Antje Damm

The Visitor by Antje Damm was named a New York Times/New York Public Libraries Best Illustrated Children’s Book. Two sisters live peacefully on a tiny, remote island. One day they receive a letter, telling them their cousin John is coming to visit. At first, the sisters are delighted to have a visitor, but they soon tire of him wanting to...

Bear has been waiting since dawn. I'm waiting for Goliath, he tells everyone. Goliath is coming! He's my best friend... He'll definitely show up. You'll see! Bear waits patiently for his friend. The robins fly to the south and the first snow falls. When Bear awakes from a long sleep, he hears a noise like a hand sliding slowly across...

One gulp, another gulp and another: one toy after the next disappears into the mouth of the hungry wolf. Now he’s almost full, just a last little fly for dessert—uh-oh! The Wolf and the Flyis both story and guessing game to play again and again. Each object on the shelf is brought to life then, when everything that’s been swallowed...