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Arena's Bestselling Characters
SPRING Character Catalogue - Arena's Bestselling Characters - ARENA Verlag
THE PUBLISHING COMPANY AND ITS HISTORY

                                        Arena Verlag is one of the major publishing companies for children’s and young
                                        adult fiction in Germany. Founded in 1949, its place of business has been
                                        Würzburg ever since. Since 1979, Arena Verlag has been a part of the Westermann
                                        Publishing Group situated in Braunschweig, Germany.
                                        Ever since the company’s establishment, the name Arena has been standing for
                                        knowledge and entertainment, for sophisticated, informative, and simultaneously
                                        thrilling children’s and young adult fiction. With about 2,000 available titles as
                                        hardcovers, paperbacks, board books, EVA books, brochures, audio books, mp3s
                                        and eBooks, Arena Verlag nowadays keeps a diverse range for infants, children,
                                        and young adults on hand. There’s something to discover for everyone!

       PLEASE VISIT                     WELCOME! WELCOME! WELCOME!
            US IN
      BOLOGNA                           This catalogue includes Arena’s most important and most selling characters – in
                                        Germany and worldwide. They might make a great addition to your own list,
       HALL 30 – C9
                                        so please take your time and stop by for a chat. Our book heroes can’t wait to
                                        meet you!

                                        We hope you enjoy browsing this catalogue and look forward to hearing
                                        from you.

                                        Tanja Birkenstock               Pia Emling                 Bianca Kuchenbrod
                                         Head of Rights                 Rights Manager             Junior Rights Manager

TABLE OF CONTENTS

3     The Strawberry Fairy
4     Merchandise Novelty Spring 2019
5     Novelties and Backlist

6     Tilda Appleseed
7     Merchandise Autumn 2018
8     TV Series
9     Novelties and Backlist

10    Lilli the Witch
11    Novelty and Backlist

12    A Case for Kwiatkowski
13    Backlist

14    Owl Magic
15    Novelties and Backlist

16    My Life as Lotta
17    The Movie
18    Novelties and Backlist

19    Contact Details
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The Strawberry Fairy
Everyone loves the Strawberry Fairy! The little fairy is caring, affectionate, and always there whenever her
friends are in need for help. The books are as lovely as dreams and tell magical stories about the adventures
of the Strawberry Fairy and all of her friends from the Wildberry Woods with the most enchanting pictures.
These stories are extraordinarily designed and made for reading aloud.

RIGHTS OF THE SERIES:
sold to BG, CZ, DK, EE, English (world), ES (LA), FI, GR, HU, IL, LT, LV, NO, PRC, RO, RU, SE, UA, ZA,
German audio book rights

                                                                                        Bella Bluebell
                                                                                        Shoos through the meadows
                                                                                        and forests and sings her lullaby,
                                                                                        so that everyone can fall asleep.

                                                                                  Bruni Brambleberry
                                                                                  The Strawberry Fairy’s
                                                                                  good friend, who
                                                                                  loves her stuffed animal,
                                                                                  Brumsi, very much.

          Strawberry Fairy
          Curious, cordial, and always
          there for her friends in need.

                                                                                        Dina Forget-Me-Not
                                                                                        Collects rain to water
                                                                                        the flowers when
                                                                                        it is not raining.

                               Bibo Butterfly
                               Strawberry Fairy’s good
                               friend who accompanies
                               her on her adventures.

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                                     Paula Dandelia
                                     Blows seeds in the air, so that
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                                     the wind can carry them and                                       SERIES
                                     that new flowers grow everywhere.

                                            ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR
                                            Stefanie Dahle was born 1981 in Schwerin and spent countless hours looking at
                                            picture books and painting the walls of her room since she was a child. At the
                                            Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, she studied illustration – and today she
                                            creates her own imaginative and beautiful picture book worlds that let the reader
                                            spend many hours day-dreaming. Since 2007 she has been working exclusively
                                            for Arena Publishing House.

                                            Rights of the books illustrated by Stefanie Dahle:
                                            sold to BE/NL, BG, CZ, DK, EE, English (world), ES (LA), FI, GR, HU, IL, KZ, LT, LV, NO,
                                            PRC, RO, ROK, RU, SE, TR, UA, VN, ZA and German audio book rights.

  PLEASE VISIT STEFANIE DAHLE'S LOVELY HOMEPAGE: WWW.STEFANIEDAHLE.DE

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MERCHANDISE
                           NOVELTY
                         SPRING 2019

    Please ask for our
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THE STRAWBERRY FAIRY
STRAWBERRY FAIRY NOVELTIES

THE STRAWBERRY FAIRY.
MY MAGICAL FAIRY SHOP
                                                                                          Age: 30 months+
                                                                                          12 pages • 19.0 x 20.0 cm
Mmm, Strawberry Fairy’s strawberry                                                        Board Book
jam and muffins are simply delicious.                                                     € 8.99
Everyone wants to try them! Then                                                          January 2019
                                                                                          With cardboard figures, furniture
Strawberry Fairy has a brilliant idea:                                                    and money to press out and
could she open a fairy shop? It would                                                     play, including 2 fold-out pages,
                                                                                          with glittering finish on the
be such great fun!
                                                                                          cardboard figures and the cover
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                                                                                          THE STRAWBERRY FAIRY.
   Author: Linda Sturm                                                                    HIP HIP HOORAY, YOU’RE HERE
   Age: 0+                                                                                TODAY! THE BABY ALBUM
   52 pages • 24.5 x 24.0 cm
   Hardcover
   € 17.00                                                                                There’s lots of space in this beautiful
   January 2019                                                                           album for treasured memories of
   With separated sheets, flexible
                                                                                          baby’s first years and for sticking in
   cover with satin ribbon,
   2 sparkling sticker sheets,                                                            photos. The satin ribbon binding
   4 milestone-cards, measuring                                                           means the album can be expanded
   tape, turning wheel, with extras
                                                                                          with additional pages of the parents’s
   in a storage envelope, glittering
   finish on the cover, matt-                                                             own design. The milestone cards and
   laminated, shrink-wrapped                                                              age wheel mean the cutest photos
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                                                                                          can be turned into messages for
                                                                                          friends and relatives.

BACKLIST SAMPLES

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Sunnyside Up                           Magic Dance in the       The Strawberry Fairy.             The Strawberry Fairy.
(Picture Book, Vol. 1)                 Strawberry Garden        Funny Stories of Magic            Family Planner 2020
978-3-401-09999-6                      (Picture Book, Vol. 4)   (First Reading, Vol. 3)           978-3-401-71349-6
                                       978-3-401-71058-7        978-3-401-71360-1

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Tilda Appleseed stands for cordiality and zest for life. All the little adventures with her and her
                 friends are characterized by a special emotionality and a subtle humour. All characters are
                 described in a loving, realistic way so that they enter the hearts of young and old alike. Tilda
                 meets every challenge full of enthusiasm and with great self-esteem. She is always there for
                 her friends and encourages them to discover the bright sides of life. The stories about Tilda
                 Appleseed fulfill the dream of a peaceful, lovely life full of little happy moments you can
                 share with your loved ones.
                 RIGHTS OF THE SERIES:
                 sold to BG, DK, EE, FI, HU, KZ, LV, PRC, RO, RU, TR, UA, ZA, German audio book rights,
                 TV animation rights

                         Tilda, the small mouse who is as white                                           Robin generally doesn’t like small
                         as the flowers of the elder bush, lives                                          locations because he can’t fly
                          in a small apartment in the parish’s                                            around. However, when Tilda
                         church. Whenever someone is in need                                              invites him over for dinner, he
                         of help, she is there – with advice, a                                           just can’t refuse.
                          nice cup of tea and delicious cookies.

                                                                               Billy and Benny – the silly squirrels.
    Not only is Rupert Hedgehog's
                                                                               Usually, the two are very well-behaved
   appearance prickly, but so is his
                                                                               and just want to play. But they can’t
   personality. Hedgehogs love their
                                                                               keep out of mischief! Fortunately, their
   peace and quietness, but Rupert
                                                                               mother Edna keeps watching over them.
    loves Tilda even more.

                                      Molly, the Mail-Mouse, is very similar
                                      to Tilda – but she worries all the
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                                                   ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR
                                                   Andreas H. Schmachtl was born in 1971; he studied fine arts,
                                                   German literature and English literature. Since 2007, he has applied all his love for
                                                   detail and his characters to narrating and illustrating enchanting and adventurous
                                                   stories about mice, rabbits, hedgehogs and other small creatures whose welfare and
                                                   protection mean a lot to him. His books have been published exclusively by Arena
                                                   Publishing.
                                                   Rights of the books illustrated by Andreas H. Schmachtl:
© Foto Schmidt

                                                   sold to BG, BR, CZ, DK, EE, FI, HU, KZ, LT, LV, PRC, RO, RU, TR, UA, VN, ZA, German
                                                   audio book rights

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TILDA APPLESEED TV SERIES

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                    THE SUCCESSFUL TILDA APPLESEED SERIES BY ANDREAS H. SCHMACHTL STARTED AS AN ANIMATED TV SERIES

                    Between Friday, 18th November 2016 and Wednesday, 30th November, the German children’s channel KiKA
                    broadcasted the first 13 episodes of the children’s book bestselling series TILDA APPLESEED daily at
                    6:40 pm, prime time. The series comprises 26 episodes, lasting seven minutes each. The second batch was
                    shown between 28th March and 9th April 2017, also at 6:40 pm. The series has been produced by the
                    German producer WunderWerk in co-production with MDR/SWR. The deal was negotiated by Isabel
                    Schickinger from the Lianne Kolf Agency on behalf of Arena Publishing.

                    SPECTACULAR FIRST BROADCAST OF TILDA APPLESEED

                    An average number of 725,000 viewers aged 3 years and older made Tilda’s debut on screen a brilliant
                    success. At peak time, the small mouse reached up to 1 million viewers. Among the 3- to 13-year-old
                    children, the new series made a spectacular start with a market share of 45% and 450,000 viewers.

                    TILDA APPLESEED TV-SERIES NOMINATED FOR GRIMME-TV-AWARD

                    The TILDA APPLESEED TV series was nominated for the GRIMME AWARD 2017 in the category “Children &
                    Young Adults”. The GRIMME AWARD is the most-respected award for TV programmes in Germany. We are
                    very honoured!

                    BEST-SELLING BOOK SERIES AS BASIS FOR THE TV SERIES

                    The series is based on the original books by Andreas H. Schmachtl, released by Arena Publishing. The small
                    elderflower coloured church mouse is known by old and young fans all over Germany. From velvety cloth
                    books and picture books to story books, she has been a part in the life of children for almost ten years.
                    Tilda’s books have been translated into 15 languages so far and we sold 900,000 copies of the series in
                    Germany.

                    The TV series is being broadcasted in these countries: Austria, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bhutan,
                    Finland, Hungary, India, Croatia, Latvia, Mazedonia, the Maledives, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nepal, Norway,
                    Pakistan, Sikkim, Serbia (incl. Kosovo), Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka

                    If you have any questions about the worldwide distribution of the TV series, then please contact
                    Claudia Schmitt from BetaFilm at Claudia.Schmitt@betafilm.com.

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TILDA APPLESEED NOVELTIES

                                                                                                                                           TILDA APPLESEED
TILDA APPLESEED.
AN ENCHANTING HOUSEBOAT
ADVENTURE
(PICTURE BOOK, VOL. 8)
                                                                                                        Age: 24 months+
                                                                                                        32 pages • 21.5 x 20.0 cm
Tilda Appleseed is sure of one thing: the                                                               Hardcover
taste of adventure is in the air! And it’s                                                              € 13.00
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true: the uncle of the elderflower-white
                                                                                                        With cloth on the spine,
church mouse gives her a real houseboat!                                                                UV finish on the cover
Of course, Tilda and her friends start                                                                  978-3-401-71279-6
planning an excursion on the cosy "Wild
Rose" straightaway. Captain Rupert
has barely set sail and they are already
heading straight for an adventure. And
there’s more than one adventure on the
cards ...

                                                                                            TILDA APPLESEED.
                                                                                            ALL MY SEASONS.
                                                                                            FIRST READ-ALOUD STORIES

   Age: 24 months+                                                                          Tilda Appleseed just loves every season,
   20 pages • 20.0 x 20.0 cm                                                                because there’s always something
   Board Book                                                                               exciting to experience! The little mouse
   € 12.00
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   With touch-and-feel effects,                                                             in summer she plays ball with her friend
   flaps, sliders, turning wheels,
                                                                                            Molly, in autumn the colourful leaves
   matt-laminated, UV spot
   coating and relief on the cover                                                          whirl around so beautifully – and in
   978-3-401-71287-1                                                                        winter the whole Rose Alley is covered
                                                                                            in glittering snow. A really special board
                                                                                            book with great play features such as
                                                                                            sliders, flaps, turning wheels and plenty of
                                                                                            touch-and-feel effects.

BACKLIST SAMPLES

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Tilda Appleseed. Lovely              Tilda Appleseed. Recipes For   Tilda Appleseed.                   Tilda Appleseed.
Stories from Rose Alley              Happiness - A Cooking and      How Nice to Have You!              Family Planner 2020
(Story Book, Vol. 1)                 Baking Recipe Book For You     (Picture Book, Vol.1)              978-3-401-71482-0
978-3-401-09391-8                    and Your Dear Friends          978-3-401-70395-4
                                     978-3-401-70937-6

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This series offers LILLI THE WITCH’s adventures for kids aged 7+ with coloured illustrations throughout each book.
All titles have been relaunched and there is one new adventure being published each year. The series has been
translated into 40 languages in total and over 22 million copies have been sold worldwide.
RIGHTS OF THE SERIES CURRENTLY SOLD TO:
BG, DK, EE, ES (Cast., Cat., Basque, Galician), IL, IT, JP, LT,
                                                                                                                 22 M
NL, NO, PL, PRC, SI, TH, TR, ZA and German audio book                                                                ILLIO
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                                                                                           LILLI THE WITCH                              RIGHTS
                                                                                           Lilli is a regular girl until she finds
                                                                                           the Magic Spell Book next to her bed.
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                                                                                           But, pssst! No one is supposed to
                                                                                           know about this! Lilli is a secret witch –
                                                                                           a perfect recipe for trouble and
                                                                                           adventures!

          HECTOR
          Surulunda's assistant who
          is now also ... hm ... helping
          Lilli to find her footing. He is
          a little bit chaotic and loves
          to eat!                                                                                                    SURULUNDA
                                                  LEON                                                               The witch who used to
                                                                                                                     own the Magic Spell Book
                                                  Lilli's little brother
                                                                                                                     and who chose Lilli as her
                                                  and her partner in
                                                                                                                     successor.
                                                  many adventures.

                                             ABOUT THE AUTHOR
                                             KNISTER is one of the most famous and successful German children’s book authors. His books
                                             have been translated into 40 languages and over 22 million copies of LILLI THE WITCH have
                                             been sold worldwide. This bestselling series was also the basis for a cartoon series and three
                                             movies (LILLI THE WITCH. THE DRAGON AND THE MAGIC BOOK and LILLI THE WITCH.
                                             JOURNEY TO MANDOLAN and LILLI THE WITCH SAVES CHRISTMAS).

                                             ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
                                             Birgit Rieger grew up in an area of Germany where witches
                                             scrimmage around in droves. It is no wonder that she liked LILLI at once when they met for
                                             the first time in 1992. Birgit Rieger’s LILLI illustrations have enchanted children all over the
                                             world. Birgit lives in Berlin with her husband.

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LILLI THE WITCH – NOVELTY

                                                                                                                                                         LILLI THE WITCH
                                                                                                                   Age: 6/7+
                                                                                                                   56 pages • 15.3 x 20.5 cm
                                                                                                                   Hardcover
                                                                                                                   € 7.99
                                                                                                                   March 2019
                                                                                                                   978-3-401-71387-8

                      LILLI THE WITCH AND THE SMALLEST PONY IN THE WORLD
                      (FIRST READERS COLLECTION, VOL. 21)
                       It’s the holidays and everyone except Lilli the Witch is ill. Which means there’s a lot to do at
                      the stables, but their riding instructor has to leave on urgent business. But Lilli cannot bear the
                      thought of being separated from her favourite pony, Sheilo, so she uses magic to shrink Sheilo
                      until he’s small enough to take home. A real pony in Lilli’s flat – will it work?!

BACKLIST SAMPLES

Lilli the Witch Flips the School       Lilli the Witch Saves Christmas     Lilli the Witch and Little Polar Bear   Lilli the Witch. The Magical
Upside Down (Vol. 1)                   (3rd Movie edition)                 Nubby (First Readers Collection,        School Party
978-3-401-06937-1                      978-3-401-70946-8                   Vol. 10)                                (First Readers Collection, Vol. 20)
                                                                           978-3-401-71179-9                       978-3-401-71180-5

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A Case for

A classic among detective stories for beginning readers that has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide! This is
mega-exciting reading fun written by Jürgen Banscherus with humorous illustrations by Ralf Butschkow. The series
A CASE FOR KWIATKOWSKI received the Hansjörg Martin Crime Stories for Children and Juveniles Award in 2006.

RIGHTS OF THE SERIES SOLD TO:
CZ, CH, DK, EE, ES (LA), FR, GR, IL, IR, LV, NO, PRC, SI, TR, UA, US, ZA, German audio book rights.

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                                   old boy whose hobby is to solve crime
                                   stories. He constantly chews chewing gum
                                   (but only a certain brand as this helps him
                                   thinking) and never takes off his cap with a
                                   huge K (as for Kwiatkowski). The cap only
                                   comes off when he takes a shower; it provides
                                   his brain with the adequate operating
                                   temperature that helps him to solve his many
                                   cases.

                                   ABOUT THE AUTHOR
                                   Jürgen Banscherus, born in 1949, worked as a journalist, publishing editor, teacher for
                                   adult education before commencing as a freelance author in 1989. In the meantime he has
                                   become one of Germany’s most renowned authors of literature for children and juveniles.
                                   His books have received numerous awards and have been translated into twenty languages
                                   so far.

                                   ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
                                   Ralf Butschkow studied at Berlin’s University of Arts, and has freelanced at an advertising
                                   company during his studies and also afterwards. At that time, he started illustrating books for
                                   different publishing houses. Today, he only illustrates children’s books and picture books.

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A CASE FOR KWIATKOWSKI

                                                                                                                                        KWIATKOWSKI
                                                                                                     Age: 7/8+
                                                                                                     96 pages • 21.1 x 19.5 cm
                                                                                                     Hardcover
                                                                                                     € 7.99
                                                                                                     June 2018
                                                                                                     978-3-401-71173-7

                       A CASE FOR KWIATKOWSKI. SHERLOCK‘S PIPE (VOL. 26)
                      This time the famous private eye investigates a rather special case. The most valuable exhibit in the detective
                       museum has disappeared - Sherlock Holmes’ pipe. And since the reward for solving the case will be his very
                       own showcase in the museum, Kwiatkowski starts to work on it immediately. The case is solved quickly – but
                       something is wrong. And sure enough, Kwiatkowski’s hunch is right on the nose ...

BACKLIST SAMPLES

A Case for Kwiatkowski.           A Case for Kwiatkowski.           A Case for Kwiatkowski.           A Case for Kwiatkowski.
The Chewing Gum Conspiration      Circus Zampano in Troubles        The African Mask                  Double Game
(Vol. 1)                          (Vol. 5)                          (Vol. 6)                          (Vol. 25)
978-3-401-70016-8                 978-3-401-09905-7                 978-3-401-09975-0                 978-3-401-70852-2

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Owl Magic
As soon as Flora has spoken the magic words, Goldwing turns into a beautiful magic owl. Together they have to help
people and animals in need. Each volume contains a magic and exciting story. The tender illustrations invite the reader
to dream and look at them over and over again. Please visit the MICROSITE to listen to the OWL MAGIC song.

RIGHTS OF THE SERIES SOLD TO: CZ, German audio book rights and TV rights
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                                                                                         GOLDWING
                                                                                         Goldwing is a long-eared owl that
                                                                                         follows Flora around until the girl
                                                                                         realizes the special connection
                                                                                         between the two of them. Goldwing
                                                                                         is a magic owl of the owl kingdom
                                                                                         Athenaria. All magic owls, who have
                                                                                         large golden wings, need a human
                                                                                         companion in order to engage their
                                                                                         magical power.

                                    FLORA
                                    Flora just moved with her parents and her little brother to a small village
                                    called Fir Creek. There she is the new girl in school with all its ups and
                                    downs. It’s hard to make friends at first, but then, she befriends Miri who
                                    loves horse riding as much as Flora does. Apart from that Flora loves the
                                    country side, the nearby forest and its hidden castles. Her life changes in a
                                    magical way when she meets the little owl Goldwing. Only together, they
                                    can help animals and humans in need.

                          ABOUT THE AUTHOR
                          Ina Brandt studied German literature and went on to work as an editor for
                          several years before she became a freelancing author. Since then she has
                          published numerous children’s books. By creating Owl Magic, she fulfilled
                          herself an old dream that a small tawny owl in her garden inspired in many
                          nights. The author lives near Stuttgart with her husband and her two
                          daughters.

                          ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
                          Irene Mohr was born in Hamburg and studied graphic design at the
                          Hamburg College of Design. Since then she has worked as an illustrator and
                          graphic designer for various children’s book publishers. She established a
                          drawing school in her art studio and gave courses for children and adults for
                          many years. When she isn’t illustrating any books, she likes to be outdoors –
                          not accompanied by an owl but rather by paint brushes and an easel.

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OWL MAGIC NOVELTIES

                                                                                                                             OWL MAGIC
OWL MAGIC. IN THE CIRCLE OF THE
GOLDEN WINGS (VOL. 10)
(EXTRA-THICK ANNIVERSARY EDITION)

Holidays at last! Flora has been looking forward
to the riding school’s holiday camp for weeks.                                              Age: 8+
                                                                                            200 pages • 13.5 x 20.5 cm
She’ll be riding ponies over the meadows                                                    Hardcover
with her friend Miri and enjoying exciting                                                  € 12.00
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outings. What could be better? But when Flora
                                                                                            Gold foil on the cover, first
stumbles across an owl fossil in a stream,                                                  print-run with gilt edge
cracks suddenly start to appear in the throne                                               978-3-401-60457-2
of the ruling owls in the magic kingdom of
Athenaria. Are they being attacked by an evil
power? And is it all Flora’s fault? Goldwing’s
magic powers are not enough to save
Athenaria this time. All the magic owls need to
come together – but time is running out!

                                                                             OWL MAGIC. PUZZLE FUN WITH
   Author: Ina Brandt                                                        GOLDWING. FOR PLAYING,
   Illustrators: Irene Mohr,                                                 GUESSING AND SHARING
   Myriam Homberg
   Age: 8+
   120 pages • 21.5 x 28.0 cm                                                Flora and her magic owl Goldwing love
   Softcover                                                                 solving puzzles! That’s why they have put
   € 9.99
                                                                             together a whole treasure trove of games,
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   With gold foil                                                            brain teasers and imaginative colouring
   978-3-401-60472-5                                                         activities. Which animal belongs to which
                                                                             owner? How do you draw an owl? Can
                                                                             you find the way into the magic kingdom
                                                                             of Athenaria? Whether at school break, at
                                                                             home or during the holidays, there’ll be
                                                                             no time to get bored with so much owl
                                                                             fun and so many colourful craft ideas!

BACKLIST SAMPLES

Owl Magic.                        Owl Magic. A New Friend   Owl Magic. Her Fondest          Owl Magic. A Sparkling Star at
A Golden Secret (Vol. 1)          for Goldwing (Vol. 8)     Wish (Vol. 9)                   Christmas time
978-3-401-60102-1                 978-3-401-60381-0         978-3-401-60384-1               978-3-401-60383-4

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My Life as Lotta
“Grandma Ingrid gives me a diary I can confide all my secrets in? Why – does she think I don’t have any close friends?” Lotta

With self-esteem, wit and lots of imagination, Lotta Petermann masters one adventure after another – narrated with a great
sense of tongue-in-cheek humour by Alice Pantermüller and uniquely illustrated by Daniela Kohl. A one-of-a-kind diary series
for reading, laughing and discovering that little and big readers will love!

RIGHTS OF THE SERIES sold to:
AL, BE/NL, BG, CZ, DK, EE, English (world), ES (Cast., Cat.), FI, GR, HU, IL, IR, IS, IT, KZ, LT, LV, MK, NO, PL, PRC, PT, RO, ROK, RS, RU
TR, UA, VN, ZA, German audio book rights and movie rights

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                                      ABOUT THE AUTHOR
                                      Alice Pantermüller had always wanted to become a "bookwriter" or a teacher. After obtaining
                                      a degree in teaching and becoming a bookdealer, she won a writing contest sponsored by
                                      Arena in 2010 and started her career as an author. She lives in the Lüneburg Heath Region
                                      with her family. Her children’s books BENDIX BRODERSEN and her successful series MY LIFE AS
                                      LOTTA made her famous.

                                      www.alice-pantermueller.de

                                      ILLUSTRATOR
                                      Daniela Kohl, born in Munich in 1972, earned the money for her school lunch with little
                                      drawings she sold to members of her family. In 1994 she attended the Freie Kunstwerkstatt
                                      run by Prof. Hans Seeger and studied communication design at the Munich Technical
                                      College. Since 2001 she has been working as a freelance illustrator and graphics designer.
    © Christof Stieger

                                      She lives with her husband, dog and turtle in Munich, overlooking the roofs of the city.

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Illustrations: Daniela Kohl
MY LIFE AS LOTTA
MY LIFE AS LOTTA NOVELTIES

MY LIFE AS LOTTA. CHOOSE YOUR
WHALE (VOL. 15)

Oh man! Lotta’s birthday actually started off
pretty well. Really festive and with a whole
load of presents. But then everything went                                                        Age: 9+
                                                                                                  160 pages • 13.5 x 20.5 cm
wrong again. Instead of giving her her
                                                                                                  Hardcover
favourite dog, Anton, her mum and dad gave                                                        € 9.99
her a language course on an English island:                                                       January 2019
                                                                                                  Thin cover and round edges
English & Adventure! The programme sounds
                                                                                                  978-3-401-60334-6
really cool and exciting but what’s Lotta
going to do on an island all on her own where
everyone just speaks English? If only
Cheyenne could come too ...

                                                                                 MY YOUR LIFE AS LOTTA.
                                                                                 2019/20 SCHOOL CALENDAR. FOR
                                                                                 LESSONS, BREAKS AND HOME
   Age: 9+
   136 pages • 13.0 x 17.5 cm                                                    Woohoo!!! School starts again today. I’ll
   Hardcover
   € 8.99                                                                        finally get to see Cheyenne and Paul
   January 2019                                                                  again. Are you as excited about the new
   Thin cover and round edges                                                    school year as I am? And is there always
   978-3-401-60483-1
                                                                                 this much going on at your school? You
                                                                                 can make sure you don’t lose track of it
                                                                                 all and record everything that happens
                                                                                 to you in the next year here. I’m already
                                                                                 really excited to see what’s going to
                                                                                 happen to you. Lotta wishes you so
                                                                                 much fun!

BACKLIST SAMPLES

My Life as Lotta. A House Full     My Life as Lotta. Even the   My Your Lotta Doodle Book.       My Your Life as Lotta.
of Rabbits (Vol. 1)                Dogs Roar with Laughter!     For Your Art Work, Comics and    Book of Lists
978-3-401-06739-1                  (Vol. 14)                    Big Pictures                     978-3-401-60156-4
                                   978-3-401-60333-9            978-3-401-60309-4

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