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THE LEGEND OF FRIENDS

written and Illustrated by Lee Gee Eun

Once upon a time, there was a tiger who liked to scare other animals. One day, a dandelion fell from the sky and got stuck to his tail. From then on, they were stuck together. The dandelion greeted everyone and loved to help others, which annoyed the tiger – at least at first. By the winner of the 2021 Bologna Ragazzi Award in the Comics – Early Readers category. 

Rights sold: English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Simplified and Complex Chinese

Hardback / 210 x 270 mm / 72 pages / Woongjin Thinkbig

COMPLETELY CRAZY

Written by Jutta Nymphius

Karli is annoyed. His father really thinks he can take part in a wheelchair race with his old, crappy wheelchair. His mother tries to invent useful devices instead of doing the household. Why can’t people around him be as “normal” and average as his best friend Robin and his family?

“Jutta Nymphius has enthused us with her ability to absolutely believably describe the world through the eyes of a pubescent boy. At the same time, she equips this world with all kinds of supposed obstacles, which later turn out to be nothing more than reality [… ].” From the of the jury for the Hamburg Literature Award 2021

Hardback / 148 x 210 / 200 pages / Tulipan Verlag 12+

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MS SUZETTE’S WONDERFUL JOURNEY

Written by Salah Naoura and Illustrated by Britta Teckentrup

Mrs. Suzette lives in a house on a bridge. She loves to play the flute and she has a good heart. When one day, she finds a little boy, she takes him in and raises him. Bastian turns out to become just as good-hearted as Suzette.

Over time, he saves a dog, a parrot, a goat and other animals. But as the house gets louder and louder, the neighbours are getting increasingly annoyed.

Rights sold: French, Dutch and Portuguese

Hardback / 210 x 280 mm / 32 pages / Tulipan Verlag

HOW DIFFERENT IS OLD?

Written by Bettina Obrecht and Illustrated by Julie Völk

Grandma, what is it like to be old? While you like laughing or dancing or singing no matter how old you are, other things like the perception of time or expectations you have might be different depending on your age. In a dialogue between grandchild and grandmother, Bettina Obrecht raises philosophical questions about age.

Rights sold: Korean, Simplified and Complex Chinese

Hardback / 210 x 280 mm / 40 pages / Tulipan Verlag

AHHH!

Written and Illustrated by Antje Damm

A lady walks her dog. Everything is peaceful. Until the dog senses something and pulls the leash – triggering a chain reaction in the most literal sense. By award-winner Antje Damm: Prix Chronos, The Ten 2018 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books, White Ravens 2021.

Board Book / 200 x  200 mm / 30 pages / Tulipan Verlag

I AM A MESS

Written and illustrated by Einat Tsarfati

What is sure is that a messy person is born messy and will remain messy for life! At some point. it was believed that a messy person is different biologically, but today we know that it is not the case. The internal organs of a messy person are no different from others. The difference is much deeper than that. A witty graphic memoir for messy people – and non-messy people curious to dive into the mind of messy people.

Rights sold: English, French, Italian, Spanish, Finnish, Dutch, German, Korean  and Complex Chinese

Hardback / 205 x 150 mm / 225 pages / Einat Tsarfati

SCHAPPI

Written and Illustrated by Anna Haifisch

It’s such a thing with diplomacy in the animal kingdom! You often have different views, but generally try not to step on anyone’s paws or claws too much. But what if the mouse is a racist? And the weasel looks so damn delicious?

Rights sold: French, English and Swedish

Hardback / 200 x 255 mm / 92 pages / Rotopol Press

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SOLA

Written and Illustrated by Malwine Stauss

“Sola” begins with the narration of a dream in luminous shapes and colours – a utopian place of refuge. But like in a moment of awakening, the harmonious ideal breaks against a reality that offers neither security nor confidence. It is a reality in which crises like climate change threaten the fragile balance of the environment and call the certainties of our everyday lives into question.

Hardback / 170 x 240 mm / 44 pages / Rotopol Press

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SANDRO

Written and Illustrated by Alice Socal

SANDRO is a late coming-of-age story of 26-year-old Pallas, who cannot free himself from the embrace of his childhood friend, Sandro. Undeterred, Sandro penetrates all stages and events of growing up with his tenderness and enormous love, confronting the protagonist with a seemingly insurmountable problem: how can he progress in his life without losing the magic and spontaneity that have distinguished his childhood games and dreams?

Rights sold: Italian

Paperback / 175 x 240 mm / 32 pages / Rotopol Press

HOW MUCH LONGER

Written and Illustrated by Alice Socal

Loosely and yet meaningfully, Alice Socal describes the experiences of her pregnancies in an interplay of irony and perplexity. Combining text and image, she organises her doubts, fears, expectations and wonders of this special time. In the leading roles: a cat as alter ego, a dog as boyfriend and a seal as the pregnancy itself.

Paperback / 165 x 195 mm / 124 pages / Rotopol Press

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