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FOREIGN RIGHTS
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GUIDE
AUTUMN 2020
PICTURE BOOKS • CHILDREN’S BOOKS
YOUNG ADULT
C O N TA C T S & A G E N T S CONTENTS
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Charlie – A School Bus Goes Haywire Highlight AUTUMN 2020
© private
With illustrations by Tine Schulz
IRENE ZIMMERMANN, born
in 1955, studied German and
Politics and worked as a
• Start to a hilarious series Help! Our school bus is taking off – quite literally teacher. She has written
numerous books for young
(volume 2 to be published in autumn 2021) adults. She has two children
Will can’t believe his eyes when caretaker Freddie ploughs into the schoolyard and lives in southern
• Perfect combination of adventure, magic, and humour with a bright yellow and very battered old schoolbus. Exhaust fumes mingle with Germany.
• For readers of Sabrina Kirschner, Charlotte Habersack and the smell of adventure and so Will hops on the bus with a few more daring pupils.
Not only does this bus take every corner on one set of wheels only, it actually does
176 pages
The Magic School Bus series take off like a rocket and flies off on a trip around the world. Charlie – yes, that’s TINE SCHULZ was born
Pub. Date: September 2020
Age 8 and up its name – is full of surprises. It speaks, it has a mysterious past and it desperately in 1981. After training as a
needs help. And who would be better suited to come to its rescue than Will and his media designer she studied
super clever friends from Dreistein boarding school? communications design and
illustration at the University
This is the start to a hilarious series revolving around Dreistein’s pupils and their of Wismar. Since then she has
adventures – magic and otherwise – told with verve and esprit. been working as a freelance
author and illustrator. She lives
in Rostock.
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Y O U N G A D U LT H I G H L I G H T CHILDREN’S BOOK HIGHLIGHT
ANIELA LEY always has been
Lea Coplin Aniela Ley a bookworm, even as a child,
driven by the confident hope
A Night to Last Forever Lia Stormgold that a door to a fantastic world
would open between the
covers of each book she read.
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As an author, she has created
numerous literary worlds
herself, and she now knows that
this door exists wherever books
are being read.
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LEA COPLIN worked for several SAM TEION
304 pages years as a journalist before 240 pages TRANSLAABLE
AVAIL
Pub. Date: July 2020 deciding on a career as an Pub. Date: July 2020
Age 14 and up author. The writer lives and Age 10 and up
writes in Munich, and has already
published several successful
Only one night to spark great love novels under a pen name.
Suddenly, Elves!
When Jonah and Liv meet at a festival in England, their personal desires couldn’t Eleven-year-old Lia didn’t know that elves actually existed. But now, as the result
be more different. But then something begins to spark. And although Liv makes of a failed magical spell, she is stuck in the body of the air princess Asalia and is
it quite clear at the beginning that nothing can happen between them and Jonah forced to search for the location of Spring Water, the famous elf boarding school.
convinces himself that everything is just a figment of his imagination, the two of Lia’s initial aversion to this idea is quickly forgotten, because Spring Water isn’t
them fall for each other. The only problem is that Jonah is supposed to return to only a magical school. It offers all kinds of adventures, such as a flight through
Germany the next day with his friends. All that he and Liv have is this one single the diamond labyrinth or confronting bullies from the position of a genuine
night to figure out what this thing is between them. But how close can you get to princess. However, more than anything else, Lia has to hide her secret about who
this realization when everything ends tomorrow? she actually is, because it has been ages since humans were allowed to even enter
Spring Water!
• The story of a romance –captured in glittering conversations, the smallest of gestures and magical endings • The first book of an enchanting and charming series about an elf girl
• “It is often the details that transform a good book into a really good book. (vol. 2 to be published in Spring 2021)
A Night to Last Forever is one of those books.” Anne Freytag • Aniela Ley is the pseudonym of a well-established fantasy author
• For everyone who loves Emma Scott, Jennifer Armentrout or Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist • For readers of Tanja Stewner and Jessica Townsend
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
Nothing is Good. Nothing to Lose.
Without You. Except for Us.
ROMAN
ROMAN
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J U N I O R H I G H L I G H T / A G E 11 A N D U P
AGE 6 AND UP AGE 8 AND UP
Franziska Biermann Jacky Marrone series
c. 120 pages / each title
With 4c-illustrations by the author
Constanze Klaue
Age 6 and up
A Pug for Christmas
Jacky Marrone
© Martina van Kann
© Florian Brückner
In Search of Golden Claw (vol. I)
Jacky Marrone is a streetwise fox and private
detective with an extraordinary knack for tricky
cases. His first case unfolds at breakneck speed: the
disappearance of a hen that can lay golden eggs. FRANZISKA BIERMANN CONSTANZE KLAUE studied
160 pages
During his investigation, Jacky Marrone stumbles studied at the Hamburg German literature and jazz
With b/w-illustrations by Barbara Jung
across not only a hard-boiled super villain, but also College of Design. Since 1999, vocal performance before she
Pub. Date: September 2020
across enthusiast inventor Alice, whose sensational she has been a successful attended the Media Art School
Age 8 and up
shrinking liquid plays a pivotal role in the solving children’s book author and in Cologne. These days she
of this case. illustrator. She lives in works as a freelance writer for
Pub. Date: August 2018 film, television and publishing
Hamburg with her family.
projects. She received the
A pug miracle Boje-Baumhaus-B. Water Media
Jacky Marrone Jacky Marrone series: Prize for her debut children’s
book A Pug for Christmas.
Saves the Three Little Pigs (vol. II) 15,000 copies sold Emil’s family has been turned upside down since Grandpa’s death. And so Emil
decides that the only thing that will help them is a big, beautiful, friendly dog. BARBARA JUNG was born in
Who is behind the Black Phantom that is causing Luckily Christmas is right around the corner, and Emil is a math ace. According Karlsruhe in 1968. She studied
mischief in the city and sending threats to the three to his calculations, the probability that he will get a dog will be around 100% if
little pigs? It would be laughable if Jacky Marrone,
Rights sold: this is the only wish he makes. However Emil’s parents don’t place much stock in
Communication Design at
Mainz Polytechnical University.
streetwise fox and private detective, couldn’t track Korea, Russia, pets – and they obviously understand nothing about math. And this is why Emil Since completing her degree,
down the culprit. After all, he is well-equipped to soon finds himself secretly hiding an abandoned pug dog in Grandpa’s old room.
Spain (cast.), Turkey This pug isn’t big or beautiful, but he knows how to win hearts. And he has his own
she has worked as a freelance
do so: with super hearing skills, a can of spray rope, illustrator. She lives in Frankfurt
a vial of shrinking drops, and his new, sensational secret … am Main.
electrified handcuffs.
Pub. Date: February 2018
• Marvelously entertaining with emotional depth for girls and
Jacky Marrone boys aged 8+
Riding a Cannonball (vol. III) • A pug helps a family to deal with mourning
• Emil and his pug are an endearing and winsome duo
Baron Hugo of Flimflam has a very vivid
imagination! To the great enjoyment of others, he
relishes telling stories about his “almost” personal
adventures. But who would have suspected that a
seemingly harmless spat between neighbors would
result in a threat being made against the entire
town? Jacky Marrone leaps into his eelskin suit
and sets off with his spray rope. Pocket harpoons
and detective cases are close at hand to solve this
Pub. Date: November 2020 unbelievable case.
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AGE 8 AND UP AGE 8 AND UP
Antje Szillat Fletcher series Antje Szillat Holly Bluesky series
BELSLETR
c. 144 pages / each title
With 4c-illustrations by Jan Birck 160 pages / each title
With b/w-illustrations by Jan Birck
Age 8 and up ENGLPISLH
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What a Stinker! (vol. I) AVAILA
Fletcher, the cleverest and coolest striped skunk in
town by a long shot, has made his home in the back
Unmagical Friend Wanted (vol. I)
© private
yard of the Wild Elk Restaurant, run by Chef Bode.
PRESS ACCLAIM:
One day, he and Bode’s son Theo discover that they Holly Bluesky lives in the magical Forest of Night Shadows.
both harbour dreams of becoming famous detectives! Along with her chameleon Kralle, she has already
”The skunk is a gruff, little
Soon they find themselves up to their necks in their experienced countless adventures there. However, there is
fellow with a giant snout and ANTJE SZILLAT is a full time
first case: Bode, of all people, who is constantly one thing about sorcery: Holly has had her fill of witch stuff
a whole lot of heart - simply author who has written
hunting down poor Fletcher, is in danger himself! such as enchanted princesses, sensitive fairies, vain
wonderful!” numerous books for children,
Neue Presse Hannover unicorns, outrageous witches, and soothsayers.
teenagers and young readers.
Her children’s book series Rick
All Holly is wishing for is an unmagical friend who will stick
and Fletcher were huge
by her side through thick and thin. One day, the absolutely
successes. Szillat lives near
FURTHER TITLES OF THE SERIES: Fletcher series: unmagical, unwitchy Isa appears out of the blue. At that
Hanover with her husband and
moment, Holly knows this is her future best friend. But Isa
Over 115,000 copies sold four children.
Pub. Date: February 2020 has a mind of her own. And then Kralle finds himself in
great danger...
A Rumble in the With Stink Cannon and a Rogues Ahoy! JAN BIRCK spent many years
Tunnels (vol. II) Nose for Clues (vol. III) (vol. IV) Rights sold: freelancing for various
advertising agencies. Later, he
Czech Republic, took the world of animation by
Denmark, PR China, Ruffle in Need (vol. II) storm and went on to carve a
niche for himself in the realm
Romania, Russia,
Excitement in the Forest of Night Shadows: The ruffles are of children’s and young adults’
Ukraine coming! No one has ever seen one, but their bad reputation literature. Winner of the
precedes them. Troisdorf Picture Book Award, Jan
Birck lives in Munich with his
This suddenly changes, at least for Holly, when her friend Isa family.
secretly takes one of the small, stray ruffles under her wing. It
is simply cute – and completely harmless. The two girls now
want to do everything they can to keep the ruffles here. But
No Haunting Surrounded by Cold Feet, Hot that is a bit tricky since nobody is supposed to know about Isa.
Allowed! (vol. V) Teachers (vol. VI) Clues (vol. VII)
Pub. Date: September 2020
• Funny, magical and warm-hearted Holly Bluesky:
• By the successful author & illustrator duo behind Fletcher 5,000 copies of vol. I sold
• For readers of Petronella Apple Witch and Meja Mermaid
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AGE 8 AND UP AGE 8 AND UP AGE 10 AND UP
Regine Bielefeldt Paula Prima series
160 pages / each title
With b/w-illustrations by Florentine Prechtel
Leonie Below
Greetings from Pink Hell –
Age 8 and up
© Hartmuth Schröder
Lisa’s Crazy Diary
© Aleksandra Pyra
The Class Thief (vol. I)
Along with her friends Sissi, Kim and Oleg, Paula
goes to the best school in the world. And they
have the sweetest teacher ever. Ms. Plum is so
nice, and she often writes encouraging notes on REGINE BIELEFELDT writes
LEONIE BELOW, born in
homework sheets with her glitter pens. But one screenplays for film and
1990, studied European Media
day, her glitter pens disappear. Stolen? As Paula television. She also gives
Culture in Weimar and Lyon,
lectures at the Munich 208 pages
and her friends search for the thief, something as well as Media Studies at the
Screenplay Workshop, the With b/w-illustrations by
much worse happens in their beloved school... Babelsberg Film University in
Hamburg Media School, Nicole El Salamoni
Potsdam. She currently works
and the Konrad Wolf Film Pub. Date: August 2020
as a screenplay author and
University. Regine Bielefeldt Age 10 and up
writes children’s books.
Pub. Date: April 2020 lives with her family in Baden-
Baden.
Chaos in the School Kitchen (vol. II) Lisa, stranded in the madhouse NICOLE EL SALAMONI
studied communication design
FLORENTINE PRECHTEL was and was the co-founder of an
Along with her friends, Paula is about to start born in Mönchengladbach Life has turned into a total disaster!!! Thanks to her mother’s sudden flash of romantic advertising agency. After
third grade at the best school in the world, which and studied classing painting insanity, Lisa (13), a formerly happy only child, has moved to a backwater town out in spending several years in
usually offers some of the best cafeteria meals in and sculpture. Since 1996 she the country. And her family has expanded with the addition of a rosily naive stepsister, South Africa, she decided to
the world too. But recently the food has taken a has been illustrating children‘s an eight-year-old wannabe rapper, and a crazy New Age grandma. dedicate herself completely to
turn for the worse. It now seems to always be book. After having spent Lisa isn’t sure which of them is the worst. She wants her old life back, but running her passion and to make
lukewarm and somehow gummy. When the some time in Rome, Berlin and away wouldn’t work. Then Ilkan, a kebab stand owner, gives her a new idea: Since illustration her fulltime career.
children complain, nothing happens. And so they Barcelona, she now lives in she can’t convince her mother to move back to the city, Lisa will have to convince the
decide to take the matter into their own hands – Freiburg with her family. others to kick them out! Inspired by the rumors of a falafel mafia gang, Lisa cooks up
with unforeseen results... the perfect plan.
Pub. Date: October 2020
• Here comes Paula Prima, third grader and budding detective! • Funnily self-deprecating: Lisa’s diary (in a glittery bubblegum pink cover
• A warm-hearted series about friendship, sticking together, – thanks, Grandma!) offers a high degree of reader identification
and dealing with conflicts • Leonie Below is a young author with a hilarious new narrative voice
• For readers of Kirsten Boie and Sabine Ludwig
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Y O U N G A D U LT Y O U N G A D U LT
Leonie Lastella Linda Rottler
If Love Had a Color The City of Glass
Dreams
© Inga Sommer
© Sarah Koch
LEONIE LASTELLA was born dtv LINDA ROTTLER , born in
in Lübeck, and now lives with 1994, lives in Stuttgart and
her family in a small village 348 pages attends college. Her first novel
336 pages
northwest of Hamburg. Since Pub. Date: October 2020 The City of Glass Dreams was
Pub. Date: September 2020
2017, she has dedicated Age 14 and up inspired by her urban life and
Age 14 and up
herself exclusively to writing. her vivid daydreams.
Among other accolades, she
was honored by DELIA (the
A romance novel to fall in love with! society for German-language
What is reality, and what is dream?
romance authors) for her
Haven and David are the perfect couple – until David unexpectedly breaks up books. Nevya’s dreams are as real to her as her waking life. It’s more than that, though.
with her. Haven now urgently needs a new roommate and a job. Unfortunately She feels at home in her dreams. There she has friends. There she knows what to
the café job she is offered comes with a huge catch: Jackson, an arrogant and do with herself. This is different from her reality. But one day, her fantasy world
extremely dislikeable former classmate who, nonetheless, gave Haven the most seems to vanish. Someone has stolen her dreams and blocked her path back into
exciting kiss of her life. the world of dreams. On her search to get them back, Nevya finds herself caught
For Jackson, love is a castle in the air in which people like Haven and David rot in a vortex of secrets, betrayal and misdeeds. In the end, she learns a painful
away instead of living their lives to the fullest. Until he is kicked out of his apart- lesson about the power that nightmares have.
ment, and it is Haven of all people who invites him to move in with her ...
• Just the right combination of depth and romance joining topics important to • An atmospheric urban fantasy novel from a young, up-and-coming
young women: love and family, independence and responsibility author
• Deep emotions, tingly love scenes, authentic characters • A fascinating and multifaceted dream world whose secrets will rob the
• For fans of Colleen Hoover, Mona Kasten and Laura Kneidel readers‘ sleep
• For fans of Kerstin Gier and Emily Bold
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
The Light of a Thousand Stars
384 Pages
Pub. Date: March 2020
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AGE 14 AND UP NON-FICTION
Nora Hoch Anne-Sophie Monrad
The Saltwater Year Fashion Victim
A Top Model’s Story
© Helge Henry Branscheidt
© Hanna Schuh
NORA HOCH, born in Bochum ANNE-SOPHIE MONRAD was
in 1983, pursued degrees in was born in Flensburg in 1991.
224 pages Cultural Studies and Aesthetic 240 pages Since 2009, she has walked
With b/w- illustrations by Annika Heine Practice in Hildesheim, and Pub. Date: August 2020 the runways of the world,
Pub. Date: July 2020 now works as a dramatic Age 14 and up and has appeared in various
Age 14 and up advisor and drama teacher at magazines and advertising
GRIPS Theater in Berlin, where campaigns. After calling New
she leads one of the largest York and Paris home for years,
theater studies departments in
This story tastes like wanderlust Germany. The Saltwater Year is
Light and Shadow inside the world of top models she now lives in Berlin.
her debut novel.
A foreign exchange year in Australia. Jannik hopes that everything is going to change For ten years, the world’s runways were Anne-Sophie Monrad’s second home. She
when he travels to the other side of the world. Himself, first and foremost. If he could modelled for various high-profile companies, including Chanel, Givenchy and Jean-
reinvent himself, Jannik would like to be as mysterious as Sienna, who loves the sea Paul Gaultier… until Autumn 2018: This was when she went public with her protest
and her independence. Although she grows close to Jannik, she keeps leaving him against the inhumane conditions behind the scenes of the modelling business. From
high and dry, full of unanswered questions. Or at least half as laid-back as his host that point on, her life has taken a different course.
brother Neil Maden, who seems to do everything with ease. Neil is a good guy, but
damned secretive. The entire family guards its problems like arcane treasures – until In this book, Anne-Sophie describes her path from normal student to runway model.
Ruby, the youngest Maden daughter, runs away. Along with Sienna, Jannik sets out in She tackles the problems concealed by the glitz and glamour of this profession, only
search for her, and one family’s speechlessness finally comes to an end … seemingly a dream for many teenagers: eating disorders, financial exploitation,
competitive pressure, and sexual harassment prevail.
• A novel about travel, being an outsider, and arrivals • Monrad offers a rare and critical perspective on the dream jobs in the
• A marvelously written debut: language, themes and emotions coincide fashion industry
powerfully with the experiences and self-concepts of the target group • Contains interviews with photographers, designers and other insiders
• For readers of Anne Freytag and Adriana Popescu • For fans of fashion and top model-casting shows
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BOOKS TO READ ALOUD BOOKS TO READ ALOUD
Alex Rühle: Zippel
Attention please! Zippel is a little keyhole ghost. Who said that ghosts actually had to haunt spooky old
castles? Not true! Zippel lives with Paul and his family – in one of the keyholes in their old
apartment. When Paul discovers him, it is the start to the most hilarious time of his life.
After all, Zippel keeps coming up with the funniest nonsense. Spending time with Zippel is
so exciting that Paul quickly grows very fond of his new little friend. But what will happen
when the door’s entire locking mechanism needs to be replaced – and Zippel’s home is
suddenly jeopardized?
• Rights sold: English language (UK & Commonwealth), Greece, Italy,
Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
144 pages, Age 6 and up • Warm-hearted, witty and achingly lovely – with illustrations by Axel
With 4c-illustrations by Axel Scheffler Scheffler
Pub. Date: 2018 • Vol. 2 to be published in Autumn 2021
Friedbert Stohner:
Minzi Monster Goes to School
“Oh, isn’t she cute!” – That’s what everyone says when they see Minzi, and she can’t stand to
hear it one more time. Even Ole, the fright of the kindergarten, calls her “little cuddle
monster,” and when Minzi gets upset, he just rolls his eyes and looks smitten. But fortunately,
Minzi is starting school now. This is where little monsters learn to be wild and dangerous.
Minzi is so excited! Once she is wild and dangerous, Ole will get what’s coming to him!
• A wonderfully funny story about a world turned upside down
80 pages, Age 8 and up
With 4c-illustrations by Isabel Kreitz
Pub. Date: 2018
Alexander von Knorre: Juli & August
8-year-old August is happily bobbing on an inflatable rubber crocodile in the middle of the
sea. There he meets Juli, who is nonchalantly paddling around on her float. The float is her
home, and it is well stocked with a hammock, a chicken, and a seawater shower. August
would gladly join Juli’s crew, but Juli doesn’t let just anyone board her float. He must first
Books to read aloud
prove that he is worthy. Gradually, they become friends and together they experience the
illustration by Isabel Kreitz
adventures, dangers, and joys of a vagabond life on the high seas.
• A real adventure book for children, without cell phones and helicopter
parents
128 pages, Age 6 and up
With 4c-illustrations by the author
Pub. Date: 2019
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Hans-Christian Schmidt,
© dbv Sachsen Gaby Waldek
Andreas Német
A Meadow for Everyone
HANS-CHRISTIAN SCHMIDT
and ANDREAS NÉMET,
both born in 1973, write and
illustrate books and songs for
children. Their books have
been published over the years
by various publishers, and
Klett Kinderbuch, Age 4 and up
they perform their songs on
With 4-c-illustrations by Andreas Német
stage together with their band
40 pages
Firlefanz and Grete.
Pub. Date: August 2020
If someone is in need, you rescue them. Right?
Just imagine … You are a sheep, and life is going well for you. You live among other
sheep on a lovely meadow. You have enough to eat, and there’s no reason for you to
Picture Books ever feel scared. Everything is good.
Then one day, a strange sheep arrives from across the sea. It is in great need. If you
don’t help it, it is going to die. What will you and your flock do?
Fiction With a strong yet poignant narrative voice, Hans-Christian Schmidt and Andreas
Non-Fiction Német explore the fundamental theme of humane behavior. They speak to us
directly, forcing us to make a decision: If someone is in need, you rescue them.
Right?
• A powerful picture book about assistance and responsibility
• This book will inspire children to take a different look at the world around them
• From the authors of The Apple Miracle
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Jutta Bücker Lena Zeise
One More Time ... The Real Lives of
With Heinz Farm Animals
© Karin Kuppig
© FH Münster
JUTTA BÜCKER studied LENA ZEISE, born in 1992,
Klett Kinderbuch, Age 2 and up illustration, as well as product studied design and illustration
Klett Kinderbuch, Age 7 an up
With 4c-illustrations by the author and graphic design. She has at the Polytechnical College
With 4c-illustrations by the author
26 pages received various awards, of Münster. Since completing
40 pages
Pub. Date: August 2020 including the Austrian Children her degree, she has worked
Pub. Date: August 2020
and Youth Book Prize. Her works, as an illustrator, designer and
including her bestseller Rosalie author. She primarily focuses
and Truffle, have been translated on children’s and nonfiction
Just one more! into over twenty languages. How do farm animals really live? books, and since her
She lives with her daughter in childhood, the drawing of
Hamburg. animals has been her great
You are always told it is time to stop just when everything is perfect. How mean! But The lives of farm animals no longer look anything like what is depicted in most picture
passion.
if you stubbornly keep demanding “Just one more!”, Mommy or Daddy might give in books. Laughing piglets and joyously frolicking cows on green meadows? Not quite. It is
and listen to your request. high time for children to have an honest fact book about this very popular topic.
The girl in this board book discovers that this approach is at least worth trying. After In her masterful photo-realistic painting style, Lena Zeise introduces the major livestock
all, she absolutely cannot leave the playground without sliding one more time – that animals. We see cows, pigs and chickens in modern barn facilities as are now typical
is, one time lying down, one time head first, one time with her eyes closed ... on conventional farms, as well as animals being raised on more eco-friendly farms.
The accompanying text is serious and objective. The book shows not only the living
conditions of animals, but also the connections that exist between the animals’ lives and
the daily decisions we make about the food we consume.
• Perfect for “Just one more!” reading
• Snappy, cheerful illustrations • Finally an honest picture book about farm life
• From the illustrator of the international bestseller Rosalie and Truffle: sold to more than 20 languages • Impressive, factually accurate illustrations
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JULI ZEH Juli Zeh
SOCKE UND
SOPHIE
Pferdesprache
leicht gemacht
Socks and Sophie – How to Speak “Horse”
Sophie’s dream of a pony of her own comes true when she is allowed to take care of
abandoned Socrates, whose nickname is Socks. But their first meeting goes sideways
when she tries to pet him and he almost bites her! For Socks, things go from bad to
worse whenever these two-legged predators are around him. Utterly dangerous and
uncivilized! No horse would ever raise a hoof to touch another animal on the head.
Better to keep at a distance and to bare your teeth. Humans cannot be trusted.
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Sophie is devastated when she realizes how little Socks understands her. Her
problem is that she doesn’t “speak” horse – at least not yet. Can she manage to win
208 pages
Socks’ trust before the seemingly difficult pony ends up as “chopped liver,” as her
With 4/c-illustrations by Flix
unsympathetic father puts it?
Pub. Date: February 2021
Age 10 and up
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Jan Strathmann
Milla and the Rhino Bus
Some people claim that Milla tells tall tales, but her mum says that Milla is simply
imaginative. And yet nobody ever believes the funny things that happen to her all
the time. For example, just recently she arrived late at the bus stop, and she missed
her schoolbus. But then a large gray rhino appeared and took her to school. Mina
discovered that riding on the rhino was quite comfortable, and she started to chat
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with him. They soon overtook the bus, and Mina reached school right on time.
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Jan Strathmann has written six humorous and “imaginative” stories about eight-
year-old Milla. For all children who still know how to dream and how to enjoy
144 pages
stories about crazy incidents.
With 4/c-illustrations by
Sabine Wilharm
Pub. Date: March 2021
Age 6 and up
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