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Rights List Autumn 2014

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4 – 9 Picture book

10 – 18 Children’s fiction

19 – 21 Young adult fiction

21 – 25 Young adult fiction / All age

26 – 27 Non-fiction

28 – 31 Duden

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Dear Colleagues and Friends,

We are very pleased to present our Rights List Autumn 2014 to you for the imprints

> FISCHER Sauerländer

> FISCHER KJB

> FISCHER FJB

> FISCHER Duden Kinderbuch,

> FISCHER Meyers Kinderbuch,

which includes this time more than ever an impressive number of great titles!

We are very proud to publish the first volume of Kai Meyer’s new phantastic trilogy PAGES OF THE WORLD for readers aged 14+. Kai Meyer’s works are best sellers in Germany and have been translated into more than 20 languages. With PAGES OF THE WORLD he has created once more an entirely new world full of action, magic, and powerful books…

Another great name on our list is that of Kerstin Gier: SILBER – DAS ZWEITE BUCH DER TRÄUME is the second volume in a mysterious trilogy for young adults in which dreams play a decisive role… The trilogy is a best seller: more than 400.000 copies have been sold of the first two volumes. Translation rights for a few languages are still available…

We hope you enjoy browsing through our Rights List and find many of our titles interesting. Please contact us if you would like to acquire the rights to any of our titles, or are generally interested in our program or any of our authors. We look forward to seeing you at the Frankfurt Book Fair! Please do not hesitate to contact us for an appointment, or simply drop by our stand in Hall 3.1, E21.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Best wishes, Your Foreign Rights Team at FISCHER

Ilka Wesche

e-mail: [email protected]

China, Korea, Thailand, Taiwan

Esther Mallm


Italy, Southeastern Europe, Baltic Countries, English, Spanish and Portuguese Language Rights (World), Arabic Countries & Turkey

Ulrike Blank


Scandinavia, Benelux, France, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Israel, Japan

Alexander Steffensmeier (text and illustrations)Lieselotte Stays Awake(978-3-7373-6008-1) Hardcover, 32 pp., 24 × 31 cmAges 4 +

Alexander Steffensmeier (text and illustrations)Lieselotte on Holiday(978-3-7373-6015-9) Hardcover, 32 pp., 24 × 31 cmAges 4 +

Alexander Steffensmeier (text and illustrations)Where Is Lieselotte?(978-3-7373-6014-2) Hardcover, 32 pp., 24 × 31 cmAges 4 +

Alexander Steffensmeier (text and illustrations)Lieselotte in the Snow(978-3-7373-6018-0) Hardcover, 32 pp., 24 × 31 cm Ages 4 +

Alexander Steffensmeier (text and illustrations)Lieselotte on the Lookout(978-3-7373-6022-7) Hardcover, 32 pp., 24 × 31 cm Ages 4 +

Alexander Steffensmeier (text and illustrations)Lieselotte’s Treasure Hunt(978-3-7373-6011-1) Hardcover, 32 pp., 24 × 31 cmAges 4 +

Alexander Steffensmeier (text and illustrations)Lieselotte Is Ill(978-3-7373-6715-8) Hardcover, 32 pp., 24 × 31 cmAges 4 +

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> Rights sold for 19 languagues: Catalan, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English (USA), Estonian, Frisian, Galician, Hebrew, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuania, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovenian, Spanish (Spain), Thai

Our immensely popular picture book series

With Lieselotte, Alexander Steffensmeier has created a wonderful character with which children can identify. When normal everyday life takes place in the cowshed, children can giggle about small mishaps to their hearts’ content.

When Lieselotte loses that one package the farmer has impatiently been waiting for, she has a guilty conscience. Only the child looking at the picture book knows that the farmer has already found her pa-ckage while Lieselotte is still desperately looking for it.

A turbulent search adventure with lots of surprises, crazy chicken and a real happy ending.

Alexander Steffensmeier Lieselotte’s Search(978-3-7373-5005-1) Hardcover 32 pp., 23 × 30 cm Ages 4 +

Alexander Steffensmeier was born in Ostwestfalen. He studied illustration in the design department of the Münster School of Arts and began working as a freelance illustrator during his studies.

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Finally! A new adventure with your favourite cow > Fun and excitement with Lieselotte > The adventurous search for a lost package

> More than 440.000 sold copies! > Co-printings scheduled regularly

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Alexander SteffensmeierThe Big Lieselotte Activity Book Puzzles, maths, writing, and colouring fun

(978-3-7373-5077-8)Softcover, 96 pp., 21 × 29.7 cmAges 5 +

Rights sold: Romanian, Russian

In this colourfully illustrated book, pre- and pri-mary-schoolers will find 96 pages of fun activities. Lieselotte the cow and many humorous pictures invite children to participate in fun play at various levels of difficulty: whether colouring in pictures of Lieselotte, completing mazes, point-to-point dra-wings, small maths problems, or tricky comparison puzzles, all Lieselotte fans are guaranteed hours of fun with this book!

Alexander SteffensmeierLieselotte’s Birthday Party(978-3-7373-6003-6)Board book with tabbed thumb index 22 pp., 21 × 21 cmAges 2 +

Rights sold: Danish, Simplified Chinese

Alexander SteffensmeierLieselotte Celebrates Christmas(978-3-7373-6110-1)Board book with tabbed thumb index 22 pp., 21 × 21 cmAges 2 +

Rights sold: Danish, Simplified Chinese

Alexander SteffensmeierWhat’s Happening There Lieselotte?(978-3-7373-6156-9)Board book with punched out peepholes 14 pp., 16 × 18 cmAges 3 +

Rights sold: Danish,

Alexander SteffensmeierWho’s Hiding Here, Lieselotte?(978-3-7373-5081-5)Board book with flaps 14 pp., 16 × 18 cmAges 3 +

Rights sold: Danish,

> Ideal for moments in between: 96 pages of colouring, maths, riddles, and writing activities

> With beloved mail cow Lieselotte and many farmhouse friends > Solutions provided in the back

Interactive fun with Lieselotte

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Little fans of the likeable cow Lieselotte will thoroughly enjoy this Christmas Colouring Book. They can colour all the farm’s inhabitants, design wrapping paper, decorate Christmas cookies, build snowmen and, of course, decorate the Christmas tree.

24 colouring pages, colourful stickers and a big colouring poster make waiting for Santa Claus a real treat.

Alexander Steffensmeier My Lieselotte Christmas Colouring Book(978-3-7373-5110-2) Softcover with poster and colourful stickers 24 pp., 21.5 × 29.5 cm Ages 4 +

Christmas with Lieselotte > Have fun colouring and doodling with the popular cow Lieselotte > The perfect small gift during Christmas time > With colourful stickers and posters

The little troll lives in a dark forest at the sea. He sleeps in a comfortable cave underneath a fallen tree and he loves to hide. The story invites you again and again to look for and discover the troll in the colourful illustra-tions. An imaginative story which encourages you to join in and feel with the character.

Serafina almost forgot her birthday! Luckily Luzifer her tom-cat remembered it. But Serafina thinks nothing of his suggestions for a festive feast. For she may not work the magic for herself but only for the animals in the magic forest. Luzifer walks away feeling insulted – after several hours when he has not returned Serafina goes to look for him: to the mice, the beaver, the foxes and the bear. And each of them has a special wish that Serafina is only too happy to fulfil. But none of them has seen Luzifer – or have they after all?

Wolfram Hänel & Constanze von KitzingHave You Seen the Troll?(978-3-7373-6159-0)Hardcover 32 pp., 23.7 × 30.6 cmAges 4 +

Sabine Ludwig & Edda SkibbeSerafina, Work Your Magic! (978-3-596-85108-9)Hardcover 32 pp., 21.5 × 28 cmAges 3 +

All rights available

Stefanie Reich & Michaela HolzingerLucas and the Corner Monster(978-3-7373-6488-1)Hardcover 32 pp., 23.7 × 30.6 cmAges 4 +

Rights sold: Danish, Estonian

Mario Giordano & Sabine Wilharm A Chicken An Egg and A Lot Of Fuss (978-3-596-85046-4)Hardcover 48 pp., 21.5 × 28 cmAges 3 +

Rights sold: Korean

It’s the same every evening. As soon as Mom turns out the lights it appears: the corner monster! That’s why Lucas can’t sleep and snuggles up to Mom and Dad in their bed. In the morning, Lucas is well rested and Mom and Dad are not. “It can’t go on like this,” Mom says. Lucas thinks a dog or a dragon may scare the corner monster away. “We won’t have them in the house,” Dad says. And then Lucas has a very good idea...

One night Lulu’s very first and most beautiful egg has just rolled away and disappeared – it can only have been stolen. Perhaps it was Vanessa, the conceited goat who would simply love to groom her beard with egg-yolk, or was it Tamara the cat who always plays Catch-the-mouse with eggs? The detectives Astor Chang, the mole, and Zippo, the cricket, have to look quite closely for there are enough suspects and no one admits being guilty …

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Christa Kempter & Günther JakobsClara, the Moon and the New Home(978-3-7373-6160-6)Hardcover 32 pp., 23.7 × 30.6 cmAges 4 +

Rights sold: Danish

Children do not like to leave their familiar environment, their much loved habits and most of all their friends in kindergarten. They are afraid of the new and unknown and look towards moving with mixed feelings. That’s why it is good when they experience that the new home does not feel bad after all.

Clara does not want to go away. She wants to stay in her old room where at night the moon looks so friendly into her window. But then everything has been packed up and Clara has to say good-bye. And when she looks out the window in her new room an old friend blinks at her. Now things are not that bad anymore. In a loving and sensitive way this story encou-rages all children who are afraid of changes.

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Nina Dulleck The Hiccup Princess(978-3-7373-5114-0) Hardcover 80 pp., 23 × 30 cm Ages 4 +


Hiccups be gone – with royal fun! > Tips how to make hiccups go away > The first big picture book by Nina Dulleck > Cheeky fun with and for princesses

Hiccups can be really annoying, especially when it’s time to go to bed. No trick works to make them go away once and for all. And holding your breath and swallowing three times without water are really old-fashioned ideas.

It’s so much more fun to see what Princess Rosa Teeny-Weeny tries in order to make her hiccups go away. The cheerful and colourful illustrations show the little princess chuckling and hiccupping so happily that this picture book will make all children and their parents laugh out loud before going to bed.

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> Relocation – an important family topic > Empathetic story that encourages

For all children who are afraid of changes

Nina Dulleck, born in 1975, has been drawing since she was able to hold a pencil. Since then, she has illustrated many children’s books for different publishing houses all over the world. She is married, has three children and lives in her home amidst cherry trees and vineyards.

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Kai Lüftner (text) Dominic Rupp (illustrations) The Backwater Of Good Hope – Now More Than Ever! (978-3-7373-5066-2) Hardcover 160 pp., 14 × 21.5 cm Ages 9 +


Thomas Christos (text) Barbara Scholz (illustrations) Orbi’s Adven- ture – A Little Robot Runs Away (978-3-596-85435-6) Hardcover 128 pp., 14 × 21.5 cm Ages 6 +

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Kai Lüftner (text) Dominic Rupp (illustrations) The Backwater Of Good Hope – All or Nothing! (978-3-7373-5111-9) Hardcover 208 pp., 14 × 21.5 cm Ages 9 +

The wonderfully bizarre cast of charac-ters from the Backwater of Good Hope comes back for a second round. Again, Kai Lüftner impresses with his boundless imagination and the affectionately (over)drawn inhabitants and newcomers at the small, no longer peaceful place.

Right after Kalle has found three new friends for life, one of them is already in danger. Little Theobald is kidnap-ped by Count Guile von Cruel and his bodyguards. Without any question, the friends have to rescue him! And without any doubt, they will manage to do so, especially with the help from an unex-pected source – and throw Count Guile von Cruel back down again to the place where he should have stayed after the end of the first book: down in the foggy depths of the Fulminantolaboratory.

Kai Lüftner, born 1975 in Berlin, studied social pedagogics, worked amongst other things as street worker, cabaret artist and solo entertainer, pizza delivery man, door man, copy writer for advertisements, song texts and on special contract, comedy au-thor, concert promoter, composer and musician, radio journalist and also in old people’s and children’s homes.

Today he earns his money as arranger of audio books and direc-tor, as copy writer for comedians and actors, as author of books for children and young adults and together with his wife he runs a café in Berlin.

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The second, totally crazy adventure > A tumultuous story about friendship and loyalty > Award-winning author and audio book director

Orbi is back!

Barbara Scholz, born in 1969 in Herford, first did a training to become a typescript editor. Since 1999, she has been working as a freelance illustrator for different children’s books publishers.

Thomas Christos’ real name is actually Christos Yiannopou-los and he was born in 1957 in Patras, Greece. After studying, he wrote scripts for tele-vision. Nowadays, he lives in Duesseldorf and likes to invent stories.

“Orbi deserves many fans! For his stories are full of humour, fantasy and excite-ment.” Stiftung Lesen

Robot Orbi has conquered readers’ hearts by storm. With his unbiased view on people’s everyday lives he makes every-one laugh. He is clever and strong and therefore the perfect friend for children.

This time, mini-robot Robi joins him! Orbi and his friends hold together – of course! – like welded steel. For one thing is certain: Not one of them has expected the mischief Robi comes up with!

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> Lovely middle-grade entertainment > With many cheeky pictures by Barbara Scholz > This sequel can be read independently of “Orbi’s Adventures - A little robot escapes”

Thomas Christos (text) Barbara Scholz (illustrations) Orbi‘s Adventure – A Little Robot Shakes It Up(978-3-596-85665-7) Hardcover 128 pp., 14 × 21.5 cm Ages 6 +

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The Liliane Susewind Series Lilli has a secret… She can talk to animals!

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Eva Schöffmann- Davidov born in 1973, already as a child drew everything that came in front of her brush. She attended the Freie Kunstwerk-statt in Munich befo-re studying graphic design in Augsburg.

Tanya Stewner was born 1974 in the Bergisches Land and started writing stories when she was only ten years old. Her se-ries of children’s books on Liliane Sus-ewind is hugely suc-cessful. The author lives with her family in Wuppertal.

Because of her secret gift, Lilli is very popular with all animals - but rather shy with other children. In this first volume in the series, Lilli moves with her family to a new town. Starting at a new school and finding new friends is not easy in the best of circumstances, but for Lilli, this task is doubly hard.

Anxious not to be seen as crazy, she tries to keep her gift as secret as possible. But how can she manage a school trip to the zoo without revealing the fact that she can talk to animals?

English sample translation available.

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> Each volume consists of a self-contained story > Entertaining and light fiction for little girls aged 8+ > Topics: moral courage, being different, standing in for others, overcoming fears

> More than 800.000 copies sold so far! > Our most successful series for girls aged 8 + > Translation rights sold for ten languages

A Young Deer Alone in the Snow(978-3-596-85470-7) Hardcover 224 pp., 14 × 21.5 cm Ages 8 +

Together with her family and Jesahja Lilli goes on a skiing trip. At first they have a great time on the slopes and before the crackling fireplace. Then an avalanche tumbles down into the valley…

A Penguin Wants to Fly High(978-3-596-85535-3) Hardcover 304 pp., 14 × 21.5 cm Ages 8 +

Since the residents moved into the new penguin enclosure it’s all haywire in the zoo. A whole com-pound full of problem kids. Most of all Lilli worries about Yaki the small black footed penguin.

When You Have Friends You Are Never Alone(978-3-596-85468-4) Hardcover 96 pp., 14 × 21.5 cm Ages 8 +

You Do Not Treat Horses this Way(978-3-596-85375-5) Hardcover 224 pp., 14 × 21.5 cm Ages 8 +

Lilli learns how to ride! She cannot get enough of it. But soon Lilli notices that the riding stab-les have money troubles…

A Panda Is No Kangaroo(978-3-596-85381-6) Hardcover 224 pp., 14 × 21.5 cm Ages 8 +

In the zoo of a neighbouring town a panda baby has been abandoned by its mother. It’s good that Lilli can talk with animals! Immedia-tely she understands that without a substitute mum the little bear will not survive…

Don’t Get too Close to the Wolf’s Fur(978-3-596-85427-1) Hardcover 208 pp., 14 × 21.5 cm Ages 8 +

By now the whole world knows about Lilli’s exceptional gifts. And promptly she and Jesahja are kidnapped and taken to a camp in the woods where she is to make exotic plants grow…

An enchanting story of courage and friendship, with the perfect length to read aloud. This story includes animals from almost all volumes published so far.

Tigers Do Not Kiss Lions(978-3-596-85277-2) Hardcover 224 pp., 14 × 21.5 cm Ages 8 +

Lilli can talk to animals. And now she has found a way to help! She starts to work as an interpre-ter at the zoo to solve the animals’ smaller and bigger problems…

Dolphins in Distress at Sea(978-3-596-80849-6) Hardcover 224 pp., 14 × 21.5 cm Ages 8 +

When Liliane goes to the seaside she won’t have ordinary vacations. Her mother would like Liliane’s secret to be kept hidden away. But as usual things don’t go according to plan…

You Can’t Make Mon-keys out of Chimpanzees(978-3-596-85355-7) Hardcover 240 pp., 14 × 21.5 cm Ages 8 +

In the municipal park Lilli finds a frightened, emaciated chimpanzee. Luckily she can talk to animals – thus Lilli gets some information, which explains the monkey’s bad condition…

Tanya Stewner (text) Eva-Schöffmann-Davidov (illustrations) Liliane Susewind – You Don’t Talk to Elephants(978-3-596-85239-0) Hardcover 176 pp., 14 × 21.5 cm Ages 8 +

Rights sold (series): Complex Chinese, Dutch, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish

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Susanne Fischer The Children’s Rebellion(978-3-596-85424-0) Hardcover 320 pp., 14 × 21 cm Ages 10 +

Susanne Fischer The Return of the Fireland Gang(978-3-596-85664-0) Hardcover 320 pp., 14 × 21 cm Ages 10 +

Political books and great adven-ture stories for children aged 10 + > Action-packed and humorous, yet with critical undertones > Highly praised by the press for its socio-critical aspects

> A lovely Christmas fun adventure > Funny, crazy, and realistic

The Fireland Gang, a group of children who rebel against the obscure doings of the Office, is back. Lila and her mother set out to search for Lila’s father in Italy where he has fled to be safe from the clutches of the Office. Lila’s friends are on the run, too: Under no circumstances do they want to be sent to one of the dubious children’s homes! When they realize what the Office is planning, they know they have to act jointly.

During the big showdown at the Italian coast the friends show what they can achieve when they act together.

After Lila’s mother does not return from work one evening, Lila is taken to a remote farm by her alleged aunt Bella. There she realizes that her mother never really told her the truth about how things are with the world. Why are so many children whisked off to children’s homes? How does “the other half” live? Searching for answers, Lila gets into the middle of Fireland, the slums out-side the city and finds shelter with a gang of kids who have not yet given in to the pressure of a repressive government.

Susanne Fischer tells of a society that is in danger of forgetting its social responsibility, of strong children, ignorant adults and of the courage to change things.

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Kurt Held & Jonas LauströerThe Red Zora(978-3-7373-6259-7)Hardcover, 384 pp., 15 × 21.6 cmAges 10 +

Rights sold: Has been translated to more than 20 languages, many translation rights available again!

“The Red Zora” is a story based on fact. It gives a true and vivid portrait of the lives of some children at the close of World War II.Known to the people of the town as Zora’s Gang, a group of five homeless youngsters ranged over the countryside near the Adriatic coast in Yu-goslavia. Like outlaws in the Robin Hood tradition, sleeping, eating and all everyday concerns were difficult to them, but every day brought new adventures and challenges.

Gudrun Mebs (text) Rotraut Susanne Berner (illustrations) Grandma! Cries Frieder(978-3-7373-6275-7)Hardcover, 92 pp., 14.5 × 21.7 cmfull-colour illustrations Ages 6 +

Rights sold: Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese

First published in 1984, this collection of humorous tales about Frieder and his Grandmother has delighted many readers. More than 300.000 sold copies.

Lisa Tetzner (text) Hannes Binder (illustrations) Black Brothers(978-3-7373-6485-0)Hardcover, 144 pp., 17.5 × 24 cmAges 10 +

Rights sold: Arabic, Dutch, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish

Elias longs for his parents to have more time for him. One afternoon, he comes across an egg in the mud, a little bigger than a chicken egg. Elias secretly does all he can to make sure that the egg hatches. To his surprise, however, it’s not a bird that appears, but a tiny grandma…! She does not behave like a normal grandma, though – who would read to him and make him caramel sweets – this grandma has only nonsense in mind …

Iva Procháchzková (text) Marion Goedelt (illustrations)Elias and the Grandma that Hatched from an Egg(978-3-7373-6328-0)Hardcover, 128 pp., 14 × 21.3 cmAges 8 +

Rights sold: Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish (South America)

Daniela Dammer (text) Catharina Westphal (illustrations)Santa Claus Lives Next Door(978-3-7373-5122-5)Hardcover 192 pp., 14 × 21.5 cmAges 8 +


With a list of pros and cons, Piet and his friends “prove” that their old, grumpy neighbour is Santa Claus. However, as they have accidentally laid waste to his veranda, they most certainly won’t get any presents anymore. They have to appease Santa Claus!

All their plans go wrong, though, and they enjoy car-rying them out, too – although they are meant to be acts of penance. But finally they find out that it feels better to make other people happy than to think of what they wish for themselves.

A novel based on true events: In the middle of the 19th century poor peasants from Ticino have to send away their children to become chimney sweeps in the city of Milan. Here, they have to work in atrocious conditions and put their young lives at risk.A graphic novel, illustrated by Hannes Binder.

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Malcolm McNeill The Beginning Woods(978-3-596-85670-1) Translated from English by Sibylle Schmidt With colourful drawings by Nikolaus Heidelbach Hardcover 544 pp., 14 × 21.5 cm Ages 11 +


Ivo Pala (text) Helmut Dohle (cover illustrations) The Dragon Behind the Mirror(978-3-7373-5101-0) Hardcover 224 pp., 14 × 21.5 cm Ages 10 +


Stunning, atmospheric, adventurous

Enchantingly beautiful

> An ecstatic declaration of love for books and reading > For all fans of Michael Ende’s “The Neverending Story” and of Carlos Ruiz Zafón > A great novel for children and adults

> A nostalgic children’s book which has what it takes to become a classic > For the readers of “The Chronicles of Narnia” and “The Secret Garden”

Set in a world that greatly resembles our own, this is the story of a little boy called Max. He lives with Alice and Forbes, his adoptive parents. Not even they can tell him where he came from and who he is.

One day a few years ago, he has just appeared seemingly out of nowhere. Two eerie strangers tell Max that his appea-rance seems to be connected to the ever-growing number of disappearing people – people vanishing from one moment to the next, without a trace.

Might Max be even responsible for the disappearance of his biological parents? The explanation for both mysteries lies deeply hidden in the “Beginning Woods”, a world that is connected to ours, like two sides of a coin are connected. There Max encounters magical beings, sinister secrets – and there he has to pass the most dreadful of all tests of courage. He has to walk through the dragon’s fire…

A dark, fairy-tale fantasy adventure with philosophical profundity.

Originally written in English! World rights available.

In the year 1910, the five siblings Florence, Herbert, Sophie, William and Diana arrive in Scotland to stay with their un-known grandfather. What will he be like? How will he welcome them? When they finally meet him, they are immediately enthusiastic. Old O’Brian is not only a cheerful chap but he fulfils them every wish. But is he really their grandfather?

On one of their expeditions through the old family castle, they encounter a dra-gon kept behind a mirror – and he tells them not to believe a word their so-called grandfather tells them. He himself, so he claims, is their grandfather, enchanted and kept a prisoner. But whom should the children believe?

A fairy-tale adventure for the entire family, told with affection and including everything that a child needs to be cap-tivated: mermaids, treasures of elves and an enchanted castle.

Ivo Pala, born in 1966, lives in Berlin, works as a screenwriter for films and television and has already published several novels. After his fantasy trilogy “Elbenthal”, he debuts as a children’s book author for FISCHER Sauerländer.

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Ulrich Hub (text) Jörg Mühle (illustrations)8 o’Clock At the Ark(978-3-7373-6701-1)Hardcover 64 pp., 17 × 24 cmAges 8 +

Rights sold: Danish, Dutch, English, (North America), French, Greek, Hunga-rian, Italian, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (World), Rhaeto-Romanic, Russian, Simplified Chi-nese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (South America + US), Swedish, Ukrainian

In a manner both wonderfully comic and rewardingly substantial this book asks many important questions about God and life in general wit-hout rushing to easy answers. More than 240.000 copies sold, translation rights sold to 21 languages!! English sample translation available.

Patrick Wirbeleit (text and illustrations)What the Hell?! A Comic Novel(978-3-7373-5062-4)Hardcover 96 pp., 17 × 24 cmAges 10 +


The hilarious comic novel about Jonas, who, in desperate need of pocket money, takes up a job in Hell. With fine pen-work, plenty of imagination, and sparkling wit, Patrick Wirbeleit tells us how Jonas has to run after an escaped demon on Earth, and what God, a talking pile of ash, and a chicken have to do with it all. English sample translation available.

Christine Nöstlinger (text) Stefanie Reich (illustrations) Fiery Red Friederike(978-3-7941-6370-9)Hardcover 80 pp., 17.3 × 24.5 cmWith 4c illustrationsAges 7 +

Rights sold: Catalan, Danish, Estonian, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Slovenian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish

Friederike’s hairraising adventures – Christine Nöstlinger’s debut novel for children aged 7+, charmingly illustrated by Stefanie Reich. A warm and cou-rageous story about standing up for yourself and finding your own strength!

An exciting adventure story about Linus, the son of inventors, who is searching for his missing father, and battles the every-day creative chaos at home, together with his clever friend Riana, and Majus, the household robot who wants to be human. Three volumes available, more than 40.000 copies sold. Selected by New Books in German. English sample translation available.

Tobias ElsäßerLinus Lindbergh and the Rift in Time (Volume 1)(978-3-7373-6280-1)Hardcover 224 pp., 14 × 21.7 cmAges 10 +

Rights sold: Danish

Peggy Parnass (text) Tita do Rêgo Silva (coloured woodcuts) Childhood – How Our Mother Saved Us From the Nazis(978-3-596-85672-5) Hardcover 80 pp., 15.8 × 24 cm Ages 12 +


Against forgetting! > A very special book > Autobiographical story of two Jewish children sent to Sweden and safety in 1939 > With colourful woodcuts by Brazilian artist Tita do Rêgo Silva

The actress, columnist, court reporter and author Peggy Parnass tells the story of her childhood in this moving book: In 1939, she and her four-year-old brother were sent by her mother to Stockholm, which she considered a safe place for her two children. The children never saw their parents again. They were murdered by the Nazis in Treblinka.

The brightly colourful woodcuts by the Brazilian artist Tita do Rêgo Silva stand in contrast with the content and reinforce its intensity.

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Peggy Parnass studied in Stockholm, London, Hamburg and Paris. For seventeen years, she wrote court reports for a magazine and pu-blished five books. She has won several prizes, for example the Joseph Drechsel Prize for out-standing achieve-ments in journalism.

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Bettina Wenzel (text) Ina Hattenhauer (illustrations)Antonella’s Travels – The Insulted Ghost(978-3-7373-5063-1)Hardcover 128 pp., 14 × 21.5 cmAges 8 +

A tea pot congress in London? And Mr. Olafson is allowed to participate? There is no question about it: Antonella and Miss Hilda will join him. So, the three globetrotters end up in England where they meet a very polite ghost, an extraordinary hatter and the extremely egocentric former prima ballerina Olga Roskolnikova …

>Let’s go to England! Antonella’s third voyage >A charming story with likeable, quirky characters and a breath of nostalgia

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Lara Schützsack It Turned so Bitter Cold(978-3-596-85619-0)Hardcover 176 pp., 14 × 21.5 cmAges 12 +

Rights sold: Albanian, Danish

The debut novel of a young and talented writer, “It turned so bit-ter cold” is the incredibly moving and wonderfully poetic story of Lucinda, who is beautiful, hungry for life, and starlike: just as bright, just as beautiful, just as unattainable. Lucinda is a perfect big sister – but she will lose the fight against anorexia.

The story is told by Milena, who thinks the world of her sister, and who in her naivety understands her like no adult can. The author Lara Schützsack has won the Ulla-Hahn Author’s Price in June 2014.

English sample translation available.

>Highly acclaimed by the press >Winner of the Ulla-Hahn Author’s Prize 2014 for young and extraordinary literary talents

> Volume 1 in a new series for girls aged 14 + > Authentic, fast-paced and highly emotional

Robert M. SonntagThe Scanners(978-3-596-85537-7)Hardcover 192 pp., 12.5 × 20.5 cmAges 12 +

Rights sold: Russian, Spanish

Our world in 2035: printed books are no longer, and one megacorporation scans every single one that might have survived to the day – but what is their purpose in doing so…? A captivating thriller, and a brilliant novel about real friendship in the digital age of chance acquaintances.

Kathrin SchrockeFreak City (978-3-7373-6171-2)Softcover 184 pp., 14 × 22 cmAges 13 +

Nominated for the German Youth Literature Prize 2011. Recommended for translation by New Books in German

Rights sold: Danish, English (North America), French, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Thai

With lots of droll humour and warm sympathy, Kathrin Schrocke tells the story of a love that is special and extraordinary. Rights sold for eight languages. English translation available!

Deniz SelekHeartbreak Family(978-3-596-85461-5)Hardcover 288 pp., 12.5 × 20.5 cmAges 12 +


This coming-of-age novel is as bright, vivid and dramatic as life itself. Written by the award-winning author Iva Procházková, Orange Days has received the Literary Award “Luchs” in 2012. English sample translation available.

Iva ProcháchzkováOrange Days(978-3-7373-6177-4)Hardcover 240 pp., 14 × 21.5 cmAges 12 +

Rights sold: French

With a twinkle in the eyes and lots of wit and humor, Deniz Selek tells of the life and love of her protagonist in a multi-cultural patchwork family. Jannah, the Turkish-German girl is secretly in love with the son of her mother’s new boyfriend… English sample translation available.

Janne Palmer Berlin City Girls – Forbidden Nights(978-3-596-81250-9) Softcover 224 pp., 12.5 × 19 cm Ages 14 +


Welcome to Berlin: here 60 people com-pete for a room in a shared flat, you can dance the night away in the coolest clubs, and you encounter a camera crew behind every other corner.

This is where the story about Anouk is set: she has recently moved to the big city, and while settling down she falls head over heels in love with Joel. There’s just a tiny hick-up in this match: Joel is the boyfriend of Anouk’s best friend, and therefore, absolutely off limits. That’s all very well in theory, but what do you do when taking your hands off each other seems absolutely impossible, too…?

This highly entertaining novel for teenagers aged 14+ tells of love and lust, friendship, trust and betrayal. A must-read for every teenage girl!

Janne Palmer is a pseudonym for the young script writer and film maker Jeanette Wagner, who moved to Berlin from a small town, to enjoy the exciting life of a Berlin City Girl. She did not fall for her best friend’s boyfriend, but does enjoy emotional and existential comedies.

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> “The World’s Pages“ tells the story of a world ruled by the love for books – and by their magic > A novel on a level equal to “The Neverending Story“, “Inkheart“ and “The Shadow of the Wind”

There is a secret to every book...

Kai Meyer The World’s Pages(978-3-8414-2165-4) Hardcover 560 pp., 14 × 21.5 cm Ages 14 +


“While she was running down the stairs to the library, Furia could already smell the stories: the best smell in the world.”

Furia lives in a world of books. The country estate of her family is situated on top of an endless library. Eagerly, she is awaiting her soul book – to unleash the magic of words with its help. Then, however, her brother is kidnapped and Furia has to fight for his life.

Her path leads her to the city of the disappeared bookshops and to a forest in which trees grow from dead books. She meets Cat, who can “get anything for you”, and Finnian, the rebel. Together they go to war – against the rulers of bibliomancy and the de-writing of all books.

Kai Meyer, born in 1969, is regarded as one of the most impor-tant German fantasy authors. He has published more than 50 novels and his works have been translated into 30 languages. His stories have been adapted for film, comic and audio plays and have won prizes all over the world.

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Kai Meyer His greatest novel yet!“I write fantastical literature because it offers more colours than realistic literature does. And because everything we can imagine and picture in our minds is just as real as the concrete “real” world surrounding us.”

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“The Second Book of Dreams” is the next spectacular, thrilling instalment of the “Silver”-trilogy

Nominated for the German Youth Literture Prize!

Kerstin Gier Silver, The Second Book of Dreams (978-3-8414-2167-8) Hardcover approx. 432 pp., 14 × 21.5 cm Ages 14 +

Rights sold: Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, English (world), Finnish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish

Liv is shocked: Secrecy knows her innermost secrets. How or from whom? And what is Henry hiding from her? What dark figure is prowling the endless corridors of the dream world at night? And why is Liv’s sister Mia suddenly sleepwalking?

Nightmares, mysterious encounters and wild chases do not contribute to a good night’s sleep and during the day, Liv already has to deal with the full impact of problems that come with a new patch-work family and a scheming grandmo-ther. And then, there are the people who still have a score to settle with her – both during days and nights…

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Marie LucasNo Matter What We Do(978-3-8414-2215-6)Hardcover 496 pp., 12.5 × 20.5 cmAges 14 +


16-year-old Robin always gets what she wants - and what she wants is Alex, the darkly handsome outsider. He is quiet, inscrutable, doesn‘t let anyone in. But Robin doesn‘t know that Alex has a dangerous secret, one which Robin‘s ex-boyfriend Jasper has discovered and wants to expose. Unless Alex makes a deal: a single night with Robin...

Beate Teresa Hanika Tell Me About Love(978-3-8414-2101-2)Hardcover with book jacket 160 pp., 12.5 × 20.5 cmAges 14 +

Rights sold: Mongolian

For most young models, fame and glory come to an end towards the end of their twenties. And what then? Can you still find a place in life when you have lived on a roller coaster for the most part of your youth? There is a longing for something you cannot put your finger on. Might someone be waiting for you still? The downsides of a dream come true form the backdrop of this charming love story.

Klaus-Peter WolfNeon Green Fear (978-3-8414-2154-8)Hardcover 416 pp., 12.5 × 20.5 cmAges 9 +

All Rights Available

Johanna is awoken by the telephone in the middle of the night. A mysterious caller tells her that awful things are going to happen if she does not do as he asks her – and in the morning she finds that there has indeed been a horrible accident… A thrilling read.

Angelia has a dream: She wants to become a pop star. And she knows: One is truly alive only when one follows one’s dreams! She arrives in London to make her dreams come true. Both light and shadows line her way when she finds love and friendship in the unlike brothers Josh and Jeremy. Angelia experiences both happiness and frustration, has to come to terms with her past but still remains true to her dreams…a novel like a pop ballad.

Tanya StewnerThe Dreamer‘s Song(978-3-8414-2116-6)Hardcover with book jacket 400 pp., 12.5 × 20.5 cmAges 14 +

Rights sold: Georgian

Rainer MerkelBo(978-3-10-048444-4)Hardcover 688 pp, 12.5 × 20.5 cmAges 13 +

Rights sold: Dutch

Benjamin’s father ought to have picked him up. Instead, the thirteen-year-old boy finds himself all alone at Monrovia airport in the middle of the night. No passport, no luggage, only a stranger’s coat with its pockets stuffed with bundles of money… Rainer Mer-kel, whose last novel was shortlisted for the German Book Prize, gives us a journey through an African world and through growing up, told with audacious lightness of touch, a fast-paced road-novel to an unknown present. On his search for his father, Benjamin learns how to outgrow himself and experiences an adventure he will never forget.

All Age Most Exci-ting Reads

Rainer Merkel, born 1964, studied psycholo-gy and art history and lives in Berlin. His most recent books won the Prize of the Jürgen Ponto Foundation, and were shortlisted for the German Book Prize.

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Kerstin Gier, born in 1966, published her first book as a more or less unemployed postgraduate pedagogue. With huge success: Her novels for adults have reached cult status and can be found on all top ranking lists just as her books for young adults “Ru-binrot” (Ruby Read), “Saphirblau” (Sapphire Blue) and “Smarag-grün” (Emerald Green), which have become international best-sellers as well. “Silber – Das erste Buch der Träume” (Silber – The First Book of Dreams) is the launch of her new series of books for young adults. The author lives with her family and two cats in the vicinity of Cologne.

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Kerstin Gier Silver, The First Book of Dreams (978-3-8414-2105-0) Hardcover 380 pp., 14 × 21.5 cm Ages 14 +

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Andrea Schwendemann (text) Iris Blanck (illustrations) Surfing, chatting, posting, blogging – How to be safe on the Internet (978-3-7373-7001-1) Softcover 64 pp., 13.4 × 19 cm Ages 8 +


Chantal-Fleur Sandjon (text) Pe Grigo (illustrations) Happy Earth – 100 Ideas How You Can Make the World a Better Place(978-3-7373-5089-1) Hardcover 128 pp., 17 × 34 cm Ages 11 +


All you need to know about the Internet – for pupils, parents and teachers

Our planet needs help!

> The number one topic: Internet Safety > Tips and tricks for safely surfing the Internet > With informative texts, curious facts and detailed explanations of words

> THE book about the trending topic sustainability > Up-to-date layout, many colour photos and cheeky illustrations > A fresh way of writing by a new young author

A majority of young Internet users are active in social networks like Facebook. What happens on the Internet? What are the dangers when you upload data and photos? What happens in online shops and Internet chats?

With easy, engaging texts, different info boxes and many tips regarding the World Wide Web, this book informs and sensiti-zes readers to safely surfing the Internet.

Do-it-yourself clothes, ideas for legal Guerrilla gardening, tutorials for natural beauty, tips to save energy, and countless more inspirations for a happier world – all in one book!

More than 100 creative ideas which are easy to put into practice for a green, fair and sustainable life. THE green non- fiction book with many colour photos, many info boxes and thrilling tips!

Pe Grigo has been drawing since the age of two. Nowadays, the trained typescript edi-tor and graphic desig-ner lives with her two children and her hus-band on the fringe of the Bielefeld Forest.

Chantal-Fleur Sand-jon grew up in Berlin. The Afro-German cos-mopolitan is a nutritio-nist, author and spo-ken-word artist. She published nutrition guides, a novel for young adults and does workshops.

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Reading and colouring – Creative Reading Promotion

What’s special about this series? > The more experienced rea-der reads the longer pas-sages while the learning reader reads simple words similar to actual sounds in an extra large font. > Diverse detective questi-ons test reading compre-hension > With bookmark to help find the solution

What’s special about this series? > Creative and motivating reading promotion > Playful testing of text comprehension > The illustrations have to be completed by reading the text. The reading de-tective helps with specific questions and enumera-tions.

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Ole and Maja are excited: In their part of town there is a street festival! It’s a great opportunity to earn a bit of money. Flupp, the dog, and Leni, the cat, can actually do amazing tricks. But Flupp and Leni don’t feel like showing off and suddenly they have disappeared. That’s how a crazy day starts …

Lina is wondering: Who or what is sneaking about in the garden? What are these strange traces? And what is hiding in the garden shed? An exciting little detective story to read together and to share in the excitement!

A fairy comes out of Finn’s wardrobe and she urgently needs his help. In the dreamland behind the wardrobe the sandman has lost his shovel and an evil dragon threatens the dwarves … It’s a good thing that Finn is a brave knight in the magical country. The adventure begins! A fantastical story which awakes creativity.

Ben is terribly bored: His family has just moved house and his parents are very busy. And the only next-door neighbour is an evil old man! Then, Ben has an idea: He wants to secretly build a tree house. However, the boards are rotten and the nails are too short. Nothing works. Until Ben receives unexpected help …

Jette has moved house. Everything is new – and now her first day at school approaches! What will the other children be like? And the teachers? Jette’s belly aches. Mom’s school cone full of candy makes the beginning much easier. And Jette has a surprise for her mom, too … An affectionate story about the big day that every first reader knows of!

It’s monster Bubo’s birthday. All his friends come to congratulate him. They bring a huge pile of presents and play in the forest. After that they are monstrously hungry! But they are in for a shock: The cake has disappeared! Luckily, the thief has left a trace … A charming and funny book that the readers will eagerly fill with monsters.

Sabine Stehr (text) Alexander Bux (illustrations) The Secret Tree House(978-3-7373-3601-7)Hardcover 32 pp., 14.8 × 22 cm Second Grade


Christian Tielmann (text) Daniela Kunkel (illustrations) First Readers The Best School Cone in the World(978-3-7373-3181-4)Hardcover 32 pp., 19.4 × 23.4 cm Ages 5 +


Patrick Wirbeleit (text and illustrations) Draw with us! Bubo’s Monster Party (978-3-7373-3166-1)Softcover 48 pp., 19.4 × 23.4 cm First Grade


Hanneliese Schulze (text) Iris Hardt (illustrations)A Very Special Holiday(978-3-7373-3546-1)Hardcover 32 pp., 15.3 × 22.8 cm First Grade – the Very Beginners

Christine Goppel (text and illustrations)Anna and the Guinea Pig That Was A Vampire(978-3-7373-3556-0)Hardcover 32 pp., 15.3 × 22.8 cm Second Grade – Developing a Love for Reading

Barbara Zoschke (text) Christine Goppel (illustrations)Prince Vince From Space(978-3-7373-3568-3)Hardcover 48 pp., 15.3 × 22.8 cm Third Grade – Improving Skills with Longer Stories

Martin Klein (text) Markus Spang (illustrations)Keep Out!(978-3-7373-3593-5)Hardcover 48 pp., 15.3 × 22.8 cm Fourth Grade – Getting Refined

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> The series for first reading with exciting stories and strong, stimulating illustrations > Exactly fulfilling the needs of the respective level of literacy > With reading puzzles to secure text comprehension

> The series with the unique combination of first reading and colouring book > The children themselves complete the illustrations by reading the text > Creative promotion of text comprehension, focus and fine motor skills

Katharina Wieker (text and illustrations) Draw with us! The Magical Wardrobe(978-3-7373-3165-4)Softcover 48 pp., 19.4 × 23.4 cm First Grade


Luise Holthausen (text) Dirk Hennig (illustrations) First Readers The Mysterious Trace in the Gar-den(978-3-7373-3180-7)Hardcover, 32 pp., 19.4 × 23.4 cm Ages 5 +


Susanna Moll (text) Sandra Reckers (illustrations) The Crazy Street Festival (978-3-7373-3182-1)Hardcover 32 pp., 14.8 × 22 cm First Grade


First Readers: The best series to accompany the process of learning to read

Preschool: The very first reading experience with words similar to actual sounds

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Hands wriggle, ears wiggle – Fun finger plays for our youngest! > Popular game principle with peepholes to reach through > Fun finger plays and rhymes ideal for children 12 months and older > Promotes language skills and motivates to improve fine motor skills at the same time > Every page features cute animals that are brought to life

Children’s very first animal stories – as cute as never before! > Short, atmospheric stories ideal for reading out loud to the youngest and for them to listen to

> Animals to love and stories to relate to > Children’s topics such as “first friendship”, “helpfulness” and “being brave” told age- appropriately

> Favourite topic “vehicles” with great slide effects > Short texts and questions help to grasp simple actions with words and to recognize connections > Fire brigade, farm and garbage trucks – all successful topics in one book

> The first big picture dictionary with photos > Companion for learning to speak and to marvel > More than 200 words children have in their basic vocabulary

Niklas Böwer (illustrations) What Happens Next – Vehicles(978-3-7373-3200-2)Board book with slides 12 pp., 18 × 18 cmAges 24 months +


Do you know…? The Big Picture Dictionary (978-3-7373-3203-3)Board book 16 pp., 25.8 × 38 cmAges 24 months +


Carla Häfner (text) Martina Kohl (illustrations) Idgety, Fidgety – My First Book of Finger Plays(978-3-7373-3199-9)Board book with peepholes 14 pp., 15 × 16 cmAges 12 months +


Luise Holthausen (text) Kerstin Schoene (illustrations) Animal Stories for the Youngest(978-3-7373-3143-2)Board book 22 pp., 21 × 23 cmAges 24 months +


Many more board books for

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Many more board books for

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