Lilli the Witch (German: Hexe Lilli) is a series of children's books by the German author Knister, illustrated by graphic designer Birgit Rieger. The series has been adapted for film and television.

History & adaptations

The Lilli books have been published by the German publisher Arena Verlag since 1992. Starting with Lilli the Witch and the Magic Homework, author Knister and illustrator Birgit Rieger worked together on more than 40 books over the years. Beside the original series, there is a series for first readers, a non-fiction series, Learn & Play titles, books that accompany the TV cartoon series inspired by Lilli the Witch and other miscellaneous print and non-print products that are related to the books. The series has been translated into 35 languages and over 17 million copies have been sold worldwide. The live action film Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book was released in 2009 and featured in over 40 countries. It was nominated for the Deutscher Filmpreis (German Film Award) in the category "Best Children's Film". The sequel, Lilly the Witch: The Journey to Mandolan, was set in India and was released in February 2011. A third film, Lilly's Bewitched Christmas, was released in 2017.

Characters

Lilli is an ordinary girl – or so she thinks until the day that she stumbles upon a magic book which turns her into a witch. From then on she experiences many funny and wild adventures that take her all over the world. Leon is Lilli's younger brother. He often accompanies his big sister – voluntarily or unintended – in her magic adventures. Hector is a cheeky little green dragon. He is Lilli's friend and an expert in magic.

Lilli the Witch - Books

Original Series

First Readers

Learning Languages

Non-Fiction

Learn&Play

Miscellaneous

TV Series