As Zuri leafed through the pages of the book, she paused, confused. The pages were all blank! Suddenly, she felt a tingling sensation in her stomach. Her eyes felt heavy, and a soft light shone from the book. Slowly, a shimmering rainbow thread grew out of the light and rose magically into the air.

—Ndey Bassine Jammeh-Siegel, from The Mosaic Library

Zuri loves to get lost in stories. She wants to know everything about places far away in time. No wonder the Mosaic Library is one of her favourite places. But an evil force threatens to erase all the stories from all the books. Pixel, the rainbow thread who lives in the library, asks Zuri for help. Only she can stop the spell and keep the stories alive. Will Zuri be up to the task?

Author Ndey Bassine Jammeh-Siegel and illustrator Diana Ejaita create a world of colour and magic around the beauty of stories. Their collaborative effort, The Mosaic Library, for people aged 6 and over, shows that books can be a home worth fighting for. Translated from German by Faith Ann Gibson.

The Mosaic Library is the third volume in the 'haɪ̯maːtn̩ publication series, which understands the German term Heimat (home/homeland) in the plural and as a verb. It is published by Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) in collaboration with Merve Verlag.