Reading Aloud Day 2023

A mouse that is not a leopard's breakfast, but his girlfriend? Rigo and Rosa think it's a good idea and experience surprises big and small. They think about art, ketchup, longing, bouncing trees and other everyday things. Pranks and seriousness are as close to each other as a mouse is to a leopard.

Lorenz Pauli / Kathrin Schärer: „Als Rigo Mäuse anpflanzte und Rosa die Leoparden erfand"

Age recommendation: from 5 years

A treasure chest full of stories! Let us surprise you with the exciting stories Judy will read out.

Udo Richard, Judith Allert, THiLO u.a.: „Meine spannendsten 3-Minuten-Geschichten für schöne Träume"

Age recommendation: from 4 years

Mr Lohmeier and his wife felt lonely in their house until they got a very small cat from the farmer. They call him Willi. Willi grows and grows and never stops growing. Suddenly it is rumoured: "A monster lives at the Lohmeiers' house!". Predator catchers and TV crews arrive, but the Lohmeiers won't give up their Willi...

Hans Traxler: „Willi - Der Kater, der immer größer wurde"

Age recommendation: from 5 years

The story of Wild Max, who is sent to bed without food by his mum and then conquers the realm of the wild guys.

Maurice Sendak: „Wo die wilden Kerle wohnen"

Age recommendation: from 4 years

Kindness is on the menu! Pizza Pig's pizza parlor is the place to be, where animals can order whatever their taste buds desire in this entertaining book. Penguins like their pizza cold. Rats want cheese with extra mold! Customers at Pizza Pig's get whatever they want on their pizzas! But why isn't Turtle eating? It turns out that one is the loneliest number when it comes to a bustling pizza joint filled with groups of animals. All Turtle needs is a friend to whet her appetite!

Diana Murray: „Pizza Pig"

Age recommendation: from 4 years

Two dogs who are opposite in every way are also the best of friends. Listen in!

P.D. Eastman: „Big Dog…Little Dog. A bedtime story"

Age recommendation: from 5 years

The story of the princess who wanted her golden ball back and the frog waiting for redemption in his cold well is timeless and touching. Only when the princess learns not to despise the one who helped her when she was in need can the frog become a prince again.

Tasha Guenther: "The princess and the frog"

Age recommendation: from 3 years

He is tricked into thinking he has found a friend after an apple falls on his head. He becomes grief stricken when he believes the apple is lost to him. Will he have his friend back again?

Dav Pilkey: "A friend for dragon"

Age recommendation: from 3 years

Dragon finds a Christmas tree, makes a wreath, and does his holiday shopping. Can Dragon spread his holiday cheer and discover the true meaning of Christmas?

Dav Pilkey: "Dragon's Merry Christmas"

Age recommendation: from 3 years

When Dragon finds a stray cat in his yard, he brings it inside to escape the cold. He likes living with his new feline friend, but Dragon soon realizes that he doesn't know how to take care of it…

Dav Pilkey: "Dragon's Fat Cat"

Age recommendation: from 3 years

The first shopping basket to leaf through! You can expect age-appropriate stories that are relevant to everyday life.

Luise Holthausen (Duden Zwerge): Mein Einkaufskorb

Age recommendation: from 3 years

The true story of the Princess and the Pea awaits you! Be curious!

Leserabe: Erstlesegeschichten für Mädchen in der 1. Klasse / Katja Reider: Die wahre Geschichte von der Prinzessin auf der Erbse

Age recommendation: from 5 years

Summer at last. Fragrant cherry trees, grandpa's mysterious garden and a wish that might come true await Louisa and Teddy. Be curious!

Melanie Jahr: „Der Keksbaum"

Age recommendation: from 3 years

A very special fish lives in the vast, big sea: the rainbow fish. This is where he has his great adventures. One day, he arranges to go whirlpool surfing with his friends, even though he is supposed to be doing his homework...

Kinderklassiker Vorlesegeschichte: „Das Strudelsurfen"

Age recommendation: from 5 years

Little Pinocchio is an unusual wooden puppet - he can talk and walk like a normal child. He's also a bit cheeky and when he tells one of his tall tales, his nose suddenly gets really long. But Pinocchio has a dream: he wants to become a real boy. And to achieve this, he still has a lot to learn and many an adventure to go through.

Kinderklassiker Vorlesegeschichten: „Pinocchio, komm nach Hause!"

Age recommendation: from 5 years

Grandpa of all people goes on the ghost train with Fannie. Not only is he a scaredy-cat, he also never buys sweets. When the train carriages suddenly stop, Grandad gets out to save the lady's hat from them. The journey continues, but Fannie is still alone in the carriage...

Anja Fröhlich u. Isabel Große Holtforth: „Glühwürmchen in der Geisterbahn"

Age recommendation: from 7 years

When Eddie gets the funny bat Eugenia, everyone in the class would love to be in his place. Almost everyone. One girl doesn't want a magical animal at all. Will the teacher, Miss Cornfield, agree? The big reading night is coming up. But for some children, the evening takes a dangerous turn: they find themselves in the creepy "cellar of horrors" - trapped deep under the school. Can the magical animals help them?

Margit Auer: „Licht aus! / Die Schule der magischen Tiere"

Age recommendation: from 8 years

It's the summer holidays and the Petermann family is travelling to Sweden with bag, baggage, flute, caravan and Cheyenne. Of course Lotta is all tingly. Because the place is teeming with wild animals, cheeky trolls and wild little plushies. While her globetrotting brothers conquer a Viking ship, Lotta and Cheyenne do everything they can to track down a royal prince.

Alica Panter Müller, Daniela Kohl: „Den Letzten knutschen die Elche! / Mein Lotta-Leben"

Age recommendation: from 9 years

A legendary beast lives in an enchanted castle. Will Belle succeed in breaking the curse that lies upon him? Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's moving fairy tale is considered one of the most romantic of all time.

Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont: „Die Schöne und das Biest"

Age recommendation: from 6 years

Mila and Ben find a mysterious little box in Mila's grandparents' attic. Inside the box is an old but precious golden locomotive. On the inside of the lid, the children discover a magical engraving. When Mila reads the saying for the first time, everything suddenly changes...

Melanie Charlotte Epifania: „Der Wunschexpress"

Age recommendation: from 6 years

Nadja and Minka are good friends. Nadja has blonde hair, a snub nose and is eight years old. Minka has grey fur, pink ears and is only two. But suddenly Nadja has disappeared! Minka used to play so nicely with her. She misses that very much. So Minka sets off to look for her friend. It's not that easy, because a whole host of adventures await her on the way. Will Minka find Nadja again?

Marliese Arold: „Komm nach Hause, Minka!"

Age recommendation: from 7 years

Holidays at last! Julian, Anne, Dick, George and Timmy the dog are spending a wonderful day at the beach. But then they discover a little lamb on a rock in the sea. The little one can't get back to land on its own! The five friends set off on an exciting rescue mission. Will they make it to the rock in time?

Enid Blyton: „Fünf Freunde - Gefahr auf den Klippen"

Age recommendation: from 5 years

Unbelievable but true! This exciting children's book contains the most fascinating and unusual records from the fields of sport and hobbies, animals and plants, technology and architecture, all about people and valuable, special and curious things! For example, who has the longest beard in the world or which is the most poisonous animal on our planet? Listen in and be surprised!

Christa Pöppelmann: Rekorde - erstaunlich, unglaublich & mitreißend

Age recommendation: from 8 years

How quiet and enchanted it is here! Mo and his siblings Kaja and Jonathan have goose bumps as they climb into the abandoned amusement park. A castle shines in the distance. The siblings are magically drawn to it. Because the big Shabalu lives in the castle. And he turns everyone's head...

Oliver Scherz: „Wenn der geheime Park erwacht, nehmt euch vor Schabalu in Acht"

Age recommendation: from 5 years

Bibi, Tina and Alex find an old treasure map. But before they set off on their treasure hunt, a fight breaks out. Following the motto "girls versus boys", they ride off separately. Suddenly Alex's horse turns up at Bibi and Tina's house. What has happened, where is Alex? And will they find the treasure in the end?

Matthias Bornstädt: „Bibi & Tina: Gefährliche Schatzsuche"

Age recommendation: from 7 years

Omar is a real expert in trouble, because bad luck seems to follow him around. But he's just a normal boy with a lot of imagination! The book is about whether Omar will ever make friends at his new school or whether the teacher isn't an alien zombie after all. Or why Muslims don't starve to death during Ramadan. And what can Omar do about the mean neighbour with her prejudices? Stay tuned!

Zanib Mian, Nasaya Mafaridik: „Planet Omar - Nichts als Ärger"

Age recommendation: from 5 years

Film fever at the School of Talents! The boarding school is organising a film competition and everyone is using their phenomenal talents to shoot the best scenes. Alva's friend Jonas is determined to win. But strange power cuts jeopardise the big premiere evening. Who is behind it all?

Silke Schellhammer: „School of Talents - zweite Stunde: Stromausfall!"

Age recommendation: from 8 years

Anna loves - simply everything. And everyone loves Anna, this nosy little thing, because nobody knows as well as she does what it really is: God and the world, people and love, laughter and fear, joy and sadness.

Fynn: „Hallo, Mister Gott, hier spricht Anna"

The young pilot Spensa dreams of joining the warrior pilot elite and defeating the aliens on the planet called Detritus. However, a shadow hangs over her family, as her father is considered a traitor. Spensa must not only face the challenges of flying, but also fight against prejudice and doubt to find her true destiny...

Brandon Sanderson: „Skyward - Der Ruf der Sterne"

Sara has a happy childhood in France in the 1930s - until the Nazis occupy her country. In April 1943, the Jewish girl is forced to flee from the advancing German soldiers and is separated from her parents. Her classmate Julien, whom Sara has always teased because of his disability, finds her and hides her. A story of war and love, but above all of the power of humanity in dark times.

R.J. Palacio: „White Bird"

Age recommendation: from 11 years

The enchanting story of an unusual friendship. Sometimes Moses steals tinned food from Monsieur Ibrahim's shop and believes that he doesn't notice. But he has long since sussed out the Jewish boy. Because Monsieur Ibrahim, who is just "the Arab on the corner" to everyone, sees more than others. He is a mischievous sage who knows many secrets - including those of happiness and smiles.

Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt: „Monsieur Ibrahim und die Blumen des Koran"

Mr Grum is a bad man, lives in a totally rotten house and hates children, animals, fun and corn on the cob with butter and salt. Only his garden is the prettiest garden in the whole of Bad Lamonian. A fairy lives in Mr Gum's bathtub and regularly hits him with a frying pan when he neglects the garden. Until one day Jacob the dog turns up and wrecks Mr Gum's green kingdom...

Andy Stanton: „Sie sind ein schlechter Mensch, Mr. Grum"

Age recommendation: from 8 years

For the school trip, Ella has prescribed herself the best behaviour, which is a real challenge for her. Disasters are inevitable! And then that idiot Jannis turns up at Ella's school. 699 embarrassments later, Ella only wants one thing: to start all over again! When Ella actually jumps back in time, she finally has a clear view and can do everything better. Or can she?

Emma Flint: „Für mein Leben seh ich kunterbunt"

Age recommendation: from 10 years

New Year's Eve: The secret magic councillor Beelzebub Irrwitzer and his aunt, the money witch Tyrannja Vamperl, have a problem. They are still a long way from fulfilling their annual quota of evil deeds and it is literally five to twelve! Only a particularly wicked plan can help them now, otherwise they will be banished to hell. Can they still catch up by midnight with the help of the satanic archaeological lie of hell?

Michael Ende: „Der satanarchäolügenialkohöllische Wunschpunsch"

Age recommendation: from 10 years

Enola Holmes leads a free but secluded life in the country - until one day her mother disappears and leaves her some coded clues as well as hidden banknotes. Enola secretly sets off for gloomy Victorian London in search of her mother. But there she becomes embroiled in the kidnapping of a young lord. Amidst all the chaos, will she manage to decipher the clues and escape the boarding school at the same time?

Nancy Springer: „Der Fall des verschwundenen Lords"

Age recommendation: from 12 years

As in the previous school year, Harry Potter's programme includes more than just potions lessons and transformations. A horrible something is wreaking havoc in the school. Will Harry, with the help of his friends Ron and Hermione, be able to solve the mystery and free Hogwarts from the dark forces?

J. K. Rowling: „Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens"

Age recommendation: from 10 years

Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is on the most dangerous quest of his life. With the help of a satyr and a daughter of Athena, Percy must travel across the United States to catch a thief who has stolen the original weapon of mass destruction - Zeus' master lightning bolt. Along the way, he must face a series of mythological enemies who want to stop him...

Rick Riordan: "The lightning thief"

Age recommendation: from 10 years

Alice is a ten-year-old girl who is surprised by a talking white rabbit that also has a watch with it. Curious, she follows the animal into its burrow and ends up in an underground wonderland. At one point, Alice grows far above the treetops. Shrunk to the size of a mushroom, Alice experiences one adventure after another with mythical creatures and playing cards and can no longer stop marvelling...

Lewis Carroll: "Alice in Wonderland"

Age recommendation: from 6 years

Avery loves to lose herself in music. But after a fight with her best friend, even her playlists can't distract her. And it doesn't help that her parents drag her and her hyperactive sister off to a remote family resort for two months of "fun". Avery is about to write the summer off when she meets Brooks, the guitarist in the camp band - very attractive and totally off-limits...

Kasie West: "Sun Kissed"

AAge recommendation: from 14 years

There is great astonishment when the unassuming Dr B., an Austrian emigrant on a passenger steamer from New York to Buenos Aires, plays against the reigning world chess champion Mirko Czentovic rather by chance and defeats his mechanically experienced opponent with playful ease. But the chess game brings to light memories of the terror of his imprisonment under National Socialism and reopens a psychological wound that once again threatens Dr B.'s mental health.

Stefan Zweig: „Die Schachnovelle"

Unlike her famous older brothers Sherlock and Mycroft, Enola Holmes leads a free but secluded life in the country - until one day her mother disappears and leaves her some coded clues as well as hidden banknotes. Enola secretly sets off for gloomy Victorian London in search of her mother. But there she becomes embroiled in the kidnapping of a young lord. Amidst all the chaos, will she manage to decipher the clues and escape the boarding school at the same time?

Friedrich Schiller: Die Räuber