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A story about friendship, courage and a brave dog. All the sick people in the Children's Ward feel better when Fiet the Hospital Dog has visited. And when a boy is in danger, Fiet doesn't hesitate for a moment. A story about friendship, courage and a brave dog.

Mark Janssen is a master in creating worlds where everything is possible. Previously we joined two brothers on a dinosaur hunt in a magical forest in Dinos Don't Exist and traveled the oceans on the back of a giant turtle in Island. This time Mark Janssen invites us to help two sisters who want to get rid of a trolley full of what seems to be rubbish. But on their way, big scary monsters try to stop them... What are these terrifying creatures after? Will the girls manage to defy them? Find out in this thrilling, fun picture book, that features just one word: Stop! From the author of I Want a Lion.

Mies van Hout Lizzy is not like other children. She can't stand it when someone touches her head, the mess in her room always has to stay the same way and she goes to a special school. She doesn't belong in the neighbourhood - the other children play without her. But then suddenly the new girl appears. She is big and clumsy, has lush blond curls and calls herself Big. Big takes care of Lizzy and something that resembles friendship develops between the two girls - a friendship in which Big calls the shots and Lizzy is gradually forced to do things she doesn't really want to do. Lizzy doesn't know how to stand up to the bossy Big. Besides, she tells herself, she now has what she always wanted, a girlfriend? However, Big goes further and further in her bizarre plans. Until things escalate - then Lizzy finally finds a way to say 'no' to Big. But from that moment on, the situation really gets out of hand.

Something only gets better when you share it.

One night a star falls from the sky. Beer is sure it is meant for him.
He sets off to show it to his friends. Then he discovers that the star becomes more and more beautiful as more animals admire it. What's the best thing he can do now?

A radiant picture book about friendship and sharing.

It helps to have friends. This applies not only to people, but also to nature. Friends can save your life, no matter how different they are. They can chase away predators, remove parasites, or even improve your reproduction. Travel with us through forests, deserts, oceans, and jungles and discover how animals and plants have adapted to each other in the most extraordinary ways. View Georgina Taylor's breathtaking illustrations and read about nature's most fascinating collaborations—between oxpeckers and giraffes, between anemone fish and sea anemones, between certain bats and pitcher plants, and much more.

Mories, the French window cleaner, is the hero of the children in the neighborhood. However, Brigit discovers that he has a secret. She recognizes his photo in a French newspaper and it says: two dead – she can't read the rest of the text yet. When Mories is also arrested for a robbery... Anke de Vries' classic has been given a new look, so that future generations can also enjoy the books that have already stolen hundreds of thousands of hearts.

Clay (16) listens all night to 7 cassette tapes on which a classmate Hannah, who committed suicide two weeks earlier, explains why she ended her life.

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

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?

Jette has just had her birthday. She is now ten years old. Ten! Not her little brother Emiel: he will always be six. He was so ill that the doctors could not cure him. Dark clouds of anger and sadness hang over Jette. Although there are also fond memories: of the holiday with their parents, of the pizza heaven, of how they played funeral. Because forgetting Emiel: never. Jette wonders how life will go on without Emiel. And actually she would also like to know why the sun is so hot, whether worms can catch a cold and what happens to you when you die. And: do fish actually sleep?

A funny story by Mathilde Stein with cheerful illustrations by Mies van Hout.
"Gotcha!" hissed the robber. "Come to my den!" But of course I had to ask. So I said, "Just a minute," and shouted, "Dad, I'm being kidnapped by a big, wild robber. Is that okay?" "Yes, honey," my father shouted back. "Have fun!"
The girl in this story is kidnapped, but it is less spectacular than she thought. It turns out that he is not a real wild robber at all, but just a child eater... what a disappointment! Instead of experiencing all kinds of wild adventures, he wants nothing more than to eat her

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!

Pyotr has been living alone with his father Sergei since his mother died, they are best friends. But then his father kills a man who attacks Pyotr and is sent to Siberia. Pyotr decides to follow him: a tough journey across Russia. Will Pyotr find his father?

Former Commissioner Keizer has been very concerned for years about the young people who join the sect 'The Living Souls'. He wants to prove that the sect is criminal and he finds three young people willing to infiltrate the sect. Will they succeed in unmasking the sect leader?

If you are allowed to go to the fair or the circus with Uncle Willibrord, you know for sure that something crazy is going to happen. Something that no one expects and that you can tell the next day at school to make everyone laugh. Uncle Willibrord is never afraid. Certainly not of animals, he understands them and the animals understand Uncle Willibrord. You should have seen those lions when Uncle suddenly stood on his head, in the middle of the lion cage... Yes, Uncle Willibrord is the nicest uncle in the whole world.

Welcome to the Oak Forest, where Kat wants to cook. Can she find a cookbook? Lift the flaps to discover it.

Welcome to the Oak Forest, where it finally snows. Lift the flaps and discover how Squirrel makes a snowman.