С добрым утром, Карлхен!

Utrom mama prykhodyt v detskuyu y laskovo govoryt: «Karlkhen, pora vstavat!» No, kazhetsya, v komnate pusto. Kuda zhe podevalsya eyo synochek? Mama ostorozhno tyanet za konchyk odeyala y tykhonko sprashyvaet: «Karlkhen, ty gde?» Vmesto Karlkhena yz-pod odeyala vysovyvaetsya sonnyy ygrushechnyy pyngvyn. Mama tyanet odeyalo chut sylnee. Net Karlkhena, tolko ygrushechnyy pyosyk-barbosyk. Mama tyanet eshchyo, y yz-pod odeyala pokazyvaetsya plyushevyy myshka. Y tolko kogda mama styagyvaet odeyalo do kontsa, ona, nakonets-to, nakhodyt svoego synochka, svernuvshegosya kalachykom. «Dobroe utro, mamochka!» — govoryt Karlkhen y smeyotsya. Ystoryy o zaychonke Karlkhene yzdayutsya na russkom yazyke uzhe bolee 15 let. Za eto vremya ony ochen polyubylys malenkym chytatelyam y staly klassykoy semeynogo chtenyya. Myr Karlkhena ponyaten y blyzok malysham, poetomu ony srazu uznayut sebya v glavnom geroe y obozhayut rassmatryvat krupnye, chyotkye yllyustratsyy. A mamy y papy nakhodyat v etykh knygakh ynteresnye podskazky, kak obshchatsya s rebyonkom y prevrashchat ezhednevnuyu rutynu v uvlekatelnuyu ygru. Rotraut Syuzanne Berner – nemetskaya khudozhnytsa s myrovym ymenem. V 2016 godu ona byla udostoena samoy prestyzhnoy nagrady v oblasty detskoy lyteratury – Premyy ymeny Khansa Krystyna Andersena. Eta ystoryya o Karlkhene takzhe vkhodyt v sbornyk «Karlkhen, papa, mama y babushka Nykkel».

In the morning, Mom comes to the nursery and gently says, "Karlchen, it's time to get up!" But the room seems to be empty. Where had her son gone? Mom gently pulls on the end of the blanket and asks softly, "Karlchen, where are you?" Instead of Karlchen, a sleepy toy penguin sticks out from under the blanket. Mom pulls the blanket a little harder. There is no Karlchen, just a toy doggie. Mom pulls again, and a teddy bear appears from under the blanket. It's only when Mom pulls the blanket all the way down that she finally finds her son curled up in a ball. "Good morning, Mommy!" says Karlchen and laughs. Stories about Karlchen the hare have been published in Russian for more than 15 years. During this time, they became very popular with young readers and became classics of family reading. Karlchen's world is understandable and close to kids, so they immediately recognize themselves in the main character and love to look at large, clear illustrations. And moms and dads find interesting tips in these books on how to communicate with a child and turn a daily routine into an exciting game. A portrait of Suzanne Berner is a German artist with a worldwide reputation. In 2016, she was awarded the most prestigious award in the field of children's literature – the Hans Kristin Andersen Prize. This story about Karlchen is also included in the collection Karlchen, Papa, Mama and Grandma Nikkel.