written & illustrated by Martina Badstuber
Did you know that cows in Norway are permitted by law to sleep on mattresses, and pandas in China pee while doing a hand stand? Martina Badstuber takes you on a funny and unique journey around the world. A book full of quaint but proven facts from all around the world that gives you a very special geography lesson!
RIGHTS SOLD: Book 1 – Korean, Spanish & Polish / Books 2: Korean / Bind-up: Portuguese (Brazil). Continue reading
Written by Anne Maar & illustrated by Anke Faust
With all his big brothers and sisters Caruso’s life isn’t easy at all. They live with their mother in an old theatre and they all have some special gift – except for Caruso. Frederick is the largest, Franz the smartest and Fanny the fattest and most insolent mouse. One day when he unexpectedly finds himself in the middle of a theatre performance his chance to shine finally comes.
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written by Gudrun Likar & illustrated by Manuela Olten
A wonderful book of encouragement for little cowards! Prince Hareheart’s life is not easy at all: Everybody teases him because he is a real scared bunny. No wonder that beautiful Mimi is not interested in him at all. When the King dies and the fox is threatening the hare population Prince Hareheart would rather hide in his den. But now as King he must take on the responsibility. Will Hareheart defeat Mister Fox in capturing Mimi’s heart? Continue reading
Written by Gudrun Likar & illustrated by Marion Goedelt
There’s no reason to envy the Sleep Monster who looks after Clove Lane number 14 because that’s where Max lives and Max doesn’t want to go to bed at all. There are so many better things to do such as listening to a bedtime story and another one and another one, or seeing what happens when two locomotives approach each other at high speed. Neither moaning nor threatening helps and the Sleep Monster is at the end of its tether until he finally has an idea. Continue reading
Written by Heinz Janisch & illustrated by Karsten Teich
How does it feel to be as big as a bear, as tall as the Eiffel-Tower or the Himalaya? Does the world look different from up high? Any way this is for sure: Even the biggest giant does need comfort from time to time. Heinz Janisch describes the childish dream of becoming a grown-up in rare but precise words. This is an empathetic picture book with gorgeous colour-illustrations by Karsten Teich. This book reveals that it can be really nice to be small again from time to time, especially if the tiny toe hurts. Continue reading
written & illustrated by Sophie Schmid
The nerves in the BlackBerry Grove are fairly strained: Rabbit Ralph’s hiccups are a pain in the neck for everybody. Therefore, his friends try to knock the hiccups out of Ralph. But what to do if all home remedies fail? Fortunately, Mitzi Squirrel has an idea…
RIGHTS SOLD: Portuguese (Brazil) & Simplified Chinese.
written by Manfred Mai & illustrated by Jochen Stuhrmann
A mouse at the fishmonger, a cat in a roller coaster – in search of the Seven Wonders of the World mouse Luzili and cat Nikodemus discover their neighbourhood. What started as a classical cat-and-mouse game ends in an extraordinary friendship thanks to Luzili’s courage and fantasy!
Bratislava illustration award 2013 / RIGHTS SOLD: Japanese; Simplified chinese. Continue reading
written by Paul Maar & illustrated by Eva Muggenthaler
In her dreams 
Paula travels through many fantastic countries. But everywhere she goes strict rules must be followed. Neither is she round enough for the “Land of Circles and Balls”, nor red enough for “The Red Country”. So everyone wants her to adapt. Fortunately she always finds a loophole. A wonderful picturebook about the courage of being oneself. RIGHTS SOLD: Korean; Brazilian; Catalan; Spanish (Spain/Colombia); Simplified Chinese. Continue reading
written & illustrated by Martin Baltscheit
Anna and Emma are as dumb as a fence-post! First they cook their eggs on an open fire and then set their house on fire. On top, these geese are very fussy – none of the animals is good enough to save them from the fire: The elephant is too big, the bear too fat, the sparrow too small, the mole too blind. The geese chatter until the roof collapses on top of them.
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written by Sabine Lipan & illustrated by Manuela Olten
A bear is on the 11th floor. That doesn’t exist, does it? The little boy from the skyscraper saw him clearly. How did he get there? On the elevator but before he went on the bus and before that on the bike. A charming and funny story about the friendship between a boy and a bear who left the forest to see the sea.
RIGHTS SOLD: USA; Portuguese (Brazil); Danish; Simplified and Complex Chinese. Continue reading