Children's Books / Young Adults Spring 2024

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Andreas Hüging

Penguin Junior – Books for Early Readers: Roger Rättel and the Hottest Detective School in the World: The Hole in the Desert

A story for improving readers

Date of publication: May 15, 2024
Hardcover | 96 pages | With illustrations from: Nikolai Renger | Recommended age group: 7+
The new school year at Gerda Gecko’s Detective School in Olbycorky starts with a bang: a thief has stolen Sheriff Karamelo’s chewing gum, and a fireball appears in the night sky over the desert. ...
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Teresa Hochmuth

Shannon the Little Shark and the Red Tooth

The second book in a new series for early readers

Date of publication: May 15, 2024
Hardcover | 96 pages | With illustrations from: Petra Bergmann | Recommended age group: 7+
One morning, Shannon the little shark’s red tooth starts tickling weirdly. At first, he doesn’t think anything of it, but then he starts worrying: has he been eating too many sweets? Or is someth...
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Sven Gerhardt

Fabulous Mr Blomster: The School Sleepover Surprise

The new book in this exciting series by the bestselling author

Date of publication: February 14, 2024
Hardcover | 192 pages | With illustrations from: Marie Braner | Recommended age group: 8+
A vaulted cellar packed with mysterious treasures? It must be Mr Blomster’s secret store! At his tuck shop, you’ll find tasty sandwiches, chilled drinks, as well as all kinds of secret stuff that...
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Jan Andersen

Dusty Saves the Day

Date of publication: May 22, 2024
Hardcover | 144 pages | Recommended age group: 10+
Carlotta’s friend Nuria never makes it home from the birthday party at the woodland playground. Paul decides to go looking for her – with his trusted dog Dusty, of course. But even clever old det...
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Anja Wagner

Magic Agents: Stockholm’s Trolls are on the Loose

The third mission for this very special international agent

Date of publication: May 22, 2024
Hardcover | 256 pages | Recommended age group: 10+
Evil never sleeps… as magic service agent Elia Evander quickly finds out when she is sent to Sweden on a risky new job. Together with magent-in-training Emil, she goes undercover in a boarding sc...
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Jules Verne, Sven Gerhardt

Penguin Junior – Children’s Classics for Early Readers: Around the World in 80 Days

A story for improving readers

Date of publication: May 15, 2024
Hardcover | 80 pages | With illustrations from: Martina Schachenhuber | Recommended age group: 7+
Can you travel around the world in just 80 days? Mr Fogg bets that he can – and so begins an exciting journey across five continents with his manservant Passepartout by his side. The two have one...
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Andreas Hüging, Angelika Niestrath

Street Tigers: The Hunt for the Cat’s Gold

A hilarious new adventure series

Date of publication: March 13, 2024
Hardcover | 176 pages | With illustrations from: Timo Grubing | Recommended age group: 8+
MEEEEOWWW! When spoilt pet kitty Caruso bumps into cool alley cats Sushi and Puma, his life changes for ever: he joins them at Madame Coco’s School for Cats, where Madame Coco and martial arts ac...
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Tina Schilp

Ick the Sticky Slime: What a Mess!

The start of the slimiest children’s series ever

Date of publication: March 27, 2024
Hardcover | 160 pages | With illustrations from: Martina Schachenhuber | Recommended age group: 8+
It’s blue, glittery and has a speech impediment. It shouldn’t actually exist at all. Its name is Ick, and it’s a blob of sticky slime secretly living in the sink. Siblings Lou and Lukas were only...
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Nicole Röndigs

Battle of Schools: Revenge of the Robonator

Book 2 in the "Battle of Schools" kids’ series

Date of publication: March 27, 2024
Hardcover | 224 pages | With illustrations from: Tine Schulz | Recommended age group: 10+
There’s chaos at the Emmy Noether School: much-loved janitor Montgomery Power has disappeared! There are blocked toilets and flickering strip lights that need fixing, the smart whiteboards are go...
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Nina Blazon

Laqua: Curse of the Black Gondola

Date of publication: February 14, 2024
Hardcover | 384 pages | Recommended age group: 10+
A horrid ancient palazzo, constant rain and a crotchety great-grandma – Kristina and her brother Jan wish they didn’t have to spend the holiday in their family’s old Venetian hotel. But one night...

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