The Amazon is the region with the greatest biodiversity on our planet and, at the same time, one of the least explored areas. Here, life grows, climbs, jumps, breathes, stretches, fights, flees, sings, growls, swims, flies, ends and begins in a thousand different ways, over and over again. This comprehensive illustrated non-fiction book takes us into the wondrous world of the Amazon with its seemingly endless wealth of life. → More about the book

The Letter Circus has pitched its tent. Come on in! Clear the ring for the grand entrance of our letter acrobats! We’re treated to a truly daring programme on a high wire as thin as a line of writing on paper… → More about the book

The cherry tree in front of the house is in full bloom. A boy watches from the window as children whizz by on skateboards. Could he do that too? The boy vividly imagines what it would be like to stand on a board like that himself. When his mother surprises him with a skateboard a short time later, there's no stopping him … → More about the book

One night, Moin hears something shuffling and sniffling under his bed. ‘Who's there?’ the nine-year-old calls bravely into the darkness. ‘A monster!’ mumbles a voice in the dark. But when Moin shines his torch under the bed, he can't see anything. ‘You can only see me if you draw me,’ explains the monster, urging Moin to pick up a pencil. The boy has no choice and sets to work… → More about the book

It all starts with zero. Nine more digits follow – along an infinite number of stories. Even the smallest number has a story to tell. And some numbers even tell their own tale: the 6, for example, can unroll like a snail. Number 7 is a gift from the rainbow, while number 12 helps us measure time. → More about the book

When there are trees, there are birds. They go together well, according to Jambu Singad an artist from the Bhil tribal community in western India. A tree would never stay alone, it needs birds. And birds like trees, to find shadow, shelter and nutrition. This art picture book gives insights into the thoughts – and imagery of the Bhil tribal community. → More about the book

The four-part graphic novel about Tsai Kun-lin's life is a testimony to a moving personal fate and at the same time reflects the history of Taiwan over almost an entire century. In the end, neither the more than 90-year life nor the complex events fitted into a single book – so there were four. The illustrator has chosen a different style and colour scheme for each stage of his life. → More about the book