Lilani and the pangolin

On the way to school, a strange ball rolls in front of ten-year-old Lilani's feet. A ball? That's strange, because there's no one nearby who could have thrown it or shot it. When she takes a closer look at what has tumbled in front of her feet, an animal that looks like a large pine cone unrolls. Thus begins an exciting adventure for Lilani. Since the scaly creature follows her all the way home, she wants to keep it. But the village elder catches Lilani and takes the animal away from her. Will she manage to save the pangolin together with her new friend Maria? The pangolin is the most illegally trafficked animal in the world. The book was published in cooperation with Maria Diekmann, the founder and director of Rare & Endangered Species Trust in Namibia. Kerstin Geier, who illustrated the book lives in Africa.

Marion von Vlahovits works as a teacher for special needs at a school in a clinic for psychological problems. In 2013 she published her first book: Julian und die Wutsteine. Since then, she has regularly written and published books for children. In her stories, she not only addresses topics that she encounters in her work environment. Animals also often play a crucial role in her books. Since most children love animals, this helps them to approach more difficult topics.