Christmas is our favorite season of the year. We LOVE and truly enjoy everything about it. The gorgeous Christmas decorations, the street lightings, the atmosphere, the delicious Christmas food, dishes, cookies, and cakes. The smell of chocolate and cinnamon. The timeless Christmas songs such as “Last Christmas” by George Michael or “All I Want for Christmas” by Mariah Carey, “Mistletoe and wine” by Cliff Richard, “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” by Kim Wilde, and of course all the legendary songs by the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley and the beautiful Doris Day.

In the previous years, we are also enjoying all the seasonal and festive Christmas movies by Hallmark Channel. We know it’s cheesy but hey we can’t help it! We enjoy watching them anyway. So it is no surprise that a few of our stories take place in the most beautiful season of the year.

Lennon is a little empathetic dog living in an orphanage in Bavaria, Germany. His owner, Claudia, is a lovely lady in her fifties and has been taking good care of children of all ages for years. In summer 2015 a large number of refugee children, who have lost everything in war, join the already overcrowded house and this brings some difficulties and challenges! Different cultures and languages make living and communication under one roof much harder. Claudia’s best friend, Christina, has a brilliant idea for Christmas which unites the local and refugee children and brings back some peace and harmony and an unexpected and life-changing miracle for little Lennon.

My Voice for the Voiceless: The power of music unites humanity, while politics and religion divide us. Also, if humans would learn to pay more attention to what others feel than to what they say, our world would be a much better and more peaceful place. With a little bit of love, empathy, understanding, and emotional support, we can create miracles!

The smell of snow and Christmas is in the air, and it is the busiest time of year for the exclusive Bavarian bakery and pastry shop in the heart of the village. Everyone is as excited as little Louise, the bakery and pastries dog. Visitors from all over the world come to experience the beauty of the Neuschwanstein Castle in snowy winter, but also to meet the famous bakers and bestselling book authors, Louisa, Suri, and Dunia.

Bonus: Little Louise is spoiling you and sharing two salty and sweety recipes, for you and your loved ones. Enjoy the smell of Italy and the smell of Christmas muffins. Happy Holidays!

My Voice for the Voiceless: Refugees are not your enemies! Change isn’t always easy, but it gives you the opportunity for new beginnings. Letting people from other countries and cultures into your known field can be surprisingly rewarding. Never be afraid of the unknown! Adding a little pinch of salt, sugar, and spice to your daily life is tastier than you might think. The joy goes beyond your wildest imagination and expectations.

The beautiful and antique city carousel in the heart of Florence in Italy is under a magical spell. Miles away in Barcelona, Spain, a little girl named Shirzad receives a little carousel from her grandparents on Christmas Eve 2019. Once she starts to play the music, she is thrown into an unknown world with her new friend, the white horse, Esperanza, and a Tuscan girl named Mitra. The future of an entire generation lies in the hands of two young girls and a horse. Will the three be able to break the spell?

This story shows us that it is okay to be different. We shouldn’t be afraid of leaving the circle of our daily lives and having new experiences. But we should always be aware that our actions have consequences. Selfish decisions affect others around us. So whatever wishes, goals and dreams we have, we should be prepared and ready to deal with the unforeseeable outcomes!

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There is a saying ‘Blood makes you related, loyalty makes you family’. And yet self-love and loyalty is even more important, because it helps you to survive all kinds of challenges and difficulties in life.

Charlie is a little lonely duck suffering from memory loss. He ends up in the city park of Vienna in Austria and is desperately looking for love and loyalty. He tries to fit in, in different bird communities, but wherever he goes, he feels displaced. Inclusion and acceptance become a huge challenge for his little heart and soul. But miracles do happen, when you least expect it!

“Love & Loyalty” is an educational anti-discrimination and anti-bullying story about acceptance and inclusion for young and young at heart readers.

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A successful circus traveling across Persia presents the most famous and talented animals in the Orient. The artists dazzle the audience with their outstanding performances. However, life behind the scenes isn’t as shiny as it is on stage. The lack of acceptance and tolerance becomes unbearable when an enthusiastic little lamb with big dreams and goals joins the circus family as THE new attraction.

“Acceptance & Tolerance” is an educational anti-bullying story about self-love, self-acceptance and tolerance for young and young at heart readers.

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Lovely, “C’est toujours l’amour”, which means “It’s always love”, is an inspiring story for young and young-at-heart readers.

Lovely is a little spoiled and snobbish Chihuahua living in the heart of Paris close to Musée du Louvre. She is sharing a lovely apartment with her owner. Lovely’s life is perfect until Josephine decides to move permanently to London for love and work. Lovely is devastated and heartbroken. She is desperately unhappy about the upcoming changes. A new country means a new language and a new culture. On her train drive from Paris to London Lovely’s worries vanish unexpectedly. Instead of ending up in London with Josephine and her fiancé, James, the little Chihuahua ends up in a refugee camp in Calais. What happened? Where is Josephine? Will the two ever be reunited?

My Voice for the Voiceless
Anyone can become a refugee! Anyone from any country, level of education and income can become a refugee. This is the message of this educational story for the Lily4Refugees Project. We should never judge people and their life stories. Instead, we should be understanding and compassionate towards innocent people who are forced to leave their homeland for a better life and a hopeful future in dignity. We should never point our fingers at others; instead, we should look at our own actions.

Leonardo is a young and hopeless dog with a difficult life journey full of emotional and physical obstacles. After leaving an animal shelter he ends up in an orphanage in the heart of Florence. But the manager and the children treat him so badly that he runs away in the darkness of the night in hope of finding love and kindness. After a stressful journey filled with struggles, he ends up in the capital city of Italy, in Rome, and has only one goal. He wants to meet Pope Francis and ask him why he sees humans but not humanity. Why humans treat each other and him so badly and why they just don’t care!

My Voice for the Voiceless
During our many visits to major cities like Rome in Italy, we have experienced unfortunate people sleeping on the streets, while residents of the cities, national and international tourists walk by daily without taking notice and we’ve been wondering why. It is heartbreaking and shameful to look out of your fancy and warm hotel room with your comfy bed, while helpless humans struggling and surviving on the freezing cold streets just a few footsteps away and are only covered with newspapers. It is a tragedy of humanity how ignoring homeless people has become normality. It is a scandal how we look away and don’t act. Every single human being deserves a life of dignity. Every single soul deserves to be taken care of. Every single human being deserves to experience love and kindness, whether it is a child in an orphanage or homeless people and refugees on our streets. The story of Leonardo is my voice for the forgotten souls!

It's really true, the best matches are made when you least expect it. Lily, a sensitive and affectionate child, is well aware that she finds herself, in difficult circumstances. She is tossed on a journey without a destination and without a future, far away from her homeland, because of a cruel and inhumane war. In the cold and impersonal terminal of an international airport a winking little friend locks his eyes with a child in a souvenir shop. It is love at first sight. He chooses her and she chooses him from among many. It is the beginning of Lily’s adventure full of dark shades, of discouragement, depression and departures, but always next to the reassuring smile of little Teddy. A faithful and unmissable friend. This tender story is told in the words of a loyal teddy bear who spends a lifetime waiting for his Lily to shower him with her reassuring love and caring. A story about the importance of friendship and memories. A magical tale, like a warm hug that smells of childhood, reassuring memories and happy thoughts.

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A lovely story about the guardian Angel of Hope, who protects a young girl named Lily, her mum Sima and her secret buddy, a tiny and super smart snail, Monsieur Jac Couture.

With only two suitcases and a large supply of hope, the three start a new life in Europe. But they won’t be able to make it through the difficult times without the support, love and care of their guardian angel: the Angel of Hope.

Lily’s story reminds us that each of us has a guardian angel and we should rely on her in difficult and desperate times and trust her. Because the power of her love will guide us and her affection will protect us.

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America’s Royal Family is a humorous adventure parody. Lisy is a lonely girl and all she wants is a family who will love her and make her feel as though she belongs. She suddenly is fed up with feeling this way and flies from Switzerland to the United States. As Lisy travels from New York to Washington and then to Los Angeles, she has some of the biggest celebrities such as Prince Harry of Wales and historical figures such as President Abraham Lincoln completely stumped as she searches for America’s Royal Family. This is an enjoyable, engaging and entertaining story that will keep you guessing… ‘Who is America’s Royal family?’ and ‘do they really exist?’

America’s Royal Family is a reflection of the stupidity of our social media and botty-obsessed society. Because despite of the global-connection to strangers more people feel lonelier, isolated, unloved and unappreciated than ever. Thanks to social media many people forget the important values in life these days. Our brains are overdosed with useless informations and we all are affected by it whether we like it or not. The really precious and priceless gifts in life such as love, family and friendship are becoming irrelevant. This satire story brings to life some current issues faced by social media and today’s materialism and superficiality.

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LITTLE LILY is based on the memoir Destination: Freedom, the first part of a trilogy by Lily Amis. This loving story reminds us that every one of us has a guardian angel and is protected and blessed by the power of Love. Sima and her little daughter Lily are being protected and blessed by the guardian Angel of hope during a difficult journey in their life.

The book in print includes black and white illustrations. This story is also availble in German as "Die klein Lily".