Category Archives: Fiction

STITCH BY STITCH

written by Ana Maria Machado & illustrated Christine Röhrig

In this extremely sensitive text, Ana Maria Machado patches together literary classics to tell the story of a woman who spent her whole life singing “the lady and the loom” while washing clothes in the river in the mornings, going to church in the afternoons, and telling her stories at night. Until one day, she decides it’s time for a change and embroiders a new story and a whole new world.

RIGHTS SOLD: Spanish Paperback / 210 x 280 / 48 pages / Companhias das Letrinhas

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Alphabet Cloud series

Written by Alp Gökalp & various illustrators
Imagine a place where letters and punctuation marks have a secret life of their own. They live in a land called “Alphabet Cloud” and they look just like human beings. A perfect series for children who start to learn letters that also deals with issues like heritage, equality, generosity…. S mumbled: “What if I were another letter?” / ü cried out: “What am I to do without my dots?” / R asked nervously: “Where are you my dearest comma?” / O and C asked at once: “Who am I?” / Bulut and Selis asked in surprise: “Where have all the trees gone?”

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THE SECRET GUIDE FOR ADVENTURERS (5 titles)

written by Cecilia Rihs & illustrated by Jenny Lindqvist

Mission: The Water Witch – Lina and her friend Pepper promised to help Grandma Hilda complete her Secret Guide for Adventurers. And to finish it, they need to try all of the adventures listed in the Guide. Their first mission is to find out more about Water Witches. How do you protect yourself from them? And how can you read a top-secret message if it’s written in invisible ink? A thrilling series full of adventures.

Mission: The Genie in the Bottle – If you find a genie in a bottle, you’d better be careful. Wanna know why? Join Lina and Pepper on their latest top-secret mission and you will find out!

Mission: The Swamp Trolls – Lina and Pepper have been sent on a new mission. This time, Christmas is at stake! Someone or something is trying to ruin Christmas. Gifts disappear, the gingerbread dough tastes like salt… RIGHTS SOLD: Danish

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Hotel Wunderbar

written by Jutta Nymphius & illustrated by Stephan Pricken

Since his mother passed away, nothing is the same. Mika’s father stays in his office all day and the Hotel Wonderful is empty and lifeless. If only things could be like they used to be !

When Mika meets Teddy, a homeless man and his dog Silvester, he decides on his own to offer them a room in secret. It seems that only his father is unaware of his little scheme. Inspired by a true story that took place in Brussels.

Hardback / 210 x 148 / 144 pages / Tulipan Verlag

Last Thursday I Saved the World Series

written by Antje Herden

Kurt, Sandro and the Princess are special. Kurt wears thick glasses and is small but he practices Hapkido. The well-read Sandro stutters, but when hiding behind his long hair, he phrases the most excellent sentences. And the swearing Princess constantly has to tidy up her world. Without her, nobody would have noticed that something was very wrong. Also in the series: LAST MONDAY I BEAT THE EVIL and LAST WEDNESDAY I FREED THE FUTURE.

RIGHTS SOLD: Turkey; Korean
Paperback / 148 x 210 / 224 pages / Tulipan Verlag

Balloons in the Sky

written by Aytül Akal & illustrated by Anıl Tortop

BALLOONS IN THE SKY is a collection of short stories by the famous Turkish author Aytül Akal, who has written more than 120 titles some of which has been translated across the globe. You will find nine stories about the problems children face nowadays, such as the gap created by technology between children and their parents, their lack of communication and the problems they face with their friends… The author handles these themes with humorous and sensibility. RIGHTS SOLD: Hungary
Hardback / 135 x 195 / 120 pages / Redhouse Publishing

The Journey to the Island of Maybe

written by Miriam Yalan-Shtekelis & illustrated by Batia Kolton

Boots the cat, Toots the dog, and Zoots the cat, along with Danny, set out in the middle of the night on a journey to the great toy doctor in order to fix the broken doll Isabella. But to get to the doctor they must travel to a very distant land on the island of Maybe, in the heart of the great ocean. And only the elderly whale knows the way there. Where will their long journey lead them, and what will become of Isabella? The Journey to the Island of Maybe is one of the richest and most celebrated stories by Miriam Yalan-Shtekelis, who was the first author to win the Israel prize for children’s literature in 1956. Rights sold: Simplified Chinese Continue reading →

Greta And The Simba Yo-Yo Circus

written by Juana Cortés Amunarriz & illustrated by Jen del Pozo

Greta learns at recess that she will have to repeat the school year. She feels anxious and no longer able to focus on anything else. Everything seems to go from bad to worse, until after school Greta arrives at the mysterious Simba Yo-Yo circus. Once there, our protagonist will live a fantastic adventure together with the strangest characters you can ever imagine.

RIGHTS SOLD: Slovenia

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Benita And The Fairy Tangerine

written by Juana Cortés Amunarriz & illustrated by João Valente

Benita is the youngest of seven siblings. They all lived together with mum Alice, mum Alberta and grandpa. They were really happy. But everything changed when mum Alice disappeared. Days passed and there was no sign of Alice. On Benita’s birthday, Mandarina the fairy came to visit her.

In 2009 Juana Cortés Amunarriz published her first novel, Memorias de un ahogado with the publishing house El tercer nombre. Continue reading →

Lucy & Joey Collection

THE MAGIC POTION written Elisa Vázquez & illustrated by João Valente

Lucy is very short, Joey is very tall and kids at school make fun of them. One day, the new mysterious teacher at school proposes something that will change their lives: to travel during one night to another world in which they will get a potion that will give them their desired height.

Will the children reach their goal? Who are all those characters that inhabit the ’’Always Further’’ Country? Wizards, Witches, Sorcerers, dragons… and a lot more that you will meet in the “Adventures of Lucy and Joey”. Continue reading →