My First Read Aloud and Feel Book: Are You a Koala?

Bist du ein Koala?

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  • Reading aloud, feeling, marveling

  • Trendy koala as the main character in the successful read-aloud touch-and-feel book series
  • With large sensory elements to promote tactile perception
  • Rhyming stories playfully support language development
12 pp 18 months + 16,7 x 16,7 cm EUR 11.99 July 2026 Board Book 978-3-473-42258-6 • With sensing parts.With book cover.

Content

Welcome to Down Under! In this lovingly rhymed story, your child accompanies the little koala on his exciting journey of discovery through Australia. He meets lots of animal friends – from kangaroos to dolphins. And best of all, little ones can not only see all these animals, but also feel them! The exciting tactile elements promote motor development in young children, and the catchy rhymes encourage them to learn to speak in a playful way.

About the Series

Very young children love when they happen to know something the adults don’t – that’s the attraction of this guessing game. The repetitions in the story allow even younger children to follow along. At the same time, this book allows them to discover various animals, pet them and experience their different haptics.​

The Author

Kathrin Orso spent her childhood in Landshut, Bavaria. Inspired by the books by Enid Blyton her big dream was to found a detective gang. Since this dream didn't come true, she started writing down her own adventure stories. In 2018 she became a freelance writer. In addition to youth novels and reading stories she writes lyrics for children's songs, picture books and comics.

The Illustrator

Iris Blanck grew up in Hamburg where she studied illustration at the College of Design. She subsequently worked as a screen and character designer for children’s CD-ROMs and an animation production before becoming a freelance illustrator and art director in 2004. Since then, she has created illustrations and mascots for numerous children’s books, textbooks and online portals and couldn’t be happier with her decision.

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