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Children’s booKs
Spring 2020
h e s m a r t e s t,
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the cutest –
animal records from A to Z
Which animal has the heaviest tongue? Builds the smallest nest? Has the
Funny read-aloud stories: most eye-watering smell?
Unusual records from the This illustrated book answers these and many more as yet unasked ques-
animal kingdom tions in entertaining and witty verses.
After At Night, When the Hamster Awakes, duo Iris Schürmann Mock and
Mareike Engelke now take a look at the somewhat unusual record-holders
Extraordinary facts conveyed
in the animal kingdom.
in witty rhymes
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
Iris Schürmann-Mock was born in
Duisburg. Eleven years ago, she moved
to Bornheim in the Rhineland area. After
completing her studies, she worked as a
journalist and press spokesperson, for
example for the Federal Ministry for
Family Affairs. In 1982, with Gabriela
Wenke, she founded the magazine
„Eselsohr“ for children’s and youth media.
Iris Schürmann-Mock has worked as a
freelance author for 25 years, writing
narrative non-fiction, children’s books,
ing, poetry for children and adults and edits
o r s a r e w ait anthologies. She also holds musical-
t gin.
mpe ti oon be
literary events for grown-ups and
T he co es w i l l s children.
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r, f ar t h w in.
Highe r e w a nt s to
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s o f b e in g s om e thin g
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well -e arn e d
Photo of the illustrator: © Susanna Wengeler, Photo of the author: © Christian Daitche
m e a Author: Iris Schürmann-Mock, Illustrator: Mareike Engelke
Tak in g h o Mareike Engelke was born in the Lower
Rhine region in 1979, studied design at WEIRD AND WONDERFUL ANIMAL FACTS
the Niederrhein University of Applied Amazing records from the animal kingdom
Sciences in Krefeld and worked part-time 26.0 x 26.5 cm, hardcover, 32 pages, colour illustrations
ron ge r, as Junior Art Director of an advertising
tt e r, th in n e r, big ge r, st agency before devoting herself full-time
Retail price 14.00 EUR
Fa size! ISBN: 978-3-95728-327-6, Ages: 4+, PUBLICATION: FEBRUARY 2020
the smalle st to her work as an illustrator. At Night,
O r eve n ju st When the Hamster Awakes is her s econd World rights available
illustrated book. Her first, At the Foot of
the 7 Mountains, was featured on the
„White Raven“ list of recommended books
and nominated for the Serafina,the young
talent prize for illustrators awarded by
the German Academy of Literature for
Children and Young Readers. She lives in
Duisburg with one man and two tomcats.
Be
yourself !
Humorous picture book on
the subject of individuality
The ideal companion for More than anything else, the little moth wants to be a butterfly and be accept
Kindergarten children in an ed by the butterflies. And so she gives up tasty smelly socks in favour of
important phase in their scented roses, works on her flying style and even stays awake all day instead
of fluttering around at night. And then one day, the whole charade comes to
development
an end when she happens to land on a lavender plant. She faints and falls to
the ground, where she meets a bat who would much rather be a bird and, just
Unusual heroine like her, is trying hard to be something he’s not in order to make his dream
come true. The two realise how foolish that is, how beautiful the night is and
how wonderful it is just to be yourself. Complete with smelly socks.
An amusing picture book from duo Dully&Dax about iden-
tity and self-confidence.
Eva Dax studied literature in Essen, while
at the same time working as a freelance
journalist for various print, TV and radio
editorial offices. After graduating, she
was an intern with radio station SWR and
worked as a consultant and editor for
radio and television. In Cologne, where
she lives with her husband and two sons,
she met Sabine Dully. With their amusing
stories and one-of-a-kind characters, the
duo “Dully&Dax“ brings a breath of fresh
Photo of the illustrator: © Nicola Mesken, Photo of the author: © Nicola Mesken
air to the market for children’s books.
BY THE SAME AUTHOR Author: Eva Dax; Illustrator: Sabine Dully
THE LITTLE MOTH WHO DREAMED OF BEING DIFFERENT
20.5 x 25.0 cm, hardcover, 32 pages, colour illustrations
Sabine Dully was born in the German Retail price 13.00 EUR
Palatinate, studied communication design ISBN: 978-3-95728-305-4, Ages: 4+, PUBLICATION: FEBRUARY 2020
in Trier and lives with her husband in
Cologne, where she illustrates children’s World rights available
books, eats waffles and dreams up a wide
range of worlds and characters for film
and TV. After working as an art director
for a design agency for many years, in
2017, she founded children’s book team
“Dully&Dax“ with Eva Dax in order to
focus on telling great stories with wacky
characters.
We only have
one World
Help to keep your ecological footprint as small as possible! With simple, easy
Practical everyday tips on tips, the friendly Greeny shows you how to plant a butterfly garden, upcycle
improving the environment your old clothing and avoid waste. Make a herbal village with empty bottles, 50 years
lanterns out of milk cartons or turn a cheese box into a bento box – a wealth Earth Day on
of tips and tricks on how to protect the environment, plus checklists and 22 April 2020
How to reduce your own
diary entries to support you in this important task and keep you up to date on
carbon footprint in easy
the success of your environmental activities. You can do something every day,
steps no matter what season, spring, summer, autumn or winter, and with the help
of these entertaining activity tips and a clearly laid-out calendar, you can do
Tips and advice covering all your bit to make our world greener.
areas of life
Calendar to record your
achievements
Corinna Wieja has always loved to
immerse herself in the world of books.
She translates books, advertising copy
and scripts for TV commercials from
English into German. As an author, she
loves to write exciting and humorous
stories. When she is not reading, writing
or translating, she likes to spend time
tending the plants in her garden. In
February 2013, the expert jury of the
association for the promotion of authors
and producers Top: Talente awarded one Author: Corinna Wieja; Illustrator: Stephanie Dierolf
of her exposés first prize in the ideas
competition “Junge Helden brauchen wir.“ MY GREEN DIARY
Photo of the illustrator: © private, Photo of the author: © private
How you can rescue the climate and the environment on every day
17.0 x 24.0 cm, paperback, 144 pages, colour illustrations
Retail price 14.00 EUR,
ISBN: 978-3-95728-341-2, Ages: 8+, PUBLICATION: MARCH 2020
World rights available
Stephanie Dierolf was born in Freiburg,
studied communications design and now
she works as a freelance graphic artist
and illustrator. She combines analogue
and digital technologies, linking text and
image in new ways which re-invent
content.
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