novelty - activity 12

Lila and the Thousand Colours Flower

Elodie Jean, ill. by Kim Consigny

200 x 200 mm – 40pp – spiral bound – €12.50 – 3+

Humourous and precise, a great book to read a bedtime story and pratice yoga together, kids and parents! Postures to make, with the family, all along the story. Large illustrated scenes take place in a house. The parents transform a room with what they have at hand, ingenuity and creativity, to follow the story, like an improvised theater. The humourous illustrations mixed with the precise technical aspects of yoga pratice make it a great tool to do yoga together joyfully.

i backlist highlights

Sleeping Beauty C. Gastaut-29x32cm-56pp-hardcover

A stunning die-cut book, like a golden jewelry case enclosing Charlotte Gastaut's enchanting illustrations of the story of the ballet and delicate die-cut pages. Sold: Italian Sweet People Are Everywhere A. Walker, Q. Torres-26x27cm-48pp-hardcover

A beautiful picture book from Pulitzer prize winner Alice Walker’s large-hearted poem. This poem is a powerful celebration of humanity and globalism. First printrun in the US: 45,000 copies. Publisher's Weekly Top Indie Picks (August 2021) Sold: Korean, Portuguese (Brazil)

C'mon Grandma! G. Baum, A. Piu-22.5x28cm-44pp-hardcover

The sweet story of a little girl whose strict grandma teaches how to ride a bike. This book subtly and tenderly deals with differences in education between generation. Sold: Italian, Korean, Greek Once Upon A House P. Nessman, C. Nicolazzi-21x27.5cm-32pp-hardcover

A powerful ecological tale about the threats to biodiversity. Shortlisted for the UNICEF award. Sold: German, Italian, Korean

i picture books & comics

Gus and the Cranes

Capucine Lewalle, ill. by Aurélie Guillerey 215 x 325 mm – 32 pp – hardback – €14.90 – 4+

Once upon a time, there was Gus. Gus worked on a crane, because one day his dad had told him with his big voice: ""My son, when you are old, you will work on a crane." Trouble was... Gus was afraid of height. Aurélie Guillerey's illustrations express Gus' clumsiness and unease with a lot of humour. A beautiful and humourous picture book that deals with finding your own vocation and with masculinity.

Mauricette's Dairy Shop

Paul Farrell

200 x 280 mm – 28pp – hardback with one large flap – €15.90 - 5+

Mauricette has a shop full of cheeses. Round, triangular or square, blue, pink, or orange. She delivers them to the forest animals, who are eagerly awaiting her! By lifting a shutter, the reader will help Mauricette choose the cheeses for Maurice, the last customer. Mauricette loves Maurice. But still, her favorite thing is cheese! A very graphic book to play with shapes.

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Eleonora Garriga, ill. by Sabine A. Schurmann

200 x 230 mm – 36 pp – hardback – 4+

If you could choose any super power, what would it be? The protagonist wants a stop button so she can stop time whenever she wants.

She could start dinners from the end, make Summer last longer, she could make bedtime stories never end... A beautiful, joyful and soft book about time passing by and children's small or big fears and joys.

Recommended by the Fundacion CuatroGatos.

My Body

Ivanke y Mey

170 x 220 mm – 32 pp – hardback with one spread to unfold – 3+

Our bodies are unique and amazing and they're designed to be enjoyed from head to toe. The protagonist has a mouth to sing songs about dinosaurs, hands to draw the things she can't put into words, and her body grows up, filled with memories. A joyful book for kids to love their unique bodies and their amazing abilities!

It's Happening All Around Us

(When Nothing Happens)

Eleonora Garriga, ill. by Ana Sanfelippo

170 x 220 mm – 32 pp – hardback – 3+

You don't have to go very far to find an adventure. Just keep your eyes peeled. The gap between the adult's repeated demands to watch out, hurry up etc. and the girl's busy mind looking at and admiring every little detail around makes this book both very realistic and humourous.

¡NO TE QUEDES ATRÁS!

ES ESPECIALISTA EN ESCONDITES.

Just Before Bedtime

Laura Wittner, ill. by Natalia Bruno

170 x 220 mm – 32 pp – hardback – 3+

We ask the most interesting questions before we go to bed. Poetic and positive answers a mother finds to the many, light and deep questions her daugther asks when she is about to go to bed. A tender book, with wonderful and soft illustrations in a dreamy atmosphere, mixing reality and imagination like children do.

¿Qué son las canciones de cuna?

At Your Side

Yael Frankel

190 x 270 mm – 36 pp – hardback – 3+

A simple story about how amazing and wonderful it is to watch our children grow. This mother remembers sweet memories about her child and her and is amazed at how her child has evolved. Is the child the only one who has changed at his mother's side? "And although we have forgotten to measure me, I have grown at your side, too." - she simply and tenderly ends. A positive and moving book about time passing by, growing up, motherhood and memories.

Yael Frankel has received many awards, including: - White Raven 2015, A simple vista, Chile - Finalist in 2016 for Silent book contest, Italy - Selected in 2017, Bologna book fair Illustrators exhibition - Best picturebook 2017, Ibby Argentina "Contame más" - First award illustration 2019, Sharjah Children Festival - White Raven 2020, El ascensor, Argentina - Fundación cuatrogatos award 2021, El ascensor - USSBY 2021 outstanding books, The elevator, US - Nami concours 2021, green Island prize, El ascensor

A Book

Andrés Lopez

190 x 270 mm – 40 pp – hardback – 4+

What do books mean to you? This beautiful, poetic and original book gives personal yet universal answers and opens the possibility for young and older readers to think of many more.

"A book is...

a costume that suits anyone who wears it. ...a river that always takes me somewhere new. ...a roar I’ve never heard before."

Sisters and Brothers

Séverine Huguet

195 x 260 mm – 32pp – hardcover– 4+

A humourous book about becoming a big sister, challenging stereotypes about girls and boys' games. "This morning, I'm racing with Mom. She takes the elevator, I take the stairs." Our heroine gets a head start, and, on each storey, snoops through the neighbors' doors: sisters and brothers are having a great time! Sisters can be cowgirls and brothers can be nurses. Phew! At the end of the race we learn that Mom is pregnant. The big sister-to-be is reassured: in a few months, she will be able to play all the games, no matter if she has a little brother or a little sister!

Available by the same author: En Guarde! A brave and clever soldier leads an army of lazy good-for-nothing to victory through an absurd fight, filled with sun chairs and hammocks instead of swords!