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.
«The White Lantern» 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.
→ Catalogue spring 2025

Are you still looking for a nice book gift? We have put together some book tips for younger and older readers.
You will also find reading samples for each book on each detail page. As always, you are also welcome to drop by our publishing house to look at the books or ask for advice. (Mon to Fri, 9 am to 5 pm) Or you can visit one of our numerous partner bookshops.
→ Orders placed by 20 December 2024 at 3 pm will arrive in time for Christmas

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.
Are you interested in translation rights? E-Mail us for further information or a meeting request for Frankfurt Book Fair 2024.
→ Complete Foreign Rights List

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)
→ More about the complete edition
27.11.2024

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.
→ More about Kayabu
→ Sample pages
1.9.24

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.
→ Request membership information (German only)
→ donate now

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 ...
Even in ancient times, the monkey was revered as a sacred animal in Egypt and depicted artistically in a variety of ways. Sahar Abdallah interprets the Egyptian art tradition in her own way with her precise pencil and scenic use of colour in this book.
→ More about the book
→ Sample pages Maimun
2.9.2024

A family is about to move from a tranquil village in the mountains to a distant city, where the father has found work. What kind of life awaits them there? Damals, im Sommer tells the story of farewells and new beginnings from the children's perspective. The artist LI Xiaoguang has aptly captured both the inner emotions and the outer scenery of the departure in his woodcuts. In its programme Büchermarkt, Deutschlandfunk said: «The tone of the narrative is calm, while at the same time the book offers a wealth of child-friendly details and the complex woodcuts [...] provide an insight into a world that seems both far away and close at the same time.»
→ More about the book
→ Reading sample
→ Radio report
8.4.2024