Children's Books on Tour - Spring 2024

When Louisa wins one of the rare scholarships to Highclare Academy, she hopes her life will have a new beginning....

When Louisa wins one of the rare scholarships to Highclare Academy, she hopes her life will have a new beginning. Not only because she’s a member of the Ruby Circle – an elite group of students in which every wish is granted before you even say it – but also because she believes that at last she will be protected against the lies that have turned her life into a nightmare. But all the luxury is merely a façade, because behind its walls the Academy is seething with unrest.

If you ever think things couldn’t possibly get any worse, just ask Lexi Glimmer! Lexi is determined to make a...

If you ever think things couldn’t possibly get any worse, just ask Lexi Glimmer! Lexi is determined to make a fresh start at Sandsgarden, an elite boarding school. At least that’s the plan. To that end, she has even taken on the editing of the boring school magazine. But as usual, nothing goes according to plan.

It is the day of the big magic exam. At last, Sina and her friends will be told their fairy...

It is the day of the big magic exam. At last, Sina and her friends will be told their fairy titles. Only Sina has a nasty lump in her throat. There’s nothing she’s particularly good at. But then she gets her big chance. The magic Fairy Tree is in danger. And only Sina knows how to cure it …

It is Philine’s 11th birthday, and she’s about to learn what kind of oracle she is going to become. But...

It is Philine’s 11th birthday, and she’s about to learn what kind of oracle she is going to become. But why is everyone behaving so strangely after the Grand Oracle Show? And is anyone going to tell Philine the meaning of her own personal oracle motto? How on earth is she supposed to learn how to see into the future?

Fritzi loves to spend time at her grandparents’ kiosk among the candy and the comics. But recently, strange things have...

Fritzi loves to spend time at her grandparents’ kiosk among the candy and the comics. But recently, strange things have been happening there: raspberry lollipops are disappearing, and someone is playing nasty tricks on regular customers. Fritzi and her best friend Carlos keep watch during the night. And they actually surprise a burglar – Balduin – who claims to be a real ghost. What is he doing in the kiosk? 

An entertaining adventure with just the right mix of horror and humour – suitable even for children who still find reading challenging.

Mats is insanely shy. Ricci is just the opposite. New in class, and pretty punky, she doesn’t mince words and...

Mats is insanely shy. Ricci is just the opposite. New in class, and pretty punky, she doesn’t mince words and quickly makes herself unpopular because of it. Can Mats be friends with someone like Ricci? Somehow it’s possible, mainly because Ricci accepts Mats just the way she is. But they end up falling out, because Ricci hides the fact that she doesn’t have a real home and Mats feels betrayed. An authentic novel, sensitive and close to its protagonists.

Mr Badger and Rocket the snail have picked up an earworm somewhere. They hum and sway to it all day...

Mr Badger and Rocket the snail have picked up an earworm somewhere. They hum and sway to it all day long. "If only we could make music ourselves," Mr Badger sighs longingly. But it’s not that easy. To make music you have to compose a melody, write a song, and practise a lot! Or maybe not? With Badger’s inventiveness, Rocket’s enthusiasm and a lot of hard work, the two of them put together a band and really liven up their household.

Several children share a cake. Is it fair if everyone gets the same-sized portion? What about the person who baked...

Several children share a cake. Is it fair if everyone gets the same-sized portion? What about the person who baked the cake or the one who is especially hungry? The deeper you get into the topic of justice, the trickier it gets! In this book, Assata Frauhammer explains to children what justice is and how difficult it can be to always act fairly. In an easy-to-understand way, she describes what justice has to do with democracy, what communism is, why generational justice is important, and why there is so much inequality in the world.

Fluffy hasn’t found an animal to play with yet. The others don’t know what to make of Fluffy because it...

Fluffy hasn’t found an animal to play with yet. The others don’t know what to make of Fluffy because it looks so different. So Fluffy invites them all to a big party. And all of them come. But they’re still puzzling over the question of what Fluffy really is. Fortunately, by the end they understand: sometimes Fluffy can be like this, and other times like that. So can everyone!

By day, Fill lives a perfectly ordinary Dayling life. He goes to school, plays sunball with his friends, and helps...

By day, Fill lives a perfectly ordinary Dayling life. He goes to school, plays sunball with his friends, and helps his dad in the quash garden. But then Fill’s magic pancake explodes, his cat runs off – and all at once Fill is traipsing through Nox, the Land of Night. Here, there are bloodthirsty flying rats and many other legendary creatures. Together with Issa, a Nightling girl, Fill experiences adventures that the daytime world can only dream of.

Spy alarm! A tiny drone is following Robert, Isabella and Lorenzo. Was it sent by AI Medusa to spy on...

Spy alarm! A tiny drone is following Robert, Isabella and Lorenzo. Was it sent by AI Medusa to spy on Robert’s ghostly family? And as if that’s not unsettling enough – now there’s a small robot standing at the door with a message from Robert’s missing parents! Robert is completely unnerved. What if it’s a trap? Ghosts + artificial intelligence = high addictive potential! The five-book series will be completed in October 2025.

This non-fiction book doubles up as a graphic novel, making it especially good for young readers. By time-travelling through the...

This non-fiction book doubles up as a graphic novel, making it especially good for young readers. By time-travelling through the history of mankind, the world’s most exciting story is told – the history of all of us.

LOGICO PRIMO is a learning game with self-checking for children from 3 to 6 years for learning in kindergarten, at...

LOGICO PRIMO is a learning game with self-checking for children from 3 to 6 years for learning in kindergarten, at preschool and at home. Using the LOGICO PRIMO learning cards, children practise concentration & perception, logical thinking, colours & shapes, numeracy, Reading Readiness, sequencing, sorting and classifying, and language development. 1994 Worlddidac Award, 2006 Teachers’ Choice Award (USA), 2006 Innovative Product ECWN (Poland). Art. Nr. 3201

When solving these tasks, children develop thinking skills in sorting and classifying, which involve visual perception (sorting by colour, shape...

When solving these tasks, children develop thinking skills in sorting and classifying, which involve visual perception (sorting by colour, shape and pattern) and logical thinking (categorising, classifying and finding the odd one out in groups of objects). When sorting and classifying items, children group them according to certain characteristics or attributes (e.g., colour, shape, size) and find similarities and differences between objects. The learning cards Sorting and Classifying help children to develop a range of thinking skills and build the foundations for later problem-solving. Art. Nr. 3266

Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division — preschool children solve these tasks through play. With the learning cards, children practise basic...

Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division — preschool children solve these tasks through play. With the learning cards, children practise basic mathematical operations and learn to solve mathematical questions in their everyday lives. All tasks and solutions are shown in pictures. This allows for an early introduction to basic arithmetic, even before children have learned to read numbers. Art. Nr. 3256

With LOGICO PRIMO, children will enjoy learning and practising basic skills. Each set features 16 cards with motivating assignments appropriate...

With LOGICO PRIMO, children will enjoy learning and practising basic skills. Each set features 16 cards with motivating assignments appropriate for the child’s age. Colour and Shape Puzzles expands children’s understanding of colours and shapes. The puzzles about colours and shapes help children develop their concentration, visual recognition and logical thinking. The learning cards focus on various aspects: recognition of colours and colour combinations, visual recognition of shapes, recognition and completion of colour sequences, recognition of geometrical shapes. Art. Nr. 3239

There’s lots to discover at the building site – there are diggers and bulldozers at work, and people drilling and...

There’s lots to discover at the building site – there are diggers and bulldozers at work, and people drilling and hammering and painting. But what does it look like once everything is built? In this book, children can discover building sites in the city and in the countryside: here a big residential and office building, there a motorway. Meanwhile, in the countryside, Beaver is building his lodge … And once everything is finished, people (and animals) can live, work and play in the new structures!

Summer holidays! Everyone is outside. Only fourteen-year-old Yuri stays at home, because Yuri’s favourite place is his room – it’s...

Summer holidays! Everyone is outside. Only fourteen-year-old Yuri stays at home, because Yuri’s favourite place is his room – it’s where he feels safe. Just two weeks before school starts, he receives a message from Ava. The two know each other from primary school and haven’t heard from each other in years. Ava would love to be at the outdoor pool with everyone else. But Ava is grounded. “Because of this thing,” she says. They start up a conversation and bit by bit they open up to each other. Light topics like their favourite ice cream or their worst birthdays are soon followed by their first confessions about little secrets and big fears. Until Ava’s wild stories begin to shake the trust they have just started to build.

When Flo returns from the bakery, the only thing on her mind is a cosy afternoon with her dad and...

When Flo returns from the bakery, the only thing on her mind is a cosy afternoon with her dad and some cake. But then she literally stumbles across a mysterious treasure map: ”Walter Wonderly’s Wondrous Ways to the Source of Magic“ is written on it. And nothing else. Together with her new friends, Flo sets off on a scavenger hunt across London and meets a cryptozoologist, real fairies and goblin cats. It soon becomes clear that Flo will only get through this search with the help of the strongest magical power: that of true friendship.

Which animals are nocturnal and use unusual hunting strategies in the darkness? Which animals snuggle up at night and sleep?...

Which animals are nocturnal and use unusual hunting strategies in the darkness? Which animals snuggle up at night and sleep? And which animals have adapted their sleep to extremely unusual conditions? Beatrix Mannel has many answers to these questions, giving examples that include both domestic and exotic animals, and exploring lots of fascinating and surprising facts about sleep. Karolina Benz has created real works of art with her atmospheric pictures that depict the night in all its facets.