Travel through time with the Danube Pirates and Blondel the Troubadour … meet King Richard the Lionheart, the Danube mermaid and Robin Hood! A story about strong friendships and the power of song.

The multiple prize-winning series ASAGAN combines h…

An evening at a music theatre is a magical experience … but what’s behind all the magic? What does it take to put on a performance? Who makes up the story, who sews the costumes, and what kinds of rooms does a theatre have? This colourful and detaile…

Kirby hears everything, and it’s usually more than he wants to hear. Just now he can hear the visitor sitting with his parents in the living room, Aunt Ruh. She’s going to be living with them for a while, and Kirby doesn’t like that at all. He puts o…

“I’m going to invent SOMETHING,“ said Spectacled Bear. He didn’t yet know what, but he was certain it would become clear. Something USEFUL, he decided a little later, something TOTALLY NEW! “Otherwise, it wouldn’t be an invention at all,“ said the kn…

The bear lies grumbling in his bed. What could possibly be wrong with him? He’s not sick, he doesn’t have chills; he’s not even suffering from deadly boredom. Then the tiger figures it out: the bear is sad – very, very sad. Luckily, he has his animal…

Leon the camel isn’t satisfied with himself. He’s always medium large, medium fast, medium smart … how boring! How he’d love to be as wild and courageous as a lion, as smart as a dolphin, or as big and strong as an elephant. His friend Felix listens …

In the forest lives a very special bear: no one loves snacking as much as he does. Whether it’s berries, honey, or pine bark, he happily nibbles and savours his way through a world of treats. But he’s not the only one with a sweet tooth. The other an…

“Papa, there’s a big cat lying on the grass!“ The little girl is very excited. It’s a beautiful day to go to the park to walk and play … but Papa seems more interested in his mobile phone than in big cats. Maresa isn’t discouraged, though: after all,…

Leo, the little snow leopard, goes on a trip with his family. Since he easily loses his balance, he doesn’t dare take the difficult path … but with Heidi Hummel’s help, he manages it. The book encourages children to take on motor challenges, even if …

Suspicious-looking figures are at large in Graz, the city full of puzzles, and it looks like they’re planning something big. Together with the chief of the Graz police and a special inspector from Scotland Yard, the experts embark on a surprising sea…

The fish lives in a picture at a museum. It has to remain perfectly still and can never, ever laugh. But it wants to have an adventure! It remembers some magic words, and – hocus-pocus! – it’s free, and the picture is empty. Simply impossible! Simply…

Basti and his friends are vacationing in the picturesque town of Hallstatt. But the idyllic setting quickly reveals its dark side: on their very first evening, the children are visited by three evil fairies who place a mysterious curse on Johann: “If…

When Lioba is sad, she sometimes transforms into a gazelle.
Her sadness slips away in a single motion, like a cloak of grey dust.
"Look, a gazelle!" the children cry.
They marvel, rejoice, and move on.

A poetic text about children's imaginati…

We often hear bad news about Africa or Asia...but did you know that Rwanda's parliament has the most women worldwide? Or that colour television was invented in Mexico? Good news can be found in every country, but some are still portrayed negatively a…

A pear tree, a rabbit, and a dog … AND lots and lots of pears! Sometimes, something small can turn into something big: in this case, a hilarious story about two fine fellows (Rabbit and Dog), who chase one another deliriously around a pear tree … and…

One day, Mother Duck finds a strange egg in her nest. When it hatches, she names it Jen. But Jen doesn’t quite fit in with the rest of the ducks, and they mock her. As it turns out, Jen is actually not a duck at all; she’s a hen! Mother Duck decides …

Mr. Fox loves books so much, he could (and does) eat them up! And he likes the taste of his own books best. One day, Mr. Fox goes for a walk in the woods to search for inspiration for his next book, and – ouch! The Cupid fly stings him right in the r…

Like most of us, do you sometimes find you don’t recognise yourself at all? Do you ever wish you were something completely different? Like an animal, for instance – maybe a cat, a monkey or even an elephant! “A little mouse I’d like to be” invites yo…

Have you ever heard of the rain dance? How about the sweet plate? What are your family’s most beautiful traditions? 16 children talk about their families and the moments that stick in their memories. Anna explains how her family club works; Clara sho…

Friends laugh, cry, and fight with one another; they share the most secret secrets, comfort and hug one another – and sometimes they just mess around. But how do you get to be friends with someone? How can you show you like them ... and what happens …

The first seaside holiday in Greece is full of new experiences. In the evening, Mama sits at Marie and Peter’s bedside and tells them stories of what happened that day. She strokes their feet – what did their feet experience today? She continues with…

Brushing teeth with children is an everyday task – but it can be a challenge. Instead of stress and annoyance, this book offers children and those reading to them space, self-determination, and support. Inspired by her own experiences as a mother, Na…

The bright Mizzi wants to learn how to dance … but when she invites her friends to an introductory ballet class, doubts arise: “Isn’t ballet for girls?“ “Don’t you have to be really thin?“ Plagued with concerns about expectations and body shapes, Miz…

Florian, who’s actually called Flo, and Moritz, who’s actually called Mo, come to a decision: they’re going to start a detective agency. Sitting in their treehouse, they hear a rustling, panting, and smacking, and they’ve got their first case: a mons…

A school class of 13 teenagers, all with their own individual problems, all wondering what they should do after finishing school. Lost in a confusion of exotic dream jobs, more realistic plans, ideas and the lack of ideas, they all have one thing in …

Why does Lisa Litza love lollipops? What does melancholy look like, and what does it do all day? Where’s the parrot Papuga going? Who wants to carry a magic shoe and a honey sandwich in their pocket? Are these nonsense questions? Not at all! In Andre…

Rosa Famosa lives on the 5th floor of the 5th house on Dachshund Alley and is convinced that a famous dachshund must have lived there once — maybe even one that could talk. That would be amazing! Just like her goldfish, Robert. But shh! Nobody can kn…

What if worries were like sheets of paper; what if you could fold them and let them fly away? “Butterfly make troubles fly” encourages us to embrace our worries, understand them, listen to and talk about them. Constant worries can then change – like …

Leo was small and yellow, but he was no ordinary bird. The twittering, trilling, and singing of the other birds was so boring, it made him want to fly away. Always the same tunes! He preferred sitting on his favourite branch and daydreaming. Unfortun…

We all know there are lots of reasons to be angry, and feelings of anger usually find their way to the surface. Heinz Janisch has thought about all the things you could do with anger: uproot trees, get really loud, pick a fight with the elements … At…

Two children leave home. Both stories hold uncertainty, excitement, and curiosity, but they are very different. One child is going on holiday: a brief farewell with the safe haven still waiting at home. Another child is going away forever: leaving a …

Five dinosaurs are waiting at the bus stop? It must be dinosaurs' day out! The dinos want to go to the museum, where they've heard they're superstars...but nothing goes as planned. They can't fit into the bus, the museum charges admission, and then t…

One day, an old bear is spotted sitting on the hill behind the house, but when people speak to him, he doesn’t react. “Maybe he’s hard of hearing?“ A little girl has an idea: she builds a speaking tube to make her voice louder – and it works! The bea…

Way up on top of the cliff stands a little house. As summer fades and the colours disappear, the house starts to feel a yearning deep inside itself. It watches the birds flying south and dreams of more. What is it like to be so free? What does it fee…

Maximiliane, the brightest firefly of all, flies through the night, searching for a friend. Everywhere, things sparkle and glow, a thousand lights – but is there another firefly in the world that glows as beautifully red as she does?
In this unusual …

Slower, faster, hopping, crawling, louder and softer … in music, rhythm and intonation change often – just like with Michael Hammerschmid’s words. Daily life turns into a somersaulting language game; every poem is an adventure of its own. What was, b…