Best selling Children's books from Orell Füssli
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1. Orell Füssli Wer hat den Lebkuchen stibitzt?
A wonderful smell rises to the fox's nose. It's the gingerbread that Arne is letting cool on the windowsill. Arne lives in the forest house and helps Santa Claus. But whoosh, a gingerbread is gone! The fox enjoys the unusual bite. It tastes of forest and honey, wood, cinnamon, and happiness. But then the fox hears what Arne and Santa Claus are talking about. Who exactly is not getting a gingerbread now? Embarrassed, the fox sneaks behind Arne. He watches from a distance as Arne brings food to the other animals. And only the next morning does he find a way to apologize: he lies down on Arne's feet and warms them.
2. Orell Füssli Da bist du ja!
Sometimes I love you so much that I want to have you twice. Why? So I can hold your hand on both sides. Oh! That works even if there is only one of me. Mischievous, dreamy, stormy or calm, and always surprisingly feeling "the smaller" and "the larger" of their closeness – their love and security. Love is a universe. Those who love create worlds. So it's a creation story. But a different one. For children... and for everyone who walks hand in hand.
3. Orell Füssli So war das! Nein, so! Nein, so!
"That's how it was," says Badger. "I built a huge tall stone tower with my friend Bear. Then Fox came and knocked the tower down." - "No," says Fox. "It was like this!" ... Of course, Bear has a different version, and off they go again. And when Squirrel interrupts the three and shares its outside perspective, it immediately leads to the next argument. Sometimes arguing is part of it. What's important is the solution. Kathrin Schärer's strikingly simple staging of different viewpoints culminates in a plea for listening and a celebration of collaboration.
4. Orell Füssli Jakob, das Krokodil
Children's books often tell stories about animals in unusual environments, intentionally humorous and imaginative. However, this story is true. A jazz musician brings home a small crocodile from his tour as a gift for his children. But Jakob grows. Eventually, the father sets up an entire room as a jungle. School classes come to marvel at the animal. The couple continues to live with the unusual pet even after the children move out. Jakob lives to be 42 years old, quite old for a crocodile in our regions.
The illustrations depict a family apartment today. Yet, Claudia de Weck does not present the true story from the Zurich area as a local episode, but rather as an incredible yet relatable event. An appendix explains zoological aspects in a factual ABC, and the afterword by Georg Kohler encourages reflection on the ethical questions surrounding pet ownership.
5. Orell Füssli Die Schlacht von Karlawatsch
A bit of blueberry ice cream drips onto a dog's fur. This sparks a dispute. The argument escalates. Soon, the armies advance, and their commanders shout: "Forward! Backward! Go!". Hats are thrown at the opponents. They throw them back. Then come the coat buttons, and finally uniforms, and suddenly everyone is left in their underwear. Now no one knows who belongs to which army. "I'm hungry!" shouts one. "Me too, me too!" echoes from all sides. The smell of bratwurst and the thought of loved ones at home already lure the men away from the battlefield. Only the commanders remain frozen like monuments.
6. Orell Füssli Böse
All the farm animals are kind and nice. Yet, they can also be different. Only the horse seems too gentle for even small acts of malice. But when a mouse scurries by, the horse lifts its hoof and steps down with a clack on the mouse. Everyone is stunned: crushing a mouse is not only cruel but terribly mean. However, the horse looks at the cat with a sparkle in its eye and demands that it refrain from chasing mice in the future: "From now on, all mice belong to me." The cat nods and walks away. Then the horse lifts its hoof: "Thank you," squeaks the mouse, which managed to hide in the horseshoe. A thought-provoking story about depths and reasons, about perception and intention.
7. Orell Füssli Über Land und durch die Luft
When we humans want to travel, we have the train, the car, or even airplanes. And for short trips, there are bicycles or our own feet. Plants don’t have any of that. Yet, we find them in the most unlikely places, like in the sandbox or in the gutter. How did they actually get there?
Plants travel too, over land and through the air. But plants don’t travel by themselves; they send their seeds on journeys. Some seeds use the wind to fly away. Others travel with animals that eat them. And where the seeds land, new plants can grow, for example in the sandbox or in the gutter.
"It is not often that a non-fiction book makes complex connections so vividly. ... Bravo!" - Die literarische Welt.
8. Orell Füssli Nester bauen, Höhlen knabbern
Cigar rollers wrap leaves to lay their eggs, pill bugs form dung balls, and mason bees use empty snail shells: some insect species are remarkably resourceful when it comes to protecting their offspring, creating highly artistic nests in the process. In her aesthetically sophisticated non-fiction picture book, Anne Möller introduces some of these crawling creatures. By focusing on the rarely addressed topic of "insect nest building," she distinguishes herself from other works. She describes in detail and concisely how each insect proceeds, illustrating this step by step with images and text. A full-page illustration provides a glimpse inside the completed nest.
The large-scale and finely crafted collages—Möller uses torn papers and paints—are strikingly beautiful and vivid. The author invites the viewer to share in her observations of nature and inspires a desire to engage in research and delve deeper into the subject.
9. Orell Füssli Geld zu verkaufen
Adventures aren't expensive. But even Alma and Milan need money. They need a rope ladder for their treehouse. Not only do they build the treehouse themselves, but they also earn the money to buy a rope. It's not a bad idea at all if you know how to negotiate and trade. Alma and Milan reach their goal and even have some money left over. They save it. Because money doesn't go bad, even when you set it aside for something big – and that idea is already buzzing in their minds.
10. Orell Füssli Geh weg, Herr Berg!
Mr. Berg has seen a lot. Time passes by him, and nothing can disturb his calm. Or can it? "Go away, Mr. Berg!" Lily shouts, "I want to see what’s behind you!". How can a child demand that from a mountain? He grumbles, but Lily is determined not to be swayed from her idea. In the end, Mr. Berg helps her learn to climb. From the top, the world looks almost infinite. But what is beyond the horizon? Lily sets off on an adventure, and as Mr. Berg waits for his new friend, time suddenly feels long.
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