Children's Books / Young Adults Spring 2024

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Ingo Siegner

Little Dragon Coconut and the Big Egg Mystery

Easter-themed picture book

Date of publication: February 21, 2024
Hardcover | 32 pages | With illustrations from: Ingo Siegner | Recommended age group: 4+
Little dragon Coconut and his friends Oskar and Matilda are on the riverbank, searching for Easter eggs. But among the nests with the colourful eggs, the three friends stumble across a white egg,...
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THiLO

First Me, Then You: Theo Scores!

Date of publication: May 15, 2024
Hardcover | 80 pages | With illustrations from: Heribert Schulmeyer | Recommended age group: 6+
Theo loves nothing better than kicking a ball around. But he’s never been a member of a proper football club. This changes when his new classmate Jenny heads off for a training session, and Theo ...
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Johanna Prinz

Wild Weeks: Toilet Tuesdays

Fun stories for early readers

Date of publication: April 17, 2024
Hardcover | 128 pages | With illustrations from: Stefanie Jeschke | Recommended age group: 6+
Life in the jungle is peaceful, so long as you stay in your tree. Apollo the toucan and his friends strictly stick to the first rule of the forest: never climb down! Even the bravest animal in th...
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Sandra Grimm

Penguin Junior – Books for Early Readers: At Last, My Very Own Unicorn!

Date of publication: March 27, 2024
Hardcover | 48 pages | With illustrations from: Isabelle Song-Ra Göntgen | Recommended age group: 6+
For her birthday, Alma wants nothing more than a real unicorn. But instead all she gets is unicorn pyjamas, a unicorn pillow, a unicorn cycle helmet and a unicorn lamp. That evening, when she tur...
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Katja Reider

Penguin Junior – Books for Early Readers: Top Dog: Joshi’s First School Trip

Date of publication: May 15, 2024
Hardcover | 48 pages | With illustrations from: Christine Thau | Recommended age group: 6+
School dog Joshi is part of the 2A family now, and his classmates are looking forward to their first school trip with him. Only new girl Ida seems to have no time for the four-legged creature – o...
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Ingo Siegner

Little Dragon Coconut and the Ancient Greeks

Date of publication: May 30, 2024
Hardcover | 80 pages | With illustrations from: Ingo Siegner | Recommended age group: 6+
Matilda is in a tizzy: she has to write an essay about Alexander the Great for school! Meanwhile, Coconut is dying to know if Hydra really existed, and Oskar would like to show this Hydra who’s r...
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Rüdiger Bertram

Welcome to Green Meadows Hotel: Closed for Renovations

Insect adventures for young readers

Date of publication: February 21, 2024
Hardcover | 128 pages | With illustrations from: Christiane Fürtges | Recommended age group: 6+
Hotel manager Adlon is worried. Margot, the cook, is suffering from a broken heart and unable to look after the guests anymore. The kitchen is in a mess – and it couldn’t come at a worse time, ei...
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Sandra Grimm

Penguin Junior – Books for Early Readers: The Secret Dragon Forest

Date of publication: March 27, 2024
Hardcover | 48 pages | With illustrations from: Philipp Ach | Recommended age group: 6+
Oh no, the horses on the farm are ill! Lise and Max know that only the legendary potion from the Dragon Forest can help. But in the Dragon Forest there are huge, fire-breathing… dragons! (Of cour...
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Katja Reider

Penguin Junior – Books for Early Readers: Top Dog: Joshi’s Trial Run

Date of publication: May 15, 2024
Hardcover | 48 pages | With illustrations from: Christine Thau | Recommended age group: 6+
The whole of 2A is excited: they’ll be getting a new classmate today! And he’s got four legs! Joshi is big, shaggy, and everyone loves him, and he helps the form teacher during lessons. Even math...
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Usch Luhn

Penguin Junior – Books for Early Readers: Koralla the Sea Witch: Pirates in the Lighthouse!

A story for early readers

Date of publication: May 15, 2024
Hardcover | 64 pages | With illustrations from: Dorothea Blankenhagen | Recommended age group: 6+
The Schmitt family are overjoyed when Dad Arne discovers that he’s inherited a lighthouse. The timing couldn’t be better, because the holidays are just around the corner. Sea witch Koralla, who h...

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