Baobab Books presents an international programme of children's literature. Our books are published in Switzerland but originate in many different places of the world. Each book is unique in its form, many of them are award winning. Our Rights Catalogue 2024 highlights a selection of available titles.
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Are you curious about the upcoming books in our programme? Our spring catalogue is here: With Mabelle, we present the second picture book by illustrator Matías Acosta from Uruguay. A book about a wildflower meadow and the great cycle of nature.
Die weiße Laterne is a young adult novel from Japan about the floating lanterns of Hiroshima – the lights commemorate the victims of the atomic bombing every year. 6 August 2025 will mark the eightieth anniversary of the American atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
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The girl Tuha lives in Cairo. As is not uncommon in Egypt, the family also has a monkey. Tuha has given him the name Maimun, which means ‘happy monkey’. The two are inseparable and usually join in when their father performs as a juggler on the streets of the city. Sahar Abdallah not only tells an endearing story with her precise pencil and scenic use of colour, but also reflects Egyptian artistic traditions.
Karl-Heinz Behr commented in the February issue of the specialist magazine eselsohr: «An enrichment for the children's bookshelf!».
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25.2.2025

Baobab Books has set itself the goal of contributing to understanding and dialogue between people and cultures through books. We are convinced that nothing is more important than the ability to listen to one another and engage in respectful dialogue. Books for children and young people can play an important role in this. By becoming a patron member of Baobab Books, you too can contribute directly to a diverse range of books for children and young people and you will receive all four books published during the year and the Kolibri at the beginning of September.
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The four-part graphic novel about Tsai Kun-lin's life tells a moving personal story and at the same time reflects the history of Taiwan over almost an entire century. With each volume, we delve deeper into the historical context of Taiwan along Tsai Kun-lin's life and realise what political events can mean for an individual person – and what it means to retain hope even in the most difficult times.
The complete edition is currently available at a special price of CHF 98.00 / € D 92,00 / € A 94,60 (instead of CHF 112.00 / € D 103,00 / € A 106,10)
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27.11.2024

A lot of praise for the picture book Das Meer: "Micaela Chirif conjures up a round of eleven poems in which the sky, the octopus, the whale, the mermaid, fish, stars, clouds, the fisherman, the tiger, the river and the sea set in motion an elemental and magical exploration of the world," says the jury of the Josef Guggenmos Prize for Children's Poetry, which selected the book for the 2022 recommendation list.
The universe of thoughts was illustrated in a joint effort by three Mexican illustrators. Their brushstrokes and ink lines make this picture book a total work of art. The jury of Deutschlandfunk's Best 7 also found this to be the case, presenting the book in the Best List of the Month for July.
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2.2.2023

Kayabu is the latest book by Brazilian author Eymard Toledo. This story of friendship opens a window onto the world of the indigenous population of Amazonia, whose habitat is threatened by deforestation and the extraction of raw materials. The moving story is illustrated in Eymard's own amazing collage technique. Foreign Rights are available worldwide.
A portrait of Eymard Toledo was broadcast on SWR Kultur on 12 May and is now available in the ARD media library. In this short film, the artist and author talks about her work. Afterwards, the camera team accompanies her to a reading.
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1.9.24