Status: 13.10.2023, 15:30 PM
By: Sven Trautwein
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When the 13th of the month falls on a Friday, there are many myths circulating. Superstition makes the day mysterious. Three children's books can be found below.
Children's books open the door to fantasy. Friday the 13th has always fascinated as a date. Whether as a film or book, the day offers a lot of material for interesting, exciting and mysterious stories, about black cats, superstitions or farting robbers. Three children's books worth reading stand out in particular.
For many, Friday the 13th is a special day. © Dasha Petrenko/Zoonar/Imago
Wieland's friend: "Never wake up a rascal!"
For many people, Friday the 13th means bad luck. For others, it's a black cat crossing the street in front of you or when you walk under a ladder. In Wieland Freund's "Wecke nie einen Schrat!", Jannis has awakened a Schrat that never leaves his side. To have a Schrat on your side means bad luck. The drawings by Joelle Tourlonias complement the book in a wonderful way and make it a pleasure to read.
Ever since Jannis woke up Wendel, the rascal, he hasn't left his side. And yet every elf child knows that a Schrat brings bad luck! It gets worse: The evil wizard Elderberry lets a huge storm sweep through the forest. Not only Jannis' best friend Moth is blown away, but also the elf queen Tatiana. Suddenly, all the elves' hopes rest on Jannis and Wendel. A fabulously exciting adventure about an unusual friendship and the courage to face danger.
Blurb/Beltz
Wieland's friend: "Never wake up a rascal!"
With illustrations by Joelle Tourlonias
2022 Beltz, ISBN-13 978-3-407-74722-8
Price: hardcover 14 €, 224 pages
Antoine Schneider "Mr. Happiness and Mrs. Misfortune"
A great and wonderfully illustrated story about the topic of "happiness". Whether as school reading in the first grades of primary school or as a read-aloud book with grandparents or parents, the book is a great opportunity to talk about your own happiness afterwards. A thought-provoking book that keeps you talking about it.
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One day, Mrs. Misfortune gets an unusual neighbor, Mr. Luck. In the morning it greets the sun, in the evening the moon and the stars. He happily settles into the house and garden, tirelessly scattering seeds. And soon the most whimsical plants will grow over the garden fence. But Mrs. Unhappiness doesn't like all this at all. She decides: "Mr. Happiness has to go!". Will she succeed?
Blurb/Thienemann
Antoine Schneider "Mr. Happiness and Mrs. Misfortune"
With illustrations by Susanne Straßer
2013 Thienemann, ISBN-13 978-3-522-43679-3
Price. hardcover 15 €, 32 pages
Ursula Poznanski "Pauline Pechfee"
Ursula Poznanski is not only a successful writer of children's books, but has also published a number of crime novels in recent years, such as "Silence Bleeds". But "Pauline Pechfee" is about Pauline, who is allowed to bring happiness to people for the first time. Her first attempts together with the experienced fairy godmother Camilla are very promising. The book is currently only available second-hand, but worth reading.
But somehow she doesn't seem to have a talent for being a fairy godmother. All those whom she wants to help with a pinch of stardust are served a good portion of bad luck: A woman not only misses the bus, but also falls lengthwise; a small stray can't find a sausage, but dumps it into a garbage can
Blurb/Residenz Verlag
Ursula Poznanski "Pauline Pechfee"
2008 Residenz Verlag, ISBN-13 978-3-701-72025-5
only used, 48 pages
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