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 detailed hidden-picture book offers an exciting look at a music theatre production, from rehearsals to opening night. It was made in cooperation with the Vereinigte Bühnen of Vienna and has the potential to become a standard work.

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 beloved place and searching for a new one. This artful reversible picture book shows the similarities and differences between the two “movements“ and is an impressive invitation to change one’s perspective.

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 bear can understand her. And the tube works the other way around, too, as an ear trumpet. And just like that, the two of them are off on a voyage to discover the world of sound and all the stories it has to tell. An affectionate picture book about devotion, patience, awareness, and a very special friendship.