Children's Books

50 Amazing Swiss Immigrants

True Stories You Should Know About

Published: 9/11/2023

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The inspiring stories of 50 immigrants to Switzerland everyone should know about.

This book explores the diverse accomplishments and strengths of immigrants to Switzerland. One-page biographies give readers a glimpse into the lives of fifty cliché-breaking immigrants - both historical and contemporary - who inspire and intrigue. Read about famous Swiss immigrants in a new way, including Albert Einstein, Audrey Hepburn, and Xherdan Shaqiri, but also meet some lesser known heroes: Naima Serroukh, who fights extremism, Mehari Afewerki, who opened a restaurant run by people who cannot hear, or Tendol Gyalzur, who promised the Dalai Lama she would help rebuild Tibet. These are inspiring activists, entrepreneurs, entertainers, athletes and other daring and ingenious people who have made important contributions to the world around them. Many have als...

The Geneva Chronicles

An Illustrated History as told by Allo the Allobroges and his Horse

Published: 4/1/2022

'a litterary gem' (Boutdelivre_kids, Instagram)

'Indispensable' (FNAC Genève)

'Ludiques et inspirées' (Tribune de Genève, 9.6.2022)

Tsunamis on lake Geneva. Dark Matter at CERN. Peacoc...

50 Amazing Swiss Women

True Stories You Should Know About

Published: 2/4/2021

'Read this in two sittings!' (Amazon review)

'Wow! Brilliant book.' (Amazon review)

Spies, activists, entrepreneurs, entertain...

Slobber Slobber Kiss Kiss

Shortlist Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis 2020

Published: 10/1/2019

'So much fun to read with the little ones!'

'Tolles Kinderbuch!'

English
Emma does not like kissing her visitors.

Her uncle’s moustache is scratchy, her aunt’s teeth nibbly, and her...

How I Feel About My School

A book exploring feelings

Coming Soon!

Illustrated by Karin Eklund.

Created in collaboration with Cambridge University's Centre of Family Research, this is a picture book exploring children's feelings at school.

For teachers and parents to help children name and...

Goodnight, Switzerland

the perfect book for little sleepyheads!

Published: 10/1/2021

Owl soars over Switzerland, wishing everyone goodnight: from the marmots, the Matterhorn and the Emmental cheese to the double-decker trains and even the little street-cleaning trolleys.

For fans of Goodnight Moon, beautifully illustrated by Swiss illustrator M...

The Red Hot Fireball

Published: 1/1/2019

'My girls loved interacting with Fireball Zay'

English:

One day, Zay gets so angry that she turns into a r...

Whittling Away

Forest School Tools 1

Published: 9/9/2019

'A lovely book with clear images and inventive characters'

A brilliant learning and teaching tool for anyone interested in forest schools. Learn how to whittle safely with Dixie the Pixie and his friends in the forest. 

Illustrated by Tennie Videler,&...

Zanna and the Something

Published: 5/1/2019

Illustrated by Karin Eklund ( https://karineklund.com), éditions utopie, May 2019

Available in FR/DE/EN: www.editionsutopie.com. Or contact me for a signed copy!

English:

Zanna has double trouble: Why are her parents always arguing, and who is the mysterious Something wreaking havoc in her house? Will Zanna’s courage and determination be enough to solve this mystery...