The Little Birch
The little birch doesn't know much about life yet, about the seasons, the wind and the weather, the other plants, all the animals, large and small, or about humans. All she sees is their constant ...
moreReinhard Michl
Reinhard Michl, born 1948, is one of Hanser Kinderbuch's leading illustrators. Recent publications include Das grosse Buch der Lieder und Songs (2000) and the picture book Manchmal wär ich lieber Max (2004).
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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Max, the cat, never has to clear things away. Nobody tells him to sit up straight at the table, either. And Auntie Edith wouldn't dream of planting kisses on his nose. Max is lucky. Surely he ...
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Sparrows' Salad
When the sparrows invade the cherry tree, they certainly make a racket. In and out they fly, with wings-a-flutter and angry chirruping, and cherrystones scattered everywhere. Of course, there's ...
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Six o' clock in the Morning
When the clock strikes six, the red witch attacks her chores like a little tornado: scraping carrots, boiling coffee, hauling wood from the shed, lighting the oven. Each time the clock strikes ...
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Charlotte von Huglfing
When her practical jokes backfire, Charlotte the mouse decides it is time to leave her hole in a Bavarian village. She hides herself in the coat pocket of a visiting poet and travels with her new ...
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