Rights List
2020
los carpinchos Every day is the same, there’s plenty of food, everyone knows their place. That is, until the capybaras arrive. They are many, they are big, they are different, they are here. When these foreign animals arrive, there’s no doubt. No. There is NO place for them.
LA REINA DE LA NOCHE As the night falls, a kid and his father pedal back home on their bike. The dad tries to ease his child’s imagination of the nocturnal in this gentle tale inspired by the famous Goethe poem, Erlkönig. “Are those the ears of the night?” “No, my son, no. They’re just birds resting on the tree’s highest branches...” ages 0 and up Pep Molist Mandana Sadat 23 x 20 · 24 pages Hardcover
ages 3 and up Alfredo Soderguit 21,7 x 25 cm · 40 pages Hardcover
Best Books of 2019, OEPLI RIGHTS SOLD TO ENGLISH (Greystone Books) AND FRENCH (Didier Jeunesse) Alfredo Soderguit Born in Rocha, Uruguay in 1973. He studied Arts in Universidad de la República and Art Direction in Escuela de Cine de Uruguay. He directed the animated film Anina which was dubbed in Russian, French and Portuguese and received over 20 recognitions around the world. As an illustrator he has participated in more than 50 books, his work has been selected for the Bratislava Biennale and the Bologna Book Fair Illustrator’s Exhibition. In 2019 he received the Children’s Literature Illustration Award of Uruguay in the Single Picture category.
Pep Molist Was born in Manlleu, Catalunya in 1965. He’s a writer, librarian and children’s books specialist. He has written more than 60 books and has been awarded with different recognitions such as Premi Crítica Serra d’Or. He collaborates with Faristol magazine and El País.
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“The text goes back and forth between mistery, emotion and the happy ending (...) A rapturouns adventure for toddlers” —Faristol Magazine
Mandana Sadat Born in Brussels in 1971, she was raised in France. She studied Illustration at the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg. Her work has been selected for the Illustrators Exhibition in Bologna Book Fair several times and has received recognitions such as Prix Chrétien de Troyes, Prix France Télévision and the CANIEM Award in Mexico.
LA BANDERA DE AMALIA Amalia is the best seamstress in town, as everyone knows. So it’s only natural that they put her in charge of sewing the town’s flag for the upcoming festivities, but making a flag is quite a responsibility. One flag after the other, Amalia meets with an out-of-the-ordinary solution for everyone.
Ages 6 and up Nono Granero Ina Hristova 20 x 25 cm · 36 pages Hardcover Nono Granero Was born in Úbeda, Spain in 1968. He studied Arts in Universidad de Granada. He is now a writer, illustrator and storyteller. His works have been published in Spain, France and Denmark. Some of his works have been included in the White Ravens lists and Fundación Cuatrogatos annual selection. Ina Hristova Born in Bulgaria in 1988, she studied Art History and Education, as well as Illustration in Escola Massana in Barcelona. She created a collective studio where she teaches engraving and illustration. She has illustrated five picture books and was awarded with the FLIC Festival Award and the Junceda Futurs Creadors Prize.
EN PELIGRO DE EXTINCIÓN Tired of living in captivity, a lynx runs away and crosses paths with other curious endangered fellows. All of them wonder about looking for a safe place in the planet, but none can be found. Soon, an improbable space mission is on the works. Parody? Epic? Tragedy? Sci-Fi? A modern day voyage through Earth and beyond starring our era’s true underdogs.
ages 8 and up Nono Granero 19,5 x 26,5 cm · 56 pages Hardcover Nono Granero Was born in Úbeda, Spain in 1968. He studied Arts in Universidad de Granada. He is now a writer, illustrator and storyteller. His works have been published in Spain, France and Denmark. Some of his works have been included in the White Ravens lists and Fundación Cuatrogatos annual selection.
From the same author:
White Ravens, 2018
ZOOILÓGICO Which animal is the sweetest? The Chocodrile. And the one that disappears when frightened? The Hiccup-otamus. And which animal is the most resistant? The Armour-dillo. This zoo-ilogical collection of animals incites to create more nonsensical beasts using a formula of wordplays, faux-clues and visual metaphors. ages 6 and up Raúl Romero Ramón París 21,5 x 21,5 cm · 24 pages Paperback
This beautifully crafted first-time-ever anthology gathers 100 years of non rhyming poetry in Iberoamerica with 36 poets such as Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriela Mistral and new bright voices like María José Ferrada. A book not to miss. An essential non rhyming poetry collection in Spanish shaped as a tiny matchbox and filled with literary treasures.
ages 6 and up Adolfo Córdova (Anthologist) Juan Palomino 21,5 x 28 cm · 60 pages Hardcover with case
Raúl Romero Was born in Lima, Perú in 1961. He’s a well known musician and was the frontman for the Peruvian pop rock band Nosequién y los Nosecuántos. After 25 years with his band he produced two solo records. He was the host of different high rating tv shows. Ramón París Born in Venezuela, he studied Journalism and works in illustration and animation. He has been invited to give lectures and workshops in Mexico, Spain and the United States. His books have been selected in the White Ravens List and translated to different languages. He currently lives in Barcelona.
CAJITA DE FÓSFOROS
Adolfo Córdova Born in Veracruz, México in 1983, he’s a journalist, writer and researcher. He did a Master’s Degree in Children’s Literature in UAB, Barcelona. His books have been selected in the White Ravens List and he received the Juan de la Cabada Children’s Book Award. He runs a blog specialized in children’s literature called Linternas y Bosques.
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Juan Palomino Was born in Mexico City in 1984. He studied Philosophy in UNAM and is a very prolific illustrator. For his work he won the fourth edition of Catálogo Iberoamericano de Ilustración in Guadalajara and the Bologna Book Fair - Fundación SM Illustration Prize. He started his own Illustration teaching program in UNAM.
ESCARABAJO DE VACACIONES Beetle and his friends get a letter from Grasshopper inviting them to spend their holidays at his new house on the other side of the valley. Excited, they prepare their trip and set off for adventure. There, they’ll meet a mysterious Butterfly, learn to surf and make up all sorts of games for the journey. Five delightful short stories by Pep Bruno in the best tradition of Lobel.
LOS DISTINTOS The children whose families won the war bring plenty of lunch to school: bocatas and tortilla with chorizo. Also, when they ask them what are their fathers’ jobs, they don’t have to lie or feel scared. That’s not the case for Paquito and Socorro. Peace and quiet have returned to their lives: but they’re certainly not the same as before. A boy and a girl tell this bright, authentic journal about the children after war.
ages 8 and up Pep Bruno Rocío Martínez 16 x 21 cm · 72 pages Hardcover
ages 9 and up Mónica Montañés Eva Sánchez Gómez 16 x 20 cm · 48 pages Hardcover
Mejores Libros. Babelia, El País, 2019
Mónica Montañés Born in Venezuela, she is an acclaimed screenwriter, writer and journalist. Her theater screenplays have traveled through Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, Spain, Portugal and USA, and she has also written several TV shows. Her family is of Spanish origins and exiled in America after the civil war.
Pep Bruno Was born in Barcelona in 1971. He studied Literature Theory and Comparative Literature in Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He’s a narrator, writer and specialist. He writes reviews and specialized content in children’s literature in his blog.
Eva Sánchez Gómez Born in Puigcerdà, Girona in 1986. She studied Fine Arts and Illustration in Barcelona. Her work has been released by different publishers including Planeta, Edelvives and Acapulco. In 2016 she received the CCEI Illustration Award.
Rocío Martínez Born in 1966 in Madrid, she studied Engraving. Her work was selected in the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition in 1997 and 2001. She has received several recognitions, among them A la orilla del viento Picture Book Award.
From the same author and illustrator: From the same illustrator:
Mejores Libros. Babelia, El País, 2014
RIMA ADIVINA Eight animals are hidden inside the pages of this riddle book and the rhyme anticipates which one is coming. Beware! This is a book for sharp toddlers with a taste for the animal kingdom. “My ears are quite pointy, I can run for blocks, my sight is so sharp. Who am I? I’m the...”
ages 0 and up Rafael Rubio Scarlet Narciso 18,5 x 20 cm · 28 pages Boardbook
cAPERUCITA ROJA Y EL LOBO FEROZ A lovely edition of Red Riding Hood illustrated by young Andrea Mahnke. This story combines the main version by the Grimm Brothers with some notes and fragments from Perrault’s. The result is the eternal classic, masterfully illustrated. “Once upon a time there was a girl, sweet and gracions, as fair as one could be found”.
Ages 3 and up Verónica Uribe Andrea Mahnke 22 x 24 cm · 48 pages Hardcover
Rafael Rubio He’s an academic, poet and dog admirer. He received the Pablo Neruda award in 2008. He has published several poetry books and his poems have been translated into different languages.
Verónica Uribe Was born in Santiago de Chile. She studied Journalism in Universidad de Chile and then in Universidad Central de Venezuela. In 1978 she founded Ediciones Ekaré along with Carmen Diana Dearden. As she returned to Chile she founded Ediciones Ekaré Sur. In 2017, IBBY Chile gave her the Life Achievement Medal for her 40 year career devoted in children’s books publishing.
Scarlet Narciso Born in Cumaná, Venezuela and raised in Miami, USA. She returned to her native country to study Design. Since then she has combined her work as a designer with her passion for photography, poettry, bookbinding, screenprinting and engraving.
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Andrea Mahnke Was born in Penco, in Southern Chile and studied Arts in Universidad de la Concepción. She specialized in children’s books illustration in EINA, Barcelona. Her work has been exhibited in different collective and solo exhibitions and she collaborates with magazines from Chile, Mexico and Italy.
LA CAIMANA
Una morsa en mi jardín When a walrus lands on a family’s peaceful garden, it’s quite difficult to help her get comfortable. They have to feed her with mountains of fish and shellfish, give her a name and find her a place to sleep. A walrus landing and a family’s journey when taking her back to her habitat: humor is to be expected.
A group of kids discover one little orphaned alligator by the riverbank. As the sun sets on their tropical village, Faoro, the jeweler maker, decides to take care of her. Soon his house is filled with neighbors and children who have come to play with the very unusual pet. A real life story of friendship between man and alligator.
ages 6 and up Maria Eugenia Manrique Ramón París 31 x 18 · 36 pages Hardcover Fundación Cuatrogatos Award, 2020 White Ravens, 2019
ages 6 and up Alex Nogués Sonia Pulido 25 x 25 cm · 28 pages Hardcover
RIGHTS SOLD TO FRENCH (La Martinière) and Simplified Chinese (Uni-Sparkle)
RIGHTS SOLD TO FRENCH (Cambourakis)
María Eugenia Manrique Born in Caracas, Venezuela. She studied Arts in Mexico and specialized in xylography and engraving. She also studied painting in Nankin, China and calligraphy in Japan. She won several awards and has exhibited her work around the world.
Alex Nogués Born in Barcelona in 1976. He’s an hydrogeologist and has also worked as a palaeontologist. On the side he writes children’s literature and makes photo books. He was shortlisted for the Laurel Award in 2013. Sonia Pulido Sonia Pulido lives and works in a little town by the sea called El Masnou, in Spain. She’s an illustrator and works mainly for papers and magazines such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, El País, Boston Globe. She loves to illustrate but sometimes dreams of escaping and doing conceptual gardening.
Ramón París Born in Venezuela, he studied Journalism and is devotedly dedicated to illustration and animation. He currently lives in Barcelona.
Faoro and Negro, c. 1950
María Eugenia and Negro, 1987
MIGRANTES A compelling account of human migration worldwide back from the origins of civilization to the present day. What are the causes and consequences? How has it shaped our current existence, from world demographics, to politics, to climate, to culture? This guide is meant for curious readers who are looking to rethink modern world perceptions through cold, hard, unexpected facts. A thoughtful look to migration, history and its curious facts for a very needed bigger picture. ages 12 and up Alejandro Reig Roger Norum 17 x 24 cm · 188 pages Paperback Alejandro Reig Born in Argentina. He studied Philosophy in Universidad Central de Venezuela and is a PhD in Anthropology from Oxford University. He’s focused on socio-environmental subjects and specialized in Amazonia and indigenous mobility. He’s Venezuelan, Argentinian and Italian, and lives in Mallorca. Roger Norum Was born in New York, USA. He’s a Cultural Anthropology professor in Oxford University with a BA in History and Arabic and Turkish Literature from Cornell. He has developed his research on migration and environment in Nepal, Burma, China and Scandinavia.
Pequeña historia de un desacuerdo. Civics for children When students find a construction crane about to tear down the school’s tree, a dispute arises. Some say that progress is needed to have better facilities. Some of them want to defend the history of the school’s tree. Whenever there’s passion and conflict for any subject, it’s no easy thing to find middle ground. When does democracy starts? These confronted students will try to figure it out. ages 8 and up Claudio Fuentes S. Gabriela Lyon 21 x 21 cm · 48 pages Paperback Colibrí Medal – IBBY Chile, 2018 RIGHTS SOLD TO ENGLISH (Greystone) AND KOREAN (Green Frog) Claudio Fuentes S. He’s from Nos and the youngest of seven children. He has a degree in History by the Universidad Católica de Chile, a PhD in Political Science by North Carolina’s University, is a professor at Universidad Diego Portales and senior researcher for the Núcleo Milenio Challenges of Representatives. He always votes and this is his first children’s book. Gabriela Lyon She studied Visual Arts in Universidad Finis Terrae, where she now teaches Drawing. Her work has been subject of several collective and individual exhibitions. She has published with Ekaré Sur Las aventuras del Hombre Pájaro, finalist of Santiago’s Council Literature Prize of 2017.
Illustrated classics from Latin America Ni era vaca, ni era caballo... Miguel Ángel Jusayú Illustrated by Monika Doppert Los Mejores del Banco del Libro, 1985 IBBY Honour List, 1986 Diploma de Honor Premio Cataluña, 1986 rights sold: Norwegian, Swedish and Danish
35th Anniversary
El dueño de la luz Warao tale retold by Ivonne Rivas Illustrated by Irene Savino Fundalibro Award - Best Book of the Year, 1995 NOMA Illustration Concourse, 1996 White Ravens, 1996 Los Mejores del Banco del Libro, 1996 Rights sold: JAPANESE
25th Anniversary A captivating story about a young wayuu shepherd and his discovery of a foreign presence in La Guajira’s landscapes.
Rosaura en bicicleta Daniel Barbot Illustrated by Morella Fuenmayor IBBY Honour List, 1992 California Young Reader Medal, 1994 Rights sold: Portuguese and Dutch
30th Anniversary Rosaura is a lovely hen with a strange request for her birthday present but luckily Mrs. Amelia would do just about anything for her!
When nor day nor night existed, a man sent his daughters to search for light. A masterfully illustrated indigenous tale from the Orinoco’s delta.
Highlights AL SUR DE LA ALAMEDA Lola Larra · Vicente Reinamontes 16 x 23 cm · 288 · Paperback Best Juvenile Novel by Babelia, El País, 2014 Publishing Award by the Cámara Chilena del Libro, 2014 Australis Award for Design, 2014 White Ravens List, 2014 Fundación Cuatrogatos Award, 2014 Marta Brunet Award, 2015 Amster-Coré Award for Design, 2015 Amster Coré Award for Illustration, 2015 IBBY Chile - Colibrí Medal, 2015 Los Mejores del Banco del Libro, 2015 IBBY Honour List, 2018 Andersen Award. Italy, 2019
Rights sold: Korean, Tagalog, Italian and Polish (coming soon!)
DUERMEVELA Juan Muñóz-Tébar · Ramón París 18,9 x 26,4 cm · 24 pages · Hardcover Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrator’s Exhibition - Audience’s Favorite, 2017
RIGHTS SOLD: GERMAN, KOREAN AND SIMPLIFIED CHINESE 梦维拉
艾丽莎睡不着的时候， 就会带着灯笼，去梦维拉探险。 那里的一切，在梦与醒之间。
一条条小径会指引你， 与老朋友们相见。
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Ediciones Ekaré publishes books for children and young people. The name ekaré was borrowed from the Pemón language, an ethnic group located in southeastern Venezuela. The word means “news” or “true narration”, and in a broader context, story or legend. To learn more about our backlist visit: www.ekare.com editorial@ekare.com.ve
Illustration: Alfredo Soderguit, from the book Los Carpinchos