The golden guitar

'The Golden Guitar' is the very first children's book Paul Biegel ever wrote. You can now read this story in a beautiful reissue with brand-new illustrations by Ingrid and Dieter Schubert. In the middle of a meadow full of buttercups, under a blackberry bush, lives Jodokus the field mouse. Since his family was devoured by the wicked owl Braat, he has been hiding anxiously, with his guitar as his only company. He plays beautifully and is invited to play music at the mayor's birthday party. Hesitantly, he leaves his hiding place and plays his heart out, but a rain shower disrupts everything. Jodokus ends up in an old wooden shoe and sails off into adventure... Paul Biegel's first book, 'The Golden Guitar', was published in 1962. In honor of his 100th birthday, this beautiful story has been re-illustrated by Ingrid and Dieter Schubert, the widely beloved duo whose 'Rinus' was chosen as Picture Book of the Year 2025. 'The Golden Guitar' is a fun children's book to read aloud from age 5 or to read independently from around age 7.