FUN BOOKS TO LEARN ABOUT GERMANY
Being far away from Germany - and maybe going less home than in other years - you might want to show your children what Germany looks like. Or you are traveling and want to read up on it. Either way here are some stunning or beautiful picture books, non fiction titles to explore and fiction titles to get a feel for what the places are like.
Annegret Reimann
MÜNCHEN
This Wimmelbuch - a picture book without words - takes you all over the Bavarian city. You can find typical foods, and dresses, and stories that unfold from one page to the next.
2 years and up
Judith Drews
BERLIN WIMMELBUCH: AUSBRUCH AUS DEM ZOO
If Berlin is your kind of place - this adorable Wimmelbuch is lots of fun. The animals from Tiergarten Zoo are on the loose and can be found all over the city. Modern illustrations, stories to explore; Berlin scenes and animals make this book a big hit for big and small.
2 years and up
Ali Mitgutsch
HIER IN DEN BERGEN
Ali Mitgutsch is the inventor of the Wimmelbuch - and in this beautiful and funny classic we get to explore the Bavarian alps: the hikers, the skiers, the traditional bringing down of the mountain pastures in the fall... obviously there are also lots of mishaps and accidents happening.
2 years and up.
Verena Körting
DAS IST DEUTSCHLAND
Stunning illustrations presenting ALL German states from an areal view - this book shows the diversity of Germany, the mountains, the sea, the cities and countryside. The snippets chosen to illustrate the regions are often surprising and defy stereotypes. A great book for all ages.
3 years and up
Bärbel Oftring / Dirk Henning
Was ist was Junior. DEUTSCHLAND
Facts, facts, and flaps: what is the highest mountain in Germany? Where is Germany? And what do Germans eat? Also some information on famous Germans from Luther, Goethe to Einstein (though that might be cheating?). There is lots to learn in this book.
4 - 7 years.
Martin Grohms / Anika Kuhn
PINIPAS ABENTEUER
Pinipa is Greta's imaginary friend. Stuck in a traffic jam, Pinipa takes off in a bubble to travel through Germany, and with her we get to know the various regions and cities, like Ruhrpott, Lüneburger Heide or Munich. Fun mix of storytelling and facts with lots of pictures!
5 years and up
Jörn Tietgen / Jan Kruse
DAS GROSSE HAMBURG-ERKLÄR-BUCH
This book is a great pick to learn about Hamburg, its port and lots more - but also about city life and how it is organized in general: who decides in the city? Where does the garbage go?
Good for beginning readers, but you can also read it aloud, of course.
5 years and up
Sandra Lehmann
MATTI UND MAX: ABENTEUER IN BERLIN
Matti and Max are two friends who get to go on vacations together, and every time they somehow end up having to solve some mystery. This time they are in Berlin, visiting Max's friend Vicky, who has been helping them with their cases remotely so far. In Vicky's garden they make an unsual find: a metall box with jewelry, including a diamond ring and a golden locket with a picture of two girls in it. Who could it belong to? Unfortunately the neighbor saw them and claims the jewelry, but Vicky's grand-mother recognizes the girls on the picture from her child hood and so off they go hunting for the real owner and exploring Berlin on the go.
8 years and up
