Children's Books on Tour - Spring 2024

Children are explorers, quick learners and whizz through (almost) everything in their first years. Kathrin Schärer presents 30 everyday activities,...

Children are explorers, quick learners and whizz through (almost) everything in their first years. Kathrin Schärer presents 30 everyday activities, using vivid animal illustrations, that even the smallest children can do if given the inspiration and confidence. Getting up in the morning, getting dressed and having breakfast? No problem! Building a sandcastle, doing crafts or browsing a book? Why not? Cutting cookies, going to the bathroom or climbing a tree? I want to do it on my own! And soon riding a scooter or throwing a ball will be a breeze. Great fun to discover together and learn playfully – for small and slightly bigger whizz-kids.

There is always something going on in this lively class! Adam starts a new school after his parents move from...

There is always something going on in this lively class! Adam starts a new school after his parents move from Poland to Germany. Luckily, he quickly makes friends because all his classmates are from different places. Or as Mrs Meister, the class teacher, says, “With us, you can travel all over the world without even leaving the classroom!” Whether it’s a lively museum trip, a school event where a mouse turns up or a slumber party with ghost stories, Adam, Mariam, Yanis and their friends never get bored. And Mrs Meister has the best ideas. Like building a stegosaurus, which is not that easy because dinosaurs are huge. But one thing is crystal clear: whatever happens, this class always sticks together.

The fascination of construction equipment – discover, laugh and dig along. Children like digging and building things. Large construction machines...

The fascination of construction equipment – discover, laugh and dig along. Children like digging and building things. Large construction machines are particularly fascinating. In illustrated texts, Ole Könnecke explains what excavators, rollers and tracked trucks do, as well as tippers and cranes, loaders and lorries. His stories are tongue-in-cheek and there’s always an animal along for the ride. An original picture book that combines information and humour in a very entertaining way.

For Theo, Tom and Lotti, every day is an adventure. In their imaginations they are desperadoes, explorers, knights and superheroines....

For Theo, Tom and Lotti, every day is an adventure. In their imaginations they are desperadoes, explorers, knights and superheroines. A cat becomes a dangerous tiger and the neighbour’s garden a jungle. Which, as it so happens, belongs to an elderly lady – the fearless Frederike, who is not afraid of bees or chickens. But one day a man in shiny black shoes shows up – and he’s got Frederike’s house in his sights. The three siblings can’t let him get away with this, of course. In other words: there’s adventure everywhere. You just have to look carefully. And always carry a water pistol … just in case!

Lili is 10 years old and has the most brilliant home: a hotel in the mountains. But her parents have...

Lili is 10 years old and has the most brilliant home: a hotel in the mountains. But her parents have financial problems, and only the secret heirlooms of her great-great-grandfather can save the hotel from having to be sold. Together with her friends Sia and Oskar, Lili begins searching for the lost heirlooms. Clues can be hidden anywhere in the book; you have to find creative solutions. Cutting out, drawing, folding – anything is permitted.

The forest is full of life. Large and detailed drawings show children aged four and above which 16 large and...

The forest is full of life. Large and detailed drawings show children aged four and above which 16 large and small forest inhabitants, trees and mushrooms can be found here. Short information texts explain how to observe animals and identify plants. Go into the forest and discover an exciting world!

Ben is stunned when he’s invited to join a taster training week at the soccer school Tannwald. As he enters...

Ben is stunned when he’s invited to join a taster training week at the soccer school Tannwald. As he enters the school, his courage fades. How is he supposed to show his talents here? Only a miracle can help him now – a magic miracle in form of a talking mascot …

The Three !!! crack every case! Kim, Franzi and Marie can’t believe it: the Winklerhof, Franzi’s home and headquarters of...

The Three !!! crack every case! Kim, Franzi and Marie can’t believe it: the Winklerhof, Franzi’s home and headquarters of the Three !!!, is to make way for a highway. Does this mean the end of the detective club? The friends are determined not to let this happen and organise a big demonstration against the new road and the destruction of nature. When Commissioner Peters disappears, the detectives have to unleash unprecedented power to save the Winklerhof and the Commissioner.

Christina Röckl, winner of the German Award for Youth Literature, recounts a day inside a bus using a blaze of...

Christina Röckl, winner of the German Award for Youth Literature, recounts a day inside a bus using a blaze of colours. Almost completely without words, she depicts the small things that can make the world dance, showing us how much we can accomplish with one tiny impulse – just a simple smile. Christina Röckl tells stories with pictures, mostly in the shape of books. Her published works have won a number of awards.

Business is quiet at Alberta’s secondhand shop in a little seaside town. One day, however, a man desperately searching for...

Business is quiet at Alberta’s secondhand shop in a little seaside town. One day, however, a man desperately searching for a parking space triggers gossip that there is something extra-special about Alberta’s shop. People come flooding in, each with their own particular request: a chair with a long back and short legs, a grumpy cloud, more pepper in their life, an inflatable dumbbell. Alberta darts eagerly back and forth among the crowded shelves, looking for a fitting item – and she always comes up with the right answer. Then one day Alberta’s most loyal customer, Pepe the fisherman, comes to town again and asks her a question that changes everything.

Children’s games open a door into a fantastic world we will call Alula, a place full of adventures and surprises,...

Children’s games open a door into a fantastic world we will call Alula, a place full of adventures and surprises, danger and exotic creatures. Alula is also a special kind of word – a palindrome. Read it backwards and see! Two children are tracking a cat – or is it an exotic butterfly they’re following? In this reversible book without words, Reto Crameri gives two different versions of a daring expedition. One story shows two children playing in a garden. They spot a cat and then follow it through long grass past a hose, along a washing line and flowerbeds, to a pond. Read the book the other way around, though, and an innocent garden hunt becomes an intrepid journey through thick jungle. The cat turns into a colourful butterfly, the hose becomes a giant snake and instead of moving hand over hand along a washing line, the children swing through the air on long vines. The charming illustrations offer a creative take on the role of imagination in children’s play.

Sparse words and beautiful images tell the story of a special bond between a girl and her grandmother. The two...

Sparse words and beautiful images tell the story of a special bond between a girl and her grandmother. The two of them go ballooning, visit a museum and take a stroll through town. Even when the girl is on her own, she thinks of her grandmother whenever she wears her special sweater. The garment symbolises the close and happy relationship between the two, and gives solace as a difficult farewell looms. She keeps her sweater for many years before handing it down to her own son, hoping he will feel as loved, cosy and warm as she once did, while collecting his own memories and adventures.

Leon and Sophie are hugely excited about staying with Granny in the holidays. But the brother and sister could never...

Leon and Sophie are hugely excited about staying with Granny in the holidays. But the brother and sister could never have imagined just how HUGE their holiday is really going to be: Granny is hiding some real live dinosaurs in her greenhouse, and they are her best friends.

What a boring day! Even in Aquamaris, the legendary city at the bottom of the sea, there’s not much going...

What a boring day! Even in Aquamaris, the legendary city at the bottom of the sea, there’s not much going on today. But then Snorri, the six-armed octopus, and his friend, the sea girl Aquina, find out about a real gold treasure. It is said to be hidden in the wreck of the Black Crow. Snorri knows exactly where to find the old pirate ship: in the ship graveyard. And it’s pretty dangerous! Fortunately, Aquarian offers to help them. But is the little sea boy really their friend? Or is he just after the treasure …?

Belle, Oni and Oliver are in training to become real-life adventurers! The timetable includes travelling the world, discovering magic objects...

Belle, Oni and Oliver are in training to become real-life adventurers! The timetable includes travelling the world, discovering magic objects and researching mysterious creatures. The adventure begins on their very first day of school, when a famous magic dagger called the Fire Tiger is stolen. The young thief, Connor Blaze, is a real artful dodger and therefore a perfect candidate for the school of adventurers! With him, the first excursion soon becomes a hellish trip into the fantastical world of pirates.

Aquina is a mermaid. She has always felt different from the other merpeople. One day she finds out that she...

Aquina is a mermaid. She has always felt different from the other merpeople. One day she finds out that she has a twin brother: Mats, a human boy! And he is in danger. Ever since he was found on the beach as a baby, Mats has been brought up in a children’s home. He has always been afraid of the sea. By coming together, Aquina and Mats are fulfilling a centuries-old prophecy made by the Nordic gods – and it’s up to them to save the island world of Rulantica.

A non-fiction and hands-on activity book for young scientists and philosophers alike. Time – what is it really? Is it...

A non-fiction and hands-on activity book for young scientists and philosophers alike. Time – what is it really? Is it what clocks measure? The passing of hours, days and years? Or a feeling? This book gets to the bottom of the phenomenon of time. In addition to clear explanations, this book features numerous experiments and crafting instructions: the perpetual calendar shows the basis of our calendar system. With the help of the sundial, children learn how the length of the day was measured and how clocks as we know them today came into being. A water clock or an ancestor chart can also be built with the help of this book. The phenomenon of time can be demystified and felt, no longer intangible.

Watch out: this book buzzes and whirs and whistles! This book is full of research projects about sounds and hearing....

Watch out: this book buzzes and whirs and whistles! This book is full of research projects about sounds and hearing. Through exciting experiments, kids can explore how something sounds and learn why it sounds that way. Step-by-step instructions and vivid pictures lead the way as children build their own instruments, which they can use to make music and explore scientific connections at the same time. But animal and human sounds are not forgotten: you can also make your own handmade cats purr, chickens cluck and balloons shriek. You can even craft your own fart cushion. Lots of fun guaranteed!

Tree bark, leaves, hair, insects – everything can be magnified with a microscope. No other device allows children to immerse...

Tree bark, leaves, hair, insects – everything can be magnified with a microscope. No other device allows children to immerse themselves in science so quickly and experience nature in such a completely new way. From magnifying cups to handheld microscopes and much larger microscopes, kids can explore everything about microscopy. Over 96 pages, author and biologist Bärbel Oftring answers all the important questions such as: What are the different microscopes best used for and how? How do you prepare specimens? What is particularly good to look at under a microscope? Numerous suggestions can be noted down in the book, and initial discoveries can be recorded on graph paper. 

What awaits curious readers in this book:

• Lots of interesting and exciting facts about microscopy 

• Experiments and observation tips 

• Glossary of difficult words at the end of the book 

• Photos and natural illustrations

Enjoy over 100 puzzles in this illustrated adventure. Colourful and enigmatic! An exciting puzzle world for primary school children aged...

Enjoy over 100 puzzles in this illustrated adventure. Colourful and enigmatic! An exciting puzzle world for primary school children aged 9 and above. Each double-page spread features a different puzzle world: whether it’s outer space, the seabed, the farm or the jungle, there’s something for everyone. The puzzle types vary – there are word and number puzzles, picture tasks and logic puzzles. A real challenge for those little grey cells! Adventurous worlds and tricky brain teasers ensure that this puzzle book is never boring! With exciting puzzles, experienced kids travel through worlds full of excitement, fun and adventure and put their skills to the test.