Карлхен отправляется за покупками

V subbotu posle zavtraka Karlkhen y papa otpravlyayutsya v magazyn za pokupkamy. Provozhaya ykh, mama sprashyvaet: «Nychego ne zabyly?» Karlkhen y papa uvereny, chto vzyaly vsyo neobkhodymoe. No v dveryakh mama zabotlyvo protyagyvaet ym velosypednye shlemy. Oy, deystvytelno, chut ne zabyly! Na vyezde yz garazha mama napomynaet ym pro spysok pokupok. Y pravda, bez nego nykuda! Uzhe na ulytse mama dogonyaet ykh s korzynoy dlya produktov. Nu teper-to uzh, kazhetsya, vsyo vzyaly… No kogda pryshlo vremya oplachyvat pokupky na kasse, vyyasnylos, chto papa zabyl doma koshelyok. Khorosho, chto mama uspela vovremya eto zametyt y prybezhala s koshelkom pryamo v magazyn! 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».

On Saturday, after breakfast, Karlchen and Dad go shopping. Seeing them off, Mom asks, "Did you forget anything?" Karlchen and Dad are sure that they have everything they need. But at the door, Mom thoughtfully hands them bicycle helmets. Oh, really, we almost forgot! On leaving the garage, Mom reminds them about the shopping list. And really, there's nowhere without him! Already on the street, mom catches up with them with a basket for groceries. Well, now it seems they've got it all.… But when it came time to pay for purchases at the checkout, it turned out that Dad had left his wallet at home. It's a good thing that Mom noticed it in time and ran straight to the store with her purse! 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. Rotraut by 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.