The Beard Thief



And another beard goes missing

Pirates, dwarves, sailors – even Father Christmas is not safe from the beard thief! The police scratch their chins as they try to work out who is the mastermind behind the stolen facial hair. Soon, the trail leads them to someone nobody would have suspected of the crime … A little girl! 

  • A masterful, rhyming picture book that deals with subjects of otherness and gender in a funny, playful way: Whether with or without a beard – everyone is fine the way they are!
  • Find the beard thief on every page – a treasure hunt with rhymes and funny riddles
  • Previous books by the author have been translated into 19 languages


Genre: Picture-Book, Humor
Martin Baltscheit

Martin Baltscheit, born in Düsseldorf in 1965, studied Communication Design in Essen. He has since worked as a comic artist, illustrator, actor and author of children’s books, prose, radio and theatre plays. He has won numerous awards for his work.

Christoph Mett

Christoph Mett, born in 1978, learned his drawing skills from the Czech poster artist Eugen Miskovic. After his return to Germany he studied Design and worked as an illustrator and animator for several publishing houses. He was awarded the ICMA Gold Award in 2019.

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48 pages, ISBN: 978-3-423-76588-6
Product features: 4c illustrations, 24,3 x 30,5cm
First published 2025