Rights guide WPG - Fall 2021

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fall 2021 Leopold Ploegsma Condor Witte Leeuw

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Leopold Publishers

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Ploegsma Publishers

Leopold was founded in 1923 and evolved into a children’s- and young-adult publishing house in the 1950’s. From baby books to books for young adults, from poetry to exceptional non-fiction, Leopold publishes for all ages. Leopold has a lot of collaborations with museums, different organizations and the government. The first children’s book ever published is still in print: Johan Fabricius’ Java Ho! The Adventures of Four Boys Amid Fire, Storm, and Shipwreck.

Leopold hosts a lot of famous Dutch authors, for example the classic works of Tonke Dragt (The Letter for the King, The Secrets of the Wild Wood). Several popular brands are also published by Leopold, like Frog (Max Velthuijs) and Alfie the Werewolf (Paul van Loon). The beautiful Leopold picture books by renowned illustrators like Annemarie van Haeringen, Wouter van Reek and Ingrid Godon are taking a flight due to the fantastic teamwork with museums.

Not only classic authors and popular brands are a big part of Leopold. A younger generation of authors and illustrators is building a vast oeuvre. Books like Zeb. (Gideon Samson & Joren Joshua) and Fright Night (Maren Stoffels) shake up the world of children’s literature.

Witte Leeuw Publishing house Witte Leeuw publishes trendy and cheerful books for children from 0 to 12 years old.

From the books about Mouse and Bear by Pauline Baartmans and other cosy stories to read aloud, to the intriguing books about space and space travel by astronaut André Kuipers, Witte Leeuw has a book for everybody. Fiction as well as non-fiction books are published by Witte Leeuw. Examples of the latter are for instance practical photo- and notebooks, touch and feel books like Sweet Cuddles by Happy Horse, and sparkling friend-albums like the Bucketlist for Besties.

For well over a hundred years Ploegsma has been part of the Dutch publishing scene. The publishing house was founded in 1905 by Johannes Ploegsma and has been specialising in children’s books since the 1960’s: adventurous and humorous fiction and non-fiction books for children of all ages. These include many classic titles, such as the books by Astrid Lindgren (Pippi Longstocking) and Arnold Lobel (Frog and Toad), as well as books by contemporary and very popular authors like Mirjam Oldenhave (Mister Twister), Marjon Hoffman (Rosie’s Rules), Yvon Jaspers (Tess and Tommy), Reggie Naus (The Pirates Down the Street), Vivian den Hollander, Janny van der Molen and Caja Cazemier. Many of these authors have been translated.

Even though a lot has changed in the last hundred years, Ploegsma’s love for beautiful books has not!

Condor Publishing house Condor mainly publishes funny and contemporary books for children from 7 to 12 years old. At Condor, you’ll find international bestselling authors like Dav Pilkey, Sue Townsend and Jason Reynolds, as well as some fascinating titles from the Netherlands itself. Non-fiction books about subjects such as LEGO, football and other sports are also well represented.

Leopold, Ploegsma, Condor, Witte Leeuw Postbus 1050 | 1000 BB Amsterdam | The Netherlands Rights Manager: Sophie Mulder sophie.mulder@wpgmedia.nl For inquiries about our Art books, please contact Elaine Michon Email: elaine.michon@wpgmedia.nl www.leopold.nl, www.ploegsma.nl www.uitgeverijwitteleeuw, www.uitgeverijcondor.nl

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recently sold rights:

Kite Edizioni (Italy), MixtVision (Germany)

Albatros Media (Czech Republic)

Siruela (Spain)

Freies Geistesleben (Germany)

Circonflexe (France), Red Robin Books (U.K.)

Dobraya Kniga (Russia)

Dobraya Kniga (Russia)

Dobraya Kniga (Russia)

Pagony (Hungary)

LAPA (South Africa)

LAPA (South Africa)

Bayard Presse (France)

Ronsosha (Japan)

Carlo Gallucci Editore (Italy)

Carlo Gallucci Editore (Italy)

Bayard Presse (France)

Bayard Presse (France)

Berghs Förlag (Sweden)

Berghs Förlag (Sweden)

Turbine Forlaget (Denmark)

Fortellerforlaget (Norway)

Yuan Liou (Complex Chinese)

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awards and news:

Publishing house Leopold is proud to present two new books by Tonke Dragt!

Winner of a Silver Pencil 2021

Winners of a Flag & Pennant 2021

Film rights to 2nd The Pirates Down the Street movie sold

Selected for the Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava 2021 Translation grants: The Dutch Foundation for Literature supports writers and translators and promotes Dutch literature abroad. Foreign publishers may apply for a subsidy towards translation costs.

For information and application forms: Dutch Foundation for Literature, Agnes Vogt, post@letterenfonds.nl, Nieuwe Prinsengracht 89, 1018 VR Amsterdam, T +31 (0)20 520 7300, www.letterenfonds.nl

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age 0+

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Bora Baby Books

Meet BORA: a brand-new range of fun books for the littlest bookworms! Fresh and playful, and 100% Dutch design by Deborah van de Leijgraaf.

in the bora series:

Mouse, Bee, Bear, Sloth and many other animal friends feature in these jolly books for babies and toddlers. From baby’s first cloth book in black and white (perfect for babies from the age of 6 months) to a crinkle book that stimulates the senses. And from a cotton cloth book with wooden teething ring, to a sturdy harmonica board book with growth chart.

Cloth books | 13 x 13 cm | 8 pages

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CO-PRODUCTION POSSIBILITIES

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Successful new series

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100% Dutch design

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Birth cards available on the Bora baby

Table top games | 15 x 15 cm | October 2021

platform Crinkle books 15 x 15 cm 8 pages Board books | 18 x 18 cm | 18 pages

Board book with pull tabs 15 x 15 cm | 10 pages

Teething books 10 x 10 cm | 8 pag.

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age 2+

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Pauline Baartmans Winter with Mouse

Put on your hats and scarves, it’s time for some fun in the snow! Mouse and Bear are going ice-skating and playing in the snow! Brrr…

After a long day outside it’s time to warm up at home with some tea and cookies.

Board book | 21 x 21 cm | 32 pages | December 2021

The press about At Home with Mouse: ‘The simple, sweet line drawings in soft colours are pleasant on the eyes. Queries included in the rhymes invite interaction.

For young toddlers, this booklet can give meaning to the world nearby, with jokes that you can enjoy and laugh at together.’ – Jury Sardes-Leespluim

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Winner Sardes-Leespluim

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Read-out-loud stories for the very

young

‘Every story is equally sweet, cute and recognizable. The pure simplicity is the strength of this book.’ – HEBBAN.NL, reading community in the Netherlands and Belgium

more in the mouse series:

English sample translations available

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age 2+

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Inoek Brouwer Kristi Beugeling Hello World, It’s Me!

Kiki Giraffe wants a change and decides to go out into the world. But it’s not easy to be far away from home. Kiki is happy when she arrives safely back on the savanna. Or maybe not? There’s so much more to discover!

A happy lift-the-flap board book on rhyme about an adventurous giraffe that wants to discover the world.

Board book with flaps | 18 x 18 cm | 10 pages | September 2021

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A lift-the-flap book for young

discoverers

more by NOOX:

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age 3+

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Max Velthuijs Your Very First Frog Stories

A collection of three Frog books: Frog Goes For a Swim, Frog is Sleeping Over, Picknick with Frog.

Frog Goes For a Swim Frog loves a refreshing dip. But Hare is afraid of water.

Frog shows him how to swim.

Board book | 24.8 x 25.8 cm | 48 pages | November 2021

Frog is Sleeping Over Bear is going to stay the night at Pig’s house. It’s nice at Pig’s house. But Bear misses Frog. And Frog misses Bear!

Picknick with Frog Frog and his friends want to eat, but the cupboard is suddenly empty. How is that possible? There’s a thief around! When they catch the thief, they celebrate with a big picknick! ◆

For more information about the books by Max Velthuijs, please check out our Max Velthuijs brochure!

Large and big board book for fans

of Frog! ◆

Relatable topics

more board books in the frog series:

English sample translations available

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age 3+

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Max Velthuijs Frog Learns to Count

Look around, there’s so much you can count.

Frog can do some fantastic counting.

Until something is suddenly missing…

Hey, we will never count to 20 this way!

Board book | 22.3 x 22.6 cm | 16 pages | July 2021

For more information about the books by Max Velthuijs, please check out our Max Velthuijs brochure!

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New book in the Frog Learns series

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Learn to count with Frog

more in the frog learns series:

English sample translations available

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age 3-6

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Fien & Teun Fien & Teun – The Surprise Party

Shhh... Fien and Teun are organising a big surprise party for the animals at the farm! Whilst they are busy with the preparations, they receive a note from their neighbour, the miller. He’s going away and would like them to look after his pet, Spot. Fien and Teun are up for that! But… what kind of animal is Spot? Before they know it, Spot has turned the whole animal farm upside down. It’s going to be a night to remember!

Uplifting read-aloud book about Fien and Teun, the best little farmers from The Netherlands.

Read-aloud | 21 x 25 cm | 64 pages | July 2021

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Fien & Teun have over 100.000

followers on social media ◆

The book of Fien & Teun the Movie

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age 3+

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Rick Meijer Jade van der Zalm Pingwing

The South Pole is quite boring, Pingwing thinks.

Waddling around with your family all day is about the only thing you do as a penguin. The most exciting thing Pingwing ever experienced was the snoring of uncle Josh…

Pingwing has made up his mind: he wants to go away, to the sunny South. He promises his mum and dad that he will contact them every day and then he leaves. Every night, Pingwing video calls his family back home and tells his parents about all his adventures. About his trip through the jungle for example, or how he surfed on waves as high as six penguins! But is Pingwing really having the best time on his holiday? Contrary to what he expected, he misses his family and home very much…

Fiction | 46 pages | 21 x 25 cm | June 2021

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A heart-warming story about family,

homesickness and returning home ◆

Exceptional illustrations in colour

by young talent Jade van der Zalm

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age 3+

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Harmen van Straaten One More Time! Reading Aloud with Little Bear

Read aloud board book, padded cover | 27.3 x 27.8 cm 24 pages | November 2021

A new girl moves in next door to Little Bear: Neighbour Bear! They play in the park, hide in their secret hut, go to the petting zoo and experience all kinds of other adventures close to home. Little Bear can be shy at times, but just as easily says, ‘No way!’ when the merchant on the market suggests keeping Little Bear the next time he loses track of his mum.

He is wildly enthusiastic, and when that gets out of hand Dad and Mum always come up with something clever.

Loads of reading fun!

For more information about the books by Harmen van Straaten, check out our Harmen van Straaten brochure!

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Short stories for toddlers, accompanied

by well-known kids songs ◆

Everyday adventures close to home

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By international bestselling author

Harmen van Straaten (Hey, Who’s in the Loo?) also by harmen van straaten:

... and more!

English sample translations available

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Rights sold: books by Harmen van Straaten are sold to the U.K., Italy, France, Germany, China, Korea, Denmark and Japan

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age 4+

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Harmen van Straaten Dan Wants To Be a Fireman

Out of the way!!! Where’s the fire?

The alarm goes off at the firehouse.

The firefighter elephants rush down the pole and jump onto their fire engines, off to the blaze.

But Dan is late as usual.

He sleeps through everything going on.

Or he’s in the loo with a good book.

Or he can’t find his helmet…

How will Dan ever become a firefighter elephant?

Picture book | 23.8 x 28.6 cm | 32 pages | July 2021

For more information about the books by Harmen van Straaten, check out our Harmen van Straaten brochure!

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Funny adventure about fire fighting

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All children want to be heroes

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Fast-moving story, lovely full-colour

illustrations also by harmen van straaten:

... and more!

English sample translations available

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Rights sold: books by Harmen van Straaten are sold to the U.K., Italy, France, Germany, China, Korea, Denmark and Japan

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age 4+

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Jeska Verstegen & Marc Veerkamp Bear is Never Alone

Bear is so tired.

He just wants to lounge on a branch.

As he listens to the wind rustling through the leaves.

But from every direction Bear hears, ‘More, more, Piano Bear!’

Run away!

Picture book | 23.8 x 28.6 cm | 32 pag. | November 2021

Bear plays the piano. The animals in the forest can’t get enough! Bear has given all he’s got and just wants peace and quiet. But a lonely zebra apprehensively approaches… Perhaps they could be alone together?

Using small curls and stripes drawn in black ink, Jeska Verstegen brings a bear and a zebra to life.

Young readers won’t be able to resist this pair. A tranquil tale about the desire to be alone and a friendship that changes your life forever.

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Touching picture book about wanting

to be seen and at times also wanting to be alone ◆

Collaboration of Jeska Verstegen and

Marc Veerkamp (writer for screen, stage and television) ◆

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Is it possible to be alone together?

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age 4+

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Stefan Wolters Barbara de Wolf Commander Spacey Finds a New Planet

Commander Spacey is sent on a very important mission: to find a new planet that’s just as good to live on as Earth. But every planet he passes seems to have something wrong with it. This one’s too hot, that one’s too slimy and yet another one is about to explode. Until he finally lands his rocket in a beautiful place; mission accomplished! But is this really a new planet…?

Picture book | 21 x 25 cm | 32 pages | November 2021

In a playful way this book shows children how important it is to take care of our own planet Earth!

The press about Professor Klutz’s Zilch Machine: ‘Genius, funny picture book.’ – Book critic Pjotr van Lenteren

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Current issue, humorously told

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Amazing collage art work by Barbara

‘I’ve read it to my kids about eight times now, and it’s still fun.’ – Bookshop Van Rossum

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de Wolf Important message: it is vital that we

take good care of the environment!

more by barbara de wolf:

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age 4+

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Ingrid & Dieter Schubert Best Friends Forge a Plan

Best Friends always have fun playing together. But sometimes it all goes wrong.

‘Here’s a nice spot for our hut.’

‘I’ll go first.’

‘No, I will.’

‘You always want to go first!’

‘I’m never building a hut with you again! I’m going to build a wall, for myself. And don’t you dare climb over it!’

‘I’m going to build a wall too. Mine will be much higher.’

Picture book | 23.8 x 28.6 cm | 32 pages | November 2021

But if they get hurt there’s nobody to make them feel better. That’s not handy! Time for a new plan. Quickly the walls are torn down.

The press about Best Friends Aren’t Afraid of Anything: ‘Another creative masterpiece to be added to the Schuberts’ list of classic picture books.’ – Daily newspaper Friesch Dagblad

Our best friends use all the branches and stones to build the tallest tower in the world. Until the moon rises and Daddy comes to get them for dinner.

‘The striking facial expressions of the animals and especially the gentle humour and puns keep readers engaged.’

– DPG media magazines

more by ingrid and dieter schubert:

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A new best friends adventure book

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Touching, funny story about friendship

and sharing, recognisable for both children and parents ◆ English sample translation available Sold to Fortellerforlaget (Norway)

From the authors of Maurits Mouse and

Maurits Mouse and Rembrandt

Rights sold: books by Ingrid and Dieter Schubert are sold to the Ukraine, China (Complex Chinese), the U.A.E., Russia, Japan, France and Norway

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age 4+

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Kees de Boer The All-You-Want-To-Be Machine

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Tom and Emma have turned a city bus into a ‘professions machine’. What an invention! Tom goes in, Emma types in a profession and the machine spits out Tom in full baker’s outfit. It’s fun, but why should you have only one profession? Wouldn’t it be even better to have two at the same time? No problem for the machine! At the touch of a button Tom becomes a baker-barber and Emma an ambulance-stunt woman. They try out all sorts of combinations, until dad arrives and spoils all the fun: he’s a bus driver and needs to get to work...

Picture book | 21 x 25 cm | 32 pages | July 2021

Kees de Boer is one of the funniest illustrators in The Netherlands. His ingenious and whacky machine lets readers make up their own mind about what’s real and what’s not. The fun practically jumps off the pages! ◆

Hilarious picture book about different

professions ◆

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Interactive: lots to see and talk about!

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age 5-8

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SPOT Pony Adventures

There’s a pony, not far from Emma’s new house. He’s all alone in the meadow, next to a decaying farm house. The pony is covered in mud from head to toe.

Emma does not know a lot about horses, but she sees that this pony can use a friend. She calls him Spot.

But, who cares for Spot? And where is this person?

Together with Mads, a boy from the neighbourhood, Emma is going to look for Spots owner.

An entertaining story for true pony and horse admirers!

Fiction | 17 x 24 cm | 48 pages | July 2021

SPOT The Pony Handbook

In this handbook Spot tells you how to best groom and care for a pony, how to comb and braid his manes and how to check and pick out the hooves.

Learn how to speak ‘horse language’ and discover how to get a good connection with your pony.

Do you know how to clear out stables? Or how to make a halter hitch? And do you know the first steps of horseback riding?

This pony handbook is perfect for real pony and horse admirers. It’s full of helpful tips, step-by-step photos with pony Spot and DIY-assignments for you and your favourite pony.

Non-fiction | 17 x 24 cm | 64 pages | July 2021

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age 5+

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Octavie Wolters The Starling’s Song

Where can you find more comfort than in nature itself? And where will you find more answers to the big questions you might have? The starling in this picture book wants to sing an ode to all the wonderful things he sees as he flies over fields and forests. To make sure he won’t forget anything, he asks all the birds he knows for advice: what should I definitely not forget to include in my song?

Picture book | 23.5 x 33 cm | 40 pages | September 2021

About The Starling’s Song: ‘Every now and then you come across a real gem, this is one of them. I hope all children will learn to sing the starling’s song.’ – Nicole Kleinen, bookseller ‘It’s amazing how Octavie manages, with her delicate story about life, to touch me with this linocut technique that’s so robust! Each spread is work of art…’ – Acclaimed illustrator Mark Janssen

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A true work of art

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Appealing to both children and adults

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Inspires a love for nature

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Amazing linocuts and a sensitive,

important story

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The beautiful linocuts and touching text by author and artist Octavie Wolters inspire us to pause for a moment and look at the world around us. There is beauty to discover in the smallest of things, if only you look properly…

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age 5+

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Mirjam Oldenhave Rick de Haas Junk Pile Joey

Joey and his dad live next to the junk pile: an enormous mountain of old stuff: chairs, vacuum cleaners, fridges, toys and many other things. To most people it’s just a load of rubbish, but for Joey it’s paradise, for he is ‘the tinker king’. He can design anything and make anything, even things that don’t exist yet. One day he finds a gold statuette, and that’s when the trouble begins. But so does the adventure!

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Fiction | 19 x 25 cm | 160 pages | June 2021

Reading aloud book that will appeal

to all children! ◆

Adventurous, funny and warm

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Full colour art work by Rick de Haas

The press about Mirjam Oldenhave: ‘Oldenhave intrigues the reader with unexpected twists and extraordinary characters.’ – TZUM

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‘Oldenhave writes with such a sense of humour, that laughing out loud is inevitable.’ – Daily newspaper Trouw ‘The book has loads of illustrations by Rick de Haas, which is great. It’s made extra quirky by all the sketches of Joey’s inventions in the margins. Oldenhave shows herself to be just as big an inventor as Joey when it comes to the plot, and of course you have the delicate and accurate writing that characterize her style. This book is very welcome, because as I said before: it’s just so jolly.’ – Author Edward van de Vendel

English sample translation available Rights sold: Mister Twister is sold to Coppenrath Verlag (Germany)

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age 8-12

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André Kuipers & Govert Schilling How Do I Become an Astronaut?

Being an astronaut is probably the most exciting profession in the world. But, how do you become one?

Non-fiction | 21 x 25 cm | 96 pages | September 2021

In this artfully illustrated handbook you discover what you need to do to travel in space as an astronaut.

What kind of training do you need and what do you have to learn? The fun part is: you can start your training today! Go on a roller coaster ride and discover how well you can handle g-forces. Or experience the feeling of weightlessness under water!

Astronaut André Kuipers knows it all. He lived and worked in the international space station ISS for a total of 204 days. Govert Schilling is a science journalist and knows everything about the moon, the planets and the stars. Together they wrote the ultimate handbook full of interesting facts for future space travellers. A book for all children dreaming of travelling in space! ◆

Written by Dutch ESA astronaut

André Kuipers and science journalist Govert Schilling ◆

more about space travel:

Colourful illustrations by Daniëlle

Futselaar (illustrator for NASA) ◆

For all children dreaming of travelling

in space ◆

With photos and tips from André

Kuipers

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Harmen van Straaten Top Bob – Whose Poo Is That?

Mr and Mrs Drill find a big poo just outside their front door. ‘Bob?!’ But Bob insists it isn’t his. More appears on the pavement beside the front doors of neighbour dogs Skipper and Daisy. Bob suspects the owner of Pastor Tomcat. She hates dogs, or perhaps there’s another reason she wants to get rid of all of them?

Bob comes up with a strategy. But as always, Bulldog Nero takes all the glory. Seems to be the fate of Top Bob, the rescue dog.

Fiction | 15 x 22 cm | 64 pages | November 2021

more in the top bob series:

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New book in the Top Bob series!

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Reading has never been so much fun

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An anti-hero to love

The press about the Top Bob series: ‘Really funny adventure for young readers.’ – HEBBAN.NL, the largest reader community in the Netherlands and Flanders ‘Early readers will discover the joy of reading with Top Bob: The Rescue Dog. An entertaining book about a funny dog and a relentless baddy.’ – Chicklit.nl

For more information about the books by Harmen van Straaten, check out our Harmen van Straaten brochure!

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Lizette de Koning Marja Meijer Detective Doctor Daisy

Daisy wants to be a vet when she grows up, just like her dad. She sometimes helps him and likes to hide under his desk, so she can learn as much as possible about treating sick animals. One day Daisy witnesses an old lady stealing loads of bandages from her dad’s surgery. What could she need all those for? Together with her dog Fluff she starts an investigation!

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Fiction | 14.5 x 21 cm | 128 pages | October 2021

Detective + animals = a great children’s

read! ◆

Black and white illustrations by

Marja Meijer

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Harmen van Straaten Thomas Tucker – Explorer

by Profession

There was a boy standing on the school’s roof. He looked like he’d landed from another planet.

‘Hey,’ the boy said. ‘I’m Thomas. Thomas Tucker.’

July 1969. Jake is waiting with baited breath for the first human to land on the moon. But then something even more exciting happens: a new boy joins his class. Thomas Tucker isn’t afraid of anything or anyone. He tells the coolest stories and everyone wants to be his best friend. Thomas chooses Jake.

From that moment on, weird things start to happen.

Jake discovers suspicious footsteps near the secret hut. And who is sending him these strange letters?

It’s time for Jake to get to the bottom of this. Even if it means going to the swamp, which is full of dangerous quicksand. His parents have also strictly forbidden him to go anywhere near it…

Fiction | 15 x 22 cm | 96 pages | August 2021

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more by harmen van straaten for age 8+:

Exciting and touching story about

courage, loyalty and unconditional friendship ◆

Unconventional and daring main

character ◆

Richly illustrated in black and white

by Harmen van Straaten

For more information about the books by Harmen van Straaten, check out our Harmen van Straaten brochure!

English sample translation available Rights sold: The Mysterious Disappearance of Toni Malloni and The Marvellous Logbook of Matthias Spijker are sold to Freies Geistesleben (Germany)

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Selma Noort The Small House by the River

Joey heard Zaza’s voice, shaky and abnormally highpitched.

‘Joey, honey, we’re here. Mummy and Daddy. Can you hear me?’

Joey’s mouth was filled with grit. He was afraid to speak or cry.

He was afraid to swallow. He didn’t even dare to breathe.

Joey and Amber live with their family alongside the river. They swim and climb in the pear trees. But it’s getting more and more dangerous to live on the narrow dike. The traffic rushes past the houses, and one day a big truck slams into Joey’s bedroom…

Fiction | 15 x 22 cm | 208 pages | September 2021

The press about The King’s Daughter: ‘The King’s Daughter has the atmosphere of a historical novel and a fairy tale. A brilliant story for young people.’ – Daily newspaper Trouw Silver and Golden Pencil Jury about Homesick: ‘Selma Noort’s books are for anybody who loves carefully constructed, engaging stories about genuine characters.’ – JaapLeest.nl, reviews of children’s literature

Selma Noort previously wrote The Sea Came Through the Letterbox, which was awarded the Thea Beckman Prize and has been reprinted numerous times.

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Realistic, literary tale

other books by selma noort:

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Rights sold: The King’s Daughter is sold to Samokat (Russia)

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Maren Stoffels 500 Messages I Don’t Want to Read

Esper glances at the WhatsApp group again. Since yesterday afternoon, something like five hundred messages have been added. Messages he doesn’t want to read, but at the same time he can’t help himself. His eyes are drawn to it like a magnet.

At school Esper is bullied mercilessly, but in such a way that the teacher doesn’t notice. When Esper goes home at the end of the day, the bullying doesn’t stop. His class creates a WhatsApp group to exchange photos and messages about him. They won’t leave Esper alone even for a second – and nobody seems to notice ...

Fiction | 15 x 22 cm | 112 pages | October 2021

What to do when the bullying goes unseen, and when your phone turns into an enemy filled with messages you don’t want to read?

other books by maren stoffels:

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Cyberbullying: a contemporary issue

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Relatable, emotional story for boys

and girls ◆

Fitting book for discussing cyber-

bullying, at school and at home

Rights sold: English World rights to Escape Room, Fright Night and Room Service have been sold to Delacorte Press (U.S.A.) Romanian rights of the first four thrillers have been sold to Publishing Solutions. Fright Night is sold to Pelledoca editore (Italy) and Dituria (Albania)

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Tim van den Berg One More Day

It all started with an exciting football cup final. A helicopter. A terrible kidnapping. And then a bizarre dream. When Finn wakes up, it’s 15 May – once again. And then he wakes up again and again on the very same day.

Will it ever be tomorrow again? Finn realizes he must do two things for this to happen: win the football competition and prevent the kidnapping. But that’s easier said than done…

A wildly exciting debut novel by author Tim van den Berg and illustrator Willem van den Oever.

Fiction | 14 x 21.5 cm | 192 pages | October 2021

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Groundhog Day meets Taken... for kids!

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Fantastic black and white illustrations

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Incredibly filmic thriller. Will Finn ever

escape the time loop he’s caught in?

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Gerard van Gemert Rudi Jonker Chaos United Out in the Cold

Milan, Rosa, Bennie, Fatima and Prof are thrilled: they’re going on a football trip to Spain. But when there’s a volcanic eruption, the plane has to veer off course and the group lands in Sweden. Quite a bit colder than they’d anticipated.

In Sweden they meet a football team that’s very similar to Chaos United – except better organized.

Their clubhouse is made by IKEA, so it won’t fall apart. And when it comes to football, they seem to be on an entirely different level. Or is that just an illusion?

In the third part of this comical Dutch graphic novel series, a leading role is set aside for Rosa. She’s going to show the Chaos team how it’s done: improvising while on the road…

Fiction/Graphic novel | 14 x 21.5 cm | 208 pages November 2021

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Gerard van Gemert is a popular writer

in the Netherlands and abroad

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illustrator on several books and graphic novels, including comic strips about more in the chaos united series:

also by gerard van gemert:

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Tonke Dragt & Rindert Kromhout Whoever Gets Lost Behind this Door

The very shy Lorenzo gets to visit a famous writer.

In her house he discovers a locked door. According to the author behind this door unknown countries await, which you can only visit with a visa that must be approved by the ambassador.

Lorenzo’s classmates have their doubts: who is this mysterious ambassador? What could be waiting behind that door? There’s only one way to find out… ◆

New book by Tonke Dragt, author of

the Best Book of All Times The Letter for the King

Fiction | 15 x 22 cm | 128 pages | November 2021

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author Rindert Kromhout ◆

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English sample translations available

Mysterious adventure full of references

to other work by Tonke Dragt ◆

more by tonke dragt:

Unique collaboration with bestselling

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Tonke Dragt The Battle for the Queen of Hearts

‘Who murdered the King of Hearts, at his wedding, in his own home?’ ‘I KNOW! cried the Jack of Spades, the Crown Prince of the mighty Kingdom of Spades, saying, ‘He, who did it, loves the Queen of Hearts... the King was murdered out of jealousy!

Fiction | 15 x 22 cm | 64 pages | November 2021 The press about The Battle for the Queen of Hearts: ‘A real Tonke Dragt tale, with important roles for nobility, courtly love, loyalty, mistaken identities (with the joker as the highest trump card). The adventure is cleverly constructed.

The Hans Christian Andersen-like way in which Dragt transforms the figures in the cards into nobility – while maintaining their original spirit – is very strong.’ – Daily newspaper NRC Handelsblad ‘Unique novella about a card game coming to life, with warring brothers and mistaken identities. It showcases how consistent her work has been from the very beginning.’

– Daily newspaper de Volkskrant

During a holiday in 1955, the then unknown twentyfive-year old Tonke Dragt writes and illustrates a novella. Just having graduated from the Academy of Art in The Hague she brings the characters from a deck of cards to life. And these characters play their own game: who killed the King of Hearts and who will get the Queen of Hearts? The Battle for the Queen of Hearts is a humoristic adventure about glowing hearts, lies and deceit, deep dark dungeons and a duel – all within the rules of a card game. ◆

Previously unpublished work by Tonke

Dragt! ◆

Full colour illustrations by Tonke Dragt

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Characters from a deck of cards come

to life

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Ilona de Lange Micky Dirkzwager Millionaire Child – The Hidden Island

Silver’s parents are multimillionaires, but no one is allowed to know. Silver’s father has bought a private tropical island with a jungle, robot dolphins, secret tunnels, and much more! During a storm, another millionaire’s yacht washes up on the island. Silver and his family must pretend to be castaways in order to keep their fortune a secret. Then Silver and Lennon find strange messages in a bottle. Someone is watching the island. And they know for certain: they’re in great danger…

Fiction | 15 x 22 cm | 160 pages | September 2021

About Millionaire Child: The Secret of the Cellar House: ‘Hilarious and adventurous!’ – Bookstore Stevens

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‘Exciting and brimming with fantasy!’ – HEBBAN.NL, the largest reader community in the Netherlands and Flanders

House & The Secret Story

‘Reminiscent of The Treehouse series, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Home Alone. What a wonderful children’s book this is! Filled with everything kids love: suspense, humour and lots of fantasy.’ – Leesbevorderingindeklas.nl, for promoting reading in the classroom

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also in the millionaire child series:

Exciting, stand-alone sequel to

Millionaire Child: The Secret of the Cellar ◆

Richly and humorously illustrated in

black and white by Micky Dirkzwager Exciting adventure plot about climate

change: the story raises questions about our consumer society and its effects on the environment ◆

Wonderful ideas from a creative family:

author Ilona de Lange’s entire family actively contributes to the adventures and storylines

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Simone Arts You, Me… and the Stars

Vito is getting a baby brother or sister. Yet, he’s not really looking forward to it: he’s only interested in the fact that he’s going to middle school! But once the baby is born, Vito instantly falls in love with her. Then something terrible happens: one day his sister doesn’t wake up. Suddenly, there’s a gaping hole in their family; an empty space where his sister belonged. How do you learn to live without someone you only just got to know? How can you be a brother without a sister?

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Fiction | 15 x 22 cm | 144 pages | November 2021

Sensitive book about the loss and grief

of a family, and a friendship that changes your life ◆

How can you be a brother when your

sister is gone?

The press about You, Me... and the Stars: ‘Simone Arts wrote a sensitive story about loss and grief, and about finding the strenght to go on.’

– Bookstore Utrechtse Kinderboekwinkel ‘This book is everything. It’s exciting, moving and beautifully written. You just have to read it.’ – Author Mireille Geus ‘Impressive story that needs to be written.’

– Author Wilma Geldof

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Thijs Goverde Elly Hees Thundercat

Gaby and Michael cannot believe their ears: their neighbor, Mr. Dogger, is a villain! Not just a nasty little man, no, a proper real-life villain, who doesn’t stop at kidnapping or even murder. At least that’s what their dad tells them, and he knows these things.

However the police don’t believe him and dad’s thrown in jail.

In the meanwhile the mysterious Thundercat is prowling the city, blowing up one building after the other. Who, or rather what is this Thundercat? And what is the orange animal that keeps showing up near the explosions? Gaby and Michael discover everything, but when they do they’ll have to run for their lives!

Fiction | 14 x 21.5 cm | 160 pages | June 2021

Our Children’s Panel about Thundercat: ‘It’s a very exciting book, because it’s about explosions and kidnappers […]’ – Ole (age 9)

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Explosively funny, with an important

‘I would definitely recommend this book to my best friend, he also like these kinds of books about mysteries and explosions. […] This book is super fun and very thrilling!’ – Remy (age 9)

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Part 1 of a quirky series

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Black and white illustrations by

message about human and animal rights

Elly Hees more by thijs goverde:

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Yorick Goldewijk Movies Showing Nowhere

On the day Cato came into the world, her mother left it. Cato’s dad has been a mere shadow of a person ever since, and Cato has given up reaching out to him. When she finds a mysterious card from an abandoned movie theatre and discovers it has reopened, Cato decides to go take a look. There appears to be something strange about the cinema.

The movies showing there are no ordinary movies and somehow the cinema seems to be in connection with the past… Looking for adventure and the truth about her mother, Cato is swept into a dangerous journey through time and memories, straight to a place deep within her heart. A place she had always managed to keep locked away. And then she faces a choice that will change her life, and that of her father, forever.

Fiction | 14 x 21.5 cm | 256 pages | September 2021

‘After the last page I am quiet for a moment. I’ve just finished what is possibly the best children’s book of the year.’

– Bookseller and children’s book critic Rubén Rodriguez da Silva

more by yorick goldewijk:

Editor Susan Brooijmans in an email to publisher Emile Op de Coul: ‘I just read Yorick’s new manuscript, and I think it’s AMAZING! Everything comes together perfectly, Great Discoveries are granted to the reader. It even reminded me a bit of one of my all-time favourite books, Mr Was by Pete Hautman, when it comes to the ingenuity regarding the time travel. Just a bit younger. It’s utterly compelling!’ ◆

Ingenious, mysterious, moving and

with a touch of humour ◆

Beautifully written and utterly

compelling ◆

Completely original time travel story

like you’ve never read before Rights sold: Siruela (Spanish), Green Spinach Publishing (Korea), Carlo Gallucci Editore (Italy)

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of the Sea (Annet Schaap)

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Rian Visser Janneke Ipenburg All the Wishes in the World

Strange Without a reason, yesterday I felt so happy, I have to say.

Just like that I don’t know how it happened, but wish it would happen again.

Not being allowed to have a pet and settling for a snail, daydreaming in a tree to momentarily escape, eating ice cream with grandma, having to cry, not being allowed to make mistakes, the taste of the sea...

Rian Visser writes poems about big and small things, about wonderful and difficult moments, hiding from the world, courage, hope, wisdom, and much more for kids from 9 to 99. Janneke Ipenburg created the delightful poetic illustrations.

Poems | 17.3 x 24.6 cm | 28 pages | October 2021

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Poems for all the important moments

in a person’s life

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Caja Cazemier Breathing Fire

Fenna (15) is totally fed up with the patch work family she has to be part of all of a sudden. Why should her mother’s new man have anything to say about her? And why are there different rules for the stepchildren? Adults just make their big life choices and never ask her if she’s okay with any of them, even if they turn her whole life upside down. Fenna doesn’t hesitate to vent her frustration! But when being angry doesn’t seem to solve anything, she starts looking for alternative ways to attract her parents’ attention…

Fiction | 14 x 21.5 cm | 192 pages | August 2021

The press about Blue Days: ‘Recommended for teenagers who want to discover who they are.’ – Bookseller Nel van Meurs

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Realistic en relatable

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About divorce and its impact on a

‘An important story about the impact of a depression on youths.’ – Lezenslessen (blog)

teenager ◆

Caja Cazemier is the expert on teenage

issues

‘This book is extremely well-written.’

– Books and Paris (blog) ‘A book that will linger in my mind for a long time.’

– Boekensteeg (blog) ‘Smooth dialogues and natural scenes. […] Caja Cazemier has once again written a YA novel that touches the world of teenagers.’ – StoerLeesVoer (blog)

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fall 2021

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Maren Stoffels Lockdown

I know exactly what you’re up to…

Don’t think you can get rid of me so fast.

Three friends rent a farmhouse in the middle of the woods, without internet. Phones and social media are forbidden during the entire week. This self-inflicted lockdown is supposed to ensure they can focus on studying for their upcoming exams. But it soon becomes clear that they’re not alone. Someone is watching them from the forest. Someone who knows their secrets. Someone who will go to all extremes for revenge…

Fiction | 14 x 21.5 cm | 192 pages | September 2021

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also by maren stoffels:

New blood-curdling thriller by Maren

Stoffels! ◆

Escape Room, Fright Night and Room

Service: huge success in the U.S.A. ◆

More than 50,000 copies sold of Escape

Room, Fright Night and Room Service

English translations available

Rights sold: English World rights to Escape Room, Fright Night and Room Service have been sold to Delacorte Press (U.S.A.) Romanian rights of the first four thrillers have been sold to Publishing Solutions.

Fright Night sold to Pelledoca editore (Italy) and Dituria (Albania)

‘Stoffels knows how to build up the tension, but what’s going to happen stays a mystery for a long time.’

– thrillersandmore.com

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Tanja de Jonge Body Hack

What would you do if your very best friend was in danger? Kevin’s best buddy Bjorn disappears without a trace. Kevin is certain: Bjorn is in mortal danger.

Together with Anne and Joris he goes looking for him. Hacked video images lead them to a mysterious villa. That’s where Bjorn was last seen. What exactly is happening there? And Kevin soon discovers that his friends and he are not the only ones looking for Bjorn…

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Fiction | 14 x 21.3 cm | 224 pages | October 2021

Exciting thriller about courage,

friendship and about the fine line between good and evil The press about the work of Tanja de Jonge: ‘Thrilling and fascinating story!’ – HEBBAN.NL, reading community in the Netherlands and Belgium

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Accessible and fast paced writing

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How far are you prepared to go to save

your best friend?

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Art Book series ◆

Picture books about art, for all ages

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Collaborations with big museums and

exhibitions ‘In the world of books for children and young adults, one of the finest initiatives in years: this collaboration between publishing house Leopold and the Kunstmuseum in The Hague.’ – Daily newspaper Leidsch Dagblad ‘Art history doesn’t get any better than this.’ – Daily newspaper NRC Handelsblad For more information about Leopold’s Art Books, please check out our Art Books brochure!

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Paul van Loon Saskia Halfmouw Series: Fuchsia the Mini-Witch Paul van Loon – winner of three GOLDEN BOOKS

‘Wakkabakkaboo!’ Fuchsia lives in the Witch Forest with her dad Kwark the Wizard.

In the forest and at Witch School, she has all kinds of adventures.

Fuchsia is very mischievous. She likes to try out spells from the Great Book of Witchcraft, while it’s strictly forbidden. And sometimes it goes totally wrong.

Oops!

Fiction | 15 x 22 cm | 48 pages | October 2021

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A mini-witch with a heart of gold!

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Exciting adventures for early readers

But Fuchsia also has a heart of gold. She’s very tough and not afraid of anything.

And she gives witches who are bullies their just desserts: It’s your own fault, witch reward!

books in the fuchsia the mini-witch series:

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fall 2021

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Marjon Hoffman Georgien Overwater Series: Rosie’s Rules

Rosie thinks it’s ridiculous that grown-ups get to decide everything. She thinks she can do way better and makes up her own rules: If someone swaps something with you when you haven’t really had a chance to think about it properly, it’s okay to steal it back!

If your parents think you should visit old people because you can learn so much from them, they shouldn’t complain when these people teach you the wrong things.

Fiction | 14,5 x 21,8 cm | 128-144 pages

Some things you should never do with your eyes closed! ◆

books in de rosie’s rules series:

Award-winning tv-series, two seasons

sold to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, France, French speaking African countries and Denmark ◆

Hit-series in the Netherlands,

500,000 books sold ◆

Short stories, quirky heroin

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Black and white art work

by Georgien Overwater ◆

Ideal for reluctant readers

English sample translations available

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fall 2021

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Vivian den Hollander Juliette de Wit Series: Freckle and Marsh

No criminal is safe from these two detectives!

Freckle and Marsh are best friends and proper sleuths. Marsh never leaves the house without her notebook, because you never know what suspicious things you might see! She jots them all down.

Another thing she would never forget to bring, are marshmallows. When she eats them, she can think extra well, she claims. Her best friend Freckle isn’t always as keen on doing detective stuff, but he would never let Marsh go at it alone. Marsh’s cousin Nelson is a police officer. That way, Freckle and Marsh often hear interesting information, and sometimes they even get the chance to help him solve a case!

Fiction | 14.8 x 21.5 cm | 112-128 pages

books in de freckle and marsh series:

Riveting detective series

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age 7+

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Reggie Naus Mark Janssen Series: The Pirates Down the Street

Imagine your next-door neighbours are pirates… And that they don’t live in an ordinary house, but in a kind of boat-shaped construction made from pieces of wreckage. They have a proper canon, which they actually fire for fun, and a guard shark swimming around their small moat. And they do everything the pirate way, because if there is anything the hate, it’s landlubber stuff.

So the Blunderbusses are a proper pirate family.

For years they used to sail the seven seas, but now they want to settle down. Captain Blunderbuss and his wife Betsy have a son: Billy. And then there is Grandpa Blunderbuss. He is the roughest pirate that ever lived, and people tell the wildest stories about him. Grandpa Blunderbuss is always thirsty, particularly for rum.

Fiction | 15 x 22 cm | 208 pages | April 2020

Michael lives in the house next to the pirates. He is the only person in their ‘decent’ neighbourhood who enjoys having the pirates around. He and Billy soon become best friends. ◆

Funniest pirates you’ll ever read about!

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With black and white illustrations

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More than 50,000 copies sold

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The Pirates Down the Street was

released in Spring 2020 and already has had more than 200.000 visitors Rights sold: Carlo Galluci Editore (Italy) , Kilavuz Kitap Yayin Egitim (Turkey)

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The Pirates Down the Street will

be released in Russia, Germany and Italy

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age 8+

fall 2021

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Mirjam Oldenhave Rick de Haas Series: Mister Twister

Mister Twister is a trainee, so he’s not completely sure about all the things a school teacher is supposed to do. But fortunately he has a classroom full of experts!

The children teach him that a Spiderman movie is practically a nature documentary, because what is a spider, if not ‘nature’? Also, it’s much more efficient to let one person make all the sums and then let the others copy the answers!

Apart from the book series, there have been five very successful movies, a tv-series and a tv-quiz about the much-loved trainee.

Fiction | 14 x 21.5 cm | 136 pages | November 2020 English sample translations available

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More than 800,000 copies sold ‘Everything Oldenhave writes has pace.’

– national newspaper NRC Handelsblad

books in the mister twister series:

Mirjam Oldenhave

H opp a!

H opp a!

Rights sold: Coppenrath (Germany), Pagony (Hungary) ploegsma

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age 7+

fall 2021

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Paul van Loon Hugo van Look Series: Alfie the Werewolf Paul van Loon – winner of three GOLDEN BOOKS

Alfie is just a boy like any other boy.

Except for three nights a month, when the moon is full and he turns into a werewolf.

A fluffy white werewolf who wears glasses.

At first this gets Alfie very upset. He even thinks about running away.

But his foster parents don’t seem to mind he’s a werewolf.

Thank goodness, because now he has a place he can call home.

Fiction | 14 x 21.5 cm | 80 pages | February 2021

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More than 1 million books sold: most

popular series in the Netherlands by

award winning author Paul van Loon

During the full moon he experiences thrilling adventures, together with his girlfriend Noura, his step-brother Timmy, Grandpa Werewolf and his werewolf cousin Leo.

books in the alfie the werewolf series:

English translations available

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Rights sold: LAPA Uitgewers (South-Africa), Qingdao Publishing House (China), Nieko Rimto (Lithuania), The Old Lion Publishing House (Ukraine)

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