ABRAMS UK Spring 2010 by ABRAMS

UK_S10_Final_Shipped.indd 1

www.abramsbooks.co.uk

SPRING 2010

22/10/09 10:19:29

INDEX OF NEW TITLES

Spring 2010

1 25 31

2 Degrees Too High, 2

Girls, The, 101

Popularity Papers, The, 109

24 Penguins Before Christmas Advent

Golf Courses of the World 365 Days, 13

Prefabulous + Sustainable, 14

Golf Girl’s Little Tartan Book, 59

Reefer Movie Madness, 36

Alabama Studio Style, 57

GOLF Magazine Private Lessons, 12

Renoir, 10

Alex Beard Untamed 2011 Wall Calendar, 114

Good to the Grain, 51

Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, 33

American Modern, 19

Grandmother Remembers Holidays, 52

Saints 2011 Wall Calendar, 116

Amor y Tacos, 65

Ham, 50

Sally’s Great Balloon Adventure, 91

Anxious Hearts, 110

Heart of Faerie Oracle, The, 6

Selby Is in Your Place, The, 23

Art in Time, 30

Hubble, 16

Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts, 43

Art of Jaime Hernandez, The, 28

I LEGO® N.Y., 35

Simple Stunning Bride, 49

Babar's ABC, 77

Iggy Peck, Architect, 76

Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis,

Ballroom Bonanza, 89

Jackson Pollock, 20

Bear in the Air, 93

Jean-Luc Mylayne, 70

Bettane and Desseauve’s Guide to the Wines

Jellybeans and the Big Book Bonanza,

Calendar, 117

Abrams Abrams ComicArts Abrams Image

of France, 67

Stewart, Tabori & Chang, STC Craft / Melanie Falick Books

69 75

5 Continents Abrams Books for Young Readers, Amulet Books

118 Inside Back Cover

2011 Calendars Sales Representatives Index

Everafter War, 104

Jones Beach, 38

Big-Ass Book of Home Décor, The, 61

Just Like Mama, 90

Song of Krishna, The, 9

Black Elk’s Vision, 78

Kat Von D 2011 Wall Calendar, 114

Strange Case of Origami Yoda, The, 107

Blue Dog 2011 Engagement Calendar, 116

Knits Men Want, 62

Street Art Revolution 2011 Wall Calendar, 116

Body Type 2, 34

Knitting 24/7, 64

Swoon, 21

British Design, 74

Library Mouse, 77

Taming of Lola, The, 80

Can You Find It? America, 98

Library Mouse: A Friend's Tale, 77

Third Teacher, The, 15

Carl Warner’s Food Landscapes 2011 Wall

Mama, Is It Summer Yet?, 95

Three Little Pigs, The, 81

Mammoths and Mastodons, 84

Tom Fitzmorris’s Hungry Town, 47

Marlène Mocquet, 71

Tom Fitzmorris’s New Orleans Food, 46

Meanwhile, 102

Tracing the Past, Drawing the Future, 72

Comfort Knitting & Crochet: Afghans, 63

Monkey Portraits 2011 Wall Calendar, 113

Treehouses of the World 2011 Wall

Coming Home, 45

My Baby Record, 5

Dear Dad, 4

My First Best Friend, 54

Uglydoll 2011 Mini Wall Calendar, 115

Dear Mum, 4

My Friend Maya Loves to Dance, 87

Uglydoll 2011 Wall Calendar, 115

Dear Primo, 86

My Friends the Flowers, 85

Ultraviolet 2011 Wall Calendar, 114

Deborah Butterfield, 11

Norman Rockwell Advent Calendar, 117

United Cakes of America, 66

Dogplay, 58

Oops!, 97

Vanity Fair’s Presidential Profiles, 3

Eco-nomical Baby Guide, The, 55

Orange Peel’s Pocket, 92

Where is the Cake?, 76

Equus 2011 Wall Calendar, 117

Over at the Castle, 79

William Wegman Man’s Best Friend 2011 Wall

Extraordinary Chickens 2011 Wall

P.S. I Hate It Here, 40

Calendar, 113 Chinese Trade Ceramics for Southeast

Calendar, 114

Calendar, 115

Pirate Pete, 76

William Wegman Puppies 2011 Wall Calendar, 115

Fizzy Whiz Kid, The, 111

Planet Golf 2011 Wall Calendar, 117

Worst Laid Plans, 39

For Girls Only, 100

Pop Touched Me, 8

Yves Saint Laurent, 10

Calendar, 116

Spring 2010 UK INSCVR.indd 2

Story, 105 Sisters Grimm Book Seven, The: The

Bible Stories, 17

Asia, 73

113

The, 83

The, 26 Sisters Grimm Book Eight, The: The Inside

5/11/09 10:15:53

001-030.indd 1

22/10/09 07:10:46

eCologY And SUSTAinABle deVeloPMenT

2 Degrees Too High Understanding the Copenhagen Summit By Yann Arthus-Bertrand 2009 was a crucial year in the international eﬀort to address climate change, culminating in the United nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in december. 2 Degrees Too High takes the opportunity of the 2009 Copenhagen Summit to examine what we know about global warming, its causes, its often dramatic consequences and solutions to consider, both individually and globally on the international level. each chapter features a double page with graphics and data from the Un, plus breathtaking photographs from award-winning photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand.

SPECIFICATIONS:

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

• 84 full-colour illustrations

Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s more than 40

• 192 pages, 55/7 × 84/7" (140 × 2100mm)

books include the multimillion-copy inter-

• Paperback

national bestseller Earth From Above. Born in Paris in 1947, his photography appears

ISBN: 978-0-8109-9578-9 £10.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-9578-9

01099

780810 995789

RIGHTS: World eXClUding US And CAnAdA PUB MONTH: FeBrUArY

in magazines like National Geographic, Life, GEO and Sierra Magazine. He is the chairman of goodPlanet.org, a nonproﬁt association for the promotion of sustainable development. He also directed a series of four, 2-hour documentaries based on Earth From Above and is the director of Home. He lives in France.

ALSO AVAILABLE:

Home ISBN: 978-0-8109-8476-9 ISBN: 978-0-8109-8476-9

• £10.50

780810 984769

z Abrams |

001-030.indd 2

sPrING 2010

www.abramsbooks.co.uk

22/10/09 07:10:49

HiSTorY

Vanity Fair’s Presidential Profiles Defining Portraits, Deeds, and Misdeeds of 43 Notable Americans – And What Each One Really Thought About His Predecessor Edited by Graydon Carter Illustrated by Mark Summers Foreword by Todd S. Purdum Forty-three men have held the highest office in the United States, making up an exclusive club of statesmen and sinners, grinds and slackers, winners and losers. They are profiled in incisive and entertaining commentaries, written by Vanity Fair contributors Judy Bachrach, david Friend, david Kamp, Todd S. Purdum and Jim Windolf, that tell of their deeds, plumb their characters and dispense the essential dish about their personal lives. Portraits newly drawn by the acclaimed artist Mark Summers illuminate each of them as vivid individuals.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Also included: revealing remarks – in

• 44 full-colour illustrations

ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Graydon Carter is the editor of Vanity

the presidents’ own words – showing

• 112 pages, 9 × 5¾" (229 × 146mm)

Fair and the author of What We’ve Lost,

what each really thought about the man

• Hardback with jacket

about the consequences for America and the world of the administration of

who preceded him in the oval oﬃce, an introduction by graydon Carter and a foreword by Washington insider

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8487-5

george W. Bush. Todd S. Purdum is the

£11.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-8487-5

national editor of Vanity Fair. Previously,

Todd S. Purdum. 9

51895

he was los Angeles bureau chief and a White House correspondent for The New

780810 984875

York Times. Mark Summers is a Canadian

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: FeBrUArY

illustrator. He is best-known for the illustrations of literary ﬁgures that are used in corporate branding by Barnes & noble.

www.abramsbooks.co.uk

001-030.indd 3

sPrING 2010

| z Abrams

22/10/09 07:10:53

FROM THE M.I.L.K. COLLECTION By Geoﬀ Blackwell ‘All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.’ – Abraham Lincoln dear Mum and dear dad are in praise and tribute to life’s closest and fundamental relationships. These unforgettable images, chosen from the M.i.l.K. collection, celebrate what it is to be part of a family, to share the gift of friendship and, more than anything else, to be loved. Geoﬀ Blackwell is a new Zealand-born book publisher who conceived and created M.i.l.K while working for Hodder Headline in the late 1990s. Blackwell lives and works in Auckland, new Zealand, where he runs PQ Blackwell, an award-winning creator of photography books.

Dear Dad • 50 full-colour illustrations • 180 pages, 7 × 6" (178 × 152mm) • Hardback with jacket

RIGHTS: World eX AUSTrAliA, neW ZeAlAnd And SoUTH AFriCA

ISBN: 978-0-8109-9599-4

PUB MONTH: JUne

£9.99

ISBN 978-0-8109-9599-4

780810 995994

Dear Mum • 50 full-colour illustrations • 180 pages, 7 × 6” (178 × 152mm) • Hardback with jacket

RIGHTS: World eX AUSTrAliA, neW ZeAlAnd And SoUTH AFriCA

ISBN: 978-0-8109-9598-7

PUB MONTH: MArCH

£9.99

ISBN 978-0-8109-9598-7

z Abrams |

001-030.indd 4

sPrING 2010

780810 995987

www.abramsbooks.co.uk

22/10/09 07:11:04

FeATUre | giFT CATegorY BooKS

My Baby Record ‘A new baby is like the beginning of all things – wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities’. – Eda J. LeShan record precious memories of your babies

• 50 full-colour illustrations

ﬁrst years in this elegant ﬁve-year record

• 80 pages, 92/3 × 83/7" (246 × 214mm)

book. inspired by stunning new images

• Hardback with jacket

from the M.i.l.K Collection, it includes special pages in which to record mile-

ISBN: 978-0-8109-9600-7

stones in your baby’s life, your thoughts

£9.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-9600-7

and feelings as your baby grows, an envelope for a lock of your baby’s hair and even a section where loved ones can write special messages to your baby, all accompanied by heart-warming images of babies and their families.

780810 996007

RIGHTS: World eX AUSTrAliA, neW ZeAlAnd And SoUTH AFriCA PUB MONTH: MArCH

ALSO AVAILABLE:

Fresh M.I.L.K ISBN: • £35.00 ISBN978-0-81098-891-0 978-0-8109-8891-0

780810 988910

www.abramsbooks.co.uk

001-030.indd 5

sPrING 2010

| z Abrams

22/10/09 07:11:14

From the renowned team of Brian and Wendy Froud comes a delightful and spiritual guide that oﬀers believers a chance to connect with and experience the love and wisdom that comes from faeries. The Heart of Faerie Oracle box set includes 68 oracle cards, illustrated by Brian Froud, and an accompanying 160-page book that provides detailed instructions for reading the cards. Using the oracle deck, readers consult with the magical world of Faerie and gain useful knowledge that can enhance their own personal relationships. Believers conduct readings to interpret the cards and build a special connection with the faeries, and the Faerie realm. The oracle cards feature Brian Froud’s recognizable faerie images, such as the enchanting Queen of golden Bough and the mischievous tricksters. Wendy Froud’s text describes the emotional and practical nature of the cards and oﬀers a variety of techniques for using the set, which can open the door into the enchanted realm as never before.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Brian Froud is an illustrator, author, ﬁlm designer, and faery authority. in

addition to Faeries, his books include Lady Cottington’s Pressed Faery Book, with Monty Python’s Terry Jones, Good Faeries / Bad Faeries and The Faeries’ Oracle. He also served as the conceptual designer on two of Jim Henson’s ﬁlms, The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. Wendy Froud has been a doll maker since the age of ﬁve. She worked

ALSO AVAILABLE:

as a sculptor and puppet builder for Jim Henson for many years, sculpting the characters Jen and Kira for The Dark Crystal. She also

Faeries ISBN: 978-0-8109-3274-6 • £17.95 ISBN 0810932746

fabricated Yoda for The Empire Strikes Back. Wendy’s dolls and ﬁgures are highly sought after and are in many prestigious collections around the world. Brian and Wendy live in devon, england.

001-030.indd 6

780810 932746

22/10/09 07:11:32

| NEw aGE |

L et the

WISDOM of FAERIE

transform your LIFE &

RELATIONSHIPS

Enter the magical world of bestselling authors Brian and Wendy Froud —and discover the wisdom of the faeries

FAERIE FACTS ✢ Brian Froud is an acclaimed faerie artist with over 5 million books sold internationally ✢ Faeries are a popular product category, appealing to fans ages 4 through 60 ✢ More than 60,000 people attend the Faerieworlds festival and FaerieCon convention, and they have more than 15,000 friends on MySpace ✢ The Faerieworlds / World of Froud mailing list is over 26,000 ✢ The Faerieworlds and FaerieCon websites attract over 5 million hits and 160,000 unique visitors per month ✢ Follows on the success of the bestselling The Faeries’ Oracle

e defdeffdfe

ef defdeffde

edefdef

001-030.indd 7

SPECIFICATIONS:

• 80 full-colour llustrations • 160 pages, 7¾ × 5¾" (197 × 146mm) • Box set includes 68-card oracle deck ISBN: 978-0-8109-8823-1 £15.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-8823-1

52500

780810 988231

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: MArCH

22/10/09 07:11:43

ArT

Pop Touched Me The Art of Rob Pruitt By Rob Pruitt Pop Touched Me: The Art of Rob Pruitt charts the highs and lows of art star rob Pruitt’s career – how he courted controversy as he rose to fame in the early ’90s alongside his then-partner, Jack early, and later secured his own place in the art world with shows including Cocaine Buffet, 101 Art ideas You Can do Yourself and Pandas and Bamboo. As one of the art world’s most provocative artists, Pruitt’s work has attracted critical attention for being consistently engaging while retaining a playful Pop aesthetic. Pop Touched Me, his first comprehensive monograph, examines the full scope of his development over the last two decades, extending beyond his conceptual art to include his painting, drawing, sculpture, textile and industrial design. Friends, fans, artists, and art critics – from Marc Jacobs and Mario Testino to Jeff Koons and richard Prince – all add context to the work by describing their own experiences with Pruitt and his SPECIFICATIONS:

art through insightful essays and quotes.

• 250 full-colour illustrations • 224 pages, 11 × 9¾" (279 × 248mm)

renowned contemporary artist based in

• Hardback

new York. Contributors include writer

ISBN: 978-0-8109-5432-8 £30.00 ISBN 978-0-8109-5432-8

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: AUTHORS: Rob Pruitt is an internationally

55000

Domenick Ammirati, artist Jennifer Bornstein, gallerist Jeﬀrey Deitch, critic and curator Bob Nickas and writer Glenn O’Brien.

780810 954328

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: MArCH

z Abrams |

001-030.indd 8

sPrING 2010

www.abramsbooks.co.uk

22/10/09 07:11:54

| religion | 9

The Song of Krishna The Illustrated Bhagavad Gita Translated by Sir Edwin Arnold With illustrations from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Song of Krishna: The Illustrated Bhagavad Gita is next in Abrams’ ongoing series of classic spiritual and philosophical texts. As part of the Mahâbhârata, one of the two great Hindu epics, the gita takes the form of a conversation between Krishna, the many-formed deity, and Arjuna, his kinsman, as the pair prepare to go into battle against a rival clan. Krishna’s moral counsel is often referred to as a concise version of Hindu philosophy, as well as a more generalised guide to leading a principled life. indian paintings, sculptures and textiles from the collection of the los Angeles County Museum of Art have been carefully paired with edwin Arnold’s classic english verse translation to create this handsome volume, with a three-

SPECIFICATIONS:

piece case, staining, and a ribbon.

• 113 full-colour photographs

ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Sir Edwin Arnold (1832–1904) was an

• 320 pages, 4 × 6" (102 × 152mm)

english poet and journalist best known

• Hardback with ribbon marker ISBN: 978-0-8109-8246-8 £9.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-8246-8

51695

for his interpretations of eastern philosophy through english verse, in particular the long-form poem The Light of Asia. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is home to more than 100,000 objects dating from ancient times to the present.

780810 982468

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: MArCH

ALSO AVAILABLE:

The Way of the Buddha U.S. $16.95 Can. $18.95 UK £8.99 ISBN: 978-0-8109-7295-7 • £8.99 ISBN: 978-0-8109-7295-7 5 1 6 9 5 9

780810 972957

www.abramsbooks.co.uk

001-030.indd 9

sPrING 2010

| z Abrams

22/10/09 07:13:29

10 | FASHION

| ART |

Now Back in Print!

Yves Saint Laurent

Renoir

By Farid Chenoune

His Life, Art, and Letters

Yves Saint Laurent, the first comprehensive retrospective of this

By Barbara Ehrlich White

influential designer’s life’s work, will accompany an exhibition of

First published in 1984, Renoir was praised for its comprehensive

some 250 garments from the collection of the Fondation Pierre

yet intimate history of Renoir’s life and work. Now back in print,

Bergé–Yves Saint Laurent at the Petit Palais in Paris.

White’s classic book brilliantly contrasts the story of Renoir’s

From his early days working under Dior and heading the

personal battle against crippling arthritis – as well as his loss of

House of Dior after his mentor’s death, to the opening of his first

favour with old patrons dissatisfied when he developed a new

prêt-a-porter shop on the Rive Gauche and the debut of the Le

style – with the joyous gratification of the senses that flows from

Smoking tuxedo, to the muses he adored (Loulou de la Falaise and

his canvases.

Catherine Deneuve among them), this volume reveals the breadth

Barbara Ehrlich White, a renowned Renoir scholar, devoted

and scope of the designer’s entire career. With a preface by Pierre

more than 20 years to searching out unpublished letters and

Bergé, the book explores the sources of inspiration that drove

documents that reveal his life as an artist and as a man. She

Saint Laurent’s continuous innovation, drawing upon painting,

captures both the underlying traditionalism of his training and

sculpture, theatre, opera, literature and cinema.

his audacious breakthrough in style, subject and technique. This uniquely documented tribute, with its lavish illustrations, including

EXHIBITION SCHEDULE:

three gatefolds, is the essential Renoir.

Petit Palais, Paris: March 11 – August 29, 2010

SPECIFICATIONS:

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

SPECIFICATIONS:

• 200 full-colour illustrations

Farid Chenoune is a fashion

• 391 illustrations, 125 in full-colour

Barbara Ehrlich White

• 312 pages, 10⅞ × 8⅞"

historian and author of several

• 312 pages, 13½ × 10¼"

is the author of Abrams’s

books, including A History of

(276 × 225mm)

£30.00 ISBN 978-0-8109-9608-3

In the course of her career, ISBN: 978-0-8109-9607-6

Lingerie, as well as a contribu-

55000

£30.00 ISBN 978-0-8109-9607-6

tor to French Vogue.

780810 996083

and numerous journal articles.

• Hardback with jacket

It All: A Century of French

ISBN: 978-0-8109-9608-3

Impressionists Side by Side

(343 × 260mm)

Men’s Fashion and Beneath

• Paperback with flaps

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

55000

780810 996076

RIGHTS: WORLD ENGLISH

RIGHTS: WORLD

PUB MONTH: MAY

PUB MONTH: MARCH

z Abrams |

10,15,19,27.indd 10

SPRING 2010

she won many grants and awards, and wrote several television scripts on Renoir, one of which won an Emmy.

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

2/11/09 06:50:54

Art

Deborah Butterﬁeld By Robert Gordon Introduction by Jane Smiley Essay by John Yau

Now in Paperback

Poems by Vicki Hearne this new paperback edition of Deborah Butterﬁeld showcases the full oeuvre of this great American sculptor, updated to include new images of her latest work and information on her many gallery shows and museum exhibitions. Butterfield transforms selected pieces of scrap iron and found wood into majestic, life-size horse sculptures that are, as art historian Wayne l. roosa has written, ‘like ancient, noble archaeological remains, skeletal and grand’. Beautifully packaged with a new cover, this elegant and lyrical volume is the most comprehensive retrospective look at this important American artist. the book includes insightful essays by the noted author and horsewoman Jane smiley and poet and art critic John Yau, and a selection of poems by Vicki Hearne, a close friend of Butterfield’s. Author robert Gordon followed the artist’s career for a quarter century and brings unique insight to her body of work.

Hardcover edition ISBN: 978-0-8109-4629-3

SPECIFICATIONS: • 108 full-colour illustrations

ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Robert Gordon is an art consultant,

• 196 pages, 10¾ × 11¼" (273 × 286mm)

photographer, filmmaker and a widely

• Paperback with flaps

published author who has written several

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8947-4 £25.00 ISBN 978-0-8109-8947-4

54000

books for Abrams including The Last Flowers of Manet and Degas. Jane Smiley is the pulitzer prize–winning author of A Thousand Acres and other works of fiction. John Yau is an award-winning poet and art

780810 989474

critic. Vicki Hearne was a poet who spent

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: MArCH

almost 25 years as a horse trainer.

www.abramsbooks.co.uk

001-030.indd 11

sPrING 2010

| z Abrams

22/10/09 07:14:03

12 | sport |

GOLF Magazine Private Lessons Revised & Updated Edition By David Dusek private lessons is the most popular feature in GOLF Magazine – the place to go for tips, tricks and instructions that will get the lowliest duffer swinging like a pro. this second edition of Abrams’ bestselling golf instruction book offers the best of the lessons that have appeared since the book was first published. More than 60 pages have been replaced with fresh, up-to-date material illuminating every aspect of the game. its easy-to-follow instructions, combined with the wonderfully accurate full-colour illustrations, illuminate every aspect of the game – from approaching the tee to hitting out of trouble to improving the short game. Best of all, this is a book any golfer can use to advantage – low and high handicappers, men, women, juniors, and seniors alike will benefit from the book’s unique ability to break the most complex

SPECIFICATIONS: • 375 full-colour illustrations

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

instruction into easy-to-understand and easy-to-follow steps. GOLF Magazine’s

• 304 pages, 10½ × 8" (267 × 203mm)

2002. He has worked with most of the

Private Lessons is an indispensable tool

• Flexibind

top 100 teachers, as well as pGA tour

in any golfer’s kit.

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8482-0

this new volume is 20 percent

£19.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-8482-0

revised and updated.

Prior edition ISBN: 978-0-8109-5542-4

52995

780810 984820

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: MArCH

David Dusek joined GOLF Magazine in

stars such as luke donald, Brad Faxon and Jim Furyk. As deputy editor of GolF.com, david covers the pGA tour and writes the shop equipment blog. david has also produced videos with david Feherty, peter Kostis and dave pelz and has appeared as a guest and commentator on NBC, CBs, EspN, Fox News and CNN.

z Abrams |

001-030.indd 12

sPrING 2010

www.abramsbooks.co.uk

22/10/09 07:14:08

| sport | 13

Golf Courses of the World 365 Days Revised and Updated Edition By Robert Sidorsky two hundred of the courses featured in this second edition of Abrams’ hugely successful Golf Courses of the World: 365 Days are new. Many of the added courses have opened since the first edition was published, in 2005, and the best of them have been carefully selected and affectionately described for this new book. Wonderful photographs by the best golf photographers – 365 magnificent courses illustrated with more than 500 pictures – bring the world of golf home. this new edition has also been completely redesigned, with larger type and a two-column format for greater readability. As before, an index of courses

zAbrams

includes information for golfers wishing

365

to play the courses.

Prior edition ISBN: 978-0-8109-5893-7

SPECIFICATIONS: • 500 full-colour illustrations

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Robert Sidorsky is the author of Abrams’

• 744 pages, 6¼ × 9¼" (159 × 235mm)

bestselling Golf 365 Days: A History as

• Hardback

well as the anthology Golf’s Greatest

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8920-7 £19.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-8920-7

see page 120 for other titles in this format.

52995

Moments. He has written about golf for many newspapers and magazines. He is an attorney in his spare time.

780810 989207

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: April

ALSO AVAILABLE:

Golf: 365 Days U.S. $29.95 Can. $32.95 UK £19.99 ISBN: 978-0-8109-7281-0 • £19.99 ISBN: 978-0-8109-7281-0 5 2 9 9 5 9

780810 972810

www.abramsbooks.co.uk

001-030.indd 13

sPrING 2010

| z Abrams

22/10/09 07:16:42

ArCHitECtUrE / iNtErior dEsiGN

Prefabulous + Sustainable Building and Customizing an Affordable, Energy-Efficient Home By Sheri Koones Foreword by Robert Redford Prefabulous and Sustainable dispels the negative myths associated with prefab homes and shows the reader how beautiful and remarkably green prefab homes are. in this guide to prefab home-building, author sheri Koones demystifies the prefabricated house by using 25 unique homes to showcase how factory-built homes are greener, more efficient, sturdier and more cost-effective than site-built homes. All of the homes included in Prefabulous and Sustainable have been customised to create a level of sustainability beyond the inherent qualities of prefab. Written in an easy-to-understand and approachable style, author sheri Koones walks the readers through each strategies and systems used to create

SPECIFICATIONS: • 200 full-colour illustrations

AUTHOR: ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Sheri Koones is a widely respected

a sustainable living environment. photo-

• 240 pages, 10 × 9½" (254 × 241mm)

author whose book Prefabulous explored

graphs, captions, ﬂoor plans and sidebars

• Hardback

of the homes, explaining the materials,

show readers that green living is not

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8483-7

as complicated as one might think, and

£15.99

ISBN 978-0-8109-8483-7

attainable for everyone. Also included is a resource guide, making this book a hands-on guide for homebuilders.

the variety, beauty, and eco-friendly

780810 984837

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: April

52500

benefits of prefab homes and recently won the prestigious Gold Award in the 2008 robert Bruss real Estate Book Awards from NArEE. Robert Redford is a highly acclaimed actor and director as well as an ardent conservationist and environmentalist. He has also inﬂuenced more than a generation of independent voices through his non-profit sundance institute and Film Festival.

z Abrams |

001-030.indd 14

sPrING 2010

www.abramsbooks.co.uk

22/10/09 07:16:49

DESIGN

The Third Teacher 79 Ways You Can Use Design to Transform Teaching & Learning A Collaborative Project: OWP/P Architects + VS Furniture + Bruce Mau Design Created by an international team of architects and designers concerned about our failing education systems, The Third Teacher explores the critical link between the school environment and how children learn, and offers 79 practical design ideas, both great and small, to guide readers’ efforts to improve our schools. Written for anyone who has school-age children in their lives, from educators and education decision-makers to parents and community activists, this book is intended to ignite a blaze of discussion and initiative about environment as an essential element of learning. Including a wealth of interviews, facts, statistics and stories from experts in a wide range of fields, this book shows readers how to connect with the many organizations, individuals and ideas dedicated to innovating and improving

SPECIFICATIONS: • 100 full-colour illustrations

teaching and learning. Contributors include children’s singer and advocate Raffi, author and creativity

• 256 pages, 10 × 7¼" (254 × 184mm)

between OWP/P Architects,

• Paperback with flaps

VS Furniture, and Bruce Mau Design.

consultant Sir Ken Robinson, scientist and environmentalist David Suzuki, inventor

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8998-6

James Dyson and other experts who

£19.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-8998-6

are working to create fresh solutions to problems and design better places for teaching and learning.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: AUTHORS: The Third Teacher is a collaboration

52995

Since 1958, OWP/P has designed architecture and building systems that support the educational vision of more than 150 school clients. VS Furniture is a 110-year-old manufacturer of educational

780810 989986

furnishings based in Germany with offices

RIGHTS: WORLD PUB MONTH: APRIL

around the world. Bruce Mau Design is a business and cultural design studio with offices in Toronto and Chicago.

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

10,15,19,27.indd 15

SPRING 2010

| z Abrams

2/11/09 06:51:10

sCiENCE

Hubble A Journey Through Space and Time By Edward J. Weiler Foreword by Charles F. Bolden, Jr. Edited by Robert Jacobs, Dwayne Brown, JD Harrington, Connie Moore and Bertram Ulrich NAsA’s first book on the Hubble space telescope marks the 20th anniversary of one of history’s most important scientific tools. Here is Hubble’s great visual legacy to humanity in stunning images that are benchmarks of astronomy and photography. of the more than 100 classic Hubble images that were selected by NAsA’s experts, the 20 most significant are accompanied by commentaries by notable scientists. Veteran astronauts from NAsA’s five remarkable manned missions to maintain the telescope also contribute to this volume, making it an authoritative account of a magnificent scientific achievement. Beyond its scientific contributions, 20 years of Hubble research and imagery – ranging from our planetary neighbours to

SPECIFICATIONS: • 100 full-colour illustrations

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

the edge of time and space – have had a profound impact on the world’s imagina-

• 144 pages, 11⅞ × 9½” (302 × 241mm)

NAsA. He served as Chief scientist of the

tion and spiritual growth, as documented

• Hardback with jacket

Hubble space telescope from 1979 until

in this inspiring book. ISBN: 978-0-8109-8997-9 £19.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-8997-9

780810 989979

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: April

Edward J. Weiler is an astrophysicist at

52995

1998. Charles F. Bolden, Jr. is administrator for NAsA. He served as pilot on the space shuttle mission that deployed Hubble in April 1990. Hubble was created by the team that has worked on Abrams’ previous NAsA books: Robert Jacobs, Connie Moore and Bertram Ulrich, with the addition of Dwayne Brown and JD Harrington, all NAsA staffers.

ALSO AVAILABLE:

A P O L L O

Apollo ISBN: ISBN:978-0-8109-2146-7 978-0-8109-2146-7

• £12.99

780810 921467

z Abrams |

001-030.indd 16

sPrING 2010

www.abramsbooks.co.uk

22/10/09 07:17:03

| rEliGioN / Art | 17

Bible Stories By Martina Degl’Innocenti and Stella Marinone the fourth book in Abrams’ successful series that includes Saints, Angels, and Mary, this volume retells some of the best-known stories in human history,

Over 150,000 cop sold in th ies is bestsellin g series

pairing them with compelling renditions in painting, sculpture and film. Beginning with Adam and Eve, art historians Martina degl’innocenti and stella Marinone bring these tales to life with images both familiar and unusual. Using the work of masters such as da Vinci, rubens, Blake and rembrandt alongside the works of Klimt, delacroix and deMille, the authors guide the reader through nearly a thousand years of art history, examining the way these universal themes have been visualised according to the styles and customs of the time. packed with more than 275 works of art in full colour, this book is a perfect primer in art inspired by the Bible.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Martina Degl’Innocenti and

SPECIFICATIONS: • 390 full-colour illustrations

• 612 pages, 6 × 4½" (152 × 114mm)

Stella Marinone are art historians

• Hardback

specialising in reiigious painting and sculpture. they live in italy.

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8996-2 £11.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-8996-2

51995

780810 989962

RIGHTS: UK PUB MONTH: April

ALSO AVAILABLE:

ISBN 0810954991 Saints ISBN: 978-0-8109-5499-1 • £9.95

ISBN 0810994362 Angels ISBN: 978-0-8109-9436-2 • £9.95

Mary ISBN 978-0810982857 ISBN: 978-0-8109-8285-7 • £11.99 5 6 5 7 0

9 780810 954991

780810 982857

9 780810 994362

www.abramsbooks.co.uk

001-030.indd 17

sPrING 2010

| z Abrams

22/10/09 07:17:08

001-030.indd 18

22/10/09 07:17:19

| INTERIOR DESIGN | 19

American Modern By Thomas O’Brien With Lisa Light Photographs by Laura Resen Designer and merchant, collector and tastemaker, Thomas O’Brien has made a career of translating cool notions of modernism into an easy and generous array of modern styles that anyone can attain. Now he introduces readers to a range of those styles – from casual to formal, vintage to urban – alongside stunning photography and charming design stories. O’Brien carefully describes the design process of his chosen projects, including a city loft, a traditional estate and a converted schoolhouse. Each home explores a view on the modern design spectrum he has created, as well as the individual choices that make the design unique. O’Brien explains not only what was at work to create a given style, but how readers can import those practices to their own homes and personal design sensibilities. Important design principles relationships, correctness of scale and

SPECIFICATIONS: • 200 full-colour illustrations

informed collecting are threaded through

• 240 pages, 11× 9½" (279 × 241mm)

ident of Aero Studios, one of America’s

a practical narrative that reads like a

• Hardback with jacket

most respected design firms, and the

such as architectural authenticity, colour

master class in interior design.

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8478-3

American Modern is an inspiring

£30.00 ISBN 978-0-8109-8478-3

design volume that will redefine the way readers think about modern interiors. 9

55000

ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Thomas O’Brien is the founder and pres-

proprietor of AERO, the influential home boutique which is located within that studio setting. He lives in Manhattan and Bellport, Long Island. Lisa Light is the contributing writer and brand strategist at

780810 984783

Aero Studios in New York. Laura Resen

RIGHTS: WORLD PUB MONTH: APRIL

is an artist and photographer whose work has appeared in many commercial and editorial publications.

ALSO AVAILABLE:

Terry John Woods New Farmhouse Style ISBN: • £24.99 ISBN978-1-58479-792-0 978-1584797920 5 4 0 0 0 9

781584 797920

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

10,15,19,27.indd 19

SPRING 2010

| z Abrams

2/11/09 06:51:31

Art

Jackson Pollock By Ellen G. Landau

Now Back in Print!

this compelling and definitive Abrams classic, now back in print, locates pollock in the continuum of

his times, recreating the social and cultural milieu of New York in the 1940s and 1950s. How did Jackson pollock become a cult figure for the Beat Generation? And what caused his reputation to continue to soar? With extensive knowledge of pollock’s habits (much of it gained through interviews), his reading, his conversation and the exhibitions he visited, the author retraces many of the far-ﬂung sources of pollock’s work. A wealth of comparative photographs that illustrate paintings by artists pollock admired further explains the work of this complex, tragic and immeasurably inﬂuential figure. pollock’s big, bold canvases are reproduced in five colours to convey the brilliance of his network of tones, his aluminum paint and his sparkling collage materials. six gatefolds show his vast horizontal works without distortion and a chronology provides a summary of the

SPECIFICATIONS:

major events of pollock’s life.

• 270 illustrations, 105 in full colour

Ellen G. Landau is the author of Lee

• 286 pages, 11¾ × 10¼" (298 × 260mm)

Krasner: A Catalogue Raisonné, Reading

• includes 3 4-page gatefolds and

Abstract Expressionism and Artists

Paperback edition ISBN: 978-0-8109-8186-7

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

for Victory, as well as many catalogue

3 8-page gatefolds

essays and articles on 20th-century

• Hardback with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-8496-7 £30.00 ISBN 978-0-8109-8496-7

American art. she lectures and curates exhibits worldwide.

55000

780810 984967

PUB MONTH: April RIGHTS: WORLD EXCEPT UK

z Abrams |

001-030.indd 20

sPrING 2010

www.abramsbooks.co.uk

22/10/09 07:17:33

art

Swoon Introduction by Jeffrey Deitch Essays by Caledonia Curry, Lisa D’Amour, Thomas Beale, Rollo Romig and others this ﬁrst monograph on the street artist swoon is a crash course on the incredible range of her diverse artistic practices. Filled with brilliant colour photographs, the book brings the reader to streets around the world to see her life-size prints and paper cutouts that transform as natural elements slowly erode and destroy them. it travels across the waters to include striking images from her most recent projects, swimming Cities, which show a team of craftsmen scavenging junk to create makeshift boats that are part ﬂoating artwork, part performance and part experiments in communal living. and it invites readers inside her art collective, toyshop, which orchestrates organic public theatre that includes everything from street parties to public demonstrations. Woven together seamlessly, and accompanied by essays from fellow Deitch, this book showcases the work of

SPECIFICATIONS: • 200 full-colour illustrations

ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Jeffrey Deitch is the owner of Deitch

one of the art world’s brightest stars.

• 192 pages, 8 × 10½" (203 × 267mm)

projects in Brooklyn, NY, and has

artists and famed gallery owner Jeﬀrey

represented swoon since 2005.

• Hardback ISBN: 978-0-8109-8485-1 £22.50 ISBN 978-0-8109-8485-1

53500

Caledonia Curry, also known as swoon, lives in Brooklyn. Lisa D’Amour is a playwright who worked with swoon on her swimming Cities of switchback sea project. Thomas Beale is an artist and

780810 984851

the owner of honey space gallery in

RIGHTS: WorLD PUB MONTH: maY

New York. Rollo Romig pens a book blog for The New Yorker and was a member of swoon’s toyshop Collective.

www.abramsbooks.co.uk

001-030.indd 21

sPrING 2010

| z Abrams

22/10/09 07:18:10

001-030.indd 22

22/10/09 07:18:41

| iNtErior DEsigN | 23

The Selby Is in Your Place By Todd Selby Introduction by Lesley Arfin The Selby Is in Your Place was conceived when fashion and interiors photographer todd selby began taking portraits of dynamic and creative people – authors, musicians, artists and designers – in their home environments and posting them on his website. Nosy by nature, he wanted to see how personal style was reflected in private spaces. Lucky for us, he found his answer in the colour-rich and eclectic quarters of a diverse group of subjects, including simon Doonan and Jonathan adler, Faris Badwan, helena Christensen and olivier Zahm, in New York, Los angeles, paris, tokyo, sydney and London. Each profile is accompanied by selby’s watercolour portraits of the subjects and objects from their homes, and illustrated questionnaires, which selby asks each person to fill out. The Selby Is in Your Place consists of over thirty profiles, many of which have never been seen, selected exclusively for the book. the result is a collection of unique spaces bursting with energy and personality that together create a colourful hodgepodge of inspirational interiors.

SPECIFICATIONS: • 300 full-colour illustrations

ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Todd Selby is an interiors, fashion and

• 256 pages, 11 × 8" (279 × 203mm)

portrait photographer and painter. his

• Hardback with reusable decals

photographs can be regularly seen

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8486-8 £22.50 ISBN 978-0-8109-8486-8

53500

in British Vogue, Vogue Hommes International, Dazed and Confused, Another Magazine, Nylon, New York Magazine, the Sunday Times and the New York Times Magazine. Lesley

780810 984868

Arfin is the New York–based author

RIGHTS: WorLD PUB MONTH: maY

of Dear Diary and the former editor of Missbehave magazine.

www.abramsbooks.co.uk

001-030.indd 23

sPrING 2010

| z Abrams

22/10/09 07:19:02

ABRAMS BESTSELLERS

Equus IsbN 978-0-8109-7142-4 U.S. $65.00 Can. $72.00 UK £35.00 £30.00 ISBN: 978-0-8109-7142-4

Wisdom IsbN 978-0-8109-8372-4 £30.00

A Beautiful Game IsbN 978-0-8109-8290-1 £19.95 ISBN: 978-0-8109-8290-1

5 6 5 0 0

780810 982901

780810 983724

R. Crumb’s Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country ISBN 0810930865 IsbN 978-0-8109-3086-5 £10.95

Vans IsbN 978-0-8109-8375-5 ISBN: 978-0-8109-8375-5 £12.99

Sagmeister: Made You Look IsbN 978-0-8109-0597-9 ISBN: 978-0-8109-0597-9 £24.99 54000 9 780810 905979

780810 983755 9

780810 930865

Planet Golf ISBN 0810994034 IsbN 978-0-8109-9403-4 £29.95

Worldchanging IsbN 978-0-8109-7085-4 U.S. $19.95 Can. $23.95 UK £9.99 ISBN 13: 978-0-8109-7085-4 £9.99

CBGB and OMFUG ISBN 0810957862 IsbN 978-0-8109-5786-2 £12.95

780810 971424

5 1 9 9 5

780810 957862

1 0 0 0 0

001-030.indd 24

sPrING 2010

The Art of James Cameron’s Avatar IsbN 978-0-8109-8286-4 ISBN: 978-0-8109-8286-4 £19.99

5 3 5 0 0

780810 983892

z Abrams |

9 780810 994034

Graffiti New York IsbN 978-0-8109-5146-4 ISBN 978-0810951464 £19.99

Avedon Fashion IsbN 978-0-8109-8389-2 ISBN 978-0810983893 £60.00

780810 970854

780810 951464

780810 982864

www.abramsbooks.co.uk

22/10/09 07:19:30

comicarts opener tk

001-030.indd 25

22/10/09 07:19:32

| ComiCs / hUmoUr / graphiC NoVELs |

By Matt Groening

■

Edited by Bill Morrison

■

Introduction by Matt Groening

What would happen if the planet Express crew and the citizens of New York City in the 31st century met the simpsons and the citizens of springfield . . . and how is it even possible? prepare yourself for a simpsons saga filled with Futurama! a Futurama fable suffused with the simpsons! Featuring a plethora of pleasing plot devices including: evil brain spawn, lactose-intolerant space aliens, a giant ball of yarn, flying cars, mistaken identities, world domination, the brittle fabric of reality torn asunder, a comic book–collecting sentient planet, the Dewey decimal system, self-eating watermelons, slave labour, space pirates, power-crazed vampires, super-hero battles, unflattering underwear, mad science run amok and much, much more! this is the epic story that you’ve been waiting for . . . a story so big, so ambitious, so sweeping that it can only be told in a 208-page, large format, slip-cased edition, complete with new material, supplemental stories, preliminary sketches, character designs and a pin-up gallery featuring the talents of comics industry luminaries alex ross, sergio aragonés, geof Darrow, Kyle Baker, peter Kuper and Bernie Wrightson among others. it’s a comic convergence on a reality-ripping, time-altering, space-traveling intergalactic scale! it’s The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis – uncut and all comedy! First published in 2002 and 2005 as two two-part comic book mini-series (Futurama/Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis and The Simpsons/Futurama Crossover Crisis II), these four hard-to-find comics are collected together for the first time in a hardback collection, encased in

SPECIFICATIONS:

a double diecut slipcase, and packaged with a bonus facsimile of the Eisner

• 200 full-colour illustrations

award–winning Simpsons Comics #1 from 1993.

• 208 pages, 11 × 7½" (279 × 191mm) • includes a reprint of Simpsons Comics #1

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Matt Groening is the creator and executive producer of the Emmy

• Hardback in diecut slipcase

award–winning series The Simpsons, and the Emmy-nominated series Futurama.

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8837-8

in addition to producing a weekly cartoon strip, ‘Life in hell’. groening is the

£15.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-8837-8

founder/ publisher of Bongo Comics. Bill Morrison is a comic book artist and writer. morrison currently serves as editor and creative director of Bongo Comics. 9 © 2009 BONGO ENTERTAINMENT, INC. THE SIMPSONS AND FUTURAMA © & TM TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

| sPrING 2010 |

001-030.indd 26

52495

780810 988378

RIGHTS: WorLD PUB MONTH: apriL

www.abramsbooks.co.uk

22/10/09 07:19:36

THE ULTIMATE POP CULTURE CONVERGENCE COLLECTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ONE BOOK

okay, let's get started. first up in the MAYORAL DEBATE is springfield's four-term winner “DIAMOND” JOE QUIMBY⁄

er...ah...thank you, kent, for your FINE MODERATION.

hey, what are we doing here?

j The Simpsons holds the Guinness World Record for Longest-Running Primetime Animated Series and Most Guest Stars Featured in a Television Series j Through the years, The Simpsons has won 24 Emmy Awards j The Futurama series has just been renewed for a 6th season j Futurama’s loyal fans petitioned to bring the show back

ˆ will EXPLAIN everything TELEPATHICALLY.

hmm...they seem confused, but not stupid. that must be due to the absence of brain spawn within the comic book. but ˆ DO sense some MEMORY LOSS⁄

we do not have much time! keep your focus on ME, and ME ALONE⁄

you're part of a race older than time... and you’re sworn to protect the universe from the evil brain spawn? that is SO SWEET⁄

¯SNIFF⁄˘ and we're trapped inside a simpsons comic. it’s the story ˆ was reading earlier! but it smells OLD, like grandma’s basement.

must be an ORIGINAL PRINTING.

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK | SPRING 2010 |

10,15,19,27.indd 27

2/11/09 06:51:54

The long-anticipated monograph on the creator of the groundbreaking comic book Love and Rockets

By Todd Hignite Introduction by Alison Bechdel in 1981 three mexican-american brothers self-published their ﬁrst comic book, Love and Rockets, and ‘changed american cartooning forever’ according to Publishers Weekly. over 25 years later it is still being published to critical and commercial success. Jaime hernandez’s moving stories chronicle the lives of some of the most memorable and fully formed characters the comics world has ever seen. his female protagonists, masterfully delineated with humour, candour and breathtaking realism, come to life within California’s mexican-american culture and punk milieu. in april 2006 hernandez began serializing his work in the New York Times Magazine – all of which is collected here in full colour. the notoriously private artist has opened his archives for the ﬁrst time, revealing never-before-seen sketches, childhood drawings and unpublished work, alongside his most famous Love and Rockets material, much of it photographed in colour from the original art. ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Todd Hignite is an acclaimed comics scholar, and founder and edi-

• 260 full-colour and black-and-white illustrations

tor of the award-winning publication Comic Art. he is the author of

• 224 pages, 12¼ × 9" (311 × 229mm)

In the Studio: Visits with Contemporary Cartoonists, and co-editor

• Hardback with jacket

SPECIFICATIONS:

of Strips, Toons & Bluesies: Essays in Comics and Culture. he lives in Dallas, texas. Alison Bechdel is the bestselling and critically

ISBN: 978-0-8109-9570-3

acclaimed author of the graphic novel memoir Fun Home.

£25.00 ISBN 978-0-8109-9570-3

ALSO AVAILABLE:

54000

780810 995703

RIGHTS: WorLD PUB MONTH: apriL

ISBNKing 0810994478 Kirby: of Comics ISBN: 978-0-8109-9447-8 • £21.00

The Art of Harvey Kurtzman U.S. $40.00 Can. $44.00 UK £20.00 ISBN: 978-0-8109-7296-4 ISBN: 978-0-8109-7296-4 • £20.00 5 4 0 0 0 9

9 780810 994478

001-030.indd 28

780810 972964

| sPrING 2010 | www.abramsbooks.co.uk

22/10/09 07:20:25

| ComiCs / graphiC art | 29

‘Love and Rockets was not only a revolution in comics, it was a revolution in Latino letters. It was the first time that people were writing about the kind of Latinos that I grew up with where being a Latino was a given . . . It was a dynamic part of the larger U.S. society, and not some static, nostalgic, sepiaprint photo of itself’. Junot Diaz, The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

‘Jaime Hernandez’s work always inspires. Real characters, magical worlds, bold art. As a student filmmaker his creations helped me to understand visual storytelling’. Darren Aronofsky, The Wrestler

www.abramsbooks.co.uk | sPr

001-030.indd 29

22/10/09 07:21:06

ComiCs / graphiC art

Art in Time Unknown Comic Book Adventures, 1940–1980 By Dan Nadel Art in Time is the companion to Dan Nadel’s harvey award–winning book, Art Out of Time. in this unique volume, Nadel focuses on the lesser-known comic works by celebrated icons of the industry, such as h.g. peter (the artist behind Wonder Woman), John stanley (the writer and artist for Little Lulu), harry Lucey (one of the artists behind archie), Jesse marsh (the artist for tarzan), and Bill Everett (best known for his characters sub-mariner and Dr. strange). Art in Time reprints complete comic book stories that represent some of the best but obscure adventure stories from the 1940s through the 1980s. Each comic highlights the fully developed style of the artists and celebrates these little known comic gems. Art in Time is designed as a reading book, allowing fans to catch up on some fascinating, but forgotten work in comics history. SPECIFICATIONS: • 300 full-colour illustrations

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

• 304 pages, 11 × 8" (279 × 203mm)

Time and the owner of pictureBox, inc., a

• Hardback with jacket

packaging and publishing company with

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8824-8 £25.00 ISBN 978-0-8109-8824-8

ALSO AVAILABLE:

54000

780810 988248

RIGHTS: WorLD PUB MONTH: maY

Dan Nadel is the author of Art Out of

more than 50 titles in print. Nadel and pictureBox have received awards ranging from a grammy award for best album cover design, to best publication design from the aiga, to a Rolling Stone magazine top Five Book of the year. his essays and criticism have appeared in many publications, including The Washington Post and The New York Times.

Art ISBN Out 0810958388 of Time ISBN: 978-0-8109-5838-8 • £24.95

Out 9 Praise 7 8 0 8 1for 0 9Art 583 88

of Time:

‘I’m really grateful to Dan Nadel for concocting this antidote to the blear of the accepted comics ‘canon’’. –Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library ‘What a treasure’. – Jaime hernandez, Love and Rockets

001-030.indd 30

sPrING 2010

www.abramsbooks.co.uk

22/10/09 07:21:18

031-041.indd 31

22/10/09 07:28:18

031-041.indd 32

p SPRING 2010 p WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

22/10/09 07:28:24

p MUSIC / PHOTOGRAPHY p 33

Ryan Adams & the Cardinals A View of Other Windows By Neal Casal Introduction by rYaN aDams Afterword by phil lesh

‘I won’t say Ryan Adams is the best North American singer-songwriter since Neil Young . . . but I won’t say he isn’t, either’. – Stephen King Ryan Adams & the Cardinals: A View of Other Windows

An intimate look at one of today’s most important songwriters

reveals an unprecedented, intimate look at Ryan Adams and his band the Cardinals through the evocative photography of lead guitarist Neal Casal. In an intensely personal collection of 200 photographs, Casal has captured the exhilaration of the stage and studio while sometimes exposing the solitary aspects of the creative process and life on the road. With an introduction by Ryan Adams and an afterword by legendary musician Phil Lesh, this collection will be revered by fans and is the oﬃcial documentation of the beloved band. NeaL CasaL is the lead guitarist for Ryan Adams

200 full-colour photographs

and the Cardinals as well as a singer-songwriter who

160 pages, 8 × 10" (203 × 254mm)

has released nine solo albums. rYaN aDams is a

Hardback

celebrated singer-songwriter who has released six solo albums as well as ﬁve albums with his band the

isBN: 978-0-8109-8266-6

Cardinals. phiL Lesh is a founding member of the iconic

£15.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-8266-6

Grateful Dead. 9

52495

780810 982666

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: marCh

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK p SPRING 2010 p

031-041.indd 33

22/10/09 07:28:28

34 p POP CULTURE p

The sequel to the popular Body Type

BODY TYPE 2 MORE

T Y POGR A PHIC TAT TOOS

INA SA LT Z

Body Type 2 More Typographical Tattoos By iNa saltZ

From quotes from Rimbaud to the Rolling Stones, from declarations of love and statements of belief systems to self-empowerment and homage, the choice of a typographical tattoo provides insight into the human condition. The sequel to the bestselling Body Type: Intimate Messages Etched in Flesh, this second volume collects over 200 new tattoos and explores the ideas and emotions behind this indelible commitment. This stunning photography collection features commentary on the letterforms as well as personal recollections by the tattooed on the motivations for their decided words. Inspiring, 200 full-colour photographs 192 pages, 8 × 7" (203 × 178mm) Hardback with jacket

the written word.

isBN: 978-0-8109-8276-5 £11.99 ISBN

978-0-8109-8276-5

sometimes shocking and always voyeuristic, Body Type 2 is not only for tattoo aﬁcionados, but also for all lovers of

51995

iNa saLtZ is an art director, designer, writer and profes-

sor whose areas of expertise are typography and magazine design.

780810 982765

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: marCh

also aVailaBle:

Body Type ISBN 978-0-8109-7050-2 0810970502 isBN: £10.95

780810 970502

031-041.indd 34

p SPRING 2010 p WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

22/10/09 07:28:33

p HUMOUR / POP CULTURE p 35

The perfect gift for Lego lovers young and old

I LEGO® N.Y. By Christoph NiemaNN

I LEGO® N.Y. is an imaginative look at life in New York City constructed entirely out of LEGO pieces. Designer and illustrator Christoph Niemann was inspired to create a series of miniature New York vignettes out of his sons’ toys after a few cold and dark winter days in Berlin. The former New Yorker then posted photographs of his creations along with his handwritten captions on his New York Times blog. Resident and honorary New Yorkers around the world responded enthusiastically to the clever and minimalist inventions, which captured both the iconic (the Empire State Building) and the mundane (man standing on a subway platform) in fewer pieces than one might think possible. This book includes all of the original images, plus thirteen new creations. The resulting collection is delightful in its simplicity and moving in its ability to capture the spirit of life in New York in so few strokes. Christoph NiemaNN is an award-winning illustrator

and children’s book author. He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker, Wired and the New York Times. He has won numerous awards from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Art Directors Club and American Illustration. He is the author of two children’s books, The Pet Dragon and The Police Cloud.

30 full-colour illustrations 32 pages, 5½ × 7" (140 × 178mm) Board book with rounded corners isBN: 978-0-8109-8490-5 £8.99 ISBN

978-0-8109-8490-5

51495

780810 984905

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: april

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK p SPRING 2010 p

031-041.indd 35

22/10/09 07:29:03

The Ultimate Stoner Film Guide Reefer Movie Madness is the perfect follow-up to Halperin and Bloom’s Pot Culture – already in its seventh printing only a year after publication. It’s the most extensive guide ever to movies for the stoner audience, a real market that has proven its mass appeal with the successful Harold and Kumar franchise and the Judd Apatow library (Pineapple Express, Superbad). In addition to entries on more than 420 films, there are contributions from well-known actors, movie directors, musicians and celebrities including Jason Mraz, comedian Margaret Cho, Snoop Dogg, Method Man & Redman and Cheech & Chong. Reefer Movie Madness covers it all, from pot-fueled comedies and druggy dramas to sci-fi flicks and 1960s artifacts to documentaries, musicals and blockbusters. All presented in a colourful, easy-to-follow format with lots of eye-grabbing photos, sidebars, lists and Q&As. This is the guidebook that bong-hitting movie buffs have been longing for. shirLeY haLperiN has been a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly,

an editor at Us Weekly and a contributor at Rolling Stone. She has also appeared on MTV, VH1, CNN Fox, and E!. Shirley got her start in journalism as an intern at High Times. steVe BLoom is an author who was formerly the editor of High Times. He also publishes the popular website celebstoner.com. 200 black-and-white illustrations 256 pages, 9 × 6" (229 × 152mm) Paperback also aVailaBle:

isBN: 978-0-8109-0312-8 £10.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-0312-8

51795

780810 903128

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: april 0810994409 PotISBN Culture isBN: 978-0-8109-9440-9  £10.95

9 780810 994409

031-041.indd 36

22/10/09 07:29:12

p FILM p

By Shirley Halperin and Steve Bloom

“When has getting high ever prevented you from doing your work?” A movie guide that’s highly entertaining from the authors of the hugely successful Pot Culture

– Kumar in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle

D. I .Y. I NV EN T I ON S BY C L E V E R M OV I E S T ON ER S Gas Mask Pipe (Knocked Up) Honey Bear Bong (True Romance) Jumper Cable Roach Clip (Scary Movie) Cross Joint (Pineapple Express) Shofar Bong (Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle) Rifle Hit (Platoon) Belt Buckle Pipe (Dazed and Confused)

other stoNY siDeBars iNClUDe:

Will Ferrell Movies to Watch Stoned Smoking Animals An Interview with the Real Big Lebowski Stony Character Names Real Pot or Not? An On-Set Exposé Snoop Dogg’s Stony Tips Best Buds Stony Dream Sequences

031-041.indd 37

22/10/09 07:29:16

38 p PHOTOGRAPHY p

From an acclaimed photographer, a joyful portrait of one of the most vibrant beaches in the world

Jones Beach By Joseph sZaBo Introduction by ViNCe aletti

‘I’m over the top about Joe Szabo’s photographs . . . A lot of people will be inspired by his beautiful pictures’. – Bruce Weber Beginning in the early 1970s, Joseph Szabo started capturing the melting pot of humanity on New York’s Jones Beach, one of the busiest beaches in the world with more than six million visitors a year. Among the sea of bodies, Szabo’s camera reveals moments of both quiet introspection and unashamed exuberance. Images of tanned muscle men, catwalk-like displays of beach wear, heavily oiled skin, masses of sprayed hair and shy adolescents all reveal the dynamics of the beach so close to New York City. Class, race, and other potential divisions are temporarily forgotten, and the perfect and the ﬂawed are portrayed with the same respect and tenderness. Szabo is an internationally acclaimed artist whose last two books (Teenage, Almost Grown) have inﬂuenced and been admired by a whole generation of photographers and created a cultlike following in the worlds of fashion, advertising and photography. Young and old alike will treasure this funny, sexy, lovely volume created over 35 years. Joseph sZaBo taught photography at a Long Island,

NY, high school from 1972 to 1999, as well as at the International Center of Photography in New York for more than 20 years. His work resides in many permanent collec80 black-and-white photographs

tions including the Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan

112 pages, 10 × 10" (254 × 254mm)

Museum of Art, ICP, the Bibliotheque National in Paris and

Hardback

Yale University. ViNCe aLetti is a photo critic and regu-

isBN: 978-0-8109-8016-7 £22.50 ISBN 978-0-8109-8016-7

lar contributor to the New Yorker.

53000

780810 980167

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: april p

031-041.indd 38

p SPRING 2010 p WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

22/10/09 07:29:51

p HUMOUR p 39

An outrageously funny collection of people’s worst, most embarassing and weirdest sex stories

Worst Laid Plans When Bad Sex Happens to Good People By aleXaNDra lYDoN and laUra KiNDreD

‘When bad sex happens to good people, there is no recourse like full disclosure’, is the motto of Worst Laid Plans, a collection of forty probably too intimate, but shockingly funny, true-life tales of lust gone wrong. The stories are divided into themed sections including Foreign Aﬀairs (‘When bad sex goes abroad’), Self-Help (‘Love thyself . . . but do it carefully’), On the Rebound (‘The art of getting back in-and-out-there’), and Mob Mentality (‘People will do things in groups they would never do alone’), among others. The book evolved out of a storytelling event originally staged at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, the highly inﬂuential comedy organization co-founded by Amy Poehler, who along with Janeane Garofalo and Saturday Night Live’s Casey Wilson, performed at the show that continues today. Part Vagina Monologues, part car crash and wholly hilarious, the volume features sidesplitting contributions

256 pages, 8 × 5¼" (203 × 133mm)

from shameless actors, comedians and writers.

Paperback isBN: 978-0-8109-8902-3

aLeXaNDra LYDoN is currently a Los Angeles–based

£8.99 ISBN

actress who has appeared on 24, Prison Break, CSI,

978-0-8109-8902-3

also aVailaBle:

Desperate Housewives and House. L aUra KiNDreD is currently a fashion writer and Senior Site Editor for a

California-based fashion company. She previously served

51495

780810 989023

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: maY

as Copy Director at Ralph Lauren.

11,002 Things to Be Miserable About isBN: 978-0-8109-8363-2 £6.99 ISBN: 978-0-8109-8363-2 9

780810 983632

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK p SPRING 2010 p

031-041.indd 39

22/10/09 07:29:53

40 p HUMOUR p

A hilarious, heartwarming collection of real letters

P.S. I Hate It Here Kids’ Letters from Camp Edited by DiaNe FalaNGa

For every parent who’s ever received a letter from a homesick child or anybody who’s ever written their par-

Selected and edited by Diane Falanga

ents with crazy requests from their bunk, P.S. I Hate It Here will delight with hilarious and heartwarming real-life letters. In the bestselling tradition of nostalgic looks at classic rites of passage, such as Bar Mitzvah Disco and Camp Camp, P.S. I Hate It Here captures a childhood experience shared by millions. This collection of real letters written by children aged eight to sixteen to their families about their adventures at summer camp are laugh-out-loud funny and will have readers reminiscing about their own camp days. More than 150 letters cover all the imaginable scenarios of sleep-away camp, from acing the cabin lice inspection, to rowing in the ‘ricotta’ race, to breaking the bad news about a retainer lost in the wilderness. These letters reveal that kids are wittier and more sophisticated than we might assume, and that the experience of being away from home for the ﬁrst time creates hilarious and lasting memories. DiaNe FaLaNGa was inspired to put this book together

after her own eight-year-old daughter sent home daily 150 full-colour illustrations 160 pages, 7 × 5" (178 × 127mm) Paperback

978-0-8109-8295-6

insisted on returning the next summer. After sharing her story with a number of friends, and sending e-mails across the country, Diane was able to easily gather a few hundred

isBN: 978-0-8109-8295-6 £7.99 ISBN

pleas to be rescued while she was away at camp, but then

of these candid and humourous letters. She is an interior designer and founder of the Heart & Homes Initiative and

51295

Designs for Dignity (a nonproﬁt organisation providing furniture for those in need).

780810 982956

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: maY

031-041.indd 40

p SPRING 2010 p WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

22/10/09 07:30:00

031-041.indd 41

22/10/09 07:30:12

From master quilter KaffeÂ Fassett, a collection of quilts Inspired by geometric shapes

042-068.indd 42

22/10/09 07:31:46

Kaffe Fassett’s

sTC Craft | A Melanie Falick Book p

Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts

23 Original Quilt Designs By Kaffe Fassett with Liza Prior Lucy Photographs by Debbie Patterson In Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts, world-renowned quilter Kaffe Fassett demonstrates how basic geometric forms – squares, rectangles, triangles, diamonds, circles and quarter-circles – found in natural and manmade environments inspire his quilt designs. Twenty-three of his magnificent, inventive quilts – ranging from the relatively simple Tilt, ideal for beginners, to the more complex Circle of Stars, for more advanced stitchers – are showcased in the book, along with step-by-step instructions for making each one. Along the way, Fassett also offers more than a hundred photos of geometric inspiration from around the world – everything from triangular watermelon slices, to rectangular sheets of metal on African scrap dwellings to lollipop-shaped topiary trees in Japan. In the accompanying text, Fassett reveals how he experiences the colours and basic shapes around him, how we can train our own eyes to see this rewarding source of creativity, and how we can, just as he

ppFassett

is one of the biggest stars in contemporary needlework and probably the best-known quilter today

ppFassett

does, combine striking fabrics with simple shapes to create our own spectacular quilt designs.

is a Liberty fabric designer

ppThe

author’s previous books have sold more than a million copies worldwide

ppFassett

teaches and lectures around the world, and his fabric line is sold in thousands of shops

KaFFE FaSSETT, an accomplished painter and designer

of textiles, is widely acknowledged as a visionary in the use of colour. In 1988 he was the ﬁrst living textile designer to be given a one-person show at the V&A in London, where he lives. He is a fabric designer for Rowan Patchwork and Quilting and the primary knitwear designer for Rowan Yarns.

225 colour photographs 192 pages, 10 × 9" (254 × 229mm)

This is his 14th book. LIZa PrIOr LUcY is an expert quiltmaker and the owner of Glorious Color, a source for fabrics

Hardback with jacket

aLSO aVaILaBLE:

53500

Quilting for Peace ISBN 978-1-58479-804-0 £11.99 ISBN 1-58479-8040

781584 798378

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: March

5 1 9 9 5 9

042-068.indd 43

781584 798040

22/10/09 07:31:50

Cinnamon Crust This was my favourite treat as a child. When my mother made pies, she’d let me use the scraps of dough to make a delicious cinnamon-sugar pastry. My children and husband love this part of the pie. They gobble it down within minutes after it has cooled. Pie dough scraps Butter Sugar Ground cinnamon Roll out the dough, in whatever shape; it can be misshapen. Place the dough in a small pie plate. Put small pats of butter all over the dough, then sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Fold the edges up to make an envelope. Dot with more butter and dust the top with cinnamon and sugar. Bake at 350°F (177°C) (Gas mark 4) for about 15 minutes, until the crust is golden brown and the sugar is bubbling. Let cool, cut into small wedges, and enjoy!

042-068.indd 44

p spring 2010 p WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

22/10/09 07:32:11

Food & Drink p 45

Coming Home A Seasonal Guide to Creating Family Traditions / With More than 50 Recipes By ROSANNA BOWLES p Photographs by JOHN GRANEN

A gorgeous celebration of home life, filled with recipes, ideas and traditions, from award-winning designer Rosanna Bowles

Home is where the heart ought to be. But nowadays too many of us are missing the human connection and emotional replenishment that only a rewarding home life can bestow. Designer Rosanna Bowles

p�The

author’s dishware is sold at retailers around the world, including Harrods and Selfridges in London and Galeries Lafayette and Le Bon Marché in Paris

wants to change that. In Coming Home, she shares a year-round plan for establishing traditions – and, in the process, making memories – that will restore home to its central place in your family’s life.

p�Bowles

shares easy home decorations, gives tips on healthy cooking for your family and suggests ways to create special holiday traditions

Taking her cues from the seasons’ changing moods – spring’s awakening, summer’s vibrancy, autumn’s bittersweet transition and winter’s introspection – Bowles creates a calendar of activities, ritu-

p�The

book features more than 50 delicious recipes for every season, all in dual measurements

als and celebrations that will bring you back home in the deepest and most fulfilling sense. And because the table is where family and

p�With

its emphasis on home life and the value of cooking with family and friends, the book carries the perfect message for today

beloved friends most often come together, she provides more than 50 favourite recipes – for simple family meals and sumptuous holiday feasts – that deliciously express each season’s character.

200 colour photographs More than 50 recipes

ROSANNA BOWLES started her successful dishware company in

184 pages, 11 × 8½" (279 × 216mm)

1982. She has won many design awards for her tableware, including

Hardback with jacket

the Gift of the Year award in the U.K. She has been featured in the New York Times, Homes & Gardens, Elle Decoration and Living Etc.

ISBN 978-1-58479-836-1

and many other publications.

£16.99 ISBN

ALSO AVAILABLE:

Simple Stunning Parties at Home ISBN 978-1-58479-674-9 £16.99 ISBN 978-1-58479-674-9

978-1-58479-836-1

52750

781584 798361

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: MARCH

53250

781584 796749

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

45,51.indd 45

p SPRING 2010 p

2/11/09 06:49:16

46 p Food & Drink

Tom Fitzmorris’s New Orleans Food Revised Edition More Than 250 of the City’s Best Recipes to Cook at Home By TOM FITZMOrrIS p Foreword by EMErIL LaGaSSE

Now updated with 25 new recipes!

‘ . . . requisite for any cook who wants the lowdown on how to achieve the flavors and textures of authentic Gulf cookery. It’s all here in abundance and with verve by one of the region’s most experienced gastronomes’. – John Mariani, author of The Encyclopedia of American Food & Drink

Tom Fitzmorris is uniquely qualified to write about the food of New Orleans. Born in the Crescent City on Mardi Gras, he has been eating, celebrating and writing about the food in his favourite town for more than 35 years. Just after Hurricane Katrina, Fitzmorris put the ﬁnishing touches on his collection of recipes for the best of New ppThe

original edition of New Orleans Food has sold 41,000 copies

ppUpdated

with 25 authentic recipes that bring the taste of New Orleans to home kitchens everywhere

Orleans food, gathered and developed during his tenure as the Big Easy’s resident foodie. Now, three years after the release of New Orleans Food, Fitzmorris revisits his magnum opus to coincide with the publication of his food memoir, Hungry Town. This expanded edition features 25

2-colour text, spot illustrations

tions yet updated to reﬂect contemporary tastes and ingredients.

368 pages, 9 × 7" (229 × 178mm)

Whether you’re nostalgic for the taste of New Orleans or simply love

Paperback with flaps

good food, New Orleans Food should ﬁnd a place on your cook-

ISBN 978-1-58479-876-7 £11.99 ISBN

delicious new recipes steeped in the town’s Creole and Cajun tradi-

More than 250 recipes

978-1-58479-876-7

781584 798767

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: March

042-068.indd 46

51995

book shelf. TOM FITZMOrrIS writes several thousand words a

day for The New Orleans MENU Daily, a review of New Orleans dining he began in the 1970s. It’s online at nomenu.com. A Certiﬁed Culinary Professional, Fitzmorris lives in New Orleans.

p spring 2010 p WWW.ABrAMsBOOKs.CO.UK

22/10/09 07:32:20

Food narrative p 47

Tom Fitzmorris’s Hungry Town A Culinary History of New Orleans, the City Where Food Is Almost Everything By TOM FITZMOrrIS

A New Orleans insider’s food narrative about the Big Easy from the 1980s through the post-Katrina recovery

‘No city restaurant critic in U.S. history has written more, eaten more, or knows more of their cuisine than Tom Fitzmorris’. – James Carville, political commentator and New Orleans resident

ppFood

memoir is one of the hottest sub-categories in the cookbook category

ppA

fascinating story of the chefs, restaurants and food personalities that have made New Orleans such a mecca for food lovers

Tom Fitzmorris covers the New Orleans food scene like powdered sugar covers a beignet. For more than 35 years he’s

20 recipes

written a weekly restaurant review, but he’s best known for a long-

224 pages, 9 × 6" (229 × 152mm)

running, daily radio talk show devoted to New Orleans restaurants

Hardback with jacket

and cooking. ISBN 978-1-58479-801-9

In Hungry Town, Fitzmorris movingly describes the disappear-

£15.99 ISBN

ance of New Orleans’s food culture in the aftermath of Hurricane

978-1-58479-801-9

Katrina and its triumphant comeback – an essential element in the city’s recovery. He leads up to it with a recent history of New Orleans dining before the hurricane, from the Creole craze of the 1980s to the opening of restaurants by big-name chefs like Paul Prudhomme

52495

781584 798019

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: March

and Emeril Lagasse. Fitzmorris’s coverage of the heroic return of the city’s chefs after Katrina highlights the importance of local cooking traditions to a community. The book includes recipes for some of the dishes mentioned in the story, and numerous sidebars informed by Fitzmorris’s long career writing about this delicious city.

WWW.ABrAMsBOOKs.CO.UK

042-068.indd 47

p spring 2010 p

22/10/09 07:32:21

simple stunning Bestselling wedding author Karen Bussen gives brides-to-be essential advice for going down the aisle with a stress-free smile ppThe

author’s Simple Stunning books have sold more than 180,000 copies combined

100 colour photographs 128 pages, 8½ × 8½" (216 × 216mm) Hardback with jacket

ppAn

ideal pre-wedding gift that pairs well with the Simple Stunning Wedding Organizer

ISBN 978-1-58479-838-5 ppFun

and approachable, the book includes only the essential information every bride needs to know

£15.99 ISBN

978-1-58479-838-5

52495

781584 798385

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: March

extra!

P l a n yo u r tota l lo o k

If you’re working with the same

person for hair and makeup, try both looks together. If not, make sure to bring photos of your chosen styles for each to show the other artist. also bring pictures of your dress, as well as any accessories you’re considering (necklace, hair clip, veil). a neckline detail on your gown, for example, might influence whether you wear your hair cascading over your shoulders or in a sleek upsweep.

042-068.indd 48

22/10/09 07:33:51

BrIDE

Weddings p

CELEBRATING YOUR STYLE ALL THE WAY TO THE BIG DAY

By karen Bussen

aLSO BY KarEN BUSSEN:

Simple Stunning Weddings ISBN978-1-58479-365-6 1584793656 ISBN £16.95

Here comes the bride! In this latest volume in Karen Bussen’s

Simple Stunning Wedding Organizer ISBN978-1-58479-348-9 1584793489 ISBN £10.95

Simple Stunning series, the most important woman at a wedding takes her rightful place – centre stage. Over the years, Bussen has helped hundreds of brides plan

781584 793656

781584 793489

weddings that reﬂect their personal style and express their own best selves. Now, any lady looking forward to her wedding day can beneﬁt from Bussen’s sage advice on matters ranging from the Truly Essential (the venue, the ceremony, the guest list, the caterer, the budget and, yes, the dress) to the Actually Much Less Simple Stunning Wedding Flowers ISBN978-1-58479-539-1 1584795391 ISBN £12.95

Essential (what your future mother-in-law will wear). The months and weeks leading up to a wedding are always

Simple Stunning Wedding Showers ISBN978-1-58479-540-7 1584795407 ISBN £12.95

a whirlwind – sometimes exhilarating, sometimes overwhelming. With Bussen’s level-headed guidance, the bride-to-be will take it all in stride while staying organised, remaining true to her own wishes and (believe it or not) even managing to enjoy herself.

781584 795391

781584 795407

Simple Stunning Bride is ﬁlled with gorgeous colour photographs of inspiring wedding details – ﬂowers, accessories, dresses and more. KarEN BUSSEN is a well-known event and wed-

Simple Stunning Wedding Etiquette ISBN 978-1-58479-649-7 ISBN 978-1-58479-649-7 £12.95

ding planner and the author of six books in STC’s Simple Stunning series.

Simple Stunning Parties at Home ISBN 978-1-58479-674-9 ISBN 978-1-58479-674-9 £16.99 53250

51995

042-068.indd 49

781584 796497

781584 796749

22/10/09 07:34:00

50 p Food & Drink

Ham An Obsession with the Hindquarter By BrUcE WEINSTEIN and MarK ScarBrOUGh p Photographs by MarcUS NILSSON

Everything you will ever need to know about ham, plus 100 delicious recipes

A ham is (let us not mince words) a pig’s rear end. It’s a hefty ppAs

a writing-and-cooking team, the authors have more than 300,000 copies of their books in print

hunk of ﬂesh and bone, weighing in somewhere between 12 and 30

ppPork

And (here’s the clincher) ham is incredibly delicious – the kind of

is the most widely eaten meat in the world, presenting the book with a broad and varied market

ppThe

bok will appeal to those interested in sustainable farming and eating, as well as meat lovers

pounds. Fresh or cured, ham can be prepared in innumerable ways. meat whose sheer scrumptiousness can entice even the most diehard vegan into having second thoughts. In Ham: An Obsession with the Hindquarter, Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarborough take readers on a globetrotting tour of the whole wide wonderful world of ham, from the Philippines to Spain, the Caribbean, the American South and their own home corner of rural Connecticut (where they buy and help raise a hog of their own). Gifted raconteurs and talented cooks, the pair ham it up with a series

25 colour photographs

of hilarious stories and pig out on a hundred mouth-watering recipes.

100 recipes

Don’t miss this feast.

224 pages, 9¼ × 7½" (235 × 191mm) Hardback

BrUcE WEINSTEIN and MarK ScarBrOUGh are

the authors of the bestselling Ultimate cookbook ISBN 978-1-58479-832-3 £19.99 ISBN

978-1-58479-832-3

781584 798323

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: March

042-068.indd 50

52995

series, fronted by The Ultimate Ice Cream Book. They have two titles out this year: Pizza: Grill It, Bake It, Love It and Cooking Know-How. They are contributing editors, columnists, or features writers in national US publications, including the Washington Post.

p spring 2010 p WWW.ABrAMsBOOKs.CO.UK

22/10/09 07:34:10

p Food & Drink 51

Good to the Grain Baking with Whole-Grain Flours By KIM BOYCE p Photographs by QUENTIN BACON p Foreword by NANCY SILVERTON

Explores the world of healthful whole-grain flours, with 75 scrumptious recipes p�Consumers

are eager to incorporate whole grains into their baking without compromising flavour

Baking with whole-grain flours used to be about making food that was good for you, not food that necessarily tasted good, too.

p�The

book includes recipes using 12 types of whole-grain, from barley to quinoa, corn to spelt

But Kim Boyce truly has reinvented the wheel with this collection of 75 recipes that feature 12 different kinds of whole-grain flours,

p�With

easy, approachable recipes, this is a cookbook for novices as well as experienced bakers

from amaranth to teff, proving that whole-grain baking is more about incredible flavours and textures than anything else. When Boyce, a former pastry chef, left the kitchen to raise a family, she was determined to create delicious cakes, muffins, breads, tarts and cookies that her kids (and everybody else) would

35 colour photographs

love. She began experimenting with whole-grain flours, and Good to

75 recipes

the Grain is the happy result. The cookbook proves that whole-grain

208 pages, 9 × 9" (229 × 229mm)

baking can be easily done with a pastry chef’s flair. Plus, there’s a

Hardback with jacket

chapter on making jams, compotes and fruit butters with seasonal fruits that help bring out the wonderfully complex flavors of whole-

ISBN 978-1-58479-830-9

grain flours.

£19.99 ISBN KIM BOYCE is a former pastry chef at Spago and

Campanile and has cooked alongside chefs like Mario Batali, Alice Waters and Anthony Bourdain. She has

978-1-58479-830-9

52995

781584 798309

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: MARCH

contributed to Bon Appétit and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times both as subject and contributor.

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

45,51.indd 51

p SPRING 2010 p

2/11/09 06:49:43

s r e b m e m e R r Grandmothe A new ﬁll-in journal by the author of STC’s bestselling backlist title, Grandmother Remembers By JUDITH LEVY Illustrations by CHRISTY TARAY

The relationship between a grandmother and her grandchild is unique, a bond that strengthens with every year and every special occasion. From Judith Levy, author of the bestselling Grandmother Remembers (more than two million copies sold), comes this new, adorably designed fill-in journal, with page after page of space for a grandmother to record precious memories of holidays, birthdays and other family celebrations. Charming fourcolour illustrations and heartwarming verses accompany each holiday, and there’s plenty of room for grandmother’s treasured photos, too. Since children so often spend time with their grandparents on special occasions, Grandmother Remembers Holidays is a treasured keepsake certain to be cherished by the grandchild lucky enough to receive it from a beloved grandmother. JUDITH LEVY is the author of several bestselling books, including

p�The

author’s first book was a New York Times bestseller and has sold more than two million copies

p� A

perfect follow-up to the original book, focusing on holidays and special occasions with grandmother

Grandmother Remembers, Mom Remembers and Dad Remembers (all STC). She lives in Boca Raton, Florida, with her husband.

p�With

adorable four-colour illustrations and room for photos, this fill-in journal will be a treasured keepsake

Colour illustrations throughout 64 pages, 11 × 8½" (279 × 216mm) Hardback ISBN 978-1-58479-841-5 £11.99 ISBN

978-1-58479-841-5

51995

781584 798415

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: MARCH

042-068.indd 52

22/10/09 07:35:20

p gift Book p

Holidays

An Album of Memories and Photos for My Grandchild

Spring Hturnoledidwaraymer,

The weather has way. and spring has come our in the trees Birds are chirping on this sweet holiday.

Date: This holiday is called

ALSO AVAILABLE:

r O ve on milli 3 . 2 old ies s p o c de ldwi wor

Grandmother Remembers ISBN 978-0-941434-32-4 ISBN 978-0-941434-32-4 • £11.99

51895

042-068.indd 53

780941 434324

22/10/09 07:35:31

54 p relationships

My First Best Friend Thirty Stories, Lifetime Memories

A heartfelt collection of essays about women’s childhood friendships and how they shaped their lives

By NANCY LINDEMEYER

p�This

is the first book to focus on first best friends

p�A

perfect gift for friends, sisters, mothers, daughters or anyone who’s been a special influence in your life

26 black-and-white photographs 160 pages, 8 × 5½" (203 × 140mm) Hardback with jacket

Ask almost any woman about her first best friend, and you will most likely experience a moment of silence, then a burst of memories of what her childhood was like. Whispering and giggling,

ISBN 978-1-58479-835-4

hand in hand, young girlfriends entertain, comfort, enlighten and

£9.99 ISBN

shape each other at a precious time when their self-images are just

978-1-58479-835-4

51695

being formed. In My First Best Friend, Nancy Lindemeyer gathers 30 intimate

781584 798354

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: MARCH

and touching stories of these early friendships. Whether the girlhood bonds survived into adulthood or dissolved because of unbridgeable separations, each story reminds us that however far we travel in life, we remain close to the roots of our childhood. As readers

ALSO AVAILABLE:

get to know the subjects of these stories – women of all ages, from all over the United States – they will inevitably be carried back to their own youth and recall the freshness of that once-in-a-lifetime first friendship. NANCY LINDEMEYER was the founding editor of

Victoria magazine. A journalist, writer and editor,

The Perfect Gift ISBN 1584796589 ISBN 978-1-58479-658-9 £4.95

Lindemeyer began her career at American Heritage and was at Better Homes and Gardens before launching Victoria.

9 781584 796589

042-068.indd 54

p spring 2010 p WWW.ABrAMsBOOKs.CO.UK

22/10/09 07:35:38

parenting p 55

The Eco-nomical Baby Guide Down-to-Earth Ways for Parents to Save Money and the Planet By JOY HATCH and REBECCA KELLEY p Foreword by JOSH DORFMAN

Eco-nomical Tip Even making just a portion of baby’s meals from scratch will save you money and planetary impact. Homemade purees cost much less than jarred food—and there are no containers to dispose of.

p�The

A handbook for every aspect of eco-friendly living with a baby

authors’ website, www.greenbabyguide.com, has more than 20,000 visitors per month

p�Breaks

down green information and cost-saving tips into an easily accessible format

by Josh Dorfman, author of The Lazy Environmentalist

p�Foreword

Is it really possible to raise an eco-baby without breaking the bank? While the average parents spend thousands gearing up for a new addition, pregnant pals Joy Hatch and Rebecca Kelley each

2-colour illustrations throughout

shelled out much less – and they did it by going green. In The Eco-

196 pages, 8½ × 8½" (216 × 216mm)

nomical Baby Guide, the authors prove that bringing up baby can be

Paperback with flaps

easy on the pocketbook and the planet.

ISBN 978-1-58479-831-6

Focusing on the reduce, reuse, recycle mantra and writing in

£11.99 ISBN

a humourous but straightforward style, these resourceful mothers

978-1-58479-831-6

dish about everything from eco-friendly nappies to nursery, making green living with baby accessible to everyone – even those on the slenderest of budgets. Your baby’s happiness and safety top Hatch and Kelley’s agenda as they offer tips on shopping for new and used

51995

ALSO AVAILABLE:

781584 798316

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: MARCH

green goods, blending homemade organic baby food and limiting the piles of baby gear that threaten to overtake the living room. Lifelong friends JOY HATCH and REBECCA KELLEY emphasize prog-

The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget ISBN 978-1-58479-751-7 ISBN 978-1-58479-751-7 £7.99

ress instead of perfection as they blog about their ‘eco-nomical’ adventures (and misadventures) at www.greenbabyguide.com. They both teach

51495

English, co-write two eco-friendly living columns and enjoy raising their own green babies.

WWW.ABrAMsBOOKs.CO.UK

042-068.indd 55

p spring 2010 p

781584 797517

22/10/09 07:35:44

‘Alabama Studio Style is at the core of Alabama Chanin. It is my home, my work, my love, my people. It is a way of looking at the world that, consequently, defines how the world looks. It is food, clothing, and shelter sewn together into a harmonious pattern that enriches our lives every day’.

042-068.indd 56

– Natalie Chanin, Alabama Studio Style

p spring 2010 p WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

22/10/09 07:36:08

sTC Craft / A Melanie Falick Book p 57

Alabama Studio Style More Projects, Recipes & Stories Celebrating Sustainable Fashion & Living By NATALIE CHANIN p Photographs by ROBERT RAUSCH

Create lasting beauty for yourself, your home, and your community

p�Chanin

is a leader in the sustainable fashion, eco-craft and Slow Design movements in the US

Stitch Book drew raves from the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Vogue

p�Alabama

From her studio in Florence, Alabama, Natalie Chanin, founder and head designer of Alabama Chanin, works with local artisans

Studio Style features styles and techniques that can be mixed and matched for endless variation

p�Alabama

to create handmade organic cotton-jersey clothing, plus home decorations, sought by connoisseurs of beauty and sustainable

75 colour photographs and 100 illustrations

style worldwide. In Alabama Studio Style, a follow-up to the celebrated Alabama

Pattern and stencil inserts

Stitch Book, Chanin takes her fans on another compelling journey of

176 pages, 8½ × 10¾" (216 × 273mm)

creativity, technique and inspiration, this time sharing many more of

Hardback with cloth spine

her beautiful stencilling, stitching and beading methods; a collection of more than twenty extraordinary projects, including her award-

ISBN 978-1-58479-823-1

winning dresses and skirts; and recipes from Southern food expert

£22.50 ISBN 978-1-58479-823-1

Angie Mosier. With a pattern sheet and stencil included as part of the

ALSO AVAILABLE:

53500

package, crafters are well on their way to creating the same pieces that Alabama Chanin sells for thousands in prestigious boutiques

781584 798231

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: MARCH

around the globe.

Alabama Stitch Book ISBN 978-1-58479-638-1 £19.99 ISBN 978-1-58479-638-1

NATALIE CHANIN is the author of Alabama Stitch

Book (STC) and founder and head designer of Alabama Chanin. She has been widely recognised for

53500

her work. 9

WWW.ABrAMsBOOKs.CO.UK

042-068.indd 57

p spring 2010 p

781584 796381

22/10/09 07:36:20

58 p pets

Dogplay The Canine Guide to Being Happy By KIM LEVIN and CHRISTINE MONTAQUILA

p�By

the authors of the Cattitude series, which has sold 130,000 copies

p�Features

more than 30 charming photographs by a premier pet photographer

p�The

Our adorable four-legged friends share advice on how to live life to the fullest

book is a perfect gift for dog lovers From the writer and photographer who brought us the bestsell-

32 duotone photographs

the good life. Through charming photographs and clever aphorisms,

Hardback

Dogplay: The Canine Guide to Being Happy takes a light-hearted

ISBN 978-1-58479-827-9 £7.99 ISBN

ing Cattitude series comes a uniquely canine perspective on living

64 pages, 5½ × 8½" (140 × 216mm)

978-1-58479-827-9

51295

781584 798279

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: MARCH

look at how our four-legged friends embrace the everyday and maintain their eternal optimism. Whether it’s advice about enjoying food (‘Tap into the mind/body/ snack connection’), appreciating the simple things (‘Don’t microanalyse every nice breeze that comes your way’) or de-stressing (‘Never miss an appointment with a couch’), these words of canine wisdom are sure to ring true for human readers as well. Kim Levin’s signature black-and-white photography and Christine Montaquila’s insightful humour make this adorable book a must-have for any dog lover, or

ALSO AVAILABLE:

anyone who needs a reason to smile. CHRISTINE MONTAQUILA is a freelance writer and

co-creator of Naughty Betty, a greeting card and gift company. KIM LEVIN is a photographer who specialCattitude ISBN 1584794622 ISBN 978-1-58479-462-2 £6.95

9 p7 8 1 5 8 4 7 9 4 6 2 2

042-068.indd 58

ises in pet portraiture and has published 17 books.

p spring 2010 p WWW.ABrAMsBOOKs.CO.UK

22/10/09 07:36:28

sport p 59

Golf Girl’s Little Tartan Book How to Be True to Your Sex and Get the Most from Your Game By PATRICIA HANNIGAN

Play like a girl and win with this fun, sexy guide for women who want to swing with the boys Dreq to Addreq Instead of feeling insecure about the bootyful posture, I own it. I’m particularly fond of flouncy skirts with pleats, ruffles, or piping, and built-in bloomers. I have a couple of skirts whose undergarment is in a contrasting color, or is edged in one: lavender on dark purple, pink with turquoise trim. If, when I address the ball, ce n’est pas élégant, I guarantee that flash of color will keep everyone from noticing my less-than-perfect swing!

p�The

author’s blog (thegolfgirl.blogspot.com) averages 14,000 page views per month

p�With

Stella McCartney designing golf wear and Celine Dion building golf courses, the time is right for a smart, branded manifesto for women

p�This

book has a unique angle: rather than instruction, it focuses on attitude

Golf blogger Patricia Hannigan has a driving ambition: to get each of her thousands of female followers to play like a girl. That,

144 pages, 7⅝ × 5½” (194 × 140mm)

she insists, is just the way for a woman to excel at golf – and, every

Hardback

bit as important, to have a lot of fun doing so.

ISBN 978-1-58479-829-3

A witty and world-wise departure from the vast shelf of oh-so-

£11.99 ISBN

978-1-58479-829-3

predictable instructional guides, Golf Girl’s Little Tartan Book doesn’t

51895

focus on technique. Instead, it teaches attitude, demonstrating how a gal who’s passionate about golf can use her feminine wiles and womanly style to her distinct advantage on the course. From teeing off (don’t be coy about using those red tees) to getting teed off (don’t

781584 798293

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: APRIL

be timid about throwing the occasional tantrum), Hannigan entertainingly dispenses advice that’s sure to be useful to any woman intent on securing membership in the ‘boys’ club’ called golf. PATRICIA HANNIGAN ’s blog, ‘Golf Girl’s Diary’, was

one of the first golf blogs on the Internet and remains one of the most popular. She has written for Golf Digest and a number of golf lifestyle publications. Her PR firm, Golf Girl Media, counts top professional golfers, golf courses and golf apparel designers as clients.

WWW.ABrAMsBOOKs.CO.UK

042-068.indd 59

ALSO AVAILABLE:

The Seven Principles of Golf ISBN 1584795827 ISBN 978-1-58479-582-7 £10.95

9 2010 7 8 1 5 8p 4 p spring

795827

22/10/09 07:36:31

042-068.indd 60

p spring 2010 p WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

22/10/09 07:36:39

Home Décor / Craft p 61

The Big-Ass Book of Home Décor More than 100 Inventive Projects for Cool Homes like Yours By MARK MONTANO p Photographs by AUXY ESPINOZA

p�Simple

but sensational projects that anyone can make from charity store finds, hardware store materials and things around the house

Fun, fabulous home design projects from popular US DIY guru Mark Montano

p�Plenty

of affordable tips for transforming your flat into a fabulous living space

400 colour photographs You have a problem. Your current home ‘décor’ is ugly, shabby and

272 pages

boring, but you can’t afford lots of new stuff. Or maybe your house

915⁄16 × 715⁄16" (252 × 202mm)

is filled with tired old junk that you just can’t bear to throw away. Or

Paperback

maybe you bought all your furniture at a superstore, but it irritates ISBN 978-1-58479-825-5

you that it all looks like you bought it there.

£14.99 ISBN 978-1-58479-825-5

You have a solution – or, rather, a whole houseful of solutions. In this newest Big-Ass Book, do-it-yourself guru Mark Montano presents 105 practical, simple and decidedly unboring projects for every space in your home. Montano’s wizardry – accomplished with masking tape, spray paint and glue – transforms everything from accessories,

52495

781584 798255

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: APRIL

to walls and windows, to lighting, to major pieces like headboards, tables, dressers and chairs. (And there’s even a chapter on turning the anonymous items you got at IKEA into one-of-a-kind treasures.) MARK MONTANO is a designer and well-known US

ALSO AVAILABLE:

TV host. He is the author of CosmoGIRL Cool

Wary Meyers’ Tossed and Found ISBN 978-1-58479-808-8 £15.99 ISBN 978-1584798088

Room, The Big-Ass Book of Crafts, Super Suite and Dollar Store Décor.

5 3 5 0 0 9

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

042-068.indd 61

781584 798088

p SPRING 2010 p

22/10/09 07:37:07

62 p STC Craft / A Melanie Falick Book

Knits Men Want The 10 Rules Every Woman Should Know Before Knitting for a Man Plus the Only 10 Patterns She’ll Ever Need By BRUCE WEINSTEIN p Photographs by JARED FLOOD

Ten laugh-out-loud essays on the trials (and errors) of knitting for men, plus classic men’s designs

p�Patterns

written for multiple sizes and gauges – more than 250 variations!

p�An

entertaining and instructive mix of humour, knitting knowhow and relationship therapy

p�The

only menswear book most knitters will ever need

For as long as women have been knitting, they’ve been knitting garments for the men in their lives – only to have the men abandon these lovingly created pieces in the backs of closets and drawers. Maybe the colour is too bright, the yarn too itchy or the style too feminine. So what’s a knitter to do? Understand the male psyche, says

30 colour photographs

knitting instructor Bruce Weinstein. And learn from the ten rules

128 pages, 9¼ × 7¾" (235 × 197mm)

and essays he presents in Knits Men Want. Each rule in this hilari-

Paperback with flaps

ous yet instructive guide reveals what really makes a man tick. For example, Rule #1: Men Can’t Fake It (men cannot feign excitement,

ISBN 978-1-58479-840-8

so avoid surprises); and Rule #3: Men Sweat (pick yarn accordingly).

£11.99 ISBN

Accompanying each rule is a master pattern that any woman can

978-1-58479-840-8

51895

follow to create a handknit her guy will really want to put on – and not just to make her happy.

781584 798408

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: APRIL

BRUCE WEINSTEIN has been designing knitwear

and teaching knitting for ten years. He has written 15 cookbooks, including the Ultimate cookbook series,

ALSO AVAILABLE:

Weekend Knitting ISBN 978-1-58479-769-2 £9.95 ISBN 978-1-58479-769-2

with his partner, Mark Scarborough. He has appeared on US TV and writes for numerous US publications.

51895

042-068.indd 62

781584 797692 p SPRING 2010

p WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

22/10/09 07:37:20

STC Craft / A Melanie Falick Book p 63

Comfort Knitting & Crochet: Afghans More Than 50 Beautiful, Affordable Designs Featuring Berroco’s Comfort Yarn By NORAH GAUGHAN and MARGERY WINTER p Photographs by THAYER ALLYSON GOWDY

Beautiful and innovative afghans for knitters and crocheters For many of us, afghans are the epitome of comfort. Colourful and

p�Norah

Gaughan and Margery Winter are crafting superstars with thousands of fans around the world

inviting, they are a staple of the home, without which a living room or bedroom wouldn’t feel complete. They lie beneath us on picnics and at the beach, warm us on the porch when the breeze kicks up and often become a cornerstone of childhood memories.

p�Over

50 patterns at a great £11.99 price point

p�A

full spectrum of afghan styles included – traditional to modern, classic to bohemian and everything in between

Comfort Knitting and Crochet: Afghans features more than 50 gorgeous coverings designed by celebrated designers Norah

100 colour photographs

Gaughan and Margery Winter and the Berroco Yarns design team. All

160 pages, 9⅞ × 8½" (251 × 216mm)

shown in the affordable, ultra-soft Berroco Comfort yarn, the designs

Paperback with flaps

range from traditional to modern and spare to embellished. Each pattern begins with its source of inspiration, ranging from American

ISBN 978-1-58479-826-2

patchwork to Aran cables to Ukrainian Easter eggs to the trees on a

£11.99 ISBN

978-1-58479-826-2

New York highway, and is followed by step-by-step instructions and

51995

clear charts to ensure beautiful results. 9 BERROCO began as Stanley Woolen

Mills in 1810 and has evolved into one of

781584 798262

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: APRIL

the largest importers and wholesalers of yarns, patterns and supplies. NORAH GAUGHAN , author of STC’s Knitting Nature, joined Berroco as

design director after freelancing for most of the major yarn companies and knitting magazines in the industry. MARGERY WINTER was creative director at Berroco for 12 years, and has been editor-inchief of Vogue Knitting and Family Circle Knitting, as well as the fash-

ALSO AVAILABLE:

Knitting Nature ISBN 1584794844 ISBN 978-1-58479-484-4 £16.95

ion editor of McCall’s Needlework and Crafts.

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

042-068.indd 63

9 7 8 12010 5 8 4 7 9p4 8 4 4 p SPRING

22/10/09 07:37:29

64 p STC Craft / A Melanie Falick Book

Knitting 24/7 30 Projects to Knit, Wear, and Enjoy, On the Go and Around the Clock By VÉRONIK AVERY p Photographs by THAYER ALLYSON GOWDY

p�30

high-style, quick-knit projects at a low price point

p�Avery

is a renowned author with a loyal following

90 colour photographs

For busy knitters, 30 fashionable garments to knit anywhere, anytime Knitters are determined to practice their craft, despite the mul-

128 pages, 9½ × 8½" (241 × 216mm)

tiple demands put on them and the various roles they play through-

Paperback with flaps

out the day. They knit while commuting, waiting for kids, socializing, ISBN 978-1-58479-844-6

even at red lights (cautiously) and in bed just before they go to

£14.99 ISBN

sleep. These ‘in-between’ times call for projects with simple-to-

978-1-58479-844-6

52195

memorise stitch patterns that are easy to pick up and put down and move from place to place.

781584 798446

For Knitting 24/7, celebrated knitwear designer Véronik Avery

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: MAY

has created 30 stylish projects that meet all of these criteria. The book includes sweaters, scarves, shrugs, hats, mitts and more, all of them representing both what women want to wear and what they actually have time to knit. Projects to knit during stolen moments day and night, weekdays and weekends. Knitting 24/7. Knitters call that bliss. VÉRONIK AVERY is the author of Knitting Classic

Style (STC, 2007). Her work has appeared in the

ALSO AVAILABLE:

Knitting Classic Style ISBN 978-1-58479-576-6 £14.95 ISBN 978-1-58479-576-6

52750

042-068.indd 64

781584 795766 p SPRING 2010

books Weekend Knitting, Handknit Holidays, Reversible Knitting (all STC) and Wrap Style, and the magazines Interweave Knits and Woman’s Day. She is the owner of St-Denis Yarns, a new yarn line distributed by Classic Elite Yarns.

p WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

22/10/09 07:37:45

Food & Drink p 65

Amor y Tacos Modern Mexican Tacos, Margaritas and Antojitos By DEBORAH SCHNEIDER p Photographs by SARA REMINGTON

This hot little book delivers a deliciously new way to ‘do’ Mexican

p�The

small format and bright, punchy design will make this an instant gift favourite

p�Filled

with simple, approachable, quick recipes for small plates and tacos that can be whipped up in no time by cooks of any skill level

Think you know what a taco is? Think again. Author Deborah Schneider brings us a colourful and tasty book that introduces not just tacos but also antojitos (the ‘little bites’ that are Mexico’s varia-

15 colour photographs

tion on tapas), salsas, tequila- and mezcal-based cocktails and the

55 recipes

amazingly thirst-quenching fruit drinks called aguas frescas.

136 pages, 7½ × 6" (191 × 152mm)

Taking her cue from the taqueros who vend fresh, inventive,

Hardback with jacket

lovingly prepared food from roadside stalls in Baja and street-side trucks in Tijuana, Schneider shakes up and recombines traditional

ISBN 978-1-58479-824-8

Mexican flavours in ways that will dazzle your taste buds. Her

£11.99 ISBN

978-1-58479-824-8

inspired, quick, easy-to-make dishes include Garlic Shrimp Tacos with Poblano Chiles, Deep-Fried Fish Tacos with Spicy Coleslaw, Lemon-Garlic Chicken Tacos with Mezcal, a vegetarian taco with quesa fresca (fresh cheese) and even a taco stuffed with shredded beef that’s been simmered in Coca-Cola.

51895

781584 798248

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: MAY

DEBORAH SCHNEIDER is a chef and author of the

award-winning Baja! Cooking on the Edge (Rodale)

ALSO AVAILABLE:

and Cooking with the Seasons at Rancho La Puerta (STC). She is the executive chef and partner in SOL

R E C I P E S

Cocina in Newport Beach, California.

Cooking with the Seasons at Rancho La Puerta ISBN 978-1-58479-709-8 ISBN 978-1584797098 £20.00

Cooking with the Seasons at

R A N C H O L A P U E R TA F R O M

T H E

W O R L D - F A M O U S

S P A

Deborah Szekely and Deborah M. Schneider

Chef Jesús Gonzáles, Chef of La Cocina Que Canta F

Robert Holmes

54000

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

042-068.indd 65

781584 797098

p SPRING 2010 p

22/10/09 07:37:52

66 p Food & Drink

United Cakes of America Recipes Celebrating Every State By WARREN BROWN p Photographs by JOSHUA COGAN

In his follow-up to CakeLove, Warren Brown brings us a delectable cake for every US state p�The

book presents Brown’s own twist on classic American cake recipes, along with informative regional sidebars

Loving cake is a natural part of Warren Brown’s constitution. Now, in order to form a more perfect union of flour, eggs, butter and

p�More

than 50 recipes, from Jalepeno Cheddar Cheesecake (Arizona) and Cherry Trifle (DC) to Whoopie Pie (Maine) and Mud Cake (Mississippi)

Brown’s first book, has sold more than 25,000 copies

p�CakeLove,

sugar, he’s offering his unique take on classic dessert recipes from all fifty states, plus Puerto Rico and Washington, DC. Starting out with Baked Alaska (what else?), Brown tours the whole country, updating regional confections like King Cake (Louisiana), Lady Baltimore Cake (South Carolina), Mud Cake (Mississippi) and Key Lime Pie (Florida). There are official state des-

50 colour photographs

serts (Maryland’s Smith Island Cake; Massachusetts’ Boston Cream

More than 50 recipes

Pie) and unofficial favourites (New York–style Cheesecake; St. Louis

224 pages, 10 × 9" (254 × 229mm)

Gooey Butter Cake), as well as an ovenful of brand-new baked treats

Hardback with die-cut

that Brown has created to honour specific states’ agricultural bounty (Avocado Cupcakes for California; Huckleberry Cake for Idaho).

ISBN 978-1-58479-839-2 £19.99 ISBN

978-1-58479-839-2

Informative sidebars add local colour, and a plenty of mix-and-match frosting and glaze ideas complete the mix.

52995

WARREN BROWN left a career in law to pursue his love of baking.

781584 798392

In 2002, he opened his first bakery, CakeLove, and he now has

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: MAY ALSO AVAILABLE:

CakeLove ISBN 978-1-58479-662-6 ISBN 1584795698 £14.99

042-068.indd 66

seven shops in the greater DC and Baltimore areas. He is the author of CakeLove: How to Bake Cakes from Scratch.

p SPRING 2010 p WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK 9 781584 795698

22/10/09 07:37:58

Food & Drink p 67

Bettane and Desseauve’s Guide to the Wines of France By MICHEL BETTANE and THIERRY DESSEAUVE

A definitive guide to thousands of French wines, by world-renowned wine experts

Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve are French wine experts

p�The

authors are acknowledged experts in the field, each with more than 20 years of experience

known all over the world by wine professionals and consumers alike. Now they bring their expertise to the English-speaking market in

p�Covers

thousands of wines, from older, established wineries as well as up-and-coming new producers

their encyclopedic Guide to the Wines of France. This comprehensive guide is organised by region, including not only such celebrated areas as Burgundy and Bordeaux, but also lesser-known wine-making provinces like Languedoc and Jura.

832 pages, 11 × 5⅝" (279 × 143mm)

Within each chapter, a complete picture of the region is presented

Flexibind

through entries for individual wineries and detailed information about their wines. Written in clear, user-friendly language, the guide

ISBN 978-1-58479-732-6

is accessible even to wine novices. Whether you’re looking to stock

£22.50 ISBN 978-1-58479-732-6

your cellar, learn about a particular region or expand your winetasting horizons, Bettane and Desseauve’s Guide to the Wines of France is the oenophile’s ideal companion.

53500

781584 797326

RIGHTS: World PUB MONTH: JUNE

MICHEL BETTANE has a PhD in classics and is one

of the best-known wine tasters in the world. He taught

ALSO AVAILABLE:

at the Academie du Vin in Paris from 1977 to 1989, and

The Heart of Bordeaux ISBN 978-1-58479-814-9 £29.99 ISBN 978-1-58479-814-9

joined the Revue du Vin de France in the early 1980s. THIERRY DESSEAUVE is a journalist and lifelong wine lover. For

many years he wrote for the Revue du Vin de France, where he

55000

became editor-in-chief in 1989 and publisher in 1996. 9

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

042-068.indd 67

781584 798149

p SPRING 2010 p

22/10/09 07:38:05

Stewart, Tabori & Chang Backlist Cooking

Le Creuset Mini-Cocotte ISBN 978-2-84123-256-7 ISBN 978-2-84123-256-7 £9.99

La Maison du Chocolat ISBN 978-1-58479-800-2 ISBN 978-1-58479-800-2 £24.99

51295

54000

781584 798002

782841 232567

55000 9

781584 798149

GrandLivre Cuisine

58000

781584 798071

782700 604641

Grand livre de Cuisine

Grand Livre de Cuisine: Desserts and Pastries (Small Format) ISBN 978-2-84844-053-8 £30.00 ISBN 978-2-84844-053-8

Grand Livre de Cuisine (Small Format) ISBN 978-2-84844-054-5 ISBN 978-2-84844-054-5 £40.00

52750

GrandLivre de C uisine

Giulino Hazan’s Thirty Minute Pasta ISBN 978-1-58479-807-1 ISBN 978-1-58479-807-1 £15.99

The Mountain and the Chef ISBN 978-2-7006-0644-7 ISBN: 978-2-7006-0464-1 £30.00

The Heart of Bordeaux ISBN 978-1-58479-814-9 £29.99 ISBN 978-1-58479-814-9

782848 440545

Ducasse Made Simple by Sophie ISBN 978-2-84844-042-2 ISBN 2848440422 £19.99

5 3 5 0 0

57000

782848 440538

782848 440422

Crafts

Weekend Knitting ISBN 978-1-58479-769-2 £9.99 ISBN 978-1-58479-769-2

Greetings from Knit Cafe ISBN 978-1-58479-768-5 £9.99 ISBN 978-1-58479-768-5

51895

Knitted Socks East and West ISBN 978-1-58479-799-9 £12.99 ISBN 1-58479-7999

51795

5 2 2 5 0 9

781584 797692

5 1 9 9 5 9

781584 797999

5 1 9 9 5 9

781584 798026

781584 797685

Weekend Sewing ISBN 978-1-58479-675- 6 £14.99 ISBN 978-1-58479-675-6

Kata Golda’s Hand-Stitched Felt ISBN 978-1-58479-798-2 £11.99 ISBN 1-58479-7982

One More Skein ISBN 978-1-58479-802-6 11.99 ISBN 1-58479-8026

52750

Vintage Baby Knits ISBN 978-1-58479-761-6 £14.99 ISBN: 978-1-58479-761-6

Sewing Green ISBN 978-1-58479-758-6 £14.99 ISBN 978-1-58479-758-6

52750

52495

781584 797982

042-068.indd 68

9 781584 797586 781584 796756 WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK p SPRING 2010

9 781584 797616

22/10/09 07:38:39

69-074.indd 69

2/11/09 06:39:05

PHOTOGRAPHY

Jean-Luc Mylayne English-French Edition By Ralph Rugoff and Terrie Sultan From 5 Continents Editions ‘It’s a peculiar and supremely deliberate technique, honed over three decades, and it results in some of the most sumptuous and fresh photographs I’ve ever seen’. –Time Out New York Since 1976, French photographer JeanLuc Mylayne has travelled the world in search of birds to photograph. His quest begins with a long, patient period of observation and culminates in a single image – Mylayne does not believe in capturing his subject twice. In thirty-three years, the artist has taken no more than 300 photographs. Mylayne, who defines himself as a film director, is extremely precise in constructing what he calls his ‘scenes’, taking into account a number of variables, like the season or the time of day. Mylayne’s process, the tentative approach of the bird, and the dialogue between artist and subject present thought-provoking questions on the nature of time. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary

SPECIFICATIONS: • 71 full-colour illustrations

ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Jean-Luc Mylayne has had solo

• 120 pages, 11 × 11" (277 × 277mm)

exhibitions at The Photographer’s Gallery,

• Hardback

London, and other major venues. Ralph

Art of Lyon, France, this mesmerizing ISBN: 978-88-7439-530-9

book presents a previously unpublished

£30.00 ISBN 978-88-7439-530-9

series of 68 photographs taken between 1992 and 2008. With stunning reproductions, Jean-Luc Mylayne is a powerful account of an original and idiosyncratic

54500

788874 395309

Rugoff is Director of the CCA Watt Institute for Contemporary Arts and the Hayward Gallery in London. Terrie Sultan is Director of the Parrish Art Museum, Southhampton, New York.

RIGHTS: WORLD, EXCLUDING

artist at work.

ITALY AND FRANCE PUB MONTH: MARCH

5 CONTINENTS EDITIONS

69-074.indd 70

SPRING 2010

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

2/11/09 06:39:11

| CONTEMPORARY ART | 71

Marlène Mocquet English-French Edition By Thierry Raspail, Hervé Percebois, Judicaël Lavrador and Hugues Jacquet From 5 Continents Editions Playful, hallucinogenic, obsessive and fantastic, Marlène Mocquet’s paintings are striking for their spontaneity and freedom. Drawing on art history – from Symbolism to Surrealism to Expressionism and action painting – as well as on more contemporary images from the world of manga and cartoons, her explosive paintings, populated with animals, monsters and anthropomorphic objects, lead viewers into a dreamlike universe. Part Tim Burton, part Betty Boop, part Takashi Murakami, Mocquet’s singular faux-naif style is unforgettable. In the first monograph dedicated to this up-and-coming artist, more than 100 of Mocquet’s paintings are stunningly reproduced. This volume is published in association with the artist’s exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Lyon, France. Marlène Mocquet is a captivating SPECIFICATIONS: • 77 full-colour illustrations

introduction to a rising star.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

Thierry Raspail is Director, and

• 112 pages, 10¼ × 8¼” (260 × 210mm)

Hervé Percebois is a curator, at the

• Hardback

Museum of Contemporary Art, Lyon. Hugues Jacquet is an art historian

ISBN: 978-88-7439-522-4 £22.50 ISBN 978-88-7439-522-4

and critic who has worked at the Harbour Front Art Centre in Toronto.

53495

Judicaël Lavrador, a curator and art critic, is a regular contributor to

788874 395224

Les Inrockuptibles and Beaux-Arts

RIGHTS: WORLD, EXCLUDING

Magazine.

ITALY AND FRANCE PUB MONTH: MARCH

ALSO AVAILABLE:

Slash ISBN: 978-88-7439-529-3 • £30.00 ISBN: 978-88-7439-529-3

788874 395293

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

69-074.indd 71

SPRING 2010

5 CONTINENTS EDITIONS

2/11/09 06:39:15

ASIAN ART

Tracing the Past, Drawing the Future Master Ink Painters in Twentieth-Century China Edited by Xiaoneng Yang With contributions by Richard Vinograd, Lang Shaojun, Pan Gongkai, Kuiyi Shen and Zaixin Hong From 5 Continents Editions Tracing the Past, Drawing the Future examines a crucial turning point in the development of Chinese ink painting in the 20th century, a change represented by the beautiful and innovative work of four artists, Wu Changshuo (1844–1927), Qi Baishi (1863–1957), Huang Binhong (1864–1955) and Pan Tianshou (1897–1971). With careers spanning over a century of radical change in China, these artists propelled the ancient tradition of Chinese ink painting into the modern era in the face of compelling Western influences. This lavish book illuminates the context in which these artists worked, describes their contribution to the

SPECIFICATIONS:

history of Chinese art and highlights

• 284 full-colour illustrations

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: AUTHORS: Xiaoneng Yang is a leading scholar of

their individual ideas and achievements.

• 440 pages, 12 × 9½" (305 × 241mm)

Chinese art, archaeology and history.

Xiaoneng Yang offers a brief historical

• Hardback

Richard Vinograd is Christensen Professor in Asian Art at Stanford Univer-

background for the evolution of modern

ISBN: 978-88-7439-538-5

Chinese painting, and Richard Vinograd

£55.00 ISBN 978-88-7439-538-5

analyses the ‘alternative modernism’

58500

sity. Lang Shaojun is professor at China National Academy of Arts, Pan Gongkai,

represented by these artists, each of

president of China Central Academy

whom worked in the brush-and-ink idiom,

of Fine Arts, Beijing, and Kuiyi Shen,

788874 395385

confronted the shift toward practices of

RIGHTS: WORLD, EXCLUDING

the West and gave new life through this

ITALY AND FRANCE

confrontation to cherished traditions. The

PUB MONTH: MARCH

book features more than 100 works of

professor of Chinese art at University of California, San Diego. Zaixin Hong is professor of Chinese art at University of Puget Sound.

both painting and calligraphy.

5 CONTINENTS EDITIONS

69-074.indd 72

SPRING 2010

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

2/11/09 06:39:19

ASIAN ART / DECORATIVE ARTS

Chinese Trade Ceramics for Southeast Asia Collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Charles Müller By Monique Crick From 5 Continents Editions Known for their beauty, subtle colours and astonishing forms, Chinese export ceramics are some of the most exquisite and delicate works of art ever created. In this extraordinary book, a wide range of porcelain created and decorated exclusively for export to Southeast Asian markets – not to the West – is presented in vibrant photographs. These fascinating pieces, from the Müller Collection in Geneva, are finely crafted objects, many designed for daily use: plates, cups, saucers and teapots. The richly illustrated essays trace the evolution of Chinese ceramics produced expressly for export, from the so-called swatow porcelain to the translucent pale green gres of the Song and Yuan period (11th–14th centuries) to the famous blue-

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

SPECIFICATIONS:

and-white pottery of the Ming dynasty (14th–17th centuries).

• 350 full-colour illustrations

Monique Crick, art historian and Chinese

• 416 pages, 10½ × 8½” (267 × 216mm)

porcelain expert, founded the Société Francaise d’Étude de la Céramique

• Hardback with jacket

Orientale in Paris in 1998. She is director

ISBN: 978-88-7439-463-0

of the Baur Foundation in Geneva.

£85.00

ISBN 978-88-7439-463-0

788874 394630

RIGHTS: WORLD, EXCLUDING ITALY AND FRANCE PUB MONTH: MAY

ALSO AVAILABLE:

Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Baur Collection ISBN 978-88-7439-361-9  £85.00

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

69-074.indd 73

SPRING 2010

5 CONTINENTS EDITIONS

2/11/09 06:39:24

DESIGN

British Design MoMA Design Series Introduction by Paola Antonelli Text by Hugh Aldersey-Williams From 5 Continents Editions Great Britian was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and the epicenter of the development of modern industrial design. This book – the fourth volume in the MoMA Design Series featuring works in the Museum’s collection – explores this legacy, tracing the growth of British design from the eighteenth century to the Millennium Dome and beyond. In its more than 200-year scope, British Design explores the Arts and Crafts Movement, the Spitfire and Hurricane fighter planes of World War II, the Mini car and Dyson vacuum cleaner, the ‘Cool Britannia’ cultural explosion in the late 1990s and British designers’ take on the digital devices that define entertainment and communication in the early 21st century. An introduction by Paola Antonelli provides an overview of design culture in Great Britain and an essay and timeline by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

SPECIFICATIONS:

illuminates the masterpieces of modern

• 100 full-colour illustrations

Hugh Aldersey-Williams, design critic

British design superbly reproduced in the

• 144 pages, 8¼ × 8¼" (210 × 210mm)

and curator, explores science, design,

volume’s plate section.

• Flexibind

architecture, national identity and other

ISBN: 978-88-7439-539-2 £24.95

ISBN 978-88-7439-539-2

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

themes in his work. He served as the design critic for The New Statesman for five years and is the author of The Most Beautiful Molecule and World Design.

788874 395392

RIGHTS: WORLD, EXCLUDING NORTH AMERICA, ITALY, FRANCE

Paola Antonelli is Senior Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

PUB MONTH: JUNE

ALSO AVAILABLE:

American Design ISBN: 978-88-7439-491-3 • £19.95

5 CONTINENTS EDITIONS

69-074.indd 74

SPRING 2010

Italian Design ISBN: 978-88-7439-490-6 • £19.95

Japanese Design ISBN: 978-88-7439-492-0 • £24.95

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

2/11/09 06:39:27

z Abrams Books for Young Readers 075-111.indd 75

22/10/09 07:41:39

New paperbacks

IGGY PECK, ARCHITECT By Andrea Beaty Iggy has one passion: building. When his teacher declares her dislike of architecture, Iggy faces a challenge. He loves building too much to give it up!

SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full colour • 11 x 9" (279 x 229mm) Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8109-8928-3 • £5.99

ISBN 978-0-8109-8928-3

MARCH RIGHTS: WORLD 9

780810 989283

WHERE IS THE CAKE? By T. T. Khing An adventurous look-and-ﬁnd book with new stories to follow and items to discover in each browsing! Mr. and Mrs. Dog’s cake is stolen – And that’s just the beginning! As they chase the thieves through a variety of landscapes, one calamitous event after another ensues. Baby Bunny loses her toy. Mischievous Monkeys steal Miss Cat’s hat. Little Piglet goes astray. And wait! Will he fall off that cliff? SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full colour, 11½ x 9¾" (292 x 248mm) Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8109-8924-5 • £5.99

ISBN 978-0-8109-8924-5

MARCH RIGHTS: WORLD 9

780810 989245

PIRATE PETE By Kim Kennedy Illustrated by Doug Kennedy When Pirate Pete hears the Queen has discovered a treasure map, he must have it. With the map in hand, Pete and his parrot hit the high seas. Along the way, however, Pete cannot pass up a chance to plunder gold. He sets ashore at Candy Island, Clover Island, Sleepy Island and Dragon Island. But where is all the gleaming booty? SPECIFICATIONS: 40 pages, full colour • 9¾ x 10¼" (248 x 260mm) Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8109-8923-8 • £5.99

ISBN 978-0-8109-8923-8

MARCH RIGHTS: WORLD 9

075-111.indd 76

780810 989238

22/10/09 07:41:44

PICTURE BOOKS | 77

By Laurent De Brunhoff A is for Abrams B is for Babar C is for Classic! Join Babar, Celeste, Arthur, Zephir and all the other characters of Celesteville as they take young readers on a lively romp through the alphabet. In this delightful and charming book, crocodiles chase crows, geese go through the garden gate, kittens love kisses and pigs wear – what else? – purple pajamas! SPECIFICATIONS: 40 pages, full colour • 12¾ x 9¼" (324 x 235mm) Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8109-8922-1 • £5.99

ISBN 978-0-8109-8922-1

MARCH RIGHTS: WORLD 9

780810 989221

LIBRARY MOUSE By Daniel Kirk The beloved children’s books author and illustrator wonderfully brings to life the story of Sam, a library mouse. Sam’s home was in a little hole in the wall in the children’s reference books section, and he thought that life was very good indeed. He read picture books and chapter books, biographies and poetry and ghost stories and mysteries. Sam read so much that ﬁnally one day he decided to write books himself! SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full colour • 10½ x 8½" (267 x 216mm) Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8109-8929-0 • £5.99

ISBN 978-0-8109-8929-0

MARCH RIGHTS: WORLD 9

780810 989290

LIBRARY MOUSE A Friend’s Tale By Daniel Kirk When Tom can’t ﬁnd a partner for a book-making assignment and ﬁnds Sam’s secret hole behind the children’s reference section, will the pair be able to work together, or will Sam’s secret identity be spoiled forever? A heartwarming tale about collaboration and creative ambitions. SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full colour • 10½ x 8½" (267 x 216mm) Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8109-8930-6 • £5.99

ISBN 978-0-8109-8930-6

MARCH

New paperbacks

BABAR'S ABC

RIGHTS: WORLD 9

77,110.indd 77

780810 989306

2/11/09 06:47:05

78 | NONFICTION PICTURE BOOK |

MARCH

BLACK ELK’S VISION A Lakota Story By S. D. Nelson The only picture book that tells the amazing true story of Black Elk Told from the Native American point of view, Black Elk’s Vision provides a unique perspective on American history. From recounting the visions he had as a young boy, to his involvement in the battle of Wounded Knee, as well as his journeys to New York City and Europe with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show, this biographical account of Black Elk – an Oglala-Lakota medicine man (1863–1950) – follows him from childhood through adulthood. S. D. Nelson tells the story of Black Elk through the medicine man’s voice, bringing to life what it was like to be Native American in the mid-to latenineteenth century and early twentieth century. Through it all, Black Elk clung to his childhood visions that planted the seeds to help his people – and all people – understand their place in the circle of life. The book includes archival images, a timeline, a bibliography, an index and Nelson’s signature art.

SPECIFICATIONS: 48 pages, full colour 10 x 10" (254 x 254mm) Hardback with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-8399-1 £12.99 MARCH RIGHTS: WORLD

51995 9 780810 983991

S. D. Nelson is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe of the Dakotas. He is the author of three previous children’s books for Abrams. School Library Journal called Gift Horse ‘fluid in both narrative and illustrations’, and Kirkus said Star People was ‘an exemplary offering’.

abrams books for young readers | spring 2010 | www.abramsbooks.co.uk

075-111.indd 78

22/10/09 07:42:03

MARCH

PICTURE BOOK | 79

OVER AT THE CASTLE By Boni Ashburn Illustrated by Kelly Murphy A counting book and companion to the funny Hush, Little Dragon, featuring more of the charming medieval village In this clever reworking of the classic folk song ‘Over in the Meadow’, readers meet villagers who spent their day spinning, cleaning, cooking, dancing and more. The text counts up from one baby dragon to ten court jesters, and kids will enjoy counting along with each of the characters as they go about their daily work. At the end of the day, all the villagers look out their windows for a special surprise from their dragon neighbors. Readers will pore over illustrations filled with the same unexpected, warm humour of Boni Ashburn and Kelly Murphy’s first book, Hush, Little Dragon.

Also available by Boni Ashburn and Kelly Murphy

SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full colour 10 x 10" (254 x 254mm) Hardback with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-8414-1 £9.99

Hush, Little Dragon ISBN: 978-0-8109-9491-1 £7.99

MARCH RIGHTS: WORLD

ISBN 978-0-8109-9491-1

51595

5 1 5 9 5 9

9 780810 984141

780810 994911

Boni Ashburn is the author of Hush, Little Dragon. Visit her online at www.boniashburn.com. Kelly Murphy is the illustrator of Hush, Little Dragon and several other picture books. Visit her online at www.kelmurphy.com.

www.abramsbooks.co.uk | spring 2010 | abrams books for young readers

075-111.indd 79

22/10/09 07:42:10

MARCH

80 | PICTURE BOOK

THE TAMING OF LOLA A Shrew Story By Ellen Weiss Illustrated by Jerry Smath A hilarious picture book spin on The Taming of the Shrew that shows it doesn’t pay to misbehave Little Lola the shrew is a troublemaker, and a mean one at that! Her constant whining has shredded her family’s nerves. Her siblings are fed up, and her parents have just plain given up. She always gets her way. But the real trouble begins when Lola’s cousin Lester comes to stay with her family. Turns out, he’s meaner than she is! Suddenly Lester is the one getting special treatment, just because he demands it. Lola and Lester ﬁnd themselves in screaming matches over the silliest things. Will Lola ever learn her lesson? Will Lester learn his? This wonderful book has a valuable message that isn’t preachy, delivered with warmth and charm.

Also available

SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full colour 9 1⁄2 x 10 1⁄2" (241 x 267mm) Hardback with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-4066-6 £9.99

Sammy Salami ISBN: 978-0-8109-9350-1 ISBN 978-0-8109-9350-1 £7.95

MARCH RIGHTS: WORLD

51595

51595 9

9 780810 940666

780810 993501

Ellen Weiss has written tie-in books for the movies Shrek, Prince of Egypt and Chicken Run, and created a series of easy-to-reads for Aladdin. This is her first original picture book. Jerry Smath has written and illustrated more than forty books for children. His work has received much praise, including a Children’s Choice Award, a Kids First Award, and a Parents’ Choice Award.

abrams books for young readers | spring 2010 | www.abramsbooks.co.uk

075-111.indd 80

22/10/09 07:42:19

MARCH

PICTURE BOOK | 81

THE THREE LITTLE PIGS An Architectural Tale By Steven Guarnaccia A humourous retelling of ‘The Three Little Pigs’ ﬁlled with clever artistic and architectural references In this quirky, sophisticated retelling of ‘The Three Little Pigs’, the pigs and their homes are nods to three famous architects – Frank Gehry, Phillip Johnson and Frank Lloyd Wright – and their signature homes. Each house is filled with clever details, including furnishings by the architects and their contemporaries. Of course, not all the houses are going to protect the pigs from the wolf’s huffing and puffing. Which one will? The wolf, and readers, are in for a clever surprise ending.

SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full colour 13 1⁄2 x 9 1⁄2" (343 x 241mm) Hardback with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-8941-2 £11.99 MARCH RIGHTS: UK

51895 9 780810 989412

Steven Guarnaccia is chair of the illustration program at Parsons the New School for Design. He is the author of several books for children and adults, including Goldilocks and The Three Bears: A Tale Moderne.

www.abramsbooks.co.uk | spring 2010 | abrams books for young readers

075-111.indd 81

22/10/09 07:42:23

Also available by Laura Numeroff

Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger The Jellybeans and the Big Dance ISBN: 978-0-8109-9352-5 £7.99

ISBN 978-0-8109-9352-5

5 1 5 9 5 9

780810 993525

New York Times bestseller Publishers Weekly bestseller ‘It will be hard for young readers to resist this book’. – School Library Journal ‘A sure hit with kids . . .’ – Booklist

Illustrated by David McPhail When Sheep Sleep ISBN 0810954694 ISBN: 978-0-8109-5469-4

£8.95

New York Times bestseller 9 780810 954694

Illustrated by James Bernardin Would I Trade My Parents? ISBN: 978-0-8109-0637-2 £9.99

51695 9 780810 906372

075-111.indd 82

22/10/09 07:42:48

MARCH

PICTURE BOOK | 83

THE JELLYBEANS AND THE BIG BOOK BONANZA By Laura Numeroff and Nate Evans Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger The sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Jellybeans and the Big Dance! The Jellybeans are back – this time in the library stacks to discover the varied and wonderful world of reading. And just as with the ﬁrst book, the glitter jacket makes the book really shine! When the Jellybeans go to the library to do research for book reports on the things they enjoy, Anna, who loves books more than anyone, is excited to bring her friends to her favourite place. Emily, who loves to dance, finds a book on ballet, Nicole, who loves sports, finds a book on soccer, and Bitsy, who loves art, finds a book on famous painters. But what about Anna? Can she find the perfect book, too? This energizing book promotes a love of reading by proving that there is the perfect book for everyone. Just as jellybeans are all different flavours, the girls again use their different strengths and talents to work as a team and make their school Book Bonanza a success. SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full colour 11 x 9" (279 x 229mm) Hardback with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-8412-7 £9.99 MARCH RIGHTS: WORLD

51595 9 780810 984127

Laura Numeroff is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, When Sheep Sleep and The Jellybeans and the Big Dance. She lives in Los Angeles. Nate Evans coauthored The Jellybeans and the Big Dance and Sherman Crunchley with Laura Numeroff. He lives in Statesboro, Georgia. Lynn Munsinger is the illustrator of The Jellybeans and the Big Dance and What Mommies Do Best, also by Laura Numeroff.

www.abramsbooks.co.uk | spring 2010 | abrams books for young readers

075-111.indd 83

22/10/09 07:42:54

MARCH

84 | NONFICTION

MAMMOTHS AND MASTODONS Titans of the Ice Age By Cheryl Bardoe • In association with The Field Museum of Chicago Brand-new evidence and theories come to life when a frozen baby mammoth is unearthed. Mammoths and mastodons roamed the earth for millions of years, and then suddenly went extinct. What was everyday life like for these colossal cousins of the modern elephant? What did they eat? Why did they disappear? These questions and more are answered in this fascinating book that presents the latest research, drawing on the recent discovery of a fully frozen baby mammoth – which has allowed scientists to learn more than they ever could have known just from studying bones. Mammoths and Mastodons features photographs of fossil site digs, scientists at work in the field and in

Also available

labs and prehistoric artifacts. Specially commissioned artwork also brings the story of mammoths and mastodons to life. The book includes a bibliography, a glossary and an index.

SPECIFICATIONS: 48 pages, full colour 10 x 10” (254 x 254mm) Hardback with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-8413-4

Chocolate Riches from the Rainforest ISBN: 978-0-8109-5734-3 ISBN 0810957343 £11.95

£11.99 MARCH RIGHTS: WORLD

51895

Evolving Planet Four Billion Years of Life on Earth ISBN: 978-0-8109-9486-7 £9.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-9486-7

Gregor Mendel The Friar Who Grew Peas ISBN: 978-0-8109-5475-5 ISBN 0810954755 £10.95

5 1 9 9 5

9 780810 984134 9 780810 957343

780810 994867

9 780810 954755

Cheryl Bardoe is the author of Abrams’ Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas, which received a prestigious Orbis Pictus Honor for nonfiction from the National Council of Teachers of English. She formerly worked on exhibits at The Field Museum and is currently earning an MFA in writing for children.

abrams books for young readers | spring 2010 | www.abramsbooks.co.uk

075-111.indd 84

22/10/09 07:43:04

MARCH

PICTURE BOOK | 85

MY FRIENDS THE FLOWERS By William Lach Illustrated by Doug Kennedy A wonderful introduction to gardening for school and at home One little bee loves to visit his friends – who just happen to be flowers! He visits with Marigold, who scares all the bugs; Sunflower, who has a big happy face; Daffodil, who nods his head; and even some Impatiens, who hang around the shady parts of town. From fiery snapdragons and gorgeous camellias, to prickly pears and the bells of forsythias, the bee introduces young readers to the many flowers that add colour and character to our world. Doug Kennedy’s funny and evocative illustrations bring the rhyming text and flowers to life. The book concludes with a photograph and description of each flower, along with easy steps for a child to plant three gardens (container or earth) of

Also available by William Lach

Also available by Doug Kennedy

his or her own.

SPECIFICATIONS: 40 pages, full colour 11 x 9" (279 x 229mm) Hardback with jacket

Can You Hear It? ISBN: 978-0-8109-5721-3 ISBN 0810957213 £10.95

Pirate Pete ISBN: 978-0-8109-4356-8 ISBN 0810943568 £10.95

Pirate Pete’s Giant Adventure ISBN: 978-0-8109-5965-1 ISBN 0810959651 £8.95

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8397-7 £9.99 MARCH RIGHTS: WORLD

51695 9 780810 957213

9 780810 943568

9 780810 983977 9 780810 959651

William Lach is an avid gardener and editor who has worked with a number of botanical gardens on book and stationery projects. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Doug Kennedy has collaborated on a number of books with his sister, Kim, including the Pirate Pete books and Hee-Haw-Dini and the Great Zambini.

www.abramsbooks.co.uk | spring 2010 | abrams books for young readers

075-111.indd 85

22/10/09 07:43:11

MARCH

86 | PICTURE BOOK

DEAR PRIMO A Letter to My Cousin By Duncan Tonatiuh A debut picture book by an exciting new artist that focuses on how letter writing can open new worlds From first-time Mexican author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh comes the story of two cousins, one in America and one in Mexico, and how their daily lives are different yet similar. Charlie takes the subway to school; Carlitos rides his bike. Charlie plays double dutch on the sidewalk; Carlitos plays among the local cacti. Dear Primo covers the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of two very different childhoods, while also emphasizing how alike Charlie and Carlitos are at heart. Spanish words are scattered among the English text, providing a wonderful way to introduce the language and culture of Mexico to young children. Inspired by the ancient art of the Mixtecs and other cultures of Mexico, Tonatiuh incorporates their stylized forms into his own artwork. The book includes a glosary of Spanish words.

SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full colour 11 x 8 1â &#x201E;2" (279 x 216mm) Hardback with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-3872-4 ÂŁ9.99 MARCH RIGHTS: WORLD

51595 9 780810 938724

Duncan Tonatiuh was born in Mexico City and grew up in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. He graduated from Parsons the New School for Design, where he studied writing and illustration. He divides his time between Mexico and New York City.

abrams books for young readers | spring 2010 | www.abramsbooks.co.uk

075-111.indd 86

22/10/09 07:43:18

APRIL

PICTURE BOOK | 87

MY FRIEND MAYA LOVES TO DANCE By Cheryl Willis Hudson Illustrated by Eric Velasquez Young dancers will twirl and leap as they read about Maya A young narrator tells readers about her friend Maya, who absolutely loves to dance. In this rhyming picture book, Maya attends a lively dance class. She can’t get enough of dance: the costumes, the grand entrances, the pirouettes, the music, the final bow and the magic of recitals. She even loves the hard work of practice. But Maya isn't dancing just for herself. Her friend the narrator plays a role, too. The pages themselves seem to dance, thanks to the charming verse of Cheryl Willis Hudson and the vibrant colours and motion of Eric Velasquez’s paintings.

Also available by Eric Velasquez

The Other Mozart The Life of the Famous Chevalier de Saint-George ISBN: 978-0-8109-5720-6 ISBN 0810957206 £10.95

SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full colour 9 x 10" (229 x 254mm) Hardback with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-8328-1 £9.99

9 780810 957206

Praise for The Other Mozart

APRIL RIGHTS: WORLD

‘Elegant paintings, framed in regal hues . . .’ – Publishers Weekly ‘The heart of the book is Velasquez’s original artwork’. – School Library Journal

51695 9 780810 983281

Cheryl Willis Hudson is the cofounder and editorial director of Just Us Books, an independent publisher of black-interest books for children and young adults. She has written many books for children. Eric Velasquez is the illustrator of numerous picture books and a recipient of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for new talent. You can learn more about him at www.ericvelasquez.com.

www.abramsbooks.co.uk | spring 2010 | abrams books for young readers

075-111.indd 87

22/10/09 07:43:25

88 | PICTURE BOOK

International praise for Ballroom Bonanza ‘Donkey’s do the disco, zebras put on the Ritz . . . What fun! And what better way to teach the children their A to Z . . . A musical menagerie inspires bedtime storytellers everywhere’. – The Guide (Australia)

abrams books for young readers | spring 2010 | www.abramsbooks.co.uk

075-111.indd 88

22/10/09 07:45:30

APRIL

PICTURE BOOK | 89

BALLROOM BONANZA A Hidden Pictures ABC Book By Stephen Harris and Nina Rycroft Illustrated by Nina Rycroft Animalia meets Strictly Come Dancing in this animal dance party that teaches ABC’s. Animals have gathered for a dance contest in the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool, England. Who will win? The flamingos dancing flamenco? The penguins doing the polka? And what are those mischievous monkeys up to? Turns out they’ve stolen the band’s instruments! Once the reader finds all of them hidden within the artwork, the grand finale can begin. Ballroom Bonanza is an ideal primer to teach about some of the most popular dance styles, while offering a look at instruments to inspire young Mozarts. SPECIFICATIONS: 48 pages, full colour, 12 x 10" (305 x 254mm) Hardback with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-8956-6 £9.99 APRIL RIGHTS: WORLD ENGLISH EXCLUDING AUSTRALIA

51695 9 780810 988422 Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8109-8843-9 £5.99 APRIL RIGHTS: WORLD ENGLISH EXCLUDING AUSTRALIA ISBN 978-0-8109-8843-9

9 780810 988439 Nina Rycroft has worked as a designer in Sydney, London and Rome. Her first picture book, Little Platypus (with author Nette Hilton), was a 2001 Children’s Book Council of Australia notable book. Stephen Harris is an award-winning writer of books and radio scripts. He was born in Melbourne, Australia, and attended the Victorian College of Arts before joining the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as a radio producer and presenter.

www.abramsbooks.co.uk | spring 2010 | abrams books for young readers

075-111.indd 89

22/10/09 07:45:37

APRIL

90 | PICTURE BOOK

JUST LIKE MAMA By Lesléa Newman Illustrated by Julia Gorton The perfect book for a mother and child to share on Mother’s Day and throughout the year Just Like Mama is a beautiful testament to the love between mother and daughter, and especially how, in a child’s eyes, a mother does everything perfectly, from cooking to playing to simply loving. There are some things that no one can do as well as a mum. ‘A pile of pancakes, each shaped into a moon, and cocoa with a cloud of cream, stirred with her special spoon. Nobody cooks breakfast just like mama’. Nor garden, host tea parties, cook supper or tuck her child into bed. No one does it just like Mama can. And in the end, nobody loves Mama just like her little girl does.

Also available by Julia Gorton

SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full colour 9 x 9" (229 x 229mm) Hardback with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-8393-9 £9.99

Score!

APRIL

50 Poems to Motivate and Inspire

RIGHTS: WORLD

ISBN: 978-0-8109-9488-1 £7.99

51695

ISBN 978-0-8109-9488-1

5 1 5 9 5

9 780810 983939 9

780810 994881

Lesléa Newman is the author of fifty books for adults and children, including Abrams’ Eight Nights of Chanukah. She has received many literary awards, including poetry fellowships from the Massachusetts Artists Fellowship Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Julia Gorton is the illustrator and designer of many books for children, including Abrams’ Score! 50 Poems to Motivate and Inspire. She teaches design at Parsons the New School for Design.

abrams books for young readers | spring 2010 | www.abramsbooks.co.uk

075-111.indd 90

22/10/09 07:45:42

APRIL

PICTURE BOOK | 91

SALLY’S GREAT BALLOON ADVENTURE By Stephen Huneck Beloved and bestselling Sally goes up, up and away in a hot air balloon ride! When Sally’s family visits a hot air balloon field, the loyal black Labrador retriever is tempted by the smell of fresh chicken coming from one of the balloons. She follows the delicious scent

han More t 00 200,0 ooks Sally b t! in prin

to a balloon basket, and – whoops – the balloon takes flight! Soon she’s soaring above the ground, looking out at the tiny people below as they try to bring her back down. Beautiful panoramic scenes and Sally’s trademark witty thoughts accompany her latest adventure in the open skies, in a book that is sure to charm dog owners and fans of intrepid Sally.

Also available by Stephen Huneck

SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full colour 12 x 9" (305 x 229mm) Hardback with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-8331-1

Sally Gets a Job ISBN: 978-0-8109-9493-5 £8.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-9493-5

Sally’s Snow Adventure ISBN: 978-0-8109-7061-8 ISBN 0810970618 £8.95

My Dog’s Brain ISBN: 978-0-8109-8287-1 £8.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-82871

780810 994935

APRIL RIGHTS: WORLD

5 1 4 9 5

5 1 6 9 5 9

£9.99

780810 982871

51695

9 780810 983311

9 780810 970618

Stephen Huneck is an internationally acclaimed painter, sculptor and printmaker. Along with his wife, Gwen, he is the owner of Stephen Huneck Galleries on Dog Mountain in St. Johnsbury, Vermont; in Woodstock, Vermont; and in Breckinridge, Colorado. His hand-carved furniture, sculpture and woodcut prints are included in various prestigious private and museum collections, including those of the Smithsonian Institution and the Museum of American Folk Art. To learn more about Sally, visit www.dogmt.com.

www.abramsbooks.co.uk | spring 2010 | abrams books for young readers

075-111.indd 91

22/10/09 07:47:28

APRIL

92 | PICTURE BOOK | AGES 4–8

ORANGE PEEL’S POCKET By Rose Lewis Illustrated by Grace Zong From the bestselling author of I Love You Like Crazy Cakes comes this sweet story about an adopted girl from China who learns about her native country. One day in class, Orange Peel – who got her nickname by eating orange peels when she was little – and her classmates learn about China. Everyone starts to ask Orange Peel questions about the country because they know that’s where she was born. But she doesn’t have all the answers. So Orange Peel joins her mother on her neighbourhood errands to find out. Many of the shops they visit are owned by people who also were born in China. Orange Peel can’t wait to tell the kids at school about China’s influence on all of these things, but first she discovers a number of gifts that have been slipped into her pocket by the store owners: silk, a poem, a peony, a noodle soup recipe, and a lucky red knot. Orange Peel is overjoyed, as the treasures she’s found link her to the place where she was born.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Also available

32 pages, full colour 11 x 8 ⁄2" (279 x 216mm) 1

Hardback with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-8394-6 £9.99 APRIL RIGHTS: WORLD

51695

Gai See: WhatISBN You0810993372 See in Chinatown ISBN: 978-0-8109-9337-2 • £8.95

9 780810 983946

Tangerines and Tea, My Grandparents and Me: ISBN An Alphabet 0810958715 Book ISBN: 978-0-8109-5871-5 • £7.95

9 780810 993372 7 8 0Like 8 1 0Crazy 9 5 8 7 1Cakes 5 Rose Lewis is the author of the New York Times bestseller I Love9 You , which

Kirkus said was ‘destined to become a classic’ in a starred review, and the award-winning Every Year on Your Birthday. Grace Zong was born in Illinois and moved to Korea when she was seven. Later, she returned to the United States to study art at the Rhode Island School of Design. She splits her time between her home in New York, and her home in Korea.

abrams books for young readers | spring 2010 | www.abramsbooks.co.uk

075-111.indd 92

22/10/09 07:47:37

MAY

PICTURE BOOK | 93

BEAR IN THE AIR By Susan Meyers Illustrated by Amy Bates A bestselling Abrams author and illustrator team up for a perfect summer and beach book! When a teddy bear is lost by the child who loves him, the bear begins an amazing journey to get back home again. From swimming in the ocean with the fish, to flying in the sky with the gulls, to being found by a sailor and then being carried off by the wind, the bear meets new friends and travels to many places he never dreamt of. Reminiscent of such classics as The Velveteen Rabbit and the award-winning Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, this tender picture book with beautiful seaside imagery will capture readers’ hearts with the bear’s summer adventure as he gets back home where he belongs.

Also available by Susan Meyers

Also available by Amy Bates

SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full colour 9 1⁄2 x 9 1⁄2" (241 x 241mm) Hardback with jacket Puppies! Puppies! Puppies!

Kittens! Kittens! Kittens!

The Dog Who Belonged

ISBN: 978-0-8109-5856-2 ISBN 0810958562

ISBN: 978-0-8109-1218-2 ISBN 0810912182

to No One

£7.95

ISBN: 978-0-8109-9483-6 £7.99

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8398-4 £9.99 MAY RIGHTS: WORLD ENGLISH

ISBN 978-0-8109-9483-6

5 1 5 9 5 9 780810 958562

9 780810 912182

780810 994836

51595

9 780810 983984

Susan Meyers is the author of Puppies! Puppies! Puppies! and Kittens! Kittens! Kittens! Amy Bates is the illustrator of The Dog Who Belonged to No One.

www.abramsbooks.co.uk | spring 2010 | abrams books for young readers

075-111.indd 93

22/10/09 07:47:59

94 | PICTURE BOOK

Also available by Nikki McClure

All in a Day ISBN: 978-0-8109-8321-2 £8.99 51795 9 780810 983212

Praise for All in a Day New York Times bestseller Publishers Weekly bestseller ‘Bold paper cut-outs of dandelion seeds and flapping birds provoke smiles with every turn of the page’. – Harper’s Bazaar ‘Adults and children alike will be enchanted by both Rylant's charming ode to the possibilites inherent in every day and McClure's amazing cut paper art’. – The Gloss, Ireland

abrams books for young readers | spring 2010 | www.abramsbooks.co.uk

075-111.indd 94

22/10/09 07:48:15

MAY

PICTURE BOOK | 95

MAMA, IS IT SUMMER YET? By Nikki McClure A beautiful book about appreciating nature and the change of seasons – from cut-paper artist Nikki McClure, illustrator of the breakout bestseller All In a Day Young children see the passage of time through the seasonal changes to the world around them in this charming book, illustrated with Nikki McClure’s extraordinary cut-paper art. A little boy who can’t wait for summer asks his mama, ‘Is it summer yet?’ Mama says, ‘Not yet, little one’, then points to the signs that spring is turning to summer – the softening of the earth, the nest-building of squirrels, the singing of birds – and encourages her son to savour the beauty of spring. Following the success of All in a Day, Nikki McClure once again uses her paper cutouts to create timeless images of nature and family, showing

★ ‘The word ‘lovely’ gets tossed around, but it seems to fit McClure’s amazing artwork.’ – Booklist, starred review

d Printe ed ycl on rec er! pap

their importance to a richly lived life.

SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full colour 10 x 10 1⁄4" (254 x 260mm) Hardback with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-8468-4 £11.99 MAY RIGHTS: WORLD

51795 9 780810 984684

Nikki McClure is a self-taught artist who has been making paper-cuts since 1996. She is the author and illustrator of Abrams’ Collect Raindrops and the illustrator of All In a Day, by Cynthia Rylant. Kirkus said her ‘illustrations make such nebulous concepts as hope and renewal accessible to young readers’, and Publishers Weekly said children will enjoy ‘the tenderness of McClure’s images’.

www.abramsbooks.co.uk | spring 2010 | abrams books for young readers

075-111.indd 95

22/10/09 07:48:19

96 | PICTURE BOOK

Also available by Joëlle Jolivet

Panorama A Foldout Book ISBN: 978-0-8109-8332-8 £9.99 51995 9 780810 983328

Praise for Panorama 'If you want to give your children a taste for travel, or show them a world without leaving the bedroom. . . . then make a trip through the monochrome world of Panorama, a new children's book that adults seem to coo over as well.' – The Independent

Also available by Joëlle Jolivet and Jean-Luc Fromental On the ﬁrst day of the new year, the mailman brings a surprise —a penguin! One by one, day by day, penguins ﬁll the

Fromental • Jolivet

house. At ﬁrst they are cute, but with every passing day, the penguins pile up — along with the family’s problems. Feeding, cleaning, and housing the penguins becomes a monumental task! But, more important, who is sending these

365 PENGUINS

penguins, and why?

365

PENGUINS JEAN-LUC FROMENTAL and JOËLLE JOLIVET

365 Penguins ISBN: 978-0-8109-4460-2 ISBN 978-0-8109-9555-0 £9.95

5 1 5 9 5

780810 995550

Praise for 365 Penguins New York Times bestseller Publishers Weekly bestseller ‘Pièce de résistance . . . a real treat’. – Daniel Pinkwater ‘Integrates challenging math concepts and environmental concerns into a clever narrative . . . Units on penguins and global warming will never be the same’. – School Library Journal

abrams books for young readers | spring 2010 | www.abramsbooks.co.uk

075-111.indd 96

22/10/09 07:48:44

MAY

PICTURE BOOK | 97

OOPS! By Jean-Luc Fromental Illustrated by Joëlle Jolivet Joëlle Jolivet and Jean-Luc Fromental’s follow-up to the awardwinning 365 Penguins – a tale of unexpected cause and effect In a distinctive oversize package and illustrated with Joëlle Jolivet’s signature retro, eye-catching style, Oops! follows a family through the streets of Paris as they try to get to the airport for their vacation. Back at their apartment, their housesitting aunt slips on some soap, setting off a chain reaction of events that create some extreme roadblocks for the family’s trip. A movie shoot, a parade, policemen, rampaging bears, aliens and much more collide in this remarkable new picture book adventure. The book includes a gatefold page at the end that explains in detail the train of chaos on the previous pages.

SPECIFICATIONS:

40 pages, full colour 14 1⁄6 x 10 3⁄4" (360 x 273mm) Hardback ISBN: 978-0-8109-8749-4 £10.99 MAY RIGHTS: WORLD ENGLISH

51795 9 780810 987494

Jean-Luc Fromental is the author of about thirty books, including novels, travelogues, children’s books and comics. He also writes for film, television and newspapers. Joëlle Jolivet is an internationally acclaimed illustrator. Publishers Weekly has called her books ‘vibrant . . . dazzling’, and School Library Journal said they ‘are as aesthetically impressive as they are informative’.

www.abramsbooks.co.uk | spring 2010 | abrams books for young readers

075-111.indd 97

22/10/09 07:48:52

MAY

98 | NONFICTION PICTURE BOOK

CAN YOU FIND IT? AMERICA Search and Discover More Than 150 Details in 20 Works of Art By Linda Falken In association with the Metropolitan Museum of Art A patriotic and inspiring addition to the successful Can You Find It? series The Can You Find It? books have delighted countless children, inviting them to look more closely at works of art by searching for hidden details. Now comes a new title in the series, featuring paintings, prints and textiles from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each work is characteristically American, and each is filled with a wealth of details to discover. Among the works featured are

Also available

Washington Crossing the Delaware, by Emmanuel Leutze; The Photographer, by Jacob Lawrence; and many more.

Can You Find It?

Can You Find It, Too?

Can You Find It Outside?

Search and Discover More

Search and Discover for

Than 150 Details in 19

Than 150 Details in 20

Young Art Lovers

Works of Art

ISBN: 978-0-8109-3279-1

ISBN: 978-0-8109-5046-7

ISBN: 978-0-8109-5795-4 ISBN 0810957954

£10.95

£9.95

ISBN 0810932791

SPECIFICATIONS:

£5.95

ISBN 0810950467

40 pages, full colour 10 x 10" (254 x 254mm) Hardback with jacket

9 780810 957954

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8890-3 £10.99 MAY RIGHTS: WORLD ENGLISH

51695

9 780810 932791

9 780810 950467

Can You Find It Inside?

Can You Hear It?

Search and Discover for Young Art Lovers

ISBN: 978-0-8109-5721-3 ISBN 0810957213

ISBN: 978-0-8109-5794-7 ISBN 0810957947

£10.95

£5.95

9 780810 988903 9 780810 957213 9 780810 957947

Linda Falken has worked in children’s book publishing for many years. She is currently an editor at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, where her work combines two of her favorite things: art and books.

abrams books for young readers | spring 2010 | www.abramsbooks.co.uk

075-111.indd 98

22/10/09 07:48:57

Amulet Books 075-111.indd 99

22/10/09 07:48:59

MARCH

100 | SELF-HELP

FOR GIRLS ONLY The Ultimate Guide to Being a Girl By Sylvaine Jaoui Illustrated by Manu Boisteau The ultimate guide to being a girl! Do you sometimes wish there were a user’s guide to being a girl? For Girls Only is here for you! Whether it’s dealing with your family or the gossip at school, or worrying about your first kiss or what you should wear to your next big party, this guidebook helps you understand yourself, your fears and your relationships. All girls need the reassurance that they’re not alone – everyone has issues communicating with their friends or overcoming certain insecurities. But confidence comes from the inside – you can’t buy it at a trendy boutique or put it on at the makeup counter – and anyone can have it! For Girls Only helps you tap into yourself so you can be the most fabulous you can be!

Also available from Sunscreen SPECIFICATIONS: 80 pages, full colour 8 3⁄4 x 5 1⁄2" (222 x 140mm)

Just Us Girls Secrets to Feeling Good About Yourself, Inside and Out ISBN 0810991613 ISBN: 978-0-8109-9161-3 • £6.95

Paperback

Sex Explained Honest Answers to Your Questions About Guys and Girls, Your Changing Body, and What ReallyISBN Happens During Sex 0810991620 ISBN: 978-0-8109-9162-0 • £6.95

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8432-5 £6.99 MARCH RIGHTS: WORLD ENGLISH

51095

9 78 0 8 1 0 9 9Tall 1613 Walking How to Build Conﬁdence and Be the Best You Can Be ISBN: 978-0-8109-9479-9 • £6.95 ISBN 978-0-8109-9479-9

9 780810 984325

9 Feeling 7 8 0 8 1 0Freakish? 991620 How to be Comfortable in Your Own Skin ISBN 0810991644 ISBN: 978-0-8109-9164-4 • £6.95

5 0 9 9 5 9

780810 994799 9 780810 991644

Sylvaine Jaoui is an author, a writer for television and theatre and a teacher. Manu Boisteau is an illustrator and comics artist.

amulet | spring 2010 | www.abramsbooks.co.uk

075-111.indd 100

22/10/09 07:49:04

MARCH

YA FICTION | 101

Now in paperback!

THE GIRLS By Tucker Shaw No boys allowed! Fans of Gossip Girl will delight in this irresistible novel. Meet Mary: She’s beautiful, she’s nice, and her ski star boyfriend is cheating on her. Meet Crystal: She’s a townie, she works at Mod Jeans, and she’s cheating with Mary’s boyfriend. Meet Sylvia: She’s nasty, she’s rich, and she’s got something up her Pradadesigned sleeve. Meet Amber: She’s a flake, she’s the barista at the hottest coffee shop in Aspen, and she serves up gossip even hotter than grande skim lattes. Meet Peggy: She’s Mary’s best friend, she’s a snowboarder and aspiring chef, and she has no idea how to cope with all these girls. An elite prep school sets the stage for jealousy and intrigue as the lives of many girls tangle into a wickedly fun mess (in which no boys ever appear).

SPECIFICATIONS: 224 pages, 8 1⁄4 x 5 1⁄2" (210 x 140mm)

Praise for The Girls

Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8109-8991-7

‘Fans of gossipy plots full of backstabbing

The Girls ISBN: 978-0-8109-8348-9 Hardback £7.99

£4.99

and questions of love and friendship will

MARCH

enjoy this as a confection, but it can also

RIGHTS: UK & AUSTRALIA, ENGLISH ISBN 978-0-8109-8991-7

be read as a meatier critique of the girls’ choices and priorities’. – Booklist

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8348-9

51695

50695

780810 989917

9 780810 983489

Tucker Shaw, who has been featured on The Today Show, is the author Everything I Ate and many popular books for teens, including Confessions of a Backup Dancer and Anxious Hearts (page 110).

www.abramsbooks.co.uk | spring 2010 | amulet

075-111.indd 101

22/10/09 07:49:32

MARCH

GRAPHIC NOVEL

MEANWHILE Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities. By Jason Shiga Follow the tabs to create your own story in this innovative interactive graphic novel! Chocolate or vanilla? This simple choice is all it takes to get started with Meanwhile, the wildly inventive creation of comics mastermind Jason Shiga, of whom Scott McCloud said ‘Crazy + Genius = Shiga’. Jimmy, whose every move is under your control, finds himself in a mad scientist’s lab, where he’s given a choice between three amazing objects: a mind-reading device, a time-travel machine or the Killitron 3000 (which is as ominous as it sounds). Down each of these paths there are puzzles, mysterious clues and shocking revelations. It’s up to the reader to lead Jimmy to success or disaster. Meanwhile is a wholly original story of invention, discovery and saving the world, told through a system of tabs on every page that take you forward, backward, upside down and right side up again. Each read creates a new adventure!

SPECIFICATIONS: 80 pages, 9 x 7 1⁄2" (229 x 191mm) Hardback ISBN: 978-0-8109-8423-3 £9.99 MARCH RIGHTS: WORLD

51495 9 780810 984233

Jason Shiga graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in pure mathematics. He is the author of more than twenty comic books and the inventor of three board games, two card tricks, the greedy mug, the bus clock and the world’s second-largest interactive comic, which spanned twenty-five square feet. His puzzles and mazes have appreared in McSweeny’s and Nick Magazine.

amulet | spring 2010 | www.abramsbooks.co.uk

075-111.indd 102

22/10/09 07:49:52

AWARDS FOR JASON SHIGA 2004 Eisner Award 2003 Ignatz Award 2007 Stumpton Trophy Award 1999 Xeric Grant Recipient

PRAISE FOR JASON SHIGA ‘Crazy + Genius = Shiga’ – Scott McCloud, author of Understanding Comics ‘If humankind ever finds itself at the brink of its own destruction and I am given the task to fill a small, space-bound time capsule with a collection of ten graphic novels that would present to alien eyes the best that the cartoonists of Earth had to offer the universe, Jason Shiga’s Meanwhile would surely be among my picks.’ – Gene Luen Yang, author of American Born Chinese ‘A creator of comix that can be at once funny, disturbing, thoughtful, deconstructed and cleverly put together.’ – Time online ‘Meanwhile is a wallop of a book/graphic novel! It delivers action, choices, problem solving and engagement. And it reminds me of my own efforts in writing Choose Your Own Adventure, which I take as a great compliment coming from Jason Shiga. I wish I had written this book! Run, don’t walk, to your favourite bookseller and pick up a copy!’ – R. A. Montgomery, Choose Your Own Adventure author ‘Ingenious’ – Edward Packard, Choose Your Own Adventure author

www.abramsbooks.co.uk | spring 2010 | amulet

075-111.indd 103

22/10/09 07:49:54

MARCH

104 | FICTION

Also available in the Sisters Grimm series ISBN 0810959255 Detectives Book One: The Fairy-Tale ISBN: 978-0-8109-5925-5 HB • £7.95 ISBN 0810993228

ISBN: 978-0-8109-9322-8 PB • £4.95 9 780810 959255

9 780810 993228

ISBN Unusual 0810959262 Suspects Book Two: The ISBN: 978-0-8109-5926-2 HB • £7.95

ISBN 0810993235

ISBN: 978-0-8109-9323-5 PB • £4.95 9 780810 959262

9 780810 993235

ISBN 0810949140 Book Three: The Problem Child ISBN: 978-0-8109-4914-0 HB • £7.95

ISBN 978-0-8109-9359-4 PB • £4.95 ISBN: 978-0-8109-9359-4

9 780810 949140

50595

9 780810 993594 0810916104 Book Four:ISBN Once Upon a Crime ISBN: 978-0-8109-1610-4 HB • £7.95

ISBN: 978-0-8109-9549-9 ISBN 978-0-8109-9549-9 PB • £4.95 9 780810 916104

50595

9 780810 995499

Book Five: Magic and Other Misdemeanors ISBN: 978-0-8109-9358-7 ISBN 978-0-8109-7263-6 HB • £7.95 50595 9 7 8ISBN 0 8 1978-0-8109-7263-6 0 9 7 2 6 3 6 PB • £4.99 ISBN: 978-0-8109-7263-6

9 780810 972636

Book Six: Tales from the Hood ISBN 978-0-8109-9478-2 HB • £7.95 ISBN: 978-0-8109-9478-2 51495 9 7 8 0 8 1 0 9 9 4 7 8 2 PB • £4.99 ISBN: 978-0-8109-8925-2 50695

9 780810 989252

Now in paperback!

THE SISTERS GRIMM Book Seven: The Everafter War By Michael Buckley Pictures by Peter Ferguson SPECIFICATIONS:

The seventh, secret-revealing installment of the blockbuster series

336 pages, 20 black-and-white illustrations 7 x 51⁄2" (178 x 140mm) Paperback

Sabrina and Daphne’s prayers are

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8429-5

finally answered when their parents are

£4.99

awoken from their sleeping spell. But their

MARCH

happy reunion is short-lived, as they are

RIGHTS: WORLD

soon caught up in the war between the

50695

Scarlet Hand and Prince Charming’s Everafter army. As the family works to help the prince’s ragtag group of rebels and

9 780810 984295

protect their friends, Sabrina comes faceto-face with the family’s deadliest enemy – the mysterious Master – who reveals a secret so shocking, it will rock the entire family to its core.

Book Seven: The Everafter War ISBN: 978-0-8109-8355-7 HB • £7.99 51595

Fans can read the paperback just in time for the release of the dramatic eighth book in the series!

9 780810 983557 amulet | spring 2010 | www.abramsbooks.co.uk

075-111.indd 104

22/10/09 07:49:59

MAY

FICTION | 105

THE SISTERS GRIMM Book Eight: The Inside Story By Michael Buckley Pictures by Peter Ferguson The latest thrilling addition to the Grimm family saga After the shocking ending of The Everafter War, this book picks up with Sabrina, Daphne and Puck stuck in the Book of Everafter, where all the fairy tales are stored and enchanted characters can change their destinies. The girls (and Puck) must chase the Master through a series of stories, where they’re willing to change what they need in order to save their baby brother. Soon, however, they are confronted by the Editor – the book’s guardian – who, along with an army of tiny monsters known as Revisers, threatens the children with dire consequences if they don’t stick to the stories. As they chase their quarry and dodge the Revisers, they meet Alice, Mowgli, Jack the Giant Killer, Hansel and Gretel, the Headless Horseman and more. But will they find their brother in time?

Also available by Michael Buckley SPECIFICATIONS: 304 pages, 20 black-and-white illustrations 7 x 5 1⁄2" (178 x 140mm) Hardback ISBN: 978-0-8109-8430-1 £8.99 MAY

NERDS ISBN: 978-0-8109-4324-7 Hardback £8.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-4324-7

51495

RIGHTS: WORLD

51595 9 780810 984301

780810 943247

Michael Buckley has written and developed shows for Nickelodeon, Disney, MTV Animation, the Sci-Fi Channel, the Discovery Channel and VH1. In autumn 2009 he launched a new series with Amulet Books: NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society. Peter Ferguson is a comic book and editorial artist who just published his first picture book with Tricycle Press. He is also the illustrator of the young adult novels The Anybodies and The Nobodies, by N. E. Bode; Endymion Spring, by Matthew Skelton; and DJ MacHale’s Pendragon series.

www.abramsbooks.co.uk | spring 2010 | amulet

075-111.indd 105

22/10/09 07:50:03

106 | FICTION

An Excerpt from



    

Oh yeah, one other thing I almost forgot about: Dwight. Dwight is the guy who carries Origami Yoda around on his finger. The strangest thing about Origami Yoda is that he is so wise even though Dwight is a total loser. I’m not saying that as an insult. It’s just a fact. Dwight never seems to do anything right. Always in trouble. Always getting harassed by other kids. Always picking his nose. Always finding a way to “ruin it for everyone,” as the teachers say. If he could just listen to Origami Yoda’s wisdom, like the rest of us, he would have it made. But no, he ends up barfing in class because he ate thirteen servings of canned peaches at lunch, or stealing a girl’s shoe, or wearing shorts with his socks pulled up above his knees.

He even manages to turn his good points into loser points. See, he is the total origami master of our school. First he made cranes and frogs and all that, then he started inventing his own stuff. Origami Yoda is not just a perfect paper version of Yoda, it’s also Dwight’s own design. He’s not the first person in the world to make an Origami Yoda, of course. There are a bunch of them on the Internet. But Dwight didn’t download instructions; he actually created his own Origami Yoda. But it’s one thing to make a paper Yoda, and it’s another to ask people to talk to it. That’s what makes him a loser. You can’t go around school with a paper Yoda on your finger talking to people. I bet even Origami Yoda would tell him that, if he would just listen.

     

 

Art on pages 106 and 107 by Tom Angleberger and Jason Rosenstock. ® 2010 Lucasﬁlm Ltd. Title and character and place names protected by all applicable trademark laws. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. amulet | spring 2010 | www.abramsbooks.co.uk

075-111.indd 106

22/10/09 07:50:16

MAY APRIL

FICTION | 107

THE STRANGE CASE OF ORIGAMI YODA By Tom Angleberger This quirky novel by an exciting new talent is one part mystery, one part school story and one part celebration of the wisdom of Yoda! In this funny, perceptive exploration of the dynamics of a school class, Dwight, a loser, dispenses surprisingly good advice to his classmates via an origami finger puppet of Yoda. Origami Yoda predicts the date of a pop quiz, guesses who stole the classroom Shakespeare bust and saves a kid from popularity-crushing embarrassment. Is the puppet tapping into the Force? Dwight’s classmate Tommy decides to investigate, to figure out how Yoda can be so wise when Dwight himself is so clueless. With contributions from his puzzled classmates, he assembles the case file that forms this novel, and discovers that greatness sometimes comes in unlikely packages.

SPECIFICATIONS: 144 pages, 8 1⁄4 x 5 1⁄2" (210 x 140mm) Hardback ISBN: 978-0-8109-8425-7 £7.99 APRIL RIGHTS: WORLD

51295 9 780810 984257

Applying for a job as a newspaper artist, Tom Angleberger was mistakenly assigned to cover local government meetings. Fifteen years and countless town council meetings later, he is still writing more than drawing, currently as a columnist for the Roanoke Times in Roanoke, Virginia. He began work on his first book while in middle school. He writes a popular blog, sam.riddleburger.com.

www.abramsbooks.co.uk | spring 2010 | amulet

075-111.indd 107

22/10/09 07:50:20

108 | FICTION

amulet | spring 2010 | www.abramsbooks.co.uk

075-111.indd 108

22/10/09 07:50:33

APRIL

FICTION | 109

THE POPULARITY PAPERS Research for the Social Improvement and General Betterment of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang By Amy Ignatow A witty debut novel, told in scrapbook style, about best friends and their disastrous attempts to conquer their school Lydia Goldblatt and Julie GrahamChang are best friends with one goal: to crack the code of popularity. But somehow, when Lydia and Julie try to imitate the popular girls, their efforts don’t translate into instant popularity. Lydia ends up with a bald spot, their parents won’t stop yelling, and Julie finds herself the numberone crush of Roland Asbjørnsen. Worse, they seem to be drifting farther and farther from their goal – and each other. Amy Ignatow’s hilarious debut novel introduces these intrepid school children who succeed in keeping readers in stitches.

SPECIFICATIONS: 208 pages, 8 x 6" (203 x 152mm) Hardback ISBN: 978-0-8109-8421-9 £9.99 APRIL RIGHTS: WORLD

51595 9 780810 984219

Amy Ignatow is an illustrator and teacher who has also been a farmer, a florist, a short-order vegan cook, a dancing chicken, a telefundraiser, a wedding singer, a ghostwriter for Internet personal ads, a reporter and an airbrush face and body painter working under the name ‘Ooga’.

www.abramsbooks.co.uk | spring 2010 | amulet

075-111.indd 109

22/10/09 07:50:37

MAY

110 | FICTION

ANXIOUS HEARTS By Tucker Shaw An epic romance by the bestselling author of The Girls ‘Evangeline’, he repeated, calling at a whisper. ‘Evangeline’. He was not calling that she may hear, he was calling that somehow her soul might know that he was devoted entirely to her, only to her. ‘Evangeline, I will find you’. Eva and Gabe explore the golden forest of their seaside Maine town, unknowingly tracing the footsteps of two teens, Evangeline and Gabriel, who once lived in the idyllic wooded village of Acadia more than one hundred years ago. On the day that Evangeline and Gabriel were be wed, their village was attacked and the two were separated. And now in the present, Gabe has mysteriously disappeared from Eva. A dreamlike, loose retelling of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous love poem ‘Evangeline’, Anxious Hearts tells an epic tale of unrequited love and the hope that true love can be reunited.

SPECIFICATIONS: 272 pages, 8 1⁄4 x 5 1⁄2" (210 x 140mm) Hardback with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-8718-0 £9.99 MAY RIGHTS: UK & AUSTRALIA, ENGLISH

51695 9 780810 987180

Tucker Shaw, who has been featured on The Today Show, is the author Everything I Ate and many popular books for teens, including Confessions of a Backup Dancer and The Girls (see pge 101).

amulet | spring 2010 | www.abramsbooks.co.uk

77,110.indd 110

2/11/09 06:48:05

MARCH

FICTION | 111

THE FIZZY WHIZ KID By Maiya Williams A funny, sympathetic look at instant fame, by an author who knows Hollywood from the inside Readers will laugh along with all the misadventures – and sneak a peek behind the Hollywood curtain – in this sweet and funny novel. When Mitchell Mathis moves to Hollywood, he soon realises he’s the only ordinary kid in a school of the powerful and famous. There’s Skywalker Wong, whose parents are special effects gurus. And Julia Jodie Schwartz, named after her agent father’s two highest-earning clients. In an attempt to feel like less of an outsider, Mitch goes to an open casting call, where he ends up being cast in a soda commercial that launches a popular catchphrase. Suddenly he’s on TV, signing autographs, and riding in limos. But when the ad starts getting negative attention and he doesn’t have time for his old friends and interests, fame doesn’t seem like so much fun anymore. He’ll need all his ‘acting’ skills – and the help of his Hollywoodsavvy classmates – to figure out how to go back to being a normal kid again.

SPECIFICATIONS: 288 pages, 8 1⁄4 x 5 1⁄2" (210 x 140mm) Hardback with jacket

Also available by Maiya Williams

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8347-2 £9.99 MARCH

The Golden Hour ISBN: 978-0-8109-9216-0 ISBN 0810992160 £4.95

The Hour of the Cobra ISBN: 978-0-8109-9362-4 £4.95 ISBN 978-0-8109-9362-4

The Hour of the Outlaw ISBN: 978-0-8109-7264-3 £4.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-7264-3

780810 993624

UK, AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

5 0 5 9 5

50595 9

RIGHTS: WORLD ENGLISH EXCLUDING

780810 972643

51695

9 780810 983472

9 780810 992160

Maiya Williams was born in Corvallis, Oregon, and grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, and Berkeley, California. She attended Harvard University, where she was an editor and vice president of the Harvard Lampoon. She is a writer and a producer of televisions shows.

www.abramsbooks.co.uk | spring 2010 | amulet

075-111.indd 111

22/10/09 07:50:44

ABRAMS BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS / AMULET BESTSELLERS

9 780810 980013

My Cat, The Silliest Cat in the World ISBN 0810949133 ISBN 978-0-8109-4913-3 £7.95

Hee-Haw-Dini & the Great Zambini ISBN 978-0-8109-7025-0 £7.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-7025-0

The Jungle Grapevine ISBN 978-0-8109-8001-3 £9.99 51895

5 1 5 9 5 9

780810 970250 9

Babar’s Gallery ISBN978-0-8109-4804-4 0810948044 ISBN £9.95

Spot It! ISBN 978-0-8109-0632-7 £7.99 51495

Pirate Pete’s Giant Adventure ISBN 978-0-8109-5965-1 ISBN 0810959651 £8.95

780810 949133

9 780810 906327 9 9

780810 954779

The Future of the Earth ISBN 0810956216 ISBN 978-0-8109-5621-6 £9.95

780810 993426

Nerds ISBN 978-0-8109-4324-7 £8.99 51495 9 780810 943247

Untamed ISBN 0810959880 ISBN 978-0-8109-5988-0 £9.95

The Book of How ISBN 0810993426 ISBN 978-0-8109-9342-6 £7.95

Andy Warhol Pop Art Painter ISBN 978-0-8109-5477-9 0810954779 ISBN £10.95

780810 948044

780810 959651

780810 959880

The Sisters Grimm Book Six ISBN 978-0-8109-8925-2 £4.99 50695

9 780810 989252

780810 956216

112-120.indd 112

22/10/09 07:51:41

2011

WALL CALENDARS

113

New

Monkey Portraits Photographs by Jill Greenberg

2011 Wall Calendar The intimate portraits in this quirky 16-month calendar, based on Jill Greenberg’s bestselling book Monkey Portraits, convey a startling range of emotions and personalities. • 16-month calendar, 28 pages, 12 x 12" (305 x 305mm) ISBN: •£9.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-8917-7 978-0-8109-8917-7 51499

780810 989177

New

Carl Warner’s Food Landscapes Photographs by Carl Warner

2011 Wall Calendar Welcome to visionary photographer Carl Warner’s curious world, where pea pod boats may sail away from a land made of bread

ABRAMS 112-120.indd 113

cal ‘foodscapes’, are unbelievable feats of the imagination. • 16-month calendar, 28 pages, 12 x 12" (305 x 305mm) ISBN: • £9.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-8948-1 978-0-8109-8948-1 51399

780810 989481

Al l pu cale b n Au lish dar gu ed s a st in re

CALENDARS

and potatoes, over a sea of salmon. Warner’s strange and fantasti-

22/10/09 07:51:47

114

WALL CALENDARS

New

Ultraviolet Posters That Glow in blacklight

Treehouses of the World

by Dan Donahue

Photographs by Pete Nelson

2011 Wall Calendar

This 16-month wall calendar features fantastical, vintage blacklight posters from Abrams Image’s Ultraviolet, the ﬁrst book to celebrate this richly coloured, instantly recognizable art form. • 16-month calendar, 28 pages, 14½ x 10½" (368 x 267mm)

Spend 2011 touring the world’s most enchanting treehouses with architect and master carpenter Pete Nelson. • 16-month calendar, 28 pages, 14½ x 10½" (368 x 267mm) ISBN: • £9.99 ISBN978-0-8109-8914-6 978-0-8109-8914-6

ISBN: • £9.99 ISBN978-0-8109-8949-8 978-0-8109-8949-8

51399

9 2010 7 8 0 8ISBN: 1 0 9978-0-8109-3599-0 89146

780810 989498

New

Alex Beard Untamed

Kat Von D

2011 Wall Calendar

Beard’s delightful paintings – ﬁlled with an intricate, almost math-

This sexy 16-month calendar features 13 jaw-dropping photographs

ematical dance of whimsical animals, feathers and ﬁgures – will

of the notorious bad girl getting her glam on and strutting her stuﬀ:

pique the imaginations of children and adults alike throughout the

the breathtakingly beautiful tattoos that cover her entire body.

new year.

Includes bonus temporary tattoos!

• 16-month calendar, 28 pages, 12 x 16" (305 x 356mm)

• 16-month calendar, 28 pages, 12 x 12" (305 x 305mm),

ISBN: • £9.99 ISBN978-0-8109-8946-7 978-0-8109-8946-7

includes temporary tattoos

51399

ISBN: • £9.99 ISBN978-0-8109-9156-9 978-0-8109-9156-9 51399

780810 989467 9

780810 991569

2011 ABRAMS CALENDARS | WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

112-120.indd 114

22/10/09 07:52:02

WALL CALENDARS

115

William Wegman William Wegman

Puppies 2011 Wall Calendar

Man’s Best Friend 2011 Wall Calendar

Adorable and artful, the puppies in this bestselling 16-month calendar are as irresistible as ever. Includes a bonus poster!

A perennial bestseller, this charming 16-month calendar features many new and/or previously unpublished photographs.

• 16-month calendar, 28 pages, 12 x 12" (305 x 305mm), includes poster

• 16-month calendar, 28 pages, 14½ x 10½"

ISBN: • £9.99 ISBN978-0-8109-8899-6 978-0-8109-8899-6

(368 x 267mm), includes 6 postcards

51399

ISBN: • £9.99 ISBN978-0-8109-8898-9 978-0-8109-8898-9 51399

9 2010 7 8 0 8ISBN: 1 0 9978-0-810988996 3791-8

9 2010 7 8 0 ISBN: 8 1 0 9978-0-8109-3787-1 88989

New

Uglydoll

2011 Wall Calendar

2011 Mini Wall Calendar

Weird and adorable, the Uglydolls will keep everyone from your

This quirky and sweet mini calendar promises be a favorite. Ugly

baby sister to your hip grandma smiling throughout 2011.

has never been cuter! 16-month calendar, 28 pages, 7×7".

• 16-month calendar, 28 pages, 12 x 12” (305 x 305mm)

• 16-month calendar, 28 pages, 7 x 7" (178 x 178mm)

ISBN: 978-0-8109-9580-2 • £6.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-9580-2

780810 995802

ISBN: • £4.99 ISBN978-0-8109-9579-6 978-0-8109-9579-6 50799

51399 9

780810 995796

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK | 2011 ABRAMS CALENDARS

112-120.indd 115

22/10/09 07:52:13

116

WALL CALENDARS

Extraordinary Chickens

Blue Dog The Art of George Rodrigue

Photographs by Stephen Green-Armytage

2011 Engagement Calendar

2011 Wall Calendar

A perennial favourite, this 12-month calendar features silkscreen

Have you ever met a Polish Frizzle, a Cuckoo Brabant or an

prints and posters by Louisiana art star George Rodrigue, the Big

Owlbeard? A perennial favourite, this charming and bestselling

Easy’s most popular artist and the creator of the iconic Blue Dog.

16-month calendar features new photographs of the world’s most

This calendar includes the dates and locations of the many exciting

extraordinary chickens.

fairs and festivals taking place in Louisiana throughout 2011.

• 16-month calendar, 28 pages, 12 x 12" (305 x 305mm)

• 12-month calendar, 108 pages, 8½ x 6¼" (216 x 159mm)

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8913-9 • £9.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-8913-9

ISBN: • £9.99 ISBN978-0-8109-8909-2 978-0-8109-8909-2

51399

51599

9 2010 7 8 0 ISBN: 8 1 0 9978-0-8109-3592-1 89139

9 2010 7 8 0 8ISBN: 1 0 9978-0-8109-3349-1 89092

Street Art Revolution

Saints

Compiled by Roger Gastman and Sonja Teri

A Year in Faith and Art 2011 Wall Calendar

2011 Wall Calendar

This exquisite 16-month calendar features over 40 of the world’s

The work of today’s most dynamic street artists, this exciting

most beloved saints. From angels and abbots to mystics and

16-month calendar is proof that the walls and streets of cities are

martyrs, their evocative images and compelling stories will inspire

often at the heart of the most vibrant art being made today.

readers throughout 2011. Includes a bonus advent calendar!

• 16-month calendar, 28 pages, 12 x 12” (305 x 305mm)

• 16-month calendar, 28 pages, 12 x 12" (305 x 305mm)

ISBN: • £9.99 ISBN978-0-8109-8912-2 978-0-8109-8912-2 51399

includes advent calendar ISBN: • £9.99 ISBN978-0-8109-8945-0 978-0-8109-8945-0 51399

9 2010 7 8 0 8ISBN: 1 0 9978-0-1809-3347-7 89122

9 2010 7 8 0 8ISBN: 1 0 9978-0-8109-3598-3 89450

2011 ABRAMS CALENDARS | WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

112-120.indd 116

22/10/09 07:52:27

Planet Golf

Equus

Photographs by John & Jeannine Henebry

Photographs by Tim Flach

2011 Wall Calendar

CALENDARS

Magniﬁcent in scope, this 16-month calendar highlights 13 of the

Renowned photographer Tim Flach has traveled the globe to

ﬁnest golf courses in the world. Perfect for any active or armchair

document the rich diversity and breathtaking beauty of the equine

golfer, this handsome calendar oﬀers a year’s worth of breathtak-

world, from purebred Icelandic horses in their glacial habitat to

ing golf photography.

mustangs thundering across the plains of the American Southwest.

• 16-month calendar, 28 pages, 12 x 14" (305 x 356mm)

• 16-month calendar, 28 pages, 12 x 14” (305 x 356mm)

ISBN: • £9.99 ISBN978-0-8109-8910-8 978-0-8109-8910-8

117

ISBN: • £9.99 ISBN978-0-8109-8911-5 978-0-8109-8911-5

51399

9 2010 7 8 0 8ISBN: 1 0 9978-0-8109-3596-9 89108

9 2010 7 8 0 8ISBN: 1 0 9 978-0-8109-3574-7 89115

Pop-up Calendar

24 Penguins Before Christmas

Norman Rockwell

A 365 Penguins Advent Calendar

Advent Calendar

Penguins are everywhere! Behind each of the 24 diecut windows

This timeless treasure features 25 illustrations by Norman Rockwell,

in this Abrams holiday favourite, children will ﬁnd one, two, three

America’s most beloved artist. Advent calendar, includes singalong

or even more penguins! A miniature book giving door-by-door

book of favorite Christmas carols.

explanations, all in silly rhyme, is included.

• Advent calendar, 18 x 11" (457 x 279mm)

• Advent calendar, 14 x 10⅝" (356 x 270mm)

ISBN: 978-0-8109-9581-9 • £6.99 ISBN 978-0-8109-9581-9 50999

ISBN: • £7.99 ISBN978-0-8109-9555-0 978-0-8109-9555-0 51699

9 9

780810 995819

780810 995550

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK | 2011 ABRAMS CALENDARS

112-120.indd 117

22/10/09 07:52:40

118

SALES REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS

Sales and Marketing

EuRoPE

The Netherlands

Chuck Lang Managing Director The Market Building 72-82 Rosebery Avenue London EC1R 4RW U.K. T: +44 (0)20 7713 2070 F: +44 (0)20 7713 2061 E: clang@abramsbooks.co.uk

Great britain

Libridis Groep / Nilsson & Lamm (Attn: Gerdi boor) Pampuslaan 212 1382 JS Weesp The Netherlands T: +31 (0) 294 494930 F: +31 (0) 294 494445 E: info@nilsson-lamm.nl www.nilsson-lamm.nl

Ewen Robertson Key Accounts Manager T: +44 (0)20 7713 2064 M: +44 (0)7841 827636 E: erobertson@abramsbooks.co.uk London:

Andrew Whittaker London Sales Representative T: +44 (0)20 7713 2069 M: +44 (07)891 331831 E: awhittaker@abramsbooks.co.uk

David Gooding International Sales Director T: + 44 (0)20 7713 2071 M: + 44 (0)7944 723379 E: dgooding@abramsbooks.co.uk

Midlands, North of England, North Wales, Scotland:

Jutta Pakenis Director of Foreign and Subsidiary Rights T: +00 (1)212 229 7103 F: +00 (1)212 519 1216 E: jpakenis@hnabooks.com

Press Information Samantha Sizemore Publicity and Promotions Manager T: +44 (0)20 7713 2065 F: +44 (0)20 7713 2061 E: ssizemore@abramsbooks.co.uk Jane Pickett Publicity and Marketing Manager T: +44 (0)20 7713 2066 F: +44 (0)20 7713 2061 E: jpickett@abramsbooks.co.uk

Mike and Charlotte Wilson Mike Wilson Marketing Limited The Old Barns Plas Berw Pentre Berw Anglesey LL606LL U.K. T: +44 (0)1248 440828 F: +44 (0)1248 421952 M: +44 (0)7775 501986 (Mike) M: +44 (0)7816 820296 (Charlotte) E: mike@designartabooks.com E: charlotte@designartabooks.com

Germany, Austria, Switzerland Gabriele Kern Publishers’ Services Ziegenhainer Strasse 169 D-60433 Frankfurt Germany T: +49 69 510 694 F: +49 69 510 695 M: +49 16 076 23866 E: Gabriele.Kern@publishersservices.de

France Mirtha bazan Garzón Diffusion Internationale 10, rue de la Maison Blanche 75013 Paris, France T: 00 33 (0)1 45 82 01 14 F: 00 33 (0)1 45 82 01 93 E: mbazan@garzondi.com

South of England, South Wales:

Grantham book Services

Publishers Group uK 8 The Arena Mollison Avenue Enfield Middlesex EN3 7NL T: +44 (0)20 8804 0400 F: +44 (0)20 8804 0044 E: sales@pguk.co.uk www.pguk.co.uk

Please call Grantham Book Services with any enquiries concerning orders and title availability:

Ireland

DISTRIbuTIoN All orders for U.K., Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia:

Trent Road Grantham Lincs NG31 7XQ, U.K. T: +44 (0)1476 541 000 F: +44 (0)1476 541 060

John Fitzpatrick Siobhan Mullett 58 New Vale Cottages Shankill County Dublin, Ireland T: +353 1 2720020 F: +353 1 2820491 M: +353 87 2469859 E: fitzmullbooks@eircom.net

For orders only:

T: +44 (0)1476 541 080 F: +44 (0)1476 541 061 E: orders@gbs.tbs-ltd.co.uk

belgium Elizabeth Feigenbaum Garzón Diffusion Internationale 15 Place Francois Sicard 37000 Tours.France T: +33 (0)2 47 36 96 27 E: efeigenbaum@garzondi.com

Eastern Europe and Russia, Greece Matt Parsons Nick Hammond bill bailey Slobodan Crevar bill bailey Publishers’ Representatives 16 Devon Square Newton Abbot Devon TQ12 2HR T: 01626 331079 F: 01626 331080 E: info@billbaileypubreps.co.uk

Nordic Countries All orders for Central and South America and the Caribbean:

Hachette book Group uSA T: 800-759-0190 F: 800-286-9471 or 617-263-2868 pubnet: SAN 200-2205 Direct dial customers: 800-606-3730 (8:00 AM–12:00 AM EST) E: international.orders@hbgusa.com

SALES REPRESENTATIVES

112-120.indd 118

SPRING 2010

Katie McNeish McNeish Publishing Services 3 New Coastguard Cottages Toot Rock Pett Level East Sussex TN35 4EW U.K. T: +44 (0)1424 813124 M: +44 (0)7712 18 40 30 E: kt@globescribe.demon.co.uk

Italy Salvador Garzón Garzón Diffusion Internationale 10, rue de la Maison Blanche 75013 Paris, France T: 00 33 (0)1 45 82 01 14 F: 00 33 (0)1 45 82 01 93 E: salvador@garzondi.com

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

22/10/09 07:52:41

| Italy (cont’d) Elisabetta Manuelli Garzón Diffusion Internationale Via Farinata degli Uberti, 3 I-50125 Firenze, Italy T: +39 33 14 47 28 16 F: +39 (0)55 22 80 175 E: elisabettamanuelli@garzondi.com

Spain and Portugal Samuel Rault Garzón Diffusion Internationale 10, rue de la Maison Blanche Paris 75013 T: 00 33 (0)145 82 0114 M : +33 616765079 E: samuel@garzondi.com

Turkey Ray Potts Publishers International Marketing Polfages 11420 Villautou (Aude), France T: +33 (0)4 68 60 48 90 M : +44 (0)7813314319 E: ray@pim-uk.com • www.pim-uk.com

Ray Potts Publishers International Marketing (please see Turkey for contact details)

AfRIcA Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zambia, Malawi, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Cameroon:

Anita Zih-De Haan A-Z Africa Book Services 105b Prins Mauritssingel 3043 PE Rotterdam, The Netherlands T: +31 10 415 4250 • F: +31 10 415 1128 E: anita.zih@azabs.nl

119

THE AMERIcAS

South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia, and Botswana:

Mexico and Central America:

Peter Hyde Associates 5/7 Speke Street (Corner Nelson Street) Observatory Cape Town 7935 South Africa T: +27 (0)21 447 5300 F: +27 (0)21 447 1430 E: peter@peterhyde.co.za

Arturo Gutierrez Hernandez Humphrys Roberts Associates Avenida Prolongacion San Carlos Pte M-1 L-45 C-4 Escalera 18 Fracc. San Carlos Ecatepec 55027 Estado de Mexico Mexico T: +52 55 2600 8533 F: +52 55 2600 8880 E: agutierrezh220795@hotmail.com

ASIA North Asia, Southeast Asia:

South America:

chris Ashdown Publishers International Marketing ‘Timberham’ 1 Monkton Close Ferndown Dorset BH22 9LL, UK T: +44 (0)1432 880003 F: +44 (0)1432 880191 E: chris@pim-uk.com www.pim-uk.com

Terry Roberts Humphrys Roberts Associates For airmail/surface mail: Caixa Postal 801 Ag. Jardim da Gloria 06709-970 Cotia SP Brazil T: +55 11 4702 4496/4702 6997 F: +55 11 4702 6896 E: hrabrasil@uol.com.br For courier only: Terry Roberts Rua Jose Felix de Oliveira 383 Granja Viana 06708-645 Cotia SP Brazil

AUSTRALASIA Australian and New Zealand orders to:

MIDDLE EAST

SALES REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS

Thames & Hudson Australia Pty Ltd John Dennithorne Sales and Marketing Manager Michael Bisits Operations Manager 11 Central Boulevard Portside Business Park Fishermans Bend Victoria 3207, Australia T: +61 3 9646 7788 F: +61 3 9646 8790 E: orders@thaust.com.au

Caribbean:

christopher Humphrys and Lynda Hopkins Humphrys Roberts Associates 5 Voluntary Place Wanstead London E11 2RP T (+ 44) (0) 208 530 5028 F (+ 44) (0) 208-530-7870 E: humph4hra@aol.com – Lynda Hopkins humph4hra@gmail.com – Chris Humphrys

PHOTOGRAPH AND ART CREDITS cover © Matt Groening Productions, Inc. The Simpsons & Futurama TM & © Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 1 © Todd Selby 2 © Yann Arthus-Bertrand 3 all images © Mark Summers 4–5 © 2010 M.I.L.K. Licensing Limited. All rights reserved 6–7 all images © Brian Froud 8 top: Panda and Bamboo, 2001; bottom, left to right: iPhotos exterior installation view at Gavin Brown’s enterprise, 2008; photo of Rob Pruit working by Jonathan Horowitz, 2004; Rob Pruitt + Marimekko: Toyota Prius (Bo Boo), 2003/1975 9 all images courtesy Mercatorfonds 6–7 all images © Brian Froud 9 all images © 2010 Museum Associates/LACMA 11 cover image photograph courtesy of Walla Walla Foundry; bottom left: photograph by Rob Outlaw; bottom right: photograph courtesy of the artist 12 all images courtesy of GOLF Magazine 13 bottom Martindale Country Club, Argentina © Ken May 14 bottom left: © John Swain; bottom right © Eric Roth 15 all images © OWP/P Architects, VS Furniture, Bruce Mau Design 16 all images courtesy of NASA 18–19 all photographs © Laura Resen 20 all images © Jackson Pollock estate 21 bottom left: Caledonia Curry; bottom right: Tod Seelie 22–23 all images © Todd Selby 25, 28–29 © Jaime Hernandez 26–27 © Matt Groening Productions, Inc. The Simpsons & Futurama TM & © Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 31 top to bottom: © Ina Saltz; © Neal Casal; courtesy of Diane Falanga; © Christoph Niemann 32–33 all photographs © Neal Casal 34 all photographs © Ina Saltz 35 all images © Christoph Niemann 36–37 Please contact Harry N. Abrams, Inc., for image credits 38 all photographs © Joseph Szabo 40 all images courtesy of Diane Falanga 41 clockwise from top left: © Sabine Scherer; © Kim Levin; © Joshua Cogan; © Thayer Allyson Gowdy; © Sabine Scherer; © Robert Rausch; © Auxy Espinoza; © Marcus Nilsson 42–43 author photo, top right, and middle right © Debbie Patterson; bottom right © Jon Stewart; all others Shutterstock 44–45 all images © John Granen 48 all images © Sabine Scherer 49 author photo © William Geddes 50 all images © Marcus Nilsson; author photo © Jon Fisher 51 all images © Quentin Bacon 52–53 all illustrations by Christy Taray, © The Stonesong Press, LLC 54 author photo by Luciana Pampalone 55 author photos by Gina E. Kelley; illustration © woolypear 56–57 all images © Robert Rausch 58 images © Kim Levin; author photo, John O’Neill 59 author photo courtesy Golf Girl Media 60–61 all images © Auxy Espinoza 62 images © Jared Flood; author photo © Jon Fisher 63 images © Thayer Allyson Gowdy; author photos by Thayer Allyson Gowdy (left) and Milo Winter (right) 64 images © Thayer Allyson Gowdy; author photo by Marcel Jeannin 65 images © Sara Remington; author photo by Olga Gunn 66 images © Joshua Cogan 69 clockwise from top left: Qi Baishi, Ink Crabs, 1953, Courtesy of Zhejiang Provincial Museum; © Collection de l’Ambassadeur et Madame Charles Müller, Fondation Baur, Musée des Arts d’Extrême-Orient, Genève; © Marlène Mocquet; © Jean-Luc Mylayne; Christopher Dresser, c. 1876, Watering Can, Department of Imaging Services MoMA, New York 70 All images © Jean-Luc Mylayne 71 © Marlène Mocquet 72 Pan Tianshou, Bald Monk, 1922, Courtesy of Pan Tianshou Memorial Gallery; Pan Tianshou and Zhu Wenyun, Portrait of Wu Changshuo on his Eightieth Birthday, 1923, Courtesy of Zhejiang Provincial Museum 73 © Collection de l’Ambassadeur et Madame Charles Müller, Fondation Baur, Musée des Arts d’Extrême-Orient, Genève; 75, 88–89 © 2009 Nina Rycroft 79 © 2010 Kelly Murphy 80 © 2010 Jerry Smath 81 © 2010 Steven Guarnaccia 82–83 © 2010 Lynn Munsinger 86 © 2010 Duncan Tonatiuh 87 © 2010 Eric Velasquez 90 Lesléa Newman photo © Mary Vazquez 92 © 2010 Grace Zong 93 © 2010 Amy Bates 94–95 © 2010 Nikki McClure 96–97 © 2009 Hélium 99 © 2010 Peter Ferguson 100 © 2010 Manu Boisteau 102–103 © 2010 Jason Shiga 106–107 Tom Angleberger and Jason Rosenstock. ® 2010 Lucasfilm Ltd. Title and character and place names protected by all applicable trademark laws. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. 108–109 © 2010 Amy Ignatow back cover © Sara Remington

WWW.ABRAMSBOOKS.CO.UK

119.indd 119

SPRING 2010

SALES REPRESENTATIVES

2/11/09 06:44:49

120

New for Spring 2010 Golf Courses of the World, 365 Days Revised and Updated Edition

World War II: 365 Days

z Abrams

ISBN: ISBN:9780810980440 978-0-8109-8044-0

ISBN:ISBN 9780810989207 978-0-8109-8920-7 9

All Available at £19.99

52995

780810 980440 9

Grateful Dead 365

African Odyssey: 365 Days

U.S. $29.95 Can. $32.95 UK £19.99

ISBN: 9780810972827 ISBN: 978-0-8109-7282-7

ISBN 0810993969

ISBN: 9780810993969

365 Ways to Save the Earth Revised & Expanded Edition ISBN: 9780810984073 ISBN 978-0-8109-7147-9

Punk 365

Golf: 365 Days A History

ISBN 0810994041

U.S. $29.95 Can. $32.95 UK £19.99

ISBN: 9780810994041

ISBN: 9780810972810 ISBN: 978-0-8109-7281-0

5 2 9 9 5 9

780810 972827

780810 971479

780810 972810

9 780810 994041

9 780810 993969

Baseball: 365 Days

Roadside America: 365 Days

ISBN: 9780810995246 ISBN 978-0-8109-9524-6

ISBN: 9780810945401

The Golden Age of DC Comics: 365 Days ISBN: 9780810949690

9 780810 945401

9 780810 949690

ISBN: 9780810959118

365 Ways to Save the ISBNEarth 0810959774 ISBN: 9780810959774

New York Yankees: 365 Days ISBN 978-0-8109-82611 ISBN: 9780810982611

9 780810 959118

9 780810 959774

ISBN 0810949690

ISBN 0810945401

780810 989207

New York: 365 Days From the Photo Archives of The ISBN New0810949423 York Times ISBN: 978-0-8109-9396-9

The Rolling Stones: 365 Days ISBN 0810930889

ISBN: 9780810930889

780810 995246

The Beatles: 365 Days ISBN 0810959118

Creating the Worlds of Star Wars®: 365 Days ISBN 0810959361 ISBN: 9780810959361

9 780810 959361

112-120.indd 120

9 780810 949423

Astronomy: 365 Days

9 780810 930889

ISBN: 9780810957152

Underwater Eden: ISBN 3650810993112 Days ISBN: 9780810993112

9 780810 957152

9 780810 993112

ISBN 0810957152

5 2 9 9 5

780810 982611

Gardens Around the World: 365 Days ISBN 0810949805 ISBN: 9780810949805

Football: 365 Days ISBN: 9780810958456

The American Civil War: 3650810958470 Days ISBN ISBN: 9780810958470

9 780810 949805

9 780810 958456

9 780810 958470

ISBN 0810958456

The Jewish World: 365 Days ISBN 0810955790 The Israel Museum, Jerusalem ISBN: 9780810955790

9 780810 955790

22/10/09 07:53:08

INDEX OF NEW TITLES

Spring 2010

1 25 31

2 Degrees Too High, 2

Girls, The, 101

Popularity Papers, The, 109

24 Penguins Before Christmas Advent

Golf Courses of the World 365 Days, 13

Prefabulous + Sustainable, 14

Golf Girl’s Little Tartan Book, 59

Reefer Movie Madness, 36

Alabama Studio Style, 57

GOLF Magazine Private Lessons, 12

Renoir, 10

Alex Beard Untamed 2011 Wall Calendar, 114

Good to the Grain, 51

Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, 33

American Modern, 19

Grandmother Remembers Holidays, 52

Saints 2011 Wall Calendar, 116

Amor y Tacos, 65

Ham, 50

Sally’s Great Balloon Adventure, 91

Anxious Hearts, 110

Heart of Faerie Oracle, The, 6

Selby Is in Your Place, The, 23

Art in Time, 30

Hubble, 16

Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts, 43

Art of Jaime Hernandez, The, 28

I LEGO® N.Y., 35

Simple Stunning Bride, 49

Babar's ABC, 77

Iggy Peck, Architect, 76

Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis,

Ballroom Bonanza, 89

Jackson Pollock, 20

Bear in the Air, 93

Jean-Luc Mylayne, 70

Bettane and Desseauve’s Guide to the Wines

Jellybeans and the Big Book Bonanza,

Calendar, 117

Abrams Abrams ComicArts Abrams Image

of France, 67

Stewart, Tabori & Chang, STC Craft / Melanie Falick Books

69 75

5 Continents Abrams Books for Young Readers, Amulet Books

118 Inside Back Cover

2011 Calendars Sales Representatives Index

Everafter War, 104

Jones Beach, 38

Big-Ass Book of Home Décor, The, 61

Just Like Mama, 90

Song of Krishna, The, 9

Black Elk’s Vision, 78

Kat Von D 2011 Wall Calendar, 114

Strange Case of Origami Yoda, The, 107

Blue Dog 2011 Engagement Calendar, 116

Knits Men Want, 62

Street Art Revolution 2011 Wall Calendar, 116

Body Type 2, 34

Knitting 24/7, 64

Swoon, 21

British Design, 74

Library Mouse, 77

Taming of Lola, The, 80

Can You Find It? America, 98

Library Mouse: A Friend's Tale, 77

Third Teacher, The, 15

Carl Warner’s Food Landscapes 2011 Wall

Mama, Is It Summer Yet?, 95

Three Little Pigs, The, 81

Mammoths and Mastodons, 84

Tom Fitzmorris’s Hungry Town, 47

Marlène Mocquet, 71

Tom Fitzmorris’s New Orleans Food, 46

Meanwhile, 102

Tracing the Past, Drawing the Future, 72

Comfort Knitting & Crochet: Afghans, 63

Monkey Portraits 2011 Wall Calendar, 113

Treehouses of the World 2011 Wall

Coming Home, 45

My Baby Record, 5

Dear Dad, 4

My First Best Friend, 54

Uglydoll 2011 Mini Wall Calendar, 115

Dear Mum, 4

My Friend Maya Loves to Dance, 87

Uglydoll 2011 Wall Calendar, 115

Dear Primo, 86

My Friends the Flowers, 85

Ultraviolet 2011 Wall Calendar, 114

Deborah Butterfield, 11

Norman Rockwell Advent Calendar, 117

United Cakes of America, 66

Dogplay, 58

Oops!, 97

Vanity Fair’s Presidential Profiles, 3

Eco-nomical Baby Guide, The, 55

Orange Peel’s Pocket, 92

Where is the Cake?, 76

Equus 2011 Wall Calendar, 117

Over at the Castle, 79

William Wegman Man’s Best Friend 2011 Wall

Extraordinary Chickens 2011 Wall

P.S. I Hate It Here, 40

Calendar, 113 Chinese Trade Ceramics for Southeast

Calendar, 114

Calendar, 115

Pirate Pete, 76

William Wegman Puppies 2011 Wall Calendar, 115

Fizzy Whiz Kid, The, 111

Planet Golf 2011 Wall Calendar, 117

Worst Laid Plans, 39

For Girls Only, 100

Pop Touched Me, 8

Yves Saint Laurent, 10

Calendar, 116

Spring 2010 UK INSCVR.indd 2

Story, 105 Sisters Grimm Book Seven, The: The

Bible Stories, 17

Asia, 73

113

The, 83

The, 26 Sisters Grimm Book Eight, The: The Inside

5/11/09 10:15:53