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CBOT2021

Children's Books on Tour Autumn 2021

Since 2006, the Frankfurter Buchmesse has been inviting German publishers to exhibit a selection of their books abroad in order to meet this great demand.

This year, 18 renowned publishers and imprints will be part of the Children’s Books on Tour collection. A total of 52 compelling titles will be displayed and promoted at around 15 foreign book fairs and at our foreign offices in China and Russia.

You’ll find all the information about the books in this rights list.

Single title

prh-cbj-lumi-schneefuchs

Lumi Schneefuchs sucht das Wunderlicht / Lumi the Snow Fox Searches for the Wonderlight

The little snow fox Lumi gets very excited when he hears about the wonderful northern lights. They say that if...

The little snow fox Lumi gets very excited when he hears about the wonderful northern lights. They say that if you see them in a very particular place at just the right time, a miracle happens. Lumi sets off all on his own to find it, but the journey through the snow isn’t easy. Luckily, he meets new friends along the way to help him on his journey and keep him company. Together, they learn that true miracles are sometimes closer than you think…

• A wonderful picture book about the magic of friendship

• Snowy woods, cuddly animals and the stunning northern lights – the perfect picture book for chilly days

• A small Arctic fox searches for a miracle – and finds unusual friends

Katja Reider, born in 1960, used to work in a PR agency and was the press officer of the "Jugend forscht" competition. She began writing in 1994 and since then has published many successful books for children and teenagers. She and her family now live in Hamburg.

www.katjareider.de

Publisher:
Topic:
Children’s/young adult book
ISBN:
978-3-570-17683-2
Author:
Katja Reider
Illustrator:
Henrike Wilson
Pages:
32
Format:
21 x 27
Age:
3+
Price:
€ 14.00
cbj-daliahs-garten

Daliahs Garten / Daliah's Garden

There’s a green light flitting about Castle Lilyrock’s forbidden garden, but Daliah and Rahim are the only ones who can...

There’s a green light flitting about Castle Lilyrock’s forbidden garden, but Daliah and Rahim are the only ones who can see this mysterious ‘nightfire’. They follow the apparition, and embark on an incredible adventure which takes them into a world stripped of all emotion. Daliah and Rahim fear that humanity itself might be in danger – and find themselves in a race against time to save the world…

When Dahlia looks at other people, she sees an explosion of colour. To her, feelings are a rainbow in the air – and thanks to her gift she can also see hidden creatures. But there’s danger lurking in this magical world!

• First-rate feel-good fantasy, with a strong and confident female protagonist

• Magical colours, a mysterious labyrinth and a wonderful adventure

• An extraordinary gift: Daliah perceives emotions as colours

• For fans of Anna Ruhe’s Duftapotheke and books by Katja Brandis

Fabiola Turan was born in Ulm in 1989, and studied at the Free Academy of Art in Stuttgart and the Academy of Art Therapy in Nürtingen. She has a degree in Art Therapy, and is a passionate children’s and YA author, while also working at a school that specialises in modern languages. She lives near Stuttgart with her husband.

After studying visual communication at the Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences, Körting worked as a graphic designer for several years and began illustrating children's books in 2010.

Publisher:
Topic:
Children’s/young adult book
ISBN:
978-3-570-17878-2
Author:
Fabiola Turan
Illustrator:
Verena Körting
Pages:
288
Format:
13.5 x 21.5
Age:
10+
Price:
€ 14.00
penguin-junior-physik

Physik / Physics

Babyleicht erklärt / Child's Play

Toffee is visiting his friend Meg. At her home, there’s lots to discover. For example, why does the toy car...

Toffee is visiting his friend Meg. At her home, there’s lots to discover. For example, why does the toy car sink in the bath? Why do you always come back down to earth, no matter how high you bounce on the trampoline? Physics is everywhere, and Meg is really good at explaining everything.

• The first series for little kids by the famous Physikanten & Co. team

• Scientific knowledge communicated in a child-friendly and accessible way

• Fosters an interest in research, encourages participation and inspires curiosity

• Other books in the Child’s Play series: Biology, Chemistry, Maths

Publisher:
Topic:
Children’s/young adult book
ISBN:
978-3-328-30055-7
Author:
Judith Weber, Marcus Weber
Illustrator:
Marta Costa
Pages:
20
Format:
18 × 18
Age:
2+
Price:
€ 10.00
penguin-junio-olli-aus-der-igelhecke

Olli aus der Igelhecke / Ollie from the Hedgehog Hedge

Der Freundschafts-Wettbewerb / The Friendship Contest

Ollie lives all alone in the hedgehog hedge. He doesn’t have a single friend. It’s time for that to change!...

Ollie lives all alone in the hedgehog hedge. He doesn’t have a single friend. It’s time for that to change! His neighbour, the little vixen Rosa, has an idea: why not organise a friendship contest? Everyone joins in. Ollie knows they mean well, but none of it quite hits the spot: what hedgehogs really like to do is play memory, eat warm soup and tell stories! But one day, as Ollie and Rosa save rabbit Helge from a carrot explosion, he suddenly feels it in his spines: his best friends have been here all along, right by his side …

• Funny and sympathetic characters, lovingly imagined by Ann-Katrin Heger and brilliantly illustrated by Anja Grote

• A very special way to talk about the problem of making friends

Publisher:
Topic:
Children’s/young adult book
ISBN:
978-3-328-30082-3
Author:
Ann-Katrin Heger
Illustrator:
Anja Grote
Pages:
80
Format:
17 × 24
Age:
4+
Price:
€ 11.00
Wo bist du, kleiner Fuchs?

Wo bist du, kleiner Fuchs? / Where Are You, Little Fox?

Each of these little books is an entertaining search game for very young children, helping them develop their fine motor...

Each of these little books is an entertaining search game for very young children, helping them develop their fine motor skills and teaching them to recognise and name their favourite animals. The right-hand side of each of the book's five double pages features a large built-in, die-cut flap made from a felt-like fabric. Behind these flaps, children can explore a variety of animals in bold and colourful scenes. Brief texts inspire children to find the animal on the cover of each book and discover what's behind the flaps.

• Features 5 large, soft fabric flaps

• 3 more titles available in the series

Publisher:
Topic:
Children’s/young adult book
ISBN:
978-3-473-43872-3
Author:
Klara Tünner
Illustrator:
Federica Iossa
Pages:
12
Format:
13 x 13 cm
Age:
12 m +
Price:
€ 6.99
Jetzt aber dalli!

Jetzt aber dalli! / Come On, Get a Move On!

Every family knows how stressful mornings can be. This picture book story playfully explores the parallel universes children and their...

Every family knows how stressful mornings can be. This picture book story playfully explores the parallel universes children and their parents get caught up in in the morning, and the ways different ideas and needs clash. To make things less hectic, bestselling author and child psychiatrist Jakob Hein has a simple but extremely helpful practical tip that families can easily recreate themselves: drawing coloured fields on a paper clock, to represent the most important activities – for example, 10 minutes for waking up and cuddling, 15 minutes to get dressed, and so on. The coloured fields on the clock face allow even very young children to see which activity is up next and how much time there is left until then. The funny story appeals to both parents and children and sets them up for a morning routine that is that little bit less stressful.

Publisher:
Topic:
Children’s/young adult book
ISBN:
978-3-473-46017-5
Author:
Jakob Hein
Illustrator:
SaBine Büchner
Pages:
32
Format:
21.5 x 30 cm
Age:
4+
Price:
€ 12.99
Die Prüfung (Band 1)

Internat der bösen Tiere, Band 1 / Boarding School of Evil Animals, Book 1

Die Prüfung / The Test

13-year-old Noël is a magnet for bad luck: not only are lots of things going wrong at home and at...

13-year-old Noël is a magnet for bad luck: not only are lots of things going wrong at home and at school, he also seems to attract everything that scratches and bites. On a school ski trip, a black bear the size of the Hulk tries to eat him. And one day, a rat lures him onto a container ship that takes him to the Boarding School of Evil Animals in the Secret Islands. Only the best of their species are accepted here: regal leopards, poisonous scorpions and savage sharks. However, special boys like Noël are accepted as well, provided they pass the tough entrance exam.

• Winner of the Zurich Children´s Book Prize 2020

• 3 more titles available

Publisher:
Topic:
Children’s/young adult book
ISBN:
978-3-473-40842-9
Author:
Gina Mayer
Pages:
288
Format:
15.3 x 21.5 cm
Age:
10+
Price:
€ 14.98
Rights sold area:
German audio rights sold
Rights sold to:
Russia
Lotta entdeckt die Welt

Lotta entdeckt die Welt / Lotta Discovers the World

Auf dem Bauernhof / At the Farm

These first stories to read aloud take parents and children on fun trips to the forest and the farm. The...

These first stories to read aloud take parents and children on fun trips to the forest and the farm. The combination of photographs and cheerful colour illustrations makes for a very special picture book experience. Numerous small images hiding in the photographs spark a spirit of discovery and offer many opportunities for conversations, inspiring children to explore nature/farms – both in these books and in real life.

• 2 more titles available

• Lovely series with a new concept.

• The combination of photographs and illustrations offers many details to explore.

• On-trend topic: nature

Publisher:
Topic:
Children’s/young adult book
ISBN:
978-3-473-43877-8
Author:
Sandra Grimm
Illustrator:
Katja Senner
Pages:
16
Format:
19 x 19 cm
Age:
18m +
Price:
€ 7.99
Rights sold to:
Slovakia
Der kleine Major Tom Künstliche Intelligenz

Der kleine Major Tom (Little Major Tom)

Spaceschool Bd. 2 Künstliche Intelligenz (Spaceschool Book 2: Artificial Intelligence)

Little Major Tom and his astronaut friends don't live on Earth, but they still have to go to school. School...

Little Major Tom and his astronaut friends don't live on Earth, but they still have to go to school. School - how boring! But not on Space Camp 1. Because here the lessons take place in zero gravity! And if things get too complicated, robot cat Plutinchen always knows the answer.

What does "artificial intelligence" (AI) mean? Where is it found in everyday life? And will AI ever be able to completely replace humans? After a look back into the past, when people dreamt of independent machines, the book shows the possibilities of AI in smart technologies and medical science. Young readers also get an insight into of the future and the dangers of these new technologies.

Over 140.000 copies of the "Little Major Tom“ series have been sold in Germany since 2018.

Publisher:
Topic:
Children’s/young adult book
ISBN:
978-3-7886-4114-6
Author:
Bernd Flessner
Illustrator:
Stefan Lohr
Pages:
72
Format:
20,3 x 25,5 cm
Age:
8+
Price:
€ 14.95
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Der kleine Medicus / The Little Medicus

Die geheimnisvolle Villa (Bd.1) / The Mysterious Mansion (Book 1)

By chance, the inquisitive student Nano meets the ingenious Dr. X and his inventive assistant Micro Minitec. In their laboratory,...

By chance, the inquisitive student Nano meets the ingenious Dr. X and his inventive assistant Micro Minitec. In their laboratory, they proudly present to Nano their downsizing machine. Fascinated, the boy marvels at the “Turbobeamer” and curiously presses the button on a remote control. Seconds later, Nano and the likewise shrunken rabbit Rappel find themselves in a miniature submarine in the mouth of Dr. X’s assistant. An adventurous journey through the human body begins …

The series “Der kleine Medicus” was written by the well-known author and physician Prof. Dietrich Grönemeyer. Each volume offers exciting entertainment, peppered with expert knowledge about the inner workings of the human body.

Publisher:
Topic:
Children’s/young adult book
ISBN:
978-3-7886-4411-6
Author:
Prof. Dietrich Grönemeyer
Illustrator:
Sabine Rothmund
Pages:
72
Format:
15.8 × 21.5
Age:
8+
Price:
€ 9.95
Was-ist-was-viren-und-wir

WAS IST WAS Naturwissenschaften easy! / WAS IST WAS Natural Sciences Made Easy!

Biologie. Die Viren und wir / Biology. The Virus and Me

They are simply everywhere: viruses are tiny and as old as life on earth. In order to reproduce, they “hijack”...

They are simply everywhere: viruses are tiny and as old as life on earth. In order to reproduce, they “hijack” the cells of living beings, which can lead to diseases. But not all viruses are dangerous! With numerous photos and illustrations, a well-structured layout and many explanations, this book sheds light on a special field of biology: virology. Exciting and descriptive, it explains that some viruses can trigger pandemics, but that viruses also have their good sides – without them, we humans would not exist!

Publisher:
Topic:
Children’s/young adult book
ISBN:
978-3-7886-7695-7
Author:
Dr. Manfred Baur
Illustrator:
Annelie Stenzel
Pages:
64
Format:
20 × 27.5
Age:
11+
Price:
€ 14.95
was-ist-was-ozeane

WAS IST WAS Bd. 143: Ozeane / WAS IST WAS Book 143: Oceans

Die Meere erforschen und schützen / Exploring and protecting the seas

Sea creatures and icebergs, storm surges and deep-sea trenches – the oceans are full of fascinating knowledge adventures! With this...

Sea creatures and icebergs, storm surges and deep-sea trenches – the oceans are full of fascinating knowledge adventures! With this WAS IST WAS book, children aged 8 years and up explore the diversity of these water worlds. Marine biologists give a concise introduction to oceanography. Then we join research divers as they study underwater volcanoes. Exciting facts bring to life the era of the great sailing ships, when captains and sailors still believed in sea monsters. Clear texts, exciting interviews and stunning pictures make clear what is being done for the preservation of the oceans and what great challenges climate change poses to mankind. A fascinating topic, comprehensibly and vividly described!

Publisher:
Topic:
Children’s/young adult book
ISBN:
978-3-7886-2114-8
Author:
Dr. Florian Huber, Uli Kunz
Pages:
48
Format:
23 × 27.8
Age:
8+
Price:
€ 12.95
Rights sold to:
Hungary, Indonesia, China, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, Taiwan, Vietnam

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Pernille Starck

Pernille Starck

Project Manager

Children's Books on Tour Film

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