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?”
Category Archives: Fiction
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
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
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
Lola on the Pea
written by Annette Mierswa & illustrated by Stefanie Harjes
Lola lives with her mother on a river-house-boat named The Pea. Since her father disappeared into thin air, she’s not willing to grow any more until he returns, and she prefers to live in a fantasy world. No wonder that Lola is appalled, as Kurt, the new boyfriend of her mother, shows up. Although she must admit that the animal doctor is a real nice fellow, Lola rebels against him. But then she meets the mysterious classmate Rêbin. RIGHTS SOLD: Korean & Portuguese (Brazil).