Children's books for a family trip to Germany
A family reading list for Germany, from a Berlin detective story to a very funny mole.
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Try Hermo freeA story set where you are headed can turn the journey into part of the trip. For Germany, that means children's books by authors and illustrators from Germany, starting with Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kästner. Below are three books worth packing, each available in English with links to find them at Bookshop.org or Amazon.
A boy robbed on the train to Berlin teams up with local children to catch the thief.
A very funny German picture book about a mole investigating who did their business on his head.
A young witch tries to prove she's good enough to join the grown-up witches.
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