360 Grad Publishing - International Rights Guide 2023 - 360 Grad Verlag

360 GRAD Verlag 

Good Books for Children and Families 

International Rights Guide 

Spring & Summer 2023

360 GRAD HOTLIST 

p. 6-7 

p. 8-9 p. 14-17 

p. 18-19 

Series 

p. 20-23 p. 24-25 

p. 30-33 p. 40-45 

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Dear publishing partners, dear friends, 

we are very pleased to present our new Foreign Rights Catalogue 

with great new titles. Our 360 GRAD PUBLISHING house is 

one of the youngest and expansive children’s book publisher in 

Germany. We guarantee a good reputation for high quality in 

text and illustrations. 

Over the following pages, you will discover or rediscover our new 

books and bestsellers. We hope you will enjoy them and find 

something that piques your interest. Do not hesitate to contact 

us for any further information regarding their availability in 

your country. 

If you are interested specially in the title “Rainland+Dryland”, we 

have good news for you. There is an animated book-trailer, which 

you can receive for free use for your marketing-purposes in your 

country. You will find the animated book-trailer at our YouTube- 

Channel: https://youtu.be/mroLgpHbXzE 

For all or any further questions or sending PDF’s of books or 

what ever might be of interest to you, please get in touch with 

Aude, or for China with Jenny. 

All the very best wishes, 

Yours 

Harald Kiesel, Publisher 

Our representative 

for Foreign Rights: 

Aude Lavielle-Konidaris 

Aude Rights Agency 

eMail: contact@aude-rights.com 

Phone: +352 621695266 

Our representative 

for Chinese rights: 

Jenny Gao 

Jianmei Agency 

Adress: Seidelbaststr. 6a, 

D-80939 München 

eMail: jianmeig@gmail.com 

Web: www.jianmei-agency.de 

360 GRAD VERLAG 

Publisher: Harald Kiesel 

Adress: Lindenstraße 23, 

D-69181 Leimen 

eMail: rights@360grad-verlag.de 

Web: www.360grad-verlag.de 

International License 

Consulting & Merch: 

CultureContact Agency 

Bodo Horn-Rumold 

eMail: b.horn@gmx.com

T O P T I T L E 

Lale LU 

is searching for his sleep 

A wonderful story … 

The Lale named LU just can’t find his sleep. 

So, LU grabs his cuddly toy, packs enough food for the tour and starts the search. 

Who will LU meet, and will he find his sleep … find out for yourself and accompany 

LU on his journey through the land of lullabies. 

The funniest bedtime story ever! 

Jens Daum & Sophie Lucie Herken 

Lale LU is looking for sleep 

Picture Book, 32 pg. 

24 x 30.0 cm 

All rights available 

age 

4+ 

With optional 

pull-out poster 

illustrated on both sides 

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Children and parents 

will love this bedtime story 

The story is about Lu. Lu is a Lale. Lales are cuddly, friendly and extremely cute 

beings, always hungry – and unfortunately, very forgetful. Just now, Lu has 

forgotten where his sleep is. Lu is actually quite tired, but cannot fall asleep. So, 

Lu grabs his cuddly toy, packs enough food for the tour and starts his search for 

sleep. Lu asks an old man who is counting the stars, birds who look like angels, 

shooting stars which shoot through 

the night, even the forest who 

remains quiet. None of them knows 

where Lu’s sleep is. But Lu does not 

give up that easily … 

• A bedtime story with 

extraordinary illustrations 

• A funny and playful ‘adaptation’ 

of the well-known lullaby 

• Ideal for reading out loud! 

double sided poster (optional) 

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Jens Daum grew up on a 

small farm in the Hunsrück. 

Kindergarden. 

School. Studies. His favorite 

pro fes sion: advertising. 

So, he becomes a copywriter 

and turns his ideas 

into his job. When he becomes 

a dad, he has many 

ideas which have nothing 

to do with advertisement; 

so, he starts writing children’s 

books. 

Sophie Lucie Herken is 

half-Swedish and half-German. 

Half child and half 

grown-up. Half graphic designer 

and half illustrator. 

She is very fond of both. 

She loves sweet things 

with a dark side. And she 

always approaches serious 

subjects with a smile.

P I C T U R E B O O K 

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Absolutely hilarious and peculiar: 

the little buddy MUMPLE 

He is not easy to find. Hardly anyone has ever seen him. When he leaves his 

burrow which he built from juniper bears and twigs of the crack-flower bush, you 

will only hear a low humming as if it were a bumble-bee. The Mumple lives very 

covertly; you must know that he is a secret animal. 

Fearless explorers have discovered almost all animals, from the dormouse to the 

sperm whale, from a housefly to a puffin. But the Mumple, no one has found yet. 

Do we want to search together if we can find him? 

Come on! Behind the Bonkers Ocean which is so stormy, behind the Mounty 

Mountains which are so high and behind the Worm Forest which is so dark – 

that’s where he lives 

A witty, funny and playful picture book about a very special cuddly creature, 

about friendship and the skill of making the best out of life. 

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Jan Kaiser (Text) 

Henning Löhlein 

(Illustrations) 

The Mumple 


24 x 30.0 cm 

All rights 

available 

age 

5+ 

Jan Kaiser studied law. 

He used to be a judge in 

the Lüneburg area but, 

nowadays, he trains young 

lawyers. As an offset to the 

dry legal world, he writes 

semi-serious texts. His nonsense 

poems were published 

in various books, newspapers 

and on the radio. His 

latest passion is writing 

picture book stories. He lives 

in Breisgau with his family. 

Henning Löhlein grew 

up in Bonn, Germany, 

studied illustration in 

the South of France, 

and has been living in 

Bristol, UK for almost 

30 years. He likes the 

rain there and the 

humor of the British 

so much that he stayed 

there after his studies. 

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I can do it 

all alone! 

“Little Mat can’t do that, yet!“, the others are constantly shouting. Little 

Mat was still far too small and he wouldn’t dare and he couldn’t do it yet. 

Nothing of the sort! In most cases, the littlest can already do far more than 

the grown-ups would expect, or as society thinks. This book shows it. Little 

Mat can already climb and slide, play alone with his friends and take care of 

others, he can eat alone and play drums, draw and tie his shoes; and he can 

sometimes be sad and show feelings and let others help him. 

Marketing argument: 

• Little Mat shows children that all children are valuable – 

regardless of looks, origin, religion and personal skills or interests. 

Sarah Kim Gries (Text) 

Sophie Lucie Herken (Illustrations) 

Little Mat can’t do that, yet! 

Board book, 26 pg. 

19 x 19 cm 


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Sarah Kim Gries is an actor, mother and everyday heroine. She lives in 

Cologne with her family and shares her daily life on Instagram under 

@Sarah_Superheld. She learned media design and in 2021, founded the 

fashion label Doted On together with her husband. Already in her childhood, 

she won the hearts of her fans when she played Vanessa in the 

successful films of the bestseller series “Die wilden Kerle“ (2003-2016). 

Today, she is focusing on subjects such as equal rights, anti-discrimination 

and mental health. It has always been important for Sarah that 

values such as empathy, acceptance and equality find room in childhood 

and education early on.. This is also where the idea for the book “Little 

Mat can’t do that, yet“ came up. 

For more, please see: @sarah_superheld

B O A R D B O O K 

age 

2+ 

Sophie Lucie Herken is 

half-Swedish and half-German. 

Half child and half 

grown-up. Half graphic designer 

and half illustrator. 

She is very fond of both. 

She loves sweet things 

with a dark side. And she 

always approaches serious 

subjects with a smile. 

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A heartwarming book 

about loss, death and grief 

“Lilly loved life. Especially pizza and colorful balloons. And most of all, 

her Mommy’s laugh. But one day, Mommy looked very sad. 

‘Is Mommy sick?’ Lilly asked her Dad. Daddy nodded. 

The sickness was called cancer. Mommy had to lay in bed all day.” 

Can we visit mom on her cloud in heaven? Inspired by the conversations and 

experiences he had with his daughter, Chris Silber developed the idea of writing 

this book about death and grief as well as love and hope. A story in which tears 

flow, but which also gives courage and shows how important it is to have the 

opportunity to mourn together and that the family needs 

a lot of strength and loving cohesion in difficult times. 

• A true and personal story about the time of mourning. 

• A book that encourages and gives hope. 

• An authentic story, sensitively and poetically illustrated. 

Chris Silber (Text) 

Annabelle von Sperber (Illustrations) 

The Cloud in our House 

Picture book, 48 pg. 

21.6 x 27.9 cm 


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age 

5+ 

Chris Silber grew up bilingually in 

Berlin in the 70s and 80s and began 

writing as a teenager – first as a 

music journalist and for film and 

television. In 2007 he moved to New 

York, the hometown of his then-wife, 

who died of cancer in California in 

2013. Silber works on both sides of 

the Atlantic as a writer and producer. 

In Germany he has made a name for 

himself primarily with his work on 

screenplays for numerous films such 

as “Goodbye, Lenin!” and “I’ll be gone 

then!” and Tatort episodes. He is a 

Grimme and Emmy Award winner 

and lives in Atlanta with his family. 

Annabelle von Sperber, 

born in 1973, studied 

illustration at the University 

of Applied Sciences for 

Design in Hamburg and 

works very successfully as 

a illustrator. She teaches 

illustration at the Academy 

for Illustration and Design 

in Berlin (AID-Berlin) 

and is responsible for the 

illustration department at 

the Faber Castell Academy. 

Annabelle lives in the Black 

Forest and in Berlin. 

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Three Sheep on the Arch 

or How to find happiness! 

A very amusing book, encouraging, that tells you with a twinkle in the eye how to 

solve supposedly unsolvable problems and how to simply enjoy life! With three golden 

rules for surviving and happiness! 

From morning till evening, the three sheep Wally, Willy and Woolly stood in the 

meadow, eating fresh grass and dozing a little – living a true sheep’s life. Their 

life was just wonderful, simply fantastic. But, all of a sudden, there were dark 

clouds and then the heavy rain came. Fortunately, Mr. Noah had built an arch to 

rescue all the animals. But there were three sheep, and only two were allowed to 

come on board. What now? 

• From the bestselling author Michael Engler 

• Illustrated by the internationally successful German 

illustrator Henning Loehlein who lives in the UK 

Michael Engler (Text) 

Henning Löhlein (Illustrations) 

Three Sheep on the Arch 


21.7 x 28.1 cm 

Rights sold: 

Czech Republic 

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age 

5+ 

Michael Engler was born in 

Lower Saxony, Germany, 

studied visual communication, 

worked as a scriptwriter 

and illustrator, and as an 

art director in advertisement. 

Today, he is a bestselling 

author for children’s 

books and stage plays. Since 

2014, he has been cooperating 

with Joelle Tourlonias. 

www.michaelengler.com 

Henning Löhlein grew 

up in Bonn, Germany, 

studied illustration in 

the South of France, 

and has been living in 

Bristol, UK for almost 

30 years. He likes the 

rain there and the 

humor of the British 

so much that he stayed 

there after his studies. 

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A warm-hearted story 

about friendship, being different, 

freedom and tolerance 

“You know what?” Ping called out. “Home is where you have friends. 

I think I’ll stay here.” 

“That’s good!” Polaah cried. “Then it’s five of us now.” 

Then he jumped headfirst into the sea and caught the next fat fish. 

For Ping, his new friend. 

Polaah, the arctic fox, is playing with his friends, the snow hare Hop, the snowy owl Gru-Gru 

and the wolverine Munch, when an ice floe with a lonely penguin appears. 

Penguins do actually not belong to the North. And this penguin doesn’t like being in 

Shiverland at all. 

He wants to go back to his home, the 

South Pole. But he soon changes his 

mind as Polaah and the others make 

friends with him. 

age 

5+ 

Illustrated by Joëlle Tourlonias 

Written by Michael Engler 

Polaah and the lonely Penguin 


21.6 x 27.9 cm 

Also available as a Board Book 


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A brand new bestselling series 

with the cute and smart POLAAH! 

A wonderful and honest story about friendship, empathy and readiness to help 

A little reindeer is helplessly stuck in an 

ice crack. Its family is already on their 

way to the South. Polaah, the arctic fox, 

and his friends, the snow hare Hop, the 

snowy owl Gru-Gru, and the wolverine 

Munch want to help the reindeer. 

But, how do you actually help a lost 

reindeer? 

Who helps with what and how? Do they 

have to help at all? These questions 

almost lead to a quarrel. Luckily, Polaah 

finds a solution. 



Polaah and the lost Reindeer 


21.6 x 27.9 cm 

Also available as a Board Book 

Rights sold: France, Slovenia 

age 

5+ 

Michael Engler was born 

in Lower Saxony, Germany, 


worked as scriptwriter 

and illustrator, and as an art 

director in advertisement. 

Today, he is a best-selling 

author for children’s books 

and stage plays. Since 2014, 

he has been cooperating 



Joëlle Tourlonias, was born 

in 1985 in Hanau, Germany, 

studied visual communication 

(focus: illustration and 

painting) at the Bauhaus 

University in Weimar. She 

is one of the most successful 

German artists and lives 

near Frankfurt/Main. 

www.joelletourlonias. 

blogspot.com 

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Polaah and his friends 

are cooking together 

It was finally summer in Shiver Land. Under a dark blue sky, the five friends Ping, Hops, Gru- 

Gru and Polaah were playing and Munch was sniffing for fresh herbs. “Rhubarb complot”, he 

suddenly shouted. “This is the best food in the whole world.” Immediately they all pricked up 

their ears. If that was so delicious, they had to cook rhubarb compote. So, they started to look 

for rhubarb but would only find herbs and moss, fish and algae, seaweed, urchins, shrimps 

and fish, worms and a mouse. 

“A mouse does not belong to it,” said Polaah. But what does actually belong to a rhubarb 

compote? 

Marketing arguments: 

• The third book of the bestselling picture book success 

• The book about gardening and cooking! 

• With recipes for rhubarb compote! 



Polaah and the lonely Penguin 


21.6 x 27.9 cm 


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age 

5+ 













Joëlle Tourlonias, was born 

in 1985 in Hanau, Germany, 

studied visual communication 

(focus: illustration and 

painting) at the Bauhaus 

University in Weimar. She 

is one of the most successful 

German artists and lives 

near Frankfurt/Main. 


blogspot.com 

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A wonderfully illustrated book 

about dispute and friendship 

On the day when the moon disappeared, Karl wanted to play with the rope. 

But Anna preferred jumping on the trampoline. 

“You can only hop on a trampoline”, said Karl despicably. 

“And a rope only lies around”, replied Anna harshly, “with a trampoline, 

you can fly up to the sky.” 

That made Karl laugh out loud. So, Karl and Anna got into an argument. 

One bad word led to another. Karl soon did not remember what the argument 

was about, he could play much better without his Anna … 

• A marvelously illustrated book about quarreling and dispute 

and getting along with each other again. 

• From the bestseller author Michael Engler and THE DISGUSTING 

SPIDER’s illustrator, Martina Matos. 

Illustrated by Martina Matos 


The Day the Moon disappeared 


22.5 x 28.5 cm 

Rights sold: Slovenia 

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age 

5+ 













Martina Matos moved to 

Portugal at the age of five, 

where she went to school 

and graduated in 2003 with 

a diploma in Art Painting 

from the FBAUL – 

Faculdade de Belas Artes 

of the University of Lisbon. 

Since 2005 she has returned 

to live in Germany 

as a freelance illustrator. 

www.http://martinamatos. 

blogspot.com 

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Three Artists 

Two Stories 

One Book 

Double Pictureand 

Reading Pleasure 

with Flip-over Cover 

Rainland 

Jan Birck, Jan Birck, born 1963 in 

Munich, is an animator, cartoonist 

and very successful illustrator. He 

lives in Munich and has numerous 

illustrated or written bestsellers 

including “The wild soccer bunch” 

(with Joachim Masannek), “I’m 

sure everything will be fine” (with 

Kirsten Boie), “Flätscher” (with 

Antje Szillat) and more. 

www.jan-birck.de 

Joëlle Tourlonias was born in 

1985 in Hanau, Germany, studied 

visual communication (focus: 

illustration and painting) at the 

Bauhaus University in Weimar. 

She is one of the most successful 

German artists and lives near 

Frankfurt/Main. 


blogspot.com 

Michael Engler was born in Lower 

Saxony, Germany, studied visual 

communication, worked as scriptwriter 

and illustrator, and as an 

art director in advertisement. Today, 

he is a best-selling author for 

children’s books and stage plays. 

Since 2014, he has been cooperating 


www.michaelengler.com

Dryland

F L I P - O V E R B O O K 

Two fabulous and 

captivating Stories 

The boy Lamar escapes from the enduring rain. He and his chicken Dolores finally 

want to see the sun again. 

The girl Neneh and her desert fox, on the other hand, have so much sun that even the 

last drop of water evaporates. They urgently need water! 

All four set off from different locations, and they start an adventure with a surprising 

outcome. Is a new life about to begin for them? And maybe a great new friendship for 

the future? 

Please have a look at the animated Book-Teaser-Trailer you could receive and use for 

free in your contry: 

https://youtu.be/mroLgpHbXzE 

age 

5+ 

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Rainland + Dryland 

Michael Engler (Text) 

Jan Birck & Joëlle Tourlonias 

(Illustrations) 


21.6 x 27.9 cm 

Rights sold: 

China, Czech Republic and Slovenia


… from one world 

in one book! 

Flipover 

book 

with two 

Stories 

The book is readable from two sides 

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Getting bigger 

is very easy 

Lilli is the smallest child around, everyone else is taller than her. As Lilli is 

so small, they are always teasing her. And she asks herself: Oh, how can I get 

bigger? But whatever she tries, nothing helps. Tiptoeing doesn’t, mum’s high 

heels don’t, stretching doesn’t … But suddenly, the next day, they all start teasing 

the fat Anton. 

There, Lilli has a great idea … She helps Anton and they both realise that: 

“Together, we are strong!” 

Besides the classic “Kleine Lilli ganz groß“, this double volume contains a new, 

second picture book “Kleine Lilli und die großen Buben” where Lilli is longing 

to play with the big boys, for example football or cherry stone spitting contests. 

But Lilli can’t play football, nor can she spit cherry stones very far. 

Will little Lilli manage to talk the big boys into it? 

• Two funny, nicely illustrated picture books about being small and getting 

bigger, about friendship and sticking together, about quarrels, 

solidarity and self-confidence. 

• The classic “Kleine Lilli ganz groß“ and a completely 

new Kleine Lilli picture book in one book. 

Lilli Messina 

The BIG Little Lilli Book 


23.5 x 30.0 cm 


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Lilli Messina was born in 1976 and studied book design 

in Offenbach. She lives in Berlin with her family, 

working as an author and illustrator. Her books have 

been translated into more than 15 languages and her 

illustrations were shown in numerous museums, such 

as the Wilhelm-Busch-Museum, the Picture Book 

Museum at Burg Wissem, the Illustration Biennale in 

Zagreb, the Het Stratmus Hasselt and many more. 

www.lillimessina.com


age 

4+ 

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Elli encourages children 

not to be afraid 

Elli, the little ghost, is looking for a new home. The little ghost has been out and 

about for days when she discovers a fairground and a bright green ghost train 

right in the middle. “Caution dangerous” stands above the entrance, that sounds 

perfect, thinks Elli. But before the ghost train inhabitants - the monster Martha, 

the vampire Vangrufti, the bat Flapflap and the cranky Knarf – take on a new 

ghost, Elli first has to prove what she can do and how scary and brave she 

really is. 

• Exciting and original picture book illustrated by Klaus Baumgart, 

the creator of the worldwide bestseller Laura’s Star 

• Lovely and funny scary story 

• Takes away children’s fear of ghosts and encourages them 

to admit their weaknesses 

Klaus Baumgart 

(Text und Illustrations) 

Elli, the Monster Secret 


26 x 27.5 cm 


Klaus Baumgart was born in 1951 and, with more than 17 million copies sold, is one of 

the most successful picture book artists worldwide. The renowned graphic designer 

has already received numerous prizes and awards. In 1999, he was nominated for the 

“British Children’s Book Award” as first German author and illustrator in the history 

of the award. Among his works are the bestseller “Laura’s Star”, the picture book 

“The little Dream-Mixer”, the ghost story “Elli, The Monster Secret” as well as the 

children’s books “No-Ear-Rabbit” and “Two-Ear-Chicken” which he produced in cooperation 

with Til Schweiger. Besides his work as a picture book artist, 

Klaus Baumgart has been teaching as a professor at the HTW Berlin in their faculty 

for communication design. He lives near Berlin with his family. 

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C H I L D R E N ‘ S B O O K 

age 

5+ 

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Suspense with reading encouragement 

in “Laura’s Star” 

One day, Laura and her best friend Sophie 

find a little cat. It is cold and all alone. The 

children decide that one of them has to 

take the kitty home so it doesn’t have to 

go to the animal shelter. Only Laura and 

her little brother Tommy can take it home. 

They manage to convince their parents, but 

then, the cat is gone. Was the stupid Harry 

behind it? Laura, Tommy and Sophie decide 

that they will secretly follow Harry. 

• Exciting first-reader story from the 

bestseller series with more than 

20 million books sold worldwide. 

• Short, reader-friendly texts divided into 

seven easy-to-read chapters. 


Laura‘s Star and the cute little kitten 

Hardcover, 64 pg. 

14.8 x 21.1 cm 

All rights available. 

• With sparkles and glittering stars on 

many pages! 

Klaus Baumgart was born in 1951 and, with more than 17 million copies sold, is one of 

the most successful picture book artists worldwide. The renowned graphic designer 

has already received numerous prizes and awards. In 1999, he was nominated for the 

“British Children’s Book Award” as first German author and illustrator in the history 

of the award. Among his works are the bestseller “Laura’s Star”, the picture book 

“The little Dream-Mixer”, the ghost story “Elli, The Monster Secret” as well as the 

children’s books “No-Ear-Rabbit” and “Two-Ear-Chicken” which he produced in cooperation 

with Til Schweiger. Besides his work as a picture book artist, 

Klaus Baumgart has been teaching as a professor at the HTW Berlin in their faculty 

for communication design. He lives near Berlin with his family. 

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The love of animals 

as event for first readers 

Laura would love to have her own horse. Oh, how 

much she is longing for that! When going to the 

bakery with her little brother Tommy, there it is, 

standing in front of her: the pony Polly circus! 

And Mr. Bini from the circus is looking for a place 

where it can stay for the winter. Laura immediately 

knows: Polly will live in her room! Unfortunately, 

her parents disagree. But with the help of her star, 

Laura has a great idea …. Where will Polly the Pony 

be welcome? 

• A wonderful story for all little animal lovers 

and of course, for the friends of “Laura’s Star” 

Laura’s Advent- and 

Christmas story 


Laura’s Star and Polly the Pony 

Hardcover, 48 pg., 14.8 x 21.1 cm 


All the advent and Christmas hustle and bustle is too much for 

Laura’s little brother Tommy: he finds out that the Santa 

Clauses in shops are not at all real. Laura wants 

to help Tommy. Thank God, she has her star. It is 

helping her look for Santa Claus. 

• Exciting first-reader story from the best-selling 

series with more than 20 million books sold 

worldwide. 

• Reading encourage ment – short texts, readerfriendly 

struc ture, short chapters. 


Laura’s Star and the Search for Santa 



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Never give up 

when moving without your friends 

Lukas has moved into a new flat in another town together with his Mum. 

Soon, everything has been put away and Lukas would like nothing better 

than play with his friends. 

But his friends are all far away now. Will the children in the playground on 

the other side play with him? 

Lukas decides to be very courageous and suddenly discovers a small beetle. 

The bug helps him to make his big wish come true … 

• A beautiful picture book about the search for new friends 

after moving to a new town and the magic of fantasy. 

• From the inventor of “Laura’s Star” and bestselling author 



(Text & Illustrations) 

The Wishing Bug 


21.7 x 28 cm 


age 

5+ 

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A really funny story 

about the fabulous discovery 

of the letters 

Where do letters actually come from? A question many children have. This 

book gives the answer with a wink and a playful fantasy. 

Here is what actually happened: one day, two kings fire their cooks as they 

are disappointed with them: one of them only makes soups - the people are 

thin as rakes; the other one only prepares huge 3-course meals - and the 

people are fat and round! 

When the two fired cooks meet, they have a brilliant idea: they could simply 

swap their recipes. But how can they remember the ingredients? They make 

drawings. Then symbols. Then letters. Writing had been invented ... 

Opulent illustrations! 

Fantastic and funny – for children 

about the invention of writing. 

age 

7+ 

Text by Jens Reinländer 

Illustrated by Lilli Messina 

Why do A and O make 

two cooks happy? 


11 x 15 cm 


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Jens Reinländer was born 

in Germany/Saxony, where 

he is still living with his 

family. He worked as a 

sailor, as a miner, repaired 

motorbikes and studied at 

the ‚Literaturinstitut‘ in 

Leipzig. For many years 

already, he is successfully 

writing books for children 

and young adults. 

Lilli Messina was born 

in Germany/Offenbach 

and studied there at the 

University for Design. The 

books and drawings of 

the author and illustrator 

have been translated into 

numerous languages, and 

were displayed in numerous 

exhibitions. Lilli lives 

in Berlin together with her 

family.


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I L L U S T R A T E D A R T B O O K 

This is a masterpiece 

of German picture-book history! 

COUNT TYPO – a creative game with shapes 

“An artistic, playful and exciting book for children and adults.” 

DIE ZEIT, Hamburg 

The book tells about the black square called “Ecki Bläckie” and the black line, the 

so-called “Lina Tschornaja”. Both are terribly bored – but fortunately, the circle 

“Littel Rusch” comes rolling into their life. And then the game with the rocker 

starts. Up and down it goes, and down and up. What fun! Ten shapes with funny 

and mysterious names – this is the geometrical personnel of this extraordinary 

picture-book. Join them – including cardboard sheet with shapes for punching 

out and creating own shapes. A classic of picture-book history! 

This is a masterpiece of German picture-book history! 

A magnificent homage to the Russian architect, typograph and 

constructivist El Lissitzky (*1890; † 1941). 

• The geniality of reduction – an absolutely extraordinary 

and creative fun with a picture-book! 

• Join in – including cardboard sheet for punching out and creating 

own shapes. 

Illustrated and written 

by Manfred Bofinger 

COUNT TYPO 

The Black Line 

and all the others 


21.2 x 24.2 cm 


The author and illustrator Manfred Bofinger is one 

of the most prominent German illustrators. 

The graphic designer, caricaturist and cartoonist 

was born in Berlin in 1941 and lived there until his 

death in 2006. 

age 

5+ 

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Completely updated new edition 

Fully colored illustrations 

for the first time 

The Wild Soccer Bunch book series 

The Wild Soccer Bunch was created by a father who coached his sons’ soccer 

team and was inspired to write a book about his experience. 

Joachim Masannek blended true stories with his own childhood memories. 

His storytelling is fast paced and cinematic, and the stories are told 

from a child’s point of view, as if the writer’s voice morphed into the hero’s 

in each book. 

The series has 13 books to date, and each book is narrated by a different kid 

on the team. The sensational international success of the books has translated 

into a full-fledged brand including six live action motion pictures together with 

Buena Vista (Disney) and SAM-Film and in an animation TV- series together 

with German TV ZDF und ZDFE, KiKa and Wunderwerk. 

Masannek’s emotional and captivating writing style has captured 

the imagination of kids in 32 countries. Jan Birck’s imaginative illustrations 

are filled with action and humor. 

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They are back! 

And wild like always! 

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SENSATION! 

completely new book 

of the bestselling series 

The Wild Soccer Bunch – 

Juli and the 

Secret Joker 

Juli has a big secret. This is why he secretly returns to ‘Dicker 

Michi’s’ land behind the Graffiti castles – where he makes a 

pact with the “devil”, the ‘Fetter Vetter’ who is Michi’s cousin. 

Juli does that for his friends. The Wilden Kerle currently have 

the time of their lives – they are camping at the Teufelstopf 

and train every day. But without a joker they will not be able 

to win the championship and the test match against the 

Bavarians. Juli knows that. However, what Juli doesn’t know 

is that this boy, their joker, is actually … 

Joachim Masannek was born in 1960 and studied Philosophy and German 

in college. He also studied at the University of Film and Television 

and worked as a camera operator, set designer, screenwriter, and director. 

Masannek’s children’s book series, The Wild Soccer Bunch, has been 

published in more than 30 countries. As the screenwriter and director 

of the Wild Soccer Bunch movies, Joachim has managed to bring about 

9 million viewers to the theatres. He was the coach of the real Wild 

Soccer team and the father of two of the players. 

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B E S T S E L L I N G S E R I E S 

All books written 

by Joachim Masannek 

Illustrated by Jan Birck 

The wild soccer bunch 

LEON – the Slalom Dribbler 


15.1 x 21.5 cm 



VANESSA – the Fearless 


15.1 x 21.5 cm 



FELIX – the Twister 


15.1 x 21.5 cm 


Jan Birck, born 1963 in Munich, 

is an animator, cartoonist and 

very successful illustrator. 

He lives in Munich and has 

numerous illustrated or written 

bestsellers including “The wild 

soccer bunch” (with Joachim 

Masannek), “I’m sure everything 

will be fine” (with Kirsten 

Boie), “Flätscher” (with Antje 

Szillat) and more. 


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YOUNG READERS‘ FICTION 

More than 15 Million 

copies sold! 


JULI – the Defense Chain 




DENIZ – the Locomotive 


15.1 x 21.5 cm 


age 

8+ 


RABAN – the Hero 


15.1 x 21.5 cm 


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Finally, 

the football itself 

reveals its own story in: 

‚It‘s Me: Ball‘ ! 

What if the ball itself could tell stories, what if it could actually talk? 

Then it would say: “I know very well what it feels like when someone gets kicked 

all the time. On the other hand, I can decide upon a football game all by myself; 

and sometimes, they even kiss me. I have friends and relatives all over the 

world. Hardly anyone knows me – ME, BALL. 

Even though I am the only one who knows the whole world 

of football!” 

• Football – told from the perspective of the ball. 

• Exciting and entertaining like a match, amusing and funny! 

Written by 

Peter Grossmann 

and Jola Bilko 

Illustrated by Jan Birck 

It’s me – Ball 

The Game begins 


15.1 x 21.5 cm 


Peter Grossmann is one 

of the most famous sports 

present ers on German TV. 

He presented football world 

championships and wrote 

non-fiction books about 

sports and books for children. 

Jola Bilko had the idea for 

“It’s me – Ball!” and wrote 

the book together with Peter 

Großmann. He is a psychologist 

and author and lives 

close to Frankfurt, Germany. 

Jan Birck, born 1963 in 

Munich, is an animator, 

cartoonist and very successful 

illustrator. He lives in 

Munich and has numerous 

illustrated or written bestsellers 

including “The wild 

soccer bunch” (with Joachim 

Masannek), “I’m sure everything 

will be fine” (with 

Kirsten Boie), “Flätscher” 

(with Antje Szillat) and more. 


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age 

8+ 

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Tom Tolliver, the young 

witch and the battle 

between light and shadow 

Tom Tolliver has just turned eleven when his life changes drastically from 

one moment to the other. He learns that he is in great danger and therefore 

has to hide at his grandad’s whom he has never seen before and who lives all 

by himself on the mysterious Island of the Luxa. When he arrives there, Tom 

learns that the Luxa – an ancient union of witches – train their youngsters on 

that island and that Tom’s mum was also a Luxa who disappeared mysteriously 

directly after his birth. Before Tom is even able to understand it all, he finds 

himself in the middle of a fight for life and death between the bright and the 

dark side of magic. 

• Exciting, great debut by Toni M. Jacoby 

• New voice for adventure and fantasy books for children 

• Rich in dialogues. A book like a movie – from the pen 

of an experienced creative director and scriptwriter 

Written by Toni M. Jacoby 

Illustrated by Silvia Christoph 

Tom Tolliver and the 

Island of the Luxa 

Hardcover, ca. 232 pg. 

14.8 x 21.0 cm 


Toni M. Jacoby was born in 

1974. His favorite subject at 

school was history – only 

because they told exciting 

stories there. After his 

graduation and studies, he 

wanted to tell his own stories 

and therefor worked in 

various creative fields. After 

living in San Francisco and 

Berlin, he is now residing 

at the Chiemsee, is married 

and has two children. 

Silvia Christoph is from 

Berlin and has worked for 

several publishing houses 

as cover illustrator since 

the 1990s; among others, 

she is well-known for the 

cover of “Drei ???”. Besides 

that, she has also designed 

many children’s books and 

has illustrated puzzles and 

dinosaurs. When she doesn’t 

illustrate, she sings for 

various music projects and 

in bands. 

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A book 

like a movie. 

Magic. 

Exciting! 

age 

10+ 

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TEEN AND YOUNG ADULT FICTION 

Poignant adventure books 

about personal courage! 

age 

11+ 

Amelie is 13 years old and a true city urchin, and definitely the 

most stubborn girl in the world. She doesn’t let anyone tell 

her anything, not even her parents or her doctors. 

That can be dangerous, because Amelie suffers from 

asthma – but she also has a strong will and a 

longing for freedom. Instead of accepting help, she 

runs away. 

She escapes to the mountains. There she meets the 

mysterious boy Bart. 

Together with him, she experiences the magic 

of true friendship. 

• Emotional, exciting, witty and with cheeky dialogs! 

• The novel to the movie with international awards! 

• A book about courage, friendship and self-determination. 

Katja Brunckhorst 

Mountain Miracle – An unexpected Friendship 

Hardcover, 240 pg. – 14.3 x 21.9 cm 


Sue is 12 and a loner. After she has come into contact 

with a liquid which had been produced by her mother, 

a scientist, she can become invisible all of a sudden. 

Then, her mother is kidnapped. With her new friends 

Tobi and App, Sue has to rescue her mother and hunt 

down the kidnappers. But she also runs into danger … 

• Exciting and thrilling adventure 

Written by Markus Dietrich 

Invisible Sue – suddenly invisible! 



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TEEN AND YOUNG ADULT FICTION 

Great and naughty 

teenage romances … 

age 

11+ 

For teenager Cyril, the point is: Roxy is the most 

beauti ful and coolest girl in the world. And that he 

wants to show her. So, he writes poems for her and 

rap-songs, flirts with her via WhatsApp and 

Snapchat. The problem is: Cyril has a very big nose 

and therefore does not dare show Roxy his affection; 

he thinks she will not be interested in him. Driven 

by his distress, he pretends his talents belong to 

another boy, so that the not-so-bright Rick can 

conquer Roxy’s heart with his poems. That causes 

the perfect mess … 

• Modern adaptation of “Cyrano de Bergerac” 

• Teen life, falling in love, sex, heartache. 

• The book to the successful film “Das schönste 

Mädchen der Welt” as funny as “Fack ju Göhte” 

(more than 20 million spectators)! 

INTO THE BEAT 



Written by Michael Engler and TextDoc Kiesel 

The most beautiful girl of the world 

Hardcover, 160 pg. – 14.2 x 21 cm 


Katya is an excellent ballet talent. She is successful and 

trains hard for the audition at the New York Ballet Academy. 

But when she meets the street dancers in “Battleland”, she 

suddenly experiences a completely different world of hip hop, 

freedom, spontaneity and improvisation. 

Katya’s heart catches fire for the new style. And for Marlon. 

But her father wants her to dance ballet. How will she 

decide? Will she make the jump? 

• Novel with script excerpts from the brilliant film story. 

• Streaming on Netflix! 

“Ballet is your family.” Victor, dad 

“The world of street dance is one huge family.” 

Marlon, best friend

The book 

about love and dancing! 

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A new talent! 

Please listen to her songs: 

https://youtu.be/Lgqn6qCnrcE 

https://youtu.be/zE9_0ZD38AQ 

Leona Efuna 

extravagant – Moon or Sun 


14.4 x 21.8 cm 


Leona is only 17 and 

she already has her 

very own amazing 

voice. English 

translation of the 

first chapters of 

the book available! 

Please request the 

English reading 

sample! 

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Y O U N G ADULT 

& C O M I N G O F A G E 

Paige is sixteen and a passionate musician. 

After a mysterious car accident her best 

friend Robyn lies in a coma, and she must 

move to New York and find herself … 

A book about great emotions and a life 

like a roller coaster ride. It asks the 

big questions of good and evil, true 

friendship ans self-determination. 

With letters, song lyrics and inner 

voices. Extravagant. Soundtrack 

included. 

@extravagantsaga 

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So funny and invisible! 

A new picture book character is born: 

More information about this bestseller 

on pages 6 and 7!

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