DER SCHATZ DES SCHWARZEN KLABAUTERS / Jan von der Bank

Pikkofinte's first journeyPikkofinte Sturmholz has a green face, a bulbous nose, and bare feet. Pikkofinte is actually still too young to be a Klabauter. Unless, that is, he manages to tie the seven magical knots: the KUDDELMUDDEL, the GRUSEL, the RATTENSCHWANZ, and the KEHRWIEDER—then the young Klabauter may say goodbye to his grandfather in the attic and set sail on a ship for his first voyage. But the magical knots are difficult—even very difficult—to tie.THE 7 MAGICAL KLBAUTER KNOTS is about growing up, about self-confidence and courage, about the skills one acquires—and about the freedom to make one’s own decisions once all the trials are behind you.The story takes place at a time when the Port of Hamburg was still full of sailing ships and their masts—a wonderful time for all Klabauter folk, because they don’t like the new ships with their loud engines at all.128 pages, 13x20 cm format, flap-bound paperback. Suitable for children ages 8 and up. German edition.Pikkofinte Sturmholz is a character created by Jan von der Bank. For more than 20 years, the little klabautermann haunted the mind of the well-known TV crime drama and novel author as an idea until it finally saw the light of day in book form. The young illustrator Lena Winkel gave Pikkofinte his green face and mischievous smile.

Pikkofinte's Second JourneyPikkofinte’s big sister, Fippeline, has been kidnapped! The mastermind behind it all is the powerful steamship magnate Wilhelm Miesepriem Bollerwasser. He’s pursuing a despicable plan: to make all wooden ships disappear—so he can be the only one raking in the big bucks with his new steel ships! What he lacks to carry out this plan is a very specific KLABAUTER SECRET.Bollerwasser is holding Fippeline captive on one of his ships. The shipowner and his henchmen are blackmailing Fippi to make her reveal the secret of the BOHRWÜRMER. But Fippi remains silent. And she seeks help: She sends a MAGICAL MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE to Pikkofinte, asking him to rescue her.The young Klabauter Pikko is on a grand voyage—his second journey—and for the first time, he’s truly out at sea. But when he receives Fippi’s message in the magical message in a bottle, there’s no time to think twice: With the help of his friends, Otto the seagull from Plüsterich and Elsbeth the walrus, Pikko sets out to free his sister …144 pages, 13x20 cm, flap-bound paperback.Pikkofinte Sturmholz was created by Jan von der Bank. For more than 20 years, the little klabautermann lingered as an idea in the mind of the well-known television crime drama and novel author until it finally saw the light of day in book form. The young illustrator Lena Winkel gave Pikkofinte his green face and mischievous smile.

Sailing adventures, espionage and German resistance. Piece by piece, the young sailmaker Ole Storm unravels the mystery of an ominous sailing trip that leads northwards from Kiel on the classic route via Anholt to the Swedish archipelago.Thrilling sailing manoeuvres and high tension are guaranteed when screenwriter, sailing world champion and amateur boat builder Jan von der Bank tells this story.Modern sailing classic in sixth, newly edited edition.371 pages, format 14.4 x 20.7 cm, paperback. German edition.

The writer, scriptwriter and Contender World Champion Jan von der Bank ("Backe") has fulfilled a dream. In 3650 hours of construction, he built his own boat out of plywood, epoxy resin and mahogany veneer in the tiny garage yard next to his house.The illustrated book with bilingual text documents all the construction steps in the creation of the unique retro racer "RÉMY": from the erection of the first frames in February 2017, to the finishing, veneering and painting of the hull, the interior fitting of the cabin, the casting and installation of the keel, rigging of the mast, to the christening and the first successful sail off Kiel in June 2022.The short texts also open up a very personal view of the intensive and at times adventurous building period, which, apart from the joy of the craft and the final result of the special yacht, also gave the author many new friendships and some surprising insights into himself.100 pages, numerous colour pictures, text in German/English throughout, hardcover.