Friederike Hamann
Friederike grew up in the industrial Ruhr area, where scrap yards, quarries and forests merge into a giant adventure park. She made the most of her unsupervised childhood by bushwhacking through brambles and exploring abandoned factories. It sparked a lasting fascination with the wild, green corners of a city, which now serve as backdrops for her storytelling. She lives with her family in Berlin, where squirrels have serious attitude. When she’s not in her studio making wobbly sculptures or running art workshops for kids, she walks around town in search of new, unruly plots.
Tilla Sasparilla and the Incredible Mr Poe
Lower MG Fantasy. A tale of urban witchiness, full of verdant (albeit smelly!) riddles and a dash of sporror thanks to humongous fungus Sven Svamp. When a musty old letter arrives, wannabe witch Tilla Sarsaparilla and her silver-tongued raven Mr Poe finally get the mystery they’ve been waiting for. Together with vampire nanny Berta and tech whizz Nat Nickel, they race through the heart of the city to save the ancient tree from the clutches of power-hungry witch, Demetria Falkenstead. Confronting foul smells, a sly mushroom and a wicked weasel, Tilla must prove that friendship, and a bit of misfit magic, can outsmart even the nastiest witch.