“What are the best Children’s books about Germany ?” We looked at 150 of the top Kids Germany books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 7 titles, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Kids Germany ” book lists, are ranked below by how many lists they appear on. The remaining 125+ titles, as well as the lists we used are in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.
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A girl who must escape to freedom after the Berlin Wall divides her family between east and west. With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. She, her mother, and her brother Fritz live on the eastern side, controlled by the Soviets. Her father and middle brother, who had gone west in search of work, cannot return home. Gerta knows it is dangerous to watch the wall, to think forbidden thoughts of freedom, yet she can’t help herself. She sees the East German soldiers with their guns trained on their own citizens; she, her family, her neighbors and friends are prisoners in their own city. But one day, while on her way to school, Gerta spots her father on a viewing platform on the western side, pantomiming a peculiar dance. Then, when she receives a mysterious drawing, Gerta puts two and two together and concludes that her father wants Gerta and Fritz to tunnel beneath the wall, out of East Berlin. However, if they are caught, the consequences will be deadly. No one can be trusted. Will Gerta and her family find their way to freedom?
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Young Emil is robbed on his first real railway journey of money entrusted to him by his hard-working mother for the relatives he is to stay with in Berlin. A gang of boys about his own age come to his aid, and a thrilling adventure full of surprises ensues as they use their wits to devise a wonderfully simple but practical trick to capture the thief. With every detail clearly drawn – from the tiresome business of getting into best clothes for the journey, down to the final anxiety as to what shall be done with a gloriously unexpected reward – this is a story all young readers will enjoy.…
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Rhymed text and illustrations present the pranks and misadventures of two very naughty boys.
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Recounts the adventures of a nine-year-old Jewish girl and her family in the early 1930s as they travel from Germany to England.
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Presents a pictorial tour of Munich, looking at the city’s famous buildings, landmarks, museums, art galleries, festivities, food, and drinks.
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Shy, awkward Bastian is amazed to discover that he has become a character in the mysterious book he is reading and that he has an important mission to fulfill.
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210 traditional tales with accompanying explanatory and historical material.
| # | Books | Authors | Lists |
| 8 | 1848: Die Geschichte von Jette und Frieder | Klaus Kordon | Goodreads |
| 9 | Ahoy There, Little Polar Bear | Hans de Beer | Goodreads |
| 10 | Alarm im Kasperletheater (Alarm in the Puppet Theater) | DW | |
| 11 | Alfons Zitterbacke. Die heiteren Geschichten eines Pechvogels | Gerhard Holtz-Baumert | Goodreads |
| 12 | Am Samstag kam das Sams zurück (Sams, #2) | Paul Maar | Goodreads |
| 13 | Angelwood. Kings & Queens | Hendrik Birke | Goodreads |
| 14 | Anna and the Swallow Man | Read Brightly | |
| 15 | Arthur und die Stadt ohne Namen (Arthur, #3) | Gerd Ruebenstrunk | Goodreads |
| 16 | Bambi | Felix Salten | Goodreads |
| 17 | Becoming Bach | Travel For Kids | |
| 18 | Beethoven for Kids: His Life and Music with 21 Activities | Helen Bauer | Barnes & Noble |
| 19 | Ben liebt Anna | Peter Härtling | Goodreads |
| 20 | Benno and the Night of Broken Glass | Read Brightly | |
| 21 | Bettina bummelt | Elizabeth Shaw | Goodreads |
| 22 | Bobo Dormouse | DW | |
| 23 | Bosley Sees the World: A Dual Language Book in German and English | Tim Johnson | Goodreads |
| 24 | Carnival in Germany | Kids Travel books | |
| 25 | Christmas in Germany | Kids Travel books | |
| 26 | Cobweb Christmas: The Tradition of Tinsel | Kids Travel books | |
| 27 | Conrad: The Factory-Made Boy | Christine Nöstlinger | Goodreads |
| 28 | Crusade in Jeans | Travel For Kids | |
| 29 | Das doppelte Lottchen | Erich Kästner | Goodreads |
| 30 | Das Geheimnis des 12. Kontinents | Antonia Michaelis | Goodreads |
| 31 | Das kleine Känguruh auf Abenteuer. | Paul Maar | Goodreads |
| 32 | Das Traumfresserchen | Michael Ende | Goodreads |
| 33 | Der 35. Mai oder Konrad reitet in die Südsee | Erich Kästner | Goodreads |
| 34 | Der erste Frühling | Klaus Kordon | Goodreads |
| 35 | Der kleine Angsthase | Elizabeth Shaw | Goodreads |
| 36 | Der kleine Häwelmann | Theodor Storm | Goodreads |
| 37 | Der kleine Wassermann | Otfried Preußler | Goodreads |
| 38 | Der Mäusesheriff: Lügengeschichten aus dem Wilden Westen, erlogen von einer Maus | Janosch | Goodreads |
| 39 | Der mechanische Prinz | Andreas Steinhöfel | Goodreads |
| 40 | Der Räuber Hotzenplotz (Hotzenplotz, #1) | Otfried Preußler | Goodreads |
| 41 | Der Regenbogenfisch | Marcus Pfister | Goodreads |
| 42 | Der Struwwelpeter | Heinrich Hoffmann | Goodreads |
| 43 | Der Trotzkopf | Emmy von Rhoden | Goodreads |
| 44 | Dick und Dalli und die Ponys | Ursula Bruns | Goodreads |
| 45 | Die bezauberndsten Kinder der Welt | Gina Ruck-Pauquèt | Goodreads |
| 46 | Die Häschenschule (Bunny School) | DW | |
| 47 | Die Jagd nach den Millionendieben (Ein Fall für TKKG, #1) | Stefan Wolf | Goodreads |
| 48 | Die kleine Hexe | Otfried Preußler | Goodreads |
| 49 | Die lebenden Träume (Assjah, #1) | Juliane Seidel | Goodreads |
| 50 | Die roten Matrosen oder ein vergessener Winter | Klaus Kordon | Goodreads |
| 51 | Die Schildbürger | Erich Kästner | Goodreads |
| 52 | Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste | Friedrich Wolf | Goodreads |
| 53 | Die Wilden Hühner (Die Wilden Hühner, #1) | Cornelia Funke | Goodreads |
| 54 | Die Wilden Hühner und das Glück der Erde (Die Wilden Hühner, #4) | Cornelia Funke | Goodreads |
| 55 | Die Wilden Hühner und die Liebe (Die Wilden Hühner, #5) | Cornelia Funke | Goodreads |
| 56 | Die Wilden Hühner: Fuchsalarm (Die Wilden Hühner, #3) | Cornelia Funke | Goodreads |
| 57 | Die Zauberschule und andere Geschichten | Michael Ende | Goodreads |
| 58 | Dinosaur With An Attitude | Hanna Johansen | Goodreads |
| 59 | Dragon Rider (Dragon Rider, #1) | Cornelia Funke | Goodreads |
| 60 | Eine Woche voller Samstage (Sams, #1) | Paul Maar | Goodreads |
| 61 | Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl in Hitler’s Germany | Kids Travel books | |
| 62 | Escape from West Berlin | Travel For Kids | |
| 63 | Fearless (Mirrorworld, #2) | Cornelia Funke | Goodreads |
| 64 | Friends | DW | |
| 65 | German Picture Word Book: Learn over 500 Commonly Used German Words through Pictures | Hayward Cirker | Barnes & Noble |
| 66 | Germany ABCs: A Book About the People and Places of Germany | Kids Travel books | |
| 67 | Germany in Pictures (Visual Geography Series) | Jeffrey Zuehlke | Barnes & Noble |
| 68 | Germany: The Country of Fairytale Castles and Cutting Edge Science! | Kids Travel books | |
| 69 | Geschichten vom Franz (Franz, #1) | Christine Nöstlinger | Goodreads |
| 70 | Grimms’ Fairy Tales | Kids Travel books | |
| 71 | Hana’s Suitcase: The Quest to Solve a Holocaust Mystery | Read Brightly | |
| 72 | Hansel and Gretel | Rika Lesser | Barnes & Noble |
| 73 | Heidi | Johanna Spyri | Goodreads |
| 74 | Hidden: A Child’s Story of the Holocaust | Read Brightly | |
| 75 | Hier kommt Lola! (Lola, #1) | Isabel Abedi | Goodreads |
| 76 | I Will Come Back for You: A Family in Hiding During World War II | Read Brightly | |
| 77 | Ich mach dich gesund, sagte der Bär | Janosch | Goodreads |
| 78 | Igraine the Brave | Cornelia Funke | Goodreads |
| 79 | In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer | Read Brightly | |
| 80 | Inkdeath (Inkworld, #3) | Cornelia Funke | Goodreads |
| 81 | Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) | Cornelia Funke | Goodreads |
| 82 | Inkspell (Inkworld, #2) | Cornelia Funke | Goodreads |
| 83 | Jan und sein Wildpferd Balthasar | H.M. Denneborg | Goodreads |
| 84 | Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver | Michael Ende | Goodreads |
| 85 | Jim Knopf und die Wilde 13 | Michael Ende | Goodreads |
| 86 | Johann Sebastian Bach | Travel For Kids | |
| 87 | Klein Eisbar Las Mich (Lit Pol Husk | Hans de Beer | Goodreads |
| 88 | Kleiner Eisbär und der Angsthase | Hans de Beer | Goodreads |
| 89 | Kleiner Eisbär, hilf mir fliegen! | Hans de Beer | Goodreads |
| 90 | Kleiner Eisbär, Nimm Mich Mit! | Hans de Beer | Goodreads |
| 91 | Komm, wir finden einen Schatz | Janosch | Goodreads |
| 92 | Krabat | Otfried Preußler | Goodreads |
| 93 | Let’s Visit Berlin!: Adventures of Bella & Harry | Kids Travel books | |
| 94 | Lilli the Witch. Trouble at school. (Lilli the Witch, #1) | Knister | Goodreads |
| 95 | Little Polar Bear | Hans de Beer | Goodreads |
| 96 | Look What Came from Germany | Kids Travel books | |
| 97 | Mapping the Bones | Read Brightly | |
| 98 | Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl (Pumuckl #1) | Ellis Kaut | Goodreads |
| 99 | Mit dem Rücken zur Wand | Klaus Kordon | Goodreads |
| 100 | Mittwochs darf ich spielen. | Kirsten Boie | Goodreads |
| 101 | Momo | Michael Ende | Goodreads |
| 102 | My First Bilingual Book-Sports (English-German) | Barnes & Noble | |
| 103 | Nesthäkchen Sammelband 1-3 | Else Ury | Goodreads |
| 104 | Next Please | DW | |
| 105 | Nichts leichter als das … Ein Buch mit Piggeldy und Frederick | Elke Loewe | Goodreads |
| 106 | Nutcracker | E.T.A. Hoffmann | Goodreads |
| 107 | Odette’s Secrets | Read Brightly | |
| 108 | Oh, wie schön ist Panama | Janosch | Goodreads |
| 109 | Otto von Bismarck: Iron Chancellor of Germany | Kids Travel books | |
| 110 | Ottokar, das Früchtchen. | Ottokar Domma | Goodreads |
| 111 | Post für den Tiger | Janosch | Goodreads |
| 112 | Pünktchen und Anton | Erich Kästner | Goodreads |
| 113 | Rainbow Fish | DW | |
| 114 | Reckless (Mirrorworld, #1) | Cornelia Funke | Goodreads |
| 115 | Ronja Räubertochter | Astrid Lindgren | Goodreads |
| 116 | Rumo & His Miraculous Adventures (Zamonia, #3) | Walter Moers | Goodreads |
| 117 | Rundherum in meiner Stadt (Around in My City) | DW | |
| 118 | Soccer | Hugh Hornby | Barnes & Noble |
| 119 | Sommer im Möwenweg (Möwenweg, #2) | Kirsten Boie | Goodreads |
| 120 | Struwwelpeter: Fearful Stories and Vile Pictures to Instruct Good Little Folks | Heinrich Hoffmann | Goodreads |
| 121 | Teach Me Everyday German | Kids Travel books | |
| 122 | The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear (Zamonia, #1) | Walter Moers | Goodreads |
| 123 | The Adventures of Maya the Bee | Waldemar Bonsels | Goodreads |
| 124 | The Berlin Boxing Club | Read Brightly | |
| 125 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | Read Brightly | |
| 126 | The City of Dreaming Books (Zamonia, #4) | Walter Moers | Goodreads |
| 127 | The Elves and the Shoemaker | Travel For Kids | |
| 128 | The German Legends of the Brothers Grimm | Jacob Grimm | Goodreads |
| 129 | The Golden Yarn (MirrorWorld, #3) | Cornelia Funke | Goodreads |
| 130 | The Griffin’s Feather (Dragon Rider, #2) | Cornelia Funke | Goodreads |
| 131 | The Gruffalo | DW | |
| 132 | The Little Ghost | Otfried Preußler | Goodreads |
| 133 | The Little Vampire | Angela Sommer-Bodenburg | Goodreads |
| 134 | The Little Vampire In Danger | Angela Sommer-Bodenburg | Goodreads |
| 135 | The Night of Wishes | Michael Ende | Goodreads |
| 136 | The Other Side of the Wall | Kids Travel books | |
| 137 | The Pied Piper of Hamelin | Travel For Kids | |
| 138 | The Princess Knight | Cornelia Funke | Goodreads |
| 139 | The Silver Cup | Travel For Kids | |
| 140 | The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business | DW | |
| 141 | The Thief Lord | Cornelia Funke | Goodreads |
| 142 | The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank’s Window | Read Brightly | |
| 143 | Timm Thaler oder Das verkaufte Lachen | James Krüss | Goodreads |
| 144 | Urmel aus dem Eis (Urmel, #1) | Max Kruse | Goodreads |
| 145 | Urmel spielt im Schloss (Urmel, #4) | Max Kruse | Goodreads |
| 146 | Wall | Travel For Kids | |
| 147 | What the Night Sings | Read Brightly | |
| 148 | Who Were The Brothers Grimm? | Travel For Kids | |
| 149 | Wir Kinder aus dem Möwenweg (Möwenweg, #1) | Kirsten Boie | Goodreads |
| 150 | کلاس پرنده | Erich Kästner | Goodreads |
| Source | Article |
| Barnes & Noble | 7 Books that Let Kids Trek Germany From Home |
| DW | 10 classic German children′s books |
| Goodreads | Best German Children Literature |
| Kids Travel books | 20+ Children’s books set in Germany |
| Read Brightly | 13 Children’s and YA Books to Help Remember the Holocaust |
| Travel For Kids | Travel for Kids Germany for Kids |
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