Win with Krone+ – children’s books & comics for a nice gift

It’s cold and frosty outside: fresh reading material provides entertainment and lots of fun for the children. It’s a good thing that there is a wealth of new reading material for children of all ages to discover before Christmas. You can win all the books and comics presented.

“Paul and the Christmas Star”
We start with just the right reading material for the contemplative season: “Paul and the Poinsettia” by author Katharina Pflugbeil. The tasks for the Christmas season are divided among the angels in heaven. The little angel Paul also gets his first task, and the most important one of all: he can build the large Christmas star from 24 stars, which will shine brightly in the sky on Christmas Eve for everyone in heaven. world.

The older angels kindly offer Paul their help, but Paul angrily refuses. He wants to do it alone. But then it happens: in his excitement, Paul tips over the basket containing the stars and all but one of them fall to the earth. Will Paul be able to find the stars again so it can be Christmas? A real Christmas book that many people like to take off the bookshelf every year before the holidays to read and read aloud themselves.

“The Purzelsaurus”
A great picture book for children aged 3 and over about courage and perseverance “The Purzelsaurus” by Rachel Bright and Chris Chatterton. He has wanted a bicycle for a long time. But why is driving so difficult? For the others it seems quite simple. But every time Purzelsaurus gets up and drives away, she lands – THUMB – on the ground. Then Omasaurus comes cycling. She still remembers the time when she was a little Purzelsaurus herself. And she knows: you can’t do it without falling, the only thing that matters is that you get back up and try again!

A powerful story about adventure, friendship and being different: ‘De Purzelsaurus’ is a very heartfelt reading story about resilience and dealing with challenges. Because everyone started small!

“Metti guinea pig”
In her picture book debut, well-known children’s book author Madlen Ottenschläger tells the funny story of “Metti guinea pig”, who, together with her friends, leads the best rabbit life in the rabbit hutch on the farm: wild races, ear wiggling and rabbit popo-lopo dancing with Hedi. If Metti had had her way, her rabbit’s life would never have changed. But one day a new rabbit comes into the stable: Oskar! He makes it clear to her that she is a guinea pig and that rabbits don’t play with guinea pigs.

But is this really the truth? Isn’t friendship above all else? Only so much can be revealed: Ultimately it is about feelings, adventure, friendship, being there for each other, solidarity, tolerance, being different, apologizing & forgiving. A humorous story to read about the cute guinea pig Metti and her rabbit life with all her friends with the important message: Friendship knows no boundaries! With humorous and strong images by bestselling illustrator Stefanie Reich.

“How We Learned Peace”
Hilda’s class is peaceful and friendly – actually! But if the parallel class starts an annoying argument out of nowhere, they will of course have to defend themselves! Or was it the other way around? No one can say for sure anymore… When the argument escalates, Hilda decides to take the first step towards the “opposing” classmates. This lays the foundation for an overwhelming peace project and makes it clear to everyone: peace, both small and large, is the indispensable basis for a happy life.

‘How We Learned Peace’ by Annika Klee and Nini Alaska is an inspiring book for peace that discusses war and peace in an impressive, moving and, above all, child-friendly way, without being disturbing.

“Kirschkernmond”
Matilda loves to eat butterfly noodles and tell her family about her exciting adventures. But today the food tastes different than normal, and she doesn’t want to talk. While everyone is sitting at the table, a storm of emotions suddenly begins to rage within her. Only after a while does Matilda take her parents into her world of thoughts and together they realize that we all have days when everything becomes too much and feels like a heavy backpack full of pebbles…

Sensitive and loving, ‘Cherry Stone Moon’ helps to gain a better understanding of children’s thoughts and feelings. From childcare worker Vivien Thieringer, known as @poppybird

“Gaukeley – The Book of Damnation”!
“Gaukeley – The Book of Damnation” explains who Gundel Gaukeley was before she became the magical opponent of the richest duck in the world. It tells the story of fourteen-year-old Gundel, who has been training for as long as she can remember to become the future head of the magical world and follow in her aunt’s footsteps. And now she gets the chance to prove herself: she makes her debut as a witch at the annual magic gala. But the difficult spell she chooses for her performance causes disaster! To repair the damage, Gundel needs a counterspell from a very old and forbidden book: The Book of Doom.

The story touches on classic coming-of-age themes in a magical setting. Friendship, loss and the search for one’s own path are central to the story. The magical world in which Gundel Gaukeley grows up comes to life through the bright drawings and interesting characters and invites you to immerse yourself in an exciting reading adventure.

“The Books of Collision”
On the pigs, get ready, go! In the first part of ‘Books of Clash’, the young pig rider Terry and his faithful pig Angelatine embark on a fantastic adventure. Far from the comforts of home, they will encounter unlikely allies, but also unforgivable betrayals. When the small town of Jazzypickles finds itself in danger in this heartwarming and hilarious comic book adaptation based on two of the world’s most popular video games, it’s time… to turn the hammer.

Experience how seemingly useless warriors on the battlefield eventually become real heroes of the arena. In this epic new series set in the world of Clash of Clans and Clash Royale, Gene Luen Yang (“American Born Chinese,” “Avatar: The Last Airbender”) delivers the ultimate story of friendship and one big laugh after the Others.

“Shuna’s Journey”
Shuna, the prince of a poor empire, watches in despair as his people work themselves to death and harvest the little grain that grows on their land. When a traveler gives him a sample of seeds from a mysterious Western land, he sets out to find the source of the grain and dreams of a better life for his subjects. It isn’t long before he meets a proud girl named Thea. After freeing her from captivity, he is pursued by her enemies, and while Thea flees north, Shuna continues west, eventually reaching the land of the God People. Will Shuna ever see Thea again? And will he be able to return home from his search for the golden grain?

Legendary artist and director Hayao Miyazaki has created a masterful manga classic with “Shuna’s Journey,” now published in German for the first time!

“The cheese”
In his first illustrated adventure story ‘Die Käsis’, bestselling author Heinz Strunk really lets things loose. A noble Parmesan lady and an industrially sliced ​​cheese must flee from the autocratic moldy cheese Beef Jezos and his cheese stick accomplices from Käsiland. Your trusty Eiercheese is an escape vehicle and storyteller. The three travel to fantastic places such as the Gabi Desert and meet Prince Alzheimer, the Blasting Oracle and other strange characters. This wild trip by graffiti artist Vents137 is beautifully illustrated.

A concentrated load of madness, higher nonsense, unleashed imagination and poetry, lavishly illustrated and without precedent. Studio Braun fans will love it!

“I’m still alive – In the crosshairs of the mafia”
Bestselling author Roberto Saviano tells the story of a deep wound in “I’m still alive – In the crosshairs of the mafia”. The Italian journalist was 26 years old when he published his first book ‘Gomorrah’. The book, which sold 10 million copies worldwide, was a detailed account of the Neapolitan mafia, the Camorra, whose organized crime tactics permeated virtually every sector of the Neapolitan economy: government, infrastructure, high fashion and drugs. After the publication of Gomorrah, Saviano’s life was constantly threatened by potential assassins, forcing him to leave his native Italy and live under constant police protection. For the first time, Saviano shares his thoughts and experiences from his early life in Naples, where he experienced the power and violence of the Camorra firsthand and now lives under surveillance again.

In collaboration with award-winning illustrator Asaf Hanuka (“The Realist”, “The Divine”), author and artist explore “I’m still living – In the crosshairs of the Mafia” a life behind armed guards in a security prison from which, through pen and paper, a remarkable escape and act of resistance against entrenched crime and corruption was achieved.

„The same, just different“
What does growing up mean for girls today? Salome Müller and Andrea Arežina asked themselves this question when they thought back to their youth. Of insecurity, of shame. The pressure to be thin and the closeness and competition with your best friend. The fear of being left out or not belonging. Of the helplessness as men stared at her and followed her home. From the fear. As young women, they always thought they were in danger.

How are young women doing today? They grew up with social media, heard about #MeToo and experienced feminism as a new force. The term LGBTQI+ is part of the vocabulary for many. Do you feel more confident and free? Has it become easier to be a woman? The two authors want to answer this with the non-fiction book ‘Exactly the same, only different’.

“Almost everything you need to know”
Do you know what’s really important? Informed in every chat? The champion at the next pub quiz? Are you tired of dry figures, data and facts? “The Know-It-All” tells you everything you need to know to never look stupid again. In times of Wikipedia, Google and ChatGPT it is not easy to separate the wheat from the chaff.

Sebastian Klussmann has the solution! With entertaining ease he gives readers an overview in ‘Almost everything you need to know’ – with a compact canon of what you need to know in the fields of art & culture, literature & media, sports & games, world & nature and science. No more embarrassing gaps in knowledge!

Participate and win
Take part in our competition, exclusively for KronePLUS subscribers, and win copies of all book and comic highlights presented. Simply select the book you want in the form below and enter. We wish you good luck and a peaceful period before Christmas!

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