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      • Children's & YA
        September 2023

        My Atlas of Oceans and Seas

        by Maren Hasenjäger

        An opulent, gorgeously illustrated extensive work of non-fiction covering (almost) everything there is to know about our oceans and seas.   Two-thirds of our planet is covered by water and just as vast as those waters is the knowledge about our oceans and seas imparted within the pages of this book. Take a deep dive with numerous maps of all kinds and sizes: Get to know our oceans and seas, their formation and history. Learn how they “work” and what their importance is for humanity and the animal kingdom. Study cartography, join explorers on their journeys, sail with Vikings and pirates, and read about mythical sea creatures. And when you’re done with the past and present, take a peek into the future and find out what might lie ahead for them there …

      • Children's & YA
        July 2023

        The Little Koala

        At Home in the Eucalyptus

        by Kristina Scharmacher-Schreiber/Christine Faust

        These colourfully illustrated non-fiction picture books raise awareness for the importance of species and environmental protection.   In the eucalyptus forests of Australia, there live the little koala and its mother. After leaving the safety of the pouch, there’s always so much to see and to learn: where to find the tastiest eucalyptus leaves, how to climb through the tall treetops, and which animals to better stay away from. The little koala embarks on an exciting journey.   Series Part 1: The Little Orang-Utan - At Home in the Rainforest, published 01/2021 Series Part 2: The Little Whale - At Home in the Ocean, published 07/2021 Series Part 3: The Little Polar Bear - At Home in the Arctic, published 07/2022 Series Part 4: The Little Giraffe - At Home in the Savannah, published 01/2023   Series to be continued

      • Children's & YA
        January 2022

        Leonard

        A Tractor Seeks Adventure

        by Suza Kolb/Christine Faust

        First information on agriculture, farm machines, and crops with likrable characters.   Every day, young tractor Leonard diligently helps the Janson family with the work on their farm. When his best friends, harvester Harry and dairy van Dan, drop by and tell him exciting stories of their lives away from the farmyard, Leonard yearns to leave behind his uneventful days and sets out on his own adventure. On his way, he meets many different farm machines and gives their tasks a try – with mixed results. Slowly, homesickness creeps in. Maybe his life at the Janson farm wasn’t so bad after all …   Series Part 2: Leonard - A Tractor Keeps a Big Secret, published 01/2023 Series Part 3: Leonard - A Tractor Investigates, published 07/2023   Series to be continued

      • Children's & YA
        July 2023

        Mafalda in the Middle

        Two Gerbils on the Run

        by Katja Alves/Jutta Wetzel

        Told by both the animals and the girls, this hilarious literal cat-and-mouse game provides great entertainment with lovable characters.   Mafalda couldn’t be more excited: She’s finally getting a pet! Well, sort of. Unfortunately, the two gerbils are only on loan to her annoying brother, but Mafalda manages to sweet-talk him into letting her and her best friend Selin look after them. However, Cosimo and Claus have plans of their own and dutifully staying in their cage is not part of them. In the blink of an eye, Mafalda and Selin have to come up with a way to search all the flats in the big tenement building – undercover, because no one can know the gerbils are on the loose! Will they find them in time or will tomcat Caligula, who is sniffing his next meal, find them first …?   Series to be continued

      • Children's & YA
        August 2023

        Island of Wandering Curses

        Sky's Gift

        by Tina Blase

        First in a trilogy, this magical novel will whisk you away to a Scottish isle with mysterious curses, family feuds, and a dash of romance.   Soon after moving in with her grandfather, Sky Lamar realises that no one prepared her for life on the remote Scottish isle of Sidh. Not only is the old feud between the Lamars and MacLeods still going strong, resulting in a particularly frosty welcome, there are also several types of curses wandering the island – ranging from minor annoyances to absolutely deadly. And for some reason, Sky seems to be especially attuned to them!  Since messing with the curses is forbidden and could get her banned, no one can find out! Not Jamie, the gruff girl Sky tries to befriend, and especially not Rory MacLeod, who of all people, albeit grudgingly, happens to be the only person willing to reveal the island’s secrets to Sky and who triggers a variety of conflicting emotions in her. When the curses suddenly change and new ones appear, Sky finds herself in a balancing act trying to keep her secret while figuring out what is going on …

      • Children's & YA
        January 2015

        The Oat Crew

        Hooves in a Twist

        by Suza Kolb/Nina Dulleck

        Pony stories with a twist - Choccie and Biscuit narrate their delightful adventures themselves in this bestselling series.   The Oat Crew – that’s the Shetland ponies Choccie and Biscuit, Toni the Haflinger and sometimes Bruno the dog, too (although of course he doesn’t like oats). Together, the friends keep the other four- and two-legged farm inhabitants on their toes! Whether a ghost is fooling around in the stable (only to be caught by the self-proclaimed Top-Ghost-Busting-Ponies), the boss wants to use them for riding lessons (which just isn’t on – being a riding pony is far too boring), a lovely Icelandic pony girl needs saving (causing Choccie to have butterflies in his stomach), a TV production company is looking for their next star (of course every four-legged inhabitant is sure it’s themselves), or Santa Clause needs help with his presents (if he has to go by car, his reindeers must be ill, so naturally he’s in need of substitutes) – the animals’ adventures are a delight!   21 volumes so far, to be continued

      • Children's & YA
        July 2023

        My Favourite Animal Friends

        by Barbara Nascimbeni

        A board book filled with popular animals that playfully invites the youngest of readers to look more closely.   Many animal families live on the farm, in the woods, and in the wilderness. Come along and take a peek: Can you spot the little foal? Which squirrels are munching on the winter stock? And who helps the crocodile to brush its teeth? Each page introduces an animal family and offers a little search task.

      • Children's & YA
        July 2023

        Koala Comes Up With Something Today

        by Nastja Holtfreter

        A colourful picture book showing that everyone is good at something - sometimes it just takes a little time to discover what it is.   Each of Koala’s best friends has a special talent: Kangaroo is incredibly strong, Platypus the quickest swimmer, Wombat a great dancer, and Tarkawara builds the highest sandcastles. Only Koala doesn’t have anything they’re especially good at. One day, the friends find a weird object made of paper dotted with marks – a book! Even though they can’t read, Koala boasts of knowing what stories these letters hold and starts spinning the most wonderful tales. The friends are in awe – so there is something Koala is especially good at after all!

      • Children's & YA
        July 2023

        Jimmy Catter

        Ruler of the Farmyard

        by Jan Kaiser/Pina Gertenbach

        A funny take on coneying that one´s far better off with cooperation than with being bossy.   Who rules the farmyard? Jimmy Catter, of course! Only because of him, life there goes smoothly: the dog sleeps, the chickens cluck, and the pigs wallow in the mud – just as Jimmy ordered them to do. Then the new cat Jolie moves in and challenges Jimmy to prove his ordering prowess. When that and everything else he tries to impress Jolie with goes awry, Jimmy starts to wonder: Is ruling alone really the way to go or wouldn’t it be much nicer to be working together on equal terms?

      • Children's & YA
        July 2023

        Mia and the Grumpy Carrot

        by Stephanie Gessner/Olena Kvitka

        A witty story about being overwhelmed by emotions, temper tantrums, and finding one´s way to deal with them.   This morning, the whole world seems to be against Mia. First, she accidentally spills her breakfast onto her cuddly fox. Then, her big brother Henry starts teasing her. And when her Dad tells her that her favourite skirt is in the laundry and she has to wear itchy tights, it just happens – her cuddly fox suddenly looks like a grumpy carrot. There’s really only one thing to do to deal with all of this: throw a temper tantrum. Can Mia find a way to make the grumpy carrot go away and calm down again?

      • Children's & YA
        September 2023

        Tomorrow Comes the Christmas Elf

        by Bettina Obrecht/Iris Hardt

        A fantastical tale about the small things that make Christmas truly special.   This Christmas is going to be like none before – the Christmas Elf, Linus, and Amelie are certain about it! The former, because he finally managed to persuade Santa to let him deliver the presents for once, something he has dreamed about for a long time. The latter, because they find themselves in a newly established patchwork family and are all but amused of having to celebrate together and without the other halves of their families at that.What they didn’t expect is to be teaming up! However, the Christmas Elf lost all the presents and is in dire need of help. Together with Linus’ dog Curve, they set out to find them – and meet a very curi-ous being with a compelling offer: There might be a big surprise waiting for Linus and Amelie, if they manage to agree on something for once … Could this Christmas actually be saved?

      • Children's & YA
        July 2022

        Anton Monster Hunter

        A Dream on the Loose

        by Luisa Fuchs/Sabine Mielke

        A spooky and monstrously entertaining adventure series.   When Anton receives a weird wardrobe for his 10th birthday and ignores the explicit warning not to open it early, his life is turned on its head. But how should he have known that it was a portal to another dimension?! Too late, Anton has released a Dream Eater, one of the most dangerous demons. The little Nightmare Nepomuk, guardian of the other side of the portal, is none too pleased, but the only way not to get in trouble is to work together to catch it. To hone his newfound special abilities and find a way to save his hometown, Anton enrols at the local school for monster hunters. Together with Nepomuk and his new friends, the kick-ass Suna and awkward Theo, he tries to figure out a plan while flying under the radar of the headmaster’s watchful eye and keeping spiteful Fabio off their back …   Series Part 2: Anton Monster Hunter - The Portal of Curses, published 07/2023

      • Children's & YA
        July 2023

        A Necktie Full of Lies

        by Annette Herzog/Maja Bohn

        An authentic tale about a childhood in East Germany.   GDR, 1984. Once again, 12-year-old Sanne has to move with her unconventional mother and younger brother. Their newest destination: East Berlin, but since they don’t have a flat, Sanne’s mum just found them one to squat in. Not the best premise for fitting right in at school – and to make matters worse, her mum still won’t allow her to join the Pioneers and Sanne hates being the odd one out again. So in order to make her life a little easier, Sanne decides to lie. But how long can she keep this up without being found out? And can a proper friendship be built on a web of lies? Just when Sanne feels like she’s finally figured everything out, her mother thinks about moving again. Can Sanne prevent that from happening?

      • Children's & YA
        July 2022

        Dratted Djinn

        A Dangerous Wish

        by Ute Krause

        Magical historical time travel adventures from bestselling author Ute Krause.   All Anton wanted was to buy a bottle of milk – not ending up stuck in the year 1698 in the middle of the Ottomans’ siege of Vienna! Turns out the blue bottle he found hosts a djinn who was locked in over 300 years ago when he failed his mission. Anton’s family is delighted to get a chance to turn their rather run-down house into a proper villa, but the wishes go awry since the djinn’s preferences do not align with 21st century expectations. Anton feels bad for Osman and wants to help him. Unfortunately, wishing for Osman to get a second chance sweeps Anton and his older sister Fanni away to the past. Osman tells them the only way back is to set things right and save his master. They have no choice but to help him while navigating this unknown world – and trying to stay alive …   Series Part 2: Dratted Djinn - The Prince in the Cage, published 07/2023   Series to be continued

      • Family & home stories (Children's/YA)
        July 2023

        The Horses of Galdur

        The Golden Companion

        by Sabine Giebken

        Magic, myths, and Icelandic horses - the start of an enchanting new series!   In the Land of Fire and Ice, Fenja’s summer is off to a rocky start: Her sister and best friend are off on their own adventures, their farm is run over by tourists, and her stern dad just sold her favourite horse. Then, a group of the mysterious Hidden People appears in the region and suddenly strange things are happening and old legends come true. But why did the Midnight Rider ty to steal their horse Baldur? To protect him, Fenja has to figure out what’s going on, even if she has to go against her father’s explicit instructions. Can the Huldufólk girl Elva help her with that? Soon, Fenja finds her-self wrapped up in a momentous quest spanning millennia …   Series to be continued

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