Clavis Rights Agency
We are the ones responsible for making your favorite books travel all over the world! Over the past 40 years, Clavis Publishing has built up valuable international expertise. We have a long and trusted reputation with publishers in 71 countries so far and are known for numerous sales of the rights of our picture books and novels. We also specialize in highquality co-editions of our picture books: in 2022, we did no less than 262 co-editions for our friends worldwide. The motto of Clavis Publishing is “We make children’s dreams come true!” and it’s our goal to extend that motto to include children all over the globe.
Lise Merken is our adventurous sinologist. She lived for a year in China after college graduation and joined the Clavis family to help expand Clavis into the East Asian subcontinent. Now, she utilizes her diverse set of skills to manage markets all over the world
Lise.Merken@clavisbooks.com
Nele Mathé is our cultured go-getter. She is fluent in Dutch, Spanish, and English and is proficient in French and German! Her childhood dream was to work at a publishing house, so this child’s dream has come true because of Clavis!
Nele.Mathe@clavisbooks.com
Jing Wang is our fashionable globetrotter. She was born and raised in China, pursued higher education in Switzerland, has been living in Belgium for 7 years, and travels abroad every chance she gets. With her diverse background in multiple geographies, she is the perfect fit for Clavis Rights Agency.
Jing.Wang@clavisbooks.com
brain. He has traveled far and wide: from being an exchange student in Spain to volunteering work in South Africa and Vietnam. Puns, wordplay, and fun catchphrases are his thing, which he puts to work while managing our newsletters, social media, administration and his markets.
Wout.Nelissen@clavisbooks.com
Jana Versée is our young polyglot. Whether you speak Dutch, English, French, Arabic, Greek, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, or German, Jana can help you out as she speaks all ten languages! She is also an avid reader, so she is really at home at Clavis Rights Agency.
Jana.Versee@clavisbooks.com
New titles in the spotlight
Paisley’s Big Birthday
By Heather Pierce Stigall & Natallia BushuyevaThemes: growing up, family, emotions
Billy’s Round Belly
By Mack van GageldonkThemes: food, travel, exploration
Furry Friends. Everyone on the Road. Vehicles
By Federico Van LunterThemes: concept book, vehicles, fun
• Part of a series
Ricky and the Moon
By Guido Van GenechtenThemes: family, space, animals
• Newest part of a bestselling series!
No One Like Grandma
By Ellen LambrichtsThemes: family, grandmother, love
Is That Possible? Books on the Roof
By Thomas van OostrumThemes: humor, whacky, look-and-point
• Start of a series
Bestselling toddler and picture books
A Hundred Kisses Before Bedtime
By Mack van GageldonkThemes: love, kisses, friendship
• Published in 15 countries!
• Part of a series
Peek-a-Poo
What’s in Your Diaper?
Kiki’s Pacifier
By Esther van den BergThemes: toddler, skills, animals
• Published in 12 languages!
• Part of a series
White Fish Little
Little White Fish
By Guido Van GenechtenThemes: friendship, emotions, sea life
• Published in 28 languages!
• Part of a series
Peek-a-Poo What’s in Your Diaper?
By Guido Van GenechtenThemes: diaper, animals, humor
• Over a million copies sold worldwide and published in over 30 countries!
• Part of a series
Little Book of Kindness
By Francesca PirroneThemes: love, gratitude, friendship
• Published in 12 languages!
• Part of a series
All Along the River
By Magnus WeightmanThemes: seek-and-find, animals, travel
• Published in 24 languages
• Kids Book Choice Award nominee on USBBY’s Outstanding International Books List!
Bestselling novels
Rip and Rash. Miss Spider
By Rik Peters & Federico Van LunterThemes: horror, humor
• Title sold out in weeks!
• Part of a series
• 7+
Lúcia Flores and the Curse of the Carrion Beetles
By Chinouk ThijssenThemes: humor, adventure, magic
• Part of a series
• 8+
Selfie
By Kaat De KockThemes: teenagers, self-image, mental health
• Translated into Hebrew, Korean, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian!
• Young Adult
The New Team
By Gerard van Gemert & Mark JanssenThemes: soccer, friendship
• Part of a series
• 7+
The Big Book of Good Manners
By Nathalie Depoorter &Marianne
van der WalleThemes: rituals, humor
• Translated into Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian, Italian, Romanian, Turkish, and Russian!
• 8+
Magic Kingdom. Between Two Fires
By Laura DianeThemes: young adult, dystopian, Disney World
• Brand new first part of a trilogy
• Young Adult
Bestselling non-fiction
Super Animals. Travelers
By Reina Ollivier, Karel Claes & Steffie PadmosThemes: animals, biology, educational
• Published in 12 languages!
• Part of a series
Want to Know. Stars and Planets
By Pierre Winters & Margot SendenThemes: science, space, planets
• Part of a series
Wow! I Can Do Magic. Magical Plants and Animals
By Mack van GageldonkThemes: nature, educational, animals
• Published in 6 languages!
• Part of a series
Doctors and What They Do
By Liesbet SlegersThemes: professions, toddler, educational
• Part of a series counting over 30 titles with more to come
Plastic Soup
By Judith Koppens & Andy EngelThemes: climate, water, making climate friendly series counting 10 titles
Butterflies in Your Belly. Yes and No Feelings
By Pauline OudThemes: body, sexual education
• Published in 14 languages!
• Part of a series
Clavis Publishing has been one of the leading publishing groups of children’s and juvenile books in Belgium, the Netherlands, and the US for over 40 years now. We have a long and trusted reputation with publishers in 71 countries and are known for our high-quality co-editions, rights for books, film, and television, personalized publications, and B2B (Business-to-Business) specials. Our motto at Clavis Publishing is “We make children’s dreams come true!” We believe that our books stimulate the imagination and dreams of future generations. If children can realize their dreams, they will build a better world and a better future. We’re convinced that the world of tomorrow will resemble the dreams