2025-09-04

📚 Children's Book in All 55 Languages of the Voyager Golden Records

The so-called "Voyager Golden Records" are golden records with data and sound recordings that were transported into space in 1977 on board the space probes Voyager I and Voyager II. The golden records were conceived by NASA as a message to extraterrestrials who might one day encounter the space probes. Therefore, the records contain peaceful, friendly greeting messages in 55 languages.

Our picture book "Am I small?" will be available from September 2025 in all 55 languages of the "Voyager Golden Records" greetings as softcover, hardcover and e-book. The Voyager I spacecraft is currently the most distant man-made object from Earth. The following list contains links to all editions of the children's book in the 55 languages of the "Voyager Golden Records" greetings. All editions that are not published in English also contain an English translation for better understanding, so they are bilingual:

  1. 📘  Akkadian

  2. 📘  Amoy (Min dialect)

  3. 📘  Arabic

  4. 📘  Aramaic

  5. 📘  Armenian

  6. 📘  Bengali

  7. 📘  Burmese

  8. 📘  Cantonese

  9. 📘  Czech

  10. 📘  Dutch

  11. 📘  English

  12. 📘  French

  13. 📘  German

  14. 📘  Greek (Ancient); also available: Greek (Modern), cf. note 2

  15. 📘  Gujarati

  16. 📘  Hebrew

  17. 📘  Hindi

  18. 📘  Hittite

  19. 📘  Hungarian (Magyar)

  20. 📘  Ila (Zambia)

  21. 📘  Indonesian

  22. 📘  Italian

  23. 📘  Japanese

  24. 📘  Kannada (Kanarese)

  25. 📘  Kechua (Quechua)

  26. 📘  Korean

  27. 📘  Latin

  28. 📘  Luganda (Ganda)

  29. 📘  Mandarin Chinese (Simplified); also available: Mandarin Chinese (Traditional), cf. note 3

  30. 📘  Marathi

  31. 📘  Nepali

  32. 📘  Nguni (Zulu)

  33. 📘  Nyanja

  34. 📘  Oriya

  35. 📘  Persian

  36. 📘  Polish

  37. 📘  Portuguese (Portugal); also available: Brazilian Portuguese, cf. note 4

  38. 📘  Punjabi

  39. 📘  Rajasthani

  40. 📘  Romanian

  41. 📘  Russian

  42. 📘  Serbian; also available: Bosnian, Croatian and Montenegrin, cf. note 1

  43. 📘  Sotho (Sesotho) [South Africa]; also available: Sotho (Sesotho) [Lesotho], cf. note 5

  44. 📘  Sinhala / Sinhalese

  45. 📘  Spanish

  46. 📘  Sumerian

  47. 📘  Swedish

  48. 📘  Telugu

  49. 📘  Thai

  50. 📘  Turkish

  51. 📘  Ukrainian

  52. 📘  Urdu

  53. 📘  Vietnamese

  54. 📘  Welsh

  55. 📘  Wu; also available: Editions in over 250 languages and dialects, cf. note 7

Notes: Since an eventful period of time has passed since the launch of the space probes in 1977, we feel that some additions to the above list make sense for the following reasons:

  1. The language formerly known as "Serbo-Croatian" (cf. Carl Sagan et al. (1980): "Murmurs of Earth: The Voyager Interstellar Record") is now called either Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian or Montenegrin for political reasons and has differentiated, therefore editions in all these languages are available. Incidentally, NASA currently (in 2025) lists the language on the official website as "Serbian", therefore the language "Serbian" was also used primarily in the list above, but this is not to be understood as a weighting or rating, but merely serves to sort the languages.

  2. The language referred to by NASA as "Greek" is, if you analyze the greeting message, strictly speaking "Ancient Greek". This was also confirmed to us by the speaker of the greeting message via email. Therefore, editions are available in both Modern Greek and Ancient Greek.

  3. Since Mandarin can be written with simplified or traditional Chinese characters and of course no characters were used in the spoken greeting message, book editions are available in both variants.

  4. Since Portuguese is spoken differently in different countries, e.g. Portugal and Brazil, an edition in Brazilian Portuguese is also available.

  5. The language referred to by NASA as "Sesotho" is also spoken in different countries, e.g. Lesotho and South Africa, and here too there are regional differences, therefore different editions are available.

  6. All books are available as eBook, softcover and hardcover in the store. It is not known whether NASA has already radioed a digital edition of the book to the space probe and stored it in its memory. ;) By the way, the second language on the cover of the book in the illustration at the beginning of this blog post is Sumerian, written in cuneiform.

  7. Since NASA's intention was to let as many languages and speakers as possible have their say in the greeting messages, to build linguistic bridges and to enable communication, we have continued this idea and created editions in over 250 languages and dialects in thousands of language combinations, so that every country on earth is represented with at least one national language. Thousands of new bridges between the languages and dialects of this planet have thus been successfully built: With every book, more communication is created for a peaceful, friendly coexistence.

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2025-08-06

📚 Resilience Mini-Series: 🛡️Your Inner Shield: Managing Anger, Developing Emotional Resilience

🎁🎁🎁 Gifts 🎁🎁🎁

Here on the author's blog, you will receive free coloring pages (here: "Egbert Turns Red" / "In Here, Out There!") for this resilience mini-series and free, newly illustrated e-book editions in many languages (here: "Egbert Turns Red" / "In Here, Out There!"), so that reading aloud remains varied and exciting!

🛡️Your Inner Shield: Managing Anger, Developing Emotional Resilience

A child's emotional world is an ocean – sometimes smooth as glass, sometimes stormy. Two of the biggest challenges for healthy self-esteem are dealing with one's own, explosive anger (what to do when I "turn red"?) and dealing with negativity from the outside (what to do when others "belittle" me?).

This is exactly where this two-book series comes in. It is an emotional first-aid kit that helps children develop a strong "emotional skin". "Egbert Turns Red" gives anger a name and an outlet, while "In Here, Out There!" teaches the art of healthy boundaries.

Read together, discussed together, these books offer opportunities to support your child's positive development through stories and examples:

❤️ The Top 10 Benefits for Your Child

  1. Emotional Awareness (Internal): The child learns through Egbert and the accompanying parent discussion to recognize the physical signs of anger (getting hot, tension) in themselves earlier.

  2. Emotional Awareness (External): The child learns through Joseph and the supplementary explanations from parents during read-aloud, to recognize unnecessary criticism and "complaining" from the outside as what it is – often just the "noise" of other people.

  3. Acceptance of Feelings: Through the example, the child understands that anger is a normal feeling that is "okay" and doesn't automatically make them "bad" (Egbert).

  4. Healthy Boundaries: The child learns the concept of the "filter" – the ability to decide for themselves which words to let in and which not ("In Here, Out There!").

  5. Protection of Self-Esteem (Double): The child is reinforced in understanding that they are (A) valuable despite anger and (B) remain valuable at all times despite external criticism.

  6. Active Self-Efficacy: The child no longer feels helpless. They are given an active solution strategy for both problems (anger & criticism) ("turning red" and feeling vs. "letting it pass through" and setting boundaries).

  7. Stress Relief (Outlet): "Egbert Turns Red" legitimizes the responsible "letting out" of pent-up energy before it becomes destructive.

  8. Stress Prevention (Shield): "In Here, Out There!" shows by example that new emotional tensions from hurtful words can sometimes be successfully prevented before they even arise.

  9. Promotion of Inner Calm: Both books show ways for the child to find their way back to emotional equilibrium more quickly – either after a tantrum or after a disturbance from the outside.

  10. Resilience (The Complete Package): With parental support and through the safe experience of the stories, children build fundamental emotional resilience. They learn that they don't have to be knocked over by their own internal storms or by storms from the outside.

🎁🎁🎁 Gifts 🎁🎁🎁

On the author's blog, you will receive free topic lists and explanations for the books in this mini-series, which help you as parents to specifically and lovingly discuss the top 10 themes and aspects (see Top 10 Aspects in the Picture Book "Egbert Turns Red" and Top 10 Aspects in the Picture Book "In Here, Out There!") of the books with your child or children, to deepen understanding, and to promote development.

Have fun reading aloud and with the exciting conversations that result from it!

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2025-07-08

📖 Top 10 Topics: Picture Book "The Safest Place in the World"

"The Safest Place in the World" is a comparatively gentle picture book that differs strongly from wilder adventures like "Egbert Turns Red", where children can explore anger. It is a soothing bedtime story and a source of comfort.

In contrast to the philosophical journey of "Am I Small?" or the outburst of rage in "Egbert Turns Red", "The Safest Place in the World" takes us on a special mission. It is the story of the "Scardies" – small, vulnerable beings discovered by two postal ravens and taken to a place where nothing can harm them.

This picture book is an invitation to talk to children about fears without magnifying them. It is a book about security. Here are the top 10 themes that can be deepened while reading aloud:

1. The Personification of Fear 👻

The "Scardies" make fears visible. Fears are often big, abstract, and scary. By portraying them as small, helpless beings, the book makes them tangible and – even more importantly – almost pitiable. Thus, children learn not to see their fear as an overpowering enemy, but as a part of themselves that perhaps needs protection. For example, ask your child(ren): "What would your fear look like if it were a creature?"

2. Safety and Security 🛌

This is the absolute core theme. The book satisfies the deep longing of every child (and adult) to know a place where one is unconditionally safe. It conveys a deep sense of security and peace. While reading, you literally feel this safety. If it fits the situation, introduce the concept of an inner safe place to your child(ren) and discuss together what else can help to feel safe, e.g., a stuffed animal or a nightlight.

3. Care and Empathy ❤️

The postal ravens find the Scardies and decide to help them. They act out of responsibility, care, and compassion. The story shows by example how important it is to look out for others, recognize their distress, and actively help if necessary. Of course, one's own safety must not be endangered in the process – explain to your child(ren) in an age-appropriate way the difference between friendly help and reckless self-endangerment. Especially as a child, it is usually the better choice to inform Mom and Dad, for example, so they can help if needed.

4. Trust 🤝

The Scardies must trust the ravens to let themselves be taken along. For a child who is afraid, it is often hard to confide in someone. The story shows vividly that it is worth trusting helpers (parents, friends, educators) and accepting their help. Of course, it is essential to teach your child(ren) in good time that one must always approach unknown persons and situations with the necessary portion of caution and skepticism so as not to trust "the wrong ones".

5. Helpfulness 🕊️

The ravens could simply fly on in the story – after all, they aren't their Scardies. But they take responsibility. This is an important example of moral courage and helpfulness: When we see that someone is not doing well, we look closer and lend a hand, as far as it is justifiable and possible.

6. The "Journey" as a Calming Process 🌌

The Scardies are not "healed" instantly. The ravens take them on a flight, a journey. This shows: Sometimes it takes time for fear to subside. The path to calm is a process, not a light switch.

7. The "Bedtime Ritual" 🌙

The book is a bedtime story that enables children to talk about their own fears encountered during the day and to let go of these fears in conversation. The "safest place in the world" is ultimately where "sweet dreams were already waiting for them". It is a trust-building perspective on the night and falling asleep in a safe home, in one's own bed, possibly with a light and stuffed animal, protected by parents.

8. Mindfulness 🧘

The ravens do not judge the Scardies. They don't say: "Don't make such a fuss!" They simply perceive the beings with their feelings and issues as they are: fearful and in need of help. They look closely. This shows children (and parents) the possibility to also look closely at their own feelings, fears, and worries and to deal with them mindfully.

9. Courage 🦸

While "Egbert" might show the courage of the angry one and "Tamia" the courage of the seeker, this book shows the courage of the protectors. The ravens are strong and determined. They convey the feeling: "Don't worry, we are here, we are taking care of it." This strengthens the children's trust in their "protectors", usually Mom and Dad.

10. Hope and Optimism ☀️

The story has a thoroughly positive ending. The Scardies find safety. The book leaves a feeling of hope and comfort. It conveys the inestimably important message: No matter how scared you are, there is a safe place for you. This book is like a warm blanket for the (child's) soul. It is ideal for sensitive children or for phases when the world outside might be just a bit too extreme.

And yes, of course, the above "Top 10" list of important themes in the picture book "The Safest Place in the World" is absolutely subjective, and infinitely many other "Top 10" lists with other favorite themes are just as conceivable. Perhaps you would like to send us your favorite themes that you discovered with your child(ren) when you have the chance? 

Have fun reading aloud and with the exciting conversations that result from it!

 

 

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2025-06-17

🎁 5,000+ Free Bilingual eBooks: Children's Book "In Here, Out There!" in 80+ Languages

Our children's book "In Here, Out There!" is now available as 🎁 free bilingual eBook (PDF) edition in more than 5,000 new language combinations. Many thanks to all translators!

The picture book has been translated to more than 80 languages and dialects. All 5,000+ bilingual eBook editions in popular and rare language combinations can be accessed for free by selecting languages in the form below and clicking the "Open..." button:



Are there monolingual free eBook PDFs as well? Yes, in addtion to the 5,000+ language combinations, all 80+ monolingual editions are also available for free: Simply select "[Monolingual]" in the first drop down box and a language in the second drop down box to get the monolingual free PDF eBook edition of "In Here, Out There!" when clicking the "Open..." button. 

You are warmly invited to discover and enjoy the new illustrations right here or later at your leisure in the free eBook! If you cannot or do not want to open eBooks in PDF format, you will find the new illustrations in the English-German language combination directly below: 






















If you prefer lists, please find direct links to the bilingual editions (PDF) with English as main language listed below:

If you would like to support our book projects, feel free to purchase a Kindle edition or a softcover edition of "In Here, Out There!" or some of our other books...


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2025-05-06

📖 Anger: Top 10 Aspects in the Picture Book "Egbert Turns Red"

"Egbert Turns Red" is a popular picture book (available here on the blog as a free e-book 🎁) for proactively talking with children about the feeling of anger. It is, so to speak, the wild counterpart to the rather philosophical search in "Am I Small?".

Why Egbert turns red – and why that's a good thing: If there is one book that makes anger and strong feelings visible in the nursery, it is "Egbert Turns Red". All parents and grandparents know these moments: Just a second ago, the world was fine, and suddenly the child's mood tips over – the feet stomp, and the face turns – at least it feels that way – bright red.

Egbert, the little protagonist of the story, to whom exactly this happens, offers the opportunity to talk with children about this intense feeling. The book does not condemn anger, but simply makes it visible.

Here are the Top 10 aspects that you can discuss and explore together with your child or children while reading "Egbert Turns Red":

1. Emotional Awareness 😠

The most obvious topic: Anger! Egbert doesn't just get "bad", he turns red. This visualization helps children to name and recognize the abstract feeling of anger. They learn: "Ah, this hot, explosive feeling I sometimes have – that's anger". Furthermore, children can learn to distinguish similar-seeming feelings: For example, one can also turn red because one is ashamed. Someone who turns red is not always automatically angry.

2. Identifying Triggers 🔍

Why does one turn red? Why exactly does Egbert turn red? For example, he is sometimes teased by Manfred, something doesn't work out, or he feels treated unfairly. Use this as an opportunity to ask, for example: "What makes you as angry as Egbert sometimes?" This helps children discover, name, and understand their own triggers.

3. Physical Reactions 🌡️

The "turning red" is a strong physical signal. It makes clearly visible what happens during anger: The heart races and we get hot. Talk about how anger feels in the body – this way, children learn to recognize the signs in themselves earlier. They can learn to effectively support themselves in emotional regulation, to mitigate impulse breakthroughs early, or to redirect them into coping strategies (see 5.).

4. Acceptance: Anger is okay! ✅

The book does not condemn Egbert for his anger; it is simply a part of him. It is a part of all of us. This is perhaps the most important realization for children: It is not "bad" to be angry. All feelings, even the uncomfortable ones, have their justification and are allowed to (and must) be felt. At the same time, it is very important to convey responsibility: It is best to feel feelings in such a way that no one else (including oneself) is harmed or hurt (see 5.; see 10.).

5. Emotional Regulation 😮‍💨

Okay, Egbert is red. And now? What does he do? Does he scream? Does he stomp? Does he withdraw? The book opens the discussion for coping strategies. One can talk about "anger-feeling tools": Does deep breathing (like a dragon), stomping (letting out energy), screaming briefly outside (without screaming at someone), or perhaps squeezing a "rage pillow" tightly help? Perhaps you can share with your child or children which supportive "anger-feeling tools" you have discovered to be effective for yourself?

6. Social Consequences 😟

How do the other characters in the story react when Egbert is red? Are they afraid, do they laugh, or do they leave him alone? This vividly addresses the fact that our feelings are not only seen and perceived, but also have a direct effect on the behavior of others. It conveys social awareness without shaming the angry person.

7. The Fading of Feelings 🌬️

Egbert doesn't stay red forever. The feeling subsides again. This realization is extremely reassuring for children. It conveys: "Even the strongest anger passes." It is a state, not a permanent condition.

8. Empathy and Understanding 🤗

How do the others probably feel when Egbert is red? And how does Egbert feel himself? The book invites you to empathize with everyone involved. What does Manfred feel? What does the dragon feel? What do the other children feel? It promotes empathy and the understanding that anger and the other characters' reactions to Egbert's anger can arise, for example, from frustration, insecurity, or feeling overwhelmed.

9. Communication instead of Escalation 💬

Often, Egbert turns red before he can say what he feels or what exactly is bothering him. The book is a good starting point for practicing putting feelings into words. "I notice you're about to turn red like Egbert. Do you want to tell me what's wrong?" This way, the child learns to communicate feelings before they "explode".

10. Making Amends and Forgiveness 🙏

What happens after Egbert was red? If something happened that one is sorry about, or if one has made a friend sad, that is a good moment to talk about the "afterward". It's about responsibility for one's own actions (not for the feeling!) and about apologizing, if necessary, or setting things right or fixing something. This way, everyone can then start a new situation together that everyone involved likes, e.g., a "green dream".

The picture book "Egbert Turns Red" can help you get anger out of the "bad" corner and treat it as what it is: a strong, human feeling that we all must learn to deal with – the sooner, the better!

And yes, of course, the "Top 10" list above of important aspects in the picture book "Egbert Turns Red" is absolutely subjective, and infinitely many other "Top 10" lists with other favorite topics are just as conceivable. Perhaps you could send us your favorite topics that you discovered with your child or children when you get the chance? 

Have fun reading aloud and with the exciting conversations that result from it!

 

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