Franz Hohler
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Franz Hohler

Franz Hohler, born in 1943, is one of the great Swiss writers of our time. His previous books published by Hanser include the picture books Der Tanz in dem versunkenen Dorf (2005, illustrated by Reinhard Michl), Wenn ich mir etwas wünschen könnte (2008, illustrated by Rotraut Susanne Berner), Das große Buch – Geschichten für Kinder (2009, illustrated by Nikolaus Heidelbach) and Es war einmal ein Igel (2011, illustrated by Kathrin Schärer).

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The Little Wild Boar and the Crows

The Little Wild Boar and the Crows

By beloved duo Franz Hohler and Kathrin Schärer

An endearing story about sickness and healing

On the topic of caring, readiness to help others and friendship

The ...

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The Favorite Food of Hamster Hugo was Spaghetti with Tomato Sugo

The Favorite Food of Hamster Hugo was Spaghetti with Tomato Sugo

Finally new animal poems by Franz Hohler and Kathrin Schärer: Mini-stories that put you in a good mood and tell you about the particularities and secrets of animals. The story about the weakly ...

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Night of the Comet

Night of the Comet

Set high in the mountains, the beautiful valley is the most amazing adventure playground imaginable. Mona and Jona could spend forever playing by the stream, building cairns and trying to make ...

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There Once Was a Porcupine

There Once Was a Porcupine

44 stories in verse form for reading aloud or on your own, learning off by heart and laughing out loud. Whatever you do with Hohler's poems for children - they are certainly great fun!

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The Big Book of Children's Stories

The Big Book of Children's Stories

What is a block of granite doing at the cinema? Why is there such an abundance of mountains in Switzerland? And how does a supposedly Swiss maggot travel all the way to Hong Kong? What really ...

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If I had a Wish

If I had a Wish

Barbara's not much good at maths or reading, is slow in sports, and in music sings all the wrong notes. Hardly surprising that she has no friends. If I could wish for something, Barbara thinks, I ...

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Dancing in the sunken village

Dancing in the sunken village

The story begins when Conradin catches not a fish but a tiny little man, who invites him to the Midnight Meeting on the bottom of the reservoir. And what a strange meeting that is! Conradin meets ...

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Franz Hohler

Awards

2021 Großer Preis der Deutschen Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur

2014 Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis

2009 Kinder- und Jugendbuchliste (Radio Bremen & SR)

2000 Die besten 7 (Deutschlandfunk)

Bibliographie

Im Hanser Kinder- und Jugendbuch:

2005 Der Tanz im versunkenen Dorf. Kinderbuch. Mit Illustrationen von Reinhard Michl
2008 Wenn ich mir etwas wünschen könnte (Neuauflage). Bilderbuch. Mit Illustrationen von Rotraut Susanne Berner
2009 Das große Buch. Geschichten für Kinder. Vorlesebuch. Mit Illustrationen von Nikolaus Heidelbach
2011 Es war einmal ein Igel. Kinderverse. Mit Illustrationen von Kathrin Schärer
2015 Die Nacht des Kometen. Kinderbuch. Mit Illustrationen von Kathrin Schärer
2018 Am liebsten aß der Hamster Hugo Spaghetti mit Tomatensugo. Tiergedichte. Mit Illustrationen von Kathrin Schärer
2023 Das kleine Wildschwein und die Krähen. Bilderbuch. Mit Illustrationen von Kathrin Schärer