A little devil rescues Christmas
Otibuk is much too small and much too nice compared to the other devils. And he doesn't feel at home at all in the dark lighthouse that smells of spiderwebs and dirty diapers. One day while outdoors, he notices two lovely, glittering creatures.

The hardcover edition of the two Fuzzy Bear books contains all four-colour illustrations by Reinhard Michl as used for the big picture book edition. A little brown teddy bear fears that his owner Benjamin loves his new white teddy bear more than him and decides to leave. Luckily, White Bear and ...

Brown Fuzzy Bear lives with Benjamin in his room. He sleeps in Benjamin's bed and gets up with him in the morning. "I am so fond of you" says Benjamin to Fuzzy Bear. "I like you, too," Fuzzy Bear replies.

One morning, they play near the little brook next to their house. There is a white ...

Kalter Hund cakes and prefab buildings over here, gum and townhouses over there

Max and Maya are cousins. They like each other. They enjoy playing cowboys and Indians, and eating vanilla ice cream. They could do so many things together, but the border between East and ...

What does really go on in the fridge when the door is shut and the light goes out? What do all the various objects in the school's lost property box talk about at night? Is the "moderately soiled" wash cycle a bit like a spa, or is it more akin to a watery inferno?

Young readers will ...

The popular Wild Little Ones are now big schoolchildren, but they haven't lost an ounce of their humour and inventiveness - they're as funny and full of ideas as ever!

When Frau Schrock announces a sports festival for Class 1c, Richard immediately imagines himself holding the ...

How did the teddy bear come by his name? How did the common or garden sausage become that barbecue staple - the hot dog? And to what lucky accident do we owe the ice lolly?
Every day we pick up things we know hardly anything about. They may be familiar objects, but we have no idea of the ...

All the children leave the zoo. Except for Noah, who stays with the boa.
All the children crawl through the hole. Except for Chuck, who gets himself stuck.
All the children jump on the moon. Except for Grace, who is lost in space. These rhymes embody the wonderful vernacular of ...

Anton, Selin, Mara and Richard have all fetched up in first grade together and survived the first day with flying colours. But now it's their second day and they reckon it's about time all this kindergarten rubbish - handicrafts, games and so forth - came to an end. They want to be ...

Fear can show us the way…

Fear is important. Fear is part of life - no one knows that better from first-hand experience than a child. And it's good to know how to make certain it never gets the upper hand.

Fear is a profound and exciting subject, and ...

The high art of bad manners -breaking the rules of good conduct

What sense is there in all those dull and dreary rituals of behaviour and manners that kids are supposed to follow these days? None whatsoever!

Behave Yourself - Not! brings a ...

Chomp, munch, gulp, slurp! Yum-Yum!

When do we eat, where and why, what - and whom?! Which yucky foods do we hate? How do our surroundings affect what we eat, and why is it that kids the world over love sweets? Where do table manners come from and why do they vary so much ...