Children's Books on Tour 2023 - Spring Collection

An app that can predict the future? What nonsense, thinks Jonas - but installs it all the same. Anything is...

An app that can predict the future? What nonsense, thinks Jonas - but installs it all the same. Anything is better than having to write the essay on “Heroism.” And the app actually works - awesome! Now Jonas can figure out how best to approach Lina. But his buddy Bäm interferes and the app suddenly demands something in return. Jonas tries to get a grip on the chaos and performs a really heroic deed. A fast-paced and funny "futuristic story" – even for children who are not yet confident readers.

Andreas Z. Simon was born in Frankfurt am Main and wrote and shot his own short films while he was still at school. Since the beginning of 2000, he has been working as a writer and director focusing on children's television. His most important project is the TV award-nominated KiKA series Your Song. The Future in My Hand is his first children's book.

In short texts and brilliant illustrations, nocturnal phenomena are explained in a way that is suitable for children. Ranging from...

In short texts and brilliant illustrations, nocturnal phenomena are explained in a way that is suitable for children. Ranging from scientific aspects, such as processes in the body, nocturnal animals, stars and planets, to fairy tales and myths, the book offers many facts on the subject of sleep.

Andrea Böhnke studied journalism at the Technical University Dortmund. Today, she works as a freelance author for various print and online media, including DIE ZEIT & ZEIT LEO.

Sami Skalli is a science journalist and works as an online editor in the science editorial department of Westdeutscher Rundfunk,  Cologne e.g. Quarks & Planet Knowledge.

Signe Kjær is a Danish illustrator. Her work appears in children's books, books for young people and magazines.

 

Down there, private parts, between your legs: Lo wants to know everything in detail. What is it actually called, that...

Down there, private parts, between your legs: Lo wants to know everything in detail. What is it actually called, that place between her legs? What is it for and what does it look like? And what else can you say about it?

A linguistically creative picture book that offers an uninhibited approach to different bodies, genitals and genders in age-appropriate pictures and text. An empowering book, warm and cheeky at the same time, which focuses on self-determined access to one's own body.

Linu Lätitia Blatt and Noa Lovis Peifer are artists and educators with further training in sexual education. They have both been working with kindergarten and primary school children for a long time.

Yayo Kawamura grew up in Tokyo. She lives in Berlin with her family and her dog. Since 2001, Yayo has been a successful picture book artist. Her many books have been translated into 24 languages.

The first time Anni and Fred see each other is in a café. The second time, just half an hour...

The first time Anni and Fred see each other is in a café. The second time, just half an hour later, at a frozen lake in which Anni bathes secretly every morning. The very next morning Fred dives into the ice-cold water with her. Cautiously, they grow closer, and Anni finds out that Fred is “trans”. All of a sudden new words are needed because the old ones can be either wrong or hurtful. A sensitive, life-affirming novel about first love in which everything feels new and wonderful.

 

Lena Hach, born in 1982, works as a freelance writer in Berlin. She has attended a school for clowns, studied literature and creative writing, and worked as a journalist. Her children's books published by Beltz & Gelberg include "Flo and Valentina, Hugo and Big Dschi and Uma and the Secret Power".

LOGICO PRIMO is a learning game with self-checking for children aged 3 to 6 years old. The LOGICO PRIMO board...

LOGICO PRIMO is a learning game with self-checking for children aged 3 to 6 years old. The LOGICO PRIMO board with 6 handy movable buttons is designed for learning at home, at kindergarten and at preschool. 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).

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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.

 

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With LOGICO PRIMO, children will enjoy learning and practising basic skills....

With LOGICO PRIMO, children will enjoy learning and practising basic skills.

Each LOGICO PRIMO set features 16 cards with motivating assignments appropriate for the child’s age.

Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division - preschool children solve these tasks daily while playing and in everyday life. With the learning cards, children practise basic mathematical operations in a playful way. They 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 the numbers.

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With LOGICO PRIMO, children will enjoy learning and training basic skills....

With LOGICO PRIMO, children will enjoy learning and training basic skills.

Each LOGICO PRIMO set offers 16 cards with motivating assignments appropriate for the child’s age.

In everyday life, children see all kinds of vehicles - out and about or in children's books or on TV. They are a natural part of their environment.

With the learning cards of "Learn About vehicles", children practise logical thinking, classifying, recognising similarities and differences and then-now relations. They learn that there are different types of vehicles with specific functions and properties.

While answering the questions children gather expertise on over 60 different vehicles. They identify features of different vehicles like function, (co-) driver, drive, load and more. And they find characteristic components of vehicles used in different situations like construction site, emergency, aircraft and water vehicles.

Art. Nr. 3257

One birthday celebration a year doesn't seem enough. Lu and her friends Pelle and Rio decide to attend every birthday...

One birthday celebration a year doesn't seem enough. Lu and her friends Pelle and Rio decide to attend every birthday party in the vicinity from now on -- without being invited but with presents in tow. Not everyone is delighted at first...

The first book in a funny new realistic series.

Claudia Schaumann started writing stories when she was a child. She lives in Hamburg with her five men (four sons plus one husband) and the real Chickaletta. Claudia is the author of a very successful family blog.

Simona Ceccarelli grew up in Italy, studied illustration in San Francisco, and now lives in Switzerland with her family.

After moving to a new town, Theo is nervous about his first day at the new school. He is lying...

After moving to a new town, Theo is nervous about his first day at the new school. He is lying awake when he hears a muffled munching noise in his room. He finds a fluffy creature with a mole’s nose and bats’ ears sitting on his bed: the creature tells him that he is a Wisshozzle, and that he can sniff out the wishes of children. A particularly deliciously smelling wish has led him to Theo. But Theo has no idea what this wish could have been! A new t-shirt, lots of ice cream? The Wisshozzle fulfills all Theo’s wishes, but that big delicious one remains a mystery. And the more wishes Theo gets granted, the more chaos breaks out ...

Annette Brahms studied German and Art History and worked for several years as an editor for a children's book publisher, before becoming an author. Nowadays, she dedicates herself entirely to writing.

Heidi Förster, born in 1982, has been drawing for as long as she can remember. A few years ago she discovered a passion for digital art: she designs her loveable children’s books, characters and illustrations for well-known publishing houses on her drawing tablets.

Today, Knuti has to go to bed all on his own. Mum has her friends over. “What do you mean...

Today, Knuti has to go to bed all on his own. Mum has her friends over. “What do you mean – on my own?” Knuti complains. Cuddle on his own? Rub his own back?

Mum offers him tickets to see his favourite football team as a reward. In that case, he simply has to do it. And it is actually very easy. Brushing teeth, putting on pyjamas ... but what is that? There's a whale in Knuti’s bed! It’s taking up all the space, and cannot be persuaded to move. Now time is running out… will Knuti solve this (big) problem?

Angelika Glitz, born in Hanover in 1966, worked in marketing for several years before starting to write children’s books. She lives near Frankfurt with her family and writes for TV, radio and film.

Nikolai Renger was born in Karlsruhe and studied visual communication. He works as a freelance illustrator for various publishers and agencies.

Life has changed a lot since the "Mirror" appeared in the sky above London. The Mirror is a parallel world...

Life has changed a lot since the "Mirror" appeared in the sky above London. The Mirror is a parallel world reflecting a magical version of the city. Since then, mysterious,, addictive blue liquids have become available, and the powers they lend to users carrying special artefacts, the „Sigils“, are of a dark and dangerous kind.

Orphaned Rayne knows this better than anyone. Using these powers to fight is her only chance of survival in today’s London, however.

But then she loses control of the magic. There is only one person who can save her, the young reigning lord of the Mirror. He gives her a choice: either the magic that is flowing in Rayne’s veins will kill her – or she must bind her life to the Dark Sigils, the seven artefacts of the Mirror’s ruling dynasties. The first book in a trilogy.

Anna Benning, born in 1988, completed her Masters in Literary Studies and Literary Education in Bamberg while working in the book trade and for newspapers and magazines. She currently works as an editor in a publishing house. Her debut „Vortex“ became an immediate bestseller in 2020; translation rights were sold to the Czech Republic, France, Poland, Russia and the Ukraine.

An amazing kick-off of a new fantasy series with an addictive factor that convinces with a special basic idea and an absolutely captivating story. I need more of this! kathis.books, 31. August 2022

Lia’s time on the family’s country estate is no longer the same as before – because of Finn. Lia cannot...

Lia’s time on the family’s country estate is no longer the same as before – because of Finn. Lia cannot tear herself away from his mysterious personality, and she falls head over heels in love with him. When he returns her feelings, her summer seems perfect. But soon the shadows of the past descend on the wilderness of Badfearna. They shed light on Finn’s past that leave no doubt: Lia has no place in his life. Can one run away from love – or from oneself?

Antje Babendererde grew up in Thuringia and used to be a therapist working with children. Since 1996, she has been an author with a special interest in the culture and history of Native Americans. Her novels for adults and young people on this topic are based on her intensive research, and trips to the U.S., and are also highly praised by reviewers.

Winner of the DELIA Youth Literature Prize Young Love 2022 (for SUMMER OF BLUE DESIRES)

Ella Fredericks has been waiting a long time for this day: she's about to start her studies at the Magical...

Ella Fredericks has been waiting a long time for this day: she's about to start her studies at the Magical Academy, follow in the footsteps of Luzie Alvenstein and show how talented she is at creating magical scents. But a secret society is bent on ending the training of future perfumiers. Ella and her friends are the only ones who can stop them.

Anna Ruhe was born in Berlin in 1977. She has always had exciting stories in her head and started to write them down after her two children were born. Claudia Carls kept announcing that when she grew up, she wanted to be either a writer or an artist and decided to study book illustration. She lives in Hamburg, illustrating books and posters.

"The Magical Pharmacy" series was awarded the Leipzig Reading Compass 2018 for the age group 10-14 years.

This cool journal for girls is not ‘all about me’ – it’s also about how we can regain an appreciation...

This cool journal for girls is not ‘all about me’ – it’s also about how we can regain an appreciation of each other. With lists to fill out and a personality test to take, plus space to record acts that have made you or others smile. And there are also craft instructions, recipe ideas and tips. Have you ever distributed Post-Its with kind messages? They're guaranteed to touch any heart!

Kat Krueger is a wordsmith by profession – wherever words can be found. Today, she lives with her family and her books in Berlin, where she doesn’t attract attention if she occasionally walks like a penguin.

Inga Knopp-Kilpert likes to draw inspiration from nature. Apart from books, postcards and calendars, her floral illustrations also decorate many other products.

Sometimes everything seems to be a chaotic mess. That is what is happening today. Nothing works! The children in Teddy...

Sometimes everything seems to be a chaotic mess. That is what is happening today. Nothing works! The children in Teddy Bear Street are fed up with the parents, and their parents keep yelling at their children.

Maybe other families are coping better? The children decide to find out…and so begins a hilarious programme of parent-swapping. They actually try it! And some things work, but some things don’t. In the end, though, everyone agrees that for better or worse, it doesn’t matter – things can only be wonderful with YOU!

Neele was born in 1984 in Oldenburg. She studied design in Münster and has, since her graduation, worked as an illustrator and author for various publishing houses and agencies.

Marta Balmaseda was born in Gijón, Spain. After studying art at the University of Fine Arts in Seville, she has illustrated several children’s books for various publishers.

Welcome to the world of chemistry!...

Welcome to the world of chemistry!

If it hisses and pops and cracks, then there is chemistry behind it! In this card deck, 75 experiments introduce children to this exciting STEM subject for the first time – without any expensive materials. They can die T-shirts with turmeric, make their own drain cleaner, cook homemade marmalade, and make their own indicator paper. Chemistry is all around us in our everyday life!

The PhänoMINT series is a synonym for phenomenal experiments tailored to young scientists and curious researchers of school age. Be it math, engineering, natural science or information technology, the PhänoMINT books and card-sets teach knowledge in the easiest way – playing. Through the fun experiments, kids experience and learn about natural phenomena in our daily environment. Lots of “Aha!” moments guaranteed!

75 cards in a drawer box

How do modern navigation systems work? How can you find the right direction in the wild using your surroundings? From...

How do modern navigation systems work? How can you find the right direction in the wild using your surroundings? From sundials and needle compasses to length determination via similar triangles, all the important facts about navigation, orientation and map systems are clearly illustrated here. In addition to many intriguing facts, this book is packed with experiments, games, and tricks for kids to try out on their own, with the help of the attached cut-out sheet and detailed instructions. Readers will learn how to figure out the cardinal points using the stars, plants or the direction of the sun; also, they will learn how GPS works, what magnetic fields are and what satellites are for. This book also traces the history of navigation, all explained in a child-friendly way.

A wonderful book for curious adventurers who are ready to get out into nature, and a must-have for the next hiking tour!

THESE STORIES NEED RESCUING!...

THESE STORIES NEED RESCUING!

Little witch Simsala meets her best friend Bim for tea, as she does every Wednesday. She doesn‘t notice that strange clouds are brewing. Just as they are enjoying the cosy picnic, Bim suddenly disappears! With the reader‘s help, can she save the missing little dragon and restore peace in her town?

Step by step, one mission after another, the reader will solve puzzles or colour in objects on each page to move the story forward. The pencil turns into a magic wand; book pages are now a magic mountain and breadcrumbs are shown to the hidden villains. Sit down, grab a pencil, and dive into this rescue mission with Simsala! Enjoy puzzling through the story full of excitements, laughter, and roller-coaster-like surprises.

The "Your Mission" series is the latest innovation conceived by game author Anja Dreier-Brückner. Also in the series: Your Mission: Catch the Colour Thief.

 

Plants are the true superheroes! They can break rocks, burn like fire, render themselves (almost) invisible, and grow older than...

Plants are the true superheroes! They can break rocks, burn like fire, render themselves (almost) invisible, and grow older than any other living creatures on Earth. The Superpowers of Plants unveils the most amazing abilities of various trees, roots, and leaves from all over the world, all explained in a child-friendly way. Exciting facts, lively illustrations and wonderful photos conjure up a mesmerising experience for readers to marvel at and learn from at the same time.

In addition to showing various flora heroes, this book features numerous hands-on activities, experiments and recipes. It also shares tips on how to decorate the kids' bedrooms with plants, protect our natural world, and harness the powers of plants. From poisonous and explosive, to fragrant and healing plants, impressive heroes of nature can be admired here.