“Expedition Savannah! Jump on my back,” says Harry, their new elephant friend, with sparkling eyes. Tata&Squack climb on his back, ready for a new adventure. While walking silently through the bush, the sun wakes up on the other side of the river. They join Harry for breakfast and find out that he loves veggies and how he uses his trunk like a hand with two fingers, to strip an entire...
Squack and the Bouncy Bunch
Tata&Squack are best friends forever. Most of the time Squack is part of the bouncy bunch, a collection of keyrings attached to Tata's bag. Tata chose Squack, a chubby creature from a basket filled with toys on one of her trips to Africa. It was a good choice. Squack is a unique keyring. He has a scruffy mane like a young lion, a big bear belly, monkey hands and spots on his fur like a hyena....
Are you Ready to Rumble and hang out with a Prince?
Tata&Squack adventure Mission Elephant you can. It is a story about the largest animal that walks the surface of the earth, the elephant. The story begins as a rumbling sound wakes Tata and she sees a shadow moving on her veranda. Her best friend Squack, a keyring, comes back to life just in time for another adventure. Together they slide out of bed and tiptoe onto the veranda. There they...
Ein neues Buch, ein neues Abenteuer nicht nur für Tata&Squack
Ein neues Buch ist ein neues Abenteuer für uns als creatives Team, aber auch für unsere Helden Tata&Squack. Tata ist zurück in Afrika und besucht das Forschungscamp ihrer Eltern. Sie untersuchen das Leben der wilden Elefanten. In ihrer ersten Nacht bekommt Tata königlichen Besuch. "Von einem Brummen wache ich auf. Neugierig schaue ich unter meiner Decke hervor. Auf meiner Veranda entdecke...
Termite mounds are amazing multifunctional structures
Their variety in color, shape and size seems endless as well as their usage. The mounds are built and maintained by termites to house the colony, but a lot of other species use them for their own purposes. The soil is very fertile, so plants and trees will grow on them, changing landscapes over time. In certain times of the year you will even find mushrooms growing on them. Depending on their...
Elephant stumbling over three cheetahs
This page of Phanhabs Savanna was inspired by a rather strange encounter we witnessed on one of our safaris. In the book I moved the scene to the edge of a plane, but in real we were driving through an area of woodland, when we spotted three male cheetahs. Normally these graceful spotted cats, who are known for their impressive speed, prefer open areas where they can easily pic up and pursue...
Sneak preview Phanhabs Savanna
The new Phanhabs will illustrate the change of seasons in the african savanna. Savanna stands for rolling grasslands dotted with thorny trees, where seasonal rains bring life and abundance. The first plates will illustrate the dry season, with dusty planes and golden light. In this harsh environment a lot of animals are dependent on permanent water-sources and waterholes are small oases in the...
Will Tata&Squack escape the crocodiles into their next story?
At the end of the adventure the Big Journey, Tata&Squack find themselves in big danger. Hungry crocodiles are lying silently in the river, waiting to attack the crossing wildebeest at just the right moment... Moyo is attacked and Tata&Squack fly through the air, underneath them big crocodile jaws. A scene which has nothing to do with a undisturbed swim of a group of elephants at the...