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There was a dinosaur, his name was Kees van Dijk. He lived with his wife Marie in the neighbourhood of Waterswijk. In the playful way that makes their picture book texts so appealing, Erik van Os and Elle van Lieshout hop through the life of the dinosaur family Van Dijk. We hear how dad goes hunting and mom does the housework, how Kareltje – the child – plays with his friends and the family sits down for a nice meal in the evening. And before going to sleep, father Kees naturally tells a story… And when they went to sleep at sunset, Kareltje said: 'Tell me dad!' and Kees van Dijk started talking about the future and with everything Kees made up, it seemed as if he could see far into the future. And that future perspective seems very much like our own daily life! Andersen illustrator Jan Jutte paints a cheerful and exuberant dinosaur existence in his characteristic strong lines and powerful colours, in which there is plenty to discover. A picture book that is also a treat for boys.

Children's favourite game of peekaboo - but in book form! What toddler doesn't love peekaboo games? That game, which they can never get enough of, is the starting point of these three colourful flip and flap books. When you open a page, you first see only 'bare' shapes. But under the flaps on the side, every page - peekaboo! - hides a wonderful world populated by the most diverse animals. Dogs, beetles, a grasshopper, an octopus: they are all imaginative elaborations of the basic shapes on the flap. Each of the three books deals with its own type of shape: triangular and zigzag shapes, round and flowing shapes and square and right-angled shapes. The animals match the character of the shapes. Square rhinoceroses rush enthusiastically towards their goal, triangular lobsters dance the tango with temperament and a round elephant makes a dreamy jump. The longer you look at the pictures, the more you discover in them. Little ones will playfully learn about the shapes, dream away with the special creatures and, just like in the real game, they will shout again and again after closing the book: 'One more time!'.

Dive into the underwater world and discover the most fantastic animals - from colorful clownfish to fast electric eels. A cardboard book that radiates nature!

Who has stolen the treat from the very top of King Lion's birthday cake? Tarantula has made a delicious birthday cake for King Lion - from meat! On top, he places an extra-tender joint of beef, but the moment Tarantula turns his back, the treat disappears. Who is the beef thief? Tarantula sets off to find out. He looks inside the mouths of all the animals going to the king's party. He finds Gorilla tasting banana soup, Hornbill drinking fig - pip punch and Bat testing crunchy beetle snacks, but he doesn't discover the surprising beef thief until the party is just about to start. Marlies Verhelst's story is full of pace and humor. Children will relish the dishes the animals prepare for the feast. Linde Faas' illustrations are full of a sketchy energy and capture the cheeky character of each animal.

When Jerry, Bram, Linda and Hassan go to school one day, they don't know what they see: the walls are completely covered in racist texts. The classroom is also a mess: plants have been knocked over and drawings have been ripped off the walls and torn up. Everyone is shocked: who is behind this? With the help of parents and friends, the walls are painted and the classroom is cleaned up again, but a few weeks later it happens again. Again, there are hateful slogans on the walls, but now the aquarium has also been smashed and the rabbits have been murdered. Nobody knows who did it. However, Linda finds something... Will that help to unmask the perpetrators?

One day Little Bear meets Emmie, a sweet girl who is staying with her parents by the river. Friendship is quickly made and now Emmie and her doll Lucie also get to know Little Bear's friends. A wonderful summer follows and finally a big party. After Emmie's departure Little Bear is sad, but he cheers up when he learns to write a letter and can send it to his girlfriend. The author and the illustrator express childlike feelings of joy and sorrow in a touching way and they give a delightful picture of everyday children's life; all this within the safe and secure environment of the parental home.

Little Bear is spending a day with Grandfather and Grandmother Bear. They can tell wonderful stories. Little Bear has a very nice day. Sendak's beautiful drawings and the endearing story make this an excellent book for toddlers of around four years old, while the short, simple sentences make this book easy to read later on.

Seventeen-year-old Stach dreams of becoming king of the country of Katoren. The old king died seventeen years ago and no successor has been found yet. The six ministers who temporarily govern the country give Stach seven assignments. If Stach succeeds in fulfilling them, he will become the new king of Katoren. But are the ministers actually looking for a new king?

After Krik and Domper, Krik and Melle, Hanna Kraan completed the enthusiastically received series about the cheerful squirrel, the grumpy toad and the vain blackbird with De tuin van Krik. This calls for a special edition with all the stories about the trio! Now completely re-illustrated by Mies van Hout in beautiful color pictures. This ultimate reading bundle includes all the adventures that Krik, Domper and Melle experience in the garden of the Keizer family. Through the eyes of the small animals we see, among other things, how people interact with nature. Because even though we do not understand the animals, the stories show that they understand us all too well! Whoever has read (to) I am Krik, Krik am I will look around differently when he goes outside again. The world has become a little more beautiful. Thanks to Hanna Kraan. 'Every child falls in love with the red-brown squirrel with his fluffy tail, which is depicted on almost every page. I am Krik, Krik am I is a wonderful reading collection that every child should have read.' - Teacher Anke

16-year-old Dolf from Amstelveen signs up as a guinea pig: he will be flashed back to the Middle Ages by a matter transmitter to take a look there for one afternoon. At five o'clock that same afternoon, Dolf has to be at the agreed-upon place again to be flashed back to the twentieth century. But due to a miscalculation, he ends up in the year 1212 in a Children's Crusade and not at the knight's tournament he wanted to attend so much. And Dolf does not manage to be at the agreed-upon place on time. Does Dolf have to stay in 1212 forever?

'Let's go,' says the boy in the red jumper. The reader does just that, and becomes the center of the action in this unfolding adventure. A young boy with a wild imagination makes a trip to the corner shop to buy apples. It isn't far. Indeed, it's just a quick walk through the garden, but the boy's sense of wonder transforms an everyday errand into an odyssey. In the garden, a small coppice becomes a huge, dark wood with fire-breathing dragons and a sleeping giant. A pond becomes the high seas teeming with sharks and marauding pirates. There's a clever twist too. The boy asks the reader to join him on the expedition. Illustrations full of glorious detail show the scenes from above. The reader uses this birds-eye perspective to guide the boy through the adventure and even lends a hand by turning the pages to escape looming danger!

True stories about extraordinary kings, insane empresses, wasteful sultans and tough princesses. Want to know...:
whether you can encounter King Willem-Alexander in a pilot's uniform?
what a Norlander is? what pharaoh Tutankhamun got in his grave? who spent the shortest time on the throne and was only king for 20 minutes? how Bloody Mary got her name?

The bed washes up on an island, where Little Kong, a large blue monkey, tries to get the better of Esmeralda. But he is soon totally disillusioned... Esmeralda is quickly able to turn the tables on him: it's Little Kong who is tamed.

A beautiful picture book that wordlessly tells the story of a boy rabbit and a girl rabbit, together with their pet chicken. Ages: 4

Kleur en humor zijn de twee belangrijkste kenmerken van Marijke's werk. Deze komen ook goed tot hun recht in dit verrassend debuut van haar eerste kinderboek, Ma Mummel en de Mummels.

Ma Mummel en de Mummels. Ergens in de stad is een tuin. In die stadstuin is een hofje. In dat hofje staat een huisje. En in dat huisje woont Ma Mummel met haar vijf kinderen. Het zijn geen gewone kinderen. Het zijn poppen die Ma Mummel zelf heeft gemaakt van klei. Ze beschilderde de poppen met mooie kleuren. Daarna werden ze gebakken in de oven en toen waren de mummels klaar. Zo noemt Ma Mummel haar poppen, mummels.

This picture book carries a special message. When the Marsus family loses their home, they stay together as a family and together they search hopefully for a new home.

The Marsu family consists of Papa Marsu, Mama Marsu, Little La, Little Mi and Little Pi. Together they live a happy and peaceful life. Until the day a terrible storm blows away their cozy nest. The Marsupilamis have no home anymore. They have to leave the jungle to look for a new nest. Will you join them?

There are animals that are fantastic at disguising themselves. Some have camouflage or can change colour, so that they do not stand out in their environment, others even pretend to be other animals or plants. Masters of Disguise is an ode to these animals. First, it is explained how a certain animal manages to disguise itself, followed by a large search plate in which you have to discover the animal in question. Twelve animals are discussed, from the polar bear to the orchid mantis and from chameleons to mimic octopuses. Twelve astonishing stories and twelve beautiful search plates.