Loewe. 58 pages. Illustrations.
With didactic material

Dolfi, the little dolphin, gets caught in the net of animal catchers one day and finds himself in a dolphinarium. Weakened and sad, he realizes that he is now trapped together with other dolphins and has to perform tricks for small rewards. Despite his new friends
he cannot forget his freedom. The dolphins in the tank become increasingly aggressive and refuse to perform the tricks. After a petition by animal rights activists, Dolfi is released back into the sea. The book teaches children about the problems of dolphins in captivity and encourages them to think about the protection of these animals.

Dolphins, animal protection, Antolin

Beltz & Gelberg. 48 pages. Illustrations.
With didactic material

The lion has no sympathy for the tears the lioness sheds while reading a book. The lioness is angry because she wants a lion with a heart! But it's not that easy for a strong lion. Finally, the crocodile turns up and takes on the task of teaching the lion to cry. The fast-paced, funny and substantial
lion story offers many access perspectives. Initially, the focus is on feelings (crying, tears, love) but also on typical gender roles in our society.

Feelings, friendship, love, gender roles, Antolin

Carlsen. 80 pages. Illustrations.
With didactic material

Conni's class gets school animals. Conni and her friends are very excited. But then Mrs. Reisig brings caterpillars. Caterpillars? They're not really school animals! Until the children take a closer look at the little crawlers. And suddenly Conni realizes: Caterpillars can also be really great! The children follow the caterpillars' transformation into butterflies with interest and excitement and record their observations in caterpillar diaries. And Conni suddenly pays a lot more attention to caterpillars in her free time too,
butterflies and a natural variety of food plants for the pretty insects.

Caterpillar - butterfly, dealing with nature, school life, family life, Antolin

Oetinger. 61 pages. Illustrations.
With didactic material

Jan-Arne gets a guinea pig as a present from his friend Frieder. Its name is King Kong and it might be able to scare away nasty children. But where to put it? Jan-Arne hides it in his nursery as a secret pig, so to speak. Will that work? Of course not, because the secret pig leaves its not-so-secret traces everywhere. The clear language, full of humorous ideas, the character of Jan-Arne, whose problems seem so big and so unsolvable, make this book an excellent read for first-time readers.

Pet, Antolin

Oetinger. 61 pages. Illustrations.

Lena has never been in love. In fact, she finds boys rather superfluous. Nevertheless, she is a little envious of Katrin. She has just fallen head over heels in love with Lennart. Maybe Lena should just fall in love herself. That way they could have a crush on each other, exchange advice and share experiences. When Ina and Klara also want to join in the falling in love, there is some turbulence and jealousy.

Love, Antolin

Oetinger. 62 pages. Illustrations.

The Olchis live on a garbage tip and love garbage and dirt more than anything. So they are not exactly pleased when their garbage tip is loaded onto a truck by the Environmental Protection Agency and disappears never to be seen again. What are the Olchis supposed to live on now, holy garbage bag? Olchi's dad has an idea - and a good nose for it.

Funny, Antolin

Moritz. 26 pages. Illustrations.
With didactic material

The monster called Schluckster actually devours little Louis in front of his sister Sarah. But Sarah remains calm and immediately begins a well-thought-out rescue operation, in the course of which she not only shows considerable fearlessness, but also technical finesse and expertise. A little later, the swallowster is eaten by a Grabscherix, which in turn falls victim to a water snapper, which is swallowed by a hungry thornback slurper, which is finally devoured by a sabre-toothed gulper. The picture book unobtrusively addresses violence on the one hand and courage and standing up for each other on the other. And at the end? A little boy, supposedly weak, suddenly becomes big. John Fardell draws in an illustration style reminiscent of classic comics, which makes the colorful watercolor story look very dynamic.

Courage, monsters, siblings, Antolin

Loewe. 58 pages. Illustrations.
With didactic material

Philipp can't believe what he sees: A white knight and a dragon jump out of a book and chase each other across his room! Philipp has no time to wonder, because suddenly he himself is the hunted! But how do you fight a mean knight when you're suddenly only the size of your thumb? Philipp has to think of something quickly to save his life. An exciting hunt begins. Will Philipp be able to help the dragon? And how will he get back to his normal size? An imaginative story about courage and friendship in the truest sense of the word.

Friendship, Antolin

BVK. 96 pages. Illustrations.
With didactic material

The book "Schirmel und Oderich" contains six short, beautifully illustrated stories and is particularly suitable for first-time readers due to the large font. In the stories, Schirmel learns how nice it is to have a friend in every situation in life: when you are ill and have a fever, when you want to learn to fly or when you are afraid in the dark. The twofold differentiated didactic material accompanies the children through the individual chapters of the book.

Friendship, social behavior, fear, Antolin

Carlsen. 40 pages. Illustrations.
With didactic material with Kamishibai picture cards on "The little us"

How can you teach and explain the WE feeling to children? One day, two children who are friends lose their sense of WE because they have been arguing too much and saying "ME!" too much. The WE is shy and has hidden away. The two children miss it very much. Without the WE, everything remains gray and without joy. And so they set off in search of it. Where is the WE? The two children write him letters and ask him to come back to them. And finally the WE is part of their lives again - and the joy is great. The story can also be read aloud in the free app "The Little Reader"!

Dealing with conflict, solidarity, community, friendship, Antolin

Oetinger. 63 pages. Illustrations.
With didactic material

Reading promotion event bookable in the children's library

The story tells an exciting and very funny tale of how a monster called the "letter eater" causes quite a stir in a family's everyday life. The family's daughter finds a huge egg painted with letters in the garden. She picks it up, breaks the egg and a letter eater hatches out. In the cellar, instead of the (egg) shell there is the school, instead of the hammer the father finds a mutton, and the table has become a fish. The letter eater was clearly at work here. There is no more playful way to learn how important individual letters can be.

Letters, language, ABC, Antolin

Oetinger. 64 pages. Illustrations.
Reading promotion event bookable in the children's library and the school libraries of the primary school library network

All well and good - all the great stories from Hugo's favorite book about the super dog. But such adventures would of course be even more fun in real life! So Hugo has an idea: why not be like Superdog and take off into space in a rocket? It's an ingenious plan, but unfortunately the nasty neighbor's dog Happo is the first to take off for the moon. Of course Hugo can't let that happen to him. Especially as he has to get his friend, Quappi the frog, back, who wanted to get to safety from the stork and is now floating in space in a rocket garbage bag. The story is very reader-friendly, divided into short chapters and many sections, and reading success is rewarded in the attached puzzle world.

Man, Nature, Funny, Antolin

Loewe. 89 pages. Illustrations.
With educational material

Siblings Anne and Philipp are amazed when they discover a magical tree house in the middle of the forest with which they can travel back millions of years in time. They end up in the valley of the dinosaurs, where they have exciting encounters with the giant lizards. The text is in large print with lots of illustrations.

Dinosaurs, Antolin

Oetinger. 56 pages. Illustrations.
With didactic material

An exciting adventure from the world of knights and castles. Lanzelotta lives with her father, the knight Okko, at Drake Castle. Her best friend is Jörgel from the neighboring castle Krötenstein. But Lanzelotta is only allowed to meet him in secret because the knights are enemies. A tournament is to finally put an end to the old quarrel. Lanzelotta is sure that her father will win. But then she hears from Jörgel that Richard von Krötenstein is having an extra-large suit of armor made. Lanzelotta has a nasty suspicion: does the Toadstone man want a stronger man to fight for him? With lots of information about the age of chivalry.

Knight, Antolin

Hare and hedgehog. 63 pages. Illustrations.
With didactic material

Moritz, 9 years old, is a real detective and immediately senses when something is wrong. And something is wrong with the man who leaves a silver suitcase in the garden shed and later loses a black glove. Together with his friend Pauline, Moritz can prove himself a real detective and solve the mystery of the man with the silver suitcase.

Crime thriller, Antolin

Beltz & Gelberg. 26 pages. Illustrations.
With didactic material

One day, giant Rick discovers a store with clothes in giant sizes and decides to dress himself up: with smart pants, a smart shirt, a smart belt, a smart tie and smart socks and shoes. But then he meets all sorts of animals who all need his help - and his clothes. He decides to give the new clothes to the animals who need them more than he does.

Rhymes, Helping, Giving, Sharing, Friendship, Outsider

DaF/DaZ vocabulary: clothes, animals

Sauerländer. 23 pages. Illustrations.
With didactic material

The little witch Irma disappears because she is laughed at by the other witches because of her big witch feet. She has also forgotten all her magic words, and every time she tries to cast a spell, her feet get even bigger. One day, she turns up at little Lore's house, who is brushing her teeth. Lore comforts Irma and shows her her big ears. The other children call after her "Lore Segelohre". After Irma has brushed her teeth, contrary to the old witches' custom, she remembers the magic words. This is not so nice for Lore at first, because Irma flies away, but she provides an unexpected surprise first.

Witches, Antolin

Beltz & Gelberg. 32 pages. Illustrations.
With didactic material

Little Bronto lives with many other dinosaurs in a large jungle. Among them are friends, but also Rex the Terrible. He never stops teasing and pestering Bronto. Fortunately, Bronto has friends who help him.

Dinosaurs, friendship, bullying, violence prevention, Antolin

Sauerländer. 30 pages, illustrations.
With didactic material

One evening the little bear goes for a walk. Suddenly he hears a frightened squeak. Nevertheless, the bear bravely goes into the eerie forest and finds six white mice who have lost their way. They are afraid of being eaten - but the bear can help and comes up with a trick ... This picture book tells the story of how courage and inventiveness can save lives in beautiful, natural pictures. The picture book is a suitable read for beginning readers and is particularly suitable as a first encounter with a whole book.

Fear and courage, Deception and cunning, Being strong, Fable, Antolin