Simone Klages,
born in Hamburg, studied at the university in Hamburg
and lives and works there as a freelance author and illustrator.
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SIMONE KLAGES The Detectives from Cismar
The Detectives from
Cismar … and the Stolen Heads
A new children’s novel by Simone
Klages, told humorously and sensitively like all her books. Above all, a
thrilling detective story, the beginning of a great friendship and the 1st
volume of an exciting series.
The prospect of spending the whole summer holidays at Cismar at the Baltic Sea is bad enough – at least in Franzi’s opinion. Even more though when little brother Benny, who loves to gather disgusting snails, is a constant pain in the neck. The main attraction in the village is a boring cloister from the 12th century, but soon it turns out that there is a lot more going on there than she expected. And she always had thought that Hein and Hinnerk were really stupid – another false assumption.
Everything starts out really slow, but then Franzi finds a message in a bottle, which leads her to a haunted house near a forest, in which mysterious things happen. Then Benny disappears. And a short while later precious relics of the cloister are stolen. Franzi, Hein, Hinnerk and their dog set out on their search.
Die Detektive von Cismar ... and the Stolen Heads is not only the first case of the young detectives, but also the start of a great friendship.
The Cismar Detectives …and the
Bank Robbery
A new case for the
three Cismar detectives! Franzi, Hein and Hinnerk not only solve the mystery of
the bank robbery, but they also catch the thief who’s been stealing bike valves.
Volume 2 of a thrilling detective series and the story of how a wonderful
friendship continues.
Franzi is spending her fall vacation in Cismar again, the little village that seem very quiet and harmless at first sight. But her family has hardly settled in at Lotte Hopp’s house when Franzi goes to look for her buddies and discovers the bank has been robbed. The men have been wearing Mickey Mouse masks. They are soon arrested, but there is no sign of the money they have stolen. A clear case for the Cismar detectives, Franzi, Hein and Hinnerk, who end up receiving their own office in a trailer. They begin their search for the money and the accomplices.
Lots of questions arise: what about
homeless Grandpa Henkel, who has suddenly become very generous, and what about
Aldi, the dog who is addicted to cookies? Who in the world is stealing bicycle
valves from the beach at the lake, and what does it all have to do with the
children’s recreation home? Which role does Marite play, and why is Grungo lying?
He turns out to be a complete failure and more of a nuisance than Franzi’s
brother with his stupid old snails. That’s when the adventures really start to
roll for Cismar’s detectives … In the end, all the mysteries are solved, down to
the very last one!
Voices from the press on the Cismar novels by Simone Klages:
»The adventures of the Detectives from Cismar are thrilling from beginning to end and told in an excellent writing style for children. Consistenly told from Franzi’s point of view, we find a real children’s gang – with holy oaths and conspiracies, arguments and reconciliation… They still exist – new, good mystery and detective stories for children …« Eselsohr
»And should your child be a real bookworm: Go ahead and get all three Cismar books at once. They’re all exciting and well-written.« Saarbrücker Zeitung
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SIMONE KLAGES
The Mysterious Pumpkin Head
Benni and the Najas
Cover & illustrations by
Simone Klages
A Halloween mystery story for children age 8 and older: funny, original and full
of surprises. Benni and the Najas are the ones to reveal the secrets surrounding
the strange pumpkin head boy and the ominous Hugo Schubenik! A thrilling tale
that absolutely has to go on…
It’s Halloween. Naddel, Taschi and Ine, three sisters who
call themselves “the Najas” and their friend Benni get dressed up and go through
the town of Cismar making lots of noise on their loud instruments. “Trick or
treat!” They are allowed to go anywhere they want to, except to see Hugo
Schubenik – their parents warned them about him. But together with the strange
pumpkin head boy, who suddenly appears out of nowhere, they feel courageous
enough to go even there. The house is more than eerie, mysterious sounds come
out of it… Ine, who loves animals, finds an injured hedgehog on the way, which
she takes to Doctor Schröder-Licorice right away. But what can it mean when she
meets the funny pumpkin head boy there again? The drama takes its course – and
so does their friendship with the pumpkin head boy, who Taschi even takes to
show the secret Elephant Gorge!
Finally everything turns out for the best, but suspension is guaranteed. Taschi
and the others find out where Ine’s hedgehog can be looked after, why the
pumpkin head boy always smells like rabbits and, in addition to all that, they
help Hugo Schubenik in adopting a son. Jomahu, which is the pumpkin boy’s real
name. The Najas can’t wait to see when Benni can come to to visit Cismar again!
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Cover & illustrations by the
author
Mali has always
had crazy ideas, her friend Wolle knows that only too well. But he never
imagined she could get into such a mix-up when he gave her his hamster, Hans
Albers, to look after. First she hides Hans Albers from her parents so well that
she is only able to find him again by cleverly putting out bait. Then she sews
him a silk hamster costume (and the stupid animal isn't even grateful). To top
it all off, he goes and dies on her. She's got to find a replacement right away!
But that's when Mali really gets into trouble, because the replacement really
belongs to Michi and is a female...
Everything turns out well in the end,
but Mali and Wolle's friendship has been put up to a true test.
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ALLE
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STEMPELBUCH: ROSIE
DIE
DETEKTIVE VON CISMAR BENNI & DIE NAJAS
ERDMÄNNCHEN
NEU
LESUNGEN
BILDERBUCHWERKSTATT
STEMPELSCHNITZ-WORKSHOP
WIE ENTSTEHT EIN BILDERBUCH
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FRAGEN & ANTWORTEN
LEBENSLAUF
PRESSE
LIZENZAUSGABEN
AUSZEICHNUNGEN & PREISE
STEMPEL
IMPRESSUM
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