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This is what little readers said: “I liked the “Monster Class” because it is about school and really funny.” Erik “I really liked “Monster Class”, because monsters are something for both boys and girls.” Pauline School is awesome! “The “Monster Class” is mega cool because it has many pictures and is easy to read.” Valentin (just the lessons between the breaks are annoying)

>>School setting + magic + monsters = monstrously funny diary series for readers aged 8 + >>Lots of wickedly funny illustrations = perfect reading material for reluctant readers

New city, new school, new class? Hannah thinks all of this is extremely annoying. But then she discovers a battered old diary in the school’s library, together with a strange pen whose name is – apparantly – Rollf. Rollf can speak, or rather, write, and he invites Hannah to join the top secret monster class at their school. Here, monsters, skeletons, and other magical children learn the basics of magic arts. When Hannah’s new friends accompany her to the Halloween party in the “normal world”, they all end up in a really monstrous chaos. AutHorS Thomas Krüger & Anton Riedel (978-3-7373-4209-4) A very different school diary: My Awesome Monster Class – Hardcover Thomas Krüger and Anton Riedel are like two sides of a coin: one of Clanking Chains with Creeping 224 pp., 14.0 × 21.5 cm highly funny, quirky characters, them lives west of Cologne, the other east. Their collaboration started with Ages 8 + comic-style illustrations. the adventures of a superhero who had farting powers; it made them Crawlers realize: One of them writes exactly like the other one draws – and the other Vol. 1 All rights available way round. 4 TV Titles 5

Dear Colleagues and Friends, More fun with We hope very much that you are all well. Lieselotte and her friends While this has not been an easy year for anyone, we hope to brighten your day by presenting our new titles to you – for artful illustrations and good storytelling might just keep us, and our children, better equipped to face the times that have been thrown at us. Let us enjoy precious and good moments, too! >>A thick volume with eight Lieselotte adventures to read aloud Our special highlight this season is a perfect choice to help us do that: it is a joyously funny book with fresh illustrations – a receipe to appeal to every type of child. Check our little readers’ opinions on the first volume >>All stories are based on TV episodes of the series “Lieselotte” of a new series for children aged 8 and older: MY AWESOME MONSTER CLASS – CLANKING CHAINS WITH CREEPING CRAWLERS written by Thomas Krüger and illustrated by Anton Riedel (see pages 2/3). >>New and well-known adventures affectionately re-told

For our smallest readers, the internationally successful illustrator Nastja Holtfreter has created another lovely Lieselotte lives on a farm and has many little board book: WE! (page 9). It is all about helping each other, and enjoy being together. Who does not need friends. Together they experience the fun- that, now? niest adventures. In this book of stories to Another great highlight for children aged 10 and up is the fantastic story BLACKBERRY FOX by Kathrin Tordasi, read aloud, Lieselotte and her friends play a title we believe possesses all the elements of a great classic. When we sent out preliminary copies to bookshops, hide-and-seek – and all end up on a tree. we were inundated with enthusiastic feedback: you are welcome to check some of those comments reprinted When the postman has to take care of the in this catalogue (see page 23). animals on the farm for once because the farmer is traveling, there is great chaos; This season, we also look forward to publishing several long awaited sequels. One of those is the second volume and during ballet classes it is not only of “Penelop” by Valija Zinck: PENELOP AND THE SPELLBINDING BLUE NIGHT (page 22). Its predecessor Lieselotte who has a lot of fun. has sold into 8 languages so far and the continuation is a wonderful addition. Those and even more funny adventures Another follow-up title is the second volume of the “Vortex” trilogy by Anna Benning: VORTEX. THE GIRL with Lieselotte and her friends can be THAT BROKE THROUGH TIME (page 28). The first volume was published during lockdown this Spring discovered in this story book. For reading but at the time of writing 12.000 copies have still found their way to readers – a brilliant achievement, especially together with the entire family! for a first-time author.

Last but not least, in YA we offer a novel that could not be more up to date: CLEANLAND by Martin Schäuble Lieselotte (page 31) is set in a fictional country which successfully protects its inhabitants from all kinds of infectious New Funny Farm Stories diseases – personal freedom, however, is no longer an option. Feel invited to take a look! (978-3-7373-5801-9) As long as book fairs and personal meetings are difficult, we would be more than happy to arrange personal Hardcover online meetings with anyone who would like to discuss our books directly with us. Just let us know! 124 pp., 17.0 × 24.0 cm Ages 4 + With kindest wishes, your FISCHER Foreign Rights team in children’s books: All rights available Ulrike Blank ([email protected]) Esther Mallm ([email protected]) Ilka Wesche ([email protected]) Even more funny stories from the Lieselotte TV series!

>>Lieselotte adventures affectionately re-told Lieselotte is now a TV star, and further four stories based on as many episodes have become available as mini picture books. Board Books / >>The ideal little present Affectionately re-told in the unique look of the TV series. To 2 – 3 Special Highlight Middle Grade 5 – 16 Picture Books read and to look at over and over again. In a handy format for taking it simply everywhere!

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Lieselotte and the Lieselotte and the Lieselotte and the Lieselotte and the Fox Alert Pony Mail Wobbly Tooth Lost Superpower (978-3-7373-5799-9) (978-3-7373-5802-6) (978-3-7373-5800-2) (978-3-7373-5798-2) Illustrations: Wunderwerkw Illustrations:

28 – 33 YA 34 – 35 Non-fiction © Each Title: Softcover | 32 pp. | 13.0 × 15.0 cm | Ages 4 + | All rights available 6 Board book Board book 7 Co- Productions scheduled! Have fun searching hidden Nature Books: objects with Lieselotte! Produced According to Cradle to >>The successful concept of searching things with Lieselotte Cradle Standards – for Our Planet >>Pictures brimming with details framed by the items and a Good Conscience! that need to be found >>100% recyclable – 100% climate-neutral – 100% free of mineral oils >>More than 90 items to be found >>Produced in Europe >>Lovely Stories about friendship and closeness

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Learning to Share Making Friends Enjoying Time Together What is Lieselotte doing? Celebrating a Little Bumblebee happily buzzes over Little Hedgehog loves splashing around A join-in story: birthday party at the river, playing in the the field of flowers and lets itself – flop! – in the pond. It would be so much fun to- • Affectionate rhyme stories animate middle of a chaotic kitchen or in the drop onto the most beautiful and softest gether with others but he never really fits children to repeat words attic packed with toys – you can browse blossom. So cosy! In the evening, Cricket in when mice and squirrels play together • Flaps imitate movements and motivate and search to your heart’s content! and Bee are looking for a place to sleep, in the forest. Then the little hedgehog to join in too. Will Bumblebee offer its new friends has an idea. He shows the others what he More than 90 funny things can be found • Little Bear and Mama Bear are cuddly a spot? can do best – rolling around in the leaves. in this search game and at the same time characters to identify with we accompany Lieselotte and her friends Everyone wants to join him for that and, to the remotest corners of the farm. together, they have a lot of fun!

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR Alexander Steffensmeier Sandra Grimm (text) Sandra Grimm (text) Carla Häfner (text) What is Liselotte Looking For? Anke Fröhlich (illustrations) Anke Fröhlich (illustrations) Regine Altegoer (illustrations) Alexander Steffensmeier was born in 1977. He studied illustration Little Bumblebee Little Hedgehog Are You Ticklish, at the design department of the Münster School of Arts and The Big Search and Find Book Learns How to Share Finds Friends Little Bear began working as a freelance illustrator during his studies. His (978-3-7373-5744-9) picture book series featuring the cow Lieselotte is one of the Board book (978-3-7373-5753-1) (978-3-7373-5767-8) (978-3-7373-3263-7) most successful picture book series by a German author and has 16 pp., 23.5 × 31.0 cm Board book Board book Board book been translated into over 20 languages. Ages 2 + 16 pp., 16.0 × 16.0 cm 16 pp., 16.0 × 16.0 cm 16 pp., 16.0 × 16.0 cm He has his own blog: Ages 2 + Ages 2 + Ages 2 + www.alexandersteffensmeier.de All rights available All rights available All rights available © Frischmuth/Packwitz 8

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Co- edition scheduled for spring Your very first Find Animals 2021 picture dictionary in Their Natural Habitats! >>An expansive wildlife trip to look, discover and be amazed >> 250 important words in a child’s everyday life to search, >>Hidden object book with detailed and lifelike illustrations discover and name >>Offers exciting insights into different living environments >>First scenes and many colourful images on the topics body, clothes, food, playing, farm, construction site, city and nature

The diversity of animals has always capti- vated children. Where and how do these different creatures live, and what does their offspring look like? This hidden object book answers many questions of little explorers and takes them on a world tour, deep into the sea, into the jungle and into the eternal ice. The children encounter old acquaintances such as lion or zebra but also lesser known creatures such as lion monkeys and the arctic fox.

Christina Braun (text) Sebastian Coenen (illustrations) Hedgehog, Frog & Elephant. The Big Look-and-Find Animals Book (978-3-7373-3474-7) Board book 16 pp., 23.5 × 31.5 cm Ages 2 +

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Christina Braun (text) Christina Braun (text) Christina Braun (text) ILLUSTRATOR Katja Schmiedeskamp (illustrations) Sebastian Coenen Niklas Böwer Sebastian Coenen My First Duden (illustrations) (illustrations) (illustrations) Katja Schmiedeskamp was born in Bielefeld in 1967. She com- The Big Picture Dictionary The Big Farm Car, Tractor, Digger, Crane & pleted her studies at the FH for art and design in Hanover in Book Digger, Crane. Tunnels. 1992. Since then she has been working as a freelance illustrator (978-3-7373-5755-5) for children‘s books, educational books, children’s games and Board book (978-3-7373-3346-7) (978-3-7373-3268-2) (978-3-7373-3439-6) television. 22 pp., 23.5 × 31.5 cm Board book Board book Board book Ages 2 + 16 pp., 25.5 × 38.0 cm 16 pp., 25.5 × 38.0 cm 16 pp., 23.5 × 31.0 cm Ages 2 + Ages 2 + Ages 2 + All rights available Rights sold: Rights sold: Rights sold: Dutch, Polish, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Simplified Chinese Ukranian Polish, Swedish © Roland Schneider © Roland 12 Board book Board book 13

Sharing is easy! Photo >>First short stories on giving and sharing dictionaries >>Playfully promotes first understanding of amounts and numbers >>See a picture – learn a word >>Innovative, playful effect: >>Two new volumes with the Turning the pages lets the cake become less piece by piece topics Vehicles and First Words >>Age-appropriate selection for children aged 12 months and older

Do You Know? Vehicles Do You Know? First Words (978-3-7373-3464-8) (978-3-7373-3466-2) Board book Board book 28 pp., 12.0 × 15.0 cm 28 pp., 12.0 × 15.0 cm Ages 1 + Ages 1 +

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AutHor ILLUSTRATOR Sandra Grimm (text) Sabine Kraushaar (illlustrations) Sandra Grimm lives Sabine Kraushaar was One for You and One for Me – in northern Germany born in 1972 and soon and has been writing let her imagination run Sharing is Fun books for small and free on her parents’ (978-3-7373-3462-4) bigger readers for wallpapers. Conse- Board book many years. quently, she later stu- 12 pp., 18.0 × 20.0 cm died visual communi- Ages 2 + cation in Maastricht – All rights available where she continues Do You Know? Do You Know? Do You Know? Do You Know? to live. The Farm Pets On the Construction Site Trucks and Tractors

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A must-have for all fans An unusual little witch of construction sites >>Fairy tale forest and fairy magic >>Perfect mix for an atmospheric picture book adventure >>Timeless topic construction site >>Publication date February 2021, >>Realistic illustrations co-printing prices available upon request >>Publication date February 2021, co-printing prices available upon request

Billy’s daddy has the best job. He is a crane operator. One day, Billy is allowed Motte is teeny-tiny, even tinier than the to visit him at the construction site and frog in the swamp but at least bigger than watch the men working. His biggest the dragonflies. She can do magic and dream comes true. And when there is a rides on a magical willow twig through problem with one of the diggers’ engines, the forest. She loves cooling her little feet no-one is better suited than Billy to solve in the swamp and she does not mind that the problem. So one thing is for certain: she is always a little dirty. Motte is also Billy wants to become a digger operator, a little bit clumsy but when her friends are too, when he is grown up. in need, she is right there. When the fairy castle in the forest is in danger, Motte saves the day with a creative idea and a little bit of magic.

AutHor ILLUSTRATOR Jan Zberg (text) AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR Dirk Hennig Peter Knorr (illustrations) Motte, The Teeny-Tiny Jan Zberg is a pseudonym Peter Knorr, born in 1956, Billy Digger Dirk Hennig, born in 1972, studied Graphic Design in Münster, for a team of two who are is the illustrator of many Germany. He has been working as illustrator and author of Swamp Witch experienced authors in a children’s books, written (978-3-7373-5761-6) children’s book since 2005. (978-3-7373-5706-7) different area of writing. by well-known authors Hardcover Hardcover such as Erich Kästner, Peter 32 pp., 23.0 × 30.0 cm 32 pp., 23.0 × 30.0 cm Härtling, Kirsten Boie and Ages 3 + Ages 3 + Paul Maar. All rights available All rights available © Bodo Witzke © private 16 Picture Book Children’s fiction 17

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Mario Giordano (text) Sabine Wilharm (illustrations) 1. Klasse 2. Klasse A Hen, An Egg Hen Lulu’s very first, beautiful egg has disap- eprofi eprofi And a Lot of peared – it could only have been stolen! Was it Les Les Fuss Vanessa, the vain goat (who likes to take care mie D (978-3-7373-5668-8) of her beard with egg yolk!), or Tamara, the cat Mu ie r ne ht zur Sc e Hardcover (who always plays catch-the-mouse with eggs)? Ei g e hul B ett e aumr 48 pp., 23.0 × 30.0 cm Master detective Astor Chang and Zippo, the Luise Holthausen Ages 4 + Christian cricket, have to look very carefully as there are Tielmann Christian Tielmann Rights sold: Swedish enough suspects … (text) Luise Holthausen Alexander (text) von Knorre Iris Hardt (illustrations) (illustrations) A Mummy The Tree Stephanie Schneider (text) Goes to School Saviours Astrid Henn (illustrations) (978-3-7373-3447-1) (978-3-7373-3457-0) Mia’s Bean Barbara Scholz Hardcover Hardcover Tom, the Little Astronaut 48 pp., 14.8 × 22.0 cm 64 pp., 14.8 × 22.0 cm (978-3-7373-5123-2) Extra: Lesezeichen First Grade Extra: Lesezeichen Second Grade Hardcover (978-3-7373-5411-0) als Lösungsschlüssel Ages 6 + als Lösungsschlüssel Ages 7 + 32 pp., 23.0 × 30.0 cm Hardcover Ages 3 + 32 pp., 23.0 × 30.0 cm Ages 3 + Rights sold: Danish, Romanian, In this new, exciting mummy adventure the mummy Ti secretly Topic number one: nature and climate. Simplified Chinese Rights sold: Danish, Hebrew, Turkish sneaks out of the museum to school. His friends Jo and Ida are Frieda is angry! Her favourite tree and the big natural meadow thrilled because Ti can now help them with their project on An original story about responsibility: Mia’s biggest wish is to have a pet Tom is an astronaut. He can build an amazing spaceship in only one day. with all the animals living there are supposed to make way for a Egypt. Get the extra spicy chewing gum (the one that wakes up and her absolute favourite pet would be an elephant. But her mom thinks And he knows exactly what you need to fly into space. First, a great crew – concrete desert. Without hesitation, Frieda and her friend Mario the dead) and off we go! along more practical lines. And thus Mia gets a bean. “It’s alive too,” mom and then many other practical things. Tom knows his way around, up there mobilize their neighbourhood to stop the construction plans. says, “You have to take good care of it.” Fair enough, Mia thinks, so, this with the planets. And if things get dangerous, he knows what to do, too. bean is now my pet. Even a crash landing doesn’t change that – he just comes up with a new plan. This humorous picture book story is light as a summer breeze and shows young children how much fun it can be to take care of something all by A magical picture book with detailed illustrations for little adventurers Further TitleS: themselves. who can move mountains with their imagination.

Cornelia Funke (text) Kerstin Meyer (illustrations) Barbara van den Speulhof (text) The Mysterious Jan Birck (illustrations) Nameless Knight Chief Swollen Cheek (978-3-7373-5697-8) (978-3-7373-5474-5) Hardcover Hardcover 40 pp., 13.0 × 15.0 cm 32 pp., 28.0 × 21.5 cm Ages 4 + Ages 4 +

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Princess Violetta wants to be able to ride and fight just like her older broth- Bruno is a warrior: On his horse Thunderbolt he rides across the prairie, Alexandra Fischer-Hunold (text) Heike Wiechmann Sabine Stehr (text) Martin Klein (text) ers. Her father has other plans with her, though. To celebrate her birthday, fries fish over a fire in his room, and fends off all intruders on his territory. Elke Broska (illustrations) (text and illustrations) Fréderic Bertrand (illustrations) Catharina Westphal (illustrations) there will be a tournament – and the winner is supposed to have Violetta But what is that? Something pricks! Ouch! A tooth is loose. And no way as his wife. Violetta absolutely wants to prevent that. She has a plan and can is he going to the dentist! But suddenly, Thunderbolt also has a terrible A Charming To Space and Back Vacations A Day on a prove to everyone that girls can be as smart and strong as knights who tooth-ache. Bruno’s honour demands to accompany his best friend to the Babysitter (978-3-7373-3413-6) With Nessie Horse Farm decide for themselves … dentist. (978-3-7373-3397-9) First Grade (978-3-7373-3282-8) (978-3-7373-3441-9) A cheekily illustrated knight’s story questioning all gender stereotypes! For all little warriors who do not like going to the dentist. First Grade Second Grade Second Grade 18 Children’s fiction Children’s fiction 19

Charming new character A hero like you and me >>Entirely illustrated >>For fans of Winnie the Pooh in full colour and the Gruffalo >>Forest story >>Adorable main character >>An affectionate plea >>Illustrated in full colour We return to the Land of Thousand Lakes, home of Erkki, the tiny elk. His friend for courageous little by Katja Gehrmann Olavi, a fearful little otter, wants to be courageous for once, too. When Erkki troublemakers and Lasse, the rabbit, tell him about their adventures, Olavi comes up with a plan. He decides to lie in wait during a night of a full moon – and indeed, a monstrous creature rises from the lake … it has antlers and very long ears … A tongue-in-cheek story of a hero for little animal friends with marvellous illustra- tions by Katja Gehrmann.

One day there is a loud BANG – and some- thing yellow-brown and fuzzy crashes Further Title: against the trunk of the thick beech tree! What is going on there?! It’s only a little Anu and Friedbert Stohner (text) bee that has lost its swarm and of course Katja Gehrmann the animals of the tree community take (illustrations) it in: the spider Krypta, the stag beetle Erkki, Rindhardt and the other inhabitants are The Tiny Elk the best neighbours you can imagine. (978-3-7373-5392-2) But then the boar Stunk shows up and Hardcover it always brings trouble. But luckily the 128 pp., 14.0 × 21.5 cm little bee is very courageous, too! Ages 7 + Rights sold: Finnish, Romanian

AutHor ILLUSTRATOR Anette Moser (text) AuAUtTHHoOrRs ILLUSTRATOR Anu and Friedbert Stohner (text) Dorothee Mahnkopf (illustrations) Katja Gehrmann (illustrations) Annette Moser, born Dorothee Mahnkopf, The Little Bee, or How the Katja Gehrmann, Olavi, an Otter in Hamburg, worked born in Berlin, is wor- born in 1968, studied as an editor for many king as a freelance il- Courageous Don’t Have to Fear illustration and Is Not a Scaredy Cat years before launching lustrator. Her work Anything graphic design in (978-3-7373- 5452-3) herself into a new features in children’s Hamburg, Mexico and (978-3-7373-5738-8) Hardcover career as a writer of and school books, dai- Spain. She has been Hardcover 128 pp., 14.0 × 21.5 cm children’s books. ly newspapers and working for various 128 pp., 17.0 × 24.0 cm Ages 7 + magazines. Stohner © Nina Stohner © Nina magazines and pub- Ages 5 + Anu Stohner, born 1952 in Finland, and her lishing houses. She All rights available All rights available husband Friedbert, born 1951 in Germany, have has received several been writing books for children together for awards for her work. several years now. © private Busshoff © Elena Hiep © Tobias 20 Children’s fiction Children’s fiction 21

The successful series Magical friendship story for girls aged 6 + >>Magical, thrilling and really, really funny >>The third volume in the bestselling series >>Volume 12 in the series for first readers >>With b/w illustrations by Eva Schöffmann-Davidov >>Charmingly illustrated in full colour

Lilli visits the newly arrived lynx at the zoo accompanied by the cat Lady von Finally, the magic flower lessons are star- Schmidt. When the cat and the lynx meet, ting for Tilda and her friend Anni behind they like each other immediately and high walls in the enchanted garden. And want to go on an adventure together! At there is a lot to learn for the admission test the first opportunity, they escape and to the circle of magic gardeners. frolic in the snow. But that adventure turns out to be more dangerous than they At the same time, the girls are preparing thought … Can Lilli protect them? for a big magic show at school. Tilda and Anni join the preparations full of enthusi- Easy to read, humorous adventure for asm. But then everything seems to go children aged 6 years or older. wrong: their teacher gets sick, Mr. Bovist has to leave quite suddenly to go on a trip – and simply everything else goes wrong as well … It’s time to return to the en- chanted garden for help – and so Tilda and Anni manage to save the school’s magic show.

Marlene Jablonski and Tanya Stewner (text) Mila Marquis (illustrations) Liliane Susewind – Nelly Möhle (text) A Lynx Lets Loose – Vol. 12 Eva Schöffmann-Davidov (cover illustration and vignettes) (978-3-7373-4221-6) The Enchanted Garden – Hardcover 80 pp., 14.8 × 22.0 cm Surprises Are Furry Ages 6 + Vol. 3

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Nelly Möhle, born Nelly Möhle (text) Nelly Möhle (text) 1976, is a new author The Enchanted The Enchanted and lives with her Garden – Garden – family in southern Germany. Secrets Are Blue Adventures Vol. 1 Can Fly (978-3-7373-4142-4) Vol. 2 A Little Donkey A Guinea Pig Much Ado A Pony Full of A Rabbit Does Hardcover (978-3-7373-4143-1) Makes it Big – Doesn’t Like to about a Hen – Nonsense – Not Disappear – 224 pp., 14.0 × 21.5 cm Hardcover Ages 8 + Vol. 1 Be Alone – Vol. 2 Vol. 3 Vol. 10 Vol. 11 224 pp., 14.0 × 21.5 cm Ages 8 + English sample (978-3-7373-5201-7) (978-3-7373-5202-4) (978-3-7373-5203-1) (978-3-7373-4163-9) (978-3-7373-4183-7) © Gaby Gerster © Gaby translation available 22 Children’s fiction Children’s fiction 23 “No way is this a debut novel! It’s awesome! A beautiful, beautiful children’s book which reads like an English children’s book classic. The plot and its sensitive, atmospheric language draw you in and you immerse yourself deeply in the world of Englishfairies. It is narrated so well that I would have sworn that the author is a heavyweight of English literature!” Ellen Schröter, OEZ Hugendubel Book Shop Munich

Sparkling red and spellbinding “A great Otherworld story which quickly lets you get lost and just read and read. The Good is not just good, blue – Penelope’s second adventure! If you follow the fox … just as the Evil is not simply evil.” >> Ingrid Röder, Book Shop Rote Zora, Merzig More than 30.000 copies sold of >>A fantastical adventure for the entire family “Penelope and the Sparkling Red Magic” >>For anyone who dreams of magical >>For readers of “The Neverending Story” powers and adventures >>A new interpretation of the magical world English sample of the fairy Queen Titania Ever since Penelope’s hair turned spar- available kling red overnight, she has magical powers which she inherited from her father. Penelope can read minds, speak with the road – and even fly! After her first adventure, during which she had Sometimes a fox is more than a fox. When to rescue her father out of the hands of Ben and Portia meet each other for the first ruthless magicians, she has become more time in the old bookshop in Conwy, they cautious. Nevertheless, she really wants do not know that they will experience the to spend her vacation at a magic camp. biggest adventure of their lives together. How is Penelope supposed to know that Neither do they notice the red-headed the next adventure is waiting for her right man who is hiding behind a stack of there … books and whose shadow takes the shape Valija Zinck again captures readers with of a fox: Robin Goodfellow. Cunningly, her vivid imagination, her original ideas the shapeshifter tricks the children into and her beautiful language. opening a magical door for him. Nobody opens the portal to the Otherworld and goes unpunished though …

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AutHor Valija Zinck (text) AutHor Kathrin Tordasi (text) Annabelle von Sperber (cover and vignettes) The Blackberry Fox Valija Zinck, born 1976 in Ingolstadt, has been working Penelope and the When studying in Wales, Kathrin Tordasi fell in love with the as a choreographer and dance educator for fifteen years. region and its people right away. The earthy smell of moss and (978-3-7373-5693-0) She lives in Berlin with her family. Spellbinding Blue Night the aroma of scones with strong tea and milk were always with Hardcover (978-3-7373-4223-0) her when she wrote her debut novel “Blackberry Fox.” When she 384 pp., 14.0 × 21.5 cm Hardcover is not out exploring Great Britain, Kathrin Tordasi lives in Berlin. Ages 10 + 256 pp., 14.0 × 21.5 cm All rights available Ages 10 +

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Dangerous miracles Fortnite – the gaming hype: more and sweet adventures than 250 million players worldwide! >>An adventure novel based on the concept >>Three siblings and a magical family secret of choosing your own adventure >>Quirky middle grade fiction >>Written by Fortnite fans for Fortnite fans!

The secret is unearthed: Winnie has inher- >>Funny and full of surprises ited the gift of making liquorice bonbons filled with magic. Her grandparents finally agree to instruct her in the basic After a catastrophe, humanity descends rules of magic liquorice production. into chaos and violence, always looking for usable resources. Or will they not teach her after all? Because – “Beware!” – everything still has When people are besieged by villain Mad to be kept top secret, in particular the Mike Molotov and his troops, they can books of magical recipes! While Winnie only be saved by one person: “Cold Blood” and her siblings try out new, marvellous Cooper! Will he succeed in freeing the recipes and everyone in the villa is busy people of the besieged village of Hot preparing a big secret assembly, it is Hole? That is entirely in the hands of the unfortunately the youngest of the siblings, reader! Henry, who attracts the attention of their mysterious pursuers…

The second volume of the new series by Juul Adam Petry / THiLO (text) bestselling author Stefanie Gersten- Stefani Kampmann and berger – perfect reading material for those Timo Müller-Wegner (illustrations) who dare! The Siege of Hot Hole – Cold Blood Cooper‘s Further Title: Mission Five (978-3-7335-0676-6) Stefanie Hardcover Gerstenberger (text) 144 pp., 12.5 × 19.0 cm Cornelia Haas Ages 10 + (cover illustration) The Miracle Rights sold series: Factory – Czech, Danish, French, Ukrainian Nobody Must Know Vol. 1 Further TitleS: (978-3-7373-4190-5) Hardcover 352 pp., 14.0 × 21.5 cm Ages 10 +

AutHor Stefanie Gerstenberger (text) Cornelia Haas (cover illustration) Stefanie Gerstenberger, born 1965, has always mixed up the The Miracle Factory – ingredients that life gives you according to her own tastes. After her studies and stops in the television and movie business, she Beware! started writing her own books and has become a successful Vol. 2 author. “The Miracle Factory” is her first children’s books series. (978-3-7373-4191-2) Hardcover 336 pp., 14.0 × 21.5 cm The Battle over Dark The Escape from Faded The Rescue from Mean The Traitor of Stormy Ages 10 + Dagalur – Cold Blood Factory – Cold Blood Mines – Cold Blood Station – Cold Blood Rights sold (series): Russian Cooper‘s Mission One Cooper‘s Mission Two Cooper‘s Mission Three Cooper‘s Mission Four (978-3-7335-0541-7) (978-3-7335-0553-0) (978-3-7335-0589-9) (978-3-7335-0652-0) © Marion Koell © Marion 26 Gaming Gaming 27

More than 144 million Minecraft novel by gaming Minecraft players worldwide legend SparkOfPhoenix >>More than 40.000 sold copies of the series >>The first Minecraft novel by the >>Volume 6 of the successful adventure series bestselling author SparkofPhoenix >>A novel for all fans of Minecraft >>More than 100.000 copies sold of the author’s Minecraft guide books >>With many cool illustrations

The Minecraft village is in turmoil: The brothers Finn and Josh were kid- Pillagers are climbing up the protecting napped into the world of Minecraft and walls and are kidnapping inhabitants and have built a huge castle of their own there, iron golems. There is only one person who together with their friend Ela. can put an end to this: SparkofPhoenix The three have invested countless hours himself. On his rescue mission, he nego- of work. But then their castle is attacked tiates with grumpy witches, asks powerful by the hordes of a bloodthirsty hydra. Of sorcerers for help, and meets loyal compan- course, they have to travel into the world ions like the parrot Kopernikus, a proper of Minecraft again to defend their castle! know-it-all. Now is the time for Spark to use his entire knowledge about Minecraft! Will he manage to free the village from the clutches of the wicked pillagers? Fabian Lenk Trapped in the World of Cubes – A humorous adventure novel set entirely In the Clutches of the Hydra in the world of Minecraft. Vol. 6 (978-3-7335-5004-2) Hardcover SparkofPhoenix (text) 144 pp., 12.5 × 19.5 cm Stefani Kampmann and Ages 10 + Timo Müller-Wegner (illustrations) All rights available Spark and the Secret of the Pillager (978-3-7335-5008-0) Hardcover Further TitleS: 160 pp., 14.0 × 21.5 cm Ages 12 +

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More than More than 20.000 15.000 AUTHOR copies sold in Further TitleS: copies sold in Germany! Germany! SparkofPhoenix is a The Ultimate New Minecraft German Let’s Play ga- Handbook for Facts to the mer. On his YouTube Channel ›Sparkof- Minecrafter – Village Update New Expert Knowledge, Phoenix‹ he offers (978-3-7335-0603-2) including Aquatic Minecraft tutorials, Softcover Trapped in the World Trapped in the World Trapped in the World Trapped in the World Update interesting facts and 224 pp., 14.0 × 21.0 cm (978-3-7335-0502-8) of Cubes – The Fight of Cubes – of Cubes – of Cubes – The Treasure the coolest tips and Ages 12 + against the Creepers The Trap in the Nether The Wither Army of the Ender Dragon tricks. His fans know Softcover 224 pp., 14.0 × 21.0 cm Vol. 1 Vol. 2 Vol. 3 Vol. 4 him as a walking Mine- All rights available craft encyclopaedia. Ages 12 + (978-3-7335-0447-2) (978-3-7335-0449-6) (978-3-7335-0472-4) (978-3-7335-0561-5)

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A trilogy like a ““Vortex” is a fast-paced journey through an entirely new world, a captivating firework of ideas with a strong heroine which I could not put down.” blockbuster movie Ursula Poznanski >>A new voice: Bound to become an international success >>A new world: Monumental, fantastic, surprising! >>A strong heroine: Elaine, the girl that tears apart time

The day the first vortex appeared changed everything. The whirl of energy changed our lands. Our oceans. And it changed us. It awakened powers that should not exist. Powers of fire, of earth, of air and of water. Our world is a different one now. The vortices stayed, and I have learned to move through them. I have learned to turn their powers into my powers. But I did not know what force I was rousing. Until I met him. And every- thing, absolutely everything changed. Further Title: Anna Benning Vortex – The Day the World Was Elaine’s world was created by the vortices. They created Torn Apart cities made of trees, lagoons made of light – and Vol. 1 human beings whose bodies have merged with fire, (978-3-7373-4186-8) Hardcover, air, water or earth. Elaine thought she had saved coloured edge 496 pp., 14.0 × 21.5 cm that world. However, what should have been a Ages 12 +

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into a terrible war. English sample and synopses of volume 2 & 3 available When her adversary Varus Hawthorne sends his vortex runners back in time, Elaine and Bale only have one choice: They have to follow them. But every age or era they AUTHOR Anna Benning Vortex – travel to reveals new secrets. Then, Elaine Anna Benning, born in 1988, completed her Masters in Literary Studies and Literary Education in Bamberg while working in the book trade and The Girl That Broke learns something in the air-borne Sky City for newspapers and magazines. She currently works as an editor in a Through Time that shakes her trust in Bale and makes publishing house and only now dared to write her own stories. “Vortex” Vol. 2 is her debut novel. her realize that their love will decide the fate (978-3-7373-4187-5) Hardcover, coloured edge of everyone … 496 pp., 14.0 × 21.5 cm Ages 12 + Volume 3 to follow in Spring 2021 Rights sold: Polish, Russian Viktoria van Evert van Viktoria © 30 Young adult fiction Young adult fiction 31

The survival series Life in an Autocracy sets out to the high sea! of Hygiene >>The seventh volume of the successful series >>Highly relevant topic >>Absolutely thrilling, and with cool survival tips and tricks >>Differentiated presentation instead >>Perfect reading material, not only for boys of simple answers

15-year-old Shiloh is a resident of Clean- land, a country which successfully protects its inhabitants from all kinds of Swimming, diving and having fun – that infectious diseases. It is normal for her is their plan when Mike, Elly, Gabriel and to wear protective gear wherever she Matti sign on for helping on a yacht to- goes, to talk to her elderly grandmother gether with other kids. But then some- through a glass wall only and to have her thing terrible happens: The yacht is raided vital signs monitored around the clock: by pirates who kidnap the captain and it makes her feel safe and also, she has the other kids. The four friends are left be- nothing to hide. It does not matter to her hind on the malfunctioning yacht – alone either that she can only interact with one and in the middle of the Atlantic. Sur- registered friend. rounded by hungry sharks and venomous jellyfish, the friends develop a risky But what if you fall in love with someone rescue plan … you‘re not supposed to fall in love with? What if you break the rules, or somebody Modern pirates, sharks and terrible storms you are close to does? Suddenly nothing at sea: yet another survival adventure is as natural as it used to be, and Shiloh packed to the brim with action, and this has to make a decision. time on the high sea!

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If your entire life is fake, Sabine Schoder at her best: who are you anyway? dramatic, funny and >>Trending topic: appearance and charmingly beautiful Seventeen-year-old Ray is the biggest reality in “Social” Media reality TV star in the world – without knowing about it. When she does not >>Cheeky, romantic and always authentic >>A small island at the coast of behave the way the showrunners would like her to, they send in a young actor to >>A love that leaves all reason behind New Zealand and a heroine who learns become part of what she perceives as her reality. He is supposed to make her fall to hold her ground in life and love in love. But what happens when this love >>Love story with a surprising twist turns into something real and Ray finds Sometimes one brief moment changes out that she does not have a “real” life? your entire life. In Rena’s case it is just Ray has to question everything that she one second – when a motorcyclist loses thought she knew and that way, she does control over his vehicle and crashes into not only find love but also herself. her. Coma, countless surgeries, pain, In the times of YouTube, Snapchat, Tik- memory lapses. But Rena is tough, always Tok etc. the borders between appearance has been! She can deal with anything. The and reality are no longer clear. But what only thing she cannot deal with is when happens if you cannot determine yourself suddenly love falls at her feet – literally, who you want to be? from the balcony of the flat above her. And this boy with one green-speckled Bestselling author Britta Sabbag kept and one light-blue eye calls everything thinking about that question and then into question that Rena ever believed in. the idea for “Love Show” was born – her second and captivating novel for all ages.

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AUTHOR Britta Sabbag AUTHOR Sabine Schoder Love Show – Always Is a Britta Sabbag worked for some time in Human Resources before Sabine Schoder, born in 1982, studied Graphic Design in Vienna deciding to do what she always dreamt of doing: Writing. Her first Is Your Love Real? and now lives in Vorarlberg, far away from the bustle of big city Damn Long Word novel, “Pinguinwetter” (2012) became an immediate bestseller (978-3-8414-4034-1) life. “Love is for Idiots. Like Me.” and the follow-up “That only (978-3-7373-5743-2) and was adapted as a theatre play. The picture book “Die kleine Hardcover happens to Idiots. Like us” sold into 5 languages and were a big Softcover Hummel Bommel“ also became a big success and a number 1 448 pp., 14.0 × 21.5 cm commercial success. 400 pp., 13.5 × 21.5 cm bestseller in Germany. Britta Sabbag lives with her family near Ages 14 + Ages 14 + Bonn. All rights available All rights available © Gaby Gerster © Gaby © Gaby Gerster © Gaby 34 Non-fiction Non-fiction 35

A touching sex education Celebrating Ludwig book for the entire family

van Beethoven’s 250th birthday Anna Herzog (text) Joëlle Tourlonias (illustrations) >>An exciting music picture book for the entire family A Baby in Mommy’s >>The life of the famous composer knowledgeably Belly (978-3-7373-5226-0) narrated in a way appropriate for kids Hardcover 40 pp., 23.0 × 30.0 cm Mia and Oskar will soon have a new brother or sister. And what’s Ages 5 + happening in mommy’s belly is not only unbelievably exciting – the two of them also have many questions. How did the baby get into Rights sold: Bulgarian, Danish, the belly? Does food fall on the baby’s head when mommy eats? Dutch, Hungarian, In a touching story Anna Herzog describes the growth of the Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, baby and answers in an emotional but also entertaining way all Vietnamese questions that children have concerning having a baby.

Anne Kostrzewa (text) Inka Vigh (illustrations) Anne Kostrzewa (text) Birthday, Carnival Inka Vigh (illustrations) and Festival of Lighs – Customs How People Celebrate Arount the Globe all over the World (978-3-7373-5483-7) (978-3-7373-5660-2) Hardcover Hardcover 40 pp., 23.0 × 30.0 cm 40 pp., 23.0 × 30.0 cm Ages 8 + Ages 8 +

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A smile is universally understood – but how we eat, sleep, celebrate, believe, Everywhere on the world people celebrate carnival, the new year, the change feel, speak, dress, all of this depends on where and how we grew up. Where of the seasons, birth, becoming an adult and also death with many different do people greet each other with a kiss on the cheek? And why do people rites, customs and traditions. Each in their own and special way, according Why was the little Ludwig also called the prefer to shake hands in other places? Everyone likes celebrations but not to culture and country: Where does the birthday child get the “Fairy Bread”? “Spaniard”? Why did he not become a all of us celebrate Christmas. Who celebrates the colourful Holi festival? What is a Bar or Bat Mitzvah? Where does the bride get her henna tattoos? child prodigy, despite his strict father’s Why do many of us believe in a god and why does he have many very dif- Who celebrates the “Festival of Breaking the Fast”? ... and more questions efforts? Those and other questions are ferent names? Who determines where and how we live? on 54 other festivals around the world will be answered in this book! This book provides clear answers to big questions. And children learn about One thing all those festivals have in common: People celebrate life together, answered in the amusing picture book other cultures without prejudices and judgment. Entertaining, warm-hearted colourfully, sometimes loudly and always cheerfully. story. and enlightening! This intelligent non-fiction picture book shows yet again how beautiful and enriching we people are in all our diversity. Cheerful illustrations on history but also funny details from the life of the world- renowned composer Ludwig van Beetho- Andreas Korn-Müller (text) ven make it clear how difficult the life of Alexander Steffensmeier (illustrations) Alexander Steffensmeier a musician was back then. The Crazy Good Idea! – Chemistry Laboratory How Inventors Change our World (978-3-7373-6479-9) AutHor ILLUSTRATOR Cosima Breidenstein (text) Hardcover (978-3-7941-9113-0) Barbara Scholz (illustrations) 48 pp., 20.5 × 27.5 cm Hardcover Cosima Breidenstein Barbara Scholz, born How Beethoven Did Not Ages 9 + 64 pp., 19.8 × 26.8 cm studied playing the 1969 in Herford, has Ages 9 + Rights sold: Estonian, violin in Mannheim, been working as a Become A Child Prodigy Simplified Chinese, Thai Rights sold: Thai was concert master of freelance illustrator But Famous Nevertheless the opera house in for different children’s (978-3-7373-5763-0) Invisible ink, bouncy rubber balls made from glue, water rockets, glow worm Every day we use a lot of things that make life easier for us – TV sets, Hagen, played in the books publishers since Hardcover tricks and many other tricks to try out. And when an experiment doesn’t bicycles and telephones, refrigerators and computers. All these things Duesseldorf Sympho- 1999. 48 pp., 23.0 × 30.0 cm work out straight away? Doesn’t matter – in the end many researchers have have at one time been invented by someone. Some of these inventions ny Orchestra and the Ages 6 + made their most important discoveries through coincidence. happened by pure chance, others are the result of years of trial and error. WDR radio orchestra. Nowadays, she is the All rights available Andreas Korn-Müller, while working on this book, discovered that colour Alexander Steffensmeier has assembled a number of stories about concert master of the washing powder is extraordinarily good for producing neon green glow in mankind’s most important inventions and about the men and women who Sinfonietta Cologne. the dark powder! made them. © Bernd Fuhrich © Bernd © Antje Siemon Our Agents:

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