The Twin Lottchen

There’s probably no other children’s book that has been retold and adapted as often as Erich Kästner’s *Das doppelte Lottchen*. What an incredible story it is: At summer camp, two girls who’ve never met before come face to face and are astonished to discover that they look exactly alike! You’d think that would raise some suspicion—and it does for the two of them… How is that even possible, since Luise is from Vienna and Lotte is from Munich? The two girls—who share not only their appearance but also their birthday—quickly solve the mystery: After their parents’ separation, everything was divided fairly, including the twins; Luise was to go to Dad and Lotte to Mom. Only adults could come up with such out-of-touch ideas. So now it’s time for the twins to take the reins—because how wonderful would it be to finally have a mom?! Or a dad?! Since neither of them lacks imagination or courage, they decide to switch roles. And so, what began so unexpectedly at summer camp continues at home: a fast-paced comedy of mistaken identities for the whole family!