Illustrations for Children’s Radio Program

Illustrations for the children’s program “Ohrenbär” / RBBCreated monthly throughout 2026 In 2026, I am the illustrator for the monthly featured image for the children’s program “Ohrenbär” by the RBB. It is a helluva fun to illustrate radio stories by such beloved authors and narrators as Rusalka Reh and Ulrich Matthes! Thanks to AD Sonja […]

Pirates – Schemers of the Seven Seas

Published by KnesebeckWritten and illustrated by Thilo Krapp, 18 €, HC64 p.ISBN: 978-3-98962-021-6 When Knesebeck asked me what I „think about pirates“, I unhesitatedly shouted: „Arrrr! That’s right up my alley!” So, we set about creating an entertaining non-fiction book for children aged eight and up. As the author, I was driven by several questions: […]

Sign of the Cobra – Treasure of the Sunken Palace

Published by KnesebeckWritten by Fabian Lenk, illustrated by Thilo Krapp, 16 € (D), HC156 p.ISBN: 978-3-95728-961-2 A holiday in Istanbul! Yana and Yamon and their older sister Anouk are looking forward to be sun-drenched and excited by the thrilling atmosphere of the capital. But the relaxed vacation mood vanishes in an instant when Yana spots […]

The Phantastical History of the Villa Concordia

Published by Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia, BambergEditor: Nora-Eugenie GomringerAuthor: Jan KoneffkeProofreading: Stephanie Weiß & Wiebke KanaProduction: Reimar Limmer, Embargo Grafik The Villa Concordia Artists’ House in Bamberg – an institution of the Free State of Bavaria – is housed in a building with remarkable history. Between 1716 and 1721, the citizen Johann Ignaz Tobias Böttinger ordered […]

Escape on the Orient Express

Published by frechverlag/TOPPWritten by Markus Müller, illustrated by Thilo Krapp, 20 € (D), HC24 p. with 24 riddles on a 3-meter-long leporello (front pages full illustrations of train coaches, back pages vignettes and illustrations on the riddles)With bookletISBN: 978-3-7358-5179-6 A captivating crime story set aboard the Orient Express on its journey to Istanbul! This escape […]

TITANIC – the most famous Ship in History

Published by GerstenbergWritten by Maja Nielsen, illustrated by Thilo Krapp, 20 € (D), HC64 p.ISBN: 978-3-8369-6388-6 It is April 14, 1912. The Titanic is speeding through the icy North Atlantic Ocean. The luxury liner, on its maiden voyage to New York, is considered unsinkable. But on this night, the most famous disaster in maritime history […]

Sign of the Cobra – The Death Mask Robbery

Published by KnesebeckWritten by Fabian Lenk, illustrated by Thilo Krapp, 16 € (D), HC176 p.ISBN: 978-3-95728-960-5 On a summer trip in Egypt, twins Yana and Yamon (12) travel to the Valley of the Kings with their sister Anouk, a smitten archaeology student. Together with their uncle, Professor Klawitter, they find a previously undiscovered burial chamber […]

Robin Gosens: Soccer Player

Published by Coppenrath VerlagRobin Gosens (Author), Thilo Krapp (Illustrator), 10,- € (D), HC, 72 p.ISBN: 978-3649646624 Becoming a professional soccer player is something many children dream of. Robin Gosens, player of the German national soccer team, tells his own personal story here for children (age 6+), and not only gives valuable insights into his rise […]

Mission 1929 – Freedom under Pressure (Serious Game)

Pfeffermind Consulting GmbHGamification & Serious GamesAlbrechtstraße 1810117 Berlin How did the Weimar Republic become the Third Reich? For the Weimar Republic e. V., Pfeffermind and the serious game ‘Mission 1929 – Freedom under Pressure’, I designed characters and background illustrations for journalist Eva Neumann, who observes dramatic changes around her from 1929 onwards, and their […]

The Smidgens 2

Published by EDEL KIDS BOOKSWritten by David O’Connell, book cover by Thilo Krapp, 14,99 €, (D), HC, 237 p.ISBN: 978-3-96129-265-3 The newly found contact between Gafferty Sprout’s family and another Smidgens clan blossoms, when a mysterious Smidgen steals her magic knife. Searching for it, Gafferty not only discovers what the lost clans of the Smidgens […]