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Illustration by Ali Mitgutsch from “Mein großes Winter-Wimmelbuch” (My Big Winter Search-and-Find Book) © 2012 Ravensburger Buchverlag Otto Maier GmbH

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Books for the Very Young 

Ali Mitgutsch 

Mein großes Winter-Wimmelbuch 

MY BIG WINTER SEARCH-AND-FIND BOOK 

14 pp Board Book 

Format 24 x 32 cm 

ISBN 978-3-473-43370-4 

June 2012 EUR 9.99 

Age 2 years and older 

A varied collection of the best winter search-and-find 

pictures of Ali Mitgutsch. 

CONTENT 

This book brings together the best winter scenes by 

illustrator Ali Mitgutsch. All the pictures come from one of 

his original search-and-find books and show a wide array of 

scenes. In a city park, children are sledding and playing, 

while a village covered with deep snow suggests what life 

used to be like in the countryside. The collection also 

includes a pony farm, the busy comings and goings around 

a ski lift in the mountains as well as a bustling winter scene 

at a frozen pond with people ice skating and playing hockey. 

Five of the seven large pictures are complemented by 

humorous, free-standing scenes and objects that invite 

children to observe and tell stories. 

THE ILLUSTRATOR 

Ali Mitgutsch was born in 1935 in Munich. During the 

course of a very tedious lithography internship he decided 

to become a freelance graphic artist. He did then, in fact, 

study graphic arts and make his dream reality. Mitgutsch is 

married and has three children, and divides his time 

between the town of Schwabing and an old farmhouse in 

Bavaria. He draws inspiration for his illustrations from his 

extensive international travels. In 2003 he was awarded the 

prestigious Schwabinger Kunstpreis (Swabian Art Prize). 


Florence Christ, e-mail: florence.christ@ravensburger.de, or 

Lucia Borrero, e-mail: lucia.borrero@ravensburger.de, or 

Merle Schierenberg, e-mail: merle.schierenberg@ravensburger.de 

FURTHER TITLES


Heidi Wittlinger 

Schlaf gut! Das Einschlafbuch 

NIGHTY NIGHT! THE GOODNIGHT BOOK 


Format 23 x 17.5 cm 

ISBN 978-3-473-43372-8 

June 2012 EUR 9.99 

Age 18 months and older 

Companion picture book to the bestselling "Nighty Night" 

app. 

CONTENT 

Everywhere people are climbing into their beds and 

sleeping, but on the farm the animals are still awake. Before 

the cow, the sheep, the pig, the duck and the chickens can 

go to sleep, too, they need your child's help. By folding the 

large pages, one animal after the other is settled into its 

resting place on the farm. Where light still burns at first, it is 

dark now and all are sleeping peacefully. On the last page 

everyone is in their bed except the child. 

Narration that directly addresses the child and repetition of 

turning out the lights in the book makes it an innovative 

and appealing companion for the daily going-to-bed ritual, 

encouraging children to sleep tight and have sweet dreams. 


Heidi Wittlinger works as a freelance designer/illustrator, 

animator and animation director in Berlin. Her short films 

received numerous awards. Nighty Night is based on her 

famous and bestselling bed-time app. 

FURTHER TITLES 




Merle Schierenberg, e-mail: merle.schierenberg@ravensburger.de


Michael Bayer/ Bernd Penners 

Wenn kleine Tiere Schnupfen haben 

WHEN BABY ANIMALS CATCH COLD 



ISBN 978-3-473-43365-0 

June 2012 EUR 6.99 


CONTENT 

The animals are sick and urgently need medical attention. 

The cow has a cold, the beaver is plagued by toothache, the 

bear has a blister, the cat's back hurts and the pig is 

complaining of a stomachache. Thank goodness for the little 

mice! The rush to everyone's aid with tissues, warm baths 

and ointments and take care of all the animals' various 

ailments. In the end, all the animals are perfectly fit and can 

celebrate together. A story to help every sick child become 

healthy again. 

THE AUTHOR 

Bernd Penners, born in 1958, is an elementary school 

teacher and is still engaged in this career with great 

enthusiasm. With his books he would like to make children 

smile and show that it's a good idea to not always take 

things super seriously. 


Michael Bayer was born in 1971 in Friedrichshafen on Lake 

Constance in southern Germany. He studied visual 

communications at the technical university in Münster, 

where he worked for a local advertising agency after 

earning his degree in 2000. Bayer has been a freelance 

illustrator since 2001. 





FURTHER TITLES


Frauke Weldin 

Mein allererstes Fühlbuch 

MY VERY FIRST BOOK OF TOUCH 



ISBN 978-3-473-43289-9 

June 2012 EUR 7.99 


CONTENT 

Cuddly sheep, a fluffy cloth ball, crinkly sails or a glittering 

moon - this book is full of things for young babies to touch 

and discover. The illustrations in combination with the 

attractive tactile elements invite todlers to touch and play. 

Many familiar objects provide opportunities to talk, and 

large areas with various materials are ideal for exploring the 

sense of touch. 


Frauke Weldin, born in 1969, lives in Hamburg. After 

training to work in a bookstore, she studied at the 

University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg, focusing 

primarily on illustration. She has been a professional 

illustrator since 2002. 






Stephan Baumann 

Meine ersten großen Fahrzeuge 

MY FIRST BIG VEHICLES 


Format 15.7 x 15.7 cm 

ISBN 978-3-473-43369-8 

June 2012 EUR 5.99 


CONTENT 

Big vehicles in a handy board-book format: organized in 4 

categories, tractors and the most important machinery used 

on a farm are especially prominent in this book. Powerful 

construction vehicles incuding the backhoe, wheel loader, 

bulldozer and the big dumptrucks come next. In the third 

section are all the most important fire trucks and rescue 

vehicles, and finally, all the various vehicles used to keep 

cities clean are presented. Informative short texts provide 

the most basic information about each one, including what 

they do and special terminology. 


Stephan Baumann lives and works in Munich. He has 

worked as an illustrator for a variety of publishers. 







Wolfgang Metzger/ Daniela Prusse 

Mein erstes Baustellen-Buch 

MY FIRST BOOK OF CONSTRUCTION 



ISBN 978-3-473-43349-0 

June 2012 EUR 9.99 


CONTENT 

A construction book with sliding doors, flaps, wheels and 

cut-outs. Detailed and accurate illustrations all around 

construction sites show how diverse the work is that takes 

place there. The exciting special effects let children get 

involved in the action: with the wheel they can mix cement 

and by opening a flap the backhoe lifts rubble, the crane 

builds a bridge, and the tracks of the backhoe's digging on 

the ground can be felt throught the cut-outs. 

The varied effects develop fine motor skills and children's 

imagination, while the fun and informative rhymes invite 

them to play and explore. 

THE AUTHOR 

Daniela Prusse was born in Glarus, Switzerland, in 1968. 

After high school she worked at a bookstore before 

spending an exchange year in Sweden. Next was a stay in 

the French-speaking part of Switzerland and training as an 

elementary school teacher. Daniela Prusse worked in that 

field for thirteen years before training in electronic 

publishing and becoming an editor. Writing and language 

have always been very important to Daniela Prusse; she 

easily communicates in six different languages. 


Wolfgang Metzger is trained in lithography and graphic 

design. After his studies he illustrated textbooks for a long 

time, but has concentrated on designing and illustrating 

children's books for more than 20 years. Wolfgang Metzger 

has four daughters and lives with his family near Stuttgart. 





FURTHER TITLES


Diverse/ Susanne Gernhäuser 

Mein erstes großes Wörterbuch 

MY FIRST BIG DICTIONARY 


Format 21.5 x 24 cm 

ISBN 978-3-473-43366-7 

June 2012 EUR 9.99 


CONTENT 

This dictionary covers the highly popular topics of farm, fire 

brigade, construction site, forest and airport. 

In the section about farms, for example, children become 

familiar with the farmer's family, animals and their babies, 

life in the barn and work in the fields. The topic construction 

site helps children discover vehicles and tools, and the 

various jobs and tasks at a construction site are presented. 

The fire brigade pages explain the different kinds of work 

firefighters do as well as the vehicles they use. In addition to 

a number of rescue operations, the fire stations and garages 

are shown. The subject forest includes a wide variety of 

animals and plants found there. And the airport pages 

depict the many different tasks that take place at an airport. 

Only when everything is clean, ready and checked can the 

trip begin. 

Varied and interestingly designed flaps draw children into 

the action, train their fine motor skills, and encourage them 

to discover and name terms and situations. 

THE AUTHOR 

Susanne Gernhäuser studied German and history in 

Stuttgart, where she worked at a historical institute, 

published articles and contributed articles to textbooks 

while still a student. She currently edits scholarly series. 






Susanne Szesny/ Hannelore Dierks 

Meine ersten Märchen 

MY FIRST FAIRY TALES 



ISBN 978-3-473-43350-6 

June 2012 EUR 9.99 


CONTENT 

This big book to read aloud creates a fairytale atmosphere 

for children. Favorite children's stories by the Brothers 

Grimm will make them laugh, dream and be amazed. The 

texts have been specially selected with very young children 

in mind, the stories newly told and illustrated. Each fairy 

tale extends over one or two double pages, making them 

ideal as first read-aloud stories. 

The following fairy tales are included: Little Red Riding 

Hood, Sleeping Beauty, The Magic Porridge Pot, The Hare 

and the Hedgehog, Mother Hulda, The Wolf and the Seven 

Young Kids, The Star Money, Rumpelstiltskin, The Frog King, 

The Bremen City Musicians, Puss in Boots and The Golden 

Key. 


Susanne Szesny was born in 1965. She studied visual 

communication in Münster and received a diploma in 

design. After her studies, she worked freelance as an 

illustrator of games books, board books and picture books. 

In her opinion, a book should transport an inner value (a 

message, a teaching) and be a source of inspiration for 

children and adults equally. With her pictures she tries to 

build a bridge between the emotional worlds of children 

and adults. 






Wolfgang Metzger/ Daniela Prusse 

Was brummt und knattert da? 

WHAT'S MAKING ALL THAT NOISE? 



ISBN 978-3-473-43321-6 

January 2012 EUR 12.99 


A book about vehicles with an innovative push-element: 

children's actions generate sound. 

CONTENT 

The tractor drives out onto the field. By turning the wheels, 

the sound of a motor can be heard. The street-cleaning 

machine drives through town with its brushes rotating and 

sweeps the asphalt. Fire sirens wail as the fire truck rushes 

to a fire, the barrel of the cement mixer turns and a doctor 

flies to his patients with a helicopter 

Children can generate the sounds made by all these vehicles 

themselves with the built-in sliding elements. Detailed 

illustrations and fun rhymes encourage participation. 

THE AUTHOR 

Daniela Prusse was born in Glarus, Switzerland, in 1968. 

After high school she worked at a bookstore before 

spending an exchange year in Sweden. Next was a stay in 

the French-speaking part of Switzerland and training as an 

elementary school teacher. Daniela Prusse worked in that 

field for thirteen years before training in electronic 

publishing and becoming an editor. Writing and language 

have always been very important to Daniela Prusse; she 

easily communicates in six different languages. 






has four daughters and lives with his family near Stuttgart. 





FURTHER TITLES


Christian Zimmer/ Susanne Gernhäuser 

Mein großes Sachen suchen - 

Wimmelbuch 

MY BIG BOOK OF THINGS TO FIND 



ISBN 978-3-473-43345-2 

June 2012 EUR 7.99 


A large format search-and-find book that includes all the 

most important topics of everyday life in one collected 

edition. 

CONTENT 

Eleven detailed, large format, search-and-find scenes invite 

children to endless exploration and discovery: at the market, 

a big construction site, at the zoo and the train station, on a 

farm and athletic fields, at the airport, and in the city by 

night. In addition, there are a winter scene and the scene of 

an accident, a preschool outing in the forest and a harvest 

festival. 

Within each of the lively and detailed spreads, the pictures 

tell many little stories. The siblings Annika and Nils and their 

parents are underway in each scene, finding out new things 

about their surroundings in each one. Rounding off each 

double spread is a colorful column of small pictures, scenes 

and objects that children can look for and identify in the 

larger picture. 

THE AUTHOR 

Susanne Gernhäuser studied German and history in 

Stuttgart, where she worked at a historical institute, 

published articles and contributed articles to textbooks 

while still a student. She currently edits scholarly series. 


Christian Zimmer, born in 1966, first tried his luck as a 

gardener until, disappointed with that venture, he moved 

on and sought his fortune in a printing and advertising 

agency. Through that he found his way to studying graphic 

design and illustration in Münster, Germany. Since 1997 he 

has been a successful, freelance graphic designer, and his 





area of specialty has been creating children's book 

illustrations for a variety of publishers. Christian Zimmer 

lives with his wife and dog in Nordkirchen, not far from 

Münster. 

FURTHER TITLES

Picture Books 

Andreas Német/ Hans-Christian Schmidt 

Günther sucht einen Freund 

GÜNTHER LOOKS FOR A FRIEND 

32 pp Hardcover 


ISBN 978-3-473-44584-4 

June 2012 EUR 11.99 


Is it possible to have a friend at your side all along without 

knowing it? A timeless story about friendship with 

potential to become a classic. 

CONTENT 

Günther Goose wants so badly to have a friend. So he sets 

off in search of one. First he meets Herbert the hare, and 

they decide to continue searching together, because a 

search is easier with someone than alone. But how do you 

find a friend? Do you have to capture one? Do you meet one 

by chance? Or can you buy one in Aunt Emma's store, 

maybe? Underway they meet many animals - but all their 

attempts to find a friend fall short. The two are just about to 

give up and make one last attempt by each hanging an 

announcement on a bulletin board. As they read them, they 

notice that the friend they have been searching for has been 

by their side the whole time: Herbert the hare and Günther 

the goose are inseparable from then on. 

THE AUTHOR 

Hans-Christian Schmidt was born in 1973 and teaches 

German and history at a college preparatory high school. He 

lives in Dresden with his wife and two sons, and he has 

published several books with Ravensburger. 


Andreas Német was born in 1973 in Sömmerda, Germany 

and studied applied arts and production design. Since 2002 

he has been working as a freelance illustrator, graphic 

designer and product designer and lives with his family in 

Dresden. He has already published numerous children's 

books in collaboration with Hans-Christian Schmidt. 





FURTHER TITLES

Picture Books 

Birgit Antoni/ Daniela Dammer 

Piraten-Manieren 

MANNERS FOR PIRATES 



ISBN 978-3-473-44580-6 

June 2012 EUR 12.99 


Funny stories of everyday life clearly demonstrate that good 

behavior and being considerate of others are important for 

a harmonious life with others. 

CONTENT 

Pete is actually a perfectly normal boy. But Pete is also a 

pirate, or at least he acts like one - singing wild sailors' 

songs, being loud, cutting in line, and his imaginary band of 

pirates gives him a loud round of applause every time. Pete's 

parents are not amused by this. But there is still Grandpa, 

who used to be a pirate too, who even understands Pete 

when he talks with his mouth full. Pete wishes he had 

pirates for parents... 

Pete's wish is granted, because the next day his parents are 

completely transformed: loud, inconsiderate and only 

concerned with themselves. Pete soon notices how 

unpleasant it is to live with self-centered pirates who only 

think of their own fun. So the family comes up with a Pirate 

Day, when everyone can be as wild as they want, because 

everyone is in on the fun. Pete's imaginary band of pirates 

finds the idea stupid, and grudgingly moves on. 

THE AUTHOR 

Daniela Dammer has lived in Cologne since getting her 

degree, and has taught elementary school since 2000 in 

Bergisch Gladbach. "No Kissing!" is her first picturebook for 

Ravensburger. 






Freelance illustrator Birgit Antoni studied printing, layout 

and graphic design at the School of Applied Arts in Vienna. 

Her first picture book was published in 1996. She has been 

an enthusiastic freelance graphic artist and illustrator ever 

since, receiving numerous awards for her vibrant, sassy, 

comical illustrations. Birgit Antoni lives with her husband 

and two children in Vienna. 

FURTHER TITLES

Picture Books 

Anette Bley 

Heute bin ich groß 

TODAY I AM BIG 



ISBN 978-3-473-44610-0 

June 2012 EUR 12.99 


A funny story of changing places by bestselling author 

Anette Bley that helps parents and children understand 

each other. 

CONTENT 

Lissi is excited. Because her mother fell from a chair and 

can't walk well, she gets to be the big one today and take 

care of the household. The best part for Lissi is being in 

charge, and she dives into her new role with great 

enthusiasm: making breakfast, giving medicine to her 

cranky mother and sending her to bed, taking care of her 

little brother and letting out the dog. 

Lissi has an awful lot to do and hardly finds any time for 

having fun, or even to use the bathroom! When Mr. Meier 

from next door stops by, too, it's clear to Lissi that she needs 

some help... She realizes that being an adult is quite a hard 

job. Fortunately, her father comes home then, and just in 

time so Lissi can continue taking care of all she has to do. 

Even papa is put into action. But that evening, Lissi and her 

mother insist on enjoying being the "little ones" together. 


Anette Bley studied painting, drawing and graphic design in 

the USA and Germany, earning her degree as a master 

student of Robin Page in Munich in 1996. She also has 

training in "active and spontaneous learning" according to 

the Montessori approach to education. In addition to 

freelance sculpting, Anette Bley writes and illustrates books 

for children and youth and holds workshops and courses on 

book illustration. 





FURTHER TITLES

Picture Books 

Harriet Grundmann/ Sybille Hein 

Komm mit ins Traumland 

WELCOME TO DREAMLAND 

160 pp Softcover 


ISBN 978-3-473-52471-6 

August 2012 EUR 9.99 


A very special read aloud book with enchanting images by 

award-winning illustrator Sybille Hein. 

CONTENT 

Wonderful good night stories tell of frisky lambs and 

snuggly bunnies, of dream-making machines, tiny little 

pirates, a nighttime picnic, apple blossom tea and much, 

much more! 


Sybille Hein lives and works in Berlin, writing and 

illustrating for children. She has won numerous awards, and 

is a three-time winner of the Austrian prize for best 

children's book. 






Picture Books 

Ali Mitgutsch/ Irmgard Hailer 

Die Hexe und die sieben Fexe 

THE WITCH AND THE SEVEN SNITCHES 



ISBN 978-3-473-44574-5 

June 2012 EUR 10.- 


A classic by bestselling author Ali Mitgutsch: fantasy 

creatures children are thrilled to be enchanted by, funny 

and scary rhymes that play with language, and expressive 

illustrations. 

CONTENT 

Deep in the dark forest lives the terrible witch Holla Hulla 

Hottala with her frightening lizard, which steals the 

humans' fowl every night. Then come the seven snitches, 

who steal the witch's magic wand and kidnap the beast. 

Naturally the witch won't let them get away with that, so 

she mounts her broom to go find the snitches. But without 

her magic wand none of her evil spells have any effect, and 

even the sinister spirits have no effect on the little snitches. 

They finally ride with the bound lizard to the human world, 

where they are greeted with cheers. To keep the lizard from 

doing any more damage, it is locked in a tower where it 

soon turns to stone, and is then placed on the fountain on 

the market square. Whenever the children play in the 

fountain they ask where the heroic snitches are to be found. 

But they are never seen again. 


Ali Mitgutsch was born in 1935 in Munich. During the 

course of a very tedious lithography internship he decided 

to become a freelance graphic artist. He did then, in fact, 

study graphic arts and make his dream reality. Mitgutsch is 

married and has three children, and divides his time 

between the town of Schwabing and an old farmhouse in 

Bavaria. He draws inspiration for his illustrations from his 

extensive international travels. In 2003 he was awarded the 

prestigious Schwabinger Kunstpreis (Swabian Art Prize). 





FURTHER TITLES

Picture Books 

Jutta Timm/ Ursel Scheffler 

Alle nannten ihn Tomate 

EVERYONE CALLED HIM TOMATO 



ISBN 978-3-473-44585-1 

June 2012 EUR 10.- 


An impressive story about overcoming prejudice toward 

foreigners. 

CONTENT 

In a city there lived a man who wore strange clothes, and no 

one knew him. He had a bright red nose, and since no one 

could pronounce his foreign name, they just called him 

Tomato. All of a sudden, awful things were said about him. 

First the children whispered on the playground. Then an 

adult picked up on it, and before long the phones were 

ringing off the hook at the police station and Tomato was a 

suspect for every crime. When he found out about it he fled 

from the city and spent the winter in an isolated, 

dilapidated house. In the springtime, the police found him. 

But they released him again, because in fact, he hadn't done 

anything wrong. Instead, he was offered a job in a home for 

children, which Tomato happily accepted. Before long, the 

children learned to trust him, and no one noticed his red 

nose anymore. And then Tomato realized that he was 

finally, truly happy. 

THE AUTHOR 

Ursel Scheffler was born in Nuremberg in 1938. She 

discovered her writing talent at an early age, and was a true 

bookworm. She studied modern languages and sociology, 

and began writing after her children were born. Her first 

picture book was published in 1970, and almost 80 

children's books have followed. Most are light-hearted, and 

often parodies, as well. She draws inspiration for her stories 

from her fantasy and her actual environment in equal 

measure. 






Jutta Timm was born in Cuxhaven, Germany in 1945. After 

earning a degree in graphic design, she worked in 

advertising for several years. She has been a freelance 

illustrator since 1983, working primarily on children's books. 

She is also contributes to the German television children's 

program "Siebenstein." Jutta Timm has won a number of 

awards for her work. 

FURTHER TITLES

Picture Books 

Brigitte Briese (Hrsg.)/ Betina Gotzen-Beek 

Die schönsten Prinzessinnenmärchen 

THE BEST PRINCESS FAIRY TALES 



ISBN 978-3-473-36843-3 



CONTENT 

There is hardly a girl alive who doesn't dream of being a 

princess at some time. This read-aloud book, richly 

illustrated in color, is addressed specifically to girls. This 

volume was edited by Brigitte Briese, a well known 

journalist and editor. 

The following fairy tales are included: Princess Citronella 

(Heinrich Seidel), The Twelve Dancing Princesses (folktale), 

The Princess and the Pea (Hans Christian Andersen), The 

Little Mermaid (Hans Christian Andersen), The Rabbit 

Keeper and the Princess (Ludwig Bechstein), The Frog Prince 

(folktake, the Brothers Grimm), Sleeping Beauty (folktake, 

the Brothers Grimm), King Thrushbeard (folktake, the 

Brothers Grimm), Snow White (folktake, the Brothers 

Grimm), Allerleirauh (folktake, the Brothers Grimm), The 

Unwelcome Princess (Margarete Proell) and The Three Nuts 

(Ludwig Bechstein). 


Betina Gotzen-Beck was born in Mönchengladbach in 1965. 

After she completed school, she traveled throughout all of 

Europe prior to beginning her studies in painting and 

graphic design at Freiburg University. She has worked as a 

freelance children's book illustrator since 1996. Betina 

Gotzen-Beek lives with her family in Freiburg. 





FURTHER TITLES

Picture Books 

Mein großes Adventskalender-Panorama 

MY BIG ADVENT CALENDAR PANORAMA 

8 pp Laminated Hardcover 


ISBN 978-3-8380-0036-7 

August 2012 EUR 5.- 


A very special advent calendar with vintage illustrations. 

CONTENT 

86 cm in length, with special folds that allow it to stand on a 

table like a small stage, this vintage Advent Calendar 

illustrated by Philippe Fix captures all the excitement of 

Christmas preparations in a bygone era. One day at a time, 

twenty-four cleverly hidden doors open to reveal secret 

scenes. 






Picture Books 

Astrid Henn/ Regina Schwarz 

Der Weihnachts-Schnarchbär 

THE SNORING CHRISTMAS BEAR 



ISBN 978-3-473-44583-7 

October 2012 EUR 14.99 


The bear wants to finally not sleep through Christmas: a 

picture book with an entertaining Christmas story and 

genuine snoring sounds. 

CONTENT 

Just once, the bear would very much like to celebrate 

Christmas. Unfortunately, he always goes to sleep shortly 

before the celebration; after all, it is winter and time for 

hibernation. But this year everything will be different. His 

friends - the fox, the squirrel, the owl, the mouse and the 

rabbit - think up all kinds of silly tricks to rouse their big, 

snoring friend from his slumber. But it's no use, the bear 

sleeps and snores and just will not wake up. Later, when all 

of his friends have fallen asleep in exhaustion one after the 

other, something happens that no one expected: the 

snoring bear wakes up, and there is a fun Christmas 

celebration after all. 

This sound book is battery operated, and pressing a button 

generates the sound of snoring. 

THE AUTHOR 

After completing her training in elementary education, 

Regina Schwarz studied social pedagogy. It was during this 

time that she began to write poems. Apart from poetry, she 

has published numerous picturebooks. Regina Schwarz's 

goal in writing her own texts is to motivate people to read 

(aloud) and to inspire listeners to be creative themselves. 

Schwarz lives in the Rhineland, is married and has three 

grown sons. 





FURTHER TITLES

Picture Books 

Günther Jakobs/ Hans-Christian Schmidt 

Frohe Weihnachten, Herr Mann! 

MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. MANN 



ISBN 978-3-473-43353-7 

July 2012 EUR 9.99 


A unique Christmas book with lots of moving flaps, tabs 

and a funny rhyming story. 

CONTENT 

Christmas is coming up.The first candle is already burning 

on the advent wreath, and Mr. Mann and his reindeer still 

have so much to do: the red coat has to be brushed and the 

cap washed, sandwiches made, the trip planned and the last 

presents wrapped. Mr. Mann is also busy exercising so he'll 

be in good shape for the strenuous days of Christmas, 

because together with his reindeer, he delivers Christmas 

presents to all the children. That's right, Mr. Mann is Santa 

Claus! 

There are little hints for the reader on each page, but only 

on the last two pages is the puzzle of Mr. Mann's identity 

completely revealed when he flies through the night 

wearing his red coat in a sleigh filled with gifts. 

THE AUTHOR 

Hans-Christian Schmidt was born in 1973 and teaches 

German and history at a college preparatory high school. He 

lives in Dresden with his wife and two sons, and he has 

published several books with Ravensburger. 


Günther Jakobs, born in 1978, studied design in Münster, 

Germany. He has been a freelance illustrator since 2004 and 

has already decorated numerous children's books with his 

drawings. Günther Jakobs lives and works in Münster. 





FURTHER TITLES

Picture Books 

Astrid Krömer/ Nicole Büker 

Ein Stern zur Weihnachtszeit 

A STAR AT CHRISTMASTIME 



ISBN 978-3-473-43367-4 

September 2012 EUR 14.99 


CONTENT 

A bright star lights up the sky, and the shepherd and three 

wise men from the Orient follow it to Bethlehem. There 

they find Joseph, Maria and the baby Jesus in a stable. And 

above him beams the star that led them all to the child. In 

this book the Christmas story of Jesus's birth is told for 

children, in simple words and with expressive pictures. A 

battery-powered illuminated star on each page brings a 

little bit of Christmas into every child's room. 

THE AUTHOR 

Nicole Büker, born in 1966, lives in Lage, Germany, with her 

family and is a passionate children's book author. "A Star at 

Christmastime" is her first board book with Ravensburger. 


Astrid Krömer was born in Hamburg in 1966. In 1993, after 

studying design, she and eight other artists founded "atlier 

9" in Hamburg. She is currently active in the branch of 

"atelier 9" in Kiel. 





FURTHER TITLES

Children's Non-Fiction 

Wolfgang Metzger/ Andrea Erne 

Wieso? Weshalb? Warum? 30: Bei den 

Römern 

WHY? WHY? WHY? (VOL. 30): IN THE TIME OF THE 

ROMANS 

16 pp Spiral bound 


ISBN 978-3-473-32872-7 

June 2012 EUR 12.99 


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The WWW series has sold over 11 million copies in 

Germany 

WWW has been translated into 20 other languages 

With creative interactive elements, perfect for young, 

curious minds 

ABOUT THE SERIES 

The WWW series stands out for its playful, enticing way of 

conveying just the information that kids want to know. 

Centered on who-what-how questions, the titles in the 

series explore subjects of great interest to young children. 

The thousands of questions children ask daily are answered 

by means of interactive elements, engaging illustrations, 

and age-appropriate texts. Because the lively illustrations 

convey so much, the books hold children's interest even 

without an adult to read the clear, friendly texts. WWW is 

ideally suited for preschool and kindergarten ages, for 

children 4 to 7 years old. 

CONTENT 

Who were the Romans? Readers of this book are 

transported to ancient Rome, where children and grownups 

alike are looking forward to a big day of chariot races. Rome 

was not only a city, but also an enormous world empire. So 

this book begins by following legionaries, or Roman soldiers, 

into the provinces and depicts life in their camps. The 

Roman military was successful especially due to its fighting 

techniques, such as the well-known tortoise formation. Life 

in the big city of Rome is vividly portrayed, including a 

glimpse into the multistory apartment buildlings and 





luxurious villas of the ancient Romans. Also covered are 

topics such as food, games and clothing, for example the 

wearing of togas. Another part of the book explores Roman 

thermal baths and the arenas where ancient Romans 

observed gladiator fights. The last two pages show some of 

the remains of ancient Rome today, for example 

excavations such as the one at Limes, Germany, or the Latin 

alphabet. 

THE AUTHOR 

Andrea Erne was born in 1958 in Stuttgart, Germany. She 

studied German, politics and cultural studies and began her 

career as an editor for a daily newspaper. She then moved to 

a large children's book publisher, and later began working 

freelance as an editor and author for book publishers and 

newspapers. 






has four daughters and lives with his family near Stuttgart.

Wolfgang Metzger/ Andrea Erne 

Wieso? Weshalb? Warum? 30: Bei den 

Römern 

WHY? WHY? WHY? (VOL. 30): IN THE TIME OF THE 

ROMANS 







Susanne Szesny/ Andrea Erne 

Wieso? Weshalb? Warum? 34: Wir feiern 

Weihnachten 

WHY? WHY? WHY? (VOL. 34): LET'S CELEBRATE 

CHRISTMAS 



ISBN 978-3-473-32871-0 

June 2012 EUR 12.99 


Why do we celebrate Christmas? Why do people bring a 

Christmas tree into their houses? Children learn all about 

Christmas and the variety of cultural customs. 

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• 

The WWW series has sold over 11 million copies in 

Germany 

WWW has been translated into 20 other languages 

With creative interactive elements, perfect for young, 

curious minds 


The WWW series stands out for its playful, enticing way of 

conveying just the information that kids want to know. 

Centered on who-what-how questions, the titles in the 

series explore subjects of great interest to young children. 

The thousands of questions children ask daily are answered 

by means of interactive elements, engaging illustrations, 

and age-appropriate texts. Because the lively illustrations 

convey so much, the books hold children's interest even 

without an adult to read the clear, friendly texts. WWW is 

ideally suited for preschool and kindergarten ages, for 

children 4 to 7 years old. 

CONTENT 

Christmastime and the days of anticipation beforehand are 

the best time of the whole year for many children, who 

impatiently long for the days leading up to the celebration. 

This volume accompanies families in the time before the 

24th of December. The biblical story as well as typical 

customs are presented, as well as their origins and meaning. 

Why do we celebrate Christmas? Why does an advent 

wreath have four candles? Why do people bring a Christmas 

tree into their houses? Was Saint Nicholas a real person? 





The Christmas story is related and the celebration on 

Christmas Eve with a tree and manger are shown. We 

explain why some children wait for the Christ child and 

others for Santa Claus, and have a look at how people in 

various countries around the world celebrate this holiday. 

And a visit to the Christmas market is a must! In this way 

children learn about a variety of cultural customs. 

Using flaps and doors, children can decorate the Christmas 

tree so that it shines with holiday splendor, watch the 

hustle and bustle in a department store, and even take a 

peek into the stall in Bethlehem. 

THE AUTHOR 

Andrea Erne was born in 1958 in Stuttgart, Germany. She 

studied German, politics and cultural studies and began her 

career as an editor for a daily newspaper. She then moved to 

a large children's book publisher, and later began working 

freelance as an editor and author for book publishers and 

newspapers.

Susanne Szesny/ Andrea Erne 

Wieso? Weshalb? Warum? 34: Wir feiern 

Weihnachten 

WHY? WHY? WHY? (VOL. 34): LET'S CELEBRATE 

CHRISTMAS 


Susanne Szesny was born in 1965. She studied visual 

communication in Münster and received a diploma in 

design. After her studies, she worked freelance as an 

illustrator of games books, board books and picture books. 

In her opinion, a book should transport an inner value (a 

message, a teaching) and be a source of inspiration for 

children and adults equally. With her pictures she tries to 

build a bridge between the emotional worlds of children 

and adults. 







Constanze Schargan/ Patricia Mennen 

Wieso? Weshalb? Warum? junior 47: 

Sonne, Wind und Regen 

WHY? WHY? WHY? JUNIOR (VOL. 47): SUN, WIND 

AND RAIN 



ISBN 978-3-473-32875-8 

June 2012 EUR 8.99 


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WWW Junior has sold over 6 million copies in Germany 

WWW Junior has been translated into 16 languages 

With playful elements, flaps to lift and windows to peer 

through. 


WWW Junior is a unique invitation to discover the world in 

a playful way. The junior series features a compact format 

with large, movable flaps for kids thirsty for knowledge. 

Centered on who-what-how questions, the titles in this 

series take on fascinating subjects. The questions of 2- to 4- 

year-olds are to a large extent answered by information 

contained in the illustrations, complemented by clear, 

friendly texts. 

CONTENT 

Rain, storm or sunshine - young children experience 

different weather phenomena wholeheartedly and often 

have great fun playing with water and mud, but also 

outside when it's very hot. In this book, a different type of 

weather is featured on each page and made visible with 

vivid flaps. Children also learn which clothes to wear for 

what kinds of weather, and the potential dangers of sun 

and fog. 

The sun is shining and children are splashing in a pool. But 

why do the flowers need extra watering when the sun 

shines? Why do we have to use sunscreen? And what is 

shade? What can we discover in the fascinating clouds? 

The idea that weather determines what we can do is 

explained: when it is windy you can fly a kite, and when 





there is snow you can romp around and build a snowman. 

With the wheel on the back of the book, you can make the 

children in the picture slide down a hill of snow. The wheel 

is also used on the last page: readers have to match 

different kinds of weather to the clothing suitable for it by 

turning the wheel. Two lively finger games about weather 

round off this volume. 

THE AUTHOR 

Patricia Mennen was born in 1961 in Augsburg. While she 

was studying German, art history and theater, she 

completed internships with various daily newspapers. After 

working as a children's book editor for six years and having 

a daughter, she began writing books. Today she lives with 

her family in southern Germany and Provence, France. The 

freelance author says that the curiosity of a child has never 

left her, and she tries to see the world with the eyes of a 

child. 


Constanze Schargan, born in 1963, is a graphic designer and 

has already published dozens of children's books, in which 

she strives to bring children into contact with the most 

interesting things in life.

Constanze Schargan/ Patricia Mennen 

Wieso? Weshalb? Warum? junior 47: 

Sonne, Wind und Regen 

WHY? WHY? WHY? JUNIOR (VOL. 47): SUN, WIND 

AND RAIN 







Anne Möller 

Wieso? Weshalb? Warum? junior 46: Wo 

die Tiere wohnen 

WHY? WHY? WHY? JUNIOR (VOL. 46): WHERE 

ANIMALS LIVE 



ISBN 978-3-473-32874-1 

June 2012 EUR 8.99 


Nests of finches, storks and swallows, the drey of squirrels 

and a beaver's dam - this book tells children all about 

animal homes. 

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• 

WWW Junior has sold over 6 million copies in Germany 

WWW Junior has been translated into 16 languages 

With playful elements, flaps to lift and windows to peer 

through. 


WWW Junior is a unique invitation to discover the world in 

a playful way. The junior series features a compact format 

with large, movable flaps for kids thirsty for knowledge. 

Centered on who-what-how questions, the titles in this 

series take on fascinating subjects. The questions of 2- to 4- 

year-olds are to a large extent answered by information 

contained in the illustrations, complemented by clear, 

friendly texts. 

CONTENT 

Dogs and cats often live with people in their houses and 

apartments. But what about the other animals? This books 

presents a wide variety of animal homes: the nests of 

finches, storks and swallows, where they hatch their eggs 

and raise their young; or the squirrel's drey where it beds 

down to sleep. A peek underground shows rabbits, moles 

and their young. Readers peek inside a beaver's dam, and 

learn that even bees live in houses and sometimes in 

hollows of trees. Children will find out that bats might even 

live under the roof of their house, too. The snail, on the 

other hand, always carries its house with it - and a little 

snail is hidden on each two-page spread of the book. 






Anne Möller was born in Freiburg, Germany in 1970, studied 

illustration in Hamburg, and has been a freelance illustrator 

since 1998. In 2005 she received the Deutschen 

Jugendliteraturpreis in the nonfiction category for her book 

Nester bauen, Höhlen knabbern ("Building Nests, Nibbling 

Dens"). She has illustrated numerous nonfiction picture 

books. 

FURTHER TITLES


Angela Weinhold 

Wieso? Weshalb? Warum? 

Megaposterstars: Isländer 

WHY? WHY? WHY? MEGAPOSTERSTARS: 

ICELANDIC HORSE 



ISBN 978-3-473-32869-7 

June 2012 EUR 6.99 


A wall-size pony poster that you make yourself! 


Just like pop star posters, children can now have their own 

mega-posters for their bedroom wall showing stars of the 

animal world. 32 pages can be glued together using easy 

insturctions to produce one ca. 135 x 117 cm large animal to 

be cut out of the background. An informative text includes 

exciting fun facts. At present there are two pony and four 

dinosaur posters available. 

CONTENT 

The Icelandic Horse is illustrated on 32 pages that can be 

put together to make one 135 x 117 cm poster of this pony. 

Cut along the outlines and hang the poster in your room to 

make your own pony farm! 


The illustrator and author Angela Weinhold was born in 

Geesthacht, Germany in 1955. She studied visual 

communication in Essen, focusing on book illustration. She 

has been a freelance illustrator of children's, youth, and 

school books for more than 20 years. She incorporates her 

enthusiasm for foreign countries and cultures in her work, 

and her aim is to encourage children to discover the world 

with joy and curiosity. She has written numerous books in 

the WWW series. 





FURTHER TITLES

Activity Books 

Das hab ich selbst gemacht 

I MADE IT MYSELF! 



ISBN 978-3-473-55343-3 

July 2012 EUR 9.99 


CONTENT 

Knitting and crocheting are very popular again; magazines 

are emphasizing ideas for crafts and do-it-yourself projects. 

This book addresses this timely topic and offers varied 

creative ideas that are simple to execute for children 4 years 

and older. Out of paper, cardboard, wood, fabric, felt and 

paint they can create works of art, original decorations, gifts 

and jewelry. The title conveys what the book contains: every 

project can be done by children themselves - motivating 

experiences of success are guaranteed. The book can also be 

used as a resource for preschools and elementary schools. 







Spiel & Spaß - Malen & Rätseln: Am Meer 

FUN & GAMES - COLORING & PUZZLES: AT THE 

SEA 



ISBN 978-3-473-55592-5 

July 2012 EUR 3.99 


Volume 1 of the four-part series "Coloring and Puzzle Fun" 

featuring the kitten Mutz and rabbit Minka. 


A new coloring and puzzle fun series: children 5 and older 

can help the kitten Mutz and the rabbit Minka find, identify, 

count and compare to solve the puzzles. In addition, 

children can use their imagination to color the entertaining 

pictures. 

CONTENT 

Coloring and puzzle fun with a kitten and a rabbit. Mutz and 

Minka are at the sea: who does Mutz meet when they go 

diving? What does the seagull Kurt eat for breakfast? How 

does Wendelin the worm make his way to his friend Wilma? 

What do Mutz and Minka discover at Uncle Otto's beach 

shack? 







Mach mich fertig! 

FINISH ME! 101 BOOK-RELATED IDEAS FOR 

BORING SCHOOLDAYS 



ISBN 978-3-473-55341-9 

July 2012 EUR 8.99 


CONTENT 

Kids can do everything that is usually forbidden with this 

book: scribble in it, spill on it, glue it, bend it, tear out pages, 

punch holes in it and much more. In the process, fun, 

exciting and highly unique works of art having to do with 

school are created. 

From the contents: test all your pens on this page; draw 

your favorite teacher; gather things from the cafeteria and 

glue them in; play soccer with the book during recess. 






Children's Literature 

Iris Tritsch/ Almud Kunert 

Leserabe: Der verschwundene Zauberstab 

THE MISSING WAND - AN ELF TALE, READING 

RAVEN, LEVEL ONE 



ISBN 978-3-473-36284-4 

May 2012 EUR 7.99 


A thrilling story about two brave little elves and a friendly 

monster. 


The Reading Raven series is designed to encourage 

beginning readers by providing fun and exciting stories at 

each ability level, from their first efforts at reading alone to 

more advanced chapter books. Each Reading Raven book 

includes reading riddles, puzzles to solve using information 

in the story. This is a fun way to check how well children 

understand what they read. 

The first level features short texts with lots of pictures that 

provide clues to the story's meaning. These books are 

written in extra-large print. 

CONTENT 

In the heat of an argument, Fine throws Luna's wand over 

the hedge. Now they are both in hot water, because neither 

of the young elves are allowed to leave the meadow and 

magic lessons will start soon... But Luna needs her wand for 

class! If she doesn't have it, she'll have to clean honey pots 

as punishment. So both of the elves set off in search of the 

wand. Suddenly they hear terrifying noises and then find 

gruesome monster tracks. The beast must have stolen 

Luna's wand! After a long search, however, they learn that 

the beast isn't actually a monster but a fuzzy little dog. And 

in the end, the young elves even make it to magic class, just 

in time. 





THE AUTHOR 

Iris Tritsch was born in 1975 in Bonn. She studied German 

literature, history and protestant theology and now lives 

with her husband and two young daughters in Velbert. 


Almud Kunert lives as a freelance illustrator in Munich, 

where she studied art and graphic design. 

FURTHER TITLES


Ingrid Uebe/ Betina Gotzen-Beek 

Leserabe: Ole und die Piraten-Bande 

OLE AND THE PIRATES, READING RAVEN, LEVEL 

ONE 



ISBN 978-3-473-36285-1 

May 2012 EUR 7.99 


Ole wants to become a pirate - and soon he finds himself on 

a pirate ship, fighting attacks and hunting for a treasure... 












CONTENT 

Ole Olsen wants to become a pirate. He dreams of long 

journeys and and a treasure island in the middle of the 

ocean. While walking on the beach with his dog Wuff, Ole 

finds a sailing boat in a secluded cove, the "Bride of the 

Wind". The ship seems to be empty and deserted. Ole and 

Wuff swim to the boat, climb aboard and look around. They 

discover a rolled up flag bearing the skull and crossbones 

and are sure: they are on a pirate ship! Just at that moment, 

the crew returns. Ole and Wuff hide in the galley, and 

without meaning to, become stowaways. They don't leave 

their hiding place until the ship is attacked by another band 

of pirates. The attackers think Wuff is a monster and flee in 

panic. In gratitude for saving them, Ole and Wuff are made 

part of the crew. Then the "Bride of the Wind" heads for an 

island where the pirates search for treasure. But the 

navigator steals away with the map of the island during the 





night, intending to keep the treasure for himself. Wuff takes 

up his scent and the runaway navigator is captured. Ole 

takes charge of the hunt for treasure, and in the end the 

treasure is recovered. 

THE AUTHOR 

Ingrid Uebe was born and raised in Essen, and now lives in 

Cologne, Germany with her husband, daughter and son. 

Since 1977 she has written numerous books for children 

and adolescents, many of which have won diverse prizes. 

She is one of the best-known and most successful authors 

of books for beginning readers, including series of books 

that have sold hundreds of thousands of copies. 







Gotzen-Beek lives with her family in Freiburg.

Ingrid Uebe/ Betina Gotzen-Beek 

Leserabe: Ole und die Piraten-Bande 

OLE AND THE PIRATES, READING RAVEN, LEVEL 

ONE 







Katja Reider/ Stephan Pricken 

Leserabe: Zwei Freunde auf heißer Spur 

TWO FRIENDS FOLLOW A HOT TRAIL, READING 




ISBN 978-3-473-36295-0 

May 2012 EUR 7.99 


Having established their own detective agency, Pit and 

Paula are to solve two cases - a detective story for 

beginning readers. 












CONTENT 

Two friends, Pit and Paula, found a detective agency. It's 

called the Parrot Agency for two reasons. Paula says that Pit 

always repeats everything she says, just like a parrot. And 

secondly, Paula has a thing for incredibly bright, colorful 

clothing. Their first case is a kind of warmup; they help a 

woman find an earring that her young son had buried in a 

sandbox. Pit and Paula's second case is already trickier: at a 

child's birthday party they sniff out a mysterious cake thief. 

It turns out that the neighbor, whose wife has put him on a 

diet, is the culprit. He sheepishly confesses to the children 

that he just couldn't resist the delicious cake. 





THE AUTHOR 

Katja Reider studied German and publishing and for many 

years was press speaker for the "Youth Research" 

competition in Hamburg, Germany. She became an author 

after the birth of her own children and has since then 

published numerous books for children and young people, 

many of which have been translated into other languages. 

In 1997 she received the Picture Book Gold Award for one of 

her picture books. 


Freelance illustrator Stephan Pricken originally wanted to be 

a teacher, but changed his mind and switched to graphic 

design. He studied pedagogy and graphic design in Münster, 

where he still resides today. Pricken has illustrated several 

books in the Reading Raven series.

Katja Reider/ Stephan Pricken 

Leserabe: Zwei Freunde auf heißer Spur 

TWO FRIENDS FOLLOW A HOT TRAIL, READING 








Claudia Ondracek/ Silke Voigt 

Leserabe: Aufregung im Hexeninternat 

UPROAR AT THE WITCHES' BOARDING SCHOOL, 

READING RAVEN, LEVEL TWO 



ISBN 978-3-473-36287-5 

May 2012 EUR 6.99 






more advanced chapter books Each Reading Raven book 



CONTENT 

Castle Cadabra, a boarding school for witches, is in an 

uproar. The filming of a horror movie there is about to 

begin. When the film crew arrives, the young witch Maya 

and her human friend Lena are spellbound and follow the 

preparations with fascination. But then everything goes 

haywire: skeletons and spiders to be used as props come to 

life, and spider webs wrap themselves around the camera 

crew. Only the director, Oliver Ralocard, remains remarkably 

calm, and the two friends come to suspect that they may 

not be dealing with a human being. And in fact, in the end it 

is revealed that the director is a descendant of the Dracula 

dynasty, although he would rather drink cherry juice than 

blood. And since Oliver now knows that he's dealing with 

genuine witches, he pulls out all the stops for the filming: 

gruesome grimaces, skeletal figures and ghostly wailing. 





THE AUTHOR 

After studying German and history, Claudia Ondracek was 

an editor for a children's book publishing firm. Today she 

works free-lance. She always tries to see the world from a 

variety of perspectives so that the world and her stories will 

remain fresh and adventurous. 


Silke Voigt was born in Halle an der Saale, Germany in 1971. 

She earned her degree in graphic design in 1996, and has 

worked as a freelance graphic artist and illustrator for a 

variety of publishers of non-fiction, children's books and 

textbooks ever since. For the author and illustrator, books 

are a significant and essential element of culture, because 

they challenge people's fantasy. 

FURTHER TITLES


TINO/ Eva Czerwenka 

Leserabe: Mein Freund, der Delfin. Die 

geheimnisvolle Insel 

MY FRIEND THE DOLPHIN - THE MYSTERIOUS 

ISLAND, READING RAVEN, LEVEL TWO 



ISBN 978-3-473-36288-2 

May 2012 EUR 6.99 









CONTENT 

Amelie lives with her parents by the sea, where her father 

rents kayaks to tourists. One day he takes a tour with three 

boys, Alvin, Knut and Finn. Alvin and Knut pick on Finn the 

whole time. They don't pay any attention to the young 

dolphin Onno that shows up next to the kayak during their 

trip. The next day, after the two troublemakers have 

destroyed the lovely sand castle Amelie and Finn built, they 

steal a rowboat so they can get to the Island of the 

Dolphins. On their way, they run into trouble and need help. 

Thanks to Onno, though, they are saved just in time, and the 

boys are very grateful to the dolphin. 

THE AUTHOR 

TINO was born in Augsburg, Germany in 1962. He 

completed training in child development and education 

before launching his career as an author and illustrator in 

1990. TINO has already written and illustrated several titles 

for first readers that have been published by a number of 

publishers. One was selected Book of the Month by the 

German Academy for Children's Literature. 






Eva Czerwenka was born in Straubing, Germany in 1965. 

She earned a degree in sculpting from the Munich Academy 

of the Arts. She is a freelance sculptor and illustrator, and 

has illustrated a great many picture books and children's 

books. 

FURTHER TITLES


Susan Niessen/ Betina Gotzen-Beek 

Leserabe: Unser grünes Geheimnis 

OUR GREEN SECRET - A DRAGON TALE, READING 

RAVEN, LEVEL THREE 



ISBN 978-3-473-36290-5 

May 2012 EUR 6.99 









CONTENT 

One day, a young green animal the size of a guinea pig 

appears outside the front door to Anna's home. While 

everyone discusses what it could possibly be, it simply 

strolls inside and hides under the sofa. Anna and her 

brother Lollo name it Sigi. Sigi quickly learns to trust them, 

eats houseplants, carpets and hay, gets into all kinds of 

mischief, and becomes a wonderful friend. Only when 

people come to visit, Sigi hides, because he is terribly shy. 

Hiding gets harder and harder, though, because Sigi is 

growing. While Anna and Lollo are still fighting about 

whether Sigi is a dragon or a dinosaur, his presence can't be 

kept a secret any longer. Sigi is discovered, appears in the 

newspaper, and the very next day taken to a zoo. Although 

he has a steady supply of carpets and hay there, Sigi doesn't 

feel at all comfortable there. And so Anna's family plans a 

secret mission: when all the visitors are gone, they will get 

into the zoo and help Sigi practice flying. And finally the 

night comes: Sigi lifts into the air and is a free dragon. 











Gotzen-Beek lives with her family in Freiburg. 

FURTHER TITLES


Nina Blazon/ Dorota Wünsch 

Der Drache aus dem blauen Ei 

THE DRAGON FROM THE BLUE EGG 



ISBN 978-3-473-36847-1 



41,637 words / 261,981 signs 

An Easter egg in winter? Anja can't believe her eyes when 

she finds the blue egg in the snow. But at home with the 

Lukas family, it's not a chick that hatches from the egg, but 

a small dragon. The tiny creature prefers to eat lavender ice 

cream and bathe in hot water noodles are cooked in, 

instead of spewing fire... 

CONTENT 

In January, Anja finds a blue egg in the snow at a park: this 

egg giggles and changes colors! All of a sudden, a small 

white dragon hatches from the egg, and it can even talk! 

The Lukas family takes him in and names him Lavundel. And 

thus begins a year full of adventures, because it's not 

exactly easy to hide a spirited little dragon from the view of 

curious neighbors! 

Lavundel has an awful lot to learn, such as flying and how to 

spout fire, but fortunately Anja and her brothers, Bo and 

Alexander, are the world's best dragon trainers. They 

organize nightly flying lessons on the old glider airfield and 

spend the summer in Turkey, where Lavundel befriends 

some dolphins. In autumn, Lavundel sets the most beautiful 

apple tree in the neighbors' garden on fire. And at Christmas 

the family has no choice but to celebrate Christmas around 

a potted palm tree instead of a real Christmas fir. One thing 

is for sure: there won't be anything boring about this year 

for the Lukas family! 

With each season Lavundel changes not only his color, but 

also his eating habits, which presents an enormous 

challenge for the family. At the end of December, Lavundel 

finally has to say goodbye to his new friends, because on 

New Year's Eve his dragon family will return to the city park 

and pick up Lavundel on their way to Siberia. 





THE AUTHOR 

Nina Blazon, born in 1969, studied Slavic and German 

Studies and completed an internship in the field of editing. 

She taught at several universities, wrote copy for an 

advertising agency for four years, and has been a freelance 

journalist for daily newspapers and magazines. Since 2003 

she has written books for children and teens in the genres 

of fantasy, historical fiction and mysteries. With her books, 

Nina Blazon aims to take her readers along on dazzling, 

exciting journeys from which they return exhilarated and 

inspired. The author lives and works in Baden-Wurttemberg. 


Dorota Wünsch was born in 1962 in the Polish city of Lodz. 

She studied at the art academy in her hometown for three 

years and in 1984 moved to Mainz, Germany, where she 

continued her study of art, graduating in 1992. Today the 

mother of three is a freelance illustrator and lives with her 

family in Saarbrücken. Dorota Wünsch enjoys going to the 

movies and the theater in her free time, and names reading 

as a third passion, which has expanded to include children's 

and teen literature since she has had her own children.

Nina Blazon/ Dorota Wünsch 

Der Drache aus dem blauen Ei 

THE DRAGON FROM THE BLUE EGG 

RIGHTS SOLD 

Audio Rights Germany 







Daniela Stern 

Pony Peppermint 7: Das freche Fohlen 

PEPPERMINT THE PONY (VOL. 7): THE SASSY FOAL 



ISBN 978-3-473-36719-1 

May 2012 EUR 7.99 



13,600 words / 84,400 signs 

Holly spends every minute she can at Apple Blossom Farm. 

That's where Aunt Annie lives, who can drive a tractor, 

bakes the best cakes in the world, and gives homeless 

animals shelter. There are the dogs Billy and Bo, the goat 

Meggy, Charly the tom cat and above all, ponies. One of 

them is Holly's special favorite: Peppermint, the clever Pinto. 

The friendship between Peppermint and Holly has 

something magical about it. They always understand each 

other, even without words. Together they experience all 

kinds of adventures. 

The series was launched in spring 2010. Seven titles are 

currently available, with additional volumes in preparation. 

CONTENT 

There is a big surprise at Apple Blossom Farm: the mare 

Sternchen is about to have her foal! Holly is excited. After a 

sleepless night of keeping watch the foal is born. At first 

Sternchen is too weak to take care of it, but with some 

encouragement and the comforting presence of 

Peppermint, the mother devotes herself to her little one. 

And finally it is decided: the foal can stay at Apple Blossom 

Farm - Holly is overjoyed. 






Rüdiger Bertram 

Die magischen Vier, Band 3: Retten die 

Welt mit Muskelkraft, etwas Klebeband 

und einem Schlückchen Pfefferminztee 

THE MAGICAL FOUR SAVE THE WORLD WITH 

MUSCLE POWER, SOME TAPE AND A SIP OF 

PEPPERMINT TEA (VOL 3) 



ISBN 978-3-473-36846-4 

May 2012 EUR 8.99 


20,000 words / 124,800 signs 

The third adventure of the Magical Four beckons: Leo's 

archenemy Gregorius has snuck into their school as the 

custodion. Without a doubt, he wants to take control of the 

fantastic realm of Nirvania again. Leo immediately alerts 

his friends. The four want to thwart Gregorius's plans with 

the help of Uncle Otto's latest invention, a live bugging 

device. Unfortunately, the perfidious bug soon proves itself 

to be a disloyal traitor. 


A magician who is terrible at casting spells, a dragon that 

can read minds, a cheeky half-elf with heroic bravery and a 

boy who stumbles into a terrible tangle purely by chance: 

This new fantasy series will win you over with its humor, 

original ideas and surprising turns. At the heart of every 

volume is a detective story that keeps Otto the magician, 

Nirvania's top detective, along with his companions, on 

their toes. The series launched in Spring 2012 with two 

titles, with another volume to be released every six months. 

CONTENT 

This time Leo was even looking forward to school. The 

vacation in the fantasy realm of Nirvania was so sensational 

that the thought of boring math lessons actually seemed 

appealing. But on the very first day of school Leo meets the 

new custodian and he senses that the days ahead will be 

anything but calm. The custodian is none other than 

Gregorius, Leo's archenemy, who wants to take over control 

of Nirvania. Gregorius steals Leo's magic ball, which gives 

viewers a way to see what's happening in Nirvania. In 

desparation, Leo asks his friends for help - and the respond: 

Elfira, the feisty elf, Flocky, the mind-reading dragon and 





Uncle Otto, Nirvania's last magician. They also have Uncle 

Otto's latest invention, a live bugging device the size of a 

guinea pig that can hide itself and, among other things, tell 

them later what it observed. They want to use it to track 

Gregorius and uncover his dastardly plans. Unfortunately, a 

few things go awry: the bug turns out to be a disloyal traitor 

and befriends Gregorius, Flocky is locked up in the zoo, 

Uncle Otto is mistaken for the new chemistry teacher, and 

Elfira, as usual, is preoccupied with finding her father, who 

joined the human world many years ago. But in the end 

everything works out. In a thrilling showdown, the Magical 

Four are able to overcome their foe, take back the crystal 

ball from him, and for the third time save Nirvania from its 

demise.

Rüdiger Bertram 

Die magischen Vier, Band 3: Retten die 

Welt mit Muskelkraft, etwas Klebeband 

und einem Schlückchen Pfefferminztee 

THE MAGICAL FOUR SAVE THE WORLD WITH 

MUSCLE POWER, SOME TAPE AND A SIP OF 

PEPPERMINT TEA (VOL 3) 

THE AUTHOR 

Rüdiger Bertram, born in 1967, began his career as a 

freelance journalist, columnist, and author of satirical short 

stories. His more recent focus has been children's books and 

screenplays for comedies. He is currently director of the 

Northrhine-Westphalia Film Society. Rüdiger Bertram lives 

with his family in Cologne. 

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Thilo 

Heimlich Fee 5: Wie mein Amulett für 

Wirbel sorgte 

SECRET FAIRY, VOLUME 5: HOW MY AMULET 

CAUSED AN UPROAR 



ISBN 978-3-473-40305-9 

May 2012 EUR 8.99 



15,989 words / 98,260 signs 

The series "Secret Fairy" is a unique combination of the 

successful themes of friendship, boarding school and fairy 

world. Amanda is taken in by the fairy boarding school 

Rosentau. From that point on, she no longer lives only in the 

human world, but also in the fairy world, where she 

experiences exciting adventures. A complete adventure is 

related in each volume, with lots of heart and humor. 

The series launched in Spring 2012. There are 6 titles 

available so far, with another title to follow every six 

months. 

CONTENT 

Amanda has a new twin sister in the human world who is 

extremely nerve-racking. She looks just like Amanda, except 

she is constantly causing trouble. Everyone thinks it's all 

Amanda's fault since no one knows anything about her new 

sister. That has to remain top secret, because her twin sister 

is none other than a runaway chameleon pixie from the 

kingdom of the elves. 

THE AUTHOR 

Thilo P. Lassak is a successful screenwriter and has a wide 

range of German favorites to his credit. During the past few 

years, he has increasingly gained recognition as a children's 

book author and has been published by several well-known 

publishing houses. Thilo P. Lassak currently lives in Mainz 

with his wife and four children. 





FURTHER TITLES


Thilo 

Heimlich Fee 6: Wie wir ein uraltes Rätsel 

lösten 

SECRET FAIRY, VOLUME 6: HOW WE SOLVED AN 

ANCIENT RIDDLE 



ISBN 978-3-473-40306-6 




16,993 words / 104,908 signs 

The series "Secret Fairy" is a unique combination of the 

successful themes of friendship, boarding school and fairy 

world. Amanda is taken in by the fairy boarding school 

Rosentau. From that point on, she no longer lives only in the 

human world, but also in the fairy world, where she 

experiences exciting adventures. A complete adventure is 

related in each volume, with lots of heart and humor. 

The series launched in Spring 2012. There are 6 titles 

available so far, with another title to follow every six 

months. 

CONTENT 

The kingdom of the elves is in great danger: the elf queen is 

deathly ill, and the weaker she becomes, the more her 

empire falls apart. Wise elves comb through medical books 

in search of a healing herb, but nothing seems to work. 

Amanda and her friends rush to the queen and are able to 

save her just in time. 

THE AUTHOR 

Thilo P. Lassak is a successful screenwriter and has a wide 

range of German favorites to his credit. During the past few 

years, he has increasingly gained recognition as a children's 

book author and has been published by several well-known 

publishing houses. Thilo P. Lassak currently lives in Mainz 

with his wife and four children. 





FURTHER TITLES


Fabian Lenk 

Die Zeitdetektive 27: Geheime Zeichen in 

Pompeji 

THE TIME DETECTIVES (VOL. 27): SECRET SIGNS IN 

POMPEII 



ISBN 978-3-473-36975-1 

May 2012 EUR 8.99 


23,480 words / 149,595 signs 

Julian, Kim, Leon, and the cat Kija travel to Pompeii in the 

year 80 BCE. They witness some myterious assaults - could 

Sulla, the Roman dictator, be behind the attacks? The Time 

Detectives take up the case. 

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Authentic historical setting 

Glossary with important terms typical of the time 

period 

Appendix with historical facts 

So far the series has sold more than 600,000 copies 


An exciting crime story takes readers on a trip into the 

distant past. The stories in this series are based on an 

intriguing event in history or an authentic historical criminal 

case. The main characters are Julian and his two friends Kim 

and Leon, as well as the cat Kija, who has been traveling to 

the past with them since their very first time travel 

adventure in ancient Egypt. Kija has accompanied the three 

friends from one adventure to the next ever since, even 

helping with their investigations. All three of the kids have a 

great interest in history, which is why they return to the old 

monastic library of Siebenthann again and again. This 

library is not only a great resource for their search for new 

information about their favorite subject (history), it also 

contains a mysterious room called the Tempus. In it, time 

lives. There are thousands of doors with years inscribed on 

them, and when Julian, Kim and Leon pass through one of 

them, they travel to that place and time. Once arrived in the 

past, the three friends find themselves dressed in the style 

of the era and can understand the language spoken around 

them. Their time travels last only a few seconds in "real 





time", even if the historical adventure lasts much longer. 

Their absence isn't noticed in the present. 

Each book includes an afterword discussing which aspects 

of the story are authentic, whether the case has actually 

been solved or summarizing the current status of scholarly 

research. There is also a glossary at the end of each book 

with important terms pertaining to the time period. 

CONTENT 

The Time Detectives travel to Pompeii in the year 80 BCE, 

where they witness several wealthy and prominent citizens 

of the city being assaulted. They find out that following 

Rome's victory over Pompeii, the Roman dictator Sulla 

wants to oust the established elite leaders of Pompeii. Is he 

behind the attacks? But when Sulla visits the city, he himself 

barely escapes an assault. The Time Detectives take up the 

search and finally solve the case: the attacks were directed 

toward citizens who had sided with Sulla. The perpetrators 

are the innkeeper Spurius and his partner Sofia. 

There is something special about this volume of the Time 

Detectives: interspersed throughout the text are riddles, 

written as grafitti on the walls of the houses in Pompeii, 

among other places.

Fabian Lenk 

Die Zeitdetektive 27: Geheime Zeichen in 

Pompeji 

THE TIME DETECTIVES (VOL. 27): SECRET SIGNS IN 

POMPEII 

THE AUTHOR 

Fabian Lenk was born in Salzgitter, Germany in 1963. He 

studied journalism and worked for various newspapers. In 

1996 he published his first detective novel for adults. In the 

meantime he has become a seasoned mystery novel author 

and has published diverse mysteries for adults, historical 

children's mysteries as well as several volumes of mysteries 

to solve. 







Luzie Bosch 

Sunshine Ranch 1: Sina auf heißer Spur 

SUNSHINE RANCH (VOL. 1): SINA HOT ON THE 

TRAIL 



ISBN 978-3-473-40401-8 

May 2012 EUR 9.99 


38,042 words / 234,600 signs 

The Sunshine Ranch is a paradise for Sina, Tori, Myriam, 

Hannah and Juliana - the girls, who love animals, spend 

every free minute they can at Sue's ranch. But obviously 

there is somebody who wants to destroy this paradise... A 

enthralling story combining horses, mystery and love. 


Sina, Tori, Myriam, Hannah, Ayla and Juliana meet each 

other every free minute they can at the Sunshine Ranch, a 

paradise for horses and other animals run by Sue, a former 

actress. The friendship between the girls at the barn and 

their love for the animals is put to the test when strange 

events and underhanded scheming come into play. 

This series with its potent combination of horses, mystery 

and love launches with two titles in Fall 2012 and will be 

continued with two more in 2013. 

CONTENT 

The girls at the barn are worried: someone has 

anonymously filed charges against the Sunshine Ranch and 

seems determined to do everything in their power to make 

life difficult for the ranch's owner, Sue. The feed suddenly 

goes bad, the donkey escapes and runs away for no 

apparent reason, birds and ducks are poisoned... Sue is 

beside herself and even talks about giving up the ranch. 

Together the girls Sina, Tori, Myriam, Hannah, Ayla and 

Juliane decide to follow the suspects. Sina is supposed to get 

as much information as she can from Victor, who left the 

ranch after a riding accident in summer. When Sina returns 

to the ranch in the evening, she finds Sue unconscious in the 

stall of a dangerous horse. When she calls out for the riding 

teacher, Mike, to help, he turns out to be the villain. A 

fanatic fan of the former actress, for months he had 

bothered Sue with emails, stalked and even threatened her. 





Now he wants to endanger Sina's life as well, but Victor 

shows up in time and ensures a happy ending. Sina and 

Victor become a couple, Sue is finally free of a heavy burden, 

and the Sunshine Ranch girls have saved the day. 

THE AUTHOR 

Gina Mayer was born in Ellwangen, Germany, in 1965, and 

studied graphic design. She lives with her husband and two 

children in Düsseldorf, where she works as an advertising 

copywriter in addition to writing books for teens and adults. 

FURTHER TITLES


Luzie Bosch 

Sunshine Ranch 2: Tori und die 

verschwundene Stute 

SUNSHINE RANCH (VOL. 2): TORI AND THE 

MISSING MARE 



ISBN 978-3-473-40402-5 

May 2012 EUR 9.99 


37,450 words / 232,570 signs 

The second adventure for horse-crazy girls Sina, Tori, 

Myriam, Hannah and Juliana: Will they be able to rescue 

the mare Becky that vanished from the ranch? 


Sina, Tori, Myriam, Hannah, Ayla and Juliana meet each 

other every free minute they can at the Sunshine Ranch, a 

paradise for horses and other animals run by Sue, a former 

actress. The friendship between the girls at the barn and 

their love for the animals is put to the test when strange 

events and underhanded scheming come into play. 

This series with its potent combination of horses, mystery 

and love launches with two titles in Fall 2012 and will be 

continued with two more in 2013. 

CONTENT 

Sue's mother in the USA is sick and needs help, but who 

should take care of the Sunshine Ranch while she's gone? 

For the six horse-crazy girls there's no question: they'll take 

care of the farm. At first they divide the work among 

themselves and everything goes well. But then one day the 

pregnant mare Becky simply vanishes. Has she been stolen? 

Tori and the other girls feverishly search for her. The 

suspicious owner of a new horse stable proves to be 

innocent, and the trail leading to Mr. Muller, who works for 

a pharmaceutical company that does experiments with 

animals, seems to be a dead end. Finally, with the help of 

her classmate Jonas, Tori finds out that Mr. Muller's son 

Hans gave them a false alibi. The solution to the case: Hans 

kidnapped Becky because he was afraid his father wanted to 

buy her and use her for experiments. The girls are able to 

find Becky in time, just before her foal is born. 





THE AUTHOR 

Gina Mayer was born in Ellwangen, Germany, in 1965, and 

studied graphic design. She lives with her husband and two 

children in Düsseldorf, where she works as an advertising 

copywriter in addition to writing books for teens and adults. 

FURTHER TITLES


Usch Luhn/ Nina Dulleck 

Maxie und ein Hund mit Herzklopfen 

MAXIE AND A DOG WITH HEART PALPITATIONS 



ISBN 978-3-473-36850-1 

June 2012 EUR 12.99 


35,675 words / 222,523 signs 

A cheerful, fast-paced book featuring a character readers 

will strongly identify with: Maxie is back in a second book 

about the Buntschuh family, consisting not only of three 

sisters and their mother, but also a donkey, a crow, dogs 

and mice. 

CONTENT 

Maxie's best friend Paula is coming to visit. She brings along 

not only her exceptionally musically talented, part- 

Dalmation dog Daisy, but also makes a claim that literally 

stuns Maxie, her sisters and Jonas, a boy who lives nearby: 

Clementine Buntschuh, Maxie's mother, and Sebastian 

Pfeffer, Jonas's father, are in love with each other. The 

children are shocked and decide not only to follow their 

parents' every move from that moment forward, but are 

also determined to make them fall out of love again. They 

try to match Clementine with the mayor and and Sebastian 

with the dog breeder Dora Dorn, which of course doesn't 

work. In the end, it turns out that Clementine Buntschuh 

and Sebastian Pfeffer are not a couple; they are just good 

friends who get along well. And the reason they have been 

together so much recently? They want to exchange houses 

so that Clementine can live in the mansion where Sebastian 

and his sons currently live and finally open her veterinary 

practice. 





THE AUTHOR 

Usch Luhn was born in Styria, Austria, in 1959, and has been 

a writer and screenplay editor for many years. She is the 

author of many books for children and teens. She has one 

grown daughter. When she is not on a book tour, or 

teaching dramatic composition at Dortmund Technical 

University, Usch Luhn moves back and forth between Berlin 

and East Friesia, where she lives by the sea. "If I could do 

magic, I would cast a spell that would make all children 

laugh from the heart for five minutes every day in complete 

joy and happiness." 

FURTHER TITLES


Frank Schmeißer/ Jörg Mühle 

Schurken überall! 

BAD GUYS EVERYWHERE 



ISBN 978-3-473-36825-9 



30,400 words / 193,300 signs 

Sebastian loves to read and draw superhero comics. Not 

only that, he actually is a superhero himself! The only 

problem is that no one wants to believe him. Sebastian's 

parents are convinced their son needs to see a psychologist. 

And he forces Sebastian to keep a diary. Sebastian relates 

his adventures in the first person and illustrates them with 

his own drawings. 

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• 

Excellent press 

Recommended by "New Books in German" 2011 

CONTENT 

Sebastian "The Genius" von Nervkoeter, Barbara "Action- 

Barbie" Schwemme, Martin "The Chameleon" Koslowski and 

Martin's imaginary friend Dieter "The Rugrat" form the 

superhero team "The Amazing Three and a Half." They 

would walk through fire for friends in need. 

Because you can't save the world every day, the three and a 

half superheroes first try to put a stop to the evil tricks of 

the nasty physics teacher, Dr. Knarz. He wants to hold Ms 

Daffodil accountable for the science materials missing from 

class 6A. Unfortunately, the superheroes' efforts to capture 

the culprits are foiled by the bad guys in class 6B. 

In addition to his activity as a superhero, Sebastian also has 

to deal with family challenges. His Aunt Hella is about to 

celebrate her thirty-fifth birthday, for the fifteenth time. 

This rich aunt has made it a tradition to put the entire 

family to work for days preparing her birthday celebration, 

and this time the wealthy woman has moved in with 

Sebastian's family. 





THE AUTHOR 

Frank Schmeißer was born in 1968 in Hilden in North-Rhine- 

Westphalia. After successfully completing his training as a 

bookseller, he worked for a year in a bookshop in Rome. He 

currently lives in Cologne and writes scripts for a variety of 

television programs. Bad Guys Everywhere! was his first 

children's book; it was recommended by New Books in 

German (Issue 30, Autumn 2011). 


Jörg Mühle studied illustration in Offenbach and in Paris. He 

has been working as a designer and freelance illustrator 

since 2000.

Frank Schmeißer/ Jörg Mühle 

Schurken überall! 

BAD GUYS EVERYWHERE 






Literature for Young Adults 

Richard Dübell 

Löwenherz. Im Auftrag des Königs 

AT THE KING'S SERVICE 



ISBN 978-3-473-40078-2 


Age Young Adults 

71,451 words / 449,623 signs 

While searching for their father, who has disappeared in 

the Holy Land, siblings Edith and Robert become involved in 

the commotion of the Third Crusade and have to overcome 

thieves, treacherous knights and the warriors of the sultan 

Saladin. But they have a powerful ally: the young king 

Richard Lionheart. 

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• 

Bestselling author Richard Dübell is now also writing 

novels for teens 

Dübell's novels have been translated into 14 languages 

so far. 





CONTENT 

England, 1189: Siblings Edith and Robert de Kyme are in 

trouble. Their father has disappeared and their mother 

wants to have him declared dead so that she can marry her 

lover, a Norman nobleman. According to her plan, Edith will 

be forced to marry a minion and Robert will join a 

monastery as a monk. The sister and brother appeal to the 

young King Richard for help and learn that their father has 

been captured in the Holy Land by the pirate and robber 

baron Raynald of Chatillon. Edith and Robert set off for 

Marseille, where they board a ship headed for Palestine. 

When the pair reach Kerak Castle, where their father is 

being held prisoner, the castle is under siege by Sultan 

Saladin. In the chaos of the battle, Robert manages to find a 

way into the castle, but his father is already gone: he 

managed to flee from the dungeon and has gone into 

hiding, living with Bedouins. In the meantime, Edith hides 

outside the castle, but is captured by Saladin's soldiers. King 

Richard has also reached Kerak by now and is able to free 

the girl, thereby earning the sultan's respect. When Saladin 

storms the castle, Robert is able to flee through a secret 

passageway. In the end, the siblings are reunited with their 

father, whom they had thought was lost to them forever. 

They plan to return to England, while Richard has to stay 

and fight a man who almost became his friend: Sultan

Richard Dübell 

Löwenherz. Im Auftrag des Königs 

AT THE KING'S SERVICE 

Saladin. 

THE AUTHOR 

Richard Dübell, born in 1962, writes historical novels for 

teens and adults as well as film scripts, and has been 

celebrated for his cultural achievements by his hometown, 

Landshut, Germany. Dübell's novels have been translated 

into fourteen languages worldwide. His ironic writing style, 

the plethora of unexpected twists and turns in his stories, 

and vivid, lifelike characters are his trademarks, as well as 

his multimedia book presentations in which video, music 

and sounds are combined with Dübell's comic flair to turn 

them into literary events. Richard Dübell is married, has two 

sons and a cat, and lives near his hometown of Landshut. 







Charlotte Inden 

Elfenschwestern 

ELF SISTERS 



ISBN 978-3-473-58411-6 



95,861 words / 599,413 signs 

Unrecognized elves, feuding noble families, dangerous 

secrets and a great love - romantasy at its most thrilling. 

CONTENT 

They are sisters and could hardly be more different: the half 

-elves Tiger Lily and Wild Rose. Still, they love each other 

dearly. One night their little brother, Gray, is kidnapped. The 

two sisters set off on a dangerous mission to rescue him. 

The Chronists, a secret society that documents the history 

of the two English noble families Lancaster and York, urge 

them to abandon their plans. They divulge a secret to them: 

all the members of the York and Lancaster clans are fairy 

creatures, called feys, who think they are superior to 

humans. The Chronists are bound to secrecy and want to 

prevent the outbreak of another calamity like the bloody 

Wars of the Roses in the 15th century between the two 

families, who seem to be involved in Gray's disappearance. 

Lily and Rose, however, won't be scared off and soon find 

out that they, and their brother as well, have blue blood in 

them. Their father, who left them a long time ago, is part of 

the Lancaster family. But their brother Gray, it turns out, is 

different: the three siblings have the same father, but Gray's 

mother is a York - a scandal in light of the fued between the 

two noble houses. Gray's father and mother wanted to 

cover up their secret by simply placing Gray on the doorstep 

of his father's former love in the human world - Lily and 

Rose's mother - shortly after his birth. 

The adventurous search for Gray brings the two sisters to an 

opulent celebration at the house of York. It turns out that 

the Duke of Ashford kidnapped Gray because he wanted to 

rob the Lancasters of their last male heir. He justifies the 

kidnapping with the fact that Gray's mother is a York. Tiger 

Lily is promised that she can see her brother again if she and 





her sister also stay with the house of York, and if Lily pledges 

her love to the elf Alistar, the duke's son. But the student 

Jolyon has already won her heart, and she also knows that 

Wild Rose is passionate about Alistar. In the end, Tiger Lily 

manages to save her brother with skill and magical 

protection without having to betray her heart. 

THE AUTHOR 

Charlotte Inden was born on March 28, 1979, in Düsseldorf, 

Germany. She studied German literature, art history, film 

and television in Marburg, London, and Strasbourg. She 

currently works as an editor at a daily newspaper, and every 

once in a while thinks up stories about brave princesses and 

other adventurous heroes. 

FURTHER TITLES


Frank Schmeißer 

Jungs sind keine Hamster. Auch wenn sie 

manchmal am Rad drehen 

BOYS AREN'T HAMSTERS. EVEN IF THEY 

SOMETIMES RUN IN CIRCLES 



ISBN 978-3-473-40082-9 

May 2012 EUR 14.99 


39,472 words / 242,672 signs 

What are the important things to consider when acquiring 

a boy? What kind of boys are there? How much space do 

boys need to feel comfortable? Hannah uses a handbook 

for owners of pet hamsters as a model to write a user's 

guide for boys - because every day she sees how 

complicated it can be to deal with them... 

CONTENT 

Finally! Hannah is thirteen and is allowed to go to the 

Halloween party! There's just one problem: she's on the not- 

invited list, just like her best friend, Lorie. Perfectly 

masqueraded, though, they manage to sneak into the party 

of the century through a bathroom window. A boy in a 

monkey costume asks Hannah to dance, and the two of 

them have a wonderful time. Hannah is smitten by the 

sweet gorilla, and blends in perfectly in her Darth Vader 

costume. Unfortunately, she has no idea who is hidden 

beneath the monkey head. The party ends without Hannah 

or the monkey revealing their identities. 

And now what? What's a girl to do when she doesn't know 

what the boy she's fallen in love with looks like? When she 

doesn't even know his name, or where he lives or goes to 

school? Hannah has an idea: wearing a Star Wars t-shirt 

featuring Darth Vader, she eats bananas during her classes 

and at lunch while leafing through a book about gorillas. 

And sure enough, she actually finds her monkey this way, 

and he likes Hannah without her costume, too. 

After two dates, however, it turns out that he doesn't like 

Hannah enough to stand up for her around his cool friends. 

And so Hannah quickly falls out of love again, and that was 

that - Hannah's first real boyfriend. 

In addition to the classic novel unfolding, the book also 

includes witty, imaginative "check lists" designed to make 





life with boys a little easier. 

THE AUTHOR 

Frank Schmeißer was born in 1968 in Hilden in North-Rhine- 

Westphalia. After successfully completing his training as a 

bookseller, he worked for a year in a bookshop in Rome. He 

currently lives in Cologne and writes scripts for a variety of 

television programs. Bad Guys Everywhere! was his first 

children's book; it was recommended by New Books in 

German (Issue 30, Autumn 2011). 

FURTHER TITLES


Rebecca Wild 

Verräter der Magie 

TRAITORS OF MAGIC 



ISBN 978-3-473-58417-8 



59,310 words / 373,684 signs 

They are a crazy group of roommates: the water nymph 

Elly, vampire Nick and Kira the fairy. And although they, the 

supernatural creatures, would never do anything to harm a 

human being, the government is holding them prisoner on 

reservations. The masterminds stirring up this panicked 

fear of the supernaturals are power-hungry sorcerers, and 

Kita falls in love with the worst of them. 

CONTENT 

In the year 2046, all supernatural creatures live on 

reservations that are controlled by the sorcerers. Humans 

are fearful and intolerant of the vampires, werewolves and 

fairies, even though they are all peaceful beings. One day 

the young magician Cian Kingsley is murdered, but he does 

manage to separate his soul from his body. Looking for a 

suitable vessel, he lands in none other than the body of the 

fairy Kira. They cannot stand each other and carry on bitter 

verbal feuds in Kira's head. She tries every method to 

separate them; but to achieve this, they must work 

together, and through this cooperation they grow closer. 

When Cian is finally able to escape Kira's body, they have to 

admit that they have developed feelings for each other that 

are utterly opposed to their world-views. Happiness does 

not last long. Cian's best friend Evan turns out to be a traitor 

and shoots Cian's new body. He only survives the attack 

because Kira takes his soul inside her again. And so the two 

are back where they started - only everyone is against them 

now. 





FURTHER TITLES


Boris Pfeiffer 

one night stand 

ONE NIGHT STAND 



ISBN 978-3-473-58401-7 

February 2012 EUR 6.99 


47,385 words / 273,539 signs 

Sixteen year old Art has to go to a party without his 

girlfriend. And he parties hard. He gets stoned and drinks 

and the next morning he doesn't know how it could have 

hapened: he slept with another guy - without a condom. 

The stranger is gone and Art is alone with his panic that 

he's infected with HIV. 

CONTENT 

Art and Jules are both sixteen and have been together for 

more than a year. At a party Art gets a little too stoned, 

drinks a little too much, and abandons himself to the 

moment. When a good-looking guy dances with him, he lets 

himself be seduced - without really grasping what was 

happening to him - and sleeps with the homosexual Miro. 

He doesn't think about a condom. The next day Art is in 

denial: Jules can't know anything about this at any cost. But 

the thought of AIDS creeps into his awareness again and 

again. Secretly he visits a doctor and finds out that a test is 

only possible after three months have gone by. During this 

waiting period, Art's world falls apart completely. His 

relationship with Jules suffers first. Art is afraid to sleep 

with her again, but can't admit why. When one of his 

friends finds the doctor's business card, the rumor that Art 

has AIDS spreads quickly. Art isolates himself more and 

more, and thinks about death. 

Jules' story is told from her perspective parallel to Art's. 

When she meets Sebastian, and AIDS patient Art knows 

from his first visit to the doctor, she puts together what has 

happened. She grapples with the disease intensively, but 

she cannot get through to Art. 

When Art can finally take the test, the relief is enormous: he 

is not infected and has his life before him. But it will be a 

different one. 





THE AUTHOR 

Boris Pfeiffer, born in 1964, studied script writing at the 

German Academy of Film and Television. He worked in 

television and as a theater director before he began his 

career as a children's book author. Boris Pfeiffer lives and 

works in Berlin, and his books have already been published 

by many publishers.


Michael Wildenhain 

Wer sich nicht wehrt 

DEFENSELESS 



ISBN 978-3-473-58418-5 

June 2012 EUR 6.99 


Delves into the highly controversial subject of violence and 

xenophobia in schools. 

CONTENT 

The new school year begins violently. Suddenly there are 

two skinheads in the class, flexing their muscles and 

influence. At first their victims are Ayfer and Sürel, two 

Turkish classmates. Until Victor steps up, a skinny, awkward 

boy who falls for Tina, who is actually claimed by of the 

brothers. Victor rejects every form of violence - the perfect 

victim for the skinheads. For a long time, Victor doesn't 

defend himself. That doesn't impress anyone in the class. 

Only when he makes the brothers look ridiculous in class do 

a few students take his side and even nominate him for 

class representative. But he refuses, and no one 

understands why. Victor explains that too much violence is 

at play, everyday violence that the others don't even notice 

anymore. On the contrary, they think nothing happens 

without force. 

After this incident, Ayfer becomes the class representative, 

but only for a few weeks, because the brothers gain more 

and more influence over their classmates and make sure 

that the majority of the class turns against the Turkish girl. 

Now it is Victor who stands up for Ayfer, and with that he 

provokes an open confrontation. One afternoon after gym 

class the brothers put a noose around Victor's neck. What 

looks like a sick joke at first soon becomes horribly serious. 

The noose is pulled over a pipe, Victor slowly turns blue and 

is completely limp. Although one of the brothers backs 

down at that point and wants to call it off, the torture 

continues. But finally the other brother takes the upper 

hand, picks up his bicycle pump from the ground, and 

attacks Franco with it. 





THE AUTHOR 

Michael Wildenhain, born in 1958 in West Berlin, studied 

economics, philosophy and information technology. Today 

he is a freelance writer based in Berlin. He writes short 

stories, novels, plays and poetry. He has been awarded the 

Leonce and Lena Development Prize, the Ernst Willner Prize 

(Klagenfurt), the Döblin Prize and the Villa Massimo Stipend 

(Rome). 

FURTHER TITLES


Franz Kafka/ Stefanie Harjes 

Kafka 

KAFKA AND I 



ISBN 978-3-473-35308-8 



50,000 signs 

"Kafka and I" is the visually stunning depiction of artist 

Stefanie Harjes' passion for one of the most significant 

writers of the twentieth century, drawing young people 

into the work of the author Franz Kafka. Excerpts from his 

novels and stories alternate with miniatures in text. 

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Lektorix December 10 (Die Furche, Austria) 

„Die schönsten deutschen Bücher 2010“ Stiftung 

Buchkunst" 

Die KRÖTE December 10, STUBE" 

"Besten 7" January 2011, Deutschlandradio" 

"Lesepeter June 2011" (NDS Magazine) 

CONTENT 

Franz Kafka's writings are fascinating and irritating. They 

are bewildering and disturbing, and those very qualities 

draw readers into their spell. The Hamburg-based artist 

Stefanie Harjes has been inspired by them to create 

extraordinary illustrations. "Kafka and I" is the visually 

stunning tale of her "mad passion" for one of the most 

significant writers of the twentieth century, and offers a 

unique opportunity to acquaint young people with this 

author's work. 

Excerpts from his novels and stories alternate with text 

miniatures. 






Stefanie Harjes was born in Bremen in 1967 and started 

talking seven months later. She studied Illustration and 

Painting at the Hamburg University of Design, which also 

led her to Prague, among other places. Since 1994, she has 

worked as a freelance illustrator of books, magazines, 

ceramics and films. In 2001, Harjes received a sponsorship 

award from the city of Troisdorf.


Marlene Röder 

Im Fluss 

IN THE RIVER 



ISBN 978-3-473-35277-7 

June 2007 EUR 14.95 


49,000 words / 302,000 signs 

Exceptional debut novel of a young author. A very delicately 

told love story and ghost tale. 

CONTENT 

Sixteen-year-old Mia and her parents move to a rural area. 

Mia hates living in the country, her parents who forced this 

new life on her, and especially herself. In her new school she 

plays the cool, unapproachable one. Then she meets the 

brothers Jan and Alex, who live next door. They live with 

their father and their grandmother; their mother left the 

family many years ago to travel the world as a 

photographer. Alex, two years older, is a handsome and 

cheerful guy. Mia immediately feels attracted to him, and 

after hesitating for a long time, she finally does become 

involved with him. But there is always an invisible barrier 

between the two of them, and Mia withdraws when Alex 

gets too close to her. His younger brother, Jan, is a dreamer 

and storyteller who spends hours at the nearby river, and 

seems to live in his own world. Mia is fascinated by him 

because he is so gentle, and entirely different. There is no 

romance between the two of them, but a deep affection. 

Jan belongs to Alina, a mysterious girl that no one has ever 

seen, but whom he meets almost every day on an island in 

the river. 

One day Jan takes Mia with him to the island and - in a 

moment fraught with emotion - they kiss. From that 

moment on, strange things begin to happen. Mia finds half- 

rotten fish, first in her yard and then in her bedroom. She 

discovers footprints in the yard many times, later in 

Alexander's house, too: small, bare feet. While swimming in 

the river at night Mia has the feeling that someone tried to 

pull her underwater. 





When Alex urges Mia to sleep with him one day, Mia snaps. 

She tells him that she has kissed his brother. Deeply hurt 

and angry, Alex leaves the house and the three of them stop 

speaking to each other. 

One day Alex is ice-skating on the frozen river - and falls 

through the surface. He fights for his life, but realizes that 

he will never make it out of the hole in the ice alone. Then, 

suddenly, he has the feeling that someone else is in the 

water with him, a woman, who tries to pull him into the 

depths with her. At the last moment, Jan is able to rescue 

Alex. 

After this, Mia finally finds the courage to tell Alex more 

about her, and even to clarify what happened with Jan. A 

terrible family secret also comes to light: Jan's and Alex's 

mother committed suicide in the river when her sons were 

still young, trying to take the little ones in the water with 

her. Their father, not able to tell the truth, told everyone 

that Katharina had left the family ... 

The story is told in the first person, alternating between the 

perspectives of Mia, Jan, and Alex. This brings readers 

especially close to the characters and generates a special 

tension through the changing viewpoints, which only reveal 

the truth gradually. The ice-skating scene, with which the

Marlene Röder 

Im Fluss 

IN THE RIVER 

novel actually begins, plays a special role and reappears 

throughout the narrative. The identity of the narrator is only 

disclosed at the very end, leading to tremendous suspense. 

THE AUTHOR 

Marlene Röder, born in 1984, has exceptional narrative 

talent. Her first novel, In the River, was awarded the Hans- 

im-Glück prize by the city of Limburg even before it was 

published. The major German weekly newspaper "Die Zeit" 

judged: "Stylistically, Marlene Röder is without doubt in a 

class with the great role models of the post-war period, such 

as Heinrich Böll or Gabriele Wohmann." 

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