No summer without books: new children's and youth literature

Children reading on the beach: books don't overheat

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No matter how hot it is, books can be relied on.

Any child can use it without instruction.

They don't overheat and work as long as we can turn their pages.

No matter where you end up this summer - there will be a corner for reading or reading aloud.

Here are a few freshly published stories for it.

Dreamy rainy day

Two kittens go out into the rain, because that's no reason to stay in bed.

Incredible: there is a small cloud hanging in a branch.

The children save her and take the cloud home with them.

There, the mother bakes them into rolls that have surprising strength and shorten the father's way to the office.

Playful story from Korea with incredible illustrations.

You are so amazed at the three-dimensional pictures that you almost forget the story about them a little.

Nearly.

Kiekste, huh?

Eleven double-sided illustrations about all the things you can do on the weekend: to the soccer game tournament or shopping, to the flea market, to go swimming or to the library.

Oh, there is so much to discover!

The pictures are played, argued and spoken.

Nice idea: some fairytale scenes are cleverly incorporated.

This book is by far the best hidden object book that I have had in my hands for a long time, because it is colorful in every way.

There are funny and everyday situations to discover here, but the scenes also live from the diversity of the many people, big and small.

Life is a pony farm

Ten-year-old Monka talks about her life on a, yes, really, Po-ny-Hof in a lively, conversational tone.

A dream, of course, but without glitter and a whip.

Because on this farm there is the "school of the little ponies", in which the animals are introduced to riding in a playful and species-appropriate way.

A strange girl appears in this idyll and Monka doesn't understand why she is so stupid to her.

At the surprising end, of course, everything is peaceable again.

This summer story is told in an exciting way and offers more plot than the somewhat old-fashioned cover suggests.

Sometimes Monka falls into a kind of landlord's language ("our stable boys").

The clocks tick more slowly on such a stud.

Cozy reading book with lots of colorful illustrations, which, thanks to its simple language, also works for good first-time readers.

Childish parents

Crazy world! There is a strange rule in the Langer family. No, not only with her, but with all families in town, parents and children swap roles during the holidays. Unfortunately, that's not as great for children as it sounds, because old people argue, secretly eat popcorn and get lost in the supermarket. Awkward! On the plus side: daughter Eddie is allowed to drive with a pillow under her bottom - and always has the back seat in view because mom and dad have so much nonsense on their minds. Is that exhausting!

Great mind game that makes you think a little bit, written down very funny.

The children torment themselves with the same stuff as their parents and in the evenings they sink into bed tired.

Maybe an idea for your own vacation?

With extra large letters and lots of illustrations, it is designed for beginners and still doesn't smell like school.

The invention against shyness

The inventive Nora is happy when a boy her age moves in next door.

Unfortunately, Ben is a grouch, just as stupid as her older brothers who smell of "boy".

But in the evening she hears through the wall how the strange boy is practicing for a presentation and she discovers a hatch that connects the two attic rooms.

Fortunately, Nora is confident enough to give him another chance.

After all, you now have a secret and could start a club, right?

This friendship story is carried by the illustrations by Lena Hesse from Berlin.

Thanks to her large and small pictures, the book has a lively appearance.

And maybe you can borrow the trick that Ben uses to overcome his shyness.

Track into the past

Uaah ... Like a supernatural apparition, a strange man surprises twelve-year-old Malin in front of her house in the evening and hands her a letter.

She is supposed to hand it over to a Rutenkinder a hundred days later.

A what?

Malin doesn't know what that is supposed to be, but when a strange boy actually shows up on the hundredth day, she is sure that she has found the right one.

But he doesn't want to know anything about it.

But only with him can she crack the letter code.

An interestingly composed story about two children who use encrypted messages to track down an ancient story of their homeland.

The mystical elements that Engstrand interweaves in it create a particularly exciting atmosphere.

Thick holiday booklet.

Why are you arguing?

This is unusual: a non-fiction book for children based on a customer order for adults. A few years ago, Marshall was on the SPIEGEL bestseller list with the subject of geopolitics and apparently feels the need to explain the subject to children as well. Using large maps and illustrations, Marshall explains it in short, understandable texts. It shows how big Russia is, how fertile and difficult to conquer the USA and how important mountains, waters, climate and raw materials have always been for the course of history.

This book should be read in school because it combines history, geography and politics so that you can understand why we need this knowledge.

A day after reading the book, I heard on the news of fatal disputes on the Sino-Indian border and was immediately able to classify this conflict much more clearly.

Where is tuesday

Who wouldn't be happy to have Annemona's talent - she can find what she has lost again.

But in Immerda this is a rather silly magic power, more respected are her sisters, who can lift things or let them explode, so that everyone Oh!

and ah!

to shout.

But then the notorious witch Moreg Vaine appears and asks Annemona of all people for help.

Because: Tuesday was lost.

Crazy, fairytale-like story set in the realm of fantasy, but without a brutal plot.

Surprising twists and turns and a grumpy goblin tomcat with its own language put you in a really good mood.

Defend yourselves!

The 18-year-old Phoenix is ​​doing an internship at a Berlin daily newspaper and runs a YouTube channel together with his friend Khalil and his girlfriend Sarah.

All harmless stuff, but lately the three of them have been thinking more and more politically.

When Khalil gets hold of a stick with explosive material, they see their chance to make it really big.

Their enemies are Russian trolls who produce fake news from Estonia and, among other things, create a perfidious atmosphere against foreigners in Berlin.

Phoenix travels to Estonia to do research and puts his life in danger.

Here too: The story is far better than the title and cover suggest. I haven't disappeared into a book like this for a long time. The political scientist Manfred Theisen has created many interesting personalities and keeps the tension. Well integrated into the story is information on political contexts, the powerful pullers behind the trolls and their motives. And he skilfully demonstrates the different ways of thinking and working in new and old journalism. In addition, it is also about relationship issues and future thoughts of the 18-year-old Phoenix, to whom he gives a credible voice. Great book for young people, also for adults.