born in Berlin in 2013, was awarded the THEO Literature Prize in 2023 for her story »Der kleine Mülldrache« (tr: The Little Rubbish Dragon). She loves to read, especially the books by her favorite authors Oliver Schlick and Anna Woltz and the book series »Skulduggery Pleasant« by Derek Landy and
born in Berlin in 2012, was named Berlin’s state winner in the 2023 Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels reading competition. She discovered her passion for reading and reading aloud at an early age – with a particular fondness for exciting detective stories and adventure novels. She often rides her unicycle and
born in Berlin in 2000, was invited as a prize winner of Treffen junger Autorinnen 2022 with her prose miniatures »Mikroereignisse«. She studies social and economic communication at the Berlin University of the Arts. Alongside her studies, she works on short stories and fragmented pieces of writing. Often study and
Workshop Discussion The Norwegian artist Stian Hole (*1969) is one of the most innovative picture book illustrators of our time. For his artistic work he has been awarded the German Children´s Literature Award, the Bologna Ragazzi Award and the Brage Prize, among others. His outstanding works include »Garmann´s Summer«, »Anna´s
Discussion, Reading, Picture Book Cinema, Q&A Akissi, a daring and cheerful whirlwind, lives in the Ivorian city of Abidjan. With her head full of ideas, one adventure follows the other. For instance, once, Akissi’s monkey Boubou almost ends up in the cooking pot – another time she is chased by
Discussion, Reading, Picture Book Cinema, Q&A Garman’s summer seems to go by much faster than usual. The reason: His first school year awaits – and he feels uneasy about it. Do adults sometimes get scared, too? Of course, say Garman’s great aunts. Of needing a walker, or of slippery sidewalks
Discussion, Reading, Picture Book Cinema, Live-Illustration, Q&A Space pirate Alldine, Lulu, and Captain Jack Breitkreuz fly through space in a spaceship named Hector and experience breathtaking adventures every day. The three friends not only try to uncover the secrets of the universe, but also have to stand up to the
Discussion, Reading, Picture Book Cinema, Live-Illustration, Q&A The idyllic life of three children who live with their parents in a remote mountain valley comes to an abrupt end when their father finds work in the city. With a heavy heart, the siblings have to say goodbye to their forests and
Discussion, Reading, Picture Book Cinema, Live-Illustration, Q&A Space pirate Alldine, Lulu, and Captain Jack Breitkreuz fly through space in a spaceship named Hector and experience breathtaking adventures every day. The three friends not only try to uncover the secrets of the universe, but also have to stand up to the
Discussion, Reading, Q&A Until their fight, Salahudin and Noor were best friends. Both wanted to escape their California desert town, where they face xenophobia on a daily basis, as soon as possible. But Salahudin worries about his parents’ health and maintaining the family motel, while Noor must work in her
Discussion, Reading, Q&A After the death of their mother, Jack and her younger brother Birdie first live with their loving but unreliable Uncle Carl, and later with their conservative Uncle Patrick. However, Patrick doesn’t have much tolerance for Birdie’s glittering clothes. When Birdie is bullied at school, Patrick decides he
Discussion, Reading, Q&A After the death of their mother, Jack and her younger brother Birdie first live with their loving but unreliable Uncle Carl, and later with their conservative Uncle Patrick. However, Patrick doesn’t have much tolerance for Birdie’s glittering clothes. When Birdie is bullied at school, Patrick decides he
