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Newsletter
Illustrated Books
May 2017
VeroK Agency
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A WALK TO THE MOUNTAIN
(“Le chemin de la montagne”)
by Marianne Dubuc (72pp)
Mrs Badger is very old and has seen a lot of things. Her house is set a t the
foot of a small mountain. Every Sunday, she takes the path that leads to the
top of the mountain to contemplate the view and reflect about her fulfilled
life. But one particular Sunday, she meets the young Lulu who joins her on
her walk, to the mountain.
Dear all, the past few months
have been very busy for all of us, with several book fairs. As it
starts to feel summery, I am very happy to share with you the
latest books & news on my list!
Starting with the first peek of Marianne Dubuc’s new book “A
walk to the mountain” in
colour…just beautiful! And plenty of other little treasures in
this newsletter (which could almost make a book itself, with
its 18 pages! All worth going
through it, I promise) ;) Enjoy! Marianne Dubuc has been travelling all around Canada
in the past weeks, to take part into events in schools
“La Mer”, Marianne’s
first book, to be re-
published in the US this
autumn! View more of
the book HERE
Beautiful anthology,
published by NOK in
Sweden, for which
Marianne has illustrated
the cover and one spread
Cool!
NEW!
THE BUS RIDE
(« L’autobus»)
by Marianne Dubuc)
(Comme des Géants, French Canada. 48pp)
A little girl’s fist bus ride on her own. Marianne Dubuc
takes the reader on a delightful journey, at times hinting at
the Little Red Riding Hood. Will you be joining her on the
bus ride? Rights sold in France, Germany, Italy, Spain
(Spanish & Catalan), English language (for North
America), Brazil, Korea, China & Taiwan.
MR POSTMOUSE INCREDIBLE TRAVELS “Les voyages extraordinaires de Facteur Souris”
by Marianne Dubuc (Casterman, France. 32pp)
Mr Postmouse returns for a journey through the heart of the imagination! Mr Postmouse gets up just like every other morning
to do his rounds, but this morning instead of his little post van he finds a rocket… Whether in a world filled with sweets, robots,
mermaids, unicorns or even monsters, whether he is 20,000 leagues under the sea or very high up in the clouds, in the land of elves
or among the giants, nothing will stop Mr Postmouse when it comes to delivering his parcels! A beautiful picture book in the form of
an imaginative journey, full of fantasy and surprises! Rights sold in Spanish, Catalan, Russian, Korean & Chinese Simplified.
I AM NOT YOUR MOMMY («Je ne suis pas ta maman »)
by Marianne Dubuc (Comme des Géants, French Canada. 68pp)
As he is leaving home one morning, a squirrel finds a strange
tangy ball on his doorstep. The squirrel continues its path by
ignoring it, but on his return, a hairy creature has come out of the
strange ball and confuses the squirrel for its mother. The squirrel
hosts the creature for the night but promises that he will go search
for the real mother first thing in the morning …Rights sold in
French (France), Dutch, Spanish, Catalan, German, Italian,
Swedish, Russian, Czech, Simplified Chinese and Korean.
To be published
by Le Seuil in
France next year
Rights just
sold in
Russia
Third title in the
bestselling
series, sold in
23 languages!
Look! Marianne’s first books to be
published in
Japan!
美しい!
View HERE all the titles from Marianne Dubuc
GILES (“Gilles”) by Mathieu Lavoie (52pp)
Oh the tree! But what fell from the tree? An egg! And what comes out of the egg?
Gilles! Thus begins the life of Gilles, the chick. The moment he cracks out of his
egg, he becomes prey to a fox wandering around. But who’s smarter than the fox?
Gilles’ mother! Rights sold in French and Italian.
THE WOLF IN THE BOOK
(“Le loup dans le livre”) by Mathieu Lavoie
(Comme des Géants, French Canada. 48pp)
“He-he-he! Anyone in here?”. As wolf jumps
into one book to another, trying to catch little
Red Riding Hood, the Three Little Pigs, Mr
Seguin’s goat and Peter, the famous fairy tale
characters come to life! Follow their crazy
chase, trying to escape him! Will he
eventually make one bite of them all? Rights
sold in French & China
TOTO WANTS THE APPLE (“Toto veut la pomme”)
by Mathieu Lavoie (Comme des Géants, French Canada. 64pp)
Toto the worm, loves to eat! And when he has put his mind into something - that is
crunching into the most beautiful apple (and the only one!) in the apple tree - he’s
determined to make it happen! But Toto doesn’t seem to be lucky today. That is until
Didi, a little girl, arrives to snap the apple. But Toto has not said his last word! Rights
sold in English, French, Italian, Spanish & Catalan.
Also from
Mathieu
Lavoie
Rights of “Toto
veut la pomme”
and “”Gilles” just
sold in Italy!
Oh dear!
MOSQUITO’S RESCUE MISSION
(“Moustique Mission Sauvetage”) by Sophie Guerrive
(Comme des Géants, French Canada. 36 pp)
On board of his red airplane, Moustique travels the world in
search of lost animals. A rich and whimsical "hide and seek"
picture book, to visit the jungle, the underwater world, the
savannah, the Eastern Market, inside a skyscraper, the
underworld, the playground, a medieval town, a Japanese
city, the marshes and the orchard. Rights sold in French,
German, Spanish, Catalan, Polish, English language
(world rights) and Chinese simplified.
THE SHELTER (“L’abri”)
by Céline Claire & Qin Leng
(Comme des Géants, French Canada. 42pp)
Through the haze, under the howling wind, two dark
shadows emerge from the hills. From the windows of
their hoouses, everyone sees them and everyone thinks:
what are they doing there? What do they want? Our
food? Our clothes ? Our shelters ? Rights sold in
France, Spanish, Catalan), Russian, English (North
American rights only) & Chinese simplified.
THE INCREDIBLE
EVERYDAY LIFE
(“Le quotidien extraordinaire”) by Aki
(Comme des Géants, French Canada. 48pp)
Even though Mr. Rabbit’s everyday life
should be ordinary, he always finds himself
in absurd, poetic or surprising situations in
spite of him. Discover the humorous and
wordless universe of this engaging new
character. Rights sold in France.
MARY-RIVER (“Marie-vière”) by Catherine Lepage
Comme Des Géants, French Canada. 48pp)
Marie-Vière has a lot of friends, and they love playing and
swimming in her long blue river-like hair. But one day, after a
girl throws her garbage in the river, Marie-Vière starts feeling
tired, very tired. Her friends don't come play with her anymore.
Then a boy catches all the fish and Marie-Vière is even more
tired. Good actions will eventually reverse the process and
Marie-Vière will recover her once lost happiness and healthy
living. Marie-Vière is an ecological fable that shows us that we
have to take good care of the environment if we want to fully
enjoy life.
Rights just sold in
Spanish, Catalan,
Italian & Russian
On my way to
Poland! Rights
just sold there!
PDF now
available!
THE LOVE VIRUS («Jean l¡elephant.
Le virus de l’amour») by Laurie Cohen & Nicolas Gouny
(Frimousse, France. 36pp)
In the last few days, John the elephant
has been feeling quite strange, as if
something is rumbling in his tummy. It
makes him turn all red and say
nonsense, while mumbling. He decides
to go to the doctor to find out if it’s
serious. That could wellbe… a serious
case of love sickness! Rights sold in
Spain (Spanish & Catalan)
BEWARE OF THE MONSTER! (“Plus gros que le ventre”)
by Michaël Escoffier & Amandine Piu
(Frimousse, France. 32pp)
BEWARE…this book contains a monster
with two enormous eyes! Close it quickly,
otherwise he’ll eat you, like everything
coming his way. Are you sure you want to
turn the page? We’ll have warned you!
Rights sold in English (North American
rights), Spanish & Italian
MY LITTLE BROTHER
IS A MONSTER (“Mon petit frère est un monstre”)
by Isabelle Wlodarczyk
& Nicolas Rouget and Thierry Manes
(Frimousse, France. 32pp)
My little brother is a real monster: he breaks all my toys, eats all my
dresses, screems so loud that he shatters all glasses at home, collects
spiders and worms. And he is ugly! Surely, this is an
exaggeration…or maybe not! Rights sold in Spanish & Italian.
Rights just sold in
English (North
America), Spanish &
Italian. View HERE
a review of the book.
Rights just
sold in
Spanish,
Catalan &
Italian.
Rights just sold in Spanish,
Catalan. Also available:
“John, who didn’t dare
farting” & “Mini Poo”
ME, ALBERT, THE BOOKS HATER (“Moi, Albert, détestateur de livres”)
by Ingrid Chabbert & Raùl Guridi (Frimousse, France. 32pp)
We all know one of them. One who hates or can’t stand the
sight of books. Albert is one of those. Every time one gives
him a book, he goes and hides it at the back of the garden. But
one day, when Albert goes into the shed to hide another one,
he comes face to face with a rabbit…reading his books! As
days pass by and the rabbit doesn’t move an inch, burst into
tears, cries and jumps, Albert becomes curious. Then, one
night, when he pulls out the book he’s hidden under his
pillow, he finds himself unable to close it again! Rights sold
in Italy & Greece.
GOOD NIGHT? (“Bonne nuit?”)
by Coralie Saudo & Kris Di Giacomo
(Frimousse, France. 32pp)
Little Elephant wants to sleep in his parents’ bed
and their “no” doesn’t seem to deter him. As soon
as the light is turned off, he rushes to their
bedroom! But Big Elephant snores, takes all the
duvet, squashes his son’s blanket, changes
positions all the time, until the little one ends up
on the floor and decides to get back to his own
bed. But, as he finally closes his eyes to get a bit
of well deserved sleep, could it be too late and
morning already?! Rights sold in Spanish,
Catalan and Italian.
5 FLIES
AND A TRUMPET («5 mouches et une trompette”)
by Ingrid Chabbert & Raùl Guridi
(Frimousse, France. 32pp)
It’s the story of five flies who
spend their days wandering from
one house to the other. One day
they find a sparkling yellow object.
What could it be? So begins the
funny guessing game! Rights sold
in Greek and Spanish (Latin
America)
CAN YOU SEE? (“Tu vois?”)
by Michaël Escoffier
(Frimousse, France. 30pp. Board book)
Can you see the egg in shape of a zero,
the snowman in shape of a three, the
jumping fish in shape of a four and the
child in his mother’s tummy, in shape of
a nine? A cleverly designed book to
learm how to count visually.
Rights just sold in
English (for India),
Spanish, Catalan,
Italian & Korean
Rights just
sold in
Italian &
Greek
Rights just sold
in Spanish
(Latin America)
& Greek
SHUSH, BABY SEAL IS SLEEPING! (“Chut! Pas de bruit. Bébé phoque dort”)
by Richard Marnier & Aude Maurel
(Frimousse, France. 32pp)
Mummy seal takes her baby for a walk, in his stroller. But the
city is noisy! The woodcutter with his chainsaw, the garderner
with his mower, the bus driver with his buzzing motor, the
police with its shouting siren…no easy surroundings to keep a
baby sleeping. Thankfully she comes up with solutions to
bring the noise down..But as the sound of a lullaby sends off
eveyone to sleep, this is when baby seal decides to wake up!
CARROTS’ TIME! (“L’heure des
carottes”) by Estelle Billon Spagnol
(Frimousse, France. 32pp)
This morning, Carlos the rabbit is lazy and can’t
get out of bed. He just feels too tired to get a
few carrots for lunch. Luckily for him, Squirrel
is just passing by and he asks him to bring him
a few. Without success. Neither do the ducks
and turtle. As he finally decides to stand up to
get some food, dusk has settled and it’s too late.
And, as he wakes up early on the next day,
ready to find some carrots, he might discover
that someone else has already beat him to it!
THE POSTMAN BLANKET (“Le Facteur Doudou”)
by Ingrid Chabbert & Stéphanie Marchal
(Frimousse, France. 32pp)
Every child has a blanket. But who said it
needs to be a piece of cloth or a cuddly
toy? What if it was…the postman? Would
he not make the perfect blanket, following
you everywhere, always ready to play and
coming back every day, when making his
round? But, in the past days, the postman
has disappeared. Time to find another
blanket! As the policeman passes by, it
shouldn’d take long to do so!
THE BALL (“Le ballon”)
by Ingrid Chabbert & Maurèen Poignonec
(Frimousse, France. 32pp)
Two children fighting over a ball. “Mine is
bigger!”, “Mine is cuter!”. But, as it rolls down
the hill and brings about chaos on its way, the
two partners in crime are well embarassed. “It
was your ball”, “No it was yours!”. And the
quarell starts all over again !
My
carrots!
QUEEN PANDA CAN’T SLEEP
(“Dormir a la reina Panda”)
by Susanna Isern & Mariana Ruiz Johnson
(Tres Tigres Tristes, Spain. 36pp)
Queen Panda hasn’t been able to sleep for days. Her subjects are
worried and exhausted, as they have to keep on serving her day
and night. One has to find a solution! As news spread through
the kingdom that, whoever will manage to make the Queen sleep
will be rewarded, candidates from all around the the country and
very far away places rush to the palace, to try their luck. But all
in vain as no one seems able to succeed… Rights sold in
French and Simplified Chinese.
MR ROMUALDO (“Don Romualdo”)
by Margarita del Mazo & Natascha Rosenberg
(Tres Tigres Tristes, Spain. 36pp)
It’s an exciting day ahead for Mr Romualdo: he has a
date and would like for time to fly! In the meantime
and all around him, the city in which he lives breathes
and has a life of its own. But, this, you’ll only see if
you read this book calmly and flip through the pages
without haste. Open your eyes and observe. And when
you will get to the last page, curiosity might well push
you to want to read it again, again and again...! Rights
sold in Italian
WHAT LIES BEHIND
(“Lo que hay detrás”)
by Juan Frau & Neus Caamaño
(Tres Tigres Tristes, Spain. 32pp)
Which child is not intrigued by what lies
behind the things that surround him? A
real call for adventure! When opening
what’s closed and discovering what’s
hidden, turns into more than a game: it
becomes an irresistible impulse for who
wants to know the world. Sometimes
surprising, sometimes risky, curiosity
summarises the essence of childhood and
life’s first discoveries.
THE DAY I TURNED INTO A BIRD (“El dia que me converti en pajaro”)
by Ingrid Chabbert & Raul Guridi
(Tres Tigres Tristes, Spain. 44pp incl.)
“The first time I saw Candela, I fell in love with her. We are in
the same class and all I can see is her but she doesn’t see me.
Candela loves everything about birds, they are on her clothes,
her hair, her notebooks and when she speaks, she sounds like a
bird s’s dawninging softly”. What can a little boy do to draw the
attention of his ladylove, if he seems invisible to her? And if he
turned into a bird himself?! Rights sold in French, English (for
North America), Greece, Italy, Poland & Korea
Rights
just sold
in Italy
Rights just sold
in Greece
Review of the
book HERE
Just
published
in
France!
A shadow, lost in a country of colours, in search
of its identity… Will it uncover who it is, through
the questions it asks on the way? A philosophical
tale about the importance of the simple things and
an hymn to being different and how it should
enlighten diversity rather that making us reject
“the other”.
SOMETIMES I GET BORED (“A veces me aburro”)
by Juan Arjona & Enrique Quevedo
(Tres Tigres Tristes, Spain. 32pp)
Sometimes I get bored and I put on the face of a duck, a cow,
an ambulance…and it doesn’t matter what people tell me, I am
happy swimming in ponds, ruminating in the meadow or
saving lives. And when I am not, I put on my own face and am
as cintent reading stories, playing with my friends… just being
myself. A succession of reflections, in first person, which are
an ode to individuality and a reflexive satire of life and
cohabitation in society.
DIANA DANCES (“Bea Baila”) by Luciano Lozano
(Tres Tigres Tristes, Spain. 40pp).
Diana is a little girl who can’t keep still and has difficulty
focusing at school, which worries her parents and teachers.
But as they will discover, Diana is not ill; she has a passion
that makes her restless, she can’t stop dancing…
THE FAIRIES OF COTTINGLEY (“Las hadas de Cottingley”) by Ana Sender
(Tres Tigres Tristes, Spain. 40pp)
One afternoon of July 1918, Elsie Wright and her cousin
Frances Grifith take pictures of fairies in their garden, in the
little village of Cottingley (Yorkshire) and the word, about
their discovery, start to spread. While public opinion is
sceptic at first, the support of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
manages to convince a big part of The English those were
true photos. This is the story, narrated by Elsie herself, of the
real events of those days.
THE SHADOW
(“La sombra”)
by Raul Guridi
(Tres Tigres Tristes,
Spain. 42 pp)
COMING FOR
FRANKFURT!
PDF now
available
THE SIXTH SENSE (“El sexto sentido”)
by Laia de Ahumada & Mercè López
(Pequeño Fragmenta, Spain. 40pp)
Next to the five senses, we must have another one that
enables us to see, listen, smell, taste and feel what we can
not see with our eyes, our ears, our nose, our mouth or
with the touch: the sixth sense. A beautifully illustrated
book about listening to what we feel inside, intuition and
sensitivity.
JATAKAS. SIX BUDHIST TALES (“Jatakas. Seis cuentos budistas”)
by Marta Millà & Rebeca Luciani
(Pequeño Fragmenta, Spain. 40pp)
A long, long time ago, some very peculiar animals with magic powers
were born in Southeast Asia. They say that everywhere they went, they
transformed shadows into light. Six beautifully illustrated Jatakas, old
tales in which Budha and his disciples transmit love and respect
towards their surroundings and others.
HARUS’S SCHOOL (“La escuela de Haru”)
by Flavia Company & Luciano Lozano
(Pequeño Fragmenta, Spain. 48pp)
Follow the five years apprenticeship of four
students (between thirteen and eighteen years
old) and their master Haru in a Dojo, through
nine episodes focusing on Oriental disciplines
such as origami, callygraphy, taichi,
meditation, gardening, cleaning, playing,
silence or archery.
BREATHE (“Respira”) by Inês Castel-Branco
(Pequeño Fragmenta, Spain. 40pp)
« Mum, I can’t sleep tonight. I am nervous and so many
thoughts are going through my mind”. “Let me show you
how to breathe…”. A beautifully illustrated picture book that
will enable children to overcome their anxieties through
playful breathing, stretching and relaxation excercises they
can relate to. Rights sold in Italy and Poland.
COMING AND GOING DAY (“El dia d’anar y venir”)
by Alain Allard & Mariona Cabassa
(Pequeño Fragmenta, Spain. 40pp)
For thousands of years, people were Nomads, following the
rhythms of the Earth, the passage of the Sun and the dance of
Time. They learned how to read the grasses and smell the coming
of rain, travelled to all corners of the land, navigated rivers and
slept in the hills. But then, they started to build houses and barely
moved anymore. But one day per year, they go back to and honor
their wandering roots, in a” Coming and Going Day”, a reminder
and tribute to the constant changing way of things.
COMING UP
FOR
FRANKFURT
COMING UP
FOR
FRANKFURT
COMING UP
FOR
FRANKFURT
COMING UP
FOR
FRANKFURT
COMING
SOON!
Rights just sold
in Poland.
Book Trailer
HERE
Winner of the 2017 “Junceda
Prize”, given by the Catalan
Illustrators Association.
Book Trailer HERE
Book
Trailer
HERE
Book
Trailer
HERE
SUPER LUCAS
by Marina Hernández
(Apila Ediciones, Spain. 36pp)
Luca’s parents are superheroes; they can
do everything at home. And at school,
he is surrounded by kids with
superpowers because he doesn’t want to
do much. But he might well realize that
he could turn into a superhero too if he
starts doing something on his own.
PINK MONSTER (“Monstruo rosa”)
by Olga de Dios (Apila Ediciones, Spain. 36pp)
Pink Monster has always been different: pink while everyone else is white, big
while everyone else is small, cheerful while everyone else is glum,
clumsy….But one day he decides to go and travel the world, discovering he
isn’t the only one to be different. A powerful picture book about diversity and
how it makes us who we are. Winner of the Golden Pinwheel Award
(International Original Children’s Picture Book Award) at the Shanghai
Children’s Book Fair in 2013. Rights sold in France, Greece, Italy, Brazil,
Turkey, Japan, Korea and China.
YELLOW BIRD (“Pajaro Amarillo”)
by Olga de Dios (Apila Ediciones, Spain. 40pp)
Yellow Bird can’t fly because his wings are too small but he is an ingenious
inventor! One day, his birds’ friends fly away to other places, leaving him
behind. But he comes up with a great idea to take off and travel the world
himself - helping others unable to fly like him- on the way. Rights sold in
Greece, Brazil, Turkey, Japan, Korea and China.
PRETTY (“Guapa”) by Harold Jimenez Canizales
(Apila Ediciones, Spain. 36pp)
Witch has a date with Oger and she’s all excited! But on the way
to the romatic picnic he’s invited her to, she comes across
various animals who tell her she’d be much prettier if she got rid
of her hunchback, pointed nose and straw hair. So she does but
how will Oger react at the sight of his unrecognisable
sweetheart? A story, full of humor, about the overwhelming
pressure on looks in today’s society and how easy it can be to
loose oneself in the process. Rights sold in English language,
French (North America/Canada only), Italian & Spanish
(Latin America excl. Chile)
HOW TO WRAP A PRESENT IN 10 STEPS
(“Cómo envolver un regalo en 10 pasos”)
by Pepe Serrano & Raùl Guridi
(Apila Ediciones, Spain. 40pp)
10 steps to follow very carefully to wrap a present.
To practice you can wrap the juicer, the television,
the cat, a spoon, a cup of coffee, a shoe or even this book!
I have my
Book
Trailer too!
30,000 copies sold in
Spanish language since
publication! Rights just
sold in Italy!
Book Trailer HERE
Rights
just sold
in Italy
COMING
SOON!
A SERIOUS THOUGHT (“ÖÖMÕTTED”) by Jonas Taul (KirjastusDraakon & Kuu, Estonia. 64pp)
When a little boy goes to bed at night, thoughts start to circle his mind; beautiful thoughts, dangerous thoughts,
frightening thoughts. Thoughts that reach far and wide and take him on a journey to look for answers. Beautiful minimalist drawings of Jonas Taul illustrate the big existential question we are all facing.
Rights sold in France and Korea.
IS IDA HERE? (“Ist Ida da?”) by Antonie Schneider & Julie Völk
(Mixtvision, Germany. 32pp)
Everyone is waiting for Ida in the garden; everything without her is so boring. They are searching for the little
girl, until the postman arrives with a letter from her. Ida will be there soon and when she is, it’ll be fine. A
poetic story about the art of waiting and the passing of time. Because waiting for good friend is always worth it.
Nominated amongst the
5 Best Designed Estonian
Children’sBooks of the year.
Comments from the Jury
“An extremely beautifully
designed black-and-white book.
Distinctly fresh and attractive
among books filled with colour.
Pictures and design are
wonderfully in tune. Delicate
and sensitive. A strikingly
mature and successful debut of a
young artist”
BEASTLY VERSE by JooHee Yoon (Enchanted Lion, USA. 48pp)
A playful romp through verse, rhyme, and
gorgeous illustrations, “Beastly Verse”
carries children into the poetic realm in a
way that is not only inviting but inspiring!
Consisting of sixteen wonderful animal
poems, this book transports the reader into a
richly-worded world of tigers,
hummingbirds, owls, elephants, pelicans,
yaks, snails, and even telephones! Rights
sold in Spanish (for Latin America).
THE GOLD LEAF by Kirsten Hall & Matthew Forsythe (Enchanted Lion USA. 48pp)
A gold leaf appears in the forest. As soon as the animals notice it, each wants it more than anything else in the world. But in their struggle
for it, the leaf is destroyed. Heartbroken, the animals wonder: will they ever again see such a leaf? Rights sold in French.
THE STEADFAST TIN SOLDIER
retold& illustrated by JooHee Yeoon
(Enchanted Lion USA. 64pp)
A gorgeous, graphically compelling retelling of Hans
Christian Andersen's classic story by award-winning
printmaker JooHee Yoon. In this contemporary retelling,
Yoon renders the lifecycle of the one-legged tin soldier,
from the moment of its manufacture to his untimely end.
Foregrounding the accidental, Yoon's version captures life
as the interplay of personality and fate, fulfillment and
loss, reminding us too we how strongly we can love
another when able to identify with them. Rights sold in
Greece.
THE BLUE WHALE & THE POLAR BEAR
by Jenni Desmond (Enchanted Lion USA. 48pp)
Gorgeously illustrated non-fiction books about the blue whale and
polar bear, those titles are a factually accurate as well as poetic
exploration of their bodies, habits, and habitats. Working in a
painterly, expressive way, Jenni Desmond creates landscapes and
creatures that are marked by atmosphere and emotion, telling a story
about whales and bears that engages interiority along with the
richness of the natural world. Rights sold in French, German,
Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Croatian, Russian, Polish, Turkish,
Japanese, Korean, Simplified & Complex Chinese.
Rights just
sold in
Turkey &
Croatia
Rights just
sold in
Greece
Winner of the “Golden
Island Award” at the
Nami Island
international Children's
book festival, Korea.
View a review of the
book HERE
Rights just sold in
France & French
Canada. View
HERE how the
book was made &
HERE a beautiful
review in
Brainpickings
THE POLAR BEAR by Jenni Desmond (Enchanted Lion USA. 48pp)
A gorgeously illustrated non-fiction book about the polar bear, this is a factually accurate as well as poetic exploration of polar
bear bodies, habits, and habitats. Working in a painterly, expressive way, Jenni Desmond creates landscapes and creatures that
are marked by atmosphere and emotion, telling a story about bears that engages interiority along with the richness of the natural
world. Rights sold in French, German, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Simplified & Complex
Chinese.
THE BLUE WHALE by Jenni Desmond (Enchanted Lion USA. 48pp)
Did you know blue whales weight around 160ftons or about the same as 55 hippos and that their mouths are so big that 50 people
could stand in it ? Did you also know that baby blue whales drink about 50 gallons of their mothers’ milk every year ? This
gorgeous non-fiction picture book aims to draw children into the life and world of this enormous whale by situating facts within a
familiar context that is fun and engaging. We get the actual size of an eye right on the page, and we understand its body size in
relation to trucks, cars, milk bottles and hippos! Rights sold in French, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Dutch, German, Polish,
Croatian, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Chinese (simplified & complex) and Korean.
NU DANG AND HIS KITE by Jacqueline Ayer (Enchanted Lion, USA. 40pp)
“In a sunny, sleepy place halfway around the world in Siam, on the banks of a
long brown river, there once lived a little boy whose name was Nu Dang.” Thus
begins this enchanting story about a small boy who loves his kite more than
anything else. But sorrow arrives one windy day, when the string slips from his
hand and his kite disappears! But rather than sinking into gloominess, Nu Dang
sets out to find his kite. In his small boat he paddles down the long brown river,
asking the sweet-cakes vendor, the pork butcher, the cloth merchant - all the
people he meets - if they have seen his kite. But nobody has seen it, so he finally
makes his way home, where a joyous surprise awaits him. With a lilting,
rhythmic text and beautifully drawn pictures full of bold, bright color, Ayer,
who lived in Siam (now Thailand) for several years, fashions a delightful book
for children that carries them into the heart of a fascinating country.
THE PAPER-FLOWER TREE by Jacqueline Ayer (Enchanted Lion, USA. 40pp)
One wonderful day, an old peddler came to the small village in faraway
Thailand where a little girl called Miss Moon lived. With him he brought a tree,
fashioned of brightly colored paper flowers. How Miss Moon longed to have
such a tree! When the old man, in parting, gave her one of the flowers, she
planted its seed - a black bead - and tended it faithfully. Though beads will not
grow, Miss Moon’s faith was nevertheless rewarded. Filled with the sights and
sounds of Thailand, this simple and touching tale - a distinguished companion to
Nu Dang and His Kite and A Wish for Little Sister - is true to childhood the
world over. For it, Mrs.Ayer has made pictures of great beauty with sensitive
line and lovely, exotic colors.
(Enchanted Lion, USA. 40pp)
Out of the morning mist a vast ocean
of leaves appears. What lies beneat -
the varied teeming life of animals and
plants- is vividly portrayed through
the cycle of day and night in the
jungle world. Considered Helen
Borten's masterpiece, The Jungle was
inspired by a trip to Guatemala in
1967 to seek out images and stories to
share with children back in the US.
Read
HERE about
Jacqueline
Ayer
Re-issues
from the
late 50’s
Re-issue
from the
late 60’s
DOODLE CAT IS BORED by Kat Patrick & Lauren Marriott
(Scribble, Australia. 32pp)
Doodle Cat is is very bored. Until he
finds a thing! But what is this thing
and what does it do? Writer Kat
Patrick and illustrator Lauren
Marriott have created an hilarious tale
featuring the irreverent Doodle Cat,
that bright red squiggle who loves
just about everything. Abounding
with imagination and fun, here's a
reminder to be curious, creative and
to explore every option.
UNDER THE LOVE UMBRELLA by Davina Bell & Allison Colpoys (Scribble, Australia. 32pp)
Under the Love Umbrella is a celebration of the enduring love that surrounds our children, wherever they are in the world. Inspired by
the rhythm of the New York subways L train, the gentle rhyming text, accompanied by beautiful vintage-inspired illustrations, draws
out the small things that can loom big in a little person’s life, from big dogs to lost teeth, forgotten hats to friends who won’t share.
Whatever the troubles, the comfort of our love umbrella is always there, and parents and children will delight in this visual
representation of the bond they share. A perfect gift book for new parents and babies as well as children embarking on big changes and
new adventures, who may benefit from this lovely reminder of the permanence love. Rights sold in French (world rights), Spanish
(for Europe) & Korean.
THE UNDERWATER FANCY-DRESS- PARADE
The day before the underwater fancy-dress parade, Alfie got that feeling ...
Sometimes it’s hard to be brave. Sometimes you get that feeling. Sometimes you’re just
not ready … until, one day, you are. From a dynamic new picture-book partnership
comes the story of Alfie and a big octopus wearing a tiny hat and the things you can
only whisper to the cowboys on your wallpaper. Rights sold in English (North
America), France, Spain (rights for Europe), Italy, Bulgaria and Simplified
Chinese. Winner of the 2016 Crichton & the Small Publishers Children's Book of
the year Awards in Australia. Best designed Children's illustrated book at the 2016
Australian Book Design Awards.
Read HERE a word
from the publisher on
the response to the
launch of the book in
Australia & the UK
Also from
Davina &
Allison.
View the book
HERE
View the
book
HERE
Read HERE why
being bored is a
luxury for kids (by
Kat Patrick). View
the book HERE
WREN by Katrina Lehman & Sophie Blackhall-Cain (Scribble, Australia. 32pp)
Sometimes we find what we’re looking for in the most unexpected places. Sensitive Wren just wants a bit of peace and
quiet. What he gets is the noisiest baby sister you could ever imagine! But when Wren runs away to the country, he discovers
that maybe peace and quiet isn’t all he needs … With bright, modern illustrations and a powerfully simple story, any child (and
any parent!) who’s ever had to deal with a noisy sibling will love Wren. This debut from the new team of Katrina Lehman and
Sophie Blackhall-Cain is sure to delight.
RHYME CORDIAL by Antonia Pesenti (Scribble, Australia. 24pp)
Fingernails or fingerSNAILS? Loudspeaker or loudSNEAKER?
Rhyme Cordial is a book of delightfully weird and wonderful
wordplay that shows just how much fun you can have with
language - all you need is your imagination!
by Daniel Gray-Barnett (Scribble, Australia. 32pp)
Albert’s life is very ordinary. But when Grandma Z roars
into town on her motorcycle he is swept into a very
extraordinary adventure. Will life ever be the same
again? A rollicking adventure story featuring a
thoroughly modern grandmother with stunningly
imaginative illustrations.
available
soon View HERE
a video of the
book.
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SOON!
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