 • Full of fantastical creatures from outer space that you will fall in love with
Age 8 and up
• A warm-hearted, beautiful friendship story, with original and funny
illustrations
• For readers of Margit Auer: The School of Magical Animals
Birgit Niehaus
Birgit Niehaus
Rekordverdächtiges aus der Tierwelt
Being First.
PRELIMINAR
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Y Records from the Animal World
How much would you need to eat if you used as much energy as a humming-
bird? Are animals right-handed or left-handed? A duck’s quack doesn’t produce
an echo, and nobody knows why. Can fish drown, and can monkeys fall out of
trees in the jungle?
von
Illustriert oni
Nicole El Salam
The animal world produces unbelievable records and amazing facts. Here they
are explained in an amusing manner and presented visually − sometimes in
With 4c-illustrations quiz format, as hidden pictures, or as instructions for personal experimentation.
by Nicole El Salamoni
114 pages
Pub. Date: September 2019
Age 9 and up
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