One summer, a wandering cricket finds an old violin in the woods. “How convenient!”, she exclaims and promptly uses the spacious instrument as her new home. At nighttime, she plays the violin’s strings with her arms and legs which delights all small animals around, even the moths in the pumpkin-bar. As the year comes to an end however, a bitter-cold winter begins that will put the cricket’s music and the solidarity of the wood-dwellers to a hard test.

Anna Haifisch’s first picture book for children enchants readers with its charming critters and lovingly quirky humor. As a tongue-in-cheek reference to classic fables, Anna Haifisch tells a story about the appreciation for art and the importance of solidarity in difficult times, again proving her talent as an exceptional artist and storyteller.

Code Red in the flying office of the Planet Post! The control systems have failed and the crew is trapped on board the post office, after an unexplained incident. What’s more, one of the employees is suddenly missing. In the midst of the chaos, space letter carrier Bob and his colleague Marcella try to find the cause of the problem and restore order. But a mysterious force seems determined to prevent this …

In the fourth volume of the popular and award-winning comic series, a new adventure full of surprises awaits Bob and Marcella. With colorful, detailed drawings, the continuation of the comic series invites us to an exciting game of cat-and-mouse in the most mysterious corners of the Planet Post. And remains exciting until the very last page.

Release date: October 2025
Preorder Special: All pre orders of this book will come with a small surprise!

Aggie likes being alone and is looking forward to finally moving into her own house – until she discovers that a ghost already lives there. Living together is going more badly than well: whether she’s brushing her teeth or reading in the evening, Aggie has no peace from her roommate. She resolutely tries to defuse the situation with a list of rules: No haunting after sunset. No stealing socks. No eating the food. But the ghost doesn’t like to play by the rules, so Aggie challenges him to a decisive round of tic-tac-toe – whoever wins, gets the house.

From Matthew Forsythe, the award-winning creator of “Pokko and the Drum” and “Mina”, comes a surprising new picture book. With stunning imagery and unmistakable humor, “Aggie and the Ghost” tells a story about rules, sharing and an epic round of tic-tac-toe.

Translated from English by Rita Fürstenau.

A blue elephant loves to play soccer. And he would love it even more to play with the other elephants. If only his cage didn’t stop him from going outside. But what’s that? The bars are vanishing! Let’s get out onto the play area and join the other elephants. He plays good, really good! And he’s having fun! Lets go, blue elephant!

With poetically abstract drawings and playful lightness, Czech artist Jakub Plachý’s picture book tells of the timeless search for freedom and the feeling of belonging.

Biting comments, vicious insults, and poisonous remarks. Welcome to my life!

In Katharina Kulenkampff’s book debut, we meet the Grey Dog who is followed at every turn by an evil voice. Even the smallest moments of joy are spoiled, advice picked apart with pointed tongue and doubts sown: “Well done, but it won’t last.” “Dogs that doubt often end up failing.” No matter what the Grey Dog tries, he is worn down. His calm crumbles. The mean whispering becomes louder. An unfavorable dynamic unfolds… She laughed. I cried. My bad luck. This dog’s done for.

With charmingly rendered animal characters, “How I Became a Grey Dog” tells the moving and humorous story of an inner conflict. With sharp wit, the familiar world of the comic exposes the difficult and oftentimes paradox societal demands that we place upon ourselves.

Every day, Yuki and her brother go home from school together. She doesn’t feel close to him – in fact, she doesn’t feel close to anybody and is often grumpy. As she angrily throws away her house keys, they accidentally fall down a storm drain. Yuki tries to retrieve them by climbing below ground and so, a spooky journey begins that will lead her into the anger-filled world of Princess Mud. There, she will not only meet mysterious beings but also her brother. In the end, both siblings manage to get back home and the uncanny crossing of the Mudland becomes a valuable experience in growing up.

With her empathic picture book, Beatrice Alemagna again succeeds in capturing the intense and multifaceted feelings of children. The wonderful and fantastic narrative enables small and large readers to revisit their own emotions.

A completely normal day in the Dackeltal? Think again! For Nika, Lotte and Mangold, new adventures are waiting just around the corner. Mangold overhears the ringing of her alarm clock one morning and her ruffled hair is the source of much amusement at school. In a classroom lesson about dinosaurs, Lotte unexpectedly reaches her own limits. And after Nika tells her friends a scary story while out camping, events take a spooky turn. Meanwhile, a storm is gathering over the Dackeltal that will turn the three friends’ world upside down.

In seven new episodes, Nika, Lotte and Mangold face unknown challenges and continue to grow as characters. With unique wit and charm, the latest issue of the beloved children’s comic series emphasizes the value of friendship and creativity in turbulent times. One thing is certain: Nika, Lotte and Mangold are full of surprises.

A canopy of leaves, spiraling into the sky. Patterns of light on moss-covered bark. Soft undergrowth beneath our feet. In her newest book, Carmen José takes us on an artistic walk in the woods. Poems, watercolor paintings, and line art thoughtfully question established forms of drawing and creative pedagogy: When did we learn to represent trees in a certain way? And what does this say about our relationship to the world?

“I Don’t Know How to Draw a Tree” is an invitation to rediscover creativity beyond the demands we have learned to place on ourselves. Through the example of trees in all their facets, colors and shapes, the book sketches a philosophy that foregrounds the intuitive joy of the creative process itself. And the delight of encountering the world with an open mind.

With the first rays of sunlight, we wake up in the house of an adventurer. We get up, put on our clothes, have breakfast, and pack our belongings because we are about to set off on a journey: We get on a bike, take the bus and glide through the clouds on a plane. We sink to the bottom of the ocean, set foot in a jungle, encounter wild animals, investigate caves and palaces, wander through the mountains, and uncover a secret.

“Thank you alarm clock, thank you shoes, thank you pebble, thank you horizon…” The duo Icinori reinterprets the concept of the word picture book by thanking an everyday object that has become invisible through our daily routines on each page. Each element leads to the next one and so, piece by piece, an exciting story unfolds with dramatic and wonderful events.