Dino Fino Verlag celebrates trade fair premiere: Our BRONTO-LARGE
Children's book universe at the Frankfurt Book Fair!

It all began in 2017 with an understandable wish:

Aaron, then seven years old, was desperately searching for good books for boys. He'd tried many things, but nothing appealed to him. When he learned that his mom had met Petie, who could write stories, the idea was born: a book about two dinosaurs that couldn't be more different. Dino, the clever brontosaurus, and Ricky, the cheeky little T-Rex with chronic flatulence – and Aaron already had a name for the clever brontosaurus ready: he would be called Dino Fino.

Will do, boss!

Within a few months, the story took shape. The response from the first readers was overwhelming; it quickly became clear: Dino and Ricky had what it takes to capture children's hearts. Soon, new characters were added, and the dinoverse grew steadily.

But there were also setbacks: The first illustrator dropped out, and a two-year forced hiatus followed, until Jenny Kurz was finally able to continue. Meggie, Aaron's mother, who had since trained as a graphic designer herself, used this foundation to create the unmistakable face of Dino Fino Publishing. This has since evolved into an entire universe consisting of over 70 characters, lovingly crafted by Meggie as art director, and voiced and rendered into moving images by Petie.

From the very beginning, it was clear: this project needed independence. Ricky, the cheeky, scamp, would never have survived a publishing house's editing process. So, Petie and Meggie promptly founded their own publishing house to independently manage texts, images, printing, and digital formats. Every day, the two go to bed with their babies and wake up with them in the morning. Step by step, a small but powerful creative universe emerged. It includes songs, games, merchandise, audiobooks, daycare projects, films, and much more.

And then came the big bang: A TV producer fell in love with our dinosaurs – and with the support of Filmförderung NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia Film Fund), a first trailer was created. It was presented at the Animation Production Days in Stuttgart and then, as a wildcard, at the Cartoon Forum in Toulouse. It quickly became clear: Dino Fino had what it takes for the big screen. Since then, we've been working on bringing our dinosaurs to screens around the world.

Alongside Dino and Ricky, Feodora soon stepped into the spotlight – Dino's little sister, who experiences her own adventures with her cute friend Gino. This is in picture books for the very young and a dedicated book series for daycare children. This laid the foundation for three series that will accompany children for many years: from the first moments of reading aloud through elementary school.

Today Dino Fino stands for:

1 dinoverse – 2 siblings – 3 children's book series – 10 years of reading fun – endless possibilities.

A story that began as a family project has evolved into a growing publishing house – with characters that make children laugh, touch parents, and intrigue partners around the world.

At the 2025 Frankfurt Book Fair, the long-overdue step into the big, wide world will now be taken. Numerous leads are being pursued, negotiations are underway with agencies... and, above all, collaborations are underway with other visionaries on the huge, mega-exciting growth market of edutainment. Dino Fino Verlag is looking forward to meeting a whole host of exciting contacts from all over the world to stay ahead of the game in developing completely new offerings for children.

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