Atlantis Verlag

Martin Hürlimann founded the Atlantis Verlag in Berlin in 1930. When looking for a picture book for his first child he was disappointed by what was on offer, and together with his wife Bettina Hürlimann-Kiepenheuer he decided to publish children’s books himself. In 1939 the couple moved to Zurich, taking their publishing house with them. Atlantis picture books developed into a benchmark publishing programme. Whilst offering out-of-the-ordinary ideas and illustrations, Atlantis picture books also contrive to stay close to their target audience: Sonja Bougaeva provoked great interest with her books, and her sense of humour brought her many fans among her child readers, while the works of the successful duo Lorenz Pauli and Kathrin Schärer regularly achieve bestseller status and are regarded with great enthusiasm by children, critics and booksellers alike. Some 150 Atlantis picture books are currently available. As of autumn 2022 the Atlantis programme has also expanded into straight narrative literature; and novels for children, older youngsters and young adults all now figure in Atlantis’s assortment.