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Dirk Nielandt

Sir Mouse adores fairy tales – but what if they suddenly change completely?

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A new adventure of Sir Mouse, who gets all confused about the many adaptations and plot twists in fairy tales
- Is a bold knight even allowed to cry and to say sorry?
- A refreshing story about reversals of fairy tales in contemporary culture

Sir Mouse goes to the Fairytale Forest with Prince and Dragon. But everything is different from usual. Sleeping Beauty doesn’t wake up, because Prince doesn’t want to kiss her without asking. The wolf can’t be killed, Little Red Riding Hood says, because he is a protected species. And Little Thumbling doesn’t want to belittlingly be called ‘little’ any longer. It’s clear: the fairy tales are completely running riot. Sir Mouse gets so confused, she lashes out at Dragon. She wants to apologise immediately, really. And cry. But a bold knight is not at all supposed to do that. Or is she?

Marjolein Pottie

Ridder Sprookje

Sir Fairy Tale

Rein Janssens

Tim learns that changing schools might not be as bad as he thought.

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A cheerful story with one-syllable words, intended for early readers
- With refreshing illustrations by Lies Schroeyen
- About finding your place in a new school, making new friends and learning how to read

Tim has moved and has to go to a new school. But he doesn’t want to. He really doesn’t. His friends are not there and the dining-hall is so big. But he has to. Fortunately, the teacher brightens up his day with a game. During this game, she discovers that Tim has an extraordinary talent.

Lies Schroeyen

Ik wil niet naar school

I don't like school

Katrien Vandewoude

Mermaid Si discovers that her voice has magical powers: will she be able to save her sea friends from an evil spirit with it?

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Chapter book for early readers, it begins with search pictures and ends in a full-blown adventure
- A singing mermaid tries to rescue her friends

Mermaid Si lives on an island and loves to sing. But her friends Mie Raat, Kokkoo, Maar, Kok, Spook, and Ex don't always like that. Until Polar Bear washes ashore on the island and Si discovers that her voice has magical powers. When Polar Bear wants to go home again, she is stopped by an evil spirit who lives in the sea. Si doesn’t hesitate. She dives into the water and meets teacher Scar, Mother Mussel, Seahorse and lots of other sea creatures. But will she find the spirit? And will she be able to chase him away?

Claudia Verhelst

Si en de reis door de zee

Si and the journey in the sea

Jeroen Franck

Discover fun facts about stinking sweat, farts and small turds in this non fiction book for early readers.

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A light-hearted non-fiction book for early readers
- Ten peculiar facts about various animals from all over the world
- Simple texts filled with humour, combined with colourful illustrations

Discover the most crazy, smelly and funny facts about ten very different animals. For instance, did you know a panda pees up to find a sweetheart? Or that the turds of a wombat are square? And who would have thought the zebrafish sweats to keep her school close? From the elephant to the red ant: on every continent and with every animal species there is another surprising dirty fact to discover. The ten short texts are written in simple language, crammed with humour and fit for early readers. With a playful map of the world in the front.

Chloé Casier

Hier hangt een geurtje aan

This smells fishy

Karla Stoefs

Early readers explore the familiar fairy tale Sleeping Beauty – but just a tad different.

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New book in this series of well-known fairy tales, rewritten for early readers
- In this version of Sleeping Beauty, the prince is bewitched and a girl uses a special technique to wake him up
- With simple words, short sentences and the typical structure of a fairy tale

Dad 1 and dad 2 are over the moon: they have a son! His aunties come to visit and everyone of them wishes him the most beautiful things. Except for auntie 13 ... She wasn’t invited. Furiously, she curses the boy: on his 15 birthday he will die because of a prick. Luckily, auntie 12 has one wish left. ‘You shall not die, but sleep for a very long time,’ she says.
And then it’s time: the boy turns 15 ...

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