Alma littera Rights Catalogue 2012

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2012

Picture Books

Lina Žutautė Kake Make and the Dwarf of Mess 36 pp. • Hardcover • 21 x 21 cm ISBN 978-9955-38-765-7 For children aged 3 and over Rights sold to Russia

Lina Žutautė is a painter and illustrator of children’s books and; as an artist, she has referred to herself as ”a bit of a writer”.

Rumours are flying around that after the book “Kake Make and the Dwarf of Mess” was published, all kids learned and got used to being tidy.

The book tells a story about a naughty girl named Kornelija, who nicknames herself Kake Make. This little mischief hates being tidy, so her grandmother tells a story about the Dwarf of Mess who visits such stubborn children at night and tidies up their toys scattered around the whole room. One night Kake Make wakes up and sees that mystical Dwarf who is tidying away her things and putting them into his bag. The girl decides to follow the Dwarf and climbs up the ladder after him to the Moon and gets into his secret shed. In that place the little Kake Make has to fulfil some tasks (and the young readers are also encouraged to engage in this process!). Of course, one of the most important tasks is to put all things scattered around into places they belong to. When all challenges are completed, the girl wakes up in her room – the room where all her toys are placed neatly in the shelves. But that is not the end of the story. The last page is dedicated to parents – the other night, the Dwarf of Mess carrying his special bag appears in the parents’ bedroom and is highly determined to tidy everything up...

In 2011, “Kake Make and the Dwarf of Mess” was recognized the Best Book of the Year for the youngest readers.

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Picture Books

Lina Žutautė Kake Make and the Runaway Ears 36 pp. • Hardcover • 21 x 21 cm ISBN 978-609-01-0269-5 For children aged 3 and over

Oh, that naughty Kake Make! Turns a deaf ear on Mummy, turns a deaf ear on Daddy, does not pay attention to Granny’s words. She misbehaves day after day, to be more precise, at least three times a day! So there is no wonder that one day a very strange thing happened. Kake Make‘s ears (as if they had agreed on that before) suddenly skipped off to the floor, frolicked through the kitchen, arranged a small scale race in the hall between each other in order to find out which was faster, and finally disappeared behind the back door – without a single glance back!

If you are interested in what happened next, just read the book.

And do not forget to look for those naughty Kake Make’s ears.

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Picture Books

Lina Žutautė Two Little Pigs

36 pp. • Hardcover • 25 x 25 cm ISBN 978-609-01-0060-8 For children aged 3 and over Rights sold to Russia

This is a fun story full of exciting adventures that will definitely make many little hearts tug for joy.

This is a story about two little pigs and their breathtaking adventures. Each page of the book invites the youngest readers together with story’s characters to experience something new and interesting: together they hunt a lion, ride the waves on a herring, have a good time at the Monster Park, make friends with a terrifying dragon, go to the nursery together with some dashing pirates, and eat a lot of ice cream, till... The little pigs get tired and Mummy’s loving, soothing and warm touch accompanies them to the Kingdom of Sleep...

Have you ever dreamed about riding the waves on a giant herring, visiting the Monster Park, taking a walk with a dragon and pirates, visiting another planet or uncovering troll’s treasure? If the answer is yes, this book is exactly for you! And when these magic adventures with two little pigs are finally over, ask your Mummy to tuck you in tenderly and wish you sweet dreams...

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Picture Books

Rūta Baltakienė Little Mouse Anicetas

24 pp. • Hardcover • 24.5 x 27.5 cm ISBN 978-609-01-0185-8 For children aged 3 and over Rights sold to Latvia

This picture book about fun adventures of a smart and creative little mouse named Anicetas is for the youngest readers.

Let’s meet the little mouse Anicetas. He is almost like you: vigilant, with twinkling little eyes, wide open little ears and a long tail... Oh, excuse me, you, children, do not have tails.

There are always plenty of bright and wild ideas flashing through Anicetas’ mind. He is never bored as there is simply no time for boredom, something is happening all the time.

I have drawn up all those adventures into this book.

I simply cannot stop drawing. When I was a little girl, even tables and chairs were decorated with my drawings, the same situation was with boring books that lacked illustrations. Finally, my parents sent me to Kaunas School of Art. Not only because this particular school was near our home. The main reason was that in that school I was finally free to draw during lessons. Later, I graduated from Vilnius State Institute of Art and began drawing illustrations for children’s books, written by professional writers. But Anicetas is a pure product of my imagination and fantasies – this little mouse is mine from his nose to the tip of his tail.

I live in Vilnius and London. And a bit in between, in planes, as I am constantly migrating between those cities. I feel free to paint and draw wherever I want: on walls, in books, in theatre stages, even on ships. What a delight!

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Picture Books

Erica Jennings-Didžiulis Mano gyvūnai. My animals

32 pp. • Hardcover • 21.5 x 27 cm ISBN 978-609-01-0176-6 For children under 3 years

This is the first book for the youngest readers written the by popular Lithuanian singer of Irish descent Erica Jennings-Didžiulis.

This bilingual book contains short, bright poems about animals, composed in English and Lithuanian. The poems are accompanied with warm, colourful illustrations. For toddlers who have just started composing first sentences such playful rhymes would be very useful in accustoming their little ears to more than one language.

In her book “Mano gyvūnai. My Animals” Jennings-Didžiulis introduces 12 great animals: a purring cat, an extremely friendly dog, a tall yellow giraffe, a charming monkey, a penguin wearing a tailcoat, a big lazy elephant, a glorious roaming lion, a little squeaking mouse, a green jumping frog, a shy deer, a bird with an extremely hard beak, and a sleepyhead honey-loving bear.

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The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

240 pp. • Hardcover • 23 x 30 cm ISBN: 978-609-01-0173-5

This book contains 40 fairy tales by the brothers Grimm.

Beautiful illustrations created by artist Lina Dūdaitė aesthetically and sensitively convey the genuine spirit of those great storytellers. This book is a perfect gift for everyone who has not forgotten their childhood...

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The Frog Prince, or Iron Henry The Strange Musician

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The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids

Rapunzel

The Fisherman and his Wife

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The Town Musicians of Bremen

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The Three Spinners

Cinderella

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Little Red Cap

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Hensel and Gretel

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Chest of Fairy Tales 72 pp. • Hardcover • 23 x 29.5 cm ISBN: 978-609-01-0169-8 For children aged 3 and over Rights sold to Latvia

It is a collection of best-known fairy tales where the youngest readers will find their favourite and most beautiful fairy tales: The Three Little Pigs, The Sky is Falling, Snow White, The Golden Apple-Tree, The Town Musicians of Bremen, Little BriarRose and The Gold Fish. The book was illustrated by artist Gintaras Jocius.

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The Three Little Pigs

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The Town Musicians of Bremen

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Snow White

Little Briar-Rose

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The Golden Apple-Tree

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The Gold Fish

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Brothers Grimm Little Briar-Rose

Brothers Grimm The Snow White

English Fairy Tale The Three Little Pigs

For children aged 3 and over

For children aged 3 and over

For children aged 3 and over

12 pp. • paperback • 22.5 x 29 cm ISBN: 978-609-01-0216-9

20 pp. • paperback • 22.5 x 29 cm ISBN: 978-609-01-0215-2

12 pp. • paperback • 22.5 x 29 cm ISBN: 978-609-01-0214-5

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children’s educAtionAl Books

Selemonas Paltanavičius Get to Know Lithuanian Animals 168 pp. • Hardcover • 23 x 27.5 cm ISBN: 978-609-01-0174-2

Lithuanian writer and naturalist Selemonas Paltanavičius has already written many books about nature.

One of the best-known Lithuanian naturalists Selemonas Paltanavičius knows a lot about various animals and is keen on sharing his experience. The book is illustrated with high quality photographs and compelling pictures; brief though sufficiently comprehensive animal descriptions not only provide basic information but also teach how to recognize them in forests, gardens, countryside, parks or even backyards.

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Insects and other invertebrates

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This educational expedition to the breath-taking world of animals will not be boring because the youngest readers here are accompanied by two good friends Paulius and Sigutė. In this book children will find plenty of riddles, proverbs, games and will get some advice, for example, how to provide a water source for bees properly or how to transform an old glove into a lovely horse.

Reptiles

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Fishes

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Mammals

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Fiction for Children

Sigitas Poškus Once Upon a Time

252 pp. • Hardcover • 24 x 22.5 cm ISBN 978-9955-38-501-1

Sigitas Poškus is one of the most interesting and distinctive contemporary writers for children. This book contains many playfully and creatively written stories that trigger imagination and encourage taking a closer look at the world of “small creatures” living beside us. The author plays with the meaning of words and their consonances deliberately and wittily. All these little characters of the book – bugs, flies, hamsters, sparrows, crows and fishes – constantly embark on breathtaking adventures: they travel, philosophise, compose poetry and even engage in intrigues.

In 2003, the book “Once Upon a Time” received the award of the Lithuanian Section of IBBY and was recognised as the best children’s book of the year.

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AMIVUIS ŲKUIKŠEM non-Fiction For Adult reAders

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This useful book of handicrafts introduces readers to various types of crafts – from wool felting and decoupage to polymer clay modelling and even wood burning.

Furthermore, the authors introduce some new ways of applying traditional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .handicraft . . . . . . . . . . . . .tools. ..

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Wool Felting

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Teddy Bear Making

Porcelain, Metal and Clay Painting Scrapbooking

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Beading

Water Soluble Film

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Mosaic

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Silk Painting

Glass Painting

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Decoupage

Textile Painting

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Paper Mache

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Modelling

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Other Techniques: Wood Burning, Foil Decoration, Fabric Stiffening,

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non-Fiction For Adult reAders

Loreta Glebavičiūtė, Irena Ivenkovė, Virginija Rimkuvienė, Jolita Zykutė Live (Eco)logically – Everything Starts From You 300 pp. • Paperback • 14.3 x 21.3 cm ISBN 978-9955-38-970-5

Everyone can live sustainably! This book covers practically all most important spheres of human life: food, home, clothes, cosmetics, transportation, medicine and gardening.

Here readers can find a lot of useful recommendations and tips on how to live a healthy life and avoid unexpected hazards that may be present near us.

Four experienced journalists, having written many articles on this topic, will prove you that living sustainably is not only useful but also very simple, inexpensive and rewarding.

Farmers‘ Markets: Arguments For and Against ● ”Green“ Fashion ● Soothing and...

Poisonous Creams ● Hazards in Walls, Furniture and Shower Curtains ● Green Garden Beds in Your Balcony ● Secure Childhood – from Diapers to Education ● Recipes, Recommendations and Interesting Facts ● Expert Advises and Comments

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The Notion Food

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Medicine

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Cosmetics

Household

Gardening

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Transportati

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Chemicals

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Saving

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Clothes

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Non-Fiction for Adult Readers

Audronė Gečiauskienė, Inga Kepalienė, Manefa Miškinienė, Elžbieta Monkevič, Elena Nekrošienė, Liutauras Nekrošius, Virginija Rimkuvienė, Algimantas Rotmanas, Julita Varanauskienė, Birutė Žygaitienė The Household Book: from Interior to Hot Rolls

372 pp. • Hardcover • 21.5 x 27.5 cm ISBN 978-609-01-0239-8

“Household Book” is a real guide to housekeeping that would help to find the best dwelling and turn it into a comfortable and cosy living space. The readers of this book will find out how to set up a new living space or refurbish an old one, which indoor plants to cultivate, how to create home office and how to manage household budget.

Can you imagine a household without a kitchen?

Everybody knows how important it is to make the kitchen as convenient and comfortable as possible. Experts give advises on what food products to choose and teach how to make some very special dishes that without any great effort would bring genuine pleasure not for only for you, your family but also for your guests.

Specialists introduce the main principles and features of Oriental way of living. The readers will also find out what

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to eat in the case of various illnesses, how to check health at home, what medicine should be kept at every household, how to maintain health and enhance natural beauty.

This book was compiled by 10 authors – specialists on various fields – thus if you choose to buy it you will no longer need to broaden practical experience, write down tips and recipes. Here you will find everything you need to know about a household.

Setting Up Your Living Space His Majesty Renovation Interior – Harmony of I I I Space, Lights and Colours Flowers and Plants – from Bouquet to Winter Garden Tidiness as a Component I I of Cosiness Home Office Household Budget Convenient Kitchen – Turn Duty into Pleasure Cuisine I I I I Academy Variety of Delicious Food Family and Official Celebrations, Parties Healthy and Beautiful: I I I Diets, Diagnostics at Home, Nutrition in Fighting Against Various Illnesses, Choosing A Dwelling

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Loreta Šomkienė, Neringa Krankalienė Polymer Clay Jewellery and Accessories 168 pp. • Hardcover • 23.5 x 22 cm ISBN 978-609-01-0273-2

It is hard to imagine a material more versatile and popular among jewellery makers than polymer clay.

Everyone can engage in polymer clay modelling; furthermore, it is easily combined with other materials – all you need is imagination and fantasy. You will be surprised how easily colours are mixed and matched together, ornaments and drawings are created. Polymer clay modelling always results in colourful and gorgeous decorations.

Step-by-step modelling instructions given by an experienced craftswomen will be useful not only for the beginners, but also for proficient crafters!

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Preparation for Modelling Baking Polymer Clay and I I I Stamping Technique Decoupage Decorated Polymer Clay Brooches Various I I Simulations: Wooden Beads, Metal Simulation, Leather Simulation, Denim, Bone I Faux Stones: Stone Simulation Brooch, Salt and Polymer Clay Foil and Polymer I Dimensional Clay Polymer Clay Extruder Translucent Polymer Clay I Millefiori Canes I Air Dry Polymer Clay I Creations I I Polymer Clay

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Valerija Baronienė, Donatas Klimavičius, Kęstutis Obelevičius, Arvydas Rutkauskas, Jonas Vaidelys The Garden Book: from Planning to Gardener’s Calendar 464 pp. • Hardcover • 21 x 29.5 cm ISBN 978-9955-38-998-9

This contemporary book with more than 1,500 colourful illustrations answers to practically all questions that owners of small or large gardens may have: from environmental assessment of the place and detailed planning to concrete tasks for your gardening year. The readers will find information on possible costs and garden complexity as well as decide on the type of a garden they want and find an example of a garden project with all surrounding elements (fences, paths, stairs, leisure sites, lights and decorative elements).

Step-by-step gardening guidelines are followed by expert recommendations on soil improvement, building rock gardens, incorporating ponds, maintaining a lawn, and planting trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetables, herbs. The authors also provide a lot of information about all garden plants, their characteristic features and care needed as well as gardening tools.

Every gardener will surely appreciate the explicit table about pests and diseases, and the list of most important jobs that need to be done in the garden.

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Garden Elements: Fences, Buildings, Paths, Stairs, Furniture, Lights, I Ponds, Greenhouses, Sheds and their Maintenance Gardening: Garden Design and I Planting, Lawn, Flower Garden, Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, Vegetable Garden I Plants and their Species: Flowers, Hardwood Plants, Flowering Plants (Angiosperms), Conifers, Vegetables, Herbs, Fruit Trees, Berry-producing Shrubs Gardening Tools I I Plant Health Gardener’s Calendar by Season I Garden Planning

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