Foreign Rights Catalogue Fall 2016 News and Backlist

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Foreign Rights Catalogue
Fall 2016 News and Backlist
Dear Publishers, dear Editors, dear Agents,
We control worldwide translation rights for all titles
mentioned in this catalogue. We would be delighted
to provide reading copies or PDFs and more information on the titles (English rough translations). Please
just contact me.
Best regards,
Sindhya Bergamin, August 2016
Rights Contact: SINDHYA BERGAMIN
Orell Füssli Verlag
Dietzingerstrasse 3
CH-8036 Zurich
Switzerland
Phone: ++ 41 44 466 74 33
Fax: ++ 41 44 466 74 12
Email: [email protected]
Homepage: www.ofv.ch * Kinderbücher *
Orell Füssli Children‘s Books
Cheeky and in vivid colour – for all children between 1 and 11
– here is Orell Füssli‘s new publishing programme!
It is meant to entertain, to awaken children‘s curiosity and
to be fun. The first titles introduce a scope that is to range
from board books and play-books for the very youngest
to picture books and comic strips, and to story-books and
first readers for those a little older.
There will be sequels, series and stand-alone stories, and we
would like to provide a home to local as well as international
writers and artists.
We are hoping for you to welcome our programme, and for
it to be a success with children and grown-ups alike.
You can count on our support.
Gisela Klinkenberg,
Director Orell Füssli Kinderbuch,
and her team
ORELL FÜSSLI KINDERBUCH
TABLE OF CONTENTS
BOARD BOOKS
NEW Susanne Göhlich
Fall 16 10 KLEINE BURGGESPENSTER GINGEN AUF DIE REISE
TEN TINY, SPOOKY GHOSTS GO ON A TRIP Page 5
NEW Catharina Westphal
Fall 16 WAS MACHT DIE KÖNIGIN VON FRÜH BIS SPÄT?
WHAT DOES THE QUEEN DO ALL DAY? Page 6
NEW Katja Schüler / Anke Fröhlich
Fall 16 SCHAU & MAL! BALD IST WEIHNACHTEN
LOOK AND COLOUR! CHRISTMAS IS COMING Page 7
Katja Schüler / Anke Fröhlich
SCHAU & MAL! MEINE BAUERNHOFTIERE
LOOK AND COLOUR! MY FARM ANIMALS Page 12
Katja Schüler / Anke Fröhlich
SCHAU & MAL! MEINE WELT
LOOK AND COLOUR! MY WORLD Page 13
Marion Elitez
ADVENT, ADVENT! – ADVENT, ADVENT! Page 14 PICTURE BOOKS
NEW Susanne Weber / Catharina Westphal
Spring 16 ALLE EINSTEIGEN! BAUER MAX HAT GEBURTSTAG
ALL ABOARD! IT’S FARMER MAX’S BIRTHDAY Page 8
NEW Marc Locatelli
Spring 16 KICKEN, KOPFSTEHN, KLETTERN
KICKING, CLIMBING, STANDING ON YOUR HEAD Page 9
NEW Antje Bohnstedt
Spring 16 ALLERBESTE FREUNDE – DAS FLUGALONG
VERY BEST FRIENDS – THE FLYALONG Page 16
NEW Peter Friedl
Spring 16 ICH BIN DOCH NICHT MÜDE!
NOT TIRED AT ALL! Page 10
NEW Katja Schüler / Anke Fröhlich
Spring 16 SCHAU & MAL! MEINE ZOOTIERE – SCHAU & MAL! MEINE FAHRZEUGE
LOOK AND COLOUR! – MY ZOO ANIMALS
LOOK AND COLOUR! – MY VEHICLES Page 11
NEW Antje Bohnstedt
Fall 16 ALLERBESTE FREUNDE – DIE ZWERGENPLAGE
VERY BEST FRIENDS – A PLAGUE OF GNOMES Page 15
NEW Gardi Hutter / Catherine Louis
Spring 16 MAMMA MIA (Serie aus drei Bänden)
MAMMA MIA (Series containing three volumes) Page 17
Nicolas d’Aujourd’hui
FRECHDACHS UND ANGSTHASE
THE BADGER AND THE SCAREDY-RABBIT Page 18
Liz Pompe
SPINNEN-ABC – SPIDER ABC Page 19
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ORELL FÜSSLI KINDERBUCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
FIRST READER
NEW Kirsten Vogel / Susanne Weber / Sabine Büchner
Fall 16 EIN ELEFANT ZUM TRÄUMEN
THEO’S DREAM ELEPHANT Page 20
NEW Sunil Mann/ Tine Schulz
Fall 16 IMMER DIESER GABRIEL
NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH GABRIEL Page 21
NEW Carsten Otte / Christine Brand
Spring 16MARTE UND DAS MEER – VON PUPSENDEN FISCHEN UND
SCHWIMMENDEN STEINEN
SARAH AND THE SEA –
OF FISH PASSING GAS AND FLOATING STONES – Page 22
Christian Tielmann / Markus Spang
KURZ & KLEIN – WO KLEMMTS?
BURLEY & TALLISH: WE’LL FIX IT! Page 23
Frank Kauffmann / Beate Fahrnländer
TSOZO UND DIE FREMDEN WÖRTER
TSOZO AND THE FOREIGN WORDS Page 24
Lea Guidon und Andreas Neeser / Marc Locatelli
RAVI & OLI IN GRÜNLAND – RAVI & OLI IN GREEN-LAND Page 25
Daniele Meocci / Bernd Lehmann
KSSS! LISE, PAUL UND DAS GARDEROBENMONSTER
KSSS! LIZ, PAUL AND THE CHANGING ROOM MONSTER Page 26
Katja Alves / Nicolas d’Aujourd’hui
HIER KOMMT FRITZ – DER UMZUG
HERE HE COMES, FRED – Moving Day Page 27
Katja Alves / Nicolas d’Aujourd’hui
HIER KOMMT FRITZ – DER SCHLAUE PLAN
HERE HE COMES, FRED – A Clever Plan Page 28
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COMIC
Martin Weiss / Rolf Willi
DIE MUNGGENSTALDER UND DER KLOSTERSTURM
THE VILLAGERS OF MUNGGENSTALDEN:
THE MONASTERY RAID Page 29
Martin Weiss / Rolf Willi
DIE MUNGGENSTALDER AM MORGARTEN
THE GREAT MORGARTEN BATTLE Page 30
Author / Illustrator:
Title:
English title:
BOARD BOOK
with thumb
index
NEW FALL 2016
Susanne Göhlich
10 kleine Burggespenster gingen auf die
Reise
TEN TINY, SPOOKY GHOSTS
GO ON A TRIP
2016
24 pages, board book, coloured illustrations
size 22 × 16 cm
from 3 years on
world rights available
Ten tiny, spooky ghosts
spent the daytime in a shed.
One didn’t hear the wake-up call,
so there were nine instead.
Come the witching hour, the ten tiny ghosts fly out together, looking for adventure. But their group
becomes small and smaller, until just one tiny ghost is left. But it will not be lonely for long – in the
end, they all meet up again.
Susanne Göhlich, born in Jena in 1972, began to illustrate her own stories while studying art
history. As well as having worked for educational publishers, she has written successful bedtime
stories, picture books and board books for several renowned children’s books’ publishers (e.g.
Bettzeit ist’s – It’s Bedtime’ for Moritz Publishing House). She lives in Leipzig with her family.
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Title:
English title:
BOARD BOOK
NEW FALL 2016
Catharina Westphal
Was macht die Königin von früh bis spät?
WHAT DOES THE QUEEN DO ALL DAY?
2016
size 16 × 18 cm
from 3 years on
There are lots of things to discover on eight hidden object pages!
What does the queen actually do from morning to night? Where does she have breakfast and
when does she turn in at night? What happens when she needs the toilet while she is out and
about? And what does her favourite dog get up to when he is bored? Questions that only a royal
hidden object book with an abundance of exciting scenes can answer!
A qualified designer, Catharina Westphal studied illustration at Münster technical college,
Germany, and can look back on many years as a successful children’s book illustrator. Her amusing,
light-handed style is to be found in numerous board books, picture books and story books.
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Author:
Illustrator:
Title:
English title:
BOARD BOOK
NEW FALL 2016
WITH PUNCH-OUT
STENCIL PAGES
Katja Schüler
Anke Fröhlich
Schau & mal! Bald ist Weihnachten
LOOK AND COLOUR! CHRISTMAS IS
COMING
2016
size 20 × 17 cm
from 3 years on
There are not only small, atmospheric Christmas scenes to discover in this book – but the six punchout stencils included will also help children design and paint their own Christmas angel, advent
wreath and tree decorations.
Clear, quiet illustrations that are neither saccharine-sweet nor garish.
Anke Fröhlich, born in Suhl (Germany) in 1978, studied book illustration and classical graphic
design at the Hochschule für Kunst und Design, Halle. She lives in Leipzig now, working as an
illustrator and graphic designer.
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Author:
Illustrator:
Title:
English title:
BOARD BOOK
NEW SPRING 2016
HALF PAGE
FLAP
Susanne Weber
Catharina Westphal
Alle einsteigen! Bauer Max hat Geburtstag
ALL ABOARD! IT’S FARMER MAX’S
BIRTHDAY
2016
including 6 half-pages flaps
size 18 × 16 cm
from 3 years on
Farmer Max wants to celebrate his birthday. He invites all his farm animals to a big party and comes
to pick them up with his tractor and trailer. First, a donkey gets into the trailer, then a cow and a
pig, three dogs, four sheep... and how many more are waiting at the next corner? The answer is
to be found behind the next flap. At last, all the guests arrive at the brightly-lit marquee where
they have an amazing party, celebrating until... yes, until a totally exhausted Farmer Max has to be
hoisted onto his tractor trailer and driven home by the donkey.
A qualified designer, Catharina Westphal studied illustration at Münster technical college,
Germany, and can look back on many years as a successful children’s book illustrator. Her amusing,
light-handed style is to be found in numerous board books, picture books and story books.
Susanne Weber, a young writer from Berlin, has had several successful children’s books published
by different publishing houses.
The Owl who Knocked his Head was on The Spiegel bestseller list for two years.
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Author/ Illustrator:
Title:
English title:
BOARD BOOK
NEW SPRING 2016
FIND THE
DOG!
Marc Locatelli
Kicken, Kopfstehn, Klettern –
Das grrosse Sportwimmelbuch
KICKING, CLIMBING, STANDING ON
YOUR HEAD!
Large-format hidden object sports book
2016
16 pages, board book , coloured illustrations
size 26 × 34 cm
from 3 years on
You can do sports in all kinds of places; you can get some exercise and play practically anywhere:
in the water, in the park, in the schoolyard, at the ice rink or in the football or sports stadium. The
sports and games played in the hidden object pictures are just as varied. There is a whole palette
of sports pictured, be it trampoline jumping, tug-of-war, juggling or swimming, rock-climbing,
cycling or sack-races. The pictures encourage children to take a closer look and try to find out what
is happening to Hugo, where the child in the polo-neck jumper is and what a group of children in
numbered T-shirts are up to.
Marc Locatelli, born in 1954, was a sports enthusiast even as a child. Equally early, he began to
draw, with sports scenes still his favourite subject. He is a qualified graphic designer who lives and
works in Zurich.
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Title:
English title:
BOARD BOOK
NEW SPRING 2016
Peter Friedl
Ich bin doch nicht müde!
NOT TIRED AT ALL!
2016
size 17 × 17 cm
from 2 years on
Parents with young children are familiar with the situation: The more tired a child, the bigger the
chaos. Scenes that both parents and children will instantly recognise and chuckle at.
Lea just won’t go to bed, although she is at least as tired as Ben, her dog.
They play and romp until they are ready to drop. But the nicest part always comes at the end, when
it is wonderfully cosy under the blankets, especially when Daddy reads a story and Ben is peacefully
asleep on his dog cushion. Pictures drawn with loving attention to detail and appealing characters
tie in perfectly with the real-life experience of very young children.
Peter Friedl studied art in Halle, Germany, and has been working as a freelance artist and
children’s book illustrator since 1990. He is well-known for his likeable series protagonists who
appeal to children as young as two. His endearing illustrations make it easy for children to recognise
themselves and their everyday environment, thus promoting empathy.
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Author:
Illustrator:
Title:
English title:
Rights sold to:
BOARD BOOK
NEW SPRING 2016
WITH PUNCH-OUT
STENCIL PAGES
Katja Schüler
Anke Fröhlich
Schau & mal! Meine Zootiere
Schau & mal! Meine Fahrzeuge
LOOK AND COLOUR! – MY ZOO ANIMALS
LOOK AND COLOUR! –MY VEHICLES
2016
size 20 × 17 cm
from 3 years on
China
What does the baby elephant do at the zoo? What is the seal’s favourite toy? What animals are
there in a petting zoo?
There is more to the board book My Zoo Animals than just their favourite animals for children to
discover. There are also surprising changes to be seen. A lioness can be turned into a roaring lion
with a mane, or a pony might become a zebra.
Whether it is a police car on patrol, the fire brigade in action or a garbage truck at work: The
subjects of the pictures have been hand-picked to suit the taste of their target audience.
Here, children can discover exciting little scenes as well as turn a lorry into a fire engine or a dinghy
into a pirate ship, with the help of the cut-out stencils. In the My Vehicles board book, the settings
keep changing until the reader has landed on the moon in a rocket.
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Author:
Illustrator:
Title:
English title:
Rights sold to:
BOARD BOOK
Katja Schüler
Anke Fröhlich
Schau & mal! Meine Bauernhoftiere
LOOK AND COLOUR!
MY FARM ANIMALS
2015
size 20 × 17 cm
from 3 years on
WITH PUNCH-OUT
STENCIL PAGES
China
There is so much to see on a farm. Thanks to the punch-out stencil pages, children can start
drawing at once!
There are lots of animals on the farm: piglets playing in the mud, lambs jumping about, chickens
and cats. But there are not only little farmyard scenes to discover: The four animal stencils included
allow children to create and colour their own animal pictures. Turning the stencil pages also
transforms the scenes in surprising ways, encouraging children’s creativity. With punch-out stencils
and surprise effects!
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Author:
Illustrator:
Title:
English title:
Rights sold to:
BOARD BOOK
Katja Schüler
Anke Fröhlich
Schau & mal! Meine Welt
LOOK AND COLOUR! MY WORLD
2015
size 20 × 17 cm
from 3 years on
WITH PUNCH-OUT
STENCIL PAGES
China
What colour is the wild flower and how many balloons are there in the sky? How colourful is the
T-shirt and what is an umbrella for? There are not only amusing little scenes from day-to-day life to
discover: The four stencils included allow children to create their own pictures and to colour them.
Turning the stencil pages also transforms the scenes in surprising ways, encouraging children’s
creativity.
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Title:
English title:
BOARD BOOK
with thumb index
Marion Elitez
Advent, Advent!
ADVENT, ADVENT!
2015
size 18 × 18 cm
from 18 Months on
Advent, Advent, the candles light – this beautiful edition of the well-known Advent poem is
designed to prepare children for Christmas and to help them look forward to this special day even
more. Lovingly illustrated scenes with a lot of details show a family and their dog during Advent
season, right up to the day itself. The thumb index with the Advent candles enables children to
count the four Advent Sundays one by one, before the reader is taken, as a final surprise, into the
Christmas room itself.
Marion Elitez has a degree in design, studied in Krefeld, Paris and Münster and has been a
successful children’s book illustrator for ten years. Her pictures (their water-colours still applied by
hand) are to be found in more than 40 books published by various children’s book publishers.
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Title:
English title:
PICTURE BOOK
NEW FALL 2016
Antje Bohnstedt
Allerbeste Freunde – Die Zwergenplage
VERY BEST FRIENDS – A PLAGUE OF
GNOMES
2016
32 pages, bound, coloured illustrations
size 21,5 × 27,5 cm
from 4 years on
Biscuit tins emptied, honey jars licked clean, sandwiches nibbled at – by
whom? Soon, our three friends get wise to the thieving gnomes’ ways and
find out how to get rid of them. In the end, they teach the gnomes how to
prepare all the delicious things they used to steal from the bear before. So,
finally, it is not just the three friends who are happy but also their tiny, new
allies.
Antje Bohnstedt studied graphics design in Karlsruhe, Germany, and
worked at an advertising agency for a long time. She has been a freelance
illustrator for ten years now, having illustrated several children’s books.
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Title:
English title:
PICTURE BOOK
NEW SPRING 2016
Antje Bohnstedt
Allerbeste Freunde – Das Flugalong
VERY BEST FRIENDS –THE FLYALONG
2016
size 21,5 × 27,5 cm
from 4 years on
Three friends who stick together, no matter what. A story about friendship,
courage and inventiveness.
Three friends who are as different from each other as can be: Moe, the
good-natured bear, is fond of his pantry and long naps. Hugo, however, is
an extremely curious rabbit who tends to act more quickly than he can think.
And then there is Pete, a brilliant penguin who lives in a disused fridge at the
junk yard. When the three friends crash-land their home-made airship on the
high seas and are caught by a pirate wolf, only the most ingenious of ideas
will save them
Antje Bohnstedt studied graphics design in Karlsruhe, Germany, and
worked at an advertising agency for a long time. She has been a freelance
illustrator for ten years now, having illustrated several children’s books. This is
her first large-format picture book.
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Author:
Illustrator:
Title:
English title:
PICTURE BOOK
NEW SPRING 2016
Gardi Hutter
Catherine Louis
Allerbeste Freunde – Das Flugalong
MAMMA MIA (Serie aus drei Bänden)
MAMMA MIA (Series containing three volumes)
2016
size 22 × 29,3 cm
from 5 years on
Vol. 1: No More Magic!
Mama Lila is a wonderful mother. Louise knows that. But why can’t Lila stop doing magic? She turns
Louise’s breaktime snack into a singing surprise, and the stairs at home into an escalator. Great fun for
the kids! But disagreeable for Louise.
Vol. 2: Weeping With Laughter!
A planet where crying is as pleasant an experience as laughing is in our world? It’s laughable, for crying
out loud! An amusing story, showing that both crying and laughing are part of life.
Vol. 3: Please Don’t Go!
Mama Lila wants to go to a witches’ conference. Well! Who is going to look after little Louise? Finding
a solution is surprisingly easy – and practical into the bargain!
Three books full of wonderfully eccentric stories about a mother and a daughter who are totally
different personalities, but who love each other with all their hearts.
Gardi Hutter, born in Switzerland in 1953, is a Swiss actor and author. Most importantly, though, she
is a clown comedian, on tour with her own plays, usually performing in theatres rather than circuses.
By now, she is acknowledged internationally as the doyenne of clown theatre.
Catherine Louis, born in Switzerland, studied at the Ecole d’Arts Visuels Berne et Bienne, and for
another two years with Claude Lapointe at the Ecole Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Strasbourg.
Then she opened her own studio in the canton of Neuchâtel, where she creates illustrations, posters,
stage sets and paper dolls.
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ORELL FÜSSLI KINDERBUCH PICTURE BOOK Author / Illustrator: Nicolas d’Aujourd’hui
Title: FRECHDACHS UND ANGSTHASE
English title: The Badger and the Scaredy-Rabbit
2013
size 19 × 25 cm
from 3 years on
Rigths sold to: Denmark, China
When a badger meets a scaredy-rabbit – what happens? Two very different personalities collide:
One is scared while the other thinks he is not. But both of them are about to learn something,
becoming friends in the process.
Little Badger is cheeky, small, brave and sometimes, he suffers from delusions of grandeur. He never
listens to his parents, he is untidy and sometimes downright naughty. In short: He does everything
one should not do. His parents and his brothers and sisters, however, are hard-working, tidy and
they keep their heads down. They are decent citizens of the forest. In short: They do everything
normal badgers should do.
In his first adventure, Little Badger runs away from home. He is roaming the forest and hanging
around the farm, where he plays »chicken Indians« and sets the rabbits free. That is how he meets
Scaredy-Rabbit. Together they tease the billy goat and escape from the farm’s big, bad dog by the
skin of their teeth.
A zippy and exciting story about being naughty and being scared.
Nicolas d’Aujourd’hui, born in Basle in 1965, did a four-year course in Fine Arts and worked as an
art teacher at a Basle grammar school for several years. Since then, he has been writing and drawing
picture books, cartoons and comics as well as designing games and running his own publishing
business, »nix-productions«. He is just as spontaneous, quick and cheeky as his characters, excelling
at live drawing performances for children and grown-ups. With him and his audience batting ideas
back and forth, impromptu stories and characters pop into vigorous being. Nicolas d’Aujourd’hui
lives in Basle with his wife and children.
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ORELL FÜSSLI KINDERBUCH Author/ Illustrator:
Title:
English title:
PICTURE BOOK
Liz Pompe
Spinnen-ABC
SPIDER ABC
2014
size 28,7× 24,7 cm
from 5 years on
OO
Die
furchtlose
Die
furchtlose lga
lga
schwimmt
in in
der
Wolga.
schwimmt
der
Wolga.
Liz Pompe’s spiders are foolish, fancy or just as good as gold - at least from time to time... They love
trips to the cinema, they like to bike and sometimes they even paint the bathroom.
From clever Auguste up to old Zvonimir very different spiders are bustling in this wonderful and
fancy ABC-book. Each doublepage attends to one spider and to one letter. The respective letter can
also be found in the corresponding picture.
This spider ABC is for all that love to laugh and of course especially for all those who want forget
their fear of spiders for a moment!
Liz Pompe was born in Vienna 1968 where she studied artwork and grafi s. Since over 20 years
she works in the film- and printed media sector. For some time past she draws again. Mad spiders,
snakes, volcanos, bikes – and all that other dangerous stuff says her daughter, who is the one to
blame for all that.
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Author:
Illustrator:
Title:
English title:
FIRST READER
NEW FALL 2016
Kirsten Vogel, Susanne Weber
Sabine Büchner
Ein Elefant zum Träumen
THEO’S DREAM ELEPHANT
2016
size 17,5 × 23 cm
storybook for children from 4 years on
Theo is delving into his own world, along with his trusty elephant and a lot of other characters
An elephant that can sneeze? As usual, Theo’s parents don’t believe a word he says. But the cuddly
toy elephant from the flea market has got a secret: Theo simply has to twitch one of the large
elephants’ ears before falling asleep at night, and – atchoo-elephantissimo – he is in the middle of
a new adventure. In the South Seas, in Dino-Land or with the fire brigade, by the swimming lake
or at the zoo at night: With his new, large friend, Theo can meet any challenge.
When Kirsten Vogel and Susanne Weber, both born in 1977, aren’t taking their children to a
Berlin playground together, they think up stories and work on children’s books’ texts.
Kirsten Vogel used to be a producer for the family series Der Landarzt – The Country Doctor and
writes screenplays. Susanne Weber is a freelance editor and a successful writer of children’s books.
Her board book Die Eule mit der Beule – The Bruised Owl has been on the prestigious Spiegel bestseller list for two years now, with 170, 000 copies sold.
Sabine Büchner, communication designer, has worked on numerous animated cartoon productions
for the much-beloved Die Sendung mit der Maus – Mouse TV. In 2006, she was awarded the
Troisdorf Picture Book Grant for the text and illustrations of Seven Forever. She has been a freelance
illustrator since then, working for several large publishing houses with great success.
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Author:
Illustrator:
Title:
English title:
FIRST READER
NEW FALL 2016
Sunil Mann
Tine Schulz
Immer dieser Gabriel
NOTHING BUT TROUBLE
WITH GABRIEL
2016
144 pages, bound, illustrations
size 13,8 × 21 cm
from 8 years on
Gabriel is the youngest pupil at ‘Cloud Castle’ boarding school for angels – and he does not have
an easy time of it. The principal is very strict and the short, spirited angel’s behaviour leaves a lot
to be desired.
It is hardly surprising then that Gabriel has to do some extra homework all too often. However, he
will not be deterred from his great goal; neither by strict teachers nor by extra chores like sweeping
the Milky Way or sharpening arrows for Mr Cupid: He really, really wants to become a guardian
angel!
When the Archangel Gabriel, who is getting on a bit, returns from Nazareth with a terrible cold (it
took him several attempts to make Mary believe his glad tidings), Gabriel rises to the occasion. He
is allowed to spend an afternoon on Earth, to look after Jan, a primary pupil who is actually the
Archangel’s protégé. Spurred on by the trust set in him, Gabriel rises to peak form ...
Sunil Mann, was born the son of Indian immigrants in the Bernese Oberland. He lives in Zurich. His
debut novel Fangschuss – Coup de Grâce, introducing ethnic Indian private eye Vijay Kumar, was
awarded the Zürcher Krimipreis – Zurich Thriller Prize in 2011. Nothing but Trouble with Gabriel is
Sunil Mann’s first novel for children.
www.sunilmann.ch
Tine Schulz, born in Anklam in 1981, first trained as a media designer and worked for several
design studios and publishing houses before finally getting around to studying communication
design at Hochschule Wismar. Since then she has been living on the Baltic coast, working as a
freelance illustrator out of Rostock.
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Illustrator:
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FIRST READER
NEW SPRING 2016
Carsten Otte
Christine Brand
Marte und das Meer –
Von pupsenden Fischen und
schwimmenden Steinen
SARAH AND THE SEA –
OF FISH PASSING GAS AND
FLOATING STONES
2016
124 pages, bound, illustrations
size 15,3 × 20,5 cm
from 6 years on
If you keep your eyes open, are curious and use your imagination, you’ll always have interesting
stories to tell.
Sarah is a pert and inquisitive girl living in a little town by the sea with her parents. Her father runs
a fish smokehouse, her mother works in an office. Sarah is very interested in all things maritime or
to do with nature in general. She always reports everything she has seen, heard or thought up to
her friends in kindergarten.
A number of fascinating natural phenomena are explained in ten separate stories. What causes a
storm tide? Are fish really mute or can they communicate with each other, or even with humans.
Carsten Otte was born in Bonn in 1972 and studied philosophy. He has written several novels and
non-fiction books, all of them much reviewed, the latest of these being a bestseller about men in
the kitchen, published by Campus Verlag. Sarah and the Sea is his first children’s book – it is the
result of a grant from the Schleswig-Holsteinisches Künstlerhaus Eckernförde. Carsten Otte lives in
Baden-Baden with his wife and their child.
Christine Brand, born in the Ore Mountains, spent most of her time at school daydreaming,
trained as an industrial seamstress, then fled to the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee to study
for a degree in fashion design.
She taught at the Fachschule für angewandte Kunst in Schneeberg and has been a freelance
illustrator since 1988. She lives and works in Leipzig and on the island of La Gomera.
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Author:
Illustrator:
Title:
English title:
FIRST READER
Christian Tielmann
Markus Spang
Kurz & Klein – Wo klemmts?
BURLEY & TALLISH: WE’LL FIX IT!
2015
size 15 × 20,5cm
from 6 years on
An ice-maker jamming or a fire-hose stuttering at the Firemen’s Party? No problem for these
resourceful workmen! Burley and Tallish are always there, in their bright red workshop van, if
anything needs tinkering, soldering or generally fixing. Results may not be exactly as intended,
but usually lead to a happy ending, anyway. Ten short, stand-alone episodes about two original
workman characters and the likable residents of a small town, to marvel and chuckle at.
Christian Tielmann, born in 1971, is a well-known author living in Cologne who has written more
than 80 books for children and young adults. Among his most popular works is the very successful
Max series (published in Pixi format by Carlsen). His books have received numerous awards and
have been translated into 20 languages so far.
Markus Spang, born in Karlsruhe in 1971, studied illustration and typography in Krefeld and
Münster. His brilliantly funny illustrations have appeared in more than 20 novels, mystery stories
and crime riddles for children.
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FIRST READER
Frank Kauffmann
Beate Fahrnländer
• Shortlist Readers Choice Award 2015, Category Children‘s Book,
Lovelybooks
Tsozo und die fremden Wörter
TSOZO AND THE FOREIGN WORDS
2015
size 15,3 × 20,5cm
from 8 years on for young readers
Tsozo and his parents move from their village to another country where everything is new, especially
the language. He does not understand the foreign words, he is sad and longing for his old home.
On the phone, his grandma advises him, «Open your eyes, prick up your ears, be patient, and the
new language will come to you.»
A new language is like a wild mustang, she also says. Thanks to her, Tsozo does not give up. It takes
him a lot of patience and careful study to finally tame the new words.
In the playground, Tsozo meets three children and learns his first words. A short while later, his
new friends face a dangerous situation, and his grandma is proven right: Tsozo can make himself
understood in his new language and get help.
Frank Kaufmann, born in 1967, studied German philology, didactics and Romanian in Zurich.
He worked as assistant producer and dramatic advisor in the independent theatre scene. For the
University of Zurich he has co-develop concepts for tuition. He works as a free writer and a staff
member of the Language Center of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich. His picture book
Waschbär feiert Geburtstag, which was illustrated by Vanya Nastanlieva has been published by
Atlantis, an imprint of Orell Füssli Verlag in 2012.
Beate Fahrnländer was born in Leipzig in 1965, gaining her first experience with painting and
graphics early on, at the local Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst. She studied graphic design
in Berlin and Paris, focusing on illustration. After spending four years in the US, she now lives in
Lörrach with her family.
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Lea Guidon, Andreas Neeser
Marc Locatelli
Ravi & Oli in Grünland
RAVI & OLI IN GREEN-LAND
2015
88 pages,
size 15,3 × 20,5cm, bound, coloured illustrations
from 6 years on
Ravi, the ravioli girl and Oli, the ravioli boy crash-land in old Mrs Green’s garden. With a rambunctious
group of vegetables calling the shots, it is a wild and wonderful place. Ravi and Oli marvel at the
garden’s inhabitants: There is the Rash family, three radishes who are quite agile but also rather
cheeky. Coco Cucumber, on the other hand, is a real lady, if a little slow when playing hide-andseek. Ken Kohlrabi is the undisputed leader, bossing everybody about when the need arises. But
just when everybody is having a great time playing and becoming everybody else’s friend – Slimey
Slug, voracious arch-enemy of all vegetables, turns up. Will our heroes be able to escape?
Lea Guidon, born in 1971, has a degree in nutrition psychology and is a kindergarten teacher. She
works as a therapist and regularly teaches workshops for children about nutrition and language.
Andreas Neeser, born in 1964, studied German philology, English language and literature as well
as literary criticism at Zurich University. From 2003 to 2011 he set up and headed the Argovian
House of Literature in Lenzburg. He has been awarded several prizes for his multi-discipline literary
work.
Marc Locatelli, born in 1954, studied to be a graphics designer and, after some further training,
an illustrator. About Ravi & Oli, he says, ‘Having read the story, I immediately knew it was my story!
As a vegetarian and a ravioli fan, I’m practically a member of the Green-Land Garden Cooperative
in the book.’
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Daniele Meocci
Bernd Lehmann
Ksss!
Lise, Paul und das Garderobenmonster
KSSS! LIZ, PAUL AND THE CHANGING
ROOM MONSTER
2015
144 pages,
size 13,8 × 21 cm, bound, b/w illustrations
from 8 years on
No, Ksss is not a real monster – he is small and his voice is rather filmsy. Who should be afraid of
him? Fortunately, Liz and Paul discover Ksss in their school’s gym and take care of him. Life is not
easy for Liz and Paul, either. Liz is the only girl to play football and wear dungarees. Paul, on the
other hand, has a slight lisp and is the least athletic boy in his class. When the caretaker surprises
the three friends, disaster looms – and Ksss shows everybody what he can do!
Daniele Meocci was born in 1964. After his primary teacher training he began to write. Next were
a literary award and a year’s studying at the Deutsche Literaturinstitut, Leipzig. He was hardly back
at his teaching job, when a little monster moved into the gym’s changing room.
Bernd Lehmann was born in Cologne in 1982. He studied illustration in Münster. Since getting
his degree in the summer of 2009, Bernd Lehmann has been working as a freelance illustrator for
several children’s book publishers, among other projects. After some years in Berlin and Cologne,
he now lives in Seoul, South Korea, with his wife.
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Katja Alves
HIER KOMMT FRITZ – Der schlaue Plan
HERE HE COMES, FRED – Moving Day
2014
size 19 × 25 cm
from 5 years on
includes a flip-book
sequence
»Igooooor!«, rief Beni.
Igor blieb ruckartig stehen und schaute verwundert zu den beiden Freunden.
»Papa sagt, ich darf nicht mit euch reden!«
China
»Ja Igor! Derselbe Igor, der meine kleine Schwester Betti immer an
den Haaren zieht!« – »Sollen wir ihn ein bisschen erschrecken?«
Fritz kicherte und machte eine wilde Grimasse.
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Hier kommt Fritz
Ich habe eine viel bessere Idee!«, flüsterte Beni.
»Schon gut Igörchen«, flötete Beni. »Du musst auch nicht mit uns reden.
Wir reden mit dir.«
»Stimmt«, sagte Igor, »zuhören ist nicht dasselbe wie reden.«
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Fred hates chore days in his anthill. And this time, cleaning is the order of the day. That means a lot
of work, and Fred is allergic to work.
He’d much rather practise handstands, because BELOW IS THE NEW ABOVE!
But to avoid cleaning-up day, Fred needs to think of something. He discusses the problem with his
best friend, Greg Greenfly, who comes up with an unusual idea...
A fast and funny story about Fred, the slightly different ant. There are two new characters being
introduced in the second Fred volume: Igor, the scavenger beetle Isidore’s son and Roderick, a conceited woodlouse looking for a bride.
Katja Alves, born in Coimbra, Portugal, has worked as an air traffic assistant, a concert promoter,
a bookseller and a musical editor. She writes children‘s stories, radio plays for children and works
for Nord-Süd publishing house.
Geschichte
Katja Alves
Illustrationen
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FIRST READER
Katja Alves
HIER KOMMT FRITZ – Der schlaue Plan
HERE HE COMES, FRED – A Clever Plan
2014
size 19 × 25 cm
from 5 years on
includes a flip-book
sequence
China
»Du gehst jetzt zu dieser dummen
Isidor knurrte wie ein Kettenhund, beschloss aber, dass es besser war,
Blattlaus zurück und lässt dich zum
Fritz bei Laune zu halten. Nicht, dass der Isidor noch auf die Schliche
Ameisenhaufen führen, bevor dir die Ameisen auf die Schliche kommen«,
kommen würde. Nachdem die Socken gewaschen und aufgehängt waren,
sagte Gundula und schnappte nach einer winzigen Mücke, die sie seit drei
konnte sich Isidor vor Müdigkeit kaum noch auf den Beinen halten.
Stunden beobachtet hatte.
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Fast, fun and a little rebellious , the title starts off a new series with a likeable hero
If the day will bring an unpleasant surprise, you can feel it as soon as you are getting up: If your
feelers are itching like crazy, it‘s a sure sign. And today is one of these days.
Fred, the shrewd little ant from Anthill Section Five, gets suspicious when his cousin Albertina
tells him the Head Ant wants to see him.Seeing the Head Ant always means she wants you to do
some tedious chore. Fred is way too busy for things like that. He is much more interested in the
fine art of walking backwards, for example.Today, however, any resistance seems pointless. Fred is
in a tight spot. The Head Ant wants him to guard her booty cellar. Horrible!
Fortunately, Fred‘s best friend, Greg Greenfly, has a fabulous idea how to get rid of tiresome
tasks. Isidore, an ambitious (and, above all, stupid) scavenger beetle, is just who they need ...
Katja Alves, born in Coimbra, Portugal, has worked as an air traffic assistant, a concert promoter, a bookseller and a musical editor. She writes children‘s stories, radio plays for children and
works for Nord-Süd publishing house.
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ORELL FÜSSLI KINDERBUCH KINDERBUCH
COMIC BOOK BOOK WITH EIGHT PAGES
KNOWLEDGE & BACKGROUND
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Martin Weiss
Rolf Willi
Die Munggenstalder und der Klostersturm
THE MONASTERY RAID
2015
size 21 × 29,7 cm
from 8 years on
There aren’t any magic potions, Romans or Gauls – but this new comic series about Swiss history is
every bit as thrilling, amusing and entertaining as the adventures of Asterix and Obelix.
In 1313 AD, the cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden are ruled by Habsburg administrators.
In Munggenstalden, a small Alpthal village, a group of rebels from Schwyz has cleared a patch
of land for cultivation and settled there – smack in the middle of an area belonging to Einsiedeln
Monastery. And that is only the beginning: Another band of settlers is soon to arrive in Alpthal,
lock, stock and barrel. The abbot of Einsiedeln does not like it one bit. The quarrel escalates, with
the monastery’s patron, Habsburg king Leopold I., muscling in ...
Martin Weiss, born in 1948, is a journalist, film maker and author of the successful Urchuchi
book series. Globi’s Swiss Cookbook was published by Globi Verlag. Martin Weiss also lectures on
journalism and literature at the School of Applied Linguistics SAL and writes articles for Marmite
and Wandern.ch magazines.
Rolf Willi was born in 1949 and has been a freelance commercial artist in Zurich since 1978. After
working in advertising for years, he has lately been focusing on illustration.
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COMIC BOOK
WITH EIGHT PAGES
KNOWLEDGE & BACKGROUND
Martin Weiss
Rolf Willi
Die Munggenstalder am Morgarten
THE GREAT MORGARTEN BATTLE
2015
size 21 × 29,7 cm
from 8 years on
In the second volume, things come to a head between the rebellious confederates and the Habsburgs
– with the inhabitants of Munggenstalden caught in the middle. The second ‘Munggenstalden’
volume, ‘The Great Morgarten Battle’ continues where volume 1 (‘The Monastery Raid’) left off,
depicting the Battle of Morgarten in a historically accurate way, even if the details are somewhat
exaggerated (this includes lots of knights flying through the air and a hail of spiked maces). Finally,
the people from Schwyz – who used to be mocked as ‘country yokels’ – together with their allies
from Uri and Nidwalden put the Habsburgs to flight. King Leopold is forced to sign a peacy treaty
granting the confederates their freedom.
Martin Weiss, born in 1948, is a journalist, film maker and author of the successful Urchuchi
book series. Globi’s Swiss Cookbook was published by Globi Verlag. Martin Weiss also lectures on
journalism and literature at the School of Applied Linguistics SAL and writes articles for Marmite
and Wandern.ch magazines.
Rolf Willi was born in 1949 and has been a freelance commercial artist in Zurich since 1978. After
working in advertising for years, he has lately been focusing on illustration.
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