Dutch books

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?

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.

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.

Lemniscaat picture book: Gruffalo Nature Sleuth Book Winter

Learn all about nature with this fantastic nature scavenger hunt. Packed with stickers, outdoor games, and things to do for the whole family.

Specifications:
Author: Julia Donaldson
Publisher: Lemniscaat BV, Publisher
Language: Dutch
Binding: paperback
Release date: September 2015
Edition: 1st edition
Dimensions: 23 x 16.6 x 0.5 cm (L x W x H)
Illustrations: with illustrations
Age: from 4 years

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...

A mystery, a conflict, an irresistible children's book. When her parents renovate the house, Iris goes to stay with her grandmother. Mimi and Iris are best friends and Iris loves being with her... Her grandmother is not your average boring grandmother: she is always full of energy, dances in the kitchen, swims in the sea, even when it is cold... Every day is an adventure. But Mimi does increasingly strange things. Does she really spread jam on her scrambled eggs because she likes it? Are all those things that are piling up in the house really things to keep? Or is something else going on? Iris has to find a way to deal with Mimi's ever-changing behavior. She doesn't want people around her to find out what is happening. Especially not Mason, the curious new boy in her class! And who is Coral? The girl in the photo above the fireplace, who looks so incredibly much like Iris? A story that tosses you back and forth between joy and sadness – humorous and heartbreaking – that will have you unable to stop reading.

I'm Toffee. How I got that name, I'll explain to you later. First I'm going to tell you how it all started. It started on an ordinary Saturday. My sister and I were hanging out on the couch watching TV. By the way, my sister's name is Gum. Yes, that's another strange name, I know. I'll explain it all. Later. It's just too much to tell you all at once: all that stuff with Schorre Morre, the Waterwaack, the Zomp, uncle Trees, the Rimboe van Rambo, the Bronbaas, aunt Thé and the Wieswos and such. So I Really Have to Start at the Beginning! The twins Toffee and Gum tell together about their crazy adventures in the Zomp. Because imagine that your parents - who always have a competition to see who earns the most money - suddenly receive a letter stating that your mother is the legal heir of her great-great ...

Where is the line between dreaming and being crazy? Marius - Mouse to his family, Maas to his friends - is an outsider. Not as tough as his brother, and he prefers to be with his grandfather or to look at the stars, because he wants to be an astronaut. Every time he walks to his grandfather, he passes an institution. The 'madmen' behind the fence fascinate him. Then Marius gets into a fight with Vogelpoep, the dangerous-looking big boy who, according to the stories in the village, is also crazy. Marius increasingly doubts himself: where is the line between dreaming and being crazy? Exciting, striking and moving: in an eventful six months, Marius gets to know himself and his family better, because grandpa also has a secret...

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

Will you soon be flying through space? Picnicking in a giant garden? Or building candy factories like Willy Wonka? With this book you will create wonderful new worlds. Get started with a camera or your phone and fall from one surprise to the next! Create wonderful worlds with your camera or smartphone.

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.

Maak kennis met twintig van de populairste schilderijen aller tijden, van Botticelli's La primavera en Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa tot Constables De hooiwagen en Cézannes Mont Sainte-Victoire. De volledig afgebeelde meesterstukken gaan allemaal vergezeld van een fascinerend verhaal, waarin de kunstenaar je meeneemt naar zijn wereld. Ook ontdek je bijzondere details en zie je wat hij of zij nog meer heeft gemaakt. Dit boek zal het enthousiasme van iedere kunstliefhebber van elf jaar en ouder aanwakkeren.

The sultry and harrowing story of King Henry VIII's young fifth wife, as told through the eyes of her governess. At the age of eighteen, Joan Bulmer escapes a gruesome marriage by taking a job as a governess. She is charged with the welfare of six girls, barely younger than herself, who are to be groomed for a life in the nobility. Although the girls are difficult and frivolous, Joan has a soft spot for them - especially the young, wild child Kate Howard. When Kate is given the honour of becoming a lady-in-waiting to King Henry VIII's fourth wife, Joan goes with her. What seems like a dream position becomes a nightmare. Henry VIII sets his sights on the beautiful Kate, and all of Joan's fears are confirmed...

During the search for his missing father, the dragon Bogdor is not the only enemy Wolf has to deal with. Wolf was no longer safe in the castle, but does his new home offer sufficient protection? Can his new friends help him overcome his powerful opponents? And will he succeed in finding out what happened to his father? The medieval adventure of Wolf and his friends reaches a bloodcurdlingly exciting climax in this 2nd part.

Een fantasievol prentenboek over een kleine pad Pieter met een opmerkelijke oma. Pieter Pad moet bij zijn oma logeren, maar daar heeft hij geen zin in. Oma is altijd alleen maar aan het breien. Het duurt even voor Pieter doorheeft dat oma’s breisels allesbehalve saai zijn… Ze brengen hem helemaal zelfs naar de maan en weer terug! Of was dat allemaal maar een droom? 'De rode raket’ is in eenvoudige taal geschreven en bevat grappige ingekleurde illustraties die de gehele pagina beslaan. Na afloop van het verhaal volgt een brei-instructie voor het zelf maken van een rode raket. Vivian French (1945) is een Britse schrijver van prentenboekteksten, romans, toneelstukken en non-fictie voor kinderen en jonge volwassenen. De grappige illustraties zijn gemaakt door de Nederlandse Peter van Harmelen (1960). Voorlezen vanaf ca. 4 jaar.

Passion, Music and Lust in the Italian Renaissance Italy, 1698. Angelo wakes up in a nightmare. As a poor tanner's son, he has been chosen to study singing at the Florence Conservatory, but he did not know that he would be emasculated. His voice will always retain its beautiful sound, but he will never have children or be allowed to marry. In the four years that follow, Angelo grows into a young man with needs like any other. He leads a privileged life as one of the best singers at the Conservatory. And when he performs for the distinguished Prince De' Medici, the gates to a great musical career are thrown wide open. But is this the life he himself chooses? And will he ever be able to love again if he surrenders himself to the prince's whims?

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...