Catalogue Baobab Books A–Z

 

Baobab Books' publishing programme is unique: we publish books for children and young readers from all over the world translated into German, with an eye on books from or about minorities and marginalised communities in particular.
So far we have published more than 80 books from 35 different countries. Browse our catalogue on this site. For the full backlist please go to Archive.



A B C D E F G H IJ K L M N O PQ R S T U VW XY Z

A

Acosta, Matías

 

Die Sommergäste

A picture book from Uruguay
Bilingual German – Spanish
CHF 24.80 / € [D] 20,00 / € [A] 20,60
Ages 5 and up

Amambing, Jainal

 

Sansarinaga und der fliegende Büffel

A picture book from Malaysia
CHF 24.80 / € [D] 18,50 / € [A] 19,10
Ages 4 and up
Ando, Mikie

Der Mond zu Gast

7 unusal tales from Japan about
life and happiness
CHF 24.80 / € [D] 18,00 / € [A] 18,50
Ages 8 and up
Andruetto, María Teresa / Trach, Martina

 

Clara und der Mann im großen Haus

A picture book from Argentina
CHF 24.80 / € [D] 19,00 / € [A] 19,60 
Ages 6 and up

B

C

Castaño Mesa, Samuel

 

Die Uhr meines Großvaters

A picture book from Colombia
Bilingual German – Spanish 
CHF 22.80 / € [D] 18,00 / € [A] 18,50 
Ages 5 and up

 

Chen, Chih-Yuan

Kleiner Spaziergang

A picture book from Taiwan
Bilingual German – Chinese
CHF 24.80 / € [D] 18,50 / € [A] 19,10
Ages 4 and up
Chirif, Micaela

 

Das Meer

A picture book from South Amerika
CHF 24.80 / € [D] 18,50 / € [A] 19,10
Ages 5 and up

D

Dalvand, Reza

Etwas Schwarzes

A picture book from Iran
CHF 21.80 / € [D] 18,50 / € [A] 19,10
Ages 5 and up

Dalvand, Reza

 

Plitsch, platsch – pitsch, patsch

A counting rhyme from Iran
Bilingual German – Persian
CHF 16.80 / € [D] 19,90 / € [A] 14,30
Ages 2 and up
Díaz, Gloria Cecilia

Der Himmel glüht

A novel from Columbia
CHF 23.00 / € 14,90
Ages 10 and up

E

Ellabbad, Mohieddin

Das Notizbuch des Zeichners

A picture book from Egypt
Bilingual German – Arabic
CHF 24.80 / € [D] 18,50 / € [A] 19,10
Ages 8 and up
Escobar de Nogales, Melba

Das Glück ist ein Fisch

A novel from Colombia
CHF 21.80 / € [D] 16,50 / € [A] 17,00
Ages 9 and up

F

G

Gajah, Yusof

Wer hat den roten Ball?

A picture book from Malaysia
CHF 16.80 / € [D] 13,90 / € [A] 14,30
Ages 2 and up
Gulab, Rupa

Ein Querkopf kommt selten allein

A novel from India
CHF 24.80 / € [D] 15,90 / € [A] 16,40
Ages 12 and up
Gundars, Lauris

Hallo, Walfisch!

A novel from Latvia
CHF 21.80 / € [D] 17,00 / € [A] 17,50
Ages 8 and up

H

Hengadi, Ramesh /
Dhadpe, Shantaram

Das machen wir

A Warli picture book from India
40 pages, hardcover, handmade
silkscreen print on recycling paper
CHF 35.00 / € [D] 28,00 / € [A] 28,80
Ages 4 and up
Horndal, Sissel

 

Máttaráhkkás weite Reise

A story from the Land of the Sami
CHF 23.80 / € [D] 18,50 / € [A] 19,10 
Ages 5 and up

Huang, Beijia

Seidenraupen für Jin Ling

A novel from China
CHF 26.80 / € [D] 16,90 / € [A] 17,40
Ages 13 and up

I J

Iplikçi, Müge

Der fliegende Dienstag

A novel from Turkey
CHF 24.80 / € [D] 15,90 / € [A] 16,40
Ages 8 and up
Jha, Rambharos

Wasserwelten

An art picture book from India
Silkscreen print, handmade
CHF 48.00 / € [D] 42,00 / € [A] 43,20

K

Kaldmaa, Kätlin /
Rõõmus, Jaan

 

Lydia

An extraordinary girl from Estonia
CHF 23.80 / € [D] 19,50 / € [A] 20,10
Ages 8 and up
Kemal, Yașar

Gut geflunkert, Zilo!

A story from Turkey
CHF 23.00 / € 14,90
Ages 12 and up
Kiengsiri, Pensri

Seebarsch und Süßkartoffeln

A love story from Bangkok
ISBN 978-3-314-01549-6
CHF 22.80 / € 12,80
Ages 13 and up
Kilaka, John

Der wunderbare Baum

A picture book from Tanzania
CHF 24.80 / € [D] 18,50 / € [A] 19,10
Ages 4 and up
Kilaka, John

Frische Fische

A picture book from Tanzania
CHF 21.80 / € [D] 18,50 / € [A] 19,10
Ages 4 and up
Kilaka, John

Gute Freunde

A picture book from Tanzania
CHF 23.80 / € [D] 14,90 / € [A] 15,40
Ages 4 and up
Kilaka, John

Schneller Hase

A picture book from Tanzania
CHF 21.80 / € [D] 18,50 / € [A] 19,10
Ages 5 and up
Kim, Ryeo-Ryeong

 

Eins – zwei, eins – zwei – drei

A novel from Korea
CHF 23.80 / € [D] 18,00 / € [A] 18,50 
Ages 14 and up

L

Lee, Tae-Jun /
Kim, Dong-Seong

Wann kommt Mama?

A picture book from Korea
Bilingual German – Korean
CHF 24.80 / € [D] 20,00 / € [A] 20,60
Ages 4 and up
Lee, Uk-bae

Sori feiert Tschusok

A picture book from Korea
CHF 24.80 / € 18,50
Ages 5 and up

M

McDonald, Meme /
Pryor, Boori Monty

Njunjul

A novel from Australia
CHF 24.80 / € [D] 18,50 / € [A] 19,10
Ages 13 and up
Miller, Kirsten

 

Hörst du, wie der Himmel singt?

A novel from South Africa
CHF 28.00 / € [D] 24,00 / € [A] 24,70
Ages 15 and up

Molope, Kagiso Lesego

Im Schatten des Zitronenbaums

A novel from South Africa
CHF 23.80 / € [D] 14,90 / € [A] 15,40
Ages 12 and up

N

Nadareischwili, Tatia

 

Schlaf gut

A picture book from Georgia
Bilingual German – Georgian
CHF 21.80 / € [D] 18,50 / € [A] 19,10
Ages 4 and up

Nadareischwili, Tatia

 

Tina hat Mut

A picture book from Georgia
CHF 22.80 / € [D] 19,00 / € [A] 19,60 
Ages 5 and up

 

Nasrallah, Emily

Kater Ziku lebt gefährlich

A story from Lebanon
CHF 23.00 / € 14,90
Ages 10 and up

O

Ojeda, Ana Paula /
Palomino, Juan

 

Der Feuerdieb – Ladrón del fuego 

A picture book from Mexico
Bilingual German – Spanish
CHF 24.80 / € [D] 18,50 / € [A] 19,10
Ages 5 and up

P Q

Past, Ámbar /
Mendes Peres, Maruch /
Araki, Tamana

Als die Sonne ein Kind war
NeNe Sol

After a Mayan Myth
CHF 24.80 / € [D] 18,50 / € [A] 19,10
Ages 5 and up

Pimentel, Marcelo

Eine Geschichte ohne Ende

A picture book from Brazil
CHF 19.80 / € [D] 15,80 / € [A] 16,40
Ages 2 and up

R

Ramsay, Paulette

Alles Liebe, deine Sunshine

A novel from Jamaika
CHF 23.00 / € 14,90
Ages 14 and up
Ravishankar, Anushka

Moin und das Monster

A novel from India
CHF 21.80 / € [D] 18,50 / € [A] 19,10
Ages 8 and up
Rietberg, Museum (Hg.)

Aus dem Milchmeer entstand die Welt

8 tales from the realm of the Indian Gods and Goddesses
CHF 25.00 / € [D] 20,00 / € [A] 20,60
Ages 9 and up
Robson, Jenny

Tommy Mütze

A novel from South Africa
CHF 24.80 / € [D] 16,50 / € [A] 17,00
Ages 9 and up
Romanyschyn, Romana /
Lessiw, Andrij

 

Das Rübchen – Ripka

A fairy tale from Ukraine
Bilingual German – Ukrainian
CHF 24.80 / € [D] 20,00 / € [A] 20,60
Ages 4 and up

S

Saberi, Babak /
Zaeri, Mehrdad

 

Ein großer Freund

A story from Iran
CHF 21.80 / € [D] 18,50 / € [A] 19,10
Ages 5 and up
Shodjaie, Seyyed Ali /
Taherian, Elahe

Der große Schneemann

A picture book from Iran
Bilingual German – Persian
CHF 24.80 / € [D] 18,50 / € [A] 19,10
Ages 5 and up

 

 

Shyam, Bhajju /
Bai, Durga /
Urveti, Ram Singh

Das Geheimnis der Bäume

An Art Picture Book from India
Silkscreen print, handmade; numbered edition
CHF 53.00 / € [D] 48,00 / € [A] 49,40

T

Tang, Wei

 

Im Garten von Oma Apo

A picture book from China
CHF 21.80 / € [D] 18,50 / € [A] 19,10
Ages 5 and up

Tejima, Keizaburo / Shitaku, Yae

Der weise Hase Isopo

A picture book from Japan
CHF 24.80 / € [D] 18,00 / € [A] 18,50
Ages 5 and up
Toledo, Eymard

Bené, schneller als das schnellste Huhn

A picture book from Brazil
CHF 24.80 / € [D] 18,50 / € [A] 19,10
Ages 5 and up

Toledo, Eymard

Juju und Jojô

A story from a big city
CHF 22.80 / € [D] 19,00 / € [A] 19,60
Ages 5 and up

Toledo, Eymard

Onkel Flores

A fairly true story from Brazil
CHF 22.80 / € [D] 19,00 / € [A] 19,60
Ages 5 and up

U

V W

Vilė, Jurga / Itagaki, Lina

 

Sibiro Haiku

A Graphic novel from Lithuania
CHF 29.00 / € [D] 26,00 / € [A] 26,80 
Ages 14 and up

 

Wertheim, Anne-Ruth

 

Das Gänsespiel

My childhood years in the internment camp on Java
CHF 25.00 / € [D] 22,00 / € [A] 22,70
Ages 9 and up
Release date: 27.3.2023

X Y

Yu, Pei-yun / Zhou, Jian-xin

 

Tsai Kun-lin – Der Junge, der gerne las

A Graphic Novel from Taiwan – Volume 1
CHF 28.00 / € [D] 25,00 / € [A] 25,70
From ages 14 and up
Release date: 27.3.2023
Yumoto, Kazumi

Am Ende des Sommers

A novel from Japan
CHF 21.80 / € [D] 18,50 / € [A] 19,10
Ages 12 and up

Z

Zaeri, Mehrdad

Prinzessin Sharifa und der mutige Walter

Two ancient stories retold today
Bilingual German – Arabic
CHF 24.80 / € [D] 18,50 / € [A] 19,10
Ages 6 and up

Zahreddine, Hassan

 

Zin

A story from Lebanon
CHF 26.00 / € [D] 20,00 / € [A] 20,60
Ages 6 and up