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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

Lotje wants to be a violinist, she feels it down to her toes. But unfortunately, what she feels does not come out of her fingers. When she starts playing, the animals run away, all the people slam their windows shut and the flowers retreat into the ground in fright. Lotje can't do anything, no matter how hard she tries to stick to Miss Krabbenbak's rules. But then she meets a man with a caravan who gives her a violin. He says that she shouldn't pay attention to all the rules. And when Lotje plays the strings of the violin, it sounds exactly as she feels it. Beautiful. Enchanting. So beautiful that she starts to float. Literally! But Miss Krabbenbak wants her to play by the rules again. What now?

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.

Everyone knows the favorite children's game memory, where the aim is to find as many double images as possible in a series of turned over playing cards. Memory Rabbit starts as a sheet full of playing cards with the backs facing up. The first card that is turned over is that of Rabbit. He crawls out of his card and goes in search of the other rabbit. The search of Rabbit is refreshing and funny, described by Maranke Rinck. Her husband Martijn van der Linden made the eye-catching, clear illustrations.

Smart, quiet and lonely - will Merel ever be able to fly? Merel is plucked from the roof of her school. Why was she there? Did she want to jump? Merel refuses to talk about it... Her life was fine - if a little lonely. She loved sitting at home with her mother, reading, watching the birds and dreaming of flying. And school was doable: she got good grades and didn't have to associate with anyone as long as she could spend her lunch breaks with Mrs. Wexley, the school librarian. But then Mrs. Wexley dies. Slowly but surely Merel discovers that there is another way to connect with people... and still be herself. A swinging way. Every quiet teenager - and everyone who has been a quiet teenager - will recognize themselves in Merel, hoping with her that she will find her wings and cheering when she flies.

Imagine flying above a storm-tossed sea. You are on a perilous journey, thousands of miles from land. Rain lashes the churning water. You have not set foot on solid ground for ten years. You are a giant albatross, forever on the move, searching for food. This is just one of the incredible migration stories in this book. Animals of all shapes and sizes make epic journeys across our planet, through wild weather, avoiding hungry predators, just to survive. Imagine the treks of emperor penguins, great white sharks, herds of elephants, millions of red crabs... Written by Mike Unwin, British travel writer of the year, with illustrations by Jenni Desmond, winner of the Vlag & Wimpel and Best Illustrated Children's Book Awards from the New York Times.

The ideal book to take to the beach – or to dream about. My first bird book has already turned countless toddlers into real bird watchers. With My first sea animal book, Zoë Ingram takes you underwater to show you what wonderful creatures live there. From the colourful coral to the giant blue whale and from the monkfish to the shrimp – in this beautiful nature book you will learn to recognise twenty sea animals and find out all about what they eat, where they live and more surprising facts. You will be a sea animal expert in no time!

The meditations in "My Garden" are relaxing and enjoyable. They promote peace and create cozy moments.

The stories always begin in the home garden, where boys and girls have plenty to discover and experience. They crawl through the hedge and follow a path to a river. They smell flowers, pick strawberries, or are joined by an animal.

Reading aloud can be done during the day to create a moment of calm, or in the evening before bed. The unique drawings by Kyra Beeftink (age 10) and Pepijn Linden (age 10) demonstrate that the meditations can also serve as a source of creative inspiration.

Janni Meedendorp: "I created them for my children's yoga class. Parents asked for them when their children enthusiastically retold the stories or showed drawings of 'their' gardens. Now the meditations are available to everyone in this richly illustrated book."

Een kleurrijk verhaal over Moeder Aarde en Meneer Maan

Moeder Aarde en Meneer Maan hebben genoeg van hun vaste baan en besluiten samen op reis te gaan in het heelal...

Onderweg ontmoeten ze twee ruimterobots en met z'n vieren gaan ze op zoek naar het einde van het heelal. Maar of ze het vinden...? Met kleurrijke tekeningen neemt Marijke ons mee op een reis waar logica vakantie heeft en humor regeert. Planeten die kletsen en ruimtewezens die grappen maken. Elke bladzijde heeft een verrassende wending. Of je nu 8 of 80 bent, dit kinderboek tovert een glimlach op je gezicht!

Alice Hoogstad's latest picture book creates a world without words yet filled with stories. In a town that consists entirely of black and white, a girl adds color with her crayons by drawing monsters on the streets. The colorful monsters come alive and start disrupting the quiet little town. The beautiful illustrations, with their many intricate details, instantly draw you into the story. The explosion of colors that follows will boggle your mind and keep you coming back for more. Beware - you'd better keep the color crayons out of your children's reach after reading this book... They might be come too inspired!

A new collection about Moominf and Snowy Owl with summery stories to read aloud about friendship. In the Moominf forest, the sun shines a little warmer every day. But what good is warmth if your best friend is not with you? Moominf has written twenty-seven letters to Snowy Owl to let her know that he misses her - but not a single letter arrives. What if Snowy Owl thinks he has forgotten her and her crazy ideas? Moominf decides to go on a journey himself. Well, tomorrow... Moominf has a friend was previously published.

Discover beautiful artefacts and simple first words in this wonderful nature book for curious little ones, published in collaboration with the British Museum.

A delightfully cheerful book that sparkles with fantasy and erases all boundaries between dream and daily reality. A must-have for every child - and for every parent who remembers being one.