Shrimpie und ich

First day at school: the first schoolbag, the first fountain pen, a new place. We’ll never forget these memories. But it can also be a daunting day, especially for the very shy ones. Käthe is one of them. Although she’s delighted to finally be a schoolchild, she’s mainly feeling overwhelmed. Yet the first day of school can also be the day you meet your soulmate. And for Käthe, this is Shrimpie. Swapping packed lunches, first sleepovers. Shrimpie turns Käthe’s life quite upside down, yet Käthe has gained more courage, more fun and, on top of that, more friends. She even plays in a band and is set to perform at the school fete! ‘We’re number 1, number 1, number 1 on the corner!’ Moni Port and Claudia Weikert have managed, with their colourful, tiny, adorably animal-like characters, to perfectly capture the chaotic emotions of a primary school pupil. To be a primary school pupil again – that would be fun!