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FOREIGN RIGHTS
B O LO G NA
2019
Carl Hanser Verlag Vilshofenerstr. 10 I 81679 München I Germany I www.foreignrights.hanser.de
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Poland Graal Literary Agency, Warszawa
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Scandinavia Schøne Agentur, Leipzig
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phone: +49-341-22736830
Spain, Portugal Ute Körner Literary Agent, S.L., Barcelona
F O R E I G N R I G H T S SERVICE translated by Wiebke Kartheus
and Latin America Sandra Rodericks, sandra.rodericks@uklitag.com
phone: +34-93-3238970
Umschlagmotiv: Rotraut Susanne Berner
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CHRISTOPH HEIN • ROTRAUT SUSANNE BERNER
What is truly important in life?
This book offers a charming
view on the 20 things every child
needs and shouldn’t do without.
Christoph Hein
Rotraut Susanne Berner
Alles, was du brauchst:
Die 20 wichtigsten Dinge
im Leben
First of all, you need a great friend that you can really rely on. And a mother, who All You Need: The 20 Most
comforts and cares for you – even if she’s annoying sometimes. Another crucial item Important Things in Life
on the most-important-things-list is an aunt or grandma who has always time to play. Colour illustrations
Every child should also have their own room, bed, and bike as well as a stuffed or pet throughout, ca. 64 pages
animal to cuddle. And they should be able to cook their favorite meal and play an inst- Hardcover. From age 5
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rument. Christoph Hein also shows why discoveries and inventions need their place in Publication date:
each child’s life and why good stories, tears, and being in love are necessary for being March 2019
perfectly happy.
Illustrationen: © Rotraut Susanne Berner
Christoph Hein
• On the occasion of Christoph Hein’s 75th birthday on April 8, 2019 born in Silesia in 1944,
studied philosophy and
logic in Berlin. He works
• Illustrated by Rotraut Susanne Berner in an imaginative way as an author, dramaturge,
translator, and essayist. He
received numerous awards
for his plays, essays, and
20 necessities for
novels, among others the
Uwe-Johnson-Prize and
the Stefan Heym-Prize.
Alles, was du brauchst is
his first children’s book
a happy life
published by Hanser.
Rotraut Susanne Berner
was born in Stuttgart in
1948, studied graphic
design, and has worked as
a freelance book designer,
A friend • Mom • A Cat • Comfort Food • Siblings • A room • illustrator, and author since
Sales to Foreign Countries 1977. For her almost 50 pic-
ture and children’s books,
Music • A Bed • Pain and Sorrow, Grief and Loss • An Aunt • Stories • Spain (Lóguez)
she has received numerous
prestigious awards among
Something Soft • Discoveries and Inventions • others the Hans-Christian-
Andersen Award.
A Beautiful Dress • Birthdays • A Bicycle • Overcoming your www.rsbuecher.
blogspot.de
own fears • Family • A Tribe • To Be in Love
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ROLF BARTH • DANIELA BUNGE
Rolf Barth
Daniela Bunge
Mein Andersopa
My Other-Grandpa
Grandpa is Nele’s best friend. Grandpa always has time for Nele and looks after her. Color illustrations
throughout
Colored endpaper
He is a real gentleman in his white shirt and his fancy jacket and he always raises Ca. 24 pages. Hardcover
his hat in greeting everybody. He really likes fishing and going for walks with Nele; Format: 24,5 x 24,5 cm
or baking a cake and visiting grandma’s grave. Until the day when Nele encounters From age 5
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grandpa unshaved in his pajamas – in the middle of the afternoon! Something’s not September 2018
right: grandpa starts forgetting things, sometimes even Nele’s name. From time to time
he sticks out his tongue to the neighbors. Whats wrong? And what can Nele do? She is
Illustrationen: Daniela Bunge
convinced that there must be something. She knows already how to bake and look after Rolf Barth
her other-grandpa. And tomorrow she will learn how to shave him and tie his tie. has worked as a university
lecturer, broadcast journa-
list, and screenwriter. For
twenty years he served as
• A grandfather’s dementia from the perspective of his granddaughter the principal of a magic-join
in-theater for children. At
• Story about change, understanding, and sympathy the moment, he is on the
road as a storyteller in his
reading theater.
• Narrated in an encouraging and tender way www.rolf-barth.de
Daniela Bunge
born in 1973, studied
pedagogy and earned her
degree in illustration from
the academy of design. She
lives and works in Berlin.
»You just have two grandpas – Sales to Foreign Countries
Spain (Lóguez)
the one from before and
your Other-Grandpa.«
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ANU STOHNER • HENRIKE WILSON
Anu Stohner
Henrike Wilson
Das Schaf Charlotte
Charlotte the Sheep
Charlotte the Sheep is going to make it big in this new mini format! Mini-edition
Color-illustrations
throughout
Charlotte is different from everybody else. She climbs trees, jumps into wild creeks, 32 pages. Hardcover
and one day she even ascends the Spike Cliff – things that are not considered appropri- Format: 11,4 x 16,2 cm
ate for a little sheep. At least that’s the opinion of the old sheep in the herd. »Tss tss tss« From age 3
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and »oh dear oh dear oh dear« is what they would say, swaying their heads. Until the February 2019
shepherd has a tragic accident and the old sheepdog Charly is too weak to make it down
to the valley and get help. There’s only one who has what it takes: Charlotte — of course!
Anu Stohner
was born in Helsinki in
• The long-seller finally available in mini format 1952 and works today as
a free-lance author and
translator near Heidelberg.
Illustrationen: © Henrike Wilson
• An encouraging book for little scaredy-cats
She has received multiple
awards for her translations
from Finnish, Swedish,
and English into German.
Hanser has published
many of her works: Four
books of Der kleine Weih-
nachtsmann (2002-2010),
four books of Das Schaf
Charlotte the Sheep – Over 80,000 copies sold! Charlotte (2005-2015) and
five books of Die kleine
Schusselhexe (2013-2016).
Henrike Wilson
»You will take a shine to
was born in Cologne in
1961 and studied graphic
design and painting in
Sales to Foreign Countries Germany and the US.
USA /UK (Bloomsbury), France (Kaleidoscope), Italy (Edizioni EL), Netherlands (Lemnis- Today she lives in Berlin
Charlotte immediately.«
and works as a free-lance
caat), Spain (Lóguez), China (Shanghai 99), Taiwan (Global Kids), Russia (KompasGid)
illustrator. The New York
Felicitas von Lovenberg, SZ Times named Das Schaf
Charlotte one of the best
illustrated books of 2005.
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C HARLOTTE I N DE N • P E G RIGO
Charlotte Inden
Bei mir zu Hause
wohnt ein Tiger
Kleine Geschichten
zum Vorlesen
Oskar is three and, over the course of a year, experiences all kinds of adventures A Tiger Lives at My House
with his sister Klara and his stuffed animal Theo. Short Stories to Read
Aloud
He talks about colourful »labadoons«, playing puppet theater with Dad, his summer vaca- With colour illustrations
tion in the mountains with Grandma and Grandpa and about really disliking washing his by Pe Grigo
Ca. 96 pages. Hardcover
hair. He tells us about how he gets books from the library, rides the bike with Mom, and Format: 16 x 24 cm
observes seals at the zoo. And engagingly recounts the time when he played bandits with From age 3
Enno, baked cookies with Mom and Klara, and encountered his neighbor Mister Smith- Publication date:
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son. Soon it’s Oskar’s fourth birthday! Which means he’s totally not a baby anymore and
doesn’t have to take naps in kindergarten. This book includes 42 little every-day-stories
Illustrationen: © Pe Grigo
to which all children in kindergarten can relate.
Charlotte Inden
born in 1979, studied
German Studies, Art history,
• 42 minute-long stories taken from the life of a three-year-old as well as Film- and TV-
Studies. She works as an
• Everything children experience over the course of one year editor for a daily newspaper
and lives with her family in
Karlsruhe. After her young
»Theo Tiger doesn’t
adult novel Anna und Anna
(2013), Hanser published
the children’s book Operati-
on 5 minus in 2014.
Pe Grigo
want to be without me. So, I’m just
decided to study graphic
design in 2005 after suc-
cessfully completing her
training as a type script
editor. Together with her
bringing him everywhere.«
children, she lives in an old,
yellow house with an apple
orchard.
www.pegrigo.de and
on Instagram
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Illustrations rights only!
DAVID GROSSMAN • HENRIKE WILSON
David Grossman
Henrike Wilson
Giraffe und dann
ab ins Bett!
Geschichten zur
One book with all stories by David Grossman for his youngest readers. guten Nacht
Giraffe and Off to Bed!
Ruthi’s dad carries a bundle in his arm, hidden under a towel. The bundle kicks and Stories for a Good Night
chuckles. Dad checks what’s under the towel. Maybe it’s a giraffe? First, dad sees if it has Color illustrations
the feet of a giraffe: It’s a match! Five toes on every foot. Now let’s check the ears: The throughout
Colored endpaper
towel moves a bit until you can see a tiny ear. So that’s a match too. Now, mouth and eyes Ca. 112 pages. Hardcover
have to be checked – the towel is shaking with laughter until an entire face is revealed: Format: 16 x 24 cm
Hello, Ruthi! David Grossman thought of this bedtime story, along with all the others, for From age 3
Illustrationen: Henrike Wilson
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his own children and grandchildren.
August 2018
• Minute-long stories taken from a child’s everyday life David Grossman
born in Jerusalem in 1954,
• David Grossman’s personal story treasure received the Geschwister-
Scholl-Preis in 2008 and
the Peace Prize of the Ger-
man Book Trade in 2010.
Henrike Wilson
was born in Cologne in
1961, studied graphic
design and painting, and
lives in Berlin. She con-
tributed the images to the
books Der kleine Weih-
nachtsmann, Das Schaf
»This energy to explore the world –
Charlotte, and Die kleine
Schusselhexe by Anu
Stohner.
Sales to Foreign Countries
Hungary (Pagony)
I simply love writing for children.«
David Grossman
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HENNING CALLSEN • SABINE WILHARM
Henning Callsen
Sabine Wilharm
Pelle and Penguine
Auch ein Eisbär geht
zur Schule
For Penguiny everything is new and strange at the North Pole. Pelle and Penguiny: Even
Polar Bears Go to School
No problem, thinks Papa Polar Bear. He will show her what it means to be a real polar Color illustrations
bear – but he fails miserably. Then he learns that he is supposed to be the new teacher throughout
at the polar bear school! Yet, it turns out that there’s been a mistake, and when he gets Color-printed endpaper
Ca. 120 pages. Hardcover
to school he has to stay and learn just like Pelle and Pinguiny. Papa Polar Bear is very Format: 16 x 24 cm
proud when he sees what model students his kids are. And when the entire class is thre- From age 5
atened by a huge orca whale, it’s his time to shine: He saves everybody and is appointed Publication date:
Illustrationen: Sabine Wilharm
July 2018
honorary teacher.
The audiobook will be
released simultaneously
by Silberfisch/Hörbuch
• Cheeky Father-and-Son-Story as well as charming friendship tale Hamburg.
• Illustrated in a lively and imaginative way
Henning Callsen
• For all children having their first day at school born in 1965, is an adver-
Expecting an ordinary
tising writer and lives in
Vienna. The first volume of
the series about the little
polar bear Pelle and the
penguin girl Penguiny, Kein
Problem, sagt Papa Eisbär,
was published in 2017.
www.henningcallsen.com
day at school? Don’t expect it Sabine Wilharm
born in 1954, has worked
as a freelance illustrator
since 1976. Besides polar
bears and penguins, she
at the North Pole!
also illustrates the popular
Ella-series by Timo Parvela.
www.s-wilharm.de
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S I LKE SC H LIC HTMAN N
This is the beginning of a new series about
the inventive boy Mattis, who, despite his
good intentions, continuously receives letters
from school about his alleged misbehavior.
Silke Schlichtmann
Mattis und das klebende
Klassenzimmer
Mattis and the Super-
Glued Classroom
Mattis actually has really good ideas: To help his classmates to sit still, he super-glues
With colour illustrations
them to their chairs and tables! It’s too bad that his teacher doesn’t understand what
by Maja Bohn. Ca. 64
Mattis was going for. pages. Hardcover.
Format: 14,5 x 21 cm
From age 7
HERE'S • With Mattis, school will not be boring anymore!
Publication date:
February 2019
• Start of a new, funny series for children who just started reading
Silke Schlichtmann
• In appropriate font was born in 1967, lives in
Munich, has a doctoral
degree in Literary Studies,
and works as a reader.
Hanser published her
debut, Pernilla oder Wie
die Beatles meine viel zu
große Familie retteten in
2015. Her sophmore work,
Pernilla oder Warum wir
nicht in den sauren Apfel
beißen mussten, followed in
THE NEW SERIES FOR KIDS
2016. She was nominated
for the German Children’s
Literature Award for Bluma
und das Gummischlangen-
WHO JUST STARTED SCHOOL
geheimnis in 2018. Mattis is
the start of a series dedica-
ted to reading beginners.
www.silkeschlichtmann.de
AND READING
Maja Bohn
Illustrationen: © Maja Bohn
born in Rostock in 1968,
was a bookseller and
worked in publishing,
before studying Commu-
nications Design. Since
receiving her degree she
has worked as a free-lance
illustrator and author.
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S I LKE SC H LIC HTMAN N
Silke Schlichtmann
Mattis und die Sache
mit den Schulklos
Mattis and the School-
Toilet-Affair
Mattis also has the perfect solution for the dirty toilets at school: He draws flies on
With colour illustrations
the toilet bowls with his dad’s Sharpie, so you can aim better. Everybody is happy and
by Maja Bohn. Ca. 64
thinks it’s a great idea, except for his teacher who writes another letter concerning pages. Hardcover.
willful damage. Mattis has to set things right at home – and you can be sure it will be Format: 14,5 x 21 cm
in the most original way! These hilarious stories will make reading fun and exciting for From age 7
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children who just started school. February 2019
»Silke Schlichtmann
Silke Schlichtmann
was born in 1967, lives in
Munich, has a doctoral
degree in Literary Studies,
and works as a reader.
narrates with a great Hanser published her
debut, Pernilla oder Wie
die Beatles meine viel zu
große Familie retteten in
sense of Comicality.« 2015. Her sophmore work,
Pernilla oder Warum wir
nicht in den sauren Apfel
beißen mussten, followed in
Barbara Hordych, Süddeutsche Zeitung 2016. She was nominated
for the German Children’s
Literature Award for Bluma
und das Gummischlangen-
geheimnis in 2018. Mattis is
the start of a series dedica-
ted to reading beginners.
www.silkeschlichtmann.de
Illustrationen: © Maja Bohn
Maja Bohn
born in Rostock in 1968,
was a bookseller and
worked in publishing,
before studying Commu-
nications Design. Since
receiving her degree she
has worked as a free-lance
illustrator and author.
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JOHN SAXBY • WOLF ERLBRUCH
29 stories about Henry Pawk, the
most amazing pig in the world.
John Saxby
Wolf Erlbruch
Alle Abenteuer von
Eduard Speck
All Adventures of
He lives on the Bucket farm as the sole specimen of his race: Henry Pawk, by far the Henry Pawk
smartest, prettiest, and most significant pig ever – according to himself. It’s absolutely
Color illustrations
not his problem if Hector, the watchdog, Theodore T. Squirrel, and the cow Angel throughout
Buttercup think he’s arrogant, lazy, and ravenous. Curiously, almost everything he touches Colored endpaper
misfires: Whether he wants to keep frogs from croaking, to go on a treasure hunt, or to Ca. 256 pages. Hardcover
Thread stitching
lead an expedition. Yet, he fails in the most hilarious ways you can imagine! Even if he Format: 16 x 24 cm
would most certainly disagree, his mishaps are a delight for every reader. From age 8
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Illustrationen: Wolf Erlbruch
August 2018
• A children’s book classic finally available again
• A hilarious delight to read (aloud) John Saxby
born in 1925, was a pilot,
a lawyer, and a business-
• Illustrated by Wolf Erlbruch, recipient of the Astrid-Lindgren-Prize man before writing the sto-
ries about Eduard Speck,
broadcasted by the BBC.
Wolf Erlbruch
born in 1948, has worked
on a dozen of Hanser’s
children’s books, most
recently Die Katzen von
Kopenhagen (2013) by
James Joyce.
»Unconditionally beautiful,
wonderful, and humorously
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China (Hunan), Korea (Danielstone)
illustrated.« Der Tagesspiegel
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SYBI LLE H E I N
Sybille Hein
Luca und Ludmilla
With b/w illustrations
by Sybille Hein
Luca’s life doesn’t look to bright right about now. His biggest dream to become the drum- Ca. 144 pages.
Hardcover
mer of the school band just burst and his father is stranded on the couch like a sad walrus.
Format: 14 x 21,5 cm
But even more disaster is looming: Ludmilla Tweakler, a witch infamous for her devilish From age 8
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completely unexpected happens next: Luca’s sudden positive energy changes everything
and turns the witch’s life upside down. But can you really convert her to the good side? Or
are other powers stepping on the scene to prevent that? Sybille Hein
is an author and illustrator
but has also performed on
stage as a cabaret artist for
• Magic, witchcraft, eeriness, and a lot of fun many years. She tells stories
for children and adults and
likes to combine them with
• An enthralling entanglement between the real world and the supernatural world her own music. Hanser
has published her picture
Foto und Illustrationen: © Sybille Hein
• Interactive book tour featuring the author’s own band book Prinz Bummelletzter.
Furthermore, she illustrated
both Sultan und Kotz-
brocken books written by
Claudia Schreiber. She and
her family live in Berlin.
www.sybillehein.de
Only one ingredient is
missing in the potion against
threewartedness …
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JUTTA RICHTER
Jutta Richter
Frau Wolle und der Duft
von Schokolade
Miss Cloudsy and the
Scent of Chocolate
Since Mom has to work the late shifts and Dad is very far away, Merle and Moritz get
With coloured illustrations
a Night Nanny.
by Günter Mattei
Colored endpaper
Her name is Meredith Cloudstone. She has thin lips and eerie eyes that appeared grass Ca. 144 pages. Hardcover
green at first, then turned black, and then were sky-blue and see-through. Of all people Format: 14 x 21,5 cm
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Miss Cloudsy appears all of a sudden. She reigns over the realm behind the black wall, September 2018
about which Dad used to tell them. It is the home of the sharp-toothed trolls who only The audiobook will be
Illustrationen: Günter Mattei
released simultaneously
talk in rhymes and of the attentive orphan fox Silvertear. You can visit the Warehouse
by Igel Records.
of All Things Lost and Bonabear Hall where you’ll find the famous Thought Brake. And
if the world receiver makes static noises, Merle and Moritz can even hear Dad’s voice –
that is incredibly comforting.
Jutta Richter
was born in 1955 and
received the German
• Come and be enchanted! Children’s Literature Award
for Der Tag, an dem ich
lernte die Spinnen zu zäh-
• A modern take on Mary Poppins
»The exceptional storyteller
men (Hanser, 2000) and
the Catholic Children’s and
• Encouraging its reader to believe in their own dreams Young Adult Book Prize
for Hechtsommer (Han-
ser, 2004). Most recently
Hanser published Endlich
Jutta Richter has never been better Schule! Eine Geschichte
zum Großwerden (2018).
www.juttarichter.de
than in Miss Cloudsy.«
Günter Mattei
was born in Austria in 1947,
Sales to Foreign Countries studied graphic design, and
Italy ( Beisler Editore), Spain (Lóguez), Russia (Rosman) lives in Munich.
Uwe-Michael Gutzschhahn
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RAF I K SC HAM I
Rafik Schami
Das große
Rafik Schami-Buch
The Great
Rafik Schami-Book
In his inimitable combination of humor, philosophy of life, and melancholy, Rafik Schami
With b/w vignettes
talks about dreams and desire, friendships and deceit, and love and laughter.
by Root Leeb
Ca. 200 pages. Hardcover
Love is unpredictable and the results can be curious, so it is not surprising that a From age 10
lonesome pig and an old chicken find each other. But before finding each other you have Publication date:
March 2019
to look for each other; which is tricky sometimes because what you’re looking for is
more of a vague desire than a concrete idea. Just like the poppy flower, who only after
she found the sun, knew that she was actually looking for it. In these 21 wonderful stories,
Rafik Schami
Rafik Schami understands it masterfully to enchant his readers while capturing was born in 1946 in Dama-
important aspects of society’s reality. scus and fled Syria in 1971.
He studied Chemistry in
Heidelberg and gained his
doctoral degree in 1979.
• For every Rafik Schami-fan He is undoubtedly one
of the most successful
contemporary German-
• For the first time a collection of his most wonderful stories in hardcover
language authors. For his
expansive oeuvre, which
© Peter-Andreas Hassiepen
• Stories that make you dream and think at the same times has been translated into
24 languages, he has re-
ceived numerous awards.
Hanser children’s books
has recently published
Meister Marios Geschichte
(2013).
Love, friendship, and
www.rafik-schami.de
Root Leeb
was born in in Würzburg in
1955 and studied German
Studies, Philosophy, and
faraway lands – »I want
Social Pedagogy. She has
been working as a free-
lance author, painter, and
illustrator since 1994.
to keep dreams alive.« Rafik Schami
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J U LYA RABI NOWIC H
Julya Rabinowich
Hinter Glas
Behind Glass
Colored endpaper
Just like a mirror, Alice’s life has been shattered into a thousand pieces. 208 pages.
Hardcover with dust jacket
From age 14
She couldn’t endure the narrowness and silence, the tyranny of her grandfather, any- Publication date:
more. She flees to Niko, her great love, where she hopes to find comfort and stability. January 2019
The two of them spend a wonderful summer full of freedom. But then everything
changes: Niko is increasingly short-tempered and things get very ugly. In the moment
of her greatest despair, however, Alice can escape this toxic vortex. Julya Rabinowich Julya Rabinowich
was born in St. Peters-
writes with a narrative intensity that was absent from young adult fiction for a long
burg in 1970 and has lived
time. Empathetically and with poetic force she portrays the facets of violence and the in Vienna since 1977.
steps necessary to reach emancipation. Deuticke published her
books Spaltkopf (2008),
Foto: © Michael Mazohl
Herznovelle (2011), Die
Erdfresserin (2012), and
• A highly distinguished author Krötenliebe (2016). Hanser
published her first young
adult novel, Dazwischen:
• A book on violence in the everyday life of young adults Ich, in 2016. It received
numerous prestigious
• Authentic and empathetic
»A literary voice that
awards, among others the
Friedrich-Gerstäcker-Prize,
the Children’s and Young
Adult Literature Prize of the
City of Oldenburg, the Aus-
captivates you from
trian Children’s and Young
Adult Literature Prize, and
the Luchs (Die Zeit & Radio
Bremen). It was also voted
among the 7 best books for
page one.«
young readers (Deutsch-
landfunk).
www.julya-rabinowich.com
On Facebook, Instagram,
Elisabeth Menzel, Süddeutsche Zeitung
and Twitter
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ROLF-BERNHARD ESSIG
80 stories about idioms from around
the world – entertainingly narrated by the
»Master of Idioms« Rolf-Bernhard Essig.
Rolf-Bernhard Essig
Da haben wir den Salat!
In 80 Sprichwörtern
um die Welt
That’s a Pretty Kettle
In Ireland they say: The slug is the most dangerous fish in the sea. In Finland they say: of Fish! In 80 Idioms
I’ll wait here with my beard in the mailbox!. And in Palestine: It’s a goat, even if it flies. around the World.
Where do these idioms come from? What do they mean? This book tells the fascinating 2-color-illustrations by
stories behind idioms from various regions and languages. Only if you know the stories, Regina Kehn throughout
you’ll understand these sayings. And by understanding them, you’ll learn more about Color-printed endpaper
Ca. 168 pages. Hardcover
the countries and cultures in which they occur. Maybe you’ll realize that many cultures Format: 14 x 21,5 cm
share similar wisdoms. Are you ready for this journey to over 40 countries? From age 11
Publication date:
July 2018
Illustrationen: Regina Kehn
• Learn about different cultures in a playful way
Rolf-Bernhard Essig
born in 1963, is on tour with
his idiom-focused program
and very present in the
media. Hanser published
among others his Da wird
doch der Hund in der
Pfanne verrückt (2009) und
Alles für die Katz (2011).
www.schuressig.de
Regina Kehn
born in 1962, has worked
for Hanser by illustrating
Idioms and their stories –
Annika Reich’s children’s
books about Lotto (2016
and 2018).
the best thing you can
bring back from your travels
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WOLFGANG KORN
Wolfgang Korn
Lauf um dein Leben!
Die Weltreise der Sneakers
Run for Your Life: The
Sneakers’ Tour around
This is a thrilling young adult book about the search for a pair of sneakers and a well- the World
informed research trip on globalization.
With two-color illustrations
by Birgit Jansen
When a peculiar pair of sneakers is found at the Berlin Marathon, a second race begins With a color-printed map
for a reporter: He is supposed to find out who wore these shoes, who designed them, and in the endpaper
232 pages. Hardcover
the location of their production. His journey leads him from German brand designers From age 10
to product pirates in China to cheap labor in Ethopia. He uncovers how the competiti- Publication date:
on for resources and cheap manufacturing determines the complex structure of world January 2019
trade. With the example of a gripping story, this book illustrates the mechanisms and
connections of globalization
Wolfgang Korn
born in 1958, is an author
and science journalist who
• For everybody interested in understanding how world trade works
Illustrationen: © Birgit Jansen
writes about history- and
society-related sub-
• An exciting journey around the globe jects. For Das Rätsel der
Varusschlacht he and the
book’s illustrator Klaus
Ensikat received the Ger-
man Children’s Literature
Award in 2009. He was
first recognized, however,
for his little story about
Berlin, China, Ethopia –
globalization: Die Weltreise
einer Fleeceweste. In 2018
Hanser published his Karl
Marx biography Karl Marx
– Ein radikaler Denker.
How a Pair of Sneakers Sales to Foreign Countries
Korea (Kkumteo / Yewon Media)
Birgit Jansen
born in 1979, is an illustrator
and graphic designer. She
already illustrated Die Welt-
Becomes the Perfect Story
reise einer Fleeceweste.
www.buergie.de
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OLE KÖNNECKE
Sport ist herrlich
F I N N- OLE H E I N RIC H
Sports are Wonderful
52 pages. From age 3 Die erstaunlichen Abenteuer der Maulina Schmitt
Illustrationen: Ole Könnecke, Rán Flygenring
The Amazing and Astonishing Adventures of Maulina Schmitt
Exercise is important. Playing is fun. Sport is amazing! Ole Könnecke Part 1: Mein kaputtes Königreich
presents the most wonderful types of sport – oftentimes laconically, My Shattered Kingdom
176 pages. From age 10
sometimes instructively, yet always wittingly.
This book tells the story of the summer during which Maulina Schmitt has to
Sales in Foreign Countries
come to terms with her parents’ separation, moving house and coping at a new
UK/USA (Gecko Press), France (École des loisirs), Italy (Beisler Editore), Spain
(Ediciones SM), Netherlands (Gottmer), Denmark (Turbine), Sweden (Alfabeta), school; the summer in which her father loses his name and rides off on a bike
Finland (Lasten Keskus), Estonia (OÜ Hea Lugu), Latvia (Janis Roze), Russia with another woman – and the summer her mother entrusts her with a secret.
(Melik-Pashaev), Poland (Debit), Korea (Bookbank), China (Ginkgo Book),
Mongolia (Nepko Publishing)
Part 2: Warten auf Wunder
Waiting for Miracles
HELME HEINE 224 pages. From age 10
Bärenstark Maulina’s incredible, crazy, funny, sad – in short amazing – adventures continue!
Bear Strong Waiting for Miracles is about the summer Maulina begins to understand her
32 pages. From age 4 mother’s illness. This is the summer the two of them will experience the world
Every child knows: bears are strong and dangeroud. But books are once again – and the summer her father presents his new girlfriend.
even stronger and can actually save lives. This is what little Nandi
teaches the bear.
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Korea (Changbi), China (Publishing House of Electronics Industry)
Part 3: Ende des Universums
The End of the Universe
ZORAN DRVENKAR • JUTTA BAUER 208 pages. From age 10
A good moan gets it all out of your system. That’s Maulina Schmitt’s philosophy –
Weißt du noch
Do You Remember When but now it’s all or nothing: major confidences and phenomenal, top-secret soup
32 pages. From age 5 recipes. It’s about the stars in the firmament, infinity – it’s about life and death.
An extraordinary tribute to what it means to be a child. This book
captures the unique moments in which you consciously see, smell,
feel, do, or experience something for the very first time. A book for
children and adults.
Sales to Foreign Countries
Sales in Foreign Countries France (Éditions Thierry Magnier), Denmark (Turbine), Turkey (Tudem), Korea (Lime), Netherlands (Lannoo),
Spain (Lóguez), Italy (Terre di Mezzo), France (La Joie de Lire), Korea (Changbi Russia (Samokat), Czech Republic (Práh), Spain (Edebé), Ukraine (Art Publishers Nebo), Iceland (Angústúra)
Media), China (TB)
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