Rotfuchs is among the first and most prestigious children’s and young adult book programs in the German-speaking world. Founded in 1972 by Uwe Wandrey, the striking white paperbacks with the fox comic on the back cover stood for committed, contemporary literature that was popular with children and adolescents. Many titles became school reading, including »Wir warten auf den Gurkenkönig« by Christine Nöstlinger and »Papa, was ist ein Fremder« by Tahar Ben Jelloun. Over its 50-year history, Rotfuchs has produced a wide range of bestsellers and award-winning titles. Our best-known brands include »Bobo Siebenschläfer« by Markus Osterwalder and »Der kleine Vampir« by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg. Since 2024, the Rotfuchs program has been an independent imprint belonging to Fischer Sauerländer.
Today, Rotfuchs offers a cheerful, colorful children’s book program ranging from board books, picture books, read-aloud books, and non-fiction to novels for avid young readers, as well as sophisticated, committed young adult literature for readers aged 14 and up. As a new imprint at Fischer Sauerländer, Rotfuchs is allowed to show its edges and corners.
Our authors include, among others, Elizabeth Acevedo, Rüdiger Bertram, Simon Farnaby, Franziska Gehm, Kerstin Gulden, Sarah Jäger, Philip Kerr, Sabine Ludwig, Holly-Jane Rahlens, and David Walliams. Our illustrators are Dorothée Böhlke, Julia Christians, Nina Dulleck, Anke Faust, Amelie Glienke, Anke Kuhl, Marine Ludin, Lea Melcher, Tony Ross, Annabelle von Sperber, and Miriam Zedelius.

The three friends Kate, Billy and Gus stumble by chance upon a treasure hunt that should have taken place a hundred years ago. But no one seems to have found the legendary Amulet of the Winds yet. The friends decide to recover the treasure despite the dangers that this search entails. They have to find out what happened in Darkmoor-on-Sea one hundred years ago. What were the smugglers doing in the disused mine? Why did a ship wreck on the rocks of Lighthouse Island? Who was buried in the anonymous grave in the cemetery? And why did Gus’ great-grandfather hold such a grudge against his aristocratic family that he sent them on a treasure hunt, but in truth did not want them to find the treasure at all?
Let’s head out into the night! Which animals are nocturnal and use unusual hunting strategies in the darkness?A beautifully designed work of non-fiction with 28 atmospheric oil paintings that depict the night not only as dark but in all its facets.Exciting and surprising facts about the sleep behaviour of 14 domestic and exotic animals.
There is a lot to see in the city: new pipes are being laid and the asphalt is being renewed. The big apartment building is scaffolded and gets a roof. In a garden, a tree house is being built for the children and a blackbird works on its nest, too! At the airport, the terminal is being extended. Then it’s out of town – the motorway is being renewed and a wind turbine park is being developed. A bridge is being built and ants are working on their ant hill at the edge of the forest. Construction sites are everywhere!
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Rotfuchs in der Fischer Sauerländer GmbH
Hedderichstraße 114
60596 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Phone +49 (0)69 60 62-0
kinderundjugendbuch@fischer-sauerlaender.de
www.fischer-sauerländer.de
Publishing Director Susanne Krebs
Head of Sales and Marketing Sonja Assfalg
Chief Editor Christiane Steen
Press Department Alexandra Strohmeier (on parental leave) Leah Besser (represented by proxy)
Events Department Stefanie Kisser
Marketing Department Steve Mancini
Sales Department Esther Hoffmann
Rights- and License Department Elke Fuhrmann (Lead)
Audio Department Stefanie von Lieven