De La Martinière Jeunesse
Shortlist for Spain SUMMER 2017
De La Martinière Jeunesse Recent translations and successes in Spain ............................................................................. The Growing Heart series By Jo Witek and Christine Roussey More than 70,000 copies printed out so far in Spanish and Catalan Spanish publisher: Bruño More than 1 million copies sold worldwide, in 15 languages
Anatomy By Hélène Druvert 2017 Bologna Ragazzi Award mention To be published by Maeva in Spanish and Catalan Already 10 languages!
Be Patient Miyuki By Roxane-Marie Galliez and Seng Soun Ratanvanh Publisher: Juventud Selected by EL PAIS as one of the 10 best picture books of 2016
Rosie & Rosette series The Altas for Curious Children By Alain Dichant and Atelier Cartografik To be published by Ediciones SM
By Eleonore Thuillier Published by Edelvives in Spanish and Catalan
Early years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4–5
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6 – 17
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Novelty and Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20 – 23
Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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LITTLE FOX IS NOT SCARED Sophie Ledesma April 6, 2017 200 x 200 mm – 44 pages, hardback with round corners – red viewing glass – €10.90 Rights sold: Italian, simplified Chinese Go find out all the zany house monsters with Little Fox and his magic red torch! Selling Points: An original, interactive, and educational way to learn to identify objects Sophie Ledesma’s attractive graphic style and vivid colours An entertaining system to play look and find!
A suspicious noise is keeping Little Fox awake. Is there a terrible wolf hiding in the house? The brave hero sets off to find it thanks to his magical torch. His room, the lounge, the kitchen, the bathroom, the attic, the garage, every room is searched, even the garden! Little Fox discovers a whole gallery of friendly monsters, all of them very busy: some are playing cards in the lounge, others are eating in the kitchen; some are having a bath... And finally, in his parents’ room, Little Fox finds the source of the suspicious noise. And it is no terrible wolf, but a snoring Daddy Fox!
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HOW DOES THIS GROW? Françoise de Guibert, ill. by Clémence Pollet February 4, 2016 190 x 200 mm – hardback – 96 pages – €13.50 Rights sold: Italian, simplified Chinese Where do the fruit and vegetables in out plates come from?
Selling Points: A wonderfully illustrated reference book to learn how fruit and vegetables grow An informative content in a beautiful book
How and where does a pineapple grow? An avocado? Cabbage? A peanut? On a tree, under the ground, in a spectacular way or discreetly? A wonderful book to know all the secrets of fruit and vegetables you find at the market and supermarket. Each double page introduces a fruit or a vegetable on the left and the place where it grows on the right. For the pleasure of the curious and fond of healthy food readers.
Two renowned and talented authors: Françoise de Guibert and Clémence Pollet
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THE LIFE SIZE MUSEUM OF INSECTS François Lasserre, ill. by Anne de Angelis March 3, 2017 250 x 330 mm – 48 pages – hardback – €15.00 Rights sold: German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Italian Enter the fascinating world of the very small through this beautiful large format reference book!
Selling Points: • An elegant timeless book for the whole family
A museologist with a real passion for insects decides to gather his whole collection within a very personal museum. Species are listed, ranked by categories and ordered with such care, that the museum reflects the unusual outlook of our scientist on his beloved bugs. Time to meet the wingy and wingless, the eatable and uneatable, the disguised or the bribing ones!
• Stylish realistic illustrations • A fascinating theme for children • An entertaining text that makes this topic accessible to everybody
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ANIBONES Florence Guiraud October 1, 2015 240 x 285 MM – 168 pages – hardback – €19.90 Rights sold: German, Italian, Simplified Chinese An elegant lift-the-flap book to discover the inside of animals!
Selling Points: A renowned illustrator, winner of a 2013 Bologna Ragazzi Award mention
A beautiful reference book in which you can learn fascinating information about 40 animals, with educational, poetic and humourous illustrations on the left page. On the right page, on a colourful background, beautiful paintings of animals, and under the flap, vintage style skeletons. A fascinating book and a true piece of art.
A beautiful object An original approach into an alltime great subject: animals
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SOLAR SYSTEM Anne Jankéliowitch, ill. by Annabelle Buxton March 4, 2017 300 x 210 mm – 48 pages – hardback with glow-in-the-dark ink – €14.95
• A playful glow-in-the-dark book
How many planets make the solar system? How old is the sun? What is the Earth’s satellite ? Which planets can be called telluric?
• An entertaining text to discover our complex and inspiring universe
Thanks to phosphorescent spot ink, the reader will discover the planets, satellites and other celestial wonders.
Selling Points:
• Rich colours and a smart layout that bring poetry and fantasy to this fascinating reference book
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WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TELL? Jean-Michel Billioud, ill. by Hélène Georges September 8, 2017 260x 340– 64 pages – hardback - €14.90 Rights sold: Polish A graphic book to look at the Bible under a new light!
Selling Points: A beautiful gift book Interesting for believers and nonbelievers Pedagogical, clear and accessible, it has been read over by a theologian
How did God create the world in seven days? Where was the Towel of Babel constructed? Did Moses really exist? How did people live in Jesus’s time? This book gathers the most famous Bible stories and answers many of the questions we keep wondering about. Little notices, timelines or anecdotes added to the narrative help the young reader, explaining the meaning of a word or locating a biblical place and describing an event in its historical settings. Artistic interpretations and comparisons of the founding texts help decipher the meaning of each story and find similarities between religions.
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MACHINES INSIDE Pascale Hedelin, ill. by Lou Rhin September 3, 2015 285x 312 - 40 pages – hardback - €14.90 Rights sold: Russian, simplified Chinese, Polish Learn all about the insides of legendary vehicles!
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Behind the scene: a book to learn the wings of legendary vehicles
From the Titanic to the Ariane rocket, this book uncovers transportation methods, old and new, showing us the insides of all sorts of vehicles. First from the outside, and then the inside layers, showing and explaining all the details and their functions. A fascinating trip through countries, techniques and history!
A beautiful reference book in a large format A young and talented illustrator, with a precise and graphic style
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THE CHILD OF THE AIR Eric Puybaret
new title
October 5, 2017 245 x 345 mm – 32 pages – hardcover - €16 An enchanting large-format picture book about humanity and solidarity.
Selling Points: A beautiful large format picture book A poetical and moving text about a universal topic: the pursuit of happiness Previous picture book by Eric Puybaret in the same format received the 2016 Premio di letteratura per i ragazzi – Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Cento
“Morning in the mistral, midday in the simoon, and harmattan in the evening. This child weighs nothing, a toy to the winds. Not an ounce, as light as air, He flutters through the hurricanes And if nothing blows he settles down softly Anywhere down on the ground.“ This poetic story takes us to different parts of the world, reminding us that we are all but humble creatures in search of happiness. In a world where one fights for its beliefs and cultures, Éric Puybaret wants to convey a message of fraternity.
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IN MY DOLL HOUSE
new title
Arnaud Roi, ill. by Lucile Placin August 17, 2017 Box: 380 X 260 mm - Book: 210 x 280 mm - paperback - 32 pages - €17.90 This box set contains a fairy tale book, a pop-up house, and some figurines. The perfect opportunity to continue telling tales by playing with the dolls! Selling Points: A perfect gift: a very attractive format and a high graphic and manufacturing quality Tales from all over the world An entertaining game: a pop-up house to build on your own and its little cardboard figurines Lucile Placin’s joyful and poetic illustrations
“A little cat purring in a room, a steaming coffee pot on the stove… four adorable little dolls live in this wonderful house. And it’s up to the readers to listen to their stories and come up with new adventures! The set contains: 1 story book. From the doll that helps Vassillissa to escape the terrible witch Baba Yaga, to the doll that magically comes to life and bewitches a handsome prince, the book tells the stories of four little heroines. 1 pop-up house, over 20cm high. Bedroom, kitchen, dining room, lounge, veranda… it’s all there! 10 little figurines to play with, including the four dolls from the stories, all so impatient to be guided through new adventures by the readers. But that is not all! Turning the box upside down will reveal a new setting to add to the house: a garden with a lovely little pond and the neighbour’s adjacent wall!
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THE NUTCRACKER LITTLE THEATER Roxane-Marie Galliez, ill. by Hélène Druvert October 2, 2014 170 x 240 mm – 24 pages - hardback with die-cut layer scenes - €18.00 Rights sold: Japanese A soft and beautiful book with die-cut illustrations, to rediscover the Christmas story of the Nutcracker ballet.
Selling Points:
Under the most beautiful Christmas tree, Clara discovers a strange present her godfather has offered to her. It is a small nutcracker, in the shape of a very elegant prince. He cuts a fine figure with his red jacket and his black hat! Clara immediately adores him, but she has no idea he is going to take her into an enchanting adventure...
A beautiful Christmas gift A new beautiful reason to discover or discover the timeless classic « The Nutcracker »
With six wonderful illustrations made of die-cut paper: the Christmas tree, the toys, the snowy forest, the kingdom of delights, the dance of the sugar plum fairy, the sled: a truly enchanting book!
Hélène Druvert, winner of a 2017 Bologna Ragazzi Award mention for ANATOMIE, translated into 10 languages By the same illustrator:
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DIARY OF A PEST series Virginy L. Sam, ill. by Marianne Abesdris 140 x 205 mm – 224 pages – softcover - €11.90 Rights sold: Italian, Romanian, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil)
How dull a well-behaved girl’s everyday life must be! Fran thinks the funniest things you can do are the forbidden ones.
Selling Points: A girl doesn’t have to be either a wimpy dork, or a well-mannered swot. A girl can choose her own way of life: being a true pest! Easy to read, filled with hilarious illustrations and a dynamic layout. A bestselling title: 3 months on the bestseller list!
Through her diary, she gives us plenty of tips to become a true little pest. If she was a polite girl, how could it be even possible to bear her little sister, her parents’ fads, her horrible French teacher...? Fran shows us that impertinence is not only a boy’s thing. She puts up resistance: she has deliberately decided to be a pest, a poison, a plague. And it is not as easy as it seems! So in her diary, Fran notes down all her tricks and tips, tested, approved, and illustrated...! When Tom Gates meets Nellie Olson, bursts of laughter guaranteed!
English extract available
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THE GREAT NOVEL OF MY LITTLE LIFE Undecided Susie Morgenstern, ill. by Albertine January 7, 2016 140 x 205 mm – softcover – 176 pages – €12.90 Rights sold: Korean Bonnie Bonnet is 13 years old and she is in love. But the women in her family have always been unhappy in relationships and Bonnie wonders if she will be too. It is up to her but why is it so hard to make a decision? A tender and humorous illustrated diary.
Selling Points: A sensitive, tender and funny text Susie Morgenstern, an important French author in children’s literature Richly illustrated by an internationally renowned illustrator
Bonnie lives in Paris in a tiny apartment with her divorced mom and her grandma. Life seems to her as something strange that she keeps questioning all the time. Should she cut her long hair or not? Eat with pleasure or keep her figure? Is Dorélie her real best friend? And why does her lovely grandma refuse to talk about her grandpa? And the more she asks questions, the less she can make a decision. When she falls in love with Carl, a classmate, she has to make little and big decisions: dress or jeans? Talk about love or talk about nothing? Her mother and grandma are not able to help her, she is on her own this time... And she has to spend several days with Carl as they have both been selected to participate in a writing contest!
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