The Fusch
Even the most unusual children’s wishes can be fulfilled – all it takes is a little imagination.
For this year’s birthday Dodo doesn’t want »anything special« — just a ...
Hanna Johansen
Hanna Johansen was born in 1939 in Bremen, and lives in Zurich as a full-time writer of books for adults and children. She has won numerous awards, including the Swiss Prize for Young Reader's Literature. Her most recent publication in Hanser's children's book department was Ich bin hier bloß die Katze (2007).
Christmas is on its way… and I'm Still just the Cat Here
Just listen to the way they talk about it: "Christmas is just around the corner". There's no-one at all around the corner! Ilsebill made a point of checking, and as a cat, there's no question she ...
moreIf I were a little bird
For the third year running, Mario visits the same garden, sings his songs and hopes they will catch the attention of a lady blackbird. And he doesn't have to wait too long, because Mario is the ...
moreI'm Only The Cat Here
Take, for example, the baby, the newest addition to Ilsebill's family: OK, it doesn't sniff around like the dog they got last year, doesn't whine to go out for walks, leaves no puddles in the ...
moreThe Black Umbrella
A woman searches for her mother, and a mother looks for her daughter. In her new novel, Hanna Johansen tells the moving tale of two women whose present is fraught with recollections of the ...
moreLena
November 1999. Lena is waiting for her niece. Almost eighty years of life are stored in her head, an entire family history. But there is something that Sophia should know, something long kept ...
moreBe Quiet Now
Sometimes, silence is not silent at all. If you listen very closely, you can hear the fly buzzing at the window, drops of rain falling to the ground, and even the small birds in their nests. And ...
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