Foreign Rights Catalogue Autumn 2017

Foreign Rights

Autumn 2017

Welcome!

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Welcome to our Foreign Rights Catalogue Autumn 2017 Dear Friends and Colleagues, for generations children have been learning to read with our Reading Lions series – and we are making sure to keep it that way!

Therefore, we have completely revised our level system in line with the latest pedagogical guidelines.

Featuring a parents’ section, informative facts for curious little ones, contemporary illustrations, playful details, and a lot more, the popular characters Picture Mouse and Reading Lion accompany children through fascinating stories, motivate them to read, and turn little readers into big booklovers (p. 24 – 29)!

Have you ever dreamt of having a talking pet? Let’s be honest: Some of us still do!

When Matilda and Joschi, the two inseparable cousins of a multi-generational house, called Marvellous Mansion (p. 3), discover that a racoon secretly moved into one of the washing machines of the ground floor launderette, chaos and fun ensue.

The interloper quickly becomes friends with Matilda and Joschi as they go on daily adventures. Marvellous Mansion is the original backdrop for a warm-hearted new story time series.

What do the devil’s son, the grim reaper, and a cat detective have in common? Well, all of them have their own bestselling middle grade series! Lucifer Junior (p. 42), Scary Harry (p. 46/47), and Winston (p. 48/49), are back to delight their growing fan base around the world.

With her acclaimed works translated into 33 languages, Ursula Poznanski can be called a global phenomenon. In Aquila (p. 54), an exchange student experiences a blackout that turns into a nightmare. Following a story told in reverse and the hints left behind, readers are kept on tenterhooks as Nika unravels the mystery in the middle of the atmospherical scenery of Siena.

And now, it’s your time to discover our many new books in Autumn 2017!

Your Loewe Foreign Rights Team

Please find our contact information on the back.

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•Seven-minute stories for reading aloud or independent reading •Entertaining illustrations by Nikolai Renger •Kids will love Henry the raccoon!

•Children’s dreams come true at Marvellous Mansion!

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There’s never a dull moment at Marvellous Mansion! Since Henry the raccoon moved into one of the washing machines in the café, hardly a day has gone by without Matilda and her cousin Joschi finding themselves caught up in some new adventures.

Each individual story deals with one of the typical themes relevant to this age group: friendship, helping each other, having arguments, and feeling upset. In other words: The everyday chaos of family life! Except that Marvellous Mansion is home to multiple generations of families.

The stories combine the events of children’s day-to-day lives with some favourite children’s fantasies: A talking pet which has previously lived “in the wild” and can take the children on proper adventures without their parents interfering.

Marvellous Mansion is the backdrop to a series of wonderfully charming and original stories about an extended family – perfect for children aged 5 +!

Linnea Svensson Marvellous Mansion – A Raccoon Comes to Stay (Vol. 1) no. 8514, 17.5 x 24.5 cm, hardcover with spot varnish, colour illustrations throughout by Nikolai Renger, 128 pages, September 2017, € 12.95, 5 +

Rights: All rights available

Spotlight

Marvellous read-aloud stories!

Pull Out My Pages!

Books for the Very Young

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Board books with a difference!

•Each book has ten robust pull-out pages for play and exploration •Non-fictional content •Cheerful and multi-coloured illustrations •More than 70,000 copies sold since June 2015 The sea is deep and wiiiide! The children play on the swings and sliiiide! In these two books, little explorers can discover the world beneath the ocean waves and take a trip to the playground. By pulling out the pages, they meet lots of secret sea-dwellers and find out how the seesaw works.

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Kerstin Schoene All the Animals Are Growing Up! no. 8152, 2+

Irmgard Paule All the Vehicles Are Revving Up! no. 8155, 2+

Nina Hammerle With a Squeal Squeal Here and a Cluck Cluck There! no. 8206, 2+

Joachim Krause The Drills and Diggers Set to Work! no. 8207, 2+

Silvio Neuendorf All the Knights Are Riding By! no. 8359, 2+

Larissa Lauber The Playground is the Place to Be! no. 8585, 2+

Dominik Rupp The Sea is Deep and Wide! no. 8584, August 2017

Larissa Lauber The Playground is the Place to Be! no. 8585, August 2017

All titles: 18.0 x 20.0 cm, board book with pull-out pages, colour illustrations throughout, 16 pages, € 8.95, 2 +

Rights sold (series): Catalan, Chinese (simplified), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Spanish (world), Swedish

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Search and Find Books

Books for the Very Young

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The big fire brigade Search and Find Book •Hours of search and find, in large format •Exciting topic: the fire brigade

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It’s all hands to the pump at the fire station, with a multi-coloured myriad of objects to search for, find, and talk about. With these search and find scenes, inquisitive little ones can learn about all the exciting jobs that firefighters do – we join them as they put out a house fire, rescue a kitten from a tree, and lift a fallen tree from the railway track. The little toy fire engine is hidden on every page for children to look for.

Joachim Krause Where’s the Little Fire Engine? no. 8551, 23.5 x 31.5 cm, board book, colour illustration throughout, 16 pages, June 2017, € 8.95, 2 +

Rights sold: Danish, Dutch

Everyday Issues

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Books for the Very Young

Everday issues explained and illustrated •A way of explaining everyday topics •With push and pull tabs •Lots of funny details in every scene Being polite is child’s play! In a fun and playful way, this board book on the theme of “everyday life” looks at politeness and good manners, and how they make all of our lives better.

Franziska Gehm / Sabine Kraushaar Dummies Are Just for Babies! no. 7099, 2+

Hans-Christian Schmidt / Christian Zimmer Red Means Stop, Green Means Go! no. 7685, 2+

Hans-Christian Schmidt / Miriam Cordes Get Up, Ready, Steady, Go! That’s How I Start My Day no. 7760, 2+

Susanne Weber Excuse Me, Pardon, Thank You, Please – Manners Are as Easy as ABC! no. 8212, 18.0 x 20.0 cm, board book with push and pull tabs, colour illustrations throughout by Katharina Wieker, 14 pages, June 2016, € 8.95, 2 +

Susanne Weber / Miriam Cordes Bye Bye Nappy, Hello Potty! no. 8158, 2+

Hans-Christian Schmidt / Miriam Cordes Measuring, Touching, Hearing, Today I’m Going to See the Paediatrician no. 8112, 2+

Hans-Christian Schmidt / Sabine Kraushaar Climbing, Singing, Making Things – We Are Looking Forward to Playschool! no. 7985, 2+

Rights sold (selected titles): Chinese (simplified)

Inside my Body!

Books for the Very Young

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What’s going on inside my body?

•An action-packed journey through the body •Written by a doctor •Lively, entertaining illustrations by Fréderic Bertrand •Lots of liftable flaps for learning and discovering •More than 12,000 copies sold How does a wound heal?

How does breathing work?

What happens to the food in my tummy?

Six double page spreads take readers on an exciting journey of discovery through the human body, showing how the different parts of the body work. Topics such as digestion, breathing, and sore throats are brought to life by detailed, entertaining illustrations.

There are also lots of flaps for readers to lift, revealing surprising facts and the answers to children’s most important questions.

Bacterium: A great company throughout the story!

Sibylle Mottl-Link Inside My Body! no. 8156, 24.0 × 26.0 cm, board with flaps, colour illustrations

by Fréderic Bertrand,14 pages, January 2016, € 9.95, 3 +

Rights sold: Chinese (simplified)

Backlist – Board Books

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Sandra Grimm / Sabine Kraushaar What Do You Have in Your Diaper? no. 6942, 3 +

Tanja Fechner / Michael Böhm Off You Go, Little Digger! no. 7651, 1 +

Tanja Fechner / Michael Böhm Off You Go, Little Racing Car! no. 7652, 1 +

Tanja Fechner / Michael Böhm Off You Go, Little Lorry! no. 7653, 1 +

Tanja Fechner / Michael Böhm Off You Go, Little Fire Engine! no. 7654, 1 +

Franziska Gehm / Marina Rachner 10 Little Sheep – From 1 to 10 Sheepeasily no. 7098, 2 +

Franziska Gehm / Marina Rachner 10 Little Sheep Take a Nap no. 7552, 2 +

Nina Hammerle My Multi-Coloured Farm no. 7938, 2 +

Hans-Christian Schmidt / Marina Krämer The Mouse Family and the Seasons no. 7994, 1 +

Katja Reider / Rebecca Harry I´ve Got the World´s Best Mum! no. 8026, 2 +

Katja Reider / Rebecca Harry My Daddy Ist The Greatest Hero! no. 8027, 2 +

Rights sold: Because We Love You: All rights available What Do You Have in Your Diaper?: Catalan, Danish, Chinese (simplified), Spanish Off You Go…! (series): All rights available 10 Little Sheep – From 1 to 10 Sheepeasily: Catalan,

Perfect gift for Mother’s & Father’s Day!

Norwegian, Spanish 10 Little Sheep Take a Nap: Danish My Multi-Coloured Farm: Chineses (simplified) The Mouse Family and the Seasons: All rights available I’ve Got the World’s Best Mum!: All rights available My Daddy Ist The Greatest Hero!: All rights available

Books for the Very Young

Katja Reider / Sabine Kraushaar Because We Love You no. 6022, 2 +

Books for the Very Young

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Ethical living, ethical reading The Nature Child series deals with themes affecting many young families today. The books look at values such as tolerance, social engagement, sustainability, a slower pace of life, and how fundamental these things are to peaceful coexistence. They also explore our desire to be in touch with nature, to live in harmony with it, and to protect and preserve it.

All titles: Hans-Christian Schmidt, colour illustrations

by Frauke Weldin, 2+

The Little Garden The Little Garden Gang Slows Down! Gang Saves the Squirrels’ Wood no. 7766 no. 7767

The Little Garden Gang Tidies the Meadow no. 7881

The Little Garden Gang Cleans up the Water no. 7996

All titles: Susan Niessen, colour illustrations by Marina Rachner, 2+

Slow, Funny, Loud and Quiet – Everyone Does It Their Way! no. 7832

I’ll Help You, It’s Not Hard! no. 8171

We Take Care of Each Other no. 8274

Rights: The Little Garden Gang (series): All rights available Slow, Funny, Loud and Quiet – Everyone Does It Their Way!: All rights available.

I’ll Help You, It’s Not Hard!: All rights available We Take Care of Each Other: All rights available

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Welcome to the farm!

Annette Moser / Julia Ginsbach Welcome to Sunny Farm! (Vol. 1) no. 7804, 8 +

Christine Kugler Let’s Explore the Farm! no. 8071, 2+

Annette Moser / Julia Ginsbach Summer on Sunny Farm (Vol. 2) no. 7876, 8 +

Annette Moser / Julia Ginsbach Something’s Up on Sunny Farm (Vol. 3) no. 8125, 8 +

Books for the Very Young

Sunny Farm: “A modern Bullerby”

Upcycling with arts and crafts!

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Herr Pfeffer Let’s Make Something with Wood no. 8160, 5+

Herr Pfeffer Let’s Make Something in the City no. 8277, 5+

Tigapigs / Iloveyoulaugh Let’s Make Something for Christmas no. 8356, 5+

Rights: Sunny Farm (series): All rights available Let’s Make Something (series): All rights available Let’s Explore the Farm!: All rights available

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Books for the Very Young

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Where do you belong, little Pai? •Top Topics: Growing up, finding friends, and quest for identity •Panda Pai goes on adventures in a wildlife park •Ruby Raccoon becomes Pai’s first friend •The two friends team up to help the other baby animals in their zoo neighbourhood

He really is old enough now to go on an adventure, thinks little red panda Pai one day – and sets off to explore the world outside his home in the wildlife park. He doesn’t get far before he finds himself completely lost. Pai is sent from pillar to post, since none of the animals are really sure who this little fella is.

After all, everybody knows pandas are black and white – and enormous.

After a while, even Pai is no longer sure where he really belongs.

And how is he ever going to find his way home if he can’t answer that question? This is not exactly the kind of adventure he had in mind... A picture book story about how you can never truly be lost if you know who you belong with.

Saskia Hula Red Panda Pai – Pai Goes on an Adventure (Vol. 1) no. 8465, 24.0 × 26.5 cm, hardcover, colour illustrations throughout by Kerstin Schoene, 32 pages, June 2016, € 12.95, 3 +

Red Panda Pai

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Ruby and Pai turn detective The animals at the wildlife park are in uproar: One of the baby rabbits has gone missing!

Luckily, Ruby the raccoon with her emergency detective service is on hand to help solve the mystery. Because there are so many witnesses to interview, Pai the red panda steps in as assistant detective.

But everyone claims to have seen something out of the ordinary and Pai finds it more difficult than he’d expected to keep his eyes open: after all, it’s high time for his afternoon nap... Will wildlife park detectives Pai and Ruby manage to rescue the little rabbit?

Volume 3 is going to be published in January 2018!

Saskia Hula Red Panda Pai – On Silent Paws (Vol. 2) no. 8472, 24.0 × 26.5 cm, hardcover, colour illustrations throughout by Kerstin Schoene, 32 pages, January 2017, € 12.95, 3 +

Rights sold (series): Romanian, Russian

Backlist – Picture Books

Books for the Very Young

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Bengt Birck / Jan Birck Jojo – Little Dog – Big Adventure no. 7878, 4 +

Bengt Birck / Jan Birck Jojo – Little Dog as Brave as a Bear no. 7900, 4 +

Heinz Rudolf Kunze / Jens Carstens / Julia Ginsbach Quentin Jellyfish – A Moray Has a Migraine (Vol. 1) no. 8038, 4 +

Heinz Rudolf Kunze / Jens Carstens / Julia Ginsbach Quentin Jellyfish – Rock on the Reef (Vol. 2) no. 8039, 4 +

Heinz Rudolf Kunze / Jens Carstens / Julia Ginsbach Quentin Jellyfish – Hullabaloo at Circus Coralblue (Vol. 3) no. 8180, 4 +

Katja Reider / Tim Warnes Benny Bearpaw and His Round the World Journey no. 7759, 4 +

Katja Reider / Tim Warnes Benny Bearpaw and the Little Quack no. 8034, 4 +

Uli Geißler / Günther Jakobs Take a Chance, Meet Your Fear! no. 6078, 3 +

Uli Geißler / Günther Jakobs Mini, but Mighty! no. 6351, 3 +

Uli Geißler / Günther Jakobs Laughter Is the Best Medicine no. 5661, 3 +

Sandra Grimm / Ute Simon The Magical Steam Engine – In the Land of Dinosaurs no. 6241, 4 +

Sandra Grimm / Ute Simon The Magical Steam Engine – Discovery Adventures In the Forest no. 6242, 4 +

Rights sold: JoJo (series): Czech, Finnish, Romanian Quentin Jellyfish (series): Chinese (simplified), Romanian Benny Bearpaw (series): Chinese (simplified), Czech, Finnish, Romanian

Adventures with Dr. Tubby (selected titles): Hebrew The Magical Steam Engine (series): All rights available

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Sandra Grimm / Ute Simon The Magical Steam Engine – Jousting at the Knight’s Castle no. 6606, 4 +

Sandra Grimm / Ute Simon The Magical Steam Engine – Welcome among the Dolphins no. 6716, 4 +

Katja Richert / Gergely Kiss Kalle, Theo and the Washing Machine that’s Gone Crazy no. 7843, 3 +

Franziska Gehm / Christiane Hansen Whoops! I’ve Shrunk Mum and Dad no. 7795, 4 +

Patrick Wirbeleit Multi Monster Twinkletoes no. 7210, 3 +

Annette Moser / Heike Vogel Princess Ida and a Special Surprise no. 7817, 4 +

Katja Reider / Sabine Kraushaar I Like You So Much, I Could Eat You! no. 5890, 3 +

Katja Reider / Almud Kunert Hush! An Angel… no. 5760, 3 +

Katja Reider / Sabine Kraushaar You Are My Favourite Cuddly Bear! no. 6548, 3 +

Katja Reider / Sabine Kraushaar Happy Through and Through no. 5313, 3+

Cornelia Funke / Annette Swoboda The Moonshine Dragon no. 7646, 4+

Kalle, Theo and the Washing Machine that’s Gone Crazy: Chinese (simplified) Whoops! I’ve Shrunk Mum and Dad: All rights available Multi Monster Twinkletoes: All rights available Princess Ida and a Special Surprise: Chineses (simplified) Romanian

I Like You So Much, I Could Eat You!: All rights available Hush! An Angel…: All rights available You Are My Favourite Cuddly Bear!: All rights available Happy Through and Through: Chineses (simplified) The Moonshine Dragon: Chinese (simplified), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish

Books for the Very Young

Sandra Grimm / Ute Simon The Magical Steam Engine – Attack on Board of the Pirate Ship! no. 6522, 4 +

Emotional Education

Books for the Very Young

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Dagmar Geisler – A specialist in non-fiction for the little ones Where Do I Come from?

Understanding One’s Emotions

Achieving Confidence

By the time children reach kindergarten age the issue of social interaction becomes increasingly important for them. Closely connected with this is the awareness of one’s body, dealing with their own feelings as well as perceiving themselves, and responding to feelings of others. The titles presented below provide parents, educators, and teachers with materials and guidance for different age groups in order to communicate these often difficult issues.

Dagmar Geisler Was I, Too, in Mummy’s Tummy? no. 6922, 5+

Less Is More

Preventing Child Abuse

Anger Management

Getting Lost

Holde Kreul My Feelings and I no. 7293, 5+

Arguing and Making up

Elisabeth Zöller Kim Can Be Strong no. 8023, 3 +

A New Family Member

200,000 copies sold

Dagmar Geisler When Have I Really Had Enough? no. 7765, 3 +

Pro Familia My Body Belongs to Me! no. 7230, 5+

Dagmar Geisler I’m Angry – How to Cope? no. 7578, 4+

Each title: ca. 22.0 × 27.5 cm, colour illustrations by Dagmar Geisler, ca. 32 pages

Dagmar Geisler Of Course I Won’t Get Lost! no. 7612, 3 +

Dagmar Geisler Sometimes People Just Argue no. 7007, 5+

Dagmar Geisler Thank Goodness for Siblings! no. 8781, 5+

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•Fully revised new edition of the successful title •Sex education for children aged 11 + Know the score? Of course you do! But when your emotions start going haywire and your body suddenly doesn’t seem to fit together the way it used to, it can be a pretty confusing time.

This book explains, in an honest and sensitive way, what every boy and girl should know about the opposite sex (and their own!) and what happens to our bodies as we grow up.

Self-Confidence and Sex Education

Finding Inner Strength

Preventing Child abduction

75,000 copies sold

Dagmar Geisler This Is Me – from Head to Toe no. 5377, 7+

Holde Kreul See How Brave I Am! no. 5378, 5+

Dagmar Geisler I Won’t Go with Strangers! no. 6239, 3 +

Jörg Müller, Dagmar Geisler Let’s Talk About Sex no. 8745, 18.5 x 25.5 cm, soft cover with spot lack, colour illustrations throughout by Dagmar Geisler, 88 pages, September 2017, € 8.95, 11 +

Rights sold (selected titles): English (worldwide), Catalan, Chinese (simplified), Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Korean, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese

Books for the Very Young

Know the Score! Everything You Need to Know About Sex Education

Baby Album

Books for the Very Young

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Because We Love You – Our Baby Album •Bestseller: already over 50,000 copies sold •With elastic strap fastening •Lovingly illustrated by Sabine Kraushaar

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In this album, parents can record the most precious moments of their child’s life from birth to age 6: A collection of memories to treasure forever.

Steffi Wöhner My First Day of School – for Girls no. 8305, 6+

Steffi Wöhner My First Day of School – for Boys no. 8306, 5+

Katja Reider We’re so Lucky to Have You! no. 8714, 20.0 x 23.5 cm, hardcover with spot varnish and wadding, colour illustrations throughout by Sabine Kraushaar, 48 pages, July 2017, € 12.95, 6 months +

Rights: We’re so Lucky to Have You!: All rights available My First Day of School – for Girls: All rights available My First Day of School – for Boys: All rights available

Zorro the Pug

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Zorro can hardly wait for his next adventure. It’s a long time coming – but when his neighbour Bernardinovich disappears, it seems Zorro’s moment has come. He sets out in the pouring rain to look for Bernardinovich. And all the other animals go out looking for Zorro, who eventually arrives home dripping wet.

Suddenly, the adventure begins in earnest: Zorro has to save the other animals from the flooded forest! Together with his friend Hamsterina, Zorro sets sail in a makeshift dinghy, determined to save the day!

Katharina Bendixen / Carola Sieverding Zorro the Pug – Adventures in the Fearsome Forest (Vol. 1) no. 8360, 5+ Katharina Bendixen Zorro the Pug – The Hero of Summersea (Vol. 2) no. 8423, hardcover with spot varnish, colour illustrations by Carola Sieverding, 128 pages, September 2017, € 12.95, 5 +

“Imagination and humour abound in this first instalment in a new series about a resourceful pug detective. The relationship between the text and the illustrations is very effective.“ Stiftung Lesen (German Reading Foundation) on Zorro the Pug (Vol.1) “Funny, child-friendly and chock-full of ideas that make it well worth a read.”

Eva Maus, eselsohr Rights: All rights available

Books for the Very Young

Zorro, the hero of Little Dozington

Gloria Glow-worm

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New adventures from the Twinkling Forest •New adventures featuring Gloria the brave little glow-worm!

•Already over 15,000 copies of Book 1 has been sold!

•Short, self-contained bedtime stories

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Gloria Glow-worm is back! In this second read-aloud book, ten new adventures await the helpful little glow-worm. What Gloria longs for most in the world is to see the sea, but she knows she will have to practise very hard if she is ever to make the journey.

At last, Gloria’s hard work pays off, and she sets out on an eventful trip to the seaside with her best friend Lilly Belle and her grandpa Guido. Gloria eventually discovers that the sea is very beautiful – but that her home in the Twinkling Forest is the most beautiful place of all!

F i’s Ching-Hu

Susanne Weber / Kirsten Vogel Gloria Glow-worm – Enchanting Bedtime Stories (Vol. 1) no. 8474, 5+

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Susanne Weber / Kirsten Vogel Gloria Glow-worm – Bedtime Stories from the Twinkling Forest (Vol. 2) no. 8477, 17.5 x 24.5 cm, hardcover with spot varnish, glittery cover, and book ribbon, colour illustrations throughout

by Martina Matos, 128 pages, September 2017, € 12.95, 5 +

Rights sold (series): Czech, Slovak, Turkish

Backlist – Story Time Books

Irmgard Kramer / Petra Eimer Pepper, Mint, and the School Ghost (Vol. 2) no. 8259, 5+

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Kölner AutorInnen / Verena Körting When It’s Sunday no. 8175, 4+

Verena Körting My Book of Favourite Fairy Tales no. 8019, 3+

Isabel Abedi / Almud Kunert Isabel Abedi’s Tales of Sambadancing Mice, Moonshine Merry-go-rounds, and Flying Goats no. 7737, 5+

Sarah Herzhoff / Sabine Kraushaar Fire, Lightning, and Adventure – Story Time with Drafunkel the Little Dragon no. 8611, 5+

Amelie Benn / Betina Gotzen-Beek Bewitching Blossoms and the Dance of the Stars no. 8610, 17.5 x 24.5 cm, hardcover with glittery cover and book ribbon, colour illustration throughout by Betina GotzenBeek, 192 pages, June 2017, € 9.95, 5 +

Cornelia Funke Tells of BookEaters, Ghosts in the Attic and Other Heroes no. 7270, 3+ Rights sold: Pepper, Mint and… (series): Ukrainian When It’s Sunday: All rights available My Book of Favourite Fairy Tales: Romanian, Russian Isabel Abedi’s Tales of Samba-dancing Mice, Moonshine Merry-go-rounds and Flying Goats: Romanian

Fire, Lightning and Adventure: Chinese (simplified), Hungarian Tells of Book-Eaters, Ghosts in the Attic and Other Heroes: Dutch, Thai Bewitching Blossoms and the Dance of the Stars: Chinese (simplified), Greek, Hungarian

Books for the Very Young

Irmgard Kramer / Petra Eimer Pepper, Mint, and School (Vol. 1) no. 8258, 5+

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Christmas

Books for the Very Young

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Perfect Christmas gifts!

Judith Loske Creative Scratch Book – Advent Calendar no. 8429, 5+

Sandra Grimm / Marina Krämer The Little Princess Celebrates Christmas no. 6993, 3 +

Various Authors 24 Reading Tiger Stories for Advent no. 7357, 6 +

no. 8499

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Rolf Krenzer / Constanza Droop My First Bible – Stories about Jesus no. 7509, 4 +

Kristin Labuch Magical Mandalas – Baby Jesus no. 7524, 5 +

Kristin Labuch Magical Father Christmas no. 7431, 5 +

no. 8612 Hans-Christian Schmidt A Magical Christmas with the Mouse Family no. 8499, 18.5 x 20.5 cm, hardcover with spot varnish and wadding, colour illustrations by Marina Krämer, 48 pages, September 2017, € 7.95, 2 +

Annette Moser / Angelika Stubner / Wolfram Eickl / Dieter Faber A Twinkling Christmastime no. 8612, 25.5 x 27.5 cm, hardcover with glittery cover and wadding, colour illustrations by Polona Lovsin, Angelika Stubner, and Julia Ginsbach, 96 pages, September 2017, € 12.95, 4 +

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Annette Neubauer / Daniela Chudzinski My Big Children’s Bible no. 8492, 4 + no. 8699

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Rights sold: The Little Princess Celebrates Christmas: Romanian 24 Reading Tiger Stories for Advent: Anthology – please ask for a detailed List!

A Twinkling Christmastime: Romanian My Big Children’s Bible: Lithuanian All rights available: Creative Scratch Book – Advent Calendar, My First Bible, Magical Mandalas – Baby Jesus, Magical Father Christmas, A Magical Christmas with the Mouse Family, My First Christmas Story, Creative Scratch Book – The Magic of Christmas

Printings no. 8640 Rolf Krenzer My First Christmas Story no. 8699, 15.0 x 16.0 cm, hardcover, colour illustrations by Constanza Droop, 18 pages, September 2017, € 4.95, 2 +

Nadine Jessler Creative Scratch Book – The Magic of Christmas no. 8640, 17.3 x 21.5 cm, colour illustrations by Nadine Jessler, 68 pages, September 2017, € 12.95, 5 +

Books for the Very Young

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Early Reading

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Picture Mouse and Reading Lions

We help children learn to read!

•3 stages to reading success •Now with even more illustrations and puzzles to help children understand the text •Reading is child’s play with these fascinating short stories!

•With fantastic stickers in every book Learning to read is easy – with Picture Mouse and Reading Lions! We have been successfully helping children learn to read for generations. Picture Mouse and Reading Lions accompany children on their reading journey from nursery right the way through to Key Stage 2. We have completely revised our levels system in line with the latest pedagogical guidelines.

Learn to read in three stages: Picture Mouse Learn to read with pictures Nouns replaced by pictures For reading aloud and reading together Extra-large primer font

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Reading Lions Year 1 First independent reading Simple sentences in large primer font High picture-to-text ratio With puzzles and fun facts

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Reading Lions Year 2 Early readers Simple text structure in large primer font Lots of lively pictures With exercises and fun facts

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Picture Mouse – Learn to read with pictures •Nouns replaced by pictures •For reading aloud and reading together •Extra-large primer font The Picture Mouse series features fun stories about lovable characters and exciting settings. All nouns in the text are replaced by little pictures, which children aged 5+ will be able to recognise and name whilst having the book read aloud to them or reading along with an adult. It’s a great way of getting young children to read their first whole book all by themselves!

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no. 8571

no. 8598

no. 8574

All titles: 17.5 x 24.5 cm, hardcover with spot varnish, colour illustrations throughout, 48 pages, June 2017, € 7.95, 5 + Rights: All rights available

Michaela Haunauer / Irmgard Paule Riding School Stories (no. 8573)

Maja von Vogel / Dorothea Ackroyd The Little Dragon Rescues a Friend (no. 8571)

THiLo / Michael Böhm A Day at the Building Site (no. 8598)

Amelie Benn / Silke Voigt Dolphin Stories (no. 8574)

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•Nouns replaced by pictures •Short stories in German and English •For reading aloud and reading together In each book in the Picture Mouse – Learn English with pictures!

A Picture Mouse story is printed as a parallel text in German (or consequentially in your language) and English, helping children aged 5 + to learn English – as easy as ABC! The English vocabulary featured in the story is provided on every page, and can also be practised using the accompanying domino game.

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no. 8826

All titles: 17.5 x 24.5 cm, hardcover with spot varnish, colour illustrations throughout, 48 pages, June 2017, € 7.95, 5 + Rights: All rights available

Werner Färber / Michael Bayer Police Stories (no. 8825)

Werner Färber / Dorothea Ackroyd Little Unicorn Stories (no. 8824)

Maja von Vogel / Betina Gotzen-Beek Princess Stories (no. 8823)

Katja Reider / Silke Voigt Little Polar Bear Stories (no. 8826)

Early Reading

Picture Mouse – Learn English with pictures

Reading Lions for Year 1

Early Reading

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Beginner readers – Reading Lions for Year 1 •Simple sentences in large primer font •High picture-to-text ratio •With puzzles and fun facts Reading Lions for Year 1 help children read their first whole book all by themselves. Each book features an exciting story on a popular theme with lots of lovely illustrations, short sentences, and small units of text, divided up according to meaning. The large primer font makes the text easier to read, and children can check whether they have understood it correctly by using the puzzles and fun facts at the end of the story. A sense of accomplishment is therefore guaranteed. Reading Lions make learning to read fun!

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no. 8599

no. 8601

no. 8602

All titles: 17.5 x 24.5 cm, hardcover with spot varnish, colour illustrations throughout, 48 pages, June 2017, € 7.95, 6 + Rights: All rights available

Henriette Wich / Lisa Althaus Policeman for a Day (no. 8600)

Anna Taube / Lisa Althaus Animal Friends Stick Together! (no. 8599)

Katja Richert / Carola Sturm Two Friends and a Lovestruck Dog (no. 8601)

Annette Moser / Naeko Ishida A Star for the Little Unicorn (no. 8602)

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Early Reading

Early readers – Reading Lions for Year 2 •Simple text structure and large primer font •Lots of lively pictures •With exercises and fun facts The Reading Lions for Year 2 help children become reading pros!

Popular early reading themes for girls and boys make for fun and exciting stories. The well-balanced picture-to-text ratio and large primer font help children aged 7 + understand the content with ease. And the accompanying information and explanations help to broaden children’s general knowledge.

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no. 8604

no. 8603

no. 8605

All titles: 17.5 x 24.5 cm, hardcover with spot varnish, colour illustrations throughout, 64 pages, June 2017, € 7.95, 7 + Rights: All rights available

Heike Wiechmann Pony Stories (no. 8615)

Sandra Grimm / Ines Rarisch Pirate Stories (no. 8604)

Katja Reider / Stéffie Becker School Stories (no. 8603)

Ann-Katrin Heger / Julia Ginsbach Spooky Stories (no. 8605)

Tafiti

Early Reading

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Competition for King Kofi!

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•Over 300,000 Tafiti books sold A new lion turns up in the savannah and tries to take over King Kofi’s territory. To Tafiti and his friends, of course, this is great news – they can’t wait to see the back of the pesky old king!

But it soon becomes clear that Shaha Kenua is much better at catching meerkats than King Kofi ever was. So Tafiti and Bristles decide to help their former king. After all, he was never really all that dangerous. And so far, Grandmama’s cake has always done the trick when it comes to dealing with hungry lions!

Tafiti and the Journey to the End of the World (Vol. 1) no. 7486, 5 +

Tafiti and the Flying Red River Hog (Vol. 2) no. 7550, 5 +

Tafiti and the Giant Baby (Vol. 3) no. 7551, 5 +

Julia Boehme Tafiti – Tafiti and the Rival Kings (Vol. 9) no. 8419, 16.0 x 21.5 cm, hardcover with spot varnish, colour illustrations throughout by Julia Ginsbach, 80 pages, August 2017, € 7.95, 5 +

Tafiti and Greatgreat-greatgreat-greatGrandpapa’s Golden Treasure (Vol. 4) no. 7823, 5 +

Tafiti and a Secret Hero (Vol. 5) no. 8033, 5 +

Tafiti and the Monkey Gang (Vol. 6) no. 8118, 5 +

Rights sold (series): Catalan, Chinese (simplified), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Hebrew, Hungarian, Korean, Spanish (worldwide), Romanian

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Tafiti and Bristles on Mission Honey (Vol. 7) no. 8188, 5 +

Tafiti and the Great Fire (Vol. 8) no. 8269, 5 +

Tafiti and the Mysterious Cushion Thief no. 8225, 3+

Tafiti – My Colouring Book no. 8414, 5 +

Learning with Tafiti – First Letters no. 8309, 5 +

Tafiti is going to be made into a film!

Learning with Tafiti – Learning to Write no. 8624, 5 +

Learning with Tafiti – Using numbers from 1 to 20 no. 8625, 5 +

Tafiti’s Savannah Party (App) iOS, Android, 5 +

Rights sold: Tafiti and the Mysterious Cushion Thief (picture book): Romanian My Colouring Book: All rights available Learning with Tafiti: All rights available

Learning with Tafiti – Counting from 1 to 10 no. 8310, 5 +

Tafiti

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Tafiti’s new picture book adventure •The second picture book story about the popular meerkat character Tafiti •Over 15,000 copies of the first picture book have been sold •Children love role play!

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Bristles is so good at painting, thinks Tafiti. He wishes he could paint too. Then he has an idea: He will simply pretend to be Bristles for the day! “But if you’re me, who am I going to be?” asks Bristles. He soon decides to take on the role of His Majesty King Kofi the lion. And all the other savannah animals join in the fun, too!

Julia Boehme Tafiti – I’m Going to Be You for the Day! no. 8639, 24.0 x 26.5 cm, hardcover with spot varnish, colour illustrations throughout by Julia Ginsbach, 32 pages, August 2017, € 12.95, 3 +

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•The first search and find book featuring the popular character Tafiti •With lots of fun details from the meerkats’ burrow and

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the beautiful African savannah!

Hang on a minute – where’s Bristles? Tafiti’s best friend Bristles, the cheerful bush pig, has gone missing. He’s not in the meerkats’ burrow, and there’s no sign of him in the garden, or at the water hole. Together with Tafiti the little meerkat, children set off on an adventurous search across an African landscape teeming with life.

Bristles is hidden somewhere on every double-page spread. Who will be the first to find him?

Julia Boehme Tafiti – The Big Tafiti Hidden Object Book no. 8464, 23.5 x 31.5 cm, board book, colour illustrations throughout by Julia Ginsbach, 16 pages, August 2017, € 9.95, 2 +

Rights: All rights available

Early Reading

Tafiti’s world in search and find pictures

The Vulcanos

Early Reading

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Two heroes with fire in their bums!

•Top Team: bestselling author Franziska Gehm (The Vampire Sisters) and popular illustrator Franziska Harvey •More than 100,000 copies sold!

•For boys and girls alike •All volumes deal with top children’s themes

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Take twenty-two-point-four steps forwards, five big hops and seven steps backwards from the end of the world, close one eye, spin around in a circle, and hey presto! You’ve arrived in the valley of the Vulkanos!

The lovable Vulkanos live in two volcanoes separated by a raging river. Although Krato and Flambia are best friends, their families have been feuding since time immemorial. But Krato and Flambia are true Vulkanos, feisty and fiery, and they stick together no matter what. Vulkanos never sit still for long: They go careering from one adventure to the next like jumbo jets – because a true Vulkano farts for his life!

Franziska Gehm The Vulkanos – Their Most Explosive Adventures no. 8822, 16.0 x 22.5 cm, hardcover with spot varnish, colour illustrations throughout by Franziska Harvey, 208 pages, September 2017, € 9.95, 7 +

Rights sold (series): Catalan, Chinese (simplified), Czech, Slovak, Spanish (worldwide)

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The Vulkanos Are The Vulkanos The Vulkanos Fart Away! (Vol. 1) Smashing! (Vol. 2) Let It Rip! (Vol. 3) no. 8013, 7 + no. 7659, 7 + no. 7658, 7 +

The Vulkanos Conquer an Island (Vol. 7) no. 8417, 7 +

The Vulkanos Hatch a Plan!

(Vol. 4) no. 8046, 7 +

The Vulkanos The Vulkanos Give It Some Gas! Fire Up! (Vol. 6) no. 8280, 7 + (Vol. 5) no. 8197, 7 +

The Dinorinos

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Little dinos... big heroes

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•An entertaining, action-packed Early Reading series •The three non-threatening little dinosaurs are funny, likeable characters that both boys and girls can relate to •Key theme: invisible friends •Plenty of hilarious situational comedy and gags •Fun for adults, too!

Juri has a secret which he only shares with is grandpa: Dinosaurs are not extinct. There are three of them living in his mum’s old doll’s house, and their names are Happi, Igur and Permilla.

Volume 3: The tiny dinos are bored. They’ve already explored every inch of Yuri’s playroom, and they’re fed up with always having to keep quiet. But then, to their delight, Grandpa invites the dinos to the zoo.

Volume 4: Yuri lets the tiny dinos come with him to the seaside, hidden in his rucksack. The dinos are overjoyed: holidays sound delicious!

Imagine their disappointment when they find that there is no prehistoric greenery on the island... Or is there?

“The Tiny Dinos are ideal for encouraging children to read independently.”

Peter Mayr, derStandard.at

Katharina Wieker Juri and the Dinorinos (Vol. 1) no. 8424, 6 +

Katharina Wieker The Dinorinos Want Biscuits (Vol. 2) no. 8425, 6 +

“These tremendously funny books, with their large print and lovely illustrations, are fantastic entertainment for first-graders.”

Barbara Blasum, hoppsala.de Katharina Wieker The Dinorinos Make Some New Friends (Vol. 3) no. 8581, 16.0 x 21.5 cm, hardcover with spot varnish, colour illustrations throughout by Steffen Winkler, 80 pages, July 2017, € 7.95, 6 +

Katharina Wieker The Dinorinos Go to the Seaside (Vol. 4) no. 8582, 16.0 x 21.5 cm, hardcover with spot varnish, colour illustrations throughout by Steffen Winkler, 80 pages, July 2017, € 7.95, 6 + Rights (series): Finnish, Romanian, Turkish

Meep

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•Short texts for less-motivated readers •Highly original illustrations

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As Meep lands on his home planet, Huh-7, an alien creature comes clambering out of his Rocketopus. Goodness me! It’s a little boy from the blue planet, who has secretly hitched a lift on Meep’s spacecraft. Meep is rather alarmed: The boy has a big clump of fur on his head, makes strange noises, and only has two eyes! But it soon becomes clear to Meep what he must do: He must help the little boy get home!

Nina Dulleck Meep the Alien (Vol. 1) no. 8519, 5 +

Nina Dulleck Meep the Alien – Meep and the Rocketopus (Vol. 2) no. 8520, 5 +

Nina Dulleck Meep the Alien – The Creature from the Blue Planet (Vol. 3) no. 8528, 17.5 x 24.5 cm, hardcover with deep embossing and spot varnish, colour illustrations throughout by the author, 80 pages, September 2017, € 9.95, 5 +

Rights sold: Hebrew

Early Reading

Extraterrestrially exciting: Meep!

Silverwind

Early Reading

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A magical horse – Silverwind the white unicorn NEW

Jana, Silverwind and Jörgo want to find out why the weather is so unnaturally cold this winter. Deep in the magical forest they meet the Ice Princess, who is at her wits’ end after her weather wand was stolen by a wicked troll. Now she can’t control the seasons anymore. Luckily, Silverwind and his friends manage to track down the wand and bring it back to her safe and sound!

Sandra Grimm / Silvia Christoph Silverwind – The Enchanted Mirror (Vol. 1) no. 8288, 7 +

Sandra Grimm / Silvia Christoph Silverwind – The Magical Fire Mountain (Vol. 2) no. 8289, 7 +

Sandra Grimm / Silvia Christoph Silverwind – The Four Wild Horses (Vol. 3) no. 8290, 7 +

Sandra Grimm Silverwind – The Enchanted Ice Princess (Vol. 5) no. 8828, 16.0 x 21.5 cm, hardcover with glittery cover, colour illustrations throughout by Carolin Ina Schröter, 96 pages, June 2017, € 7.95, 7 +

Sandra Grimm / Silvia Christoph Silverwind – Stormcloud’s Secret (Vol. 4) no. 8291, 7 + Rights sold (series): Chinese (simplified)

Magical Manes

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The four Magical Manes Flame, Droplet, Crumb, and Wind can cast magic spells using the twinkling stars in their manes. Each horse commands a different element – fire, water, earth, and air – and together they serve Queen Mirabelle, a beautiful unicorn from the rainbow castle.

Queen Mirabelle is sick, and the Magical Manes are very worried.

They set out in search of a cure and come across a mysterious unicorn – who turns out to be Blackmoon, the queen’s lost sister.

Only she can cure Mirabelle with her magic powers.

Ann-Katrin Heger Mirabelle’s Magical Manes in the Rainbow Castle (Vol. 1) no. 8244, 5 +

Ann-Katrin Heger Mirabelle’s Magical Manes and the Sugar Fairies (Vol. 2) no. 8245, 5 +

Ann-Katrin Heger Mirabelle’s Magical Manes and the Water Lily Festival (Vol. 3) no. 8246, 5 +

Ann-Katrin Heger Mirabelle’s Magical Manes and the Last Unicorn (Vol. 5) no. 8636, 16.0 x 21.5 cm, hardcover with glittery cover, colour illustrations throughout by Dorothea Ackroyd, 80 pages, June 2017, € 7.95, 5 +

Ann-Katrin Heger Mirabelle’s Magical Manes in the Cloud Kingdom (Vol. 4) no. 8247, 5 + Rights sold (series): Romanian

Early Reading

Mythical and magical!

Backlist

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Nadja Fendrich / Katharina Wieker Speedy, the Little Racing Car – A Thrilling Race (Vol. 1) no. 7853, 6 +

Irmgard Kramer / Zapf The Pirate Ship Gang – The Abominable Admiral Hammerhead (Vol. 1) no. 8248, 7 +

Henriette Wich / Alexander Bux The Invisible 4 – The Caesar Code (Vol. 1) no. 7135, 7 +

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Julia Boehme / Alexander Bux Leo & Lolli – A Pony Needs Friends! (Vol. 1) no. 7339, 7 +

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Lydia Hauenschild / Joachim Krause The PiranhaPirates and the Stolen Pearl Necklace (Vol. 1) no. 6485, 9 +

Rights sold: The Pirate Ship Gang (four titles): Turkish Speedy, the Little Racing Car (five titles): Arabic, Czech, Finnish, Slovak The Invisible 4 (seven titles): French, Swedish Leo & Lolli (four titles): Czech, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian,

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Karen Christine Angermayer / Lisa Althaus Silverfin – The Dolphins’ Treasure of Light (Vol. 1) no. 6820, 7 + Slovak, Swedish, Turkish The Piranha-Pirates (four titles): Chinese (simplified), French Silverfin (six titles): Danish, French, Turkish

Early Reading

Bestselling Author Cornelia Funke

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Cornelia Funke The Moonshine Dragon no. 7648, Early Reading edition, 7+

Cornelia Funke / Elisabeth Holzhausen Sun, Sand and Lots of Sea no. 7702, 8+

Cornelia Funke / Elisabeth Holzhausen Dragon’s Spook and Scary Monsters no. 7934, 8+

Cornelia Funke / Elisabeth Holzhausen Cats, Dogs, Cheeky Goats no. 7665, 8+

Cornelia Funke / Elisabeth Holzhausen Secret Hideout and Ghost Lessons no. 7679, 8+

Verena Körting Knight, Sword and Dragon’s Blood no. 7590, 8+

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Rights sold: The Moonshine Dragon (Early Reading): English (UK), Norwegian, Turkish Sun, Sand and Lots of Sea: English (UK), Chinese (simplified), Romanian, Turkish Dragon’s Spook and Scary Monsters: Chinese (simplified),

English (UK), Turkish Cats, Dogs, Cheeky Goats: Chinese (simplified), Turkish Secret Hideout and Ghost Lessons: Rhaeto-Romanic, Romanian, Turkish Knight, Sword and Dragon’s Blood: Romanian, Turkish

Lucifer Junior

Children and Middle Grade

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Damned good reading!

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Lucifer Junior is the Devil’s son. He lives in Hell, and will one day take over the “family business”. But his father still thinks Junior is far too nice for the job, and sends him off to spend some time in the land of the living – after all, where better to learn how to be nasty than among human beings? No sooner is Luce reunited with his friends at St Fidibus after the holidays when he realises there is trouble afoot: The rugby players from the village school are angry about not being allowed to use St. Fidibus’s new sports ground, and are taking their frustration out on the students. But Luce has a plan to get headteacher Mr Rabbitsfoot and the sponsors to change their minds! In order for his plan to succeed, he will need the help of his friends – and his demonic powers. And so, like it or not, he has to tell the others that he is the Devil’s son. But it seems he is not the only demon in town: all of a sudden, Lilly also develops some unusual abilities!

“Someday you’ll find me in Division 67 – the division for mums and dads who spend all their time reading Jochen Till books and delegate the housework to the younger generation. The punishment: eternal washing up! Hilarious and very clever!”

Corinna Höfler, bookseller

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Jochen Till Lucifer Junior – A Devilishly Good Team (Vol. 2) no. 8637, 15.3 x 21.5 cm, hardcover with spot varnish and embossing, b/w illustrations by Raimund Frey, 224 pages, September 2017, € 12.95, 10 +

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Jochen Till Lucifer Junior – Too Good for Hell (Vol. 1) no. 8366, 10 +

CHILDREN’S BOOKS AND MIDDLE GRADE

Five Star Spook

Children and Middle Grade

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Ghostly goings-on at the Castle Hotel NEW

Melinda the girl ghost has settled in very well at the Castle Hotel, and is proving such a diligent spook that she is issued with a temporary haunting ban. The guests do need a break from time to time, after all! But Melinda still has plenty to keep her busy, in the form of some strange visitors to the hotel: Mrs Stiezer, for one, who looks suspiciously like the fiendish Christian Stiebitzer. It turns out that Stiebitzer has disguised himself as a woman in order to carry out his dastardly plan! And he almost succeeds, when he puts Melinda and the other ghosts out of action and locks them in the Hall of Mirrors.

But luckily, Jost and Kurt arrive just in time to save the ghosts!

“A sweet, beautifully illustrated story for young horror fans and would-be fans.”

Hamburger Morgenpost “The first in a new comic horror series full of colourful illustrations and lovable characters.” familien-welt.de on Five Star Spook (Vol. 1)

Christina Foshag Five Star Spook – Melinda Saves the Castle Hotel (Vol. 1) no. 8450, 8 + Christina Foshag Five Star Spook – Ghosts in Danger (Vol. 2) no. 8451, 15.3 x 21.5 cm, hardcover with spot varnish and embossing, colour illustrations throughout by Dominik Rupp, 176 pages, September 2017, € 12.95, 8 +

Rights (series): All rights available

Island Dreams Riding School

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A horse-riding series for girls aged 10 +, featuring plenty of horses, riding competitions, and, of course, first love – these stories are full of heart and humour. A must-read for all horse and pony fans!

Mila is to spend a year at the Island Dreams Riding School, which prepares students for a professional riding career. She soon makes new friends, and it becomes clear that she and her stallion, Adesso, are talented showjumpers. Exciting adventures, challenging competitions, and long rides along the beach await Mila and Adesso on the North Sea island of Marum.

Emma Norden Island Dreams Riding School – Mila’s Big Dream (Vol. 1) no. 8323, 10 +

Emma Norden Island Dreams Riding School – Galloping to Victory (Vol. 2) no. 8661, 10 +

Emma Norden Island Dreams Riding School – Love and Stage Fright (Vol. 3) no. 8407, 10 +

Christina Foshag Island Dreams Riding School – A Summer with Heart (Vol. 4) no. 8680, 13.0 x 20.0 cm, hardcover with foil stamping, 192 pages, August 2017, € 8.95, 10 +

Rights (series): Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish

Children and Middle Grade

An Island full of secrets

Scary Harry

Children and Middle Grade

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The Silence of the Reapers

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•Original characters with cult potential •Thrilling, laugh-aloud tales •Ingenious illustrations by Fréderic Bertrand •Over 130,000 copies sold (series) •Film rights sold Turbulent, wonderfully odd and so funny one could crack up laughing, that’s a dead cert!

Souls in jars of pickled gherkins, a beastly bat, and a door into the next world in the living room – there’s nothing in Scary Harry’s cosmos that isn’t there. Sonja Kaiblinger leads her readers into a wonderful crazy world full of turbulent twists and original characters – spirited dialogues, dry-as-dust humour and a dead-safe success guaranteed!

Getting Otto’s parents out of prison is proving to be harder than anyone had expected. Despite the help of his best friend, Harry the Grim Reaper, Otto’s test teleportation object Vincent keeps ending up in the dingy afterlife pub The Jellyfish instead of in Malcatraz. To take their minds off it all, Auntie Sharon organises a skiing holiday for the whole gang. But no sooner have they hit the slopes when Harry finds himself having to pull off some pretty hair-raising manoeuvres. Somebody seems to be following him...

Sonja Kaiblinger Scary Harry – Break a Legbone (Vol. 6) no. 8266, 15.3 x 21.5 cm, hardcover with spot varnish and deep embossing, b/w illustrations by Fréderic Bertrand, 256 pages, September 2017, € 12.95, 10 +

“Brilliant, bizarre and laugh-out-loud funny!” lovelybooks.de “Scary Harry is brimming with humour and imagination: a story with a hint of spookiness and plenty of loveable characters.”

Hamburger Morgenpost

Rights sold (series): Africaans, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Hungarian, Romanian, Turkish

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Sonja Kaiblinger / Fréderic Bertrand Scary Harry Takes Leave of His Senses (Vol. 1) no. 7742, 10 +

Sonja Kaiblinger / Fréderic Bertrand Scary Harry – The Reported Dead Live Longer (Vol. 2) no. 7745, 10 +

Awarded: Leipziger Lesekompass 2014 LESERstimmen-Preis der jungen LeserInnen 2015

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Sonja Kaiblinger / Fréderic Bertrand Scary Harry – Master of All Ghosts (Vol. 3) no. 8035, 10 +

Sonja Kaiblinger / Fréderic Bertrand Scary Harry – Down the Can (Vol. 4) no. 8036, 10 +

Sonja Kaiblinger / Fréderic Bertrand Scary Harry – Strife among the Spook (Vol. 5) no. 8265, 10 +

Children and Middle Grade

Sonja Kaiblinger / Fréderic Bertrand Bats – Free Delivery! (Prequel) no. 8092, 10 +

Winston

Children and Middle Grade

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Winston’s last case

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•The grand finale •A feline thriller with a twist in the tail Winston the cat and his beloved Odette are on holiday at the pony farm. Lovely, thinks Winston – a little peace and quiet at last. But appearances can be deceiving. Kira, of course, is delighted by the horses and more or less forgets about Winston. She is particularly keen on the cute little pony Bulli. And Bulli, much to Winston’s chagrin, is particularly keen on him, following him around wherever he goes. Winston can’t understand what it is the children love so much about this blasted pony! Until, that is, he uncovers a big secret... With a happy ending guaranteed!

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Frauke Scheunemann Winston – Licence to Prowl (Vol. 6) no. 8242, 15.3 x 21.5 cm, hardcover with spot varnish, 224 pages, October 2017, € 12.95, 11 +

Rights sold (series): Chinese (simplified), Czech, Dutch, French, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Turkish

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Frauke Scheunemann Winston – Agent on Silent Paws (Vol. 2) no. 7781, 11 +

Frauke Scheunemann Winston – Hunting the Safe Box Thieves (Vol. 3) no. 8113, 11 +

Frauke Scheunemann Winston – The Case of the Tinned Sardine (Vol. 4) no. 8114, 11 +

Frauke Scheunemann Winston – Cat Undercover (Vol. 5) no. 8241, 11 +

“Very funny.”

Focus Special: The best books of 2013 “A hilarious detective story full of adventure.”

Girl Awarded: German Cat-Crime Award Lovely Books Award Top 3 (2013 and 2014)

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My name is Winston.

Winston Churchill.

I am an exceptionally well-bred and valuable cat. Until a 12-year old teenage girl called Kira came into my life, my days with the professor were decent. Now, I need to support Kira in solving the many mysteries that happen around here lately …

Children and Middle Grade

Frauke Scheunemann Winston – A Cat on a Secret Mission (Vol. 1) no. 7780, 11 +

Backlist

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Sonja Kaiblinger Love in Series | Episode 2 – Lilies and Castles in the Air (Vol. 2) no. 7879, 12 +

Sonja Kaiblinger Love in Series | Episode 3 – Tulips and Prince Charmings (Vol. 3) no. 7880, 12 +

Rights sold: Sunny Valentine (four titles): Danish, Icelandic The Vampire Sisters (13 titles): Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (simplified), Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Swedish, Turkish Ghost Hunters (four titles): Dutch, English, French, Hungarian,

Series

Cornelia Funke / Fréderic Bertrand Ghost Hunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost (Vol. 1) no. 8074, 8 +

Franziska Gehm / Dagmar Henze The Vampire Sisters – A Delicious Girl Friend (Vol. 1) no. 6108, 10 +

Irmgard Kramer / Nina Dulleck Sunny Valentine – Tropical Birds and Royal Underpants (Vol. 1) no. 7888, 9 +

Sonja Kaiblinger Love in Series | Episode 1 – Roses and Soap Bubbles (Vol. 1) no. 7866, 12 +

Series

Vanessa Walder / Zapf The Call of the Woolly Wild (Vol. 1) no. 7969, 8 +

Vanessa Walder / Zapf Woolly Wild and the Monster Mission (Vol. 2) no. 7970, 8 +

Vanessa Walder / Zapf Woolly Wild and the Somewhere Island (Vol. 3) no. 8213, 8 +

Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish (world), Ukrainian Love in Series (series): Slovak Tales of the Woolly Wild (series): Chinese (simplified), Turkish

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Sonja Maren Kientsch / Raimund Frey Two Friends for Four Paws – Parrot Problem (Vol. 2) no. 8459, 8 +

Sonja Kaiblinger / Vera Schmidt Louise Goes Loopy Loo (Vol. 1) no. 8238, 10 +

Sonja Kaiblinger / Vera Schmidt Louise and the Strange Case of the Toilet Vandal (Vol. 2) no. 8239, 10 +

Vanessa Walder / Almud Kunert The Magical Curse of the Elf Kind (Vol. 1) no. 5984, 8 +

Vanessa Walder / Almud Kunert The Elf King´s Fire Flight (Vol. 2) no. 6697, 8 +

Vanessa Walder / Almud Kunert The Miraculous Night of the Elf Kind (Vol. 3) no. 6700, 8 +

Oliver Uschmann Finn Released (Vol. 1) no. 7403, 12 +

Oliver Uschmann Finn Reloaded (Vol. 2) no. 7421, 12 +

Oliver Uschmann Finn´s World – Finn Remixed (Vol. 3) no. 7447, 12 +

Tanja Janz / Martina Hillemann A Nerd Like You and Me (Vol. 1) no. 7868, 11 +

Tanja Janz / Martina Hillemann A Nerd on Cloud No. 9 (Vol. 2) no. 7991, 11 +

Two Friends for Four Paws (series): Danish Louise (series): All rights available The King of Elves (series): Romanian Finn (series): Polish, Serbian A Nerd (series): All rights available

Children and Middle Grade

Sonja Maren Kientsch / Raimund Frey Two Friends for Four Paws – Cat Chaos (Vol. 1) no. 8458, 8 +

Backlist – Bestselling Middle Grade Series’ for Girls…

Children and Middle Grade

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Isabel Abedi / Dagmar Henze Here Comes Lola (Vol. 1) no. 5169, 9 +

Isabel Abedi / Dagmar Henze Lola Makes Headline News (Vol. 2) no. 5337, 9 +

Isabel Abedi / Dagmar Henze Lola’s Secret Mission (Vol. 3) no. 5534, 9 +

Isabel Abedi / Dagmar Henze Applause for Lola (Vol. 4) no. 5692, 9 +

Isabel Abedi / Dagmar Henze Lola Lionheart (Vol. 5) no. 5674, 9 +

2 million

Isabel Abedi / Dagmar Henze Lola on Honeymoon (Vol. 6) no. 5675, 9 +

copies sold!

Isabel Abedi / Dagmar Henze Lola, Super Nanny (Vol. 7) no. 5676, 9 +

Isabel Abedi / Dagmar Henze 5 Stars for Lola (Vol. 8) no. 5677, 9 +

Isabel Abedi / Dagmar Henze Lola and the Only Witness (Vol. 9) no. 5678, 9 +

Rights sold: Lola (series): Catalan, Chinese (Complex), Chinese (simplified), Czech, Danish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Turkish, Ukrainian

and Boys!

Sabine Zett / Ute Krause Hugo’s Masterplan (Vol. 2) no. 7145, 10 +

Sabine Zett / Ute Krause Hugo’s Had Enough (Vol. 3) no. 7146, 10 +

190,000

copies sold!

Rights sold: Hugo (series): Czech, Dutch, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Polish, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Mexico), Turkish

Sabine Zett / Ute Krause Very Important Hugo (Vol. 4) no. 7413, 10 +

Sabine Zett / Ute Krause Hugo Chills (Vol. 5) no. 7519, 10 +

Sabine Zett / Ute Krause Stay Cool, Hugo!

(Vol. 6) no. 7713, 10 +

Children and Middle Grade

Sabine Zett / Ute Krause Hugo the Genius (Vol. 1) no. 7144, 10 +

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Aquila

Young Adult

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Tense and electrifying – the new thriller by Ursula Poznanski •Initial print run of 100,000 copies •An exchange student in Siena experiences a blackout that turns into a nightmare •What happened between Sunday and Tuesday? How can

NEW

Nika solve the mystery of the lost two days?

LAST CHANCE. Nika looks in the mirror one Sunday morning, feeling rather hungover, to see this message daubed on the glass. Who wrote it? And what does it mean? Where are Nika’s house keys and her phone? Where’s Jenny, her flatmate? And why does she feel so terrible this morning – surely she didn’t have that much to drink last night? It’s only when she turns on the TV and sees the morning news that Nika realises it’s not Sunday at all – it’s Tuesday. Two whole days have gone by, and she has no memory of them. During those two days something terrible must have happened. But what?

With Aquila, Ursula Poznanski has produced a true psychological thriller. She tells the story almost entirely in reverse, keeping the reader on tenterhooks until the very last page.

Not until the shocking twist at the end of the book do we find out what really happened to Nika during those two lost days.

Ursula Poznanski Aquila no. 8613, 13.5 x 21.0 cm, paperback with spot varnish and embossing, 432 pages, August 2017, € 16.95, 14 +

Rights: All rights available

YOUNG ADULT

Books by Ursula Poznanski

Young Adult

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Ursula Poznanski Saeculum no. 7028, 14 +

Ursula Poznanski Layers no. 8230, 14 +

Ursula Poznanski Elanus no. 8231, 14 +

Dystopian Thriller Series

More than

550,000

copies sold

Ursula Poznanski Erebos no. 6957, 12 +

Ursula Poznanski Condemned (Vol. 1) no. 7546, 14 +

Rights sold: Elanus: French, Russian, Turkish Layers: Dutch, Estonian, Swedish, Turkish Comdemned Trilogy (series): Swedish, Turkish Saeculum: Czech, Dutch, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish (world), Swedish, Turkish

Ursula Poznanski Conspired (Vol. 2) no. 7547, 14 +

Ursula Poznanski Contrived (Vol. 3) no. 7548, 14+

Erebos: Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (complex), Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English (world), Estonian, Faroese, Filipino, French, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (world), Swedish, Thai, Turkish

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• Over 1 million books sold in total • Translated into 33 languages Ursula Poznanski was born in Vienna and spent ten years trying to learn as much as possible at the university before becoming a medical journalist. After her son was born, she started writing books for children. Her first YA novel Erebos, which has been translated into various languages, won the German Youth Literature Award.

“This Austrian woman is a genius.”

Brigitte “Ursula Poznanski asks difficult questions of her teenage readers without giving them the answers on a plate.”

Fridtjof Küchemann, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung “The name Poznanski has become a guarantee for gripping YA thrillers.”

Bücher “Ingeniously, Poznanski wraps up the problems and the hype about drones in a threatfully authentic thriller.”

Börsenblatt on Elanus

Young Adult

“This Austrian woman is a genius.”

Boy in a White Room

Young Adult

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A boy without memories.

In search of the truth.

NEW

•A futuristic thriller in a class of its own •Reality and identity are threatened by virtual worlds and artificial intelligence •From bestselling author and start-up entrepreneur Karl Olsberg •The author wrote his doctoral thesis on artificial intelligence Manuel wakes to find himself locked in a white room. He has no memory of anything. He doesn’t know who he is or how he got there. His only interaction is with a computer-generated voice named Alice, through which he is able to access the internet.

Online, Manuel gradually discovers what happened to him: he was critically injured in an attempted abduction. But how did he manage to survive the attack? Is any of this true? And who is Manuel really?

A gripping thriller in which nothing is as it seems. In this young adult book, Spiegel-bestselling author Karl Olsberg explores the dangers of virtual worlds and artificial intelligence, and raises fundamental philosophical questions about reality and identity.

The suspense builds right to the end, with a twist that will take your breath away!

Karl Olsberg Boy in a White Room no. 8780, 13.5 x 21.0 cm, paperback with spot varnish and high embossing, 288 pages, October 2017, € 14.95, 14 +

Andreas Eschbach on Boy in a White Room by Karl Olsberg: “Not only is it incredibly exciting – I read the whole thing in one go – but there is philosophical depth to it. One of those books you remember for the rest of your life.”

Rights: All rights available

Bringer of Destiny

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NEW

One day, when Kiera is just a little girl, a strange man slips her a mysterious old coin at the funfair. Years later, she comes across the coin while she is tidying up and cuts herself on it. From that moment on, everything changes: the enigmatic Phoenix and his brother Hayden turn up at Kiera’s school, and the arrogant Amy gets terrible acne all over her face – just as Kiera had secretly wished she would. Even Kiera’s best friend Cody starts behaving strangely. It’s almost as if Kiera can use the coin to change the course of fate.

As a successful book blogger, Stefanie Hasse knows exactly what her readers like: a perfect blend of fantasy and romance, with an original protagonist, an exciting love interest (or preferably two), a dash of humour and plenty of suspense!

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Stefanie Hasse Bringer of Destiny – I Am Your Fate no. 8569, 14.0 x 21.5 cm, hardcover with book jacket, book ribbon and spot varnish, 416 pages, July 2017, € 16.95, 13 +

Rights: All rights available

Young Adult

Find your destiny... before it finds you

Backlist

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Young Adult

Series

Bettina Belitz Lucie and Leander – Heavenly Damned (Vol. 1) no. 7191, 11 +

Series

Series

Janet Clark Finstermoss – The Origin of All Evil (Vol. 1) no. 7748, 12 +

Daphne Unruh The Magic of the Elements – Heaven’s Depth (Vol. 1) no. 8565, 14 +

Series

Thomas Thiemeyer The City of Rain Eater (Vol. 1) no. 6574, 12 +

Janet Clark Be Still, Sweet Lips (Vol. 1) no. 7274, 14 +

Rights sold: Lucie and Leander (six titles): All rights available The Magic of the Elements (four titles): Hungarian, Turkish Finstermoss (four titles): All rights available The World Collector’s Chronicles (five titles): Hungarian, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian

Janet Clark Be Sweet and Make Amends (Vol. 2) no. 7573, 14 +

Janet Clark Sing, Fly, Little Bird, Die (Vol. 3) no. 7752, 14 +

Mechthild Gläser City of Betrayals and Shadows (Vol. 1) no. 7402, 13 +

Be Still, Sweet Lips (series): All rights available City of Betrayals and Shadows (series): All rights available A Splintered Heart: Czech, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish A Flindered Moon: Czech, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish A Thorned Kiss: Czech, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish Panther Summer Nights: All rights available

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Young Adult

Mechthild Gläser Night of Smoke and Mist (Vol. 2) no. 7445, 13 +

Bettina Belitz A Splintered Heart (Vol. 1) no. 0105, 16 +

Bettina Belitz A Flindered Moon (Vol. 2) no. 0122, 16 +

Bettina Belitz A Thorned Kiss (Vol. 3) no. 0123, 16 +

Bettina Belitz Panther Summer Nights no. 7769, 12 +

Franziska Moll The Things I Dream for You no. 7845, 14+

Mechthild Gläser The Book Jumper no. 7497, 12 +

Mechthild Gläser Emma, the Faun, and the Forgotten Book no. 8512, 12 +

Bettina Belitz The Night Lies Ahead no. 0159, 16 +

Bettina Belitz The Wind With Us no. 0160, 16 +

Sabine Both A Summer without Us no. 8222, 16 +

Franziska Moll I Don’t Care Where no. 8022, 14 +

The Things I Dream for You: Chinese (complex), Danish, Icelandic, Lithuanian The Book Jumper: Chinese (simplified), Czech, English (worldwide), French, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Turkish Emma, the Faun and the Forgotten Book: English

(worldwide), French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish The Night Lies Ahead: All rights available The Wind With Us : All rights available A Summer without Us: Danish I Don’t Care Where: All rights available

Backlist

Young Adult

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Cult ries TV-Se e h t of 0s 80s/9

Margit Ruile Dark Noise no. 8446, 14 +

Irmgard Kramer At the End of the World I Met Noah no. 8127, 14 +

Justus Pfaue Anna – Step by Step into a New Life no. 7475, 10 +

Drugs

Arno Strobel Final Bar no. 7865, 14 +

Heike Schwandt Without Me, You Cant´t Live! no. 7574, 13 +

Jana Frey Downward Flight no. 7272, 12 +

Rights sold: Dark Noise: Turkish At the End of the World I Met Noah: Russian, Slovenian, Spanish (North and South America), Polish Anna: Czech Dark Canopy: All rights available Dark Destiny: All rights available

Jennifer Benkau Dark Canopy no. 0144, 14 +

Jennifer Benkau Dark Destiny no. 0145, 14 +

Homosexuality

Juvenile Crime

Marliese Arold Simply Love – Sandra loves Meike no. 6451, 12 +

Jana Frey World Behind Bars no. 8728, 12 +

Arno Strobel The Abyss no. 7864, 14 +

Shooting Spree

Agnes Hammer Moving Targets no. 7467, 13 +

The Abyss: All rights available Final Bar: All rights available Without Me, You Cant’t Live!: All rights available Downward Flight: All rights available Simply Love – Sandra loves Meike: All rights available World Behind Bars: All rights available Moving Targets: All rights available

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Agnes Hammer I’ll Blog You Away! no. 7706, 12 +

Blindness

Jana Frey Lost in the Dark no. 7657, 14 +

Radicalisation

Agnes Hammer Next stop: Jihad no. 8304, 14 +

Teen Pregnancy

Jana Frey No Going Back no. 8173, 14 +

Anorexia

Jana Frey Only Air for Breakfast no. 6762, 14 +

Psychosis

Jana Frey Crazy with Fear no. 7917, 14 +

I’ll Blog You Away!: Danish, Korean, Swedish, Turkish Next stop: Jihad: All rights available Only Air for Breakfast: Korean, Lithuanian, Slovenian The End of Liberty: Lithuanian I’m Going to Shoot… Now!: Korean I Am the Other: Slovenian Lost in the Dark: All rights available

Living on the Streets

Jana Frey The End of Liberty no. 6467, 14 +

Borderline Disorder

Jana Frey I Can’t Feel Myself no. 8075, 14 +

Bullying and Shooting Spree

Elisabeth Zöller I’m Going to Shoot… Now! no. 6311, 14 +

Between Two Cultures

Jana Frey I Am the Other no. 7158, 14 +

Violence

Crystal Meth

Elisabeth Zöller Now You’re in Trouble. Stories against Violence. no. 7857, 8 +

Jana Frey Let Me Be Happy!

In Thrall to Crystal Meth no. 8093, 14 +

No Going Back: All rights available Crazy with Fear: All rights available I Can’t Feel Myself: Slovenian Now You’re in Trouble. Stories against Violence.: Korean Let Me Be Happy! In Thrall to Crystal Meth: All rights available

Young Adult

Online Bullying

Creativity and Knowledge

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Creative Scratch Book

NEW

Creative Scratch Book •The calendar features a stand so it can be displayed upright on a flat surface •Over 320,000 copies of the Creative Scratch Book series sold so far

NEW

The Creative Scratch series encourages young and old artists to let their imagination run riot. There is plenty of scope for creativity, with the wooden stylus transforming the black pages into colourful, glittering works of art.

Creative Scratch Books 68 pages, 5 + For more titles: Please ask for a detailed list!

NEW

NEW

Kristin Labuch Creative Scratch – Unicorns no. 8674, 5 +

Katja Jäger Creative Scratch Pocket Art – Fashion no. 8675, 5 +

Nadine Jessler Creative Scratch Books – Christmas magic no. 8640, 17.3 x 21.5 cm, 68 pages, September 2017, € 12.95, 5 +

Eleanor Sommer Creative Scratch Pocket Art – Fantasy no. 8673, 14.5 x 16.5 cm, 52 pages, July 2017, € 7.95, 5 +

Rights: All rights available

Rights: All rights available

CREATIVITY AND KNOWLEDGE

Creativity and Knowledge

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Magical Colouring Fun

Magical Colouring Fun

NEW

•Promotes creativity •Colouring is a great way to recharge your batteries •Over 20,000 copies sold so far An enchanting book for colouring enthusiasts of all ages! The delicate, artistic illustrations promote relaxation and creativity. Colouring is a proven anti-stress technique, calming the senses, and creating beautiful imagery.

no. 8770

Angelika Stubner Fantastic Worlds of Colouring no. 8443, all age

Enchanted colouring worlds no. 8770, 25.0 x 25.0 cm, paperback with foil stamping and spot varnish, b/w illustrated by Angelika Stubner, 80 pages, September 2017, € 8.95, all age

Angelika Stubner Enchanting Worlds of Colouring no. 8457, all age

Rights sold (series): Romanian, Russian

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Romantic Colouring

Creativity and Knowledge

The Colouring Craze Continues!

NEW

•Two trends combined: romantic quotes and mottoes serve as inspiration for you to create and colour your own designs •Colouring books for teenagers and adults •Romantic designs •Tear-out pages Colour, relax and be happy – these beautiful colouring books full of romantic quotes are guaranteed to help you unwind. Colouring fans can lose themselves in the romantic illustrations and enjoy colouring in the beautifully intricate designs. The 39 inspirational quotes in these colouring books create a calm, contemplative mood to help you relax and reflect.

no. 8593

NEW

Sabine Reinhart Romantic Colouring – Happiness is a Wonderful Thing no. 8591, 12+

Sabine Reinhart Romantic Colouring – Take Time to Dream no. 8592, 12+

no. 8594

Romantic Colouring – Love is the Poetry of the Senses Romantic Colouring – Friendship is a Wonderful Gift no. 8593, 22.5 x 22.5 cm, block with spot varnish and foil stamping, no. 8594, 22.5 x 22.5 cm, block with spot varnish and foil stamping, illustrated by Sabine Reinhart, 80 pages, June 2017, € 7.95, 12 + illustrated by Sabine Reinhart, 80 pages, June 2017, € 7.95, 12 + Rights (series): All rights available

Creativity and Knowledge

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Enchanting Mandalas

The Wonderful World of Mandalas NEW

•A new mandala series •Each book features 60 designs to colour in, aiding relaxation •Mandalas promote creativity and concentration •Varied designs with intricate details

NEW

Our new mandala series provides an oasis of peace and harmony in the midst of our often hectic daily lives. Featuring fascinating patterns, enchanting embellishments, floral motifs and a touch of Oriental magic, they are all just begging to be coloured in! Perfect for young and old alike.

no. 8682

NEW no. 8685

NEW

no. 8683 All titles: 17.0 x 22.0 cm, softcover with spot varnish and foil stamping, b/w illustrated, 120 pages, June 2017, € 4.95, 6 + Rights (series): All rights available Martina Floßdorf Enchanting Embellishments no. 8682

Maren Kruth Beautiful Blossoms no. 8685

Manuela HäckerBecker Fantastical Patterns no. 8683

no. 8684 Kristin Labuch The Magic of the Orient no. 8684

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Backlist – Mandala

Kristin Labuch Mandala Light Magic – Mythical Creatures no. 8363, 6 +

Kristin Labuch Mandala Light Magic – Nighttime Animals no. 8373, 6 +

Kristin Labuch Mandala Light Magic – The Ocean Depths no. 8374, 6 +

Inka Vigh Creative Splodge Book – Basics no. 8620, 6 +

Inka Vigh Creative Splodge Book – Fantasy Worlds no. 8621, 6 +

Robert Erker Relaxing with Mandalas no. 7636, 6 +

Kristin Labuch Enchanting Mandalas no. 8251, 6 +

Kristin Labuch Empire of the Elves no. 8151, 5 +

Kristin Labuch Baby Animals no. 8150, 5 +

Kristin Labuch Kittens no. 7059, 5 +

Kristin Labuch Pirates no. 7374, 5 +

Rights sold: Mandala Light Magic (selected titles): French Creative Splodge Book (series): All rights available Relaxing with Mandalas (selected titles): Dutch, French

Enchanting Mandalas (selected titles): Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Latvian, Norwegian, Romanian, Swedish

Creativity and Knowledge

Kristin Labuch Mandala Light Magic – The Witching Hour no. 8362, 6 +

Creativity and Knowledge

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Drawing and Puzzle-solving in the Enchanted Forest

Learning as if by magic in the Enchanted Forest •Designed to tie in with the Early Years curriculum •Helps develop concentration, logical thinking, creativity •Learning through play, with puzzles that motivate children

NEW NEW

Fun puzzles based around the topics of letters, numbers, shapes, opposites and things that match, for children aged 4 +. Children solve the puzzles with the help of Finn the unicorn, Mia the dragon, and Samuel the owl, and once they have competed all the exercises there is a puzzle they can cut out and use to make their own personal Enchanted Forest certificate.

All titles: Drawing and Puzzle-solving in the Enchanted Forest 19.0 x 27.0 cm, softcover, illustrated by Corina Beurenmeister, 48 pages, June 2017, € 4.95

no. 8774 no. 8775

NEW NEW

no. 8776 no. 8777 Opposites and Things That Match no. 8774, 4 +

Shapes no. 8775, 4 +

Letters from A – Z no. 8776, 5 +

Numbers From 1 – 20 no. 8777, 5 +

Rights (series): All rights available

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Educational Detective Stories

Creativity and Knowledge

Watch out, maths bandits!

NEW

Loewe educational detective stories:

•Two interlinking detective stories in each book •Designed to tie in with the Key Stage 1 curriculum •Solution pages in mirror writing encourage self-control Four exciting cases for master detectives! These fiendish whodunnits help children consolidate their learning in English and Maths in a fun and playful way, and are designed to tie in with the Key Stage 1 curriculum. Children can check their answers to the puzzles on the solution pages, which are printed in mirror writing.

no. 8834

NEW

no. 8836 Annette Neubauer / Christiane Wittenburg The Trail Leads to the Basement Window / The Monster in the School Basement no. 8834, 18.5 x 25.5 cm, softcover, colour illustrated throughout

by Hans-Günther Döring, 72 pages, July 2017, € 5.95, 6 +

Annette Neubauer The Mask of the Pharaoh / Robbery at Dawn no. 8836, 18.5 x 25.5 cm, softcover, colour illustrated throughout

by Hans-Günther Döring, 72 pages, July 2017, € 5.95, 6 + Rights: All rights available

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Excercise Fun

NEW

Early Learning Through Play

NEW

•Drawing and Puzzle Blocks •Pads •Exercise books •Card games •90 titles available Painting, puzzling, learning: children will learn about different shapes and patterns, numbers and quantities, colours, logical coherence and so much more in this Learning Games Series for preschool children.

no. 8732

no. 8733

NEW

Huge backlist – Please ask for detailed list!

Our topics: Spatial Orientation Alphabet Games Visual Perception Number Games

• • • •

All new titles: 15.3 x 20.5 cm, softcover, colour illustrations by Angelika Penner, 80 pages, June 2017, € 3.50, 5 +

no. 8734

no. 8735

NEW

no. 5250, 4 +

NEW

no. 5414, 5 +

NEW

no. 6150, 5 +

no. 8667

Spatial Orientation Visual Perception no. 8732 no. 8734

Kindergarten no. 8667, 4 +

Rights sold: Learning Games (selected titles): Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Korean, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Spanish (Mexico)

Alphabet Games no. 8733

Pre school no. 8668, 5 +

Number Games no. 8735

no. 8668

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Logli

•One continuing case per title •Math exercises lead the children closer to the solution of the case •Training in maths, reading and concentration all in one!

Our mystery stories provide fun and suspense in the form of a case to be solved, plus the consistent repetition of school contents.

All titles: 21.0 x 29.7 cm, colour and b/w illustrations by various illustrators, 32 pages, € 4.95, 9 + Annette Neubauer The Mask of the Pharaoh (1ST Year Maths) no. 6100, 6 +

Annette Neubauer The Hand in the Dark (2nd Year Maths) no. 6350, 7 +

Annette Neubauer The Phantom Fights Back (3rd Year Maths) no. 6415, 8 +

Viola Naust-Schulz The Mysterious Evidence (4th Year Maths) no. 5013, 9 +

Huge backlist – Please ask for detailed list!

Learning with Logli

All titles: Sabine Kalwitzki and Roland Volk, 21.0 x 29.0 cm, colour and b/w illustrations by various illustrators, 112 pages, € 3.95 1st Year Maths no. 6445, 6 +

2nd Year Maths no. 6446, 7 +

3rd Year Maths no. 6447, 8 +

Rights sold: Logli (selected titles): Bulgarian, Chinese (simplified), Czech, Dutch

4th Year Maths no. 6448, 9 +

Creativity and Knowledge

Logli Learning Mysteries

Creativity and Knowledge

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History Mysteries

Mysteries and Knowledge Combined

NEW

In every volume of our Global, History, and Science Mysteries young detectives are working to solve a crime. They look for clues – and the readers can help them, as at the end of each chapter there’s a tricky puzzle which will bring them nearer to solving the case. An appendix provides additional information about the topic concerned. A gripping crime story and interesting facts are combined for an exciting reading adventure!

Science Mysteries: 10 titles available Crime stories centring around a historic person and their discoveries (Darwin, Galileo, Einstein, da Vinci…)

Each chapter ends with a question to be solved by the reader Scientific facts listed in a glossary in the back

• •

no. 8530

Global Mysteries: 14 titles available

•Crime stories centring around a geographical area (USA, Japan, Italy, South Africa…)

•Each chapter ends with a question to be solved by the reader •Maps and geographical data in the back

no. 8529

History Mysteries: 26 titles available

•Crime stories centring around a historic era (Ancient Greece, Egypt, Rome…)

•Each chapter ends with a question to be solved by the reader •Historical information in the back together with maps no. 6973 Fabian Lenk, Renée Holler, Annette Neubauer Mission History no. 8530, 12.5 x 19.5 cm, 368 pages, softcover, b/w illustrated

by Silvia Christopf and Christian Zimmer, 368 pages, July 2017, € 6.95, 10 +

no. 7137

no. 6984

Rights sold: Mission History (8529): French, Hungarian Science Mysteries (selected titles): Chinese (complex), Korean, Turkish Global Mysteries (selected titles): Greek History Mysteries (selected titles): French, Hungarian, Korean

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Guide to…

Creativity and Knowledge

More topical than ever before!

•Short, self-contained chapters •There are currently over 50 million refugees in the world •Complex issues are explained in a clear and relevant way Asylum seekers, the refugee crisis, people traffickers, maximum limits – young people are being bombarded with increasing amounts of information. And many of them are finding it increasingly difficult to understand the complex issue of migration and the mammoth task of integration, and to form their own political opinions.

Journalist Christine Schulz-Reiss explains how the phenomenon of political and economic migration has developed throughout history; how, whether, and why a country can integrate foreign migrants; how to comprehend the many tragic stories we hear about individual asylum seekers – and what all of this has to do with our own lives.

no. 8533

More than

220,000

All titles: Guide to… b/w illustrations, 144 pages, 12 +

copies sold

Guide to Philosophy, no. 6921 Guide to Human Rights and Democracy, no. 6236 Guide to World History, no. 6217 Guide to Europe, no. 4679 Guide to Politics, no. 5387 Guide to Economics, no. 4524 Guide to German History, no. 5579 Guide to German Literature, no. 5212 Guide to World Religions, no. 6537 Rights sold: Guide to… (selected titles): Chinese (complex), Korean

The following agencies represent our programme:

China: Beijing Star Media Co., Ltd. Wang Xing wangxing@wstern.com Czech Republic/Slovakia: Agentur im Medien- und Verlagswesen Dr. Ivana Beil dribeil@aol.com English speaking territories: ti.books Tina Amor tina@tibooks.co.uk France: Editio Dialog Dr. Michael Wenzel dr.wenzel@editio-dialog.com

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