Author Archives: sbarrouillet

THE WOODPECKER

written and illustrated by Ülo Pikkov & Anne Pikkov

The forest was quite when suddenly there was a sound of hard knocking. Birds and animals were scared. Who does this kind of noise? Eventually, they found a small woodpecker tapping on an old maple tree and the woodpecker wouldn’t stop. A story about learning and living in community by the illustrator of WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CROCODILE.

Rights Sold: Spanish & Latvian

Hardback / 200 x 200 / 44 pages / Paike Ja Pilv

IT COULD BE WORSE

written and illustrated by Einat Tsarfati

After their ship sinks, two sailors are stranded in the middle of the ocean drifting on a piece of wood. One sailor wonders what could go worse, while the second one is sure it could not be worse – or could it? A funny tale about life perspectives and pooping flying fish. IT COULD BE WORSE: IN THE JUNGLE – COMING SOON!

Rights sold: Italian, Latvian, Russian, Portuguese,  Portuguese (Br), Hebrew, French, English, Danish, Simplified Chinese & Turkish

Hardback / 210 x 270 / 48 pages / Einat Tsarfati

THE FAMILY HUNT

Jesper Lundqvist & Daniel Sjo

‘A perfect day for a family-outgoing!!!’ It says on a note that someone has blown-off into space. The curious space creatures ask themselves what a family is and decide the go in search of one. A fun story that introduces various forms of families and the variations that make up a family today.

210mm x 210mm / 64 pages/ Olika Forlag

THREE LITTLE PIGS BEYOND THE PAGES

written and illustrated by Kyungmi Ahn

A charming and clever version of THE THREE LITTLE PIGS that invites the reader to engage in the story and to become a part of the book. Will the three little pigs manage to build a perfect steady house?

Rights sold: Simplified & Complex Chinese

Hardback / 270 x 215 / 44 pages / Woongjin Thinkbig

WHAT ON EARTH AM I?

Lara Salomon & Megan Bird

A young girl with an over-active imagination is left confused as to what kind of creature she may be. She tries to her best to discover the answer by recalling the many creatures in storybooks and fairy tales. A clever book investigating complex topics, like identity, diversity, and existentialism.

200mm x 200mm / 36 pages / Imagnary House

THE SUPER GANG SERIES (3 titles)

written and illustrated by Christine Beigel and Pierre Fauillet

Lulu is a perfectly normal girl, apart from the fact that her dad, Robert Chatainclair, is a secret agent. It is so top secret that he doesn’t know it himself. When the terrible Max Simome and his dogs kidnap her parents, Lulu turns into Super-Lulu. Will she succeed in saving them?

Rights sold: English & Italian

Hardback / 190 x 260 / 56 pages / Mamut Comics

LILY THE MEGA FLY SERIES (3 titles)

written and illustrated by Pep Brocal

Lily lives with her family in an old house. A gigantic explosion at the chemical factory leads to a cell modification on insects and mutation of their size. What if one day a chemical accident transformed insects into human-size? What would the world be like when we know that an ant can lift sixty times its own weight?

Comic / 190 x 260 / 64 pages / Mamut Comics 6+

THE SCALE

written and illustrated by Renata Bueno

What is lighter? A single soldier or a pile of feathers. A rabbit or a lion? To play with a scale is also to play with the experience of thinking the world in its complexity of the weights that do not correspond to forms, appearances and functions.

Paperback / 270 x 185 / 40 pages / Renata Bueno

GIOTTO THE CATERPILLAR

Marco Paschetta & Luca Blengino

Giotto is a butterfly. Well, actually it is still a caterpillar, but it’s just a matter of time. It just has to build its own cocoon, but… it’s too fat! How will Giotto do to stop eating and build its cocoon? Will it do it in time? A book about the importance of healthy eating and sport.

Rights Sold: French

190mm x 260mm/40 pages/ Mamut comics