Children's books with wit and charm
The city and island books, so called „Wimmelbücher“ tell fascinating (picture) stories. Equipped with beautiful illustrations they show the (holiday) world on North German Islands and the bustling life in famous German cities. The consideration of the (almost) faithful „Wimmelbilder“ (loosley translated = swarming picture) encourage to go exploring. Large and small viewer will discover familiar aspects, something new and witty things.
Best entertainment is provided by the department Lesefutter (loosley translated = reading stuff) with amusing and touching stories with eg the children's book "Der Schiet und das Frühjahr“ (looesly translated "The little boy and the spring“).
How explain the tides to children? Nonfiction of Willegoos explain facts easy to understand, yet with depth.
High German and Low German fairy tales carry off children in the fabulous world of northern Germany.
Transparent values in the sense of entertainment and sustainability
Since the founding of the German publishing house Willegoos Susanne Tiarks has been following clear values, including ambitious entertainment for children, quality and sustainability. Reading aloud and storytelling is very important for a child. It learns first words, language and brain continue to develop and imagination is stimulated. The aesthetically pleasing and high quality stories, pictures and audio books from Willegoos make reading an acoustic, visual and tactile treat for children and adults.
Willegoos Publisher: environmental, social, economical
Willegoos standards of quality and responsibility within the meaning of threefolding of sustainability – environmental, social, economical – is mandatory for production. All children's books are printed in print houses in Germany, who are committed to an environmentally conscious mode of production and social aspects in their business.
For printing and packaging environmentally and socially oriented print companys in Germany are choosen. This safeguards jobs at home and transport routes are as short as possible. The paper and paperboard used for the books are at least FSC certified. As part of the technical possibilities, the maximum increase recycling rates are sought. All books are free of phthalates (plasticisers). „Wimmelbücher“ are according to the toys directive DIN EN71 / Part 1-3 and 9. Since autumn 2014 mineral oil-free vegetable-based eco-inks and non-toxic paints based on water are used for all products. Even in the time before „Wimmelbücher“ printing colours free of AZO were used.
Sustainable children’s books: great pleasure and small carbon footprint
As a contribution to climate protection and the reduction of carbon footprint most of the printers working for Willegoos use green electricity. They have also committed to improve their environmental performance and compensate for unavoidable CO2 -production through climate protection projects.
In publishing house energy-saving devices are powered by green electricity. To get from A to B, the company bicycle and public transport are used. Other business trips are made by train. To protect natural resources recycled paper is used in the publishing and paper consumption is reduced as much as possible. The children's book publisher tries to avoid plastic products entirely. In a sustainability-oriented enterprise fairness also plays a major role. So illustrators, authors and service get fair contracts and booksellers fair discounts and conditions.
Children's books from the publisher Willegoos give great pleasure and fun to read aloud to the child or the grandchild. There are not only books with stories you want to hear again and again, but also children's books from sustainable production, which you like to take at hand. That's why they are also in the virtual bookshelf in the toy department at Greenpicks.