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The Parent Trap

By: Erich Kastner, Anthea Bell (Translator), Walter Trier (Illustrator)

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Paperback | 21 October 2025

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Paperback
144 Pages

Age
Up to 11

Grade
P - 2

Dimensions(cm)
19.8 x 12.9 x 1.3

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Luise has ringlets. Lottie has braids. Apart from that they look exactly the same.
But they are sure that they have never set eyes on each other in their lives.
When the two girls meet at a summer camp and discover the secret behind their similarity, they decide to switch places. Everyone is fooled (apart from the dog) and, despite a few mistakes and misadventures, everything goes to plan for Luise as Lottie and Lottie as Luise - until their father meets a young, beautiful woman and things start to unravel...
Funny, moving and affectionate, The Parent Trap has twice been adapted for film - but the book remains one of the great classics of German children's literature.

Industry Reviews

'There are so many books where its the combination of author and illustrator that makes you love them. In the case of The Flying Classroom and The Parent Trap... its the combo of author, illustrator and translator. The bold line drawings by Walter Trier are the work of genius... As for the stories, if youre a fan of Emil and the Detectives, then youll find these just as spirited' - Melanie McDonagh, 'Children's Books of the Year'

'The classic story... is famous as a film. Here, in this beautifully produced edition, Erich Kastners original is incomparably more subtle and touching while still being very funny... A wonderful story brilliantly translated by Anthea Bell' - Julia Eccleshare, Books of the Year

'Walter Triers deceptively innocent drawings are as classic as Kastners words; I never tire of them' - Quentin Blake

'A treasure-trove of childhood reading' - Huffington Post

'Gorgeous' - Books Are My Bag

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