Children's Books / Young Adults Spring 2022

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Anja Frenzel, Annette Langen

These Lucky Stars: Stories to Help Kids Relax and Grow Up Strong and Brave

The companion book to Anja Frenzel’s ‘Glückspunkt’ method

Date of publication: May 23, 2022
Hardcover | 128 pages | With illustrations from: Sabine Rothmund | Recommended age group: 4+
Ida’s parents have given her a very special birthday present: two soft and cuddly golden stars! They’re meant to help Ida whenever she needs encouragement or gets upset. They’re there for her whe...
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Anke Girod

Rudolphina Raspberrygrass: The Littersquirrel Problem

Date of publication: April 26, 2022
Hardcover | 80 pages | With illustrations from: Sabine Sauter | Recommended age group: 4+
The animals of Hocus-Pocus Forest are all in a tizzy: the so-called littersquirrels are causing trouble again. There’s leftover food all over the place, and dishes are blocking the path – despite...
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Ute Krause

The Muscleteers: Hamster Bertram's Reading School

The Muscleteers’ latest adventure for young readers

Date of publication: March 21, 2022
Hardcover | 144 pages | With illustrations from: Ute Krause | Recommended age group: 7+
Bertram the hamster is on top of the world. He’s just started teaching the little mouse Edwiga and her siblings to read – because to recognise the dangers that await both big and little rodents i...
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Lucy Maud Montgomery, Karen Christ...

Penguin Junior – Children’s Classics for Early Readers: Anne of Green Gables

Easy books for children to improve their reading

Date of publication: April 26, 2022
Hardcover | 88 pages | With illustrations from: Marie Braner | Recommended age group: 7+
Orphaned Anne Shirley is mistakenly sent to live with Matthew and his sister Marilla on their Green Gables farm in Canada. Although they had actually wanted a boy to help them out on the farm, Ma...
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Ingo Siegner

Little Dragon Coconut in Australia

Date of publication: May 23, 2022
Hardcover | 80 pages | With illustrations from: Ingo Siegner | Recommended age group: 6+
Coconut, Matilda and Oscar have heard amazing things about the Australian pouch dragon. Apparently a pouch dragon mother lays eggs, and when the dragon baby is born the father carries it in his p...
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Sven Gerhardt

Minna Melon: Quirky Tales from the Truthful Wood

Fantastical, lyrical stories

Date of publication: February 28, 2022
Hardcover | 128 pages | With illustrations from: Mareike Ammersken | Recommended age group: 6+
It’s an ordinary day in the Truthful Wood, and the animals are doing what they always do: gathering food, sweeping their dens and fixing their garden fences. None of them notices that something u...
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Anke Girod

Smilli Green and the Magic Herb

With brilliant extras: Smilli’s herb diary and her favourite herb recipes

Date of publication: June 20, 2022
Hardcover | 224 pages | With illustrations from: Florentine Prechtel | Recommended age group: 8+
Smilli is a dab hand at all things herbal, so she’s overjoyed when she’s allowed to create her very own herb garden at Miss Crimson’s, her mother’s shop-cum-café. Her best friend Nick lends a han...
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Hugh Lofting, Bettina Obrecht

Penguin Junior – Children’s Classics for Early Readers: Doctor Dolittle

Easy books for children to improve their reading

Date of publication: April 26, 2022
Hardcover | 88 pages | With illustrations from: Caroline Opheys | Recommended age group: 7+
Dr John Dolittle from Puddleby-on-the-Marsh knows that to be a good vet you have to understand your patients. Luckily, the parrot Polynesia is there to teach him their languages. He soon becomes ...
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Annette Roeder

Rosa the Robber Princess’s Royal Holiday

Date of publication: June 27, 2022
Hardcover | 112 pages | With illustrations from: Katrin Engelking | Recommended age group: 6+
Finally, school’s out! Best of all, they’re all going on holiday together, including Rosa’s friend Irmela. The van’s packed, the tent and Unicorn the donkey are in the trailer, and off they head ...
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Jan Andersen

Dusty: Two Pals on the Hunt

For early readers

Date of publication: May 23, 2022
Hardcover | 112 pages | With illustrations from: Heribert Schulmeyer | Recommended age group: 8+
When Paul and his Border collie Dusty discover an ancient Jaguar in an apparently abandoned shed, Paul is thrilled. He can’t wait to show the splendid vintage car to his friend Alex. But there’s ...

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