Reading Aloud Day 2026 with Ingrid Marie Ramcke

At the Archenhold Observatory and the Zeiss Grand Planetarium, authors such as Sandra Bayer, Fee Krämer, and Cally Stronk invite you to listen, dream, and discover.

Reading with Fee Krämer

Fee Krämer, born in Heidelberg in 1984, explored children’s books from many different angles before she began writing herself. Today, she publishes with various publishers and lives with her family in Berlin.

“HÄNK – A Hamster Dreams of Space”

Off to space—a hamster suddenly becomes a hamstronaut! Are hamsters just fluffy little creatures that stuff their cheeks with grain? Think again! What nobody knows: Hamsters are far ahead of humans, and in just a few days, the time has come—they’re setting off on the first mission to Mars!

For Hänk the hamster, though, that’s not for him. He loves space, but he’d never dare climb into a space capsule. But then he becomes an unwilling part of the Mars mission! With the help of his friend Inge, he actually manages to overcome his fears. (Not) a small step for Hänk, and a giant leap for rodents!

The program for Read-Aloud Day 2026 with the Berlin Planetarium Foundation:

9:00–10:00 a.m.

Sandra Bayer, “Galactically Secret Alien Secrets”

Zeiss Grand Planetarium

Planetarium Auditorium

9:00–9:45 a.m.

Fee Krämer “

HÄNK – A Hamster Dreams of Space”

Archenhold Observatory

Einstein Hall

10:00–10:45 a.m.

Inga Marie Ramcke

“The Astronaut Next Door: A Journey from the Children’s Room to Space”

Archenhold Observatory

Einstein Hall

11:00–11:45 a.m.

Cally Stronk, Christian Friedrich

“Mystery Agents: On a Mission for N.A.S.E.”

Archenhold Observatory

Einstein Hall

12:00–12:45 p.m.

Babette Pribbenow “Pepper Mint and the Wildly Fantastic Research Book”

Archenhold Observatory

Einstein Hall

Admission is free