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        Little Hotel Dog

        by Hendrik Jonas

        Instead of enjoying his holidays, Little Dog needs to join his parents on their business trips. How boring! As his parents leave for their next trip, it happens: They forget Little Dog in the hotel. After a short moment of shock, he decides to stay. Maybe he can discover all the departments and learn how a hotel works? But what is this?!: Skinny greyhound Albert collapses under the weight of the suitcases, the liftboy chihuahua Maurice can hardly reach the buttons, the chef pug cannot cook and a huge black scary dog serves the very few guests of the hotel... Good, that Little Dog has an idea already! – And when his parents return after some days, neither do they recognize the hotel in which things suddenly work to perfection, nor their Little Dog!

      • Picture books, activity books & early learning material

        Roasted Almonds For Grisou

        by Nikola Huppertz

        Parrot Grisou has never been at a Christmas Market. And he has never eaten roasted almonds! As one evening, Fabian, Nella and their parents forget to close the door of his cage, he takes his chance and escapes through the open kitchen window. It isn’t only cold outside, but Grisou also wonders how to find the Christmas Market. Yet, the pigeons can’t help him and some humans even want to catch him. As he is about to give up, he finally sees the warmly lit booths below him. A girl notices Grisou and lets him sit on her shoulder. And, most importantly, she has a paper bag with ….roasted almonds! But how can Grisou find his way back home, just in time for Christmas Day?

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

        Looking for Teetee

        by Antje Herden

        TeeTee has disappeared! The seven friends Cosmo, Snackie, Lena, Ben, Sara, Saha and Junis miss the peculiar but helpful elderly lady who used to walk around in the neighbourhood with her »magic bag«. As the police doesn’t take the children seriously, they decide to take things in their own hands. Why did Lady TeeTee disappear and where could she be? The friends find out that TeeTee has been living in the old villa nearby in which she has also given shelter to others in need. Has the dentist kidnapped her? Is Ben’s Dad involved? The children persistently follow clue after clue and finally find out about a case of grave injustice… In the end, they do not only save TeeTee but with her the villa and their inhabitants.

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        Monsters Munch Marmalade

        by Andrea Schomburg

        Who wouldn’t like marmalade, sausages or chocolate? Monsters certainly do! But they also like stinky socks, bug soup or old armchairs. So, might they also like eating children?... With this book, you will find out what you need to feed to the monsters under your bed!

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        Pimbumum's Travels

        by Nini Alaska

        Pimbumum and his family are ready to go on holidays – but will 23 suitcases, an umbrella and a sailing boat fit in the small car? Of course! Just Mom, Dad, Pimbumum and his two siblings won’t fit any more… With some good ideas, they finally manage to get started and eventually reach the beach. But will 23 suitcases fit onto the sailing boat?...

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        I Am Animals

        by Amadeus Henhapl

        It has been raining all day and Theo is bored to death at his Grandma’s house. Roaming around, he finds a secret door behind which there is a mysterious book which shows him how to turn into animals. He transforms into a wild bear gulping down the interior of Grandma’s living room. He changes into a powerful lion which scares everyone else away and a fox which unexpectedly shows musical talent… At the end, children are encouraged to start drawing themselves the animal they would like to turn into.

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        The Invitation

        by Nele Broenner

        The animals don’t talk about anything else: The hedgehog has invited all of them to a costume party! All of them? Little Frog is still waiting for his invitation. Did the postman forget to bring the letter? Doesn’t the hedgehog like animals without fur? Little Frog is sad and disappointed. The following night, he stays awake for very long until he has an idea for a special costume. He is absolutely sure that no one will recognize him like this...

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        Not A Job For A Wolf

        by Annette Feldmann

        »That’s not a job for a wolf« – Isa hears this all the time, whenever she mentions what she wants to become: A captain on a big ship. One day, she simply packs her bags and goes to the port. It isn’t easy, but the captain of the »Bonnie« finally gives her a chance. Isa sets sail! Life on the sea isn’t easy but when a pirate ship shows up at the horizon, Isa can finally prove that she is capable of much more than just swabbing the deck and peeling potatoes!

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

        We Are Superheroes. Almost

        by Silke Wolfrum

        Moritz and his Dad spend their summer holidays at home. A perfect time to practice becoming superheroes! So every day, they give one another a task. Will Moritz dare to get a golden hair of the always furious neighbourhood-girl Lotti? Will he dare to go all by himself to the bakery down the street buying rolls from the huge and monster-looking baker? Will Dad manage to get a smile out of the strict elderly lady next door and will he dare to approach the grumpy landlord in order to ask him to finally have their toilet fixed? … Ten superhero-challenges in which Moritz and his Dad need to overcome their fears, but who said that superhero-training is peanuts?

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        Gawkie - Is Broccoli Poisonous?

        by Charlotte Habersack

        Broccoli? Yuk! Jona does not like to eat things which are green. String beans, cucumbers or spinach? Bah! While Jona is sitting in front of his lunch which he doesn't like, luckily his friend giraffe Gawkie comes along. Gawkie does not mind eating green things. Jona explains to Gawkie, why giraffes have such a long neck. ...So couldn't Gawkies long neck help Jona to reach his dessert which is on the very top shelf of the fridge? But oh no, it is a bowl of green jelly. What will Jona do with it?

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        Zombert - Help! The Cars Are Coming!

        by Kai Pannen

        Normally, the cemetery, where zombie Zombert hangs out, is a calm and peaceful place. So the surprise is big as he finds out that a road for cars is supposed to be built across the cemetery. For once, the two friends zombie Zombert and Conrad are of the same opinion as Ignaz, the cemetery guard whom they normally play tricks on. The three of them agree that something needs to be done to stop the loud and smelly cars on the new highway…

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

        Carla And This Thing Called Love

        by Iris Wolfermann

        Carla is in love with Ben. But maybe, she is also a little bit in love with Tan. In any case, she is sure that she will marry one of them later on, when she is big. Everyone seems to be in love at the moment, even her big sister Lea. And the pigeons on the road. They are having sex. Carla has learnt at school, what sex is. It has something to do with being in love. But why does everyone turn red when you ask them about it?

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        Run, Speedy, Run!

        by Martin Klein

        At the last moment, Niki and her brother Rafa manage to save a turtle from being run over by a car. From now on, Speedy lives in the communal garden behind their apartment and spends the rest of the summer there. Niki and Rafa feed him and Speedy even performs a special racing turtle training. As in early spring, a housing block is supposed to be built in the garden, the children are upset – after all, Speedy must be hibernating somewhere below the grass. As they cannot find their beloved turtle at first, they are very sad. But Speedy is always good for a surprise…

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

        Topless

        by Jutta Nymphius

        Amelie is 13 and really good at Photoshop. If only she could also photoshop her own life as well… Her parents are constantly fighting with each other, her best friend Nick behaves strangely and she has to face the fact that she is not one of the trendy girls – if her classmates want to pick on someone, usually Amelie is the victim. – And then there is her body: Her belly is too big and her breasts too small. It is clear, that Elias whom she has liked for quite a while already, will never just even look at her. Things change, when Kira is new in Amelie’s class. She introduces Elias to Amelie and the two start to videochat regularly. Soon, there is nothing that Amelie wouldn’t share with Elias. They can talk about anything and Amelie is on cloud nine. As one day, Elias wants to see her topless, she hesitates but finally sends him a picture of herself. As it goes public in the chatroom of her class, Amelie is shocked at first, but in the end, it becomes obvious that Elias didn’t know Amelie as much as he thought he did…

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