Rotraut Susanne Berner

Harley Hare and Hugo Hound are classmates. But they never talk to each other because their families can't stand one another. At a race event Harley and Hugo find themselves running neck and neck. But a thunderstorm stops the race and brings results that make the two heroes.

Annoyed with his math teacher who assigns word problems and won't let him use a calculator, twelve-year-old Robert finds help from the number devil in his dreams.

Charlie's long-awaited birthday will be completely different than he imagined. Little Sister gets sick, and no one has time to celebrate. So, Charlie escapes to head for his grandmother's house. But to get there he must first go through the forest.