In her intimate debut into comics, Jeong-in Mun tells the story of her family’s past through the eyes of three generations of women. In the center of the narrative stands her grandmother Chunja. As a single parent, she supported her children working as a Haenyeo diver, harvesting seafood off the coast of Jeju Island, South Korea. With delicate black and white drawings, Jeong-in Mun recounts her grandmother’s life with the ocean and her mother’s upbringing.

“Long Breath” shows the effects of the family history on her own life as a young woman split between cultures and continents in a skillful interweaving of different times & perspectives. The result is a touching story about life’s hardships, the beauty & perils of the ocean, and the female bonds that echo through generations.

Haenyeo (literally “women of the sea”) are female scuba divers who develop impressive habilities to swim underwater without oxygen tanks. In South Korea, the roots of this profession date back centuries. A moving family story that combines south-korean traditions & cultural identity.

Translated from Korean by Sera Kuk.
Release date: April 2026

Pascaline’s parents are having an argument: should they rather boil or fry crickets for dinner? The little bat loves both her parents so much she wishes she could just agree with the two of them. But that’s impossible… It is as if there were two Pascalines: one rooting for her dad and the other for her mum. This way everyone would be happy, isn’t it?

In the third book starring the little bat Pascaline, Beatrice Alemagna tells a story about loyalty conflicts and tackles the big question: is it possible to love without choosing sides? The result is a successful new dive into the emotional world of children by the multitalented picture book creator.

Translated from French by Irène Bluche.
Release date: March 2026

Trixi is a twinkly and (sometimes a bit) fickle moth, or -more precisely- a hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) whom people often take for a true feathered hummingbird. Swift like a spring breeze, she flies and races around with her best friend, Siggi the butterfly, and as they flutter whimsically through the town, they stop here & there to enjoy their favorite nectar out of the lilacs. But always getting mistaken for a hummingbird makes her miserable: as soon as people realize she is no bird but a big moth, they turn away from her in disgust. Why can’t she be so elegant, so focused, so beautiful and so widely beloved as a hummingbird?

When Siggi gets stuck on a lollipop and then kidnapped, there’s no turning back! To save her best friend, Trixi needs to get over her insecurities and believe in herself. Maybe staying true to who she is won’t be so bad after all, who knows? She often takes one eye out of the ball, it’s true, but she is also clever, brave and creative.

This colourful comic doesn’t just tell an exciting story, but it also encourages children to take pride on what makes them unique and to support each other. On the way, it seizes the occasion to highlight how insects aren’t “disgusting” at all but beautifully diverse and deserving of a place in our world.

Release date: May 2026

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.

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.