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AUTUMN 2019Andersen Press

The Worrying WorriesRachel Rooney / Zehra Hicks

What happens when you get a Worry? They can follow you around everywhere, and they are HUNGRY. They feed on your fears and put sad thoughts in your head until they’ve grown so big, it can be hard to get anything done! Luckily, the Worry Doctor knows exactly what to do.

• Worries are given physical form in this humorous and insightful picture book that helps even the youngest child find ways to cope with day-to-day anxieties.

• Rachel Rooney’s books have won the CLPE Poetry Award, and been long listed for the Carnegie Medal.

• Zehra Hicks is an award-winning author and illustrator who studied Fine Art at Northumbria University and Theatre Design in Holland.

Publication date: April 2021Extent: 32 pagesSize: 260 x 250mm Rights available: All rightsUK RRP: £12.99

FIRST IN THE SERIES:THE PROBLEM WITH PROBLEMS

Rights sold: Afrikaans, Australia, Chinese (Complex & Simplified), Danish, Dutch, Estonian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil & Portugal), Romanian, Turkish, US

Who Makes a Forest?Sally Nicholls / Carolina Rabei

Who makes a forest? A wizard, a giant, an emperor? Come on a walk with Grandpa to discover how a forest is made, and see how a thousand tiny things can come together to change the face of the earth. When the walk is over, learn all about the different forests that grow on our beautiful planet – and what we can do to save them.

• Includes a 5 page non-fiction section on forests around the world, and the impact of deforestation on our planet.

• Features a wonderful grandfather/grandchild relationship with the narrative centred around a walk in the woods.

• Sally Nicholls, winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, has been shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Costa Children’s Book Award, and the Carnegie Medal, twice.

• Carolina Rabei’s books have been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and shortlisted for the Read It Again! award.

Publication date: October 2020Extent: 32 pagesSize: 280 x 240mm Rights available: All rights UK RRP: £12.99

Papa PenguinLindsay Camp / Momoko AbeLuckily for Sam, Dad's home just in time for a bedtime story. But tonight there’ll be no aliens or super heroes, instead he’ll tell the tale of Papa Penguin, who loves his beautiful boy-chick very much, even when he’s not always around.

• Celebrating amazing dads and the wonderful world of penguin parenting.

• Includes a penguin non-fiction section that shows how incredible emperor penguin parents really are!

• Lindsay Camp has been writing books for young children for over 20 years, and has collaborated with esteemed illustrators such as Tony Ross.

• Momoko Abe was born in Japan, and studied filmmaking before turning her hand to picture book illustration.

Publication date: May 2021Extent: 32 pagesSize: 250 x 250mm Rights available: All rights UK RRP: £12.99

Grandad’s CamperHarry WoodgateGrandad's camper van is hidden away in the garage – now Gramps isn't around any more, the adventures they shared travelling in it just wouldn’t be the same. As she listens to his wonderful stories, Grandad’s granddaughter has an idea to cheer him up...

Publication date: May 2021Extent: 32 pagesSize: 280 x 240mm Rights available: All rights UK RRP: £12.99

• A charming story that celebrates love in all its forms.

• Discover a wonderful grandfather-granddaughter relationship, as the little girl hatches the perfect plan to get Grandad adventuring again.

• A subtle story of love, loss and a life well lived runs through this touching tale.

• Harry Woodgate is an outstanding new talent who was shortlisted for the V&A Illustration Awards 2019 and the Folio Society Book Illustration Competition 2018 & 2019.

Publication date: September 2020Extent: 32 pagesSize: 260 x 250mm Rights available: All rights UK RRP: £12.99

Fergal Meet FernRobert Starling

The Little IslandSmriti Prasadam-Halls / Robert Starling

The animals on the farm all work and live together. They don’t always agree, but animals rarely do. The geese are certain that life used to be better so they cut themselves off. Will life be perfect now they are separated from the rest of the farm?

• A true fable of our time that ends with a seed of hope for the future.

• “Animal Farm for our times” Axel Scheffler• Smriti Prasadam-Halls is an Indian-

born author of many picture books for children that have been translated into 25 languages worldwide.

Publication date: June 2020Extent: 32 pagesSize: 260 x 250mm Rights sold: Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Romanian, Slovenian UK RRP: £12.99

• In his third book, Fergal discovers that feelings aren’t ‘good’ or ‘bad’, but they can get out of control if you ignore them.

• Highlights the importance of processing negative emotions.

• The Fergal series has sold in 21 territories worldwide.

• Robert Starling’s debut, Fergal is Fuming, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Award.

When Fergal’s mum and dad bring home an egg, his life will never be the same again. After his little sister hatches, Fergal feels jealous, angry and worried sometimes, but believing those feelings are wrong, he hides them. Luckily, Dad is around to help Fergal deal with his feelings and discover he’s a great big brother.

Old Macdonald Had a PhoneJeanne Willis / Tony Ross

Old Macdonald loves his phone – it helps him organise his farm... and do a bit of online shopping. But when the animals all get a phone of their own, they just can’t seem to put them down and no work gets done! A hilarious cautionary tale for a new generation of phone users from the prize-winning partnership of Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross.

Publication date: February 2021Extent: 32 pagesSize: 230 x 270mm Rights available: All rights UK RRP: £12.99

• Aimed at educating the very youngest phone users in the dangers of being addicted to your phone screen.

• This is the fourth in a series of cautionary tales for the new generation of young internet users, following Chicken Clicking, Troll Stinks and #Goldilocks (A Hashtag Cautionary Tale).

• Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross have been collaborating on award-winning picture books for over 30 years.

ALSO IN THE SERIES, NOW SOLD IN 7 TERRITORIES WORLDWIDE:

HomJeanne Willis / Paddy Donnelly

Hom is the last of his kind. I don’t know what kind of creature he is, and nobody knows he exists... apart from me.When a boy washes up on a desert island, he is sure he’s on his own in the world. But there’s someone else living there: Hom, a peace-loving creature who has lost his family, too. Alone on the island together, they learn from each other and become the best of friends. So when a rescue ship appears on the horizon, the boy has a big decision to make...

Publication date: March 2021Extent: 32 pagesSize: 230 x 270mm Rights available: All rights UK RRP: £12.99

• A beautiful tale of two unlikely friends thrown together by circumstances and a shared loss.

• Discover that the best of friendships can cross language and cultural barriers, and that your friends can be just as important as your family.

• Jeanne Willis is an award-winning and much-loved children’s author, whose books have won the Silver Medal Smarties Prize, the Sheffield Children’s Book Award and the Red House Children’s Book Award, among many others.

• Paddy Donnelly is an Irish illustrator based in Belgium, who was nominated for the World Illustration Awards 2018.

Dreams for our DaughtersRuth Doyle / Ashling Lindsay

A star-scattered night, a brand new baby girl, and all the potential in the world… This is a poetic introduction to what it means to grow up as a girl in the challenging times we live in, and all of the dazzling possibilities the world has to offer.

• A lavish cover glittering with green foil makes this the perfect gift for the milestone moments in a child’s life, from birth to graduation.

• Ruth Doyle is a nurse, social worker and micro-farmer turned picture book writer with a unique voice.

• Ashling Lindsay’s debut picture book, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Klaus Flugge Prize for illustration, and longlisted for the Kate Greenaway award.

Publication date: October 2020Extent: 32 pagesSize: 300 x 225mm Rights sold: US UK RRP: £12.99

COMPANION BOOKSONGS FOR OUR SONS:

ARTWORK FROM SONGS FOR OUR SONS

Vampire PeterBen Manley / Hannah PeckEveryone says Peter is the baddest boy in school. He likes strange food, wears strange clothes and does strange things. In fact, Peter is a vampire. So when the class gerbil goes missing, Lucy lets Peter take the blame, even though she knows it wasn’t anything to do with him...

• Friendship and celebrating difference is at the heart of this tale in which Lucy must decide whether to do the right thing or the easiest thing.

• The perfect story to get you in the mood for Halloween.

• Ben Manley is a picture book author, creator of interactive ebooks and website designer living in Norwich, UK.

• Hannah Peck is an illustrator based in Brighton, UK.

Publication date: September 2020Extent: 32 pagesSize: 280 x 240mm Rights available: All rights UK RRP: £12.99

Duck and Penguin Do Not Like SleepoversJulia WoolfBest friends Betty and Maud are having a sleepover in a tiny tent in the garden, and they just know their long-suffering toys Duck and Penguin are going to love it, too. But when the girls abandon the tent, they leave Duck and Penguin behind and there’s something lurking outside in the dark....

Publication date: August 2020Extent: 32 pagesSize: 240 x 240mm Rights available: All rights UK RRP: £12.99

• The second in the Duck and Penguin series sees the old rivals put their differences aside to find a way to safety by sticking together.

• Julia Woolf worked for 20 years in animation, including for Dreamworks US. She graduated with an MA in Children’s Book Illustration in 2015.

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Rights sold: Denmark, Nether-lands, France, Italy, Korea, US

The Story ThiefGraham CarterOlive is a shy girl who prefers reading about adventures to having them herself. But when a mysterious figure steals all of the books in town, Olive decides to set out on an adventure of her own. The thief, meanwhile, doesn’t quite know what to do with the stories he’s stolen. Olive must track him down and teach him the joys of reading – and sharing – stories.

• Discover the magic of reading in this beautifully illustrated adventure with the joy of sharing stories at its heart.

• The intricate silvery-purple foiling detail on the cover is truly irresistible.

• The perfect story to inspire little ones to learn to read.

• Graham Carter is a printmaker with a huge following who is now stepping into the world of picture books.

Publication date: February 2021Extent: 32 pagesSize: 260 x 250mm Rights available: All rights UK RRP: £12.99

ALSO BY GRAHAM:

Puss and CatMargaret SturtonCat likes to work in the garden digging, planting seeds and growing vegetables. Puss doesn’t appear to see the point in all that hard work, she likes to be in the house sitting around drinking tea and having fun. But Puss really likes to eat delicious food, so when Cat makes a feast with the garden produce, Puss wants to share…

• An early lesson in hard work and reward.• Discover that hard work is fun

when friends pull together.• Spot Puss in the background, watching

Cat’s every move with interest...• Exciting new talent Margaret

Sturton’s second picture book.• Margaret has a BA and MA in

Fine Art Sculpture, and an MA in Children’s Book Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art.

Publication date: April 2021Extent: 32 pages

Size: 270 x 230mm Rights available: All rights

UK RRP: £12.99

ALSO BY MARGARET:

The HuffalotsEve CoyHuffalot noun a person who huffs a lot, from huff verb to express annoyance. When Mum wakes up her Huffalots, nothing is right – they don’t like their clothes, their breakfast is yucky and they just don’t like each other. With a bit of kindness and a hug and they magically transform into Lovealots. But it’s been a long day and Mum is now grumpy and tired. Good thing the Lovealots know exactly what to do...

• Features a wind-down, heartfelt ending perfect for bedtime.

• Eve Coy has been longlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize for her debut picture book: Looking After Daddy.

• Eve has worked as a storyboard artist for Aardman animation (Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep).

Publication date: April 2020Extent: 32 pagesSize: 250 x 260mm Rights sold: Chinese Complex, French UK RRP: £12.99

Luna Loves ArtJoseph Coelho / Fiona LumbersAt the gallery, Luna is transfixed by the famous art, but her classmate Finn doesn’t seem to be paying attention. When they see a sculpture of a family group, Finn says he thinks families don’t look like that. But what does a family look like?

• In this follow-up to Luna Loves Library Day, we meet Luna’s mum, and learn that not all families are the same.

• Spot famous art from around the world!• A spectacular moment with silver

foil where Luna and her classmates experience immersive art.

• Joseph Coelho won the CLPE Children’s Poetry Award with his first collection Werewolf Club Rules.

• Fiona Lumbers brings well-known artwork to life in her own style, in a perfect first introduction to fine art.

Publication date: September 2020Extent: 32 pagesSize: 280 x 240mm Rights sold: Romania, Spain, US UK RRP: £12.99

Mouse in the HouseRussell AytoMr and Mrs Homeowner have a mouse in their house, and they want it removed. Mr Bosh – big chief mouse-catcher, and Mr Bumble – assistant mouse-catcher (wearing shoes that squeak like a mouse) arrive on the scene. They try all the classic methods: setting a trap, bringing in a (big!) cat, inviting an elephant round... but the mouse is always one step ahead.

• A farce worthy of Laurel and Hardy or Tom and Jerry!

• Russell Ayto’s comic genius shines with each failed attempt to catch a sharp-witted mouse.

• Russell has won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Booktrust Early Years Award and the Nestle Children’s Book Prize Gold Award, and has twice been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal.

Publication date: February 2020Extent: 32 pagesSize: 240 x 240mm Rights sold: Dutch UK RRP: £12.99

The Spots and the DotsHelen Baugh / Marion DeucharsThe Spots live on one side of the hill. The Dots live on the other. Both are fearful and suspicious of the other, but are they really all that different? When a young Spot and a young Dot meet at the top of the hill, they are about to find out...

• Flip the book upside down and choose whether to read from the perspective of the Spots or the Dots, right up until the middle spread, where the two worlds collide.

• Marion Deuchars is an award-winning illustrator and author who has been longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2019.

Publication date: October 2020Extent: 32 pagesSize: 280 x 220mm Rights sold: PortugalUK RRP: £12.99

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Bricks: The House a Greedy Pig BuiltKatie Cotton / Tor Freeman

When Pig asks Dog, Cat and Chicken to build him a house, he slyly promises more money than he plans to pay. ‘Fair is fair!’ Pig says when the work is finished. Convinced he’s the cleverest pig in town, he settles down to a peaceful first night in his dream house, but Dog, Cat and Chicken have other plans... Fair is fair!

• This tale of greed and consequences features a hilariously satisfying ending.

• Pig pays six coins but the workers expect twelve, so for every two bricks in the house, the workers take one back! An early introduction to simple maths.

• Katie Cotton is an author and editor whose children’s books have been published all over the world.

• Tor Freeman studied illustration in London and then Connecticut on the Sendak Fellowship, and was the winner of the Observer/Cape/Comica Prize 2017.

Publication date: June 2020Extent: 32 pagesSize: 290 x 220mm Rights available: All rights UK RRP: £12.99

Where Happiness BeginsEva ElandDo you know what happiness looks like? Sometimes it can be hard to find, and sometimes you might have so much you can’t help but share. You can try to chase it, control it or capture it, but even if it seems like it’s gone for a while, there is always a way to find it again.

• Discover happiness in Eva Eland’s second picture book about emotions.

• Eva shares a true wisdom that will help children and adults alike better understand big emotions.

• The first in the series, When Sadness Comes to Call, has already sold in 19 territories.

Publication date: March 2020Extent: 32 pagesSize: 240 x 215mm Rights sold: Chinese Complex & Simplified, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian Japa-nese, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), Spanish, Turkish, US UK RRP: £12.99

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The Mouse’s ApplesFrances Stickley / Kristyna LittenMouse is having a wonderful day: she’s found four plump apples, the most she’s ever had! But here comes Bear, and he’s feeling especially greedy and mean. He wants every apple for himself. Mouse might have to think up a clever trick to teach Bear a lesson…

• A stunning update on the traditional moral tale that is delightfully clever, a joy to read, with captivating illustrations.

• Frances Stickley is a former primary school teacher and winner of the Bloomsbury and National Literacy Trust Prize 2017.

• Kristyna Litten studied Illustration at Edinburgh College of Art before illustrating children’s books. She was runner up in the Macmillan Children’s Book Prize.

Publication date: July 2020Extent: 32 pagesSize: 280 x 240mm Rights sold: Chinese Simplified, Dutch, Korean UK RRP: £12.99

The Snow WomanDavid McKeeWhen Rupert and Kate tell their parents they’re going to make a snowman, Mum and Dad reply, “You mean a snowperson?” Originally published over 30 years ago, this is a deceptively simple story that overthrows gender stereotypes in a wonderfully tongue-in-cheek way: David McKee at his funniest and best.

Publication date: October 2020Extent: 32 pagesSize: 275 x 240mm UK RRP: £6.99

• David McKee is the creator of well-known characters including King Rollo, Mr Benn and Elmer the Patchwork Elephant. His books are enjoyed by children all over the world.

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Elmer and the Lost TreasureElmer, Wilbur and a brave troop of elephants set out on a quest to find the famous Lost Treasure of the jungle. When they stumble across a beautiful forgotten palace, Elmer’s friends rush inside, keen to find the Lost Treasure, but Elmer appears to have stopped searching...

• David McKee delivers his customary humour and wisdom in his twenty-eighth picture book featuring the patchwork elephant.

• Uncover the incredible palace of the elephants, deep in the jungle.

Publication date: September 2020Extent: 32 pagesSize: 275 x 240mmSeries sold: 50 languagesUK RRP: £12.99

Elmer Search and Find ColoursJoin Elmer and his friends in his second search and find book! Each page matches one of Elmer’s colours, with the last spread a glorious rainbow! Jam-packed full of things to hunt, differences to spot, and a multitude of gorgeous details from Elmer’s world to discover.

• Young Elmer fans can search through the animals while developing their visual acuity, and their number and language skills.

• This chunky, large board book will have matt varnished pages.

Publication date: May 2020Extent: 22 pagesSize: 290 x 240mmSeries sold: 50 languagesUK RRP: £9.99

Elmer’s Friendship BookCreate a keepsake to remember all your friends, with Elmer the patchwork elephant! Children will love to fill in the blanks with fun facts about themselves, their favourite things, their pictures and drawings, and much more.

Publication date: 2021Extent: 24 pagesSize: 275 x 240mmUK RRP: £9.99

My First Elmer and FriendsBest friends Elmer, Wilbur and Rose each get their own mini shaped board book in this adorable pack. Each of their stories is retold for the very youngest of Elmer fans, in three gorgeous, chunky books that’ll look amazing on any shelf!.

Publication date: 2021Extent: 30 pagesPack size: 115 x 360mmIndividual book sizes: 115 x 120mmUK RRP: £9.99

Elmer’s Secret: Felt Flap BookA lift-the-flap book with a difference – the super-strong and tactile felt flaps are perfect for little grabbing hands.

Publication date: 2021Extent: 20 pagesSize: 188 x 188mmUK RRP: £6.99

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