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MY GRANDMA, WORDS & I

written by Nikola Huppertz & illustrated by Elsa Klever

Mio’s Grandma is the guardian of words. She knows them all and Mio collects them.

But when Grandma slowly loses her speech, Mio steps into the cycle of generations and becomes the guardian of the words himself.

Hardback / 230 x 250 / 36 pages / Tulipan Verlag

TOKKI’S JOURNEY

written by Till Pensek & illustrated by Julia Neuhaus

Tokki needs to get some milk for his mother When the little alien’s engine breaks down, Tokki lands on Earth and goes in search of a new Schwups-compensator for his spaceship.Then begins a wonderfully amusing chain of events. RIGHTS SOLD: Danish.

Hardback / 230 x 250 / 36 pages / Tulipan Verlag

SLEEPING IS THE NICEST THING IN THE WORLD

written & illustrated by Miro Poferl

My parents say: “Sleeping is the nicest thing in the world”.

They stay in bed longer in the morning and take a snooze before supper.

I get up early, have breakfast, then visit my grandma.

But after a long day, when I lie between mum and dad sleeping is really the nicest thing in the world!

Hardback / 280 x 210 / 40 pages / Tulipan Verlag

THE MOUSE WHO HAD NO SLED

written by Kadri Lepp & illustrated by Piret Niinepuu-Kiik

One winter’s night when everyone is fast asleep, a few snowflakes start falling.

In the morning, all the cubs go out to play except for little mouse who doesn’t have a sled. Until an old turtle walking by offers to help.

RIGHTS SOLD: Korean

Hardback / 210 x 210 / 32 pages / Paike ja Pilv

IT’S A GIRL’S THING

written & illustrated by Pri Ferrari
What is a “girl’s thing”? Girls like to fly. They can pilot airplanes, dragons and even unicorns! There are girls who love archaeology. They study the past and every creature and civilization that ever inhabited the Earth. A book with endless possibilities!

RIGHTS SOLD: Spanish (Latin America), Portuguese & English

Paperback / 205 x 205 / 48 pages / Companhias das Letrinhas

Alphabet Cloud series

Written by Alp Gökalp & various illustrators
alphabet-cloud-coverImagine 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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Nina’s Wishes

written & illustrated by Gilles Eduar

os-desejos-de-nina-coverHector does everything to please Nina, and children can help Hector find in the illustrations all the objects that Nina wants: a crown with a sun and two moons, a catfish, a blue flower and many more. Children often say “I want this” or “I want that.”  To portray this uncontrollable urge, Gilles Eduar has created this book-game in which children travel with Hector the Horse and Nina the Kitten and help Hector find all the requests of his demanding  friend – who has no idea that Hector’s heart beats faster when she is around …

Paperback / 220 x 295 / 38 pages /

Brazil 100 Words

written & illustrated by Gilles Eduar

brasil-100-palavras-coverBrazil is so great that it houses the most diverse landscapes known as Amazonia, Caatinga, Cerrado, Pantanal, Atlantic Forest and Pampa. To celebrate this diversity, Gilles Eduar invites us to learn and discover all these wonders combining colourful spreads with highlights of keys animals and plants and short descriptions filled with incredible facts. A spectacular non-fiction picture book for all ages. Gilles Eduar’s books have been translated in French, Dutch, English, German and other languages.

Paperback / 270 x 360 / 48 pages / Companhias das Letrinhas

THE SECRET GUIDE FOR ADVENTURERS (5 titles)

written by Cecilia Rihs & illustrated by Jenny Lindqvist
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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

POTI SERIES

written by Gökçe Gökçeer & illustrated by Mustafa Gündem

poti-coverPöti is the story of a real dog and the series were written to create awareness about animal shelters. The first book of the series is Pöti where we get to know this cool dog and read about how she meets her owner. The second book is Pöti ve Dede (Pöti and Granddad) and in this story, Pöti finds an injured dog on the street and together with her owner they take this dog to the vet and name him. Granddad is also a real dog who is very old. We meet an interesting space dog named Astro in the third book of the series, Pöti’s Grey Tooth. Pöti has a grey tooth and from the beginning it was a mystery how she got that tooth. In this story, we travel across the universe and meet Astro who will tell us the story behind the grey tooth. 16,000 copies sold. 

Paperback / 200 x 200 / 46 pages / Redhouse Kidz