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Tottie & Dot
Tania McCartney & Tina Snerling RIGHTS SOLD CHINA 245 x 255mm | 32 pages | colour | Hardcover
Hold onto your marshmallows . . . what a feast for the senses . . . — BOOMERANG BOOKS
Tottie and Dot are two little girls who live side by side. Life is very peaceful until one day the girls begin competing with each other to create the best house. As the story unfolds, jealousy takes hold and their competitive spirit gets increasingly out of control until ultimately, things collapse in a disastrous heap. Will Tottie and Dot realise the importance of their friendship before it’s too late? Each girl’s house is shown over a series of exquisitely illustrated double-page spreads — Tottie on the left and Dot on the right. The detailed illustrations perfectly complement the simple story line and will provide children aged 4–7 with hours of entertainment, as well as a valuable life lesson!
Peas in a Pod
Tania McCartney & Tina Snerling RIGHTS SOLD CHINA 245 x 255mm | 32 pages | Hardcover | Paperback
Pippa, Pia, Poppy, Polly and Peg are quintuplets. Since birth, they’ve done everything the same — cry, eat, sleep, sit. But as they get a little older, things start to change. Now they want to do things differently — very differently. Can Mum and Dad keep their little girls as matching peas in a pod, or will those five very individual personalities win out in the end? Gorgeous illustrations perfectly complement this simple yet entertaining storyline. Sure to be enjoyed by kids and their parents!
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Don’t Think About Purple Elephants
Susan Whelan & Gwynneth Jones RIGHTS SOLD CHINA 245 x 255 mm | 32 pages | colour | Hardcover
Sometimes Sophie worries — not during the day when she is busy with family and friends, but at night when everything is calm and quiet. Her family all try to help, but somehow they just make her worries worse. Until her mother thinks of a new approach . . . that might just involve an elephant or two! But wait, don’t think about purple elephants, whatever you do! Whimsical and humorous, this little girl’s story of finding a way to ease her worry resonates with children and parents everywhere.
Dandelions
Katrina McKelvey & Kirrili Lonergan RIGHTS SOLD CHINA 245 x 255 mm | 32 pages | colour | Hardback
Beautifully explores the father/daughter bond. A little girl notices her father mowing the lawn — in the process destroying her favourite flowers: the dandelions. She rushes out to stop him, but she’s too late, they’re all gone. There’s nothing for it: she’s just going to have to sit outside and wait until they grow back! But fortunately, Dad has another idea. Taking her hand, he leads her to the verandah, and there, nestled against a post, are two tiny dandelion puff balls. Perfect for readers aged 4–9, this is a book that will be cherished by families and recommended by teachers and librarians. International Rights EK Books Catalogue | 3
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What Could It Be? Sally Fawcett
215 x 288mm | 32 pages | colour | Hardcover
This concept book for kids is all about unleashing creativity, thinking outside the square and opening the mind to possibility! Part picture book, part artistic inspiration, What Could It Be? is an interactive adventure for pre-primary and primary school-aged children organized into paired double-page spreads. The first spread in each pair introduces a basic geometric shape (square, circle, triangle, etc.) and then opens the door for creative thinking by posing the question, ‘What else could it be?’ The following spread provides an answer, with the focus shape transformed into many objects in a glorious artwork.
Our Dog Benji
Pete Carter & James Henderson 217 x 160 mm | 32 pages | colour | Hardcover
We all know that dogs will eat anything. We also know that kids’ tastes generally aren’t so wide-ranging. While ice cream and pizza might be devoured in the blink of an eye, the dreaded ‘green stuff’ (vegetables to the adults) is often pushed to one side of the plate. Author Pete Carter understands this phenomenon well, as he shows in the adventures of Benji. In delightful duotone illustrations and engaging text, we see how Benji’s willingness to eat anything — from daffodils to brussels sprouts, ice cream to avocados, sandwiches to bones — gradually inspires his child owner to be a little more adventurous. Although dogs and kids do have standards and it seems there’s one thing neither of them will touch! Illustrator James Henderson is Pete Carter’s nephew, making this picture book a family affair. 4 | International Rights EK Books Catalogue
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Smile/Cry MINDFULNESS
Happy or sad, wailing or glad — I N feel MIN UTES how do you today?
Tania McCartney & Jess Racklyeft RIGHTS SOLD CHINA 215 x 288 mm | 32 pages | colour | Hardback
An innovative flip-format picture book for young kids that showcases the full emotional range of childhood.
I Don’t Like Cheese
Hannah Chandler & Lauren Merrick
RIGHTS SOLD CHINA 245 x 255 mm | 24 pages | colour | Hardback
Mike the mouse just won’t eat cheese, yet he loves tacos and pizza! The perfect picture book for little fussy eaters!
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The Sugar and Spice Collection 245 x 255 mm | 3 x 32 pages | colour | Slipcase
Fairies, ponies and ballerinas come out to play in three fun-filled picture books, beautifully presented in a slipcase. This is a collection that little girls will treasure and that families will hand down from generation to generation. Perfect for ages 4 to 8.
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illustrated by Gwynneth Jo Dance with Me Penny Harrison & Gwynneth Jones 245 x 255 mm | 32 pages | colour | Hardcover
A ballerina in a music box loves nothing more than to dance. But when the little girl who owns the box grows up, who will dance with the ballerina then? A gorgeous story about treasured possessions and the memories they hold. And the ballerina twirled and whirled and swayed and swirled and sang to the leopard,
“Come, dance with me.”
But the leopard bared its teeth and snarled,
“I’d rather eat you for dinner, little ballerina.”
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Patch and Ruby
Anouska Jones & Gwynneth Jones 245 x 255 mm | 32 pages | colour | Hardcover
Patch the pony is lonely. Sometimes it feels as if he doesn’t quite fit in on the farm. But one day something happens that changes his life forever. A wonderful tale about friendship and finding out where you belong.
In the evenings, he and Ruby share dinner together
while Ernie and Edith get ready for a night out.
The Great Sock Secret Susan Whelan & Gwynneth Jones 245 x 255 mm | 32 pages | colour | Hardcover
Sarah’s mother is tired of finding odd socks in the laundry basket. Where do all the missing socks go? Sarah knows. But her mother mustn’t find out! A fantastical adventure into an imaginative fairyfilled world.
‘Now I think we should go hunting for lost pens’ said Mum.
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A KID’S YEAR series
Tania McCartney & Tina Snerling 245 x 255mm | 32 pages | colour | Hardcover
These are picture books bursting with national pride! Each double-page spread features a month of the year and covers modern-day culture, lifestyle and traditions, as seen through the eyes of five typical children. Charming, whimsical and inclusive, these books celebrate all that makes each country or state great.
A Texas Year
A Scottish Year
A New York Year
An English Year
An Aussie Year
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