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Foreign Rights Catalogue Fall 2021
When a Lion goes to school
Tips from the last programme
All rights available Michael Engler / René Amthor Treck Doris Eisenburger Heinz Janisch / Silke Leffler
The Tiny Tractor Scheherazade A Present for the King
Rights sold to: Romania, Russia All rights available Rights sold to: Romania
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Picture Book
4+
When bears go
for a swim
It’s a beautiful summer’s day and,
down at the lake, Pig can’t wait
to get splash around in the water!
He’s got his swim ring, his water
wings and the biggest smile on
his face. As he waddles toward the
water, the other animals exchange
uneasy glances. Doesn’t Pig know
that Bear swims in the lake every
day to train for the championships?
Or that Bear can get really angry
with anyone who splashes around
in his lake?
When Bear and Pig collide in the
water, Bear is outraged! But Pig
is determined not to let such an
old bossyboots tell him what to
do, no way!
Heute wollte Bär endlich zweimal den See durchqueren.
Und das innerhalb von sechs Stunden. Doch was war
A story about two strong personali-
denn das für ein lautes Gekreische dort draußen?
Es war doch wohl nicht eins der Tiere auf die Idee
gekommen, seinen See zu betreten?
ties and an unusual friendship.
Tip
• A summery tale about learning to swim and
Ulla Mersmeyer completed having fun together
an apprenticeship at Bremer
Theater and studied illustration • Pig and Bear – two quirky characters take
in Münster. Her illustrations
have breathed life into countless every heart by storm
children’s and picture books.
She lives and works in her dream • With un-bear-lievably beautiful, laugh-out-loud
Ulla Mersmeyer
city, Hamburg.
illustrations Ulla Mersmeyer
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When bears go for a swim
There’s a Cat in my Cot!
32 pages
Rights sold to: Denmark
All rights available
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Picture Book
Else and Luise – 4+
The best sisters ever Tip
Else and Luise are hippos – and the very
best of sisters. Then one day, Mechthild the
rhinoceros appears on the scene and quickly
makes friends with Luise. As she spends
more and more time playing with her new
friend, Luise has less and less time to spend
with her little sister. Doesn’t Luise like
Else anymore?
Else is upset at first, then she’s sad and,
finally, she gets really angry! As she stomps
Michael Engler / Joëlle Michael Engler / Joëlle
around snorting with rage, Luise and Mech-
Tourlonias Tourlonias
thild are happy to join in. Maybe Luise likes A Strange Bird – It is good to A Strange Bird – dares
Else after all? And maybe Mechthild is not all be different something
that bad, after all? Rights sold to: Romania, USA
A picture book about sisters and emotional
ups and downs!
• A heart-warming story about sisters and friendship
Michael Engler writes stage
plays, audiobooks and children’s
Joëlle Tourlonias, born in 1985,
studied visual communication
• Jealousy in the family: When one sister suddenly
books. His picture books as f.e. and illustration at Bauhaus finds a new best friend!
the “Elephantastic”-series or University in Weimar. Since then
“A strange bird” are very popular
and have been translated to
she has been illustrating many
picture and children’s books.
• From the bestselling team behind “A strange bird”
many languages. Her books have been translated Michael Engler / Joëlle Tourlonias
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32 pages
All rights available
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Picture Book
4+
Who will fall
asleep first? Wer schläft, der schläft,
wer wacht, der wacht.
Die Frage ist,
was man dann macht?
Who will fall asleep first? It’s time
for the friends Kolo the Wolf and
Kulms the Bat to go to bed. As soon
as his head hits the pillow, Kolo is Erst tut er nix, erst nimmt er’s hin,
dann kommt ihm dieses in den Sinn:
fast asleep. That leaves little Kulms
»Du liegst so gut, ich weck dich nicht,
– ich will dich ja nicht stören –
feeling lonely and bored. “Are you
asleep yet?”, she asks. Kolo doesn’t
respond. Kulms pinches his nose.
Still no response. Then she nudges
him in the side. That wakes Kolo und frage ganz, ganz vorsichtig,
up. But very soon, it’s all quiet
dies eine will ich hören:
Sag mal, schläfst du schon?«
again. Totally quiet. Now it’s Kolo’s
turn to whisper, “Are you asleep
yet...?”
Wer schläft, der schläft,
A bedtime story that will bring wer wacht, der wacht.
Die Frage ist,
a smile to the faces of readers
was man dann macht?
and listeners of all ages.
• An enchanting and cheeky bedtime story
Andreas Greve, satirist and
children’s book author, originally
Lena Winkel was born in
Betzdorf (Sieg) in 1993 and
• For everyone who has ever had trouble falling
trained as a carpenter and art always wanted to become a asleep
teacher. He has written twenty Pokémon inventor. So, she
or so books, which have been
published throughout Europe
studied illustration in Hamburg
and Paris and somehow got
• Funny rhymes and atmospheric illustrations
and in Canada, China and side-tracked! Now she makes
d South Korea. Born in Hamburg, children’s books and comics Andreas Greve / Lena Winkel
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travel reporter. He now lives in non-human characters.
Faaborg, Denmark. 32 pages
All rights available
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Fairy Tales
5+
The big book of stories
To mark Max Kruse’s 100th birthday, we have collected all of his most beautiful
fairy tales and stories in one opulent volume.
Beautiful Fairy Tale Books
Künnmann / Grasso Swift / Grasso Künnmann / Grasso
To Max Kruse’s
Fairy Tales from 1001 Nights Gulliver`s Travels Wilhelm Hauff `s most beautiful 100th
Righs sold: Poland, Russia Righs sold: Russia
Fairy Tales anniversary
Righs sold: Romania
• Full of Max Kruse’s unique charm and humour
• Enchanting stories for the whole family
• Delightfully illustrated by Doris Eisenburger
Max Kruse / Doris Eisenburger
The big book of stories by Max Kruse
96 pages
All rights available
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World Literature & Music
5+
Peter Pan
All children grow up. Well, except
for one: Peter Pan! In J. M. Barrie’s
world-famous story, Peter and
Wendy fly to the island of Never-
land, where they encounter the
dangerous Captain Hook and their D ie Zweite rechts und dann geradeaus bis morgen. Das, hatte Peter gesagt, war der
Weg ins Nimmerland. Schon bald hatten sie die Stadt mit ihren hellen Lichtern
adventure begins ...
hinter sich gelassen und erreichten das offene Meer. Während Wendy noch vorsichtig
immer geradeaus flog, machte Peter bisweilen kleine Umwege, flog ganz dicht über die
Wellen, unterhielt sich mit den Delfinen und klatschte die Haie an ihren Flossen ab.
4 Da fragte sich Wendy schon, ob er sie vielleicht vergessen hätte. Doch immer wieder
kam Peter zu ihr zurück. So näherten sie sich geradewegs dem Nimmerland. Doch
The World Literature & Music series
nicht, weil Peter und Tinkerbell so gute Reiseführer waren, sondern weil die Insel sie
erwartete. Nur so kann ein Mensch überhaupt diese Zauberstrände finden.
is a fun way to introduce children Am Ende von Track 4 könnt ihr Wendys Motiv in den
Flöten ein wenig verloren durch die Musik torkeln
to the joys of classical music. Well-
hören. Genauso fühlt sie sich bisweilen, wenn sie mit
Peter nach Nimmerland fliegt.
known literary works, renowned
orchestras and narrators, and
enchanting text and images are the
perfect way for children to engage 25 Music and text on the
accompayning CD or via
with classical music and classical
stream
children’s literature.
Composer: Henrik Albrecht
Classic & Classics: Literature and Orchestra:NDR Radio-
Music artfully combined. philharmonie
Tip Conductor: Andreas Hempel
Speaker: Jens Wawrczeck,
Laura Maire, Jürg Löw
Henrik Albrecht / Lewis Carroll / Jules Verne & Henrik Albrecht /
Elisa Vavouri Elisa Vavouri
Alice in Wunderland 20,000 leagues under the sea
5 years and up All rights available
All rights available
• The world-famous children’s classic with orchestral
Henrik Albrecht studied at Susanne Smajić , born 1972 in music composed especially for the story
Conservatory in Cologne. First Munich, studied illustration and
he studied Piano, later composi- printed graphics in in Halle / • With additional explanations from the composer
tion. Since 2005 he is special-
ized in orchestral audio theatre.
Saale and in Münster. Since
2000 she has been working as about the music and instruments
“The Canterville Ghost” got freelance illustrator for national
2007 and “War for the Buttons” and international publishing • Accompanying orchestral audio play awarded the James Matthew Barrie & Henrik Albrecht /
2009 the German Audiobook houses.
Auditorix audiobook seal of approval Susanne Smajić
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Peter Pan
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32 pages
All rights available
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My first Musical Picture Book
3+
Hansel and Gretel–
Children’s opera
by Engelbert
Das Orchester sitzt im Orchestergraben und spielt, während die
Geschichte auf der Bühne erzählt wird.
Ein Junge und ein Mädchen – Hänsel und Gretel – wohnen mit 2+3
ihren Eltern am Rande eines großen Waldes.
Sie sind allein zu Hause. Ihre Eltern müssen hart arbeiten,
Humperdinck and
die Familie ist arm. Zum Glück hat ihnen eine Nachbarin
einen Topf voll Milch geschenkt, das wird ein Festmahl am Abend!
Die Kinder singen und tanzen. Lia kennt das Lied:
»Brüderchen, komm tanz mit mir!«
Adelheid Wette
Lia is over the moon. She is going to
visit Papa at rehearsals for Hansel
and Gretel! The story is a little scary
at times, but then Papa winks at her
from the stage. In any case, it has a 11+12
happy ending!
Music and text on the
Who has never heard the fairy tale
accompayning CD or via
of Hansel and Gretel and the witch Am frühen Morgen werden Hänsel und Gretel stream
von einem anderen wunderlichen Männchen
in the gingerbread house? Engelbert geweckt, vom Taumännchen. Silbern glitzert
sein Haar im Sonnenlicht.
Composer: Engelbert
Die Kinder machen sich auf den Weg. 14
Humperdinck and Adelheid Wette
Wieder gehen sie durch den Wald.
Sie kommen zu einem sonderbaren
Häuschen, das aussieht, als wäre es Humperdinck
turned it into a children’s opera that ganz aus Lebkuchen gemacht.
Die Geschwister sind neugierig,
sie kosten vom Lebkuchen. Libretto: Adelheid Wette
continues to delight parents and
Da geht die Tür des kleinen
Lebkuchen-Hauses auf und eine
Hexe schaut heraus. Lia hält
Orchestra: Rundfunk-
den Atem an. Die Knusperhexe!
children today with popular songs Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Conductor: Marek Janowski
such as “Ein Männlein steht im Speaker: Heinz Janisch
Walde” and “Brüderchen, komm,
tanz mit mir”.
The world-famous folk tale – Tip
in its most melodious and exciting
version.
Susa Hämmerle / Christa Unzner
Hansel and Gretel
All rights available
• On the 100th anniversary of Engelbert Humper-
Heinz Janisch studied German Birgit Antoni illustrates board dinck’s death: Germany’s best-known fairy tale now
and journalism. He works as a books, picture books and early joins the My First Music Picture Book series
freelancer for ORF radio, where readers for a variety of publish-
he has been designing and
presenting radio programmes
ers. Her extraordinary books are
frequently translated and highly • This children’s opera is part of the standard reper-
since 1982. He also writes books reviewed. toire of numerous opera houses around the world Heinz Janisch / Birgit Antoni
for children and adults and Hansel and Gretel
i has received numerous literary
• With accompanying audio book: Perfect for early Children’s opera by Engelbert
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Vienna.
24 pages
All rights available
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Musical Picture Book
Let’s join the 5+
choir! A tale of
off-key notes and
big concerts Plötzlich atmet Lisa tief ein … und so langsam sie
kann wieder aus.
»Jedes Mal, bevor wir mit dem Singen beginnen,
machen wir ein paar Atemübungen«, erzählt sie.
»Ganz schön gefährlich!«, grinst Paul.
»Allerdings!«, stimmen Mama und Papa zu.
»Bevor wir bei der Chorprobe zu singen beginnen«,
erzählt Mama, »schütteln wir sogar unseren
»Ich finde am besten, dass man zum Singen nicht
extra ein Instrument herumschleppen muss!«,
meint Paul.
»Da hast du recht!«, ruft Lisa. »Meine
Aber die Luft kommt von der Lunge, und der
Mund und die Lippen helfen dir, die Töne zu
formen und Buchstaben zu bilden.«
»Ganz schön kompliziert«, findet Lisa. »Naja, ich
»Heute hat Maria den Löwen mit uns gemacht! ganzen Körper. Und dann klopfen wir mit Stimmbänder hab ich immer dabei!« hab meine Stimme jedenfalls immer dabei, egal,
Wollt ihr wissen, wie der geht?« unseren Handflächen die Beine ab, und den »Wenn du singst, schwingen aber nicht nur deine ob ich gerade frühstücke, mit dem Rad fahre …«
Singing is fun! No one knows that
Sie stellt sich neben den Tisch, geht mit Oberkörper, Bauch, Brust, Popo, Rücken, die Stimmbänder!«, betont Papa. »Es schwingen dann »Computer spiele, skate …«, ergänzt Paul.
gegrätschten Beinen in die Hocke, reißt die Arme beiden Arme und sogar das Gesicht – alles viele Teile deines Körpers mit. Dein Bauch, dein »In Urlaub fahre, Zähne putze, den Papa kitzle …«,
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mit gespreizten Fingern weit auseinander, streckt soll locker werden.«
Brustkorb, auch dein Kopf, alle Teile helfen mit, fährt Lisa fort.
better than Lisa, who recently
so weit sie kann die Zunge heraus und atmet »Eins ist klar«, erklärt Papa, »wenn du locker bist
dass deine Stimme gut klingt.« »Apropos Zähne putzen!«, unterbricht Papa mit
fauchend aus: »Groaahhh!« und gut atmest, kannst du freier singen. Dann
Lisa grübelt: »Das kann ich mir gar nicht so gut einem Blick auf die Uhr. »Höchste Zeit, meine
Paul und die Eltern müssen schon wieder lachen. kann sich deine Stimme viel besser entfalten.«
vorstellen.« Liebe!«
joined the children’s choir. But how
»Eigentlich ist unser ganzer Körper das Instrument!«, »Na gut«, nickt Lisa. »Aber vorher singen wir alle
sagt jetzt Mama. »An den Stimmbändern entsteht mein neues Lied!«
der Ton.
do voices actually work? Why does
she keep hitting the wrong notes
during rehearsals? And are there
people who can’t sing at all? Lisa Stimmbänder
launches herself into the adventure
of singing in a choir and learns a Luftröhre
wealth of exciting things. Music and text on the
accompayning CD or via
Marko Simsa playfully introduces 7
stream
vocal ranges, the voice as an
Composer: L. van Beethoven,
“instrument”, warm-up exercises
J. S. Bach u. a.
and world-famous choral pieces. Besonders gut gefällt ihr auch, wie lebendig und
mitreißend Herr Prinz den Chor leitet. Dabei
dass nämlich nicht nur Kinder viel lernen
müssen. Auch die erwachsenen Sängerinnen Choir: Wiener Singverein,
The accompanying audio book
zeigt er mit seinen Händen und den Armen, und Sänger sind noch lange nicht perfekt.
wann der Gesang schneller oder langsamer
werden soll. Und auch, wann es lauter oder leiser
Jedenfalls unterbricht Herr Prinz immer
wieder den Gesang und erklärt, was sie
Wiener Sängerknaben,
contains examples and excerpts Kinderchor Penzing u. a.
klingen soll. Dabei werden seine Bewegungen besser machen können.
eben schneller oder langsamer, mal größer und Und wirklich, denkt Lisa, meistens klingt
dann wieder ganz klein. Und noch etwas, das es schöner, wenn eine Stelle mehrmals
Speaker: Marko Simsa
from some of the world’s most
Lisa an diesem Abend entdeckt, gefällt ihr: geübt wurde …
famous choral works.
The first go-to-book on singing
for children!
Heute Abend darf Lisa ausnahmsweise zur Genau so, wie Mama es erzählt hat.
Chorprobe ihrer Eltern mitkommen. »Mach ruhig mit!«, ruft Herr Prinz Lisa zu.
Üblicherweise probt der Chor einmal in der »Ein wenig Auflockerung tut jedem gut.«
Woche, vor wichtigen Konzerten aber sogar Alle schütteln sich und klopfen mit ihren Händen
zwei- bis dreimal. Zusätzlich gibt es dann auch den ganzen Körper von unten bis oben ab.
noch Proben mit den Orchestern und deren Auch bei ein paar Atemübungen darf Lisa
Dirigentinnen oder Dirigenten. schließlich noch mitmachen. Dann aber setzt
Lisa ist sehr neugierig, wie es denn bei »den sie sich auf einen Stuhl und lauscht gespannt.
Großen« so zugeht. Dass es vier Stimmlagen gibt und diese vier
› Der Chor probt ein Stück aus der 9. Sinfonie vom
Tatsächlich wird es zuerst ziemlich lustig. Gruppen oft auch einzeln, also nacheinander, Komponisten Ludwig van Beethoven. Gesungen wird
Denn nachdem Herr Prinz, der Chorleiter, alle üben müssen, das weiß Lisa schon. Sie findet dabei die Ode »An die Freude« von Friedrich Schiller.
Die Melodie dieses Stückes wurde sogar zur Europahymne
Sängerinnen und Sänger begrüßt hat, wird es allerdings höchst interessant, die vier gewählt, daher ist sie vielen Menschen auf der ganzen
geschüttelt und geklopft, dass es eine Freude ist. Gruppen heute so genau hören zu dürfen. Welt bekannt.
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• A treasure trove of the facts about voices, singing
Marko Simsa has brought Jutta Berend was born in Olden- and choirs – presented in a playful way
concerts and plays for kids burg in 1988. She grew up with
to the stage for 25 years. His her parents, two sisters and a • Inspires kids to sing
venues include the Vienna dog in East Frisia. She has been
Concerthall, the Salzburg Music
Festival, and the Wiesbaden
illustrating children’s books
full-time since 2018, and in that
• Accompanying audio book with lots of samples of
Theater. His award-winning short time she has already illus- music: “Jauchzet, Frohlocket” (Bach); “Halleluja Marko Simsa / Jutta Berend
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books have been translated trated quite a few books. Jutta
Chorus” (Handel); “Ode to Joy” (Beethoven) etc., etc. Let’s join the choir!
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www.markosimsa.at and two daughters in Hamburg
Rahlstedt. • 3.3 million active choral singers in Germany alone 32 pages
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Musical Picture Book
Johann Sebastian 5+
Bach – The life
and works of the
great composer D ass für Bach auch in dieser neuen Stellung
bald Schwierigkeiten auftauchen würden,
wird niemanden wirklich überraschen.
Wieder hat er Probleme mit Vorgesetzten – diesmal
ist es nicht ein Superintendent oder ein Herzog,
»Ach, das musikalische Duell in Dresden!« Der
Vater lacht und dann erzählt er von dem berühmten
französischen Organisten. Die Leute damals waren
begeistert von ihm, und deshalb hielt er sich wohl
für den besten Organisten der Welt. Doch da gab
In Dresden sind Vater und Sohn festlich geklei-
det auf den Weg zum Schloss, das Zwinger genannt
wird. Dort gibt es eine prachtvolle Opernpremiere.
Herrliche Musik, atemberaubende Bühnenbilder,
spektakuläre Theatertricks und mittendrin: die Pri-
es auch andere, die meinten, dass der junge Bach madonna Faustina, der Star des Abends! Ihr Mann,
sondern der Rektor der Thomasschule, mit dem er
aus Weimar diesen „Besten“ leicht übertrumpfen der Komponist Johann Adolf Hasse, hat die Haupt-
in Streit gerät. Und der Rat der Stadt schätzt ihn könnte. Der Dresdner Konzertmeister organisierte rolle extra für sie geschrieben.
auch nicht sehr. Ständig will dieser Bach neue und also einen musikalischen Wettstreit, um den wahren »Unsere herzlichsten Glückwünsche zur gelun-
bessere Schüler, vor dem Lateinunterricht hat er sich »König der Orgel« zu ermitteln. genen Premiere!« Vater und Sohn Bach gratulieren
The insightful narration guides
gedrückt und seine Musik ist viel zu lang und zu »Und dann warteten wir und warteten, aber der dem Komponisten und seiner Frau nach der Vorstel-
opernhaft. Schon bei der Johannis-Passion 1724 hat Herr Franzose kam einfach lung.
man ihn dafür getadelt. Und jetzt hat er es noch tol- nicht! Wie sich herausstellte, »Danke, danke, Meister Bach!“, lacht Hasse. „Ich
ler getrieben! war er vor lauter Lampenfieber bin ja froh, dass Sie keine Opern komponieren.
readers through the most impor-
»Vielleicht solltest du wieder einmal verreisen!«, einfach abgereist!« Dann wären wir vielleicht nicht so gute Freunde,
schlägt ihm Anna Magdalena vor. »Das bringt dich sondern Rivalen!«
auf andere Gedanken!« Bach liebt Dresden, die „Keine Angst, Meister Hasse, Opern mögen
großartigen Opernaufführungen, die klangvollen meine protestantischen Herren nicht.“
tant stages and events in Bach’s
Orgeln von Meister Silbermann, die Gespräche mit So lachen sie und reden über Musik, bis Faustina
Musikerkollegen. sie schließlich unterbricht: »Das Feuerwerk beginnt!
Schon bald sitzen Bach und sein Ältester in der Wir müssen zum Feuerwerk!«
Kutsche. Wilhelm Friedemann ist sehr stolz, dass er 1+2
life and introduces his most
den Vater diesmal ganz allein für sich hat. Endlich
kann er ihn mal was fragen: »Wie war das eigentlich
damals wirklich mit dem Orgel-Duell, Vater?«
famous pieces, including “The
3+4
Well-Tempered Clavier”, the
“St. Matthew Passion”, “The Art
of the Fugue”, the “Brandenburg
Concertos” and the “Christmas
Music and text on the
Oratorio”. With these and other
Fußboden aufhellen
accompayning CD or via
carefully selected pieces of music stream
in the accompanying audio book, Composer: Johann Sebastian
readers can effortlessly immerse Bach
themselves in the life and works Orchestra: Cappella Istro-
M it seiner Frau Anna Magdalena
bekommt Bach dreizehn Kinder. Es
Wilhelm Friedemann zusammengestellt, als dieser
noch ganz klein war.
So komplizierte Dinge wie eine Fuge aber erklärt der
politana u. a.
of the famous composer.
ist immer viel los im Leipziger Schul-
haus! Ständig gehen Thomaner und private Schüler Kantor seinen Schülern am liebsten am Cembalo.
ein und aus. Durchreisende Künstler kommen zu »Und jetzt passt gut auf: Es fängt an mit der
Conductor: Oliver v. Dohnányi
Besuch oder die Textdichter für die Sonntagskanta- Thema-Melodie auf der linken Hand … nun folgt
ten. Man fragt sich, wo Bach die Ruhe hernimmt, das Thema auf der rechten Hand … hört ihr, wie
seine wunderbare Musik zu schreiben. eine Stimme vor der anderen davonläuft?
The life of Johann Sebastian Bach
Weil es in der Schule kein Cembalo gibt, findet der
Unterricht oft im Wohnzimmer der Familie Bach
statt. Das Übungsmaterial hat Bach natürlich selbst
Verstanden? Davonlaufen, flüchten, lateinisch:
fugere. Also, was ist eine Fuge? Ein Stück, wo eine
Melodie vor der andern davonläuft.«
u. a.
Speaker: Dietmar Wunder
komponiert. So wie er bei der musikalischen In diesem Moment steckt Anna Magdalena ihren
retold for children – with numerous Erziehung seiner eigenen Kinder nichts dem Zufall
überlässt, so hat er auch für seine Thomasschüler
einen genauen Plan. Immer wieder verwendet er die
Kopf durch die Tür. »Die Unterrichtszeit ist doch
schon längst um!«, flüstert sie ihrem Mann zu.
»Und wir haben doch einen Gast zum Abendessen!«
beiden »Clavierbüchlein«. Das sind Sammlungen »Achso, ja, dann Schluss für heute, ihr dürft jetzt
samples of his most famous compo- einfacher Stücke für Tasteninstrumente.
Ein solches Büchlein hat er Anna Magdalena kurz
nach ihrer Hochzeit gewidmet, das andere hat er für
auch fugere!«
Der Besucher ist Herr Picander. Eigentlich heißt er
Henrici und ist Steuerrevisor. Aber für Bach ist er
sitions to inspire a thirst for early
ein guter Freund, der ihm oft die Texte für seine
Kantaten scheibt.
Diesmal hat er etwas ganz Besonderes mitgebracht:
»Einen lustigen Text über eine junge Frau, die
musical education.
süchtig ist nach Kaffee! Der Vater will ihr den
geliebten Kaffee verbieten. Du kriegst keinen Mann,
bis du nicht aufhörst mit dem Kaffee! Doch alles
Drohen nützt nichts. Sie will sowieso nur einen
Tip
Mann nehmen, der ihr den Kaffeegenuss erlaubt.
Am Ende kriegt sie beides: einen Ehemann und
reichlich Kaffee!«
Freund Picander weiß, dass der strenge, ernste Bach
auch sehr gern lacht. Der kleine Spaß gefällt ihm.
Er fängt noch am selben Abend an, die
›Kaffeekantate‹ zu komponieren.
»Das ist genau das Richtige für unseren Herrn
Zimmermann«, erklärt Bach schmunzelnd.
Gottfried Zimmermann hat ein Kaffeehaus in der
Leipziger Katharinenstraße. Dort finden jeden
Freitag Konzerte des »Collegium musicum« statt.
Das ist eine studentische Musikergesellschaft, die es
schon fast dreißig Jahre gibt und die seit 1729 von
Bach geleitet wird. Auch die älteren Söhne der
Familie Bach sind jetzt schon dabei.
Lene Mayer-Skumanz / Josephine
Pauluth
Beethoven— Life and works of the
great composer
All rights available • The great composer – presented for children
Ernst A. Ekker (1937-1999)
worked as a journalist for the
Anna-Lena Kühler studied communi-
cations design in Wiesbaden with a
• Audio book full of musical samples from Bach’s
ORF. He was famous for his focus on illustration. She has worked most famous compositions
children’s musical, opera and on a free-lance basis for agents and
theatre. His work has been publishers in Germany and abroad
translated into many languages since graduating.
and has won many awards. Ernst A. Ekker / Anna-Lena Kühler
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Musical Picture Book
Knight Rusty in 4+
WWWonderland
The mountain of packages piling
up in the Iron Castle is so big it’s Am Ende fuhr er dann noch neunundneunzig Runden Achterbahn,
bis ihm der Kopf schwirrte und im Hals die Feuerspucke hochblubberte.
almost impossible to open the door. Erst dann hatte er genug.
When Koks and Bö go to see what
Knight Rusty is up to, they can’t
find him anywhere. So, they decide
to set off to WWWonderland to
look for him. Once they arrive,
they are absolutely amazed by all
the things they discover! With the
help of Lisa Level and the all-know-
ing Gugula, they finally find Knight
Rusty. But before all’s well that
ends well, they need to defeat a
formidable foe.
An exciting and funny story for
young and old – Knight Rusty’s very
latest adventure!
• Cyber fun! – Knight Rusty hits the World Wide Web
Jörg Hilbert studied commu-
nication design and lives as a
Felix Janosa Felix Janosa
has been composing since
• With lots of great new songs
freelance author and illustrator he is twelve years old. After
in Ruhr district. The books of having been studied school • More than 2 million items of Knight Rusty
his famous “Rusty Knight” –
musicals (music Felix Janosa)
music, he became cabaret
artist, jazz pianist, producer,
merchandise sold
have been sold more than author and composer of the
1 Million copies. nn
famous “Rusty Knight” – Jörg Hilbert / Felix Janosa
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48 pages
All rights availableGraphic novel encourages independent
reading
Tips from the last programme
Rüdiger Bertram / Horst Hellmeier Barbara Zoschke Daphne Mahr Carolin Hristev
What a Mega-disaster As Yellow As The Sun & Book Love Whoops! I fell in No-one can come between us
As Blue As Ink, or The Summer love with a book
Rights sold to: Finland, Denmark I Started To Write All rights available
Rights sold to: Russia
All rights available24 25
Children’s Books
The Little Bad Book 4 – 8+
Diabolically good!
The Little Bad Book wants to go on a treas-
ure hunt with the half-devil Moni! But they
can’t do it on their own. In order to set off
on the wild journey through the realm of
nightmares, they need a trusty reader. And
of course, the reader will need to survive a
few tests before they can set off, because
their mission requires not only nerves of
steel, but also a shrewd mind!
Jam-packed with scary stories and tricky
puzzles, the reader will crisscross through
the book, one adventure after the other,
on this unbelievable reading experience!
The bestselling Little Bad Book series finally
continues!
Magnus Myst / Thomas Hussung
The Little Bad Book 4
Diabolically good!
128 pages
Rights sold to: Russia
More
than 500.000
copies of
the series
sold
• The fourth book in the popular and bestselling
Magnus Myst runs an agency Thomas Hussung born 1990 series is here! film rights sold!
for time travels and adventures studied from 2011 to 2014
besides his work as magician. communication design in • Inspires kids to read: excites even the most
Sometimes he is also a cookie
monster. Apart from that he is
Hamburg. Today he is a free-
lance illustrator. His favour- reluctant readers
a totally normal person, who ites are monsters, ghosts and
• Hyper-funny storytelling and enjoyably head-
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unfortunately cannot stop to other fabulous creatures.
be enthuastic about the mira-
scratching puzzles from bestselling author
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Children’s Books
8+
Dein
Bestseller
Dein
Bestseller
• Sold to 18 Countries
• More than 500.000 of
the series sold
For all brave ones from 11
Dein
Bestseller
Magnus Myst Magnus Myst Magnus Myst
The Bad Book The forbidden Bad Book The Baddest Book ever
Rights sold to: Rights sold to: All rights available
Poland, Russia Poland
160 pages
128 pages 160 pages
The Little Bad Book 1–3, 8 +
Magnus Myst / Thomas Hussung
The Little Bad Book 1–3 / 128, 160 and 176 pages
Rights sold to: Denmark (Flachs), France (Flammarion Jeunesse), Russia (Eksmo), Czech Republic (Mladá Fronta),
Columbia (Panamericana), Romania (Didactica), Japan (Kin-no-Hoshisha), Dutch (Condor), Portugal (Grupo Leya), Italy
(Il Castoro), Finland (Aurinko Kustannus), Korea (STUDIO DASAN), Ukraine (LLC Fors Ukraine), Poland (Prószynski
Media), Sweden (Tukan), Norway (Zebra AS), Hungary (Alexandra Publishing) , USA (Penguin Random House)28 29
Children’s Books
Pelle Tigerclaw 7+
Pelle is a pirate cat. Together with
Captain Cannon, he sails the ocean
and the seven seas. Then Cannon Das große Kanone den Rollladen hochschnalzen lässt und es
decides to trade his ship for a life Durcheinander plötzlich ganz hell im Zimmer wird ...
on land. Pelle can’t believe it! But Pelle rennt in den Garten und springt auf das
when they move into their new Kletterschiff. Erst mal will er sich einen Überblick
verschaffen. Über den neuen Tag. Über seine neue
home, Pelle doesn’t take much con- Umgebung. Über alles.
Drüben bei Elke und Elke ist es ruhig. Von Mascar-
vincing: there’s a pirate ship climb- pone und Fusilli ist nichts zu sehen. Bestimmt liegen
ing frame in the garden, a pirate sie irgendwo faul vor ihren vollen Fressnäpfen herum,
Ganz schön aufregend dieser zweite Tag an Land, denkt Pelle und rümpft die Nase. Diese Hunde. Die
cove in the living room and two meinst du nicht auch? Pelle war jedenfalls so müde, muss er nach gestern nicht so schnell wiedersehen ...
nice neighbours who bake the best dass er nur noch fünf Seesterne im Fischernetz Ein Blatt kitzelt ihn an der Katernase. Es gehört
über sich gezählt hat und im Schein des Vollmondes zu einem großen Baum, dessen Äste bis zum Klet-
plum cake in the world! Everything eingeschlafen ist. Er hat weder mitbekommen, wie terschiff hinunterragen. Die Krone des Baumes ist
would be perfect if not for two tiny Kanone ihn am Abend in seine eigene kleine Hänge- so dicht, dass Pelle das Gefühl hat, vor einem riesi-
matte gelegt hat, noch wie Kanone wieder sei- gen grünen Luftballon zu stehen.
snags: Mascarpone and Fusilli, the nen gestreiften Bademantel angezogen und eine »Schatzstraße«, liest Kanone auf dem Straßen-
Tasse Tee mit Rum auf dem Balkon getrunken hat.
neighbours’ nasty dachshunds ... Nein. Pelle wacht erst am nächsten Morgen auf, als
schild. »Wir sind richtig.«
»Guck mal da vorne!« Pelle deutet auf ein meer-
A colourful animal adventure – not
only for cat and pirate fans! 12 13
Er trägt Pelle gut gelaunt ins Wohnzimmer und Überall sind nämlich Blumen. Blumentapeten an Ann-Katrin Heger / Nikolai Renger
lässt sich auf das geblümte Sofa plumpsen. Pelle der Wand, Blumenteppiche auf dem Boden und so- Pelle Tigerclaw
ringelt sich auf seinem Schoß ein und vergräbt gar die Blumenvase ist mit Blumen bemalt.
seine Schnauze in dem weichen grünen Samt von Eine Geranien-Rosen-Veilchen-Duftwolke, die 160 pages
Kanones Weste. So muss er weder die Dackel noch sich mit dem Geruch von frisch aufgebrühtem Tee
alles andere um ihn und Pflaumenmuskuchen vermischt hat, zieht All rights available
herum länger be- durch den Raum.
trachten. Pelle ist ganz benebelt. »Hoffentlich bin ich bald
wieder drüben. Bei Kamin und Hängematte«, denkt
er. »Und hoffentlich haben Elke und Elke ein Glas
Thunfischmarmelade. Und hoffentlich –«
Doch bevor er seinen letzten Wunsch zu Ende
denken kann, greift Kanone nach seiner Tasse und
nippt an seinem Tee. Dabei beugt er sich nach vorne
und Pelle hat nun freien
22 23
• Great fun to read aloud, or on your own: Pelle the
Ann-Katrin Heger worked in Nikolai Renger studied visual pirate cat takes hearts by storm!
various children’s and youth communication at Pforzheim
book publishing houses until University and works as a free- • Witty wordplay, amusing ideas and a feel-good
she started writing herself in
2012. She lives in Fürth with
lance illustrator for a number
of publishers and agencies. He atmosphere
her family, surrounded by has been working at Atelier Rem-
shelfloads of colourful books. ise in Karlsruhe since 2013 and • With hilarious, colourful illustrations by
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illustrating children’s books
since 2015.
Nikolai Renger
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Children’s Books
9+
Baku and the
white elephant
Ten-year-old Baku lives with his
family in abject poverty in a village
in northern India. The bright boy
is no stranger to hunger; he often
heads to bed with an empty tummy.
But things get worse when his
father not only gambles away what
little money he has, but also sells
Baku to a child trafficker. Hundreds
of kilometres away, Baku now has
to slave away in a textile factory.
Only with the help of a group of
extraordinary friends does Baku
manage to keep hope alive. Hope
that one day he will be able to
return home to be a child again.
A modern fairy tale about the kind
Anke Burfeind / Annabelle von Sperber
of fate that befalls far too many Baku and the white elephant
children around the world today.
224 pages
All rights available
• Published during International Year for the
Anke Burfeind worked as an Annabelle von Sperber has illus- Abolition of Child Labour: a long overdue novel
economist for a number of trated more than 150 books for about modern child labour
non-profit organisations and children and young adult read-
today campaigns against child
slavery with her children’s aid
ers. She made a name for herself
internationally with her art and • A story that is as moving as it is full of life. A
organization Childhood in Free- architecture picture books. She story that will open readers’ eyes – and give them
dom. She is currently working lives and works in Berlin and the
on a musical version of the story Black Forest. courage and hope
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of Baku and lives with her family lke
We
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• With a foreword from UNICEF ambassador Tobias
© An © Si
in Hamburg.
Krell, famous in Germany as “Checker Tobi”32 33
Children’s Books
The Whispering 9+
Wood – Through
the portal of time
Ever since Lukas discovered the
gateway to the Whispering Wood,
his life has been one big adventure.
Together with his classmate Ella
and his new friends – an elf and
an inquisitive Menok – he delves
deeper and deeper into the forest’s
secrets. This time, they embark on
a journey through time to search
for the key to a magical curse in
the past. But there’s a catch.
The latest instalment in this
addictive fantasy series
Andreas Suchanek / Timo Grubing
The Whispering Wood –
Through the portal of time
256 pages
Rights sold to: Russia
35.000
copies of
Band 1 & 2 the series
sold!
• Part 3 of the fantastical bestselling series!
Born in Landau in the Palatinate
in 1982, Andreas Suchanek
Timo Grubing, born in 1981,
studied illustration at the
• Short chapters, exciting twists and funny jokes will
studied computer science, University of Applied Sciences keep readers’ eyes glued to every pag
although his heart was always in Münster and returned to his
set on books. So, he began
to write. His books have won
hometown of Bochum after
he graduated in 2007. As a
• Author with lots of social media followers and a
numerous awards, including the freelance illustrator, his work is loyal fan base
German Fantasy Prize and the incredibly varied. He illustrates
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Whispering Forest” is his first adults, games, comics and any-
book for children. thing else that comes his way.34 35
Children’s Books
10+
Who is Miss X? –
How the whole
school was sud-
denly following
me
Mathilda is 12 years old and a real
DIY whizz. She’s bursting with
great ideas. But she’s not allowed
to have her own YouTube channel.
How annoying, especially as her
videos need to be seen to believed.
Whether she’s vlogging about puff
pastry recipes, tips for home spas
or cool clothes hacks – Mathilda
is full of unrecognised talent! Andrea Schütze / Alexandra Helm
Who is Miss X?
But who really needs YouTube? How the whole school was suddenly
Without further ado, she simply following me
publishes her vlog entries on
224 pages
the school bulletin board. And
All rights available
suddenly the whole school is
following her!
A book about what so many teen-
agers want: their own YouTube
channel.
• A blogger book with a difference
Andrea Schütze tried out
just about every hobby you
Alexandra Helm studied illustra-
tion in Offenbach, where she still
• Includes loads of DIY ideas
can imagine. One day, she works as illustrator.
discovered the joys of reading • Bestselling author Andrea Schütze writes
and a passion for writing
books. She is the author of
has an authentic, irreverent voice
the successful “Maluna
l
Moonlight” series.
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Di
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Children’s Books
10+
My unexpected horsey summer
Out of the blue, Milli inherits a horse, even though she has
never even sat in a saddle! The brown, rather large Hanoverian
is called Jupiter and simply turns up on her doorstep one day.
Out of desperation, she puts him in the garage. Milli tries to get
involved and finds out something amazing: Jupiter is a former
police horse! When the garage is broken into, Milli immediately
senses danger..
The new horse novel by the bestselling author!
Mina Teichert
My unexpected horsey summer
256 pages
All rights available
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• A new, summery horse adventure from bestseller
Mina Teichert
Mina Teichertri
A summer to steal horses My summer with the Mina Teichert was first a pho- author Mina Teichert
fire horses tographer an became later on an
All rights available
All rights available
author. She lives together with • A dream comes true: A surprise horse
her husband and daugther near
hanover.
• About police horses, best friends and discovering a
love of horse riding
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Children’s Books
The Sky Pirates – 9+
All hell breaks “In Sky Pirates, Markus Orths
loose proves his love of language,
Sky Pirates are not to be trifled
twisting it, bending it, and
stretching it with gusto, playing
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there’s nothing they like more than
ranting and thundering. But woe with a wide range of topics in such
betide them when their anger gets
as heated as it does with Donna
an entertaining way that even adults
Brubu! She literally screams her can’t fail to be entertained”.
head off. And once a Sky Pirate’s
Axel Prahl, Sky Pirates fan and narrator of the “Sky Pirates” audio
soul is free, it develops a complete-
ly sinister life of its own. Zwolle books
needs all his friends to help him
push himself to the limit and
overcome his fears in order to avert
disaster.
Children’s literature at the highest
level in a unique world of clouds Markus Orths / Lena Winkel
The Sky Pirates
high in the sky.
All hell breaks loose
256 pages
All rights available
Vol 1
Markus Orths / Lena Winkel
Sky Pirates
Rights sold to: Russia and Film
rights sold
• The fantastically poetic, sky-high adventure
Markus Orths has published 12 Lena Winkel was born in continues
books for adults. He has received Betzdorf (Sieg) in 1993 and
numerous awards, including always dreamt of becoming a • Masterfully written by multiple award-winning
the Telekom Austria Prize in
2008, the Lower Rhine Literature
Pokémon creator. She studied
illustration in Hamburg and author Markus Orths
Prize of the City of Krefeld in Paris before her life took a
2009 and the City of Wetzlar’s major detour! Now she makes • Enchanting, two-colour illustrations by
af K
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m ut
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Phantastik-Preis in 2011. One of
his novels, Das Zimmermädchen, i va
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children’s books and comics
and of course prefers to draw
Lena Winkel
© Ol © pr
was filmed in 2015. He has also imaginary creatures.
taught poetry at the universities
of Paderborn and Bamberg.40 41
Children’s Books
9+
Rory Shy, the timid
detective –
The case of the red
dragonfly
12-year-old Matilda leads a secret double
life – as an assistant to a real detective!
And not just any detective, but Rory Shy,
who is world famous for both his timid
nature and his crime-busting success. In
his latest case, an actress is suspected of
planning to attack her husband. In the
process, a valuable painting called the
Red Dragonfly has disappeared – without
a trace. With the support of the fleet-foot-
ed cocker spaniel Dr. Herkenrath, the
detective duo takes on the investigation.
Oliver Schlick
A whodunnit with an important message: Rory Shy, the Timid Detective –
The case of the red dragonfly
There’s nothing wrong with being shy!
352 pages
All rights available
Vol 1
“This is a truly beautiful nice children’s
novel in the best detective tradition,
notable for its original and enjoyable
characters – and fabulously written”.
Agnes Sonntag, spiegel.de
Oliver Schlick
Rory Shy — the reluctant detective
Rights sold to: Russia • A crime series with a difference: clever, funny and
Oliver Schlick works in residen- with wonderfully unusual characters
tial care with young people and
refugees. When he is not writing, • A new case for the unique detective duo: the shy
he spends his free time collect-
ing snow globes and tin toys and sleuth and his talkative twelve-year-old assistant
listening to The Cure. He lives in
• Volume 1 nominated for the Glauser Prize 2021 as
rf
Düsseldorf.
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Children’s Books
11+
The Schlotterbeck Chronicles – Absolute beginners
Julius Schlotterbeck faces an almost impossible task: by the end of the summer, he, the unpopular and nervous
vampire, needs to find three friends. Reluctantly, he accepts the challenge and stumbles into a duel with the
great wizard Donatus, enters his first Ram-Bot-Tsu tournament and sneaks into the dangerous Schockzahn Insti-
tute. Accompanied by his faithful bat Flap to begin with, Julius soon finds help in quite unexpected quarters.
A delightfully funny and creepy world with a hero who is anything but perfect.
Mark Wamsler
The Schlotterbeck Chronicles
“Soaked with sweeeeaaat ... through the Absolute beginners
everniiiight ... we paaaaarty ... until the part pops! 352 pages
Soaked with sweeeeaaat ...!” All rights available
All of the other teenagers at Immernacht loved the
latest hit from the pop singer Helene Grätenbeck,
much to Julius’ dismay.
“I get hot and cold at the same time, whenever I
think of our kiss in the forest of bones!”
• Humour and action combine in this original
Mark Wamsler was born in Mut- vampire novel
langen in 1975. When he’s not
teaching in the classroom, he’s • Pure adventure: all the excitement of a magical
teaching young people to sword
fight or putting on shows with video game tournament and a thrilling final duel
his sword-fighting troupe. He with the villain
lives with his family in the south
om
as
Ma
yr
of Germany, where he makes up
stories for children and young
• An outsider vampire and a shy zombie display
true heroism!
© Th
people.44 45
Young Adult
12+
Tuvalu – Until the next storm
The archipelago of Tuvalu lies in the middle of the South Pacific. It’s also
home to 15-year-old Tahnee and her family, who live off the fish they catch in
the lagoon and the coconuts that grow in front of their house. But now their
life on the island is threatened. Every year from November to April, typhoons
sweep across the sea, creating huge and devastating waves that destroy hous-
es and make the earth salty and unfertile. One day, Tahnee’s father decides
they should all emigrate. Tahnee, however, would rather stay.
An exciting novel with an environmental theme!
Carolin Philipps
Tuvalu
Until the next storm
160 pages
All rights available
• Compelling and highly topical: an archipelago
Carolin Philipps writes about threatened with extinction
important political themes and
figures that vary distinctly from • Explores the realities of climate change
most. For her novel “Milchkaffee
und Streuselkuchen” she was
awarded the Honorable Mention
• Researched in Tuvalu by the author
UNESCO-Prize for Tolerance.
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Young Adult
12+
Florance Bell and the melody of the machines
1820: Napoleon conquers England. 15-year-old Florance works as the talented right-hand
woman of the master mechanic of a machine-crazy earl. But when the earl’s estate is suddenly
attacked by rebel airships, they steal not only the prototype of a revolutionary invention, but
also Florance, who is trapped in its engine room. Hunted as a rebel, Florance suddenly finds
herself caught up in a conspiracy she never thought possible.
A thrilling steampunk adventure in an alternate England!
Carsten Steenbergen
Florance Bell and the melody
of the machines
384 pages
All rights available
• Captivating adventure novel with a forceful
More than anything, Carsten protagonist
Steenbergen loves writing
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fantasy stories, whether novels, • Steam engines, rebel airships and a huge
short stories or radio plays, and
combining the historical with the conspiracy
magical. After many years on the
Lower Rhine, he now lives on an • Exciting alternative-history: England
Ker
r y
idyllic lake south of Leipzig.
under Napoleonic rule
an
© Je48 49
Young Adult
14+
The Quendel – Crossing the
shadow border
After the horrific events at the Bäumelburg Masked Festival, no sensi-
ble Quendel is willing to step outside their homes. It’s only within the
comfort of their own four walls that they still feel safe; who knows
when the terrible Mahre and wolves will descend from the clouds to
earth again? Then a small group of incorrigible adventurers embarks
on a dangerous journey into the depths of the earth, searching for
their lost friends. Will they be able to free them from the Otherworld
and bring them back?
Even more exciting, dark and powerful: The Quendel saga continues!
Caroline Ronnefeldt
The Quendel – Crossing the
shadow border
Die Quendel-Saga Band 1 & 2 480 pages
All rights available
• At long last: the feverishly-awaited third volume
Caroline Ronnefeldt studied
illustrations in Hamburg, where
in the Quendel saga
she still lives and works as illus-
trater and author. • Impressively written and illustrated: this new
voice in fantasy is sure to set readers’ pulses racing!
• Perfect for fans of the Hobbit: Tolkien meets
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Young Adult
Courage. Power. Love. 14+
As he makes his way through the Italian pampas, there
are a few things Paul wants to forget – especially Jonas,
his former best friend. Jonas, who secretly outed him
in a video. At least the 80-year-old hiker he meets has
a story that distracts him ...
Summer 1957: Helmut and Enzo meet – and fall in
love. That whole summer, Helmut, who is engaged at
the time, struggles with these terrible yet beautiful
feelings. Then it all ends in disaster: he is arrested and
makes a mistake he can never forgive himself for. Is
it ever possible to forgive someone who has betrayed
you?
Hansjörg Nessensohn tells a story of the
courage to love.
Hansjörg Nessensohn
Courage. Power. Love.
352 pages
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• What happens when you are betrayed by the person
Hansjörg Nessensohn Hansjörg Nessensohn
This damned life just Your secrets have a life
Hansjörg Nessensohn was born
in 1976 on the shores of Lake
you trust the most?
goes on of their own Constance. He studied Applied
All rights available All rights available Media Science in Thuringia and • Summer 1957 and a summer today: Two stories that
worked as a postman, text mes-
sage copywriter and storyliner
will get under your skin
before, after and during his stud-
er
ies. Since 2006, he has focussed • With an epilogue on the German law that criminal-
ised same-sex love
r eu
v en
B on writing stories for a younger
© Ru
audience as a screenwriter. He
is also a novelist. He lives in
Cologne.52 53
Young Adult
12+
Northern Lights – The
wolves from Charley
River
When wolf conservationist Carla Gorman gets
her hands on a video showing several wolves
being ruthlessly murdered, she immediately
begins to investigate. She lays in wait and soon
picks up the trail of a group of wolf hunters. But
she can’t believe her eyes when she spots Jason
among them. Jason, with whom she has a tem-
pestuous relationship, but who is nevertheless
her great love. Can it really be that he has sided
with these criminals and animal abusers?
More than 550.000 copies of
The captivating continuation of the love story of romantic adventure novels by
Carla and Jason!
Christopher Ross sold! Christopher Ross
Northern Lights – The wolves from Charley
River
256 pages
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• A new wolf adventure from bestselling author
Christopher Ross writed Christopher Ross
romantic adventures. He b
ecame very famous with best- • Popular blend of romance and thriller – set in the
sellers like “The Secret of
the Wolves” and “My friend, stunning Alaskan landscape
the Husky”. Christopher Ross
lives near Munich. • An impossible love and a thrilling hunt for illegal
lf E
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Picture Book
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Two wait for the
snow Plötzlich bewegte sich die Erde. Und auch der Tannenbaum, der Garten
und das Haus. Alles ruckelte und wackelte so heftig, dass Schorsch und
Holm mit allerlei Krimskrams hochgeschleudert wurden.
»Hab’ ich so schief gesungen, dass die Erde bebt?«, rief Schorsch,
George the Snowman and Holm the
während sich beide fest aneinanderklammerten.
Snow Hare are growing impatient.
Christmas is fast approaching
and not a single snowflake has
fallen from the sky yet. They try
everything they can think of to
make it snow: cardboard snow-
flakes, chilling the air by leaving
the refrigerator door open, and
playing “Dead Snowman” (for more
sympathy!). Then, all of a sudden,
the sky rumbles and the ground
shakes and snowflakes swirl
through the air. George and Holm
have done it! Or maybe someone Alles, was Schorsch und Holm fehlte, war der Schnee. Auf dem
Boden lagen nur ein paar einsame Schneeflocken herum, die vor
else helped them along? langer Zeit gefallen waren. Aber seit einigen Jahren wurden die
Winter immer wärmer und wärmer. Und in diesem Jahr wollte es
überhaupt nicht schneien!
Ja, es waren schlechte Zeiten für Schneemänner und Schneehasen.
A beautiful winter story about »Wenn es so weiter geht, bekommen wir am Ende noch eine
Erwärmung«, sagte Schorsch mit sorgenvoller Stimme und blickte
great heroes and a little snow globe. in den Himmel.
»Was ist eine Erwärmung?«, fragte Holm und blickte vorsichtshalber
hinterher.
»Das ist das Gegenteil von einer Erkältung, mein Freund«,
antwortete Schorsch langsam. Und schwieg.
• The most important question of all: Will we have a
Jan Kaiser, a lawyer who used Marine Ludin was born in Paris white Christmas?
to be a judge, devotes himself and grew up in the south of
to writing semi-serious texts to France. She studied graphic • A winter book with a surprising ending
relax. His nonsense poems have design at the Academy of Art
appeared in numerous books,
newspapers and on the radio.
in Nancy and illustration at
University of Applied Sciences
• Jan Kaiser is a master of playful storytelling!
His new passion is writing pic- in Hamburg. Today she is a free-
ture book stories. He lives with lance illustrator and lives in the Jan Kaiser / Marine Ludin
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like where George and Holm live.
She also waits just as longingly 32 pages
every winter for the first snow.
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The stolen
christmas goose
Da klingelt es schon wieder an der Tür. Diesmal war es das Pärchen aus dem
zweiten Stockwerk. Sie brachten eine kunstvoll dekorierte Torte für den
Emma and her parents want Nachtisch. Emma rief begeistert: »Die Heiligen Zwei Könige sind eingetroffen!«
everything to be perfect this
Christmas. Instead of relaxing
and enjoying the upcoming holi-
days, they are all totally stressed
out. Then disaster strikes and
the Christmas goose disappears.
The neighbours haven’t seen
anything. The supermarkets have
already closed. Would it be okay
to eat spaghetti on Christmas Eve?
Suddenly the doorbell rings: one
by one, their neighbours trickle
in, bringing food, and everyone
celebrates together. So, they do
get to enjoy the perfect Christmas Zufrieden schaute sich Emma um: Oben am Tannenbaum leuchtete hell
der Weihnachtsstern. Maria und Josef waren umringt von Hirten, den
after all. Zwei Heiligen Königen und dem Engel. Alles war so, wie es sein sollte.
Christmas with a difference!
Nur eine Sache war da noch. Emma überlegte: »Wer hat denn nun die Gans gestohlen?«
• A story about a wonderfully imperfect Christmas
Johanna Lindemann has been
writing stories since more than
Andrea Stegmaier has been
illustrating children’s book
• Neighbours celebrate together – across all religions
20 years. She lives with her for national and international and differences
family in Berlin. publishers. She lives with her
family in Stuttgart.
• Silver foil embossed cover
Johanna Lindemann / Andrea Stegmaier
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