Jumbo Verlag

The publishing house

JUMBO Verlag was founded in Hamburg in 1991. Under the motto ‘Only the best for children’, the publishing house has been publishing high-quality children's books and exciting audio plays for children for over 30 years.
Since October 2025, JUMBO has been part of the Edel publishing group. The book programme is managed and developed at the publishing group's Munich location in Schwabing under the direction of Christine Lederer.

Our authors and illustrators

JUMBO Verlag's children's book programme includes lovingly illustrated picture books, creative children's book series and exciting first reader books. Popular titles include the detective series ‘Die Nordseedetektive’ (The North Sea Detectives) by Bettina Göschl (known from KiKA) and bestselling author Klaus-Peter Wolf.
Renowned illustrators who regularly work for JUMBO Verlag include Silke Brix, Rocio Bonilla, Andrea Reitmeyer, Franziska Harvey, Annette Swoboda, Adolfo Serra, Nele Anders and Leonie Daub.

Our books

Whether children's audio plays, picture books or children's books with music – JUMBO Verlag stands for high-quality entertainment for children that is both fun and educational.
We look forward to exciting programmes and books that will accompany many children throughout their lives!