Ole Könnecke born in Göttingen in 1961, grew up in Sweden and lives in Hamburg. Since 1990 he has illustrated about 30 books, for which he was awarded numerous national and international prizes. Hanser published, among others, Wie ich Papa die Angst vor Fremden nahm (text by Rafik Schami), the Antonbooks, Das große Buch der Bilder und Wörter (2010) Das große Bilderbuch der ganzen Welt (2014), and, most recently, Elvis und der Mann mit dem roten Mantel (2016).
Exercise is important. Playing is fun. Sport is amazing! Ole Könnecke presents the most wonderful types of sport – oftentimes laconically, sometimes instructively, yet always wittingly.
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Christmas, the most wonderful time of the year! Music is playing and finally one can relax with a cup of coffee. Unless, a man with a red coat is standing at the door – in need of help! A ...
moreThere are things that even the youngest child wants to know: who is at home in the desert? What does the North Pole look like? Which animals live at the bottom of the sea? This picture dictionary ...
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No one wants to be a spoilsport, least of all Anton. But when the girls won’t let him join in their games he retaliates in his own way...
Anton comes along and asks quite innocently if ...
Who’s the greatest? Who’s the strongest? The harder you try to win this battle, the higher your chances are of losing it...
It all starts harmlessly enough, as is so often the case ...
Anton and the Girls
Anton can do all sorts of wonderful tricks with the things he owns, but the girls couldn’t care less. They just keep on playing their own games – until one day they ...
We’ve all got a soft spot for our childhood heroes – Donald Duck, the Hardy Boys or Flipper – everyone has a favourite. Past heroes like the Beatles or Batman or modern icons like Lady Gaga ...
more2012 Frühling/Sommer-Liste Buchstart-Club
2012 Für Sie getestet - Stiftung Lesen
2011 Nominierung für den Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis
2008 Kinderbuchpreis des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
2004 Beste 7 Bücher für junge Leser, Deutschlandfunk
2004 Kinder- und Jugendbuchliste (Radio Bremen & SR)
