KOSMOS |Children's Books | Spring 2024

CHILDREN’S 

BOOKS 

SPRING 2024 

Complete 

Rights List: 

kosmos.de/ 

content/foreignrights 

DISCOVER MORE WITH KOSMOS 

S 

I N 

C 

E 

1 

8 

2 

2

Welcome 

Dear Partners, 

here is our SPRING PROGRAM 2024. 

Here is an OVERVIEW of our STRONGEST SERIES both in the area of FICTION and NON-FICTION. 

NON-FICTION SERIES: 

Our Nature Guide Board Book Series for age 4+: new title “What Lives in the Garden?” (page 4). 

Our Nature Guide Series for kids aged 8+: new title “Which Garden Bird is this?” (page 5). 

A Nature Board Book Series with Holes for age 2+: “LOOK INTO…” with over 10 titles (page 6). 

FICTION SERIES: 

8+ 

Our Unicorn Series “Starlet, the Secret Unicorn” with over 5 mil. Sold copies and 80 vols. (page 10). 

Our Magic Soccer Series “The Magic Kickers”, for boys and girls, new since 2023, 6 vols. (page 12). 

Our Detective Series “TKKG”, for boys and girls, over 300.000 sold copies, over 20 vols. (page 14). 

10+ 

Our Bestselling Detective Team “The 3??? Kids” with over 7 mil. sold copies, over 90 vols. (page 23). 

12+ 

The All-Girls’ Detective Team “The 3!!!”, now an intl. TV series, over 7 mil. sold copies (page 26). 

For 8-16+: 

Our Escape Series “EXIT” with over 18 titles, levels of difficulty, interactive bestselling titles (page 19). 

These and more titles you will find on the following pages. 

You can find us in LONDON (H6, D61) and BOLOGNA (H30, C19). 

Please contact us for meetings. We are happy to send reading copies & pdfs. 

Greetings from 

Kirstin, Julia & Franzi

Content 

Non-Fiction 

+ 4 

Fiction 

+ 8 

Books on Games 

+ 16 

+ 20 

+ 23 

+ 26 

Illustration © Josy Jones

Early Nature Discovery 

NON-FICTION 

Julia Hiller 

My Very First Nature Guide, 

Life in The Garden 

01/24; 12.00 € 

pages: 36 

Board book; 13.30 x 17.30 cm 

coloured illustrations: 30 

978-3-440-17946-8 

All rights available 

4 + 

NEW 

Board Books 

▶ A new volumes in the very early 

nature guide series 

▶ Discover life in your own garden 

This children's nature guide series provides preschool 

children with their first factual knowledge. With the 

nature guide, they explore 6 native animal and plant 

species. Large-format pictures and short profiles introduce 

the garden inhabitants and their special features. Only 

species that can be seen in everyday life are presented. 

Lea Hille 

My First Nature Guide – 

Do You know These Birds? 

978-3-440-17718-1 

Rights sold: DK 

Veronika Lang 


What Is Crawling Here? 

978-3-440-17524-8 

Rights sold: DK 

Veronika Lang 

Which Animal Trace 

is This? 

978-3-440-17805-8 


Julia Hiller 


Who Lives in the Forest? 

978-3-440-17807-2 


4

Kids Nature 

— Guides 

Over 

500.000 

copies sold 

NEW 

Holger Haag 

Which Garden Bird Is 

That? 

978-3-440-17573-6 


Our well-known children’s nature guides: this time, the new volume 

helps identify garden birds. Each species is presented with an illustration. 

A practical colour code which shows the size of the birds guarantees 

easy orientation within the book. Additionally, the titles are interactive: 

children can find many inspirations for activities outside in nature, for 

example building a bird house, making bird food, or creating a birdfriendly 

garden. The practical cover flaps offer many observation tips 

and a clock about singing birds. 

NON-FICTION 

Holger Haag 

What Is Flying Here? 

978-3-440-17244-5 


Bärbel Oftring 

What Is Crawling Here? 

978-3-440-17242-1 

Rights sold: RU, HU 

Bärbel Oftring 

Which Mushroom Is This? 

978-3-440-17429-6 

Rights sold: HU, CZ, RU 

Susanne Dambeck 

Which Star Is This? 

978-3-440-17430-2 

Rights sold: RU, HU, NL 

Dr. Jens Poschadel 

Which Butterfly is That? 

978-3-440-17647-4 


Rupert Hochleitner 

Which Stone Is This? 

978-3-440-17576-7 

Rights sold: HU 

Holger Haag 

Which Tree Is This? 

978-3-440-17245-2 

Rights sold: RU 

Anita van Saan 

Animal and Plant Guide 

978-3-440-17243-8 


5

Look Into Nature 

NON-FICTION 

Lisa Apfelbacher 

Look Into… Space 

06/23; 14.00 € 

pages: 24 

Board book; 20.10 x 20.20 cm 


978-3-440-17728-0 


2 + 

Lisa Apfelbacher is a science 

illustrator and graduate forest 

scientist. As a freelance illustrator, 

she combines her technical 

knowledge with her love of drawing. 

Regina Schwarz writes stories and 

picture books, as well as humorous 

texts for big and little readers. 

During her interactive readings, she 

has children dream, think, share 

excitement, guess .... 

▶ Board picture book to join in – 

playfully discover the universe 

▶ Hole punching: explore with all 

senses 

Let's go to the planets of our solar system, to space 

stations and rockets: In this picture book, children from 

the age of two discover the universe with all their senses. 

The hole punching makes looking through and touching 

an exciting experience - for the whole family. 

10 titles in Series 


Look into - The Forest 

978-3-440-16941-4 



Look into the Meadow 

978-3-440-16942-1 



Look Deep into the Ocean 

978-3-440-16384-9 



Take a Look at the Dinosaurs 

978-3-440-17473-9 


6

Non-Fiction 

— for Kids 

NEW 

NON-FICTION 

Christiane Kächler- 

Kröck 

My First Horse Book 

978-3-440-17898-0 


A wonderful beginner‘s book not only for children with horses! Here, 

girls and boys learn the most important things about their beloved 

four-legged friends: how they live, what they eat, how to care for them 

properly and, of course, how to learn to ride. 

NEW Edition 

Sarah Bude 

The Horse Book for Kids 

978-3-440-17235-3 


Dr. Sandra Bruns 

The Dog Book for Kids 

978-3-440-16290-3 

Rights sold: SI, KO 

Dr. Andrea Böttjer 

The Cat Book for Kids 

978-3-440-16291-0 

Rights sold: KO; SI 

Tobias Miltenberger 

A Year with the Bees 

978-3-440-17937-6 


Astrid Schulte 

My Carving Workshop 

978-3-440-17731-0 


Astrid Schulte 

The Book of Fire for Kids 

978-3-440-17163-9 


Justina Engelmann 

My First Star Map 

978-3-440-17795-2 


Annerose Bommer 

Microscopy 

978-3-440-15800-5 


7

Pumuckl 

Over 

700.000 

copies sold 

KATEGORIE 

FICTION 

New 

TV series 

2023 / 2024 

NEW 

A funny Pumuckl story for first-time readers. Pumuckl is in 

soccer fever! The goblin accompanies Master Eder to a decisive 

match and makes a mess of everything on the soccer pitch. Simple 

primer writing, lots of illustrations and reading puzzles: six chapters 

to puzzle along with and get excited about. 

Uli Leistenschneider 

Book Heroes, Pumuckl 

Plays Soccer 

978-3-440-17809-6 


Ellis Kaut 

Pumuckl School Stories 

978-3-440-17521-7 


Ellis Kaut 

Pumuckl Winter Stories 

978-3-440-17030-4 



Pumuckl - Summer Stories 

978-3-440-15859-3 


Ellis Kaut 

Pumuckl - Good Night Stories 

978-3-440-16171-5 


Ellis Kaut 

Pumuckl and the Castle Ghost 

978-3-440-17274-2 

Rights sold: HU, JP, RU 

Ellis Kaut 

Pumuckl Arrives at Master 

Eder’s 

978-3-440-16561-4 


Ellis Kaut 

Bookheroes, Pumuckl and the 

Cockatoo 

978-3-440-16195-1 



Book Heores – Pumuckl Hunts 

for Treasure 

978-3-440-16798-4 

all rights available 

8

Book Heroes First Readers 

NEW 

Frauke Nahrgang 

Book Heroes 

Devilish Soccer Friends, 

Moritz makes the Game (Vol 1.) 

01/24; 10.00 € 

pages: 48 

Hardcover; 16.00 x 22.20 cm 


978-3-440-17621-4 


6 + 

FICTION 

▶ Early reading title in 4 c 

▶ New soccer series 

The Devilish Soccer Friends get a new player. Moritz 

has just moved and has to find his way around a new 

town. Luckily there is the great Devilish Soccer team! 

They urgently need a new striker. An interactive football 

story with lots of illustrations for first-time readers. 

With reading puzzles after each chapter. 

Bücherhelden/ Book Heroes stands 

for the Kosmos First Reader concept. 

These titles offer exciting stories, 

large 4c illustrations, short sentences 

and questions at the end of each 

chapter for the readers to answer. 

We offer short titles for ages 6-7 with 

48 pages and longer titles for age 7-8 

with 64 pages. 

Carola von Kessel 

My Favourite Pony Flocke 

- A Pony in School, 

Book Heroes, Grade 1 

978-3-440-15702-2 



My Favourite Pony Flocke 

– Very Best Friends, 


978-3-440-15701-5 


Anne Scheller 

Ella and The Tiny Unicorn, 

The Magical Stone, 


978-3-440-16304-7 


Anne Scheller 

Ella and the Tiny Unicorn, 

Magical Friendship, 


978-3-440-16822-6 


9

Starlet, 

the Secret Unicorn 

Bestselling series about Laura and her pony Starlet, that 

magically changes into unicorn at night. Together, the 

two friends experience many magical adventures. Combines 

magical element with real family life. The successful 

Starlet series – originally created by the UK author 

Chapman, and originated in the UK, Kosmos has continued 

and taken over and created many new adventures in 

this magic unicorn series.” 

First Reading Titles Age 7+ 

→ 20 years running 

→ 80 volumes 

→ over 5 million sold copies 

→ Target age: 6 to 8 

Right sold (selected titles): 

CZ, FR, RU, SK, UK/US 

Bibliographic facts for the book series: 

112 pages | Hardcover, 15.2 x 21.5 cm 

40 illustrations in 4c | with 4 new titles per year 

Story Books and Activity Age 7+ 

Book Series with > 80 vols. Age 8+

Starlet, 

Over 5 Mio. 

copies sold 

The Secret 

Unicorn 

NEW 

Selected titles sold to: 

DK, FR, RU, CZ, SK, US/UK 

KATEGORIE 

FICTION 

Linda Chapman 

Starlet the Secret 

Unicorn, 

Magical Birthday 

978-3-440-17932-1 


Unicorn friend wanted! Laura and Starlet help a pony to find his 

girlfriend. In the course of the story it becomes clear that the birthday 

girl is the friend! A wonderful unicorn adventure and a combination of 

read-aloud and participatory book for crafting, colouring and creating. 

80+ vols 

Linda Chapman 

Starlet The Secret Unicorn 

(Vol 80), Unicorn Princess 

978-3-440-17600-9 


Linda Chapman 

Starlet The Secret Unicorn 

(Vol 79), The Magic of Friendship 

978-3-440-17610-8 


Linda Chapman 

Starlet, the Secret Unicorn – 

The Cheeky Pony (Vol. 78) 

978-3-440-17403-6 


Linda Chapman 

Starlet, the Secret Unicorn – 

The Secret of the Moon (Vol. 77) 

978-3-440-17402-9 


Linda Chapman 

Starlet The Secret Unicorn, 

Horseback with Ponies, 


978-3-440-17871-3 


Linda Chapman 

Starlet, The Secret Unicorn, 

Helping the Ponies, 


978-3-440-17101-1 


Linda Chapman 

Starlet, The Secret Unicorn, 

A Horse Vacation, 


978-3-440-17281-0 


Linda Chapman 

Starlet, the Secret Unicorn, 

The Golden Feather, 


978-3-440-17278-0 


11

The Magic Kickers 

FICTION 

NEW 

NEW 

Benjamin Schreuder 

The Magic Kickers (Vol 5), 

Shadow Play 

03/24; 12.00 € 

pages: 128 


b/w-illustrations: 30 

978-3-440-17891-1 

8 + 


The Magic Kickers (Vol 6), 

8 + 

#soccercrazy 

03/24; 12.00 € 

pages: 128 



978-3-440-17892-8 



▶ Vol 5 of the new soccer series 

▶ The magic mascot helps the team 

with their next big play 

Volume 5 of the entertaining soccer series. There's 

a lot going on with the magic kickers and the 

magical mascots: a valuable tricot has been stolen 

and the magic at the boarding school is in danger. 

They also have a camping adventure and a crucial 

cup match coming up. Will they find the tricot 

thief? An action-packed and funny soccer story. 

English sample 

translation available 

▶ Vol 6 of the new soccer series 

▶ A new mascot sorts out a social 

media mix up 

This volume of the soccer series also offers plenty 

of suspense: Everything is suddenly different at the 

Tannwald boarding school for soccers. The soccer 

coach is all about performance and a social media 

team has its fingers in everything. Can the new magical 

armadillo mascot help the magical soccers? A story 

full of adventure and an extra portion of magic. 


The Magic Kickers – 

Off to Soccer School! (Vol. 1) 

978-3-440-17533-0 



The Magic Kickers – 

Final Dribble! (Vol. 2) 

978-3-440-17534-7 


Fabian Lenk 

The Magic Kickers - 

Own Goal? (Vol. 3) 

978-3-440-17784-6 


Fabian Lenk 

The Magic Kickers - 

Foul Play (Vol. 4) 

978-3-440-17785-3 


12

Time Traveling Detectives 

New 

series with 

KOSMOS 

Fabian Lenk 

The Time Detectives (Vol 1), 

Cleopatra and the Cobra's Bite 

02/24; 12.00 € 

pages: 168 



978-3-440-17788-4 


9 + 

FICTION 

▶ New time traveling series with 

Kosmos 

▶ Three friends travel through time 

discovering ancient Egypt 

Three friends become time detectives. They magically 

travel through time and explore a specific era. The first 

volume takes them to Ancient Egypt. They investigate a 

famous case: Was Cleopatra really killed by the bite of a 

cobra? Soon the friends are in danger themselves. Thrilling 

detective story combined with well-founded historical 

knowledge. Many comic-style illustrations are included. 

Fabian Lenk has written about 150 

books, among them the well-known 

children’s book series “Crime Scene 

History” and “The Time Detectives”. 

His books have been translated into 

12 languages. The total circulation 

sold is much more than 2 million 

copies. 

Fabian Lenk 


The Miracle of Bern 

978-3-440-17843-0 


Fabian Lenk 


Fugger and the Robber Barons 

978-3-440-17789-1 


13

Detective Series 

— TKKG 

Over 300.000 

copies sold 

FICTION 

NEW 

Target Age: 

6 to 8 

TKKG stands for a team of four young detectives who solve cases 

that occur in their everyday life. The texts are easy to read, there 

are b/w illustrations. 128 pages for the regular series, 48 pages for 

the Early Reader Titles. 

Kirsten Vogel 

TKKG Junior (Vol 21), 

UFO Adventure 

978-3-440-17598-9 


Kirsten Vogel 

TKKG Junior (Vol 22), 

Gaming Panic! 

978-3-440-17599-6 


Kirsten Vogel 

TKKG Junior (Vol. 20), 

Haunted Boarding School 

978-3-440-17597-2 


Kirsten Vogel 

TKKG Junior (Vol. 19), 

The Honey Trap 

978-3-440-17596-5 


Christine Haas 

TKKG Junior, The Polluted 

Forest: A Comic 

978-3-440-17711-2 



Book Heroes, TKKG Junior, 

False Magic 

978-3-440-17622-1 


Anne Scheller 


Save Christmas! 

978-3-440-17725-9 


Kirsten Vogel 


The Vanished Dinosaurs 

978-3-440-17556-9 


Kirsten Vogel 

Book Heroes, TKKG and the 

Chocolate Thieves 

978-3-440-17122-6 


14

Overview 

— Fiction 

9 + 

FICTION 

Chaotic diary novel meets stunning experiments 

The world is full of sensational events and catastrophes, Egon believes, and 

he therefore constantly performs all sorts of possible and impossible experiments. 

At the same time, he is a walking catastrophe himself, says his mum. 

Egon’s best friend Jojo is also interested in catastrophes, but only because he 

is the biggest coward. He is always afraid that a huge volcano erupts and will 

bury the city under lava. And that‘s why Egon definitely has to research how 

he can save Jojo and the rest of the world in such a case. 

Kati Naumann 

Never Press the Red Button - 

Or the Volcano explodes 

978-3-440-16327-6 


Kati Naumann 

Never Press the Red Button – 

Or the Robots Attack 

978-3-440-16328-3 


Kati Naumann 

Never Press the Red Button – 

Or the Dinosaurs Are Going Crazy! 

978-3-440-16799-1 


Kati Naumann 

Never push the Red Button 

or the Rocket will Start 

978-3-440-17422-7 

all rights available 

Marikka Pfeiffer 

Tori Twister – 

A Windy Adventure (Vol. 1) 

978-3-440-17607-8 


Marikka Pfeiffer 

Tori Twister – 

Icecold Surprise! (Vol. 2) 

978-3-440-17609-2 


Franz Zwerschina 

Lina Knut (Vol. 1) 

978-3-440-17549-1 


Franz Zwerschina 

Lina Knut – Pupil. Gamer. 

Saviour of the world – 

Next Level (Vol. 2) 

978-3-440-17730-3 


15

The World of CATAN 

BOOKS ON GAMES 

Klaus Teuber 

Catan. The Raven's League 

(Vol. 2) 

10/23; 26.00 € 

pages: 472 

Hardcover; ; 15.90 x 22.00 cm 


978-3-440-17802-7 

Rights sold: CAT, NL 

16+ 

Klaus Teuber was one of the most 

respected game designers in the 

world. With his greatest success The 

Settlers of CATAN, Klaus Teuber 

created a unique game universe, 

which became one of the most 

successful board games in well over 

40 countries. He established and 

shaped the genre of the "German 

Boardgame". Klaus Teuber's 

profound convictions have shaped 

the world of CATAN and are the 

reason for its continuing relevance 

even after more than 25 years: "At 

the game table, all are equal: origin, 

skin color, gender, sexual orientation, 

religious convictions or age do 

not play a role. Everyone has the 

same rights within the set of rules. 

▶ The Catan trilogy continues 

▶ The story based on the international 

game bestseller 

The saga of the settlers continues! Thorolf 's daughter 

Jora stands up to her father. She joins the Unfree to 

escape her father's despotism. A momentous decision 

is about to be made. The historical novel is the second 

volume of the trilogy by Catan author Klaus Teuber. 

Over 40 Mio. 

Units sold worldwide 

1953 – 2023 

Klaus Teuber 

Klaus Teuber 

CATAN. The Novel (Vol 1.) CATAN, Board Game 

978-3-440-17318-3 

Rights sold: ES, CAT, NL, CZ, FR 

16

Overview 

Books on Games 

Jens Baumeister 

Legends of Andor: 

Varkur's Awakening 

978-3-440-17495-1 


Graphic Novel: At the northern shore of Andor, a boat runs 

ashore –in it a man with no memories. Only his name has 

remained: Varkur. The young fisherwoman Ranja finds him and 

nurses him back to health. But in the village the fear of the 

peculiar stranger grows. Accompanied by Ranja, Varkur flees to 

finally find answers. His journey turns into an inner battle 

between good and evil, between love and power. The well-known 

comic illustrator Timo Grubing has ingeniously illustrated 

Varkur’s previously untold story: See Andor’s evil magician and 

his story of how he became what he is now in a new light. 



Andor Junior – 

The Curse of The Red Dragon 

978-3-440-17142-4 

Rights sold: NL, CZ, DK 


Andor Junior, 

Fight for the Riet Castle, Vol 2 

978-3-440-17144-8 

Rights sold: NL, CZ, DK 


Andor Junior – 

Whispers in the Woods (Vol. 3) 

978-3-440-17653-5 

Rights sold: NL, CZ 

Daniel Bleckmann 

Adventure Games Books: 

The Time Academy 

978-3-440-17224-7 


Daniel Bleckmann 

Adventure Game Books, 

The Wolves of Paris 

978-3-440-17560-6 


Andreas Ulich 

The Crew: 

Return to Planet 9 

978-3-440-17523-1 


17

What: 

→ Wide range of escape games and escape crimes 

in novel format. 

→ Different levels of difficulty, highly interactive. 

→ Need to be solved by cutting, folding, puzzling. 

→ Can be played and read only once. 

→ over 18 million units 

sold worldwide 

Winner Games Awards 

#1 of German ESCAPE 

games & titles 

→ Sold over 1/4 Mio books 

→ Different Levels of 

difficulty: 

Kids 

Beginners 

Advanced 

Professional

Overview 

EXIT ® Series 

NEW 


Book Heroes, EXIT 

The Book, UFO 

Sightings 

978-3-440-17914-7 


An Escape Adventure for young readers. Are there UFOs? Inga and 

Ravi get into an adventure by chance. They observe the starry sky and 

are not alone. EXIT®and book hero adventure in one volume. An exciting 

story, lots of puzzles and a special decoding system to help solve 

them. Can be played several times. 



EXIT – the Book, Book Heroes, 

Dangerous Vacation 

978-3-440-17810-2 


Inka Brand 

The Puzzling Bank Robbery 

978-3-440-17131-8 

Rights sold: CN 

Inka Brand 

Exit – The Case of Ryan Creed 

978-3-440-17221-6 


Inka Brand 

EXIT – The Book: The Lion of 

San Marco 

978-3-440-17512-5 


Inka Brand 

EXIT - The Book: The Clinic of 

Shadows 

978-3-440-17022-9 


Dimitris Chassapakis 

EXIT – the Book, Diary of 

Eternity 

978-3-440-17853-9 


Nina Brown 

EXIT – The Book – The Advent 

Calendar 23; 

978-3-440-17769-3 



EXIT – The Book – The Portal to 

Nowhere (Graphic Novel, Vol. 2) 

978-3-440-17646-7 


19

Meet The Three ??? 

– an investigative team of 

3 boys: Justus, Peter, and Bob. 

Set in Rocky Beach, Southern California, they solve mysterious and exciting cases. 

Often with the help of the local police they find a solution, when no one else can. 

Author Robert Arthur created the series in the US in the 1960's under the editorship 

of Alfred Hitchcock. 

While the series came to an end in the US after only 50 volumes we in Germany 

decided to continue with the brand and thus started one of the biggest success 

stories in German children's literature… 

To this day we publish 6 volumes each year, as well as special editions, 

and calendars. Together with the ever-present audio dramas by Sony it has 

become a #1 top of mind brand. 

→ Target age 10+ 

→ Over 19 million German copies sold 

→ Over 200 volumes, + 30 special editions, 

including graphic novels and comics 

→ Each story volume: 192 pages, 

no illustrations

The Three ??? – New titles 

NEW 

NEW 

THE THREE ??? 

Kari Erlhoff 

Rocky Beach Crimes, 

The Blood Red Condor 

02/24; 12.00 € 

12+ 

Andreas Ruch 

The Three ???, Your Case, 

and The Black Curse 

02/24; 12.00 € 

10+ 

pages: 192 

Paperback with flaps; 12.50 x 20.50 cm 

978-3-440-17916-1 

pages: 160 


978-3-440-17850-8 



▶ Vol 4 in the Cozy Crime series 

▶ Skinny Norris goes on a treasure 

hunt 

Cozy Crime in Rocky Beach. Rebellious teenager 

Skinny Norris is bored! Luckily, he is approached 

by Lys de Kerk, who is looking for her brother Yan 

in the coastal mountains of Rocky Beach. This is 

where Skinny knows his way around. Was Yan 

on the trail of a treasure? Skinny investigates. 

▶ The three detectives solve the case 

of an ancient curse 

▶ Interactive title with clues for the 

reader 

While cleaning up on the beach, the three ??? 

find an old message in a bottle with a curse. Who 

has cursed whom? Can the friends free themselves 

from their curse? 1.000 clues: Readers support 

the detectives and become the fourth investigator. 

They help decide how the story continues. 

Over 30.000 

copies sold 

Kari Erlhoff 

Rocky Beach Crimes – 

Deadly Cakes (Vol. 1) 

978-3-440-17591-0 


Evelyn Boyd 

Rocky Beach Crimes – 

The Secret of the Lady in Blue (Vol. 2) 

978-3-440-17592-7 


Cally Stronk 

The Three ??? Mission: The Crazy 

Professor (Escape Thriller) 

978-3-440-16288-0 


Cally Stronk 

The Three ??? and the 

Phantom Crocodile (Escape) 

978-3-440-17451-7 

All rights avilable 

21

THE THREE ??? 


The Three ??? 

The three ??? cycle to Orange Bay to take part in a surfing competition. 

They are surprised by a storm and the bridge can no longer 

be passed. But then how is it possible that a valuable car disappears 

without a trace on it? Justus, Peter and Bob have a tricky 

criminal case ahead of them! 

10 + 

Marco Sonnleitner 

The Three ??? (Vol 230), 

The Night of Thunderstorms 

978-3-440-17826-3 


NEW 

Ben Nevis 

The Three ??? (Vol 231), The 

Three Eyed Jackal 

978-3-440-17775-4 


Christoph Dittert 

The Three ??? (Vol 232), and the 

City of Gold 

978-3-440-17908-6 


Marco Sonnleitner 

The Three ??? – and the Day of 

the Dead (Vol. 229) 

978-3-440-17739-6 


Ben Nevis 

The Three ??? - The False 

Detectives 

978-3-440-17327-5 

Rights sold: SK 

Calle Claus 

The Three ??? – Hotel Bigfoot 

(Graphic Novel) 

978-3-440-17720-4 


Christopher Tauber 

The Three ??? – and the Mysterious 

Paintings (Graphic Novel) 

978-3-440-17249-0 



The Three ??? and the Ghost 

Castle 

978-3-440-17091-5 



The Thre ??? and the Whispering 

Mummy 

978-3-440-17248-3 


22


The Three ??? Kids 

NEW 

8 + 

Ulf Blanck 


(Vol 98) The Ghost 

Horses 

978-3-440-17874-4 


The three ??? detectives are investigating a horse farm: Who is breaking 

into the villa district and disappearing with the stolen goods on mysterious 

horses? Inspector Reynolds urgently needs assistance and the 

three detectives soon have a hot lead. A new case full of suspense and 

extra thrills for Justus, Peter and Bob. 

THE THREE ??? KIDS 

NEW 

NEW 

Boris Pfeiffer 

The Three ??? Kids (Vol 99) 

The Football Trap 

978-3-440-17875-1 



The Three ??? Kids – 

The Question Mark Trap (Vol. 97) 

978-3-440-17783-9 


Ulf Blanck 


The Scrap King (Vol.96) 

978-3-440-17782-2 




The Ghost Mill 

978-3-440-17372-5 

Rights sold: SI 

Ulf Blanck 

Book Heroes, 

The Three ??? Kids, 

A School for Ghosts 

978-3-440-17616-0 


Ulf Blanck 

Book Heroes, 


Fire Alarm 

978-3-440-17504-0 


Ulf Blanck 

Book Heroes, 


A Mysterious Treasure Hunt 

978-3-440-17489-0 


Ulf Blanck 

Book Heroes, 


Help, a Ghost Train! 

978-3-440-16493-8 


23


Based on the original series of the Three ??? there is another kid‘s brand in Germany 

that has become an incredible success story. 

In 1999 Kosmos developed a new brand – a spin off for a younger target audience: 

The Three ??? Kids. We meet the same investigative team of Justus, Peter and Bob, 

but in these stories they are 8 to 12 years old. Already they have started to solve 

their first cases. These are not as exciting, but just as mysterious. 


→ 7.7 million sold copies in Germany 

→ Over 85 volumes + 83 special 

editions, including comics 


black and white illustrations

The Three ??? Kids – New Titles 


The Three ??? Kids, Your Case, 

The Gold Thieves 

02/24; 12.00 € 

8 + 

NEW 

Calle Claus 

The Three ??? Kids, Comic, 

The Cherry Conspiracy 

02/24; 13.00 € 

8 + 

NEW 

THE THREE ??? KIDS 

pages: 144 



978-3-440-17879-9 

pages: 96 



978-3-440-17849-2 



▶ The three young detectives 

investigate 

▶ Interactive title with clues for the 

reader 

The three detectives solve the case of the gold thieves 

and need the support of the readers: A mysterious 

case and 1.000 clues. Where is the pirate 

treasure? Is there more gold? Who are the gold 

thieves? The readers help shape the development 

of the story themselves. Interactive crime fun. 

▶ A comic book with the three 

detectives 

▶ Solving the mystery of the missing 

cherries 

A new comic adventure for the three detectives: The 

cherries are gone! There is not a single one left in 

Rocky Beach. The three ??? detectives follow a trail 

that leads them to the robbery of a jeweller. Valuable 

cherry earrings have been stolen from him. An 

exciting comic, illustrated throughout in four colours. 

Easy reading for children aged eight and up. 

Ulf Blanck 

Ulf Blanck 

The Three ??? Kids - The Three ??? Kids – The Most 

The Most Disgusting Expensive Book of All Times 

Book of All Time 978-3-440-17764-8 

978-3-440-17845-4 



Nina Schiefelbein 


Mission Games Code 

978-3-440-17800-3 



The Three ??? Kids – Your Case – 

The Ship in the Desert (Vol. 23) 

978-3-440-17642-9 


25

© 2023 Disney und seine verbundenen Unternehmen. Abonnement erforderlich. Ab 18. 

The Three !!! 

Die exklusive Serie 

ab Herbst streamen 


→ Over 7 million sold copies 

→ 100 volumes + special editions 


no illustrations 

An All Girls Detective Series 

– Bestselling Success Story 

0857_16_DE_DIE_DREI_!!!_Sticker_35x35_rz2.indd 20.03.23 14:01 

1 

In 2006 we decided to create another spin-off to balance 

the investigative boy trio with an all girls trio: 

The Three!!! were born. These stories are based on a 

team of three girls Franzi, Kim and Marie, set in Germany. 

The best friends have solved more than 90 exciting 

cases together already. There are special editions 

with a first love interest (hearts on the cover), there 

are do-it-yourself titles with creative ideas for kids, 

cases based on fairy tales, topological titles set in big 

cities, and many more… 

Original Series 

Spin-off Travel Series

The Three !!! – New Titles 

NEW 

NEW 

THE THREE !!! 

Ann-Katrin Heger 

The Three !!!, Secret Book, 

Mystery of The Black Horses 

02/24; 15.00 € 

10+ 

Jule Ambach 

Book Heroes, The Three !!!, 

Skate Park 

01/24; 10.00 € 

8 + 

pages: 192 

Japanese binding (closed pages); 

14.50 x 21.00 cm 


978-3-440-17741-9 

pages: 64 



978-3-440-17617-7 



▶ A secret book with closed pages 

▶ The three girl detectives 

investigate 

Strange lights, fire, dancing demon horses: The three !!! 

are dealing with a special crime case. They need help 

with it! To continue reading the story, the locked pages 

are unravelled, codes are cracked and riddles are solved. 

▶ Early reading title in 4c 

▶ A new case for the three girl 

detectives 

The three !!! actually want to train here for the next 

skate competition, but there is rubbish everywhere 

in the skate park! An exciting case in eight chapters 

and with lots of cool illustrations. After each 

chapter, a reading puzzle awaits first-time readers. 

Skate action and interactive reading fun in one. 

NEW 

Sonja Bullen 

The Three !!!, Full Power 

for The Environment 

978-3-440-17724-2 



The Three !!! – Secret Book: 

Mysterious Shadows in School 

978-3-440-17345-9 


Jule Ambach 

Book Heroes, The 3!!! 

The Mermaid’s Secret 

978-3-440-17282-7 


Jule Ambach 

Book Heroes – The Three !!! – 

Save the Unicorns 

978-3-440-17502-6 


27


The Three !!! 

THE THREE !!! 

NEW 

Something is wrong in the climbing forest! The three !!! are being 

trained as junior rangers in a forest. But instead of exploring the 

forest and the animals, the friends soon find themselves in a mysterious 

case. Chapter by chapter they find out that many events 

are connected. 

Jule Ambach 

The Three !!! (Vol 107) , 

Adventure in The Climbing 

Forest 

978-3-440-17707-5 


NEW 

NEW 

Kirsten Vogel 

The Three !!! (Vol 106), 

Adventure Australia 

978-3-440-17881-2 



The Three !!! (Vol 105), 

Super Hero in Danger 

978-3-440-17705-1 


Kirsten Vogel 

The Three !!! – 

Detectives in Danger (Vol. 100) 

978-3-440-17490-6 

Rights sold: FR 

Mira Sol 

The Three !!! – 

Sushi-Sabotage (Vol. 103) 

978-3-440-17697-9 


Henriette Wich 

The Three !!! 

Betrayal, Baguette and a 

Whole Lot of Paris 

978-3-440-16532-4 


Kari Erlhoff 

The Three !!! - 

Crime scene, Tea and a 

Whole Lot of London 

978-3-440-16530-0 


Jule Ambach 


Gangsters, Gouda and a 

Whole Lot of Amsterdam 

978-3-440-17151-6 


Jule Ambach 


Thieves, Doughnuts and a 

Whole Lot of London 

978-3-440-17331-2 


28

KOSMOS 

Fiction 

10 + 

FICTION 

Dr. Babette Pribbenow 

Blossom Hill – 

The Dream of Victory 

978-3-440-17058-8 

Rights sold: NL 

Our backlist includes imaginative, magical and fantastic kids and 

youth fiction. From our Blossom Hill equestrian boarding school, 

to the magical trilogy on Lilly and her friends the Twelfes (larger 

and more fun than elves) - a sweet story about growing up and 

believing in yourself. The youth fantasy thrillers of Charly Art 

follow a pack of wolves and tell the adventures of their members. 

A coming-off age story meets fantasy. 

9 + 

Sibylle Wenzel 

Lilly and the Twelfies 

978-3-440-16735-9 




978-3-440-16737-3 




978-3-440-16939-1 


12 + 

Charly Art 

Moonlight Wolves – 

The Secret of the Shadow Wolves (Vol.1) 

978-3-440-16560-7 

Rights sold: SK, CZ, NL 

Charly Art 


The Pack of the Dark (Vol. 2) 

978-3-440-17056-4 

Rights sold: CZ, NL 

Charly Art 


The Last Battle (Vol. 3) 

978-3-440-17480-7 

Rights sold: CZ, NL 

29

Our Recommendations 

“A new title in our kids nature 

guide series, about life in the 

garden. For kids and families 

alike.” 

“Our incredible successful trilogy about 

the moonlight wolves. YA adventure 

fantasy titles that have sold well over 

10.000 copies.” 

“Everything about horses for kids. 

Playful and informative, with cute 

illustrations.” 

30

Our Agents Abroad 

Thanks go to our agents aboard*: 

China 

Hercules Business & Culture GmbH 

Mr. Hongjun Cai 

cai@hercules-book.de 

+49 6101 407 921 

France 

Editio Dialog Literary Agency 

Dr. Michael Wenzel 

dr.wenzel@editio-dialog.com 

Greece 

Iris Literary Agency 

Ms Catherine Fragou 

irislit@gmail.com 

Hungary 

Balla Literary Agency 

Ms. Rita Tillai 

ballalit@ballalit.hu 

+36 1 462 0880 

Italy 

Berla & Griffini Agency 

Ms. Vanessa Maus 

maus@bgagency.it 

The Netherlands 

Schönbach Literary Agency bv 

Ms Roos Vroonhof 

r.vroonhof@schonbach.nl 

+31 20 62 000 20 

Romania 

Literary Agency 

Ms. Marilena Iovu 

marilena.iovu@literat.ro 

+40 723 395 942 

Russia + Ukraine 

Maria Schliesser Literary Agent 

Ms. Maria Schliesser 

schliesser.maria@gmail.com 

Spain + Portugal 

ST&A Literary Agency 

Ms. Susanne Theune 

susanne.theune@staciados.com 

+34 6293 88043 

Japan 

Meike Marx, Literary Agent 

Ms. Meike Marx 

Meike.marx@gol.com 

+81 16 42 51 466 

*some territories may have additional representation, pls inquire. 

31

Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG 

Pfizerstraße 5 - 7 | 70184 Stuttgart | Germany | www.kosmos.de 

Licensing and Film Rights: 

Kirstin Kreppel | Head of Entertainment & Licensing 

Phone | +49 (0) 711 2191 - 294 

Mobile | +49 (0) 151 50 65 59 45 

k.kreppel@kosmos.de 

International Book Rights: 

Julia Courmont-Deiterding | Senior Licensing Manager 

Phone | +49 (0) 711 2191 - 371 

Mobile | +49 (0) 160 94 94 62 58 

j.courmont@kosmos.de 

Audio and National Rights: 

Franziska Lautenschlager | Licensing Manager 

Phone | +49 (0) 711 2191 - 390 

f.lautenschlager@kosmos.de 

Rights Catalogues as pdf-downloads at 

https://www.kosmos.de/content/foreignrights/our-catalogues/

KOSMOS |Children's Books | Spring 2024

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?