It feels good to publish something on paper again, even if these are just christmas cards. The Phantastic Habitats I used to decorate our seasons greetings were inspired by safaris to Manapools in 2022 and the Serengeti this summer. Making these new Phanhabs brings back fond memories of making the Phanhabs books. They were published by twikga Verlag in 2010 and 2013. Phanhabs stands for...
In 2016 the twikga publishing company was closed down and we thanked our fans for supporting us. In 2017 we moved from Hamburg back to Holland. In took some time to build and get settled into our new house. I used the corona lockdown to go through my archives, to evaluate where we stand and to redesign our websites. The twikga name now stands for the illustrations of Tanja Dekker and the...
The twikga publishing company seized to exist, but while it lasted we did great things! I would like to thank everybody who helped me realize this creative adventure. Thank you all for the hard work and the good times! My special thanks go to my husband Willem. Not only did you support my publishing ambitions business wise, you also helped me to take the pictures I needed to make my...
We would like to thank you for being our fans during the last 6 years! We loved making the twikga books, but the time has come to start something new. Keep on following our wilderness adventures on wildpicha.com
We are happy to announce the launch of our NEW book, Tata&Squack - Mission Elephant. Their second adventure is a story about wild elephants, the largest mammals that walk the surface of the earth. Tata's parents are researchers and travel the world. Tata joins them on their assignments. Their new research project is a study of the life of elephants. The keyring Squack is magical and Tata's...
We were very proud to present our new book, Tata&Squack - Mission Elephant in three language editions on the Bologna Children's Book Fair. Since 1963 the Bologna Children's Book Fair has been a leading international event for publishers. It is the "place-to-be" for selling rights. The exhibition gives everyone the chance to discover the latest market trends in the book industry, to meet the most...
Es war schön wieder in Bologna zu sein. Wir haben uns inspirieren lassen von den vielen schönen Büchern und vielversprechende neue Kontakte geknüpft. Für uns war es inzwischen der dritte Besuch, aber das erste mal, daß wir auf dem Gemeinschaftsstand der Frankfurter Buchmesse standen. Es hat uns sehr gut gefallen. Die Organisation war super und es war schön andere Verlage zu treffen und sich...
Getting ready for New years Eve Tata&Squack and all of us at Twikga like to wish you a Happy New Year. We will see you on the other side…. Get ready for an Elephantastic New Year with the launch of a new adventure in the first months of 2014.
