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C H I LDRE N’S BO OKS PICTURE BOOKS CHILDREN‘S FICTION YOUNG ADULTS FICTION Contact Hanser Children’s books Worldwide Anne Brans Vilshofenerstr. 10 81679 München Germany phone: +49-89-99830-519 fax: +49-89-99830-460 mail: anne.brans@hanser.de http://www.foreignrights.hanser.de PICTURE BOOKS JAM E S JOYC E • WOLF E RLBRUC H In early 2012 a hitherto undiscovered manuscript by James Joyce was published in Dublin as a first edition. The Cats of Copenhagen is a letter to Joyce’s four-year-old grandson Stephen, teeming with Joycean imagination and ingenuity. Harry Rowohlt has now produced a superb German rendering of this text, and Wolf Erlbruch’s enchanting illustrations make it a real feast for the eyes. Cats filled with sweets used to be a popular gift, and were James Joyce’s choice of treats for his young grandson. But when he was in Copenhagen he couldn’t find any to bring back, so he wrote: »there are loads of fish and plenty of bicycles here, but no cats.« Joyce liked Denmark with its red postboxes, cycling postmen and friendly policemen, who he claimed lay in bed all day, smoking cigars and drinking buttermilk. Even famous grandfathers enjoy fibbing every now and then, so he signs the letter off with »true or false; what do you think?« James Joyce and Wolf Erlbruch unearth some startling treasures in Copenhagen 1 CHILDREN’S BOOKS F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER James Joyce / Wolf Erlbruch Die Katzen von Kopenhagen The Cats of Copenhagen Translated from English by Harry Rowohlt 32 pages. Format: 28 x 24,5 cm. From age 5 and up Publication date: July 2013 Illustration rights only! James Joyce (1882 – 1941) is one of the most significant 20th century writers. Born in Dublin, he spent most of his life in Trieste, Zurich and Paris. Wolf Erlbruch was born in 1948 and lives in Wuppertal. He has illustrated many award-winning books, and as an art college lecturer he has trained many an aspiring artist. Hanser published Der König und das Meer by Heinz Janisch, Zehn grüne Heringe and Das Hexeneinmaleins by J.W. v. Goethe. Sales to Foreign Countries Netherlands (Hoogland & Van Klaveren) C H I LDRE N’S BO OKS 2 F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER PICTURE BOOKS QU I NT BUC H HOLZ Quint Buchholz Im Land der Bücher In the Land of Books This is a paeon to the beauty and diversity of books, compiled by Quint Buchholz in the form of 30 illustrations and texts. An incitement to read for young and old alike. Books are trusty companions and friends in times of need. They open our eyes and minds and hold up a mirror, reflecting our inner selves. They make us laugh and cry, they challenge and mesmerise, they give us comfort and independence. Books: once you’ve acquired a taste for them, it will stay with you forever. Quint Buchholz is an inspired bibliophile, passionately hooked on books. In his enchanting, enigmatic and amusing illustrations on the subject of books, he sheds new light on the secret of their allure and shows us just how colourful and diverse the world of books and literature is, how tempting in every shape and form, how it can be put to use, and what it can mean to us. A travel guide to the literary realm, a volume that opens many doors and leaves a lasting impression. Everything that books can be: friends in need, trusty companions, bringers of encouragement and inspiration … Quint Buchholz celebrates the wonderful world 64 pages. Format: 15 x 20 cm For all ages Publication date: August 2013 Quint Buchholz born 1957 in Stolberg, is one of Germany’s leading picture-book illustrators; he studied history of art, painting and graphic design at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. He made a name for himself with his illustrations of books for children and young readers in the work of Elke Heidenreich, Jostein Gaarder and Amos Oz (to name but a few), and also illustrates his own texts. His books have been published in more than 20 languages and have won him numerous awards, both in Germany and abroad, and his illustrations have been featured in 20 solo exhibitions to date. Quint Buchholz lives in Ottobrunn near Munich. Sales to Foreign Countries Italy (Beisler Editore); Spain (Nórdica); Taiwan (Grimm Press) of books in words and pictures 3 CHILDREN’S BOOKS F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER C H I LDRE N’S BO OKS 4 F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER C H I LDRE N’S F ICTION AN U STOH N E R • H E N RI KE WI LSON k lein e Sch ussel Hex enw hex e sie ald kein gesc bei en tr heu dem cht if tig böse groß hat te en G nW en H ? Dac rund ind exen wei hten daf ü durc rat. l ihr r? 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Un insten Bli mer noch her den kle schen im 15 das s es vor Hexenhäu ag, ohne chl ers nn einen Do lten, rze pu ! m sen u K r aw hät te. mmen Be Der gegeben n vom kru xenhäuschen. zusamme d die He im Hexen d ht dauern l, wenn sie die zwei spitze, un nn du nic tändigen Manchma merkten die Na sen Ha se: »We erschlag h einen ans Brille auf der blaue fallen, die Den Donn ten wir auc schte die en hät rut lch moser te st, sse exe elh würde Müslischü n Schuss die ma sseln ine k ver ht kle rec e nic spr üch vor Sch Wenn ich ruckelt!« Ha se ließ d sag te: » nicht so llte. der blaue elhexe un tragen wo Besen, der rst du ein ine Schuss zum Tisch il würde, wä hte die kle er gerade 16 tt ma sseln gelacht, we Dann lac am Po sta üche ver exe jetzt n Federn Hexenspr Schusselh rr! tze die ine d Kli spi Sie wusste t kle mi dauern te die sie nicht. rzer Vogel rweise hät smal lachte zu ger schwa Normale d. Aber die ten Blitz langweili schel.« n Puschel fan ins Pu iße tig n kle we lus iße den en weichen ichen we ag ohne sie Scherb sauer, Weg in den auf seinen nnerschl einem we r er ja so auf dem ich, und wa s der Do ber n Darum wa Zack war mte nat ürl nämlich, bes ser zau dann cht ig stolz. Da s stim r Zauberer ren, ob er auch mä e Puschel hat te: De ue Ha se ausprobie der schön bedeuten teinander war der bla lten: weil und wollte mi ld rze pu gut wa xen den vom Besen großen He en die bei kam st wenn sie er son wurde. Ab . Der schmutzig schwierig bis schen war es ein aus. kleine Frühst ück und die mit dem t Möhrchen nchmi ma sli Da s heißt, sich Mü sie e sein kriegten se mocht , dar über blaue Ha en wie aus mit Lak ritz als drauß exe ihres t Morgen, Schusselh beiden ers h an dem die auc en So s merkt Wolle. kam. Da mal in die Wind auf ein böser dem Nichts uer nd ! «, da len hen feh gar nicht. und Möhrc imme r da, se. »Lak ritz ist « blaue Ha welche da! e sich der ter n waren der!« beschwert nicht, ges schon wie gar ch fehlen sie g Möhr»Stimmt do und heute n einen Ber ter n nicht, isst, sonder hen »Aber vorges hrc Mö t n Müsli mi rauf!« n obend »Weil du kei will!« flöckche ich fer Ha wie i dre en, ken Müsli ess chen mit on die dic hl mein ußen sch doch wo nd sich dra en im »Ich kann her, währe eln drinn hin und Streithans die zwei So ging das s merkten Da . gen Bäume bo el Ka pi t it t e Da s dr en Hexen mit albern Ga st en nd kecker und einem . Aber das d gemein recklich un Laune gen war sch l alle gute fürs Vorsa auf einma xen He n Die Strafe s die alte te war, das Gemeins Warzen auf haarigen ei zw t gleich hat ten. te eine mi süß?«, flöte »Ist er nicht r daf ür Warze, abe t nur einer der Na se. te eine mi öte fl , « en! »Zum Verlieb en. rig onders haa n. einer bes die andere kicher ten »Hi-hi-hi!«, 8 The scatterbrained little witch is back Zack the magician wants to test his powers again, seeing whether he can out-hex the witches. One of them must face his challenge every ninety-nine years and it’s always tough – but this time his choice falls on the scatterbrained little witch of all people! She is just sitting down to a cosy breakfast with her blue rabbit when the two of them wince. A huge clap of thunder shakes the forest, and then another! And after twelve thunderclaps, who should be knocking at the door but Zack? The scatterbrained little witch has no choice, she has to face up to the ill-matched contest – but she’s so young – all of 88 years! And so forgetful too! How on Earth will she manage? The witches hurriedly call a council and fortunately the head witch has an idea: they will unveil their three most powerful spells to the little scatterbrain to help her beat the magician – now it’s up to her to remember which rhyme to use… Anu Stohner / Henrike Wilson Die kleine Schusselhexe und der Zauberer The Scatterbrained Little Witch and the Magician 64 pages, Hardcover Format: 16 x 22 cm From age 4 Publication date: August 2013 Anu Stohner born in 1952 in Helsinki, is a freelance writer and translator who now lives in Altlußheim on the Rhine. As well as the Little Santa series, Hanser has published her tales of the Christmas Mice (2009 – 2011), and the Charlotte the Brave Sheep collection (2005 – 2011). Henrike Wilson was born in Cologne in 1961, and studied graphic design and painting. She now lives in the Taunus region near Frankfurt working as a fulltime illustrator. She has illustrated many of Anu Stohner’s books. In 2006, Charlotte the Brave Sheep was awarded the New York Times’ Prize for Best Illustrated Book of the Year. with another read-aloud adventure 5 CHILDREN’S BOOKS F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER C H I LDRE N’S BO OKS 6 F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER C H I LDRE N’S F ICTION AN N ETTE P E H NT • J UTTA BAU E R Besuch hatte, e Laune h schlecht hte unglaublic die schlec iß immer tte rbe ha Bä rt r Do gar nichtWeil de ßes Haus. wußten, wi ters mlich gro e eszie stieg bis un ein in Sie h sei n. sic ne er weg waba m Hausszubreite ut,e ho ren d ckte sich sich richtig au aussah. Wentze enn jeman n sie . Wda um de Ri r tz, e nn Bä Pla jed rbeißter schimpftLa e unse e lei dedninKüch un anun vor sich n en, das Tin enbe Ke. ller hin tissu hin chchun de zu in f d iß tie , rbe »Gierige Dasch Pack«, sch neuen Nachbarn Bä iß die Tür n pfte er, s der Bärbe ris , Kuchen heklopfte, um deim uin »allenig sinsp d ing r, dabei ka nur hinter er der Kö nn iel od meer? ine«m wied gar nicht die Idee, dageli zum Beispich back jetzt schon das ss ihn die as ist denn en.« Er kam nic rten dann anderte : »W tteau ren n«, stoht einfach ma f ue einzige Ge auf und knur ha isc rbesuchen l be schöpf, da r mal vo chbarn, die wollte s immellte renDaNa r winu anden. s eder kling a, ich wo hatte nicht die »N er od elte, war da uin s anderes s Tingeli. Es Königsping zuertude n,r als besuchen herumz besuchten. Tingeli od en , Katze änzeln, Na n zu streic ig gegenseitigut »und Kuch chbarbe rniß, heln und zu schlechte der Bä h alle ständ te Blüt,en mm er Launsic blätter zu e des Bärbe keine Zeit« bru e Besuch Di zä « hle bt. n. ha iß be war ihm eg erklären, »Ich ha s gehofft Die lal. Es da dass es sch versuchte a dann vie n, falls ihr ön wa »N ine ke h: ihm r, flic ch sic h zu besu ten hö zu »Du gehst gibt es au chenun er.« . d sag zu de inen Freu t den Schultern inen Hung ke eso nd mi wi en«, erklär so Laune mi zuckten te wir haben t, sie freue il sie n sich, we nächsten Mal,es, »und bringstergudie Schulter, we te üb alle zusam leicht beimnn du kommst, m Bärbeiß men Apfel saft.« ig schauten sie de und dann trinkt ihr ier »Ich habe Neug keine Freu nde«, knur sich schlec rte der Bä htgelaunt rbeiß 7und am Bauch. kratzte »Doch«, str ahlte das Tingeli, »w hast doch oh l hast du ein mich!« en Freund . Du Zweifelnd starrte de r Bärbeiß das Tinge »Wir kenn li an. en uns do ch gar nic ht«, brumm »Macht nic te er. hts«, rief das Tinge du kannst li, »ich ha be viele Fr auch einer eunde, un sein.« d »Hast du denn nicht s Besseres zu tun?« »Nein«, kic fragte der herte das Bärbeiß. Tingeli, »w as gibt es Besseres als Freun- de?« Da fie len dem Bä rbeiß sofor viel lieber t eine Men mochte als ge Dinge ein, die er Freunde: tiefe schlam feuchter Ne mige Rege bel, alter Fisch, zerri npfützen, ssene Tepp Husten. Se iche und in Haus wa schleimige r von inn r en mit bra damit seine uner Farbe schlechte gestrichen Laune un , verwüstlic er in seine h blieb. Im m giftgrün en Bett am mer wenn von einem Morgen die fröhlichen Augen öff nete und Sonnenstr wurde, bra ahl zu ein uchte er nu em Grins en verlock r an die tie t schon kehr fbraune De te die schlec cke zu sch auen, und hte Laune zu ihm zu Aber an de rück. m Tingeli pe rlt e sie einfac Schutzsch h ab, als icht gegen hätte es ein schlechte e Laune. 8 9 When your friends are grumpy, Annette Pehnt / Jutta Bauer Der Bärbeiß The Grumpy Bear What the Grumpy Bear likes best is being in a bad mood. He doesn’t like the sunshine because it brings him out in a sweat, and he can’t stand rain either because it gets him wet. There’s not a thing in the world that will make him happy. The Grumpy Bear doesn’t like having visitors and he doesn’t want to visit anyone either. But the friendly creatures in his neighbourhood don’t let that put them off. So we’ll just keep on practicing this whole visiting business, says the Tingeli. The Grumpy Bear’s surliness just washes off him like water off a duck’s back. The Tingeli is always full of good ideas; it takes charge and chivvies the rest of the animals into line so they can all do things together. The end result is a cheerful little community in which everyone thoroughly enjoys themselves: the Grey Heron family with its overprotective mother, the King Penguin whose favourite treat is sardine jam, the Rabbit family with their countless bubbly children – and Marie, the little girl who is glad she can pour out her woes to her new friends. 96 pages. Hardcover Format 17 x 24 cm From age 6 Publication date: August 2013 Annette Pehnt was born in Cologne in 1967. She studied and worked in Ireland, Scotland, Australia and the USA, and now lives in Freiburg with her husband and three children, working as a literary scholar and critic. Der Bärbeiß is her first book for Hanser. Jutta Bauer was born in Hamburg in 1955, and is one of the most versatile and recognized illustrators of books for children and young readers. Since completing her studies at the Hamburg School of Design she has worked as an illustrator, writer, cartoonist and cinematic animator. friendliness is the best medicine! 7 CHILDREN’S BOOKS F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER C H I LDRE N’S BO OKS 8 F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER C H I LDRE N’S F ICTION RAF I K SC HAM I Year after year, Mario has been travelling the length and breadth of the country with his puppet show The Prince and the Poor Farmer’s Daughter. But his puppets are getting fed up with performing the same play night after night, so they stage a mutiny… © Foto Stephan The audience loves it when a lazy, good-for-nothing duke becomes a diligent, hard-working farmer and the Prince, instead of marrying the princess, weds a clever girl from down-to-earth country stock. But the puppets are bored stiff with playing the same parts over and over. They cut through their strings and assign themselves their own roles: Queen Selfless becomes the Sorceress GimmeGimme, court jester Po-face turns into Sidesplit the Clown. The only one who wants to hang on to his old identity is King Slugabed. At first Mario is horrified, but then he realizes that his puppets’ desire for liberty cannot be restrained, and from that point on they all perform together: the puppets in their self-chosen roles – and Mario as a giant. When puppets dance to their own tune 9 CHILDREN’S BOOKS F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER Rafik Schami Meister Marios Geschichte – Wie die Marionetten aus der Reihe tanzten Master Marios Story – The day the puppets took over With coloured illustrations by Anja Maria Eisen 96 pages. Hardcover Format: 16 x 24 cm From age 8 Publication date: August 2013 Rafik Schami was born in Damascus in 1946 and has lived in Germany since 1971. He writes novels and children’s books; his work has been translated into 25 languages and won him numerous literary awards. His most recent publication at Hanser was the children’s book Das Herz der Puppe, illustrated by Kathrin Schärer. Anja Maria Eisen was born in 1972. She lives in Dresden and works as a freelance artist. She studied at the University of Art and Design at Burg Giebichenstein and at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. She designs and creates stage sets and costumes, and illustrates magazines and books. C H I L D R E N ’ S B O O K S 10 F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER CHILDREN’S FICTION C H I LDRE N’S F ICTION A story about fear and the courage to admit guilt Jutta Richter Helden Heroes “Towpath Heroes – Brave Kids Prevent Conflagration!” That’s the headline in the local paper, but the truth is rather a different story: the ‘brave kids’ aren’t as innocent as they appear… The locals think the children discovered the blaze and called the fire brigade after making several valiant but vain attempts to quench the flames, but eleven-year-old Felix and his friends Corinna and Mia don’t really feel like heroes at all. In fact the three of them grow more and more uncomfortable because they know only too well they caused the fire in the first place. Suddenly the blame is pinned on a local alcoholic, and certain circles are using the incident to cook up their own agenda. The three friends find themselves unable to sit back and watch an innocent man being falsely accused, so they make a courageous decision. … Elisabeth Zöller Das Monophon The Monophone 96 pages. Hardcover From age 8 Publication date: July 2013 A unique, thought-provoking, poetic and ingenious parable about the birth of a totalitarian movement Jutta Richter was born in 1955, and lives with her cat and dog in a river castle in the Munsterland region. Hanser has published almost all of her award-winning books. In 2010 she was awarded the German Prize for Young People’s Literature for her book Der Tag als ich lernte die Spinnen zu zähmen. Her most recent publications for Hanser are Ich bin hier bloß der Hund (2011) and Das Schiff im Baum (2012). One day a peculiar piece of machinery appears in the marketplace of Matilda’s hometown: the monophone. Apparently it’s been put there to provide entertainment and amusement, but also to ensure order and cleanliness… Standing by the monophone is a group of black-uniformed guards. The buttons on their uniforms sparkle prettily, but the expressions on their faces are grim and serious. They are there to make sure the machine’s orders are followed. They look handsome… but a little scary too. A completely new and different atmosphere holds sway over the town. People dance and sing to the music emanating from the monophone. A lot of them seem really taken with it. But sometimes the monophone’s voice has a sharp edge to it and starts barking out orders. Many people think it’s just a game… but is it really? A sense of fear and alarm begins to spread through the town, and it gradually becomes clear to Matilda and her friends what they have to do. They need to put the monophone out of action somehow… 160 pages. Hardcover From age 10 Publication date: September 2013 Elisabeth Zöller is one of Germany’s best known and most successful authors of books for children and young readers. Anton oder die Zeit des unwerten Lebens was awarded the Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize. Hanser published her novel for young readers Wir tanzen nicht nach Führers Pfeife in 2012. Verena Ballhaus born in 1951, studied at the Munich Academy of Fine Art and went on to work designing stage sets and posters before starting out as an illustrator of children’s books in 1985. Her work has won her the German Prize for Young People’s Literature among others. She lives in Munich. Sales to Foreign Countries Korea (Yewon Media) 11 C H I L D R E N ’ S B O O K S F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER C H I L D R E N ’ S B O O K S 12 F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER C H I LDRE N’S F I C T I O N F I N N- OLE H E I N RIC H spring 2014 autumn 2014 This book tells the story of the summer during which Maulina Schmitt has to come to terms with her parents’ separation, moving house and coping at a new school; the summer in which her father loses his name and rides off on a bike with another woman – and the summer her mother entrusts her with a secret. © Schirin Moaiyeri Maulina’s world has gone off the rails: she and her mother have moved out of Moldavia, away from their cosy house with the voracious floorboards, blue-white sofas and greasy light switches. Maulina doesn’t understand why they had to move all the way over to the other side of town to »Plasticville«, where everything is totally sterile and there doesn’t seem to be a child in sight. Was it the man who made that decision? Maulina flouts all the rules and throws caution to the winds, just like Pippi L ongstocking 13 C H I L D R E N ’ S B O O K S F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER When Maulina is angry, nothing is left standing. And right now she’s furious: at the man, at her school, at the whole wide world. Her one desire is to move back to Moldavia – and she already has a scheme in mind… Whether Maulina’s scheme succeeds, whether she settles down in »Plasticville« and what will happen about her mother’s secret will be divulged in volume two, coming shortly… Ole Heinrich / Rán Flygenring Die erstaunlichen Abenteuer der Maulina Schmitt Mein kaputtes Königreich The Amazing and Astonishing Adventures of Maulina Schmitt Part 1: My Shattered Kingdom 176 pages. Hardcover From age 10 Publication date: July 2013 Ole Heinrich was born near Hamburg in 1982 and studied cinematography and fine art in Hanover. He has been working as a freelance author in Hamburg (and frequently on trains) since 2009. 2011 saw the appearance of his first children’s book, Frerk, du Zwerg!, which was awarded the German Prize for Young People’s Literature in 2012. Rán Flygenring was born in 1987 and spends most of her time in Iceland. She studied in Reykjavik, Basle and Berlin and graduated from the Iceland Academy of the Arts. She works as a graphic designer and illustrator in Reykjavik and worldwide. Rán also contributed the illustrations to Frerk, du Zwerg!. C H I L D R E N ’ S B O O K S 14 F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER Y O U N G A D U LT S F I C T I O N C HARLOTTE I N DE N Charlotte Inden Anna und Anna The Two Annas When best friends turn into childhood sweethearts, and when one of them moves a long way away, it’s good to have a Granny you can rely on. Ever since Jan moved, Anna feels like she’s been torn apart. He was her closest friend and they did everything together. So it’s just as well she can rely on her grandmother – who doesn’t just happen to have exactly the same name, but also knows exactly how it feels when you miss somebody and yearn for them so badly. © Gustavo Alàbiso When the long-awaited letter arrives from Amsterdam, Grandma Anna is the first to hear about it. Meanwhile, granddaughter Anna is the only one her grandmother confides in about Henri, the mysterious stranger to whom she’s always writing letters that she never sends. Could it be more than coincidence that Jan and Henri both happen to live in Amsterdam? 176 pages, Hardcover From age 12 Publication date: July 2013 Charlotte Inden was born in 1979. She read German, history of art, and cinema and television studies in Marburg, London and Strasbourg. She lives in Karlsruhe with her husband, working as an editor for a daily newspaper. Her message to the world is: write more letters! »Just make sure you hold onto him tight«; that’s what I’d really like to say to Anna. But Anna is thirteen. And sensible advice is the last thing a thirteen-year-old girl wants to hear… 15 C H I L D R E N ’ S B O O K S F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER C H I L D R E N ’ S B O O K S 16 F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER Y O U N G A D U LT S F I C T I O N JAN N E TE LLE R Janne Teller Alles – worum es geht All that Matters © Annette Pohnert Janne Teller’s popular and successful books on topical issues for young readers have triggered many a lively debate. In this collection of short stories she once again targets conflicts that concern us all. ? Why are we prejudiced ? ? What compels a young man to use gratuitous violence? Is there any way of understanding intolerance and extremism? When is revenge an acceptable motive? Can you hold people responsible for their own intellectual limitations? In her new book, Janne Teller again asks difficult and uncomfortable questions, confronting us with scenarios way beyond our comfort zone. Trenchant and intense, with concise, laconic prose and powerful use of metaphor, she forces the reader to take a stand, challenging us to reflect and discuss complex and controversial issues. Ten stories that get right under the skin – stories about assimilation and exclusion, prejudice and intolerance, murder and the death penalty, identity and learning disabilities, violence and revenge, integration and cultural diversity. ? ? Why do we ostracize and bully ? Translated from Danish by Sigrid Engeler and Birgitt Kollmann 128 pages From age 13 Publication date: August 2013 Janne Teller was born in 1964 in Copenhagen. She worked as an economic consultant and conflict advisor for the European Union and the United Nations before starting to write fulltime in 1995. Her publications include Komm (2012), Europa. Alles was dir fehlt (2011), Odins Insel (2003), as well as the books for young readers Nichts – Was im Leben wichtig ist (2010) and Krieg – Stell dir vor, er wäre hier (2011). Why are we pointlessly violent »An important and provocative work, guaranteed to spark discussion and debate.« By the bestselling author and former UN and EU conflict advisor 17 C H I L D R E N ’ S B O O K S F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER C H I L D R E N ’ S B O O K S 18 F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER Y O U N G A D U LT S F I C T I O N A story about lions’ manes, books that come to life, glittering castles and cheeky princes Karla Schneider Tova und die Sache mit der Liebe Tova and a Thing called Love When young lionesses fall in love… Tova lives on the wrong side of town with her mother, her two siblings and her grandfather. She doesn’t know her father and no one ever mentions him. There’s not a lot of money to go round, but her mother has just opened a shop and they’ve all got their fingers crossed… More and more often Tova is sent on errands, delivering floral bouquets and wreaths uptown where the houses are a lot more elegant and the castle lights glitter “like a shillion mining stars,” as her little sister Elseline would put it. One day Tova is waiting for the streetcar with an especially heavy package when a boy she doesn’t know walks right up and tells her that with a mane like hers she should be in the circus. He’s a bit forward but he has friendly, dark brown eyes and a cheeky grin. And he looks like he comes from a rich background. But what Tova can’t possibly know is that the impudent young man is none other than Prince Borries himself... 19 C H I L D R E N ’ S B O O K S F O R E I G N R I G H T S HANSER 336 pages. Hardcover From age 12 Publication date: July 2013 Karla Schneider was born in Dresden in 1938. She worked as a bookseller and journalist before moving to Wuppertal and becoming a full-time writer in 1979. Die abenteuerliche Geschichte der Filomena Findeisen and Die Reise in den Norden are just two of her best-known works. Previous publications at Hanser include Glückskind (2003), Die Geschwister Apraksin. Das Abenteuer einer unfreiwilligen Reise (2006) and Marcolini oder wie man Günstling wird (2007).
