Why? Why? Why? My School Friends

Content

Name, birthday, eye color – along with favourite animal, biggest wish and favourite food: in this book, each child can write down, tick a box or draw what their favourites are and what they love doing. In addition, each double page offers fascinating information on one of five popular topics: space, dinosaurs, horses, animals and ocean. This book is the perfect companion for curious primary school children who want to know everything about their friends.

About the Series

The WWW series stands out for its playful, enticing way of conveying just the information that kids want to know. Centered on who-what-how questions, the titles in the series explore subjects of great interest to young children. The thousands of questions children ask daily are answered by means of interactive elements, engaging illustrations, and age-appropriate texts. Because the lively illustrations convey so much, the books hold children's interest even without an adult to read the clear, friendly texts. WWW is ideally suited for preschool and kindergarten ages, for children 4 to 7 years old.

The Author

Dela Kienle is a freelance journalist. After studying in Bonn, Florence and Rome, she studied journalism and has written for the magazines GEOlino, Nido and Neon, among others. She lives in the Netherlands with her Italian husband and their two children.

The Illustrator

Gerhard Schröder, born in Strade in April 1963, knew early on that he wanted to do "something with drawing". The urge to design, draw and shape led him to dedicate himself professionally to illustration after graduating as a communication designer in 2001. What he particularly loves about his work is that he can put himself in the shoes of the various characters when drawing, just like an actor. Today he lives with his wife and two children, whom he likes to make smile with his illustrations. And even though he would sometimes like to be a lighthouse keeper, he has turned his favorite pastime into a profession.
Astrid Vohwinkel studied graphic design at the university in Münster, Germany and has been a freelance children's book illustrator ever since. She is most interested in Indians, horses, nature and foreign cultures as subjects for her drawings.
Silke Voigt was born in Halle an der Saale, Germany in 1971. She earned her degree in graphic design in 1996, and has worked as a freelance graphic artist and illustrator for a variety of publishers of non-fiction, children's books and textbooks ever since. For the author and illustrator, books are a significant and essential element of culture, because they challenge people's fantasy.
Ruby Warnecke was born in Lübeck in 1994. Drawing, handicrafts, photography - she has always loved being creative. She therefore felt the desire to live out her creativity as a profession at an early age. After successfully completing her studies in illustration at the HAW in Hamburg, with a semester abroad at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, she now works as a freelance illustrator with a focus on children's books. She particularly enjoys illustrating animals and plants, as nature is one of her greatest sources of inspiration."
Katharina Wieker was born in 1964, and even as a child she loved to draw. After completing a degree in animation, she worked in cartoon film studios for several years. In addition, she has been illustrating children's books since 1993, including several successful stories for beginning readers. Katherina Wieker lives with her daughter in Berlin.