Through their rhythm and musical component, poems activate multiple areas in the brain – the texts are easier to remember and often accompany children for many years. In this book, Michael Hammerschmid presents a particularly fine selection of his poems: Playful with language, associative, and with unexpected twists, he opens up worlds that leave children in awe and invite them to create their own stories. The Argentine illustrator María José de Tellería is still unknown in the German-speaking world. With her multifaceted and poetic illustrations, she captures and enhances the moods of the poems. Her vibrant images tell their own stories and create a magic that is hard to resist.