Foreign Rights Guide
Picture Books
October/2016
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About us... Callis has been in the market for 25 years and has over 300 titles in its catalog. Miriam Gabbai founded the company in 1987, and soon published Famous Children, its first children’s series. Callis strives to educate children and young adults in Brazil. Its catalog includes works on art, history, popular culture, music, math, and literature by well-known authors such as Daniel Munduruku, Ilan Brenman, Silvana Tavano, Jonas Ribeiro, Ionit Zilberman, and André Neves. Many of Callis’ books have been officially recommended by the FNLIJ (National Foundation for Children’s and Young Adult’s Books), and have also won the Jabuti and João-de-Barro awards. For more details, please visit our booth in Frankfurt: Hall 5.1, B46, or our website: www.callis.com.br Sincerely yours, Miriam Gabbai Publisher
Claudia Stein Foreign Rights Manager claudia@callis.com.br
Prizes IBBY
Outstanding Books for Young Readers with Disabilities Award
FNLIJ
Fundação Nacional do Livro Infantil e Juvenil – Brazil
Prêmio Jabuti
Câmara Brasileira do livro – Brazil
White Ravens
International Youth Library
Callis Editora Rua Oscar Freire, 379 • 6o andar • 01426-001 • São Paulo • SP • Brazil Phone: +55 11 3068-5600 • Fax: +55 11 3088-3133 E-mail: claudia@callis.com.br • www.callis.com.br
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"...by age seven, about 37 % of children create an invisible friend. Imaginary friends can help children with fears, explore ideas, or gain a sense of competence through learning or taking care of the imaginary friend." Psychology Today, Jan. 2013
The Secret Friend
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Did you have an imaginary friend growing up? Who didn’t? A secret friend has all the qualities in the world and can change within seconds. As shown through Sandra Lavandeira’s colorful illustrations, which help inspire young readers’ imaginations, this friend can be a girl or a boy, tall or small, serious or funny, courageous or fearful, but most importantly, this is a friend who’s always there . . . Written by Eliandro Rocha Illustrated by Sandra Lavandeira
36 pages • 22x22 cm World rights available
Different role models
Autonomy en career and lifestyle choices
The School of the Enchanted Princes
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New career choices for blue-blooded teenagers Prince Valentino was not amused by his predetermined destiny: When he was ten years old, his father sent him to the school of the enchanted princes. But the boy did not want to be just another anonymous prince killing dragons and saving princesses. Written by Eliandro Rocha Illustrated by Thiago Lopes
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Win-win- situations
Read a Book Age 5+ With Me
Disabilities
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Sometimes unexpected solutions can help fulfill our wishes . . . Antonio can already read, but he prefers to do so with someone else. He asks his mother whether she would read a book with him, but she is busy. So Antonio decides to hit the streets only to find that everyone is busy: the baker, the grocer, the postman, the newswoman . . . Finally, a blind old man sitting on a bench calls him over and asks if he’d like to spend some time together. Excited and happy, Antonio grabs his book and starts reading to the old man. Written by Lawrence Schimel 32 pages • 21x25 cm Illustrated by Thiago Lopes World rights available except for Korean
For toddlers: Learning about colors and sizes
Bia and Beto:
• A Gift for Mama • Everything the same
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The funny and exciting adventures of two little foxes. This exciting new series featuring two siblings, Bia & Beto, launches with a sweet story about sibling rivalry and comparatives, in which each little fox searches for a box, but none is quite right: one needs a box that is smaller and smaller, the other a box that is bigger and bigger. But this competition is for the best of reasons: so they can each give a special gift to Mom. Written by Lawrence Schimel Illustrated by Paz Rodero 32 pages • 22x22 cm World rights available
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Proust's key ideas of "In Search of lost Time" explained for the very young
The mystery of time
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Why is it that when we are happy, time goes by faster? And why is it that time stops when we receive good news? Where is time now? This book poetically questions the perception we have of time, in order to unmask its mystery. “It is because of how we feel at a given moment that time goes by differently”. Written by Silvana Tavano 32 pages • 22x25 cm Illustrated by Cecilia Rébora World rights available
A philosophical approach to beginnings and ends
Chosen for the short list of Best Books by young readers of the Swedish libraries
How Does It Begin? This picture book puts forth an intriguing theme: how does each thing begin? And how does it end?
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Written in verse with stunning illustrations, the book invites children to think about the world through poetry in an easy, but philosophical way. It presents issues that may seem simple, but can lead to interesting contemplations. “Certain things do not always begin by being what they are: the chick begins as an egg; the frog as a tadpole; and the butterfly as a caterpillar.” Written by Silvana Tavano Illustrated by Elma
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32 pages • 21x25 cm World rights available except for Japanese, Chinese, Swedish, and Turkish
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Care for animals
Sense of communitiy
Age Who Lost an Elephant? 5+
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All of a sudden, an elephant shows up in the city and jumbles up everyone’s life. Cops, firefighters, news teams, and even the veterinarian show up to try to calm things down, but no one knows how to handle this huge visitor. The elephant strolls to the park, indifferent to the attention; he stops traffic, and finally enters the lake. What will happen next? Written by Cristina Von Illustrated by Carla Irusta
Lino
32 pages • 21x25 cm World rights available except for Chinese and Korean
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It all starts when Moon vanishes from the toy factory ...
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Friendship and feeling lonely
Lino, the pig, and Moon, the rabbit, have always been good friends, but then, one day, Moon is gone. Lino is very sad, until he is sent to the house of a little girl that he loves to play with. One night, Moon appears at the window . . . Written and illustrated by André Neves 40 pages • 21x25 cm World rights available except for Italian, Japanese, Spanish and Chinese
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The Princess who Saved Princes
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For thousands of years, princes had to save princesses. Now they are tired of this and wish to be saved themselves In this modern fairy tale, the princess is not helpless, does not faint when faced by dragons, and is never locked in a tower. Against all expectations, she invades the witch’s bedroom, confronts paintings with real eyes and mouths, all in order to save the prince. But can she save her beloved? Written by Claudia Souza Illustrated by Christelle Ammirati 32 pages • 16x23 cm World rights available except for English and Turkish
Different role models
Wildlife
Keelut the Whale
Taking care of animals and nature Age
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A touching story about a whale being rescued by a young Eskimo When Keelut, a young whale at the North Pole is injured by a harpoon, it takes all his strength to escape, and he ends up at a quay near an Eskimo settlement. There, Anouk, a young Eskimo, passes by in a canoe, sews up his wounds with a fishing line, and feeds him fish. After some time, Keelut is strong enough to continue his journey to a place where chasing whales is forbidden. After saying good-bye to Anouk, he heads south. Finally, together with shoals of codfish and turtles, one night, he reaches the South Pole. Written by Rosaria Zago Illustrated by Paola Franco
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32 pages • 21x25 cm World rights available
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Grandma’s Nose
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This story plays with the fact that children understand things literally.
Learning about metaphorical meanings Humor
One day, Joana heard a strange conversation between her mother and a neighbor, that left her very confused: The women said that Joana had her grandma’s nose. Joana started searching for the nose all over the house, even though she could not remember having taken it. Until, at last, she stumbled upon a photograph of her grandma and found out she really had her nose . . . Written and illustrated 40 pages • 21x25 cm by Eva Santana Bigas World rights available, except for Catalan and Chinese
Approach between digital natives and the analog generation
Time Machines Things are not exactly what they seem!
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Nowadays, children use the computer for almost everything. They listen to music, talk to friends, do homework and lots of other things. But do they know how those things were done when their grandfathers were young? Time Machines is a funny story: sometimes things are not exactly what they seem and we can always find a different way to learn. Written and illustrated by Romont Willy 40 pages • 21x25 cm World rights available except for Danish and Korean
Jabuti
short list 2014
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Diversity
Going one's own way
Happiness Is Age a Watermelon 6+ on Your Head
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Where does happiness cames from? There was a woman who was happy all the time, laughing and singing. Life was really great for her! Her three neighbors once saw her using a watermelon as a hat. Was it this that made her so happy? This is a story about finding your own happiness. Written and illustrated 40 pages • 27x27 cm by Stella Dreis World rights available, except for English and French
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Pride, dignity
Ink-blot, the Badly Drawn Girl
Feeling good about oneself
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Maria Eugenia takes a humorous look at beauty pattern norms Many girls complain about being poorly drawn. They complain about the way their hair looks and about the size and shape of their nose. Ink-blot seems to have the same problems, but does she really care? Written and illustrated 32 pages • 21x25 cm by Maria Eugenia World rights available, except for Italian, Japanese and English
Have you met Joana?
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Joana is a cute little girl who cares a lot about her family—and Joana as well . . . Two girls meet and discover that they share the same name. Join the two Joanas as they get to know each other and discover that they have much more in common than just a name. Written and illustrated 32 pages • 21x25 cm by Maria Eugenia World rights available, except for Italian, Spanish, and Danish
A humorous approach to the "dark sides of children's souls
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Two Crocodiles Live Inside This Book
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A book about children’s fears with some very original illustrations Are you afraid of snakes? What about sharks? Or clowns? The dark? Heights? What are you afraid of? I’m not afraid of anything, but the crocodiles that live in this book are scary. Inside this book live two enormous crocodiles. Come find out! Written by Claudia Souza 36 pages • 21x25 cm Illustrated by Ionit Zilberman World rights available except for Korean, Spanish and Chinese
The educational values of reading and travelling
Amaro
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There are two things Amaro loves to dive in: books and the sea.
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Ever since he was a baby, Amaro’s aunt Ana read stories to him and gave him books. The stories were like immeasurable treasures to him, a boy with many brothers and sisters within a relatively poor family. With the books, he traveled around the world in pirate ships, visited the pyramids in Egypt and princesses in their castles. So, when Ana moved to another city, despite all the books she kept sending him, Amaro was sad . . . until the day she took him to her new home and showed him another amazing thing in life: the sea! Written by Antônio Schimeneck 40 pages • 21x25 cm Illustrated by Paulo Thumé World rights available
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Sofia’s adventures:
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• The Rabbit did it! • In the morning
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A lovely and funny collection about a very special girl and her perception of things. Sometimes, Sofia sees things other people don’t see – which leads to serous complications, especially when it comes to chocolates ... Going to school in the mornings is another difficult issue for Sofia: When her father thought decides that she is old enough to get ready on her own, there is too much to do: waking up, dressing for school, going to the bathroom, drinking her milk, and brushing her teeth. Then, she had a great idea … Written and illustrated by Taline Schubach 24 pages • 22x22 cm World rights available
Learning about children's responsibilities in a funny way Every day life
Zoic An exciting science-fiction story about taking care of the environment
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One day Jonas, a young boy living on planet Earth, finds a gold medal in his grandfather’s drawer, and the old man tells him his story behind it: As a young man, he was an astronaut traveling to other planets. During one of those trips to an extremely polluted planet somewhere in outer space, he met Zoic, a little green man who taught him to care for his own planet, the Earth... Written by Fernanda de Oliveira 32 pages • 21x25 cm Illustrated by Ionit Jótah World rights available
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Learning from other generations Environment
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Old Bob’s Dentures 5+
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The hilarious odyssey of a lost object—written in humorous rhymes
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One morning, Old Bob saunters into the bathroom, still half asleep, and accidentally drops his denture into the toilet. While he calls a bunch of specialists to help solve this problem, others are having a terrific time with the strange object. Full of funny little details children will love to discover while listening to the story. Written and illustrated by 40 pages • 22x22 cm Thiago Lopes World rights available
Funny rhymes
Learning about the canalization
Fun and happiness
A special avocado tree
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Sometimes, a tree can be your best friend The story of this book gathers trees, muss, a grumpy old man, and a dash of humor and world of imagination. From that mix, came out the Special Avocado Tree. A messy and dreamy tree that helps his old best friend to find back the joy of life. Written by Jonas Ribeiro 32 pages • 21x25 cm Illustrated by Romont Willy World rights available
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Telling famous fairy tales just with pictures
Fairy-Tale Collection:
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• Hansel and Gretel • Little Red Riding Hood • The Three Little Pigs
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Grimm’s Original Fairy Tales told without words A new visual approach to the well-known fairy tales A new visual approach to well-known fairy tales by the artist Rosinha Campos. Rosinha’s strong and expressive illustrations capture each story’s atmosphere: You can feel Hansel and Gretel’s fear when they get lost in the forest, and the malicious joy of the third little pig when it manages to fool the wolf. Rosinha narrates each fairy tale through her images alone, allowing parents and children to tell each other the story in their own words. The reader can find the original texts at the end of each volume. Illustrated by Rosinha Campos 48 pages • 25x25 cm World rights available
Traditional indigenous legends
• The Legend of the Night Age 5+ • The Legend of Tambatajá • The Legend of the Water Lily
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A curious little girl is mesmerized by her grandma Betica’s stories. One evening, Betica promises to give an orange cheeked parrot to her granddaughter the next day. The girl is so excited that she cannot sleep and gets up to tell her grandma that it is already the next day. But since it is not even midnight, Betica tells the little girl the story of the origin of night until the girl falls asleep ... Other stories are about the Tambatajá plant, a variation of the elephant ear which is a symbol of love in Brazil. The Legend of the Water Lilly is about a girl who falls in love with the moon and eventually becomes a water lily . . . Written by Blandina Franco Illustrated by José Carlos Lollo
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40 pages • 21x25 cm World rights available
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Relationship between parents and children
Daddy and I
Poetic black and white pictures Age
7+
Why, sometimes, doesn’t the child have the attention that it wants from the parents? On the other hand, sometimes, they have so much fun together and they can be enchanted with what they can provide for each other. The illustrations complete the story in a subtle way, answering these questions that are so common in a child’s life. Written and illustrated 32 pages • 23x23 cm by María Wernicke World rights available except for French, Japanese and Spanish
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Finding one's vocation
Where Dreams live
In one town, there live many people with hidden dreams: The dressmaker dreams of studying fashion design in Paris, the pilot whishes he were an astronaut, the telephone operator dreams of being a radio speaker, and the biologist desires to live in the Amazon rainforest. Then one day the dreams decide to come out of their hideaways and nothing will be as it was before ... Written by Jonas Ribeiro 36 pages • 21x25 cm Illustrated by Laura Michell World rights available except for Spanish
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Visit our booth in Frankfurt in
Hall 5.1, B 46
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FOREIGN RIGHTS CONTACT Claudia Stein claudia@callis.com.br www.callis.com.br
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