Category Archives: Non-Fiction

Ode to the River

written and illustrated by Emily House

Finalist for the 2026 SCBWI Crystal Kite awards!

High in the mountains where few people go, Water is springing, beginning to flow. It starts as a trickle, builds into a stream. Gently descending, it babbles and gleams. Soon it’s a river, majestic and wide Rushing and gushing it glistens and glides.

Paperback / 215 x 280 mm / 52 pages / Imagnary House

Dust

written by Silke Schlichtmann and illustrated by Maja Bohn

Nominated for the “Science Book of the Year 2026 of “Bild der Wissenschaft.”

Dust has a bad reputation. How unfair! As dust is a true miracle substance that gives us the most beautiful sunsets, that makes it rain or conjures up artistic snowflakes. Dust particles in the ice in Antarctica can tell us about the climate thousands of years ago and fine dust can help to find criminals.

Hardback / 210 x 280 mm / 48 pages / Tulipan Verlag

CORALS: SECRETS OF THE REEF

written and illustrated by Klara Krappell

For over 500 million years, corals have been growing together in the oceans to form huge, brightly coloured coral reefs.
Have you ever wondered who lives in these reefs and why they are so vital for our entire ecosystem?. A cute pygmy seahorse takes young explorers on an adventurous journey into the underwater world.

Rights sold: French, Spanish and Catalan

Hardback/ 220 x 280 / 32 pages / Achse Verlag

AN AMAZING ATLAS HISTORY OF SCOTLAND

Written by David MacPhail and illustrated by Angers Frang

An entertaining and informative atlas bursting with intriguing Scottish history. Discover fascinating facts about Scotland from ancient civilisations and warring kings to the industrial revolution and cloning sheep. In the series: AN AMAZING ANIMALS ATLAS & AN AMAZING ILLUSTRATED ATLAS.

Hardback / 224 x 311 mm / 32 pages / Floris Books

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SPECTACULAR SCOTTISH WOMEN

Written by Louise Baillie and illustrated by Eilidh Muldoon

A collection of fascinating and inspiring biographies of spectacular Scottish women, past and present. Scottish author and former journalist Louise Baillie gathers a diverse collection of incredible and important women, presenting their empowering stories in a way that will capture the imagination of today’s young readers.

Hardback / 210 x 234 mm / 144 pages / Floris Books

AMAZING SEEDS

Written and Illustrated by Ewa Podleś-Virette

Have you ever wondered how amazing seeds are! They can be as tiny as a speck of dust or as big as a basketball! And what fancy shapes they have! Some resemble hamburgers, others have horns! From this book you will learn what delicacies are prepared from nuts and seeds, what flower seeds look like, and how diverse nuts are.

Rights sold: Estonian, Czech, Korean, Complex & Simplified Chinese

Hardback / 208 x 288 mm / 32 pages / Dwukropek

WHERE DOES MY POO FLOW?

Written by Małgorzata Zawilska-Rosprzedek and illustrated by Matteo Ciompallini

Many books have been written about pooping itself, its shapes, colours and consistencies, the smells that accompany it, and the variety of animal excrements. But do we know where the poop goes after we flush it down the toilet? Małgorzata Zawilska-Rosprzedek, an environmental protection engineer, attempts to address this issue.

Hardback / 230 x 270 mm / 32 pages / Dwukropek

THE CONFUSING MAZE WORLD

Written and Illustrated by Umjijjang-kkngnyangso

Far away lies a land known as ‘The Kingdom of Maze Land.’ One day, the aging King decides to hand over his throne.  But the King’s children have ambitions of their own. The King respects his children’s choices and decides to select the next king among his people. “I will give this Kingdom to the one who finds their way through and out of the Kingdom.”

A unique activity picture book with mazes on every spread.  Umjijjang-kkngnyangso is a group that writes fun but not light-hearted stories.

Hardback / 195 x 290 mm / 48 pages / Woongjin Thinkbig

THE LITTLE THINKERS’ SERIES

A Far Mountain, A Close Adventure  / A Small Dot, A Big Elephant

Written by Özge Özdemir and illustrated by Gökçe Akgül

Little Thinkers’ Series aims to activate children’s reasoning and conceptualisation skills. “What is far and close?” Let’s look at past and future events and think about being far or close in space, time, and emotion. “What is small and big?” It is through comparisons that we describe something as small or big.

Paperback / 220 x 220 mm / 24 pages / Redhouse Kidz

 

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CAN IT HAPPEN AGAIN? ABOUT THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND THE HOLOCAUST

Written by Jesper Lundqvist and illustrated by Fideli Sundqvist

In this book, Jesper Lundqvist talks about not only the war and the holocaust, but also what led up to it. In the same way as with other violence, there is a normalisation process, and we all need to know about it, even younger children. Only then can we interpret what is happening and understand what it can lead to.

Rights sold: Italian

Hardback / 200 x 240 mm / 98 pages / Olika Förlag