2020 

Kids Picture Story Books   

will be my theme this year 

Over the years I have made quite a few little books for our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. It started off with trying to help our children to learn new words, sing songs and read stories in their mother tongue. There were no children books in German available in Australia in the early 1960s, so I had to make some little books myself. Even when for the grandchildren texts only in English were needed, home-made books were still very popular. And here some excerpts of these books for the kids.

 December

Soon the children and later the grandchildren made little picture books too. And these were especially funny.

1968: Australia Souvenir 

We sent our relatives in Berlin a Vinyl-LP record with all the favourite Australian songs. Our 4 children had to translate and explain the stories behind the songs, pasted and draw pictures so that their cousins would understand better how we live here in Australia. 

1971: A Book for PAPI’s Birthday

2003: A Story by the Grandchildren

November

2018: Who Likes To Play With a Shark?

Another photo picture book for the next great-grandchild.

Little Bear, I like your smile, please play with me for a while.

Here comes Rhino.

"Are you scared of me? No, you like me I can see."

 And here comes Crocodile 

 

and says with a smile: 

"I will play with you for a while.

You and I like the water, I love the edge of the sea.

Your sharp teeth won't worry me, I have sharp teeth too, ou see.

And when I have enough, I say: Good-Bye, see you another day."

October 

2014: Rhino Please Play With Me  

         For our youngest Great-Grandchild 

 

 September

2006: The Beautiful Cow

          For the youngest grandchildren, the twins, a new book to learn the colours.

 August

2006: Berlin Bears

        For the youngest grandchildren, the twins, a new book to learn to count. 

July

2005: Der Kleine Floh

The Little Flea

And then came a real kids story. All grandchildren loved this book the most.

June    

2004: Hello Kangaroo

After a holiday trip together with our twin grandchildren I made a little photo book for them.