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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.

A picture book based on the song The Tiny Mouse by Grammy award - winner Janis Ian. Follow the romping adventures of a tiny brave mouse, who runs away to sea, suffers from sea sickness, narrowly escapes a grisly end at the paws of the ship's captain - a cat - and escapes back to shore where he settles down in married bliss. The moral of the tale, it's better to be at home than someone's dinner at sea. Illustrations by Ingrid & Dieter Schubert are full of quirky detail and humor.

If a camel gets angry, he will vomit green gastric juice all over you. A sloth moves so slowly that green algae grows in his fur. Even a blind chameleon takes on the color of its surroundings. Bologna Ragazzi Award - winner Marije Tolman, creator of The Tree House and The Island, illustrates in her distinctive style the curious, funny, bizarre, unbelievable, disgusting and weird facts about all kinds of different animals. The animal facts are straightforward nonfiction, while Marije Tolma n's illustrations are pure fantasy, creating a combination that is sure to engage young readers. After reading and looking at Jumping Penguins, a visit to the zoo will never be the same again. A flamingo can only eat with its head upside down. A penguin is able to jump 1.8 meters high. Even a blind chameleon takes on the color of its surroundings.

Polar bears are enormous, wild, and beautiful animals. As Arctic dwellers, they live in a strange world of freezing temperatures, snow, and ice. Yet, they have the same body temperature as us. They stay warm thanks to their enormous size, their abundance of fat, and their fur, which insulates and protects them. A beautifully illustrated nonfiction book with all the facts right. An imaginative journey of discovery about the polar bear, its habitat, and its habits. Jenni Desmond paints polar animals and icy landscapes that will warm your heart. Read and marvel at the astonishing world of the polar bear...

Francis believed in the Good. With his friend Donkey he traveled around. One day he started talking to the animals... and the world became even more beautiful. A picture book about the beauty of life.

A humorous peaceful animal fable set in a friendly African savannah One blazing hot day, thirsty Frog takes a sip from a little puddle. It tastes so good that he drinks the next puddle and the next. He empties the water hole. He empties the river. He empties the lake. He drinks up all the water everywhere. The other animals on the savannah are not amused by Frog's thirst and try to get him to give back the precious water on which their lives depend. Lion tries to scratch Frog. Chameleon tries to bribe Frog with a fly. Crocodile tells tales of frog dinners. F inally, the eels have a very clever idea .

Life in the most boring town in the world, Burgerville, is shaken up when Jane Doe shows up at high school. Mysterious, recalcitrant and headstrong - Jane reveals nothing about herself and her past. History buff Raymond Green gradually gains Jane's trust, thanks to his knowledge of the green cows of Burgerville, human marmots and even more nerdiness. An unbreakable friendship develops between Ray, his vampire fiction-loving friend Simon Blackburn and Jane. But then history starts to catch up with Jane... A breathtaking debut about the beautiful, terrible, wonderful, funny and sad truth of the present, the past and the future.

Papa Bear has been away for a long time, he was fishing at sea. But now he is almost coming home! Little Bear is bursting with excitement: what did Papa bring him? Maybe a mermaid! Little Bear wants that so much that he starts to believe in it and invites all his friends to come and see...

The little witch lives deep in the forest with her raven, Abraxas. She doesn't yet know all the witchcraft by heart. That's why she's not allowed to participate in the witches' gathering on Bloksberg. But the little witch is going to show those mountain witches, forest witches, swamp witches, mist witches, storm witches, wind witches, knot witches, and herb witches a thing or two! She gets up to quite a few pranks. The little witch helps some, teases others, and goes from one adventure to the next. You just have to love a witch like that.

Tom's father is so afraid of animals - even snails and butterflies scare him - that won't come out of the house. Tom decides to take drastic measures. First, he trains a polar bear and sneaks it into the house. Then he smuggles in a tiger, a squid, a tortoise, a snake, two peacocks, three hippos and a small flock of flamingos. His father doesn't seem to notice, but what will happen when he does?

Back at home, Ezzy got out his Almanac of All Animals and looked under the letter D. Then he put on a warm sweater, strapped on his largest backpack and started climbing the bare mountain. Three days passed. When Ezzy descended from the bare mountain he was no longer wearing his sweater and his backpack was bursting at the seams.
What is Ezzy carrying with him? What is he up to? Tjibbe Veldkamp tells the comical story of Ezzy and the spoiled boy next door, Preston. Preston keeps all sorts of animals, but he doesn't really care for them. Ezzy loves animals, but Preston won't let him near them. But Ezzy's got a plan! With glorious illustrations, Golden Paintbrush winner Alice Hoogstad paints the story of Ezzy and his egg. A book to be enjoyed by anyone who loves Tjibbe Veldkamp, ​​Alice Hoogstad, animals and dragons. And who feels that spoiled little brats should be taught a lesson they won't forget in a hurry…

The award-winning father & daughter team, Marije and Ronald Tolman, conquered the world with their fairy-tale like pictures of The Tree House. Now, this golden team again creates a world without words with a polar bear's dreamy journey along awe-inspiring islands and colorful animal friends.

Monkey, Croc and Chicken are sitting in front of the window. Look, Monkey says. The moon! She is so quiet. She is cold, says Croc. The moon can have my hat, says Chicken. That's so sweet! Together, the friends go out in the snow - but the moon is higher up in the sky than they thought... A heart - warming picture book by multiple award - winning author Sjoerd Kuyper and internationally recognized artist Jan Jutte.

Awarded with Vlag en Wimpel 2018!
Perry has lived his entire life at Blue River, the prison where his mother is serving her sentence. Perry sees the prison as his home and its residents as his family.
When his mother is about to be released, District Attorney Thomas VanLeer suddenly takes Perry out of prison—away from his mother—and into his home. Outside the gate, Perry discovers that VanLeer is delaying his mother’s release. He won’t let that sit.
With the help of his girlfriend Zoey and the school librarian, Perry manages to get back into the prison. There he collects the stories of the residents and his mother. Stories that are different than he thought.

LONDON, 1950. Davey can hardly wait. He will cross the Channel with nine others. In a whaler (a whaling sloop): the Wangle III. Just before they set sail, Davey falls ill. So ill that the doctor forbids him to go. A week later he has recovered enough to wait for his friends after their journey. But then the boat stays away... The Compass is a doubly special book. The first part tells the exciting and moving story of Davey and the disaster he escaped. In the second part, Joyce Pool and her husband, journalist Pip Barnard, describe how they went in search of the history of the Wangle III: a quest that led to family members, through England, France, Germany and the Netherlands and even to Scotland Yard...

Patrick and Tom are both members of the GENGK (the association for disabled and non-disabled children). Patrick is in a wheelchair and Tom is deaf. One evening they see a girl smashing the basement window of the Jan Steen Museum. She puts a large rectangular window inside. Who breaks into a museum to get something inside? Patrick and Tom go looking for the girl and are helped by the blind Lucy.

Join Jules on an imaginative quest for a pet in this hilarious picture book filled with vibrant illustrations and a wild menagerie of animals.
Jules has a plan, a wild plan. He wants a pet, but first, he has to convince his reluctant mom. He asks for a lion! Then he sad for a hippo. He even says he wants a goat. Mark Janssen's noisy, boisterous illustrations bring this romping story to life as animals from Jules' imagination swing and stomp onto the pages.

Children will love the fun premise of the book. And it won't be long before parents are asked, "May I please have a pet lion?"