Category Archives: Picture Books

LUCY AND MUM’S SHOES

written by Emily Child & illustrated by Warwick Kay
Lucy hears the world a little differently. She is fascinated by the sounds around her,  specially the sound of shoes. One morning, Lucy sneaks into her mother’s cupboard and tries on her favourite pair of stilettos. An unusual day of high-heeled hope leaves Lucy a little less certain that she wants to feel grown-up.

RIGHTS SOLD: Simplified Chinese

Paperback / 200 x 200 / 32 pages / Imagnary House

A CAT IS A CAT

written by Rui Lopes & illustrated by Renata Bueno
This story begins with a KING who made the LAW. The problem was that he always did everything in just the same way. Until one day Lady Christine, bored of all the routine, yelled  STOP! That’s ENOUGH!

Hardback / 174 x 135 / 48 pp / Orfeu Negro

Why is the Mummy Angry?

written by  Kristina Murray Brodin & illustrated by Bettina Johansson

On the way , kids see a mum walking angry. Why is she angry? are wondering Alvdis and Hamsa. Has her kid been eating too many candies?  Or did something break?  Perhaps she had an argument? Companion title to WHY IS THE DADDY CRYING? Great books to discuss  feelings and what can be done them when they appear.

Hardback / 185 x 185 / 36 pp / Olika Forlag

 

Cinderella

written by Alexander Jansson & Sofia Jensfelt & illustrated by Bild Silvy Strand
Cinderella dreams of adventures and happiness. Far away from her aunt and cousins who make her life miserable. One day the Princess of the kingdom sends out an invitation for a ball, but Cinderella has to stay at home and do her chores. The next day, the whole kingdom is talking about the dancing stranger at the ball. Modern Fairy Tales Series.

Hardback / 200 x 240 / 40 pp / Olika Forlag

 

LOVELY THE WAY YOU ARE

written by Yeo-rim Yoon & illustrated by Sang-woo Chee
Meet a different group of animals in each page. But, if you look closely, you can spot one animal from each pack with a slightly different appearance – a pig with relatively pointy nose and a baby giraffe with a short neck. Despite their different appearance, they are friends and happy as they are!

Hardback / 40 pp / Woongjin Thinkbig

 

 

MY PAPER DAD

written & illustrated by Ji-eun Lee
A creative and fun story about a little girl who wants to spend time with her dad but her dad is always busy. Until one day her father looks different – he has turned into a paper dad. He needs his daughter to make him clothes and they start spending time together and having a lot of fun outside.

Rights sold: Japanese, Complex & Simplified Chinese

Hardback / 32 pp / Woongjin Thinkbig

CAT’S PAW TO THE RESCUE

written by Chae-wan Kim & illustrated by Won-hee Jo (illustrator winner of 2017 Ragazzi) 
Once in a village, there lived a busy mum who was so busy that she didn’t have time to go out for a walk. She used to say to her yellow fluffy cat. “I wish I had been born a cat.” One day as she was doing her chores she said: “I could do with a cat’s paw.” And the yellow cat put his paw on her shoulder.

Hardback / 32pp / Woongjin Thinkbig

 

 

The Man Who Wanted to be a Flower

written by Anja Tuckermann & illustrated by Mehrdad Zaeri & Uli Krappen 
A man starts to dream that he is no longer a man going to work everyday but a flower. First he is a dandelion swinging in the wind, a red poppy with petals as soft as silk until he finally turns into a man again and dresses as a flower.

Hardback / 220 x 220 / 32pp / Tulipan Verlag

 

 

I AM PACKING MY SUITCASE

written by Regina Schwarz & illustrated by Julia Dürr
Come on let’s go travelling and pack every little thing… From the picnic fork to the striped pants. From the cereal bowl to the trombone. In the end everyone has to sit on the suitcase to close it. But crash-bang-boom the suitcase explodes and we have to start afresh.

Hardback / 230 x 250  / 36 pp / Tulipan Verlag

KISSES, YUK!

written by Barbara Rose & illustrated by Volker Fredrich
Aunt Lizzy is coming over. Leo likes aunt Lizzie
because she laughs a lot, but he doesn’t like her big mouth with red lipstick. ‘Give me a
kiss, little Leo,’ says aunt Lizzy pursing her lips. ‘Nope!’, Leo says, ‘I don’t want to.’ A fun story about kids’ deepest nightmare – giving a kiss!!

Hardback / 230 x 250 / 36 pp / Tulipan Verlag