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POLA ON A BIKE

Written by Gabriela Rzepecka-Weiß and Illustrated by Magdalena Kozieł-Nowak

Mom is standing in the hallway with a helmet ready to go out. “Get your helmet and let’s go.” Dad is waiting downstairs! Pola recently got her first bike, not a cross-country one, but a bike with pedals and no side wheels! A new title is this empowering series combining adventures, essential tips for kids’ safety and education.

Hardback / 230 x 270 mm / 32 pages / Dwukropek

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TO BE WHOVEVER YOU ARE

Written by Pedroca Monteiro and illustrated by Daniel Kondo

The characters in this story have diverse abilities and interests. While one of them loves math, another prefers to sing. And so on! But what happens when your interests, tastes and preferences mix. This book invites the reader to play and create new characters.

Paperback / 156 x 250 mm / 48 pages / Companhias das Letras

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SUNDAY

Written and Illustrated by Marcelo Tolentino

Every Sunday was the same. Everyone sat in the same place, and spoke of the same matters, and ate the same food. Everyone liked it that way. Almost everyone. Martim decided that that Sunday would be different. He would go around the world.

Rights sold: Spanish, Catalan & English

Paperback / 195 x 270 mm / 48 pages / Companhias das Letras

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KIBBEH, THE BRAVE ANT

Written by Camila Frender and illustrated by Jialiana Eigner

Kibbeh was a tiny ant, but so tiny that when she walked across someone’s body, she looked like she was a mole and not an insect. But that’s not what happened when she met her best friend. Arthur felt the micro paws walking along his arm, he looked at it very focused, and there was the ant, smiling a mini smile at him.

Paperback / tbc x tbc mm / 32 pages / Companhias das Letras

IN THE HIGHEST PART OF THE CLOUDS

Written by Sandra Garayoa and Illustrated by Bertol Arrieta

Unable to face the pain that overwhelms her due to the suicide of her partner, Leire goes on a trip. But seized with anxiety, she finds herself stuck at a roadside stop. There she has to face her pain, while getting to know the adventure of Fernando Rus to the Arctic.

Paperback / 170 x 240 mm / 144 pages / Bang Ediciones

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THE BOOK OF BEASTS

Written by Ramon Llull and Illustrated by Pep Brocal

THE BOOK OF BEASTS, written in 1287 by Ramon Llull, is part of a more extensive work, THE BOOK OF WONDERS. Pep Brocal adapts this metaphor of the human condition and the power struggles. From a large gathering of animals, the lion wins the votes, but he does not include the fox in his court. This one will try to ascend to the throne through deception.

Rights sold: French

Paperback / 210 x 280 mm / 140 pages / Bang Ediciones

FRANKENSTEIN

Written by Mary Shelley and Illustrated by Sandra Hernández

Frankenstein, a young female medical student, is fascinated by secrets of the universe. After several experiments, she gives life to a creature made of dissected corpses. Upon discovering her frightful creation, she runs away from the lab. The creature, rejected by its creator and by humanity, notes the emergence of hate and thirst for revenge.

Hardback / 200 x 260 mm / 100 pages / Bang Ediciones

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CLAUDIO AND LUCIA IN THE AMAZONIA #2

Written by Max Vento and Illustrated Cristina Broquetas

After their adventure in New York, Claudio and Lucía venture into the world’s largest tropical forest, the Amazon! After two weeks traveling all over Colombia, the group arrives in Medellín, the last stop on the family tour. During their adventures, they come into contact with the dark world of animal trafficking.

Hardback / 190cm x 260cm / 90 pages / Mamut Comics

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THE YACAYOUX FAMILY

Written and Illustrated by J. Personne

The Yacayoux family, famous for their conspiracy theories, disappear leaving their followers without any news. A young orphan, worried about this silence, travels to the town of Bugarach to find them. This graphic novel, far from   pretending   to  offer  an  absolute truth, questions us about conspiracy and its mechanisms.

Rights sold: French

Paperback / 210 x 260 mm / 120 pages / Bang Ediciones

CECILIA VAN HELSING: THE MAN WITH THE EAR ON HIS FOREHEAD #3

Written by Julio A. Serrano and Illustrated by Juanjo

Uncle Vims has been kidnapped! Cecilia, Moquillo, Distemper and their new friend Victoria leave Innopia to try rescue him. The trail leads them to a forest that has NOTHING normal: disappearances, sinister characters, a very rare fog and the strangest of everything… MUTANTS!!

Rights sold: French

Paperback / 190 x 260 / 56 pages / Bang Ediciones

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