Kluitman foreign rights guide 2017

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FOREIGN RIGHTS 2017

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Front cover art from Who is causing havoc? | Page 2: art work from Stan en de negen rovers Back cover art work from the bestselling series Bobbi | Please find our contact information at the back 2

FOREIGN RIGHTS 2017 PICTURE BOOKS

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Bobbi Sammy & Nell visit the Van Gogh Museum Rosa the Fairy Who is causing havoc?

Dave Classic Picture Books

STARTING TO READ

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Reading is fun!

Starting to read with Kluitman

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Charlie the Champ Fairy Fee Sunny Stables James Blond Nikki and the Neanderthals Wanted; Normal Parents

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Not for softies!

Lizzy The Ghosts from Krakelia Project Horse Golden Horses Angel

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The Order of the Dragon Riders Temple of Mirrors Here we come!

Blockbusters How I met my grandpa and everything changed

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Dear Stine, do you know?

Everything I feel Top secret!

Super Smart Animals Jesse Drent: A passion for horses

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BOBBI Successful series

with lots of lively and humorous illustrations Handy, square, read-aloud books in rhyme about Bobbi the bear. Everything Bobbi experiences is very recognizable and fits perfectly in a toddler’s world.

With lots of lively and humorous Illustrations.

This book series, which is very successful in the Netherlands, is still being expanded-along with other related products.

The successful Bobbi series is now comprised of twenty read-aloud books, a board book, a babybook, a coloring book, and a memory game.

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Variety of book products Over 1,5 million copies sold English and German translations available

For toddlers and

preschoolers

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BOBBI Titles Titles Bobbi Flip-Flap Books: • Bobbi Looks for His Friends • Bobbi Feeds the Animals • Bobbi Goes to the Sea

Titles Bobbi Board Books: • Bobbi Discovers Colours • Bobbi Counts to Ten • Bobbi. My Day • Bobbi Discovers Animals • Bobbi. My Toys • Bobbi Dresses Up

Titles Bobbi Read-aloud Books: • Bobbi is moving • Bobbi Goes Shopping • Bobbi is ill Specials: • Bobbi’s Birthday • Bobbi Babysitter’s Book Bobbi Sleeps Over • Bobbi Giftboxes • Bobbi Loses His Cuddly Toy • Bobbi Joins a Party • Bobbi Celebrates Christmas • Puzzle Book • Bobbi goes to Playgroup Bobbi Becomes a Big Brother • Bobbi on Holiday Bobbi Goes to the Zoo • Bobbi Visits a Children’s Farm • Bobby Sits on the Potty • Bobbi Goes to the Woods Bobbi in the Garden

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1.5 milsliooldn copies

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SAMMY & NELL VISIT THE VAN GOGH MUSEUM An informative, rhyming read aloud book about

English rights available

Vincent van Gogh

Two neighborhood friends living in Amsterdam, Sammy and Nell, dive into the world of art. Not only do they visit the Van Gogh Museum, they create a beautiful artwork of their own, learn lots about the famous artist and even end up playing-acting Van Gogh’s painting The Potato Eaters.

Chinese rights available The splendid illustrations in this book are the work of the inimitable Dick Metena and the rhyming text are written by his wife Nelleke De Boorder. With Sammy and Nell visit the Van Gosh museum, Matena & Boorder once again prove they are masters at portraying nostalgia and rendering it for children nowadays.

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Released in four languages Informative and accessible An educational read aloud on rhyme about Vincent van Gogh With illustrations from the worldfamous cartoonist Dick Matena

All rights available

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ROSA THE FAIRY A wonderful book with rhyming narrative and beautiful

illustrations

Rosa the fairy lives inside a pink rose. From her flower, she explores the wonders of nature flora and fauna around her, and the distinguishing features of each season. Rosa helps caterpillars turn into butterflies and finds a mushroom’s lost spots, but when winter comes, her rose suddenly snaps…

This book collects four wonderful stories to read to your children. With her rhyming narrative and beautiful illustrations. Gitte Spee creates an atmospheric seasonal fairy tale. Three of the included stories have already been released in the Netherlands, but the summer tale is a brand-new addition.

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Rhyming narrative Beautiful illustrations Richly Illustrated Inside pages

The wind has blown the leaves off the branches to the ground Autumn has no ended and winter is all around No flowers are left in the garden except for Rosa’s rose but it became a bit brittle after the leaves all froze

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WHO IS CAUSING HAVOC? Picture book by

world-famous animation team

Who is causing havoc? Is the first picture book by the Oscar-nominated creative team Job, Joris & Marieke.

This illustrated whodunit is a hilarious detective story for children. The illustrations and text combined make a rich, exciting, and funny story for all ages. The trouble started with an broken seesaw. And that was just the tip of the iceberg; the fishing rods were cut in two, lamppost fell over, even the windmill was in pieces. They all seemed like they had been gnawed through! And everyone wondered: who would do such a thing?

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Creators nominated for an Oscar in 2015 Large international network Whodunnit for young childeren

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It must have been someone with something sharp.

The captain knew who had done it!

It was the lumberjack with his axe.

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No, it was not me!

It seems to have been gnawed!

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…a BEAVER!

A beaver had gnawed through everything!!!

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DAVE Adventurous read aloud stories for boys and girls In the Dave series, Dave experiences the coolest boyhood dreams in real life!

In every book Dave has an exiting adventure, where small (and some bigger) boys can only dream of. These are beautiful reading books with large, charming illustrations by Natascha Stenvert and short, catching texts by Fiona Rempt.

Book description: Dave the train driver Dave loves trains. He is so busy playing with his trains that he trips himself on the track. When he opens his eyes again. He finds himself on the longest railway in the world, in an old-fashioned steam train. Dave’s dream comes true when he can be the train driver but the old Wild West is dangerous. Is Dave able to rescue the train when they are attacked by a gang of gold robbers?

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Richly illustrated inside pages

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Free app that will make Dave come to alive in 3D! An app was also introduced for Dave in Space. When you scan the pages of the book Dave comes to life above the pages and you can play fun games!

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Dave the train driver Dave the racer Dave in space Dave the football champion

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CLASSIC PICTURE BOOKS Sales figures:

To date more than

100,000 copies have been sold

• For almost a hundred years, these attractive and rhyming read-aloud books have been successful for Kluitman. Freddie Langeler’s splendid illustration style has significantly contributed to the continued success of these books.

Freddie Langeler wrote three parts of this series herself: Children of the stars and Children of the earth- already available in English translation.

De Zandmannetjes Freddie Langeler

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Children of the Stars Children of the Earth The Summer Celebration The little Sandmen

ALKMAAR GEBR. KLUITMAN

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READING IS FUN! As soon as a child

knows all the letters of the alphabet, he or she is

ready for this series!

Series of eight books for first readers with full colour illustrations. Part one starts on each page with four or five easy words to read. The level gradually increases until in part eight the starting reader will find stories with a length of 2 or 3 pages. As soon as a child knows all the letters of the alphabet, he or she is ready for this series! These books will help young readers develop their skills and a love for reading.

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For first readers Eight title series

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R E AD I N G I S F U N Titles

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I like Reading What do you Read?

I Like to Read More!

One Step Ahead I Can Read Very Well

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STARTING TO READ WITH KLUITMAN Reading can be very difficult when you’ve just learned how to do it. It takes a while to read one sentence, let alone an entire page. For that reason, the Kluitman authors make sure there’s actually a lot going on one page. That’s our way of rewarding young readers for their effort and showing them that reading is a fun and adventurous experience.

We think it’s important to make stories that are so exciting that you can’t stop reading. So exciting they make you feel like you must keep turning pages to stay close to your new best friends: the characters of our books.

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CHARLIE THE CHAMP For everyone who is crazy about football!

Charlie plays football for FC Top. His friends always call him Charlie the Champ, because he’s really good at scoring goals. Charlie and his teammates have all kinds of adventures including a treasure hunt during training camp and a fundraising drive to collect money for a new clubhouse. There’s always something fun to do at FC Top!

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FAIRY FAY A wonderful book with rhyming narrative and beautiful

illustrations

Every day Fairy Fay goes to the Fairy School. There she learns how to do magic, and especially how not to! With colourful illustrations of Jeska Versteegen.

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Fairy Fay The Kind Dragon Hop the Hare The Sea Fairy My Sweetheart The Big Book of Fairy Fay

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THE SUNNY STABLES In each book an other pony tells his story Enjoyable, easy-to-read books about the Sunny Stables: a small riding school with five very special ponies. In each book another pony tells his story.

Brave Jacco, beautiful Goldy, naughty Romario, playful Rakki and smart Assa.

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For all horse lovers Enjoyable & easy to read 10 titles available

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JAMES BLOND Detectives with a lot of humour James Blond in Action! Is the first title of a brand new boys and girls series by the bestselling author Fred Diks and illustrator Mark Janssen. The series is about brother and sister James and Kim who start their own detective agency.

Kim and James Slimpelveld started their own detective agency. They already have a headquarters, a website and all the knowledge they need nearby: their father and grandfather are detectives. Now all they need is a job! That is not easy to find in the village they live in. With graffiti and raps they are advertising throughout the city. People mainly seem to find it amusing. But a real detective keep his or her eyes wide open and takes action at the right time!

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From bestselling author Fred Diks Exciting for both boys and girls 4 titles available

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NIKKI AND THE NEANDERTHALS A new series that will transport you to

another world

For Nikki, passing underneath the skeleton of a dinosaur is nothing special: her grandpa is the manager of the Ice Age Museum. When a hairy, growling girl is found in Lapland, Grandpa suspect she might be a Neanderthal. But didn’t Neanderthals go extinct 30,000 years ago? Grandpa’s mean colleague, Professor Fillip, keeps the girl as a lab animal. But Nikki won’t allow that, especially when she discovers the girl might be related to her! Nikki and her grandpa get some unexpected help in their quest to save the girl. Grandpa has to disguise himself as a homeless man, and they even break into a zoo!

But will it be enough to defeat the scary professor?

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Adventure in the Ice Age Start of a new series

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WANTED: NORMAL PARENTS Fans of Roald Dahl will love these books!

The books follow Gijs de Bruin, a very ordinary boy.

The same can’t be said about his family…. His mother is a renowned TV chef known for her rather eccentric recipes. Her cod cheeks with chocolate truffle sauce are incredibly popular. Gijs’ twin sisters look so much alike people can only tell them apart if Gijs’ mum marks their foreheads with different colored dots. Then there are the slobbering toddler Finn • and Thomas de Bruin, Gijs’ dad and inventor of the • craziest contraptions. Thomas builds everything from • time machines to a plane fueled byZomaar lemonade.

Not to ze je waar je schoenen te lopen! uit zichzelf brengen wezen that moet.land the family into the mention the other VUIs* Nu niet meteen naar de schoenenwinkel rennen, want ze zijn zaniest situations…

For fans of Roald Dahl Illustrations by Katrien Holland 4 titles available

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krijgen de schoenen onderling ruzie en kibbelen ze de hele weg.

‘Ik zeiisdat we rechtsaf moeten dan het tweede steegje Wanted: Normal Parents a great series for gaan boysenand links.’ girls aged eight years and up. Fans of Roald Dahl will ‘Nietes, we moeten rechtdoor, derde laantje naar rechts en dan love these book for de their humor, fantasy, heart and eerste weg links.’ exciting adventures. Four installments haveruzie been Het gevolg van een dergelijke is dat de schoenen ieder eigeneffortlessly weg gaan. De drager ervan komt in een onmogelijke released so far. The een books blend humor spagaatstand te staan, terwijl onder hem de schoenen elkaar and action, and feature black-and-white illustrations stijfvloeken en elkaar proberen te schoppen.

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NOT FOR SOFTIES! The impressive story of a girl with a brain

tumor

Not for Softies! is the fictionalized autobiography of Tonja Elbers. She had been living with a brain tumor since she was eight years old. In her children’s debut, she writes about what that is like.

Tonja: ‘It’s not my own story. Oh, no, that would be far too boring. No this is the Disney version of my story, with elements of my life in it. In real life, living with a brain tumor is much uglier, much more boring, frustrating, lonely and uncertain, and it’s a neverending story’.

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The impressive story of a girl with a brain tumor A powerful, beautiful and educational book

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LIZZY From the author of Floortje, which had sold over 500,000 copies!

Enjoyable, easy-to-read books about Lizzy, a lively and Independent girt. Lizzy and her mother have moved from Amsterdam to an old farm In a small village In the middle of nowhere. At first Lizzy didn’t like it, but in the end she discovers it is not so bad at all. There is a lot to do, she makes new friends and she loves her new puppy.

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6 titels available

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THE GHOST OF KRAKELIA: A VISIT FROM GRANDMA Comedy and adventure for boys Bezoek van oma

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PROJECT HORSE The Project Horse books are a wonderful series in diary form This report is for you, Daddy.

I’m thirteen years old. They say it’s an unlucky number, but I’m determined to make a good year of it. There are only two things I really miss now I’m thirteen: 1. A father of my own 2. A horse of my own You read it well: a horse of my own. For I’m 100% horse addict; I never get enough of horses. This is why I started Project Horse.

I’m reporting to you, through this ultra-classified document. It’s hidden in my laptop and locked with a password.

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For all horse lovers Horse series in diary form English translation of the first chapter available!

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GOLDEN HORSES The Golden Horses books are told from the

horses perspective

Every Golden Horses book centers around the touching story of a different horse. The horses most often undertake a long and difficult journey before they finally find a sweet owner. The series had many loyal fans in the Netherlands. So far, ten books have been released, and Christine Linneweever is currently writing the next!

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A wonderful series for girls who love horses 10 titles available

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ANGEL The adventures of a very gifted girl Angel is a very special girl with an unique gift: she has the power to make wishes come true. Not all wishes – just those of people with a good heart. But bad people who want to take advantage of her gift are looking for her. After Angel is kidnapped, she seems to have lost her power. Luckily she can’t grant the wished of her evil kidnappers either. But then the wishes of one of the kidnappers start coming true…

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BESTSELLER

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THE ORDER OF THE DRAGON RIDERS Exciting fantasy for

Harry Potter fans

Matti lives with his foster parents in Paris, together with his best friend Tink.

His real parents disappeared when Matti was little.

Both boys dream of a magical and adventurous life but it’s Matti who gets the first chance to take a look at the world outside of Paris. When his uncle picks him up for summer holiday. Uncle Jussi takes him to the island Drekar Mehoao , where he stays in the Dragons Castle, the headquarters of the Order of the Dragonriders. Matti thinks Jussi and his friends are a bunch of freaks and he doesn’t believe the nonsense about dragons. However, he has no choice but to change his mind when he faces a real dragon.

Matti and dragon Loef become best friends. Will they be able to help each other or does their friendship prevent their dreams from coming true?

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Trilogy for Harry Potter fans Fantasy at its best Part 3 just released!

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TEMPLE OF MIRRORS On a quest with three adventurous priestesses!

A fantastic trilogy by Mirjam Gielen. This adventurous three-part series is perfect for girls who like adventure and friendship with a splash of magic.

Gielen takes you into another world full of kings, robbers, magic, and three very brave heroines!

In the first part, The Magic crystal, we meet Sybilla, Marthe, and CatalĂ­, three friends who are being trained to become priestesses in the Temple of Mirrors. When two of the three holy mirrors are stolen, they feel responsible for getting them back.

What follows is an adventurous chase through the desolate Heavenly Mountains.

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HERE WE COME! Super funny series

with lots of fantastic facts The fun and adventurous ‘Here We Come’ series follows Floortje de Mol. After winning the lottery, Floortje and her family travel all over the globe.

Together with her parents, her twin sister Katoo, her brother Ruben, her demented grandmother, and her grandmother assistant Anasi, Floortje goes on the most amazing adventures.

In each book, the family travels to a different country, and reader are introduced to the countries and their cultures. The Stories are interspersed with fun facts, as well as letters and e-mails to friend back home.

Here we Come is the perfect series for children aged ten and up, featuring playful illustrations by Katrien Holland.

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Fun and adventurous stories Introduction to countries and their cultures Available: Marocco, Thailand and Surinam

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BLOCKBUSTERS Lauded by the Dutch press as ‘Dan Brown

for Children’

The books follow the 11-year-old Storm and his best friend Jimi. Together, they are the Blockbusters: a secret society for curious explorers. Storm’s mother restores paintings. In “the bunker”, her home studio, she regularly works with world-famous masterpieces.

Young readers will be introduced to the world of art, but at the same time, the books are fun and thrilling.

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Dan brown for young readers A fun and exciting introduction to the world of art

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HOW I MET MY GRANDPA AND EVERYTHING CHANGED A beautiful story about loss, family, and love Twelve-year-old Isa loves horses, especially the Icelandic horses her grandmother breeds. She visits the farm of her ‘Omi’ almost daily. When it turns out Isa’s grandmother is very ill, a big family secret comes to light. Isa’s grandfather is not who they thought he was. In fact, he is Icelandic, so together with Omi Isa travels to Iceland to find her real grandfather.

During her wonderful journey, Isa not only learns a lot aout the Icelandic people, but also about life, love, and death.

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A beautiful story about loss, family and love Bestselling author Gertrud Jetten

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SWITCHED What would you do if you were told you were switched with another baby at birth?

Pum is a trendy girl from the big city. She’s cheerful, outgoing and loves dancing. Yannick is a shy and creative girl from a posh suburb. They’ve never met, but on the day they both turn 13, their lives take an unexpected turn when their parents tell them they were switched at birth. Now it’s up to Pum and Yannick to decide where they want to live and where they want to belong. Do they feel betrayed or are they secretly excited? How can you choose between two things when you only know one of them? And if their families were never really theirs, is there anything in their lives that isn’t a lie? The girls meet each other but the more they learn about their “real” families the more confused they become. To make decision about their futures, they do something no one could have seen coming.

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SHE WAS 16 A story about war, prejudice, being true to yourself, and making

difficult choices

In the spring of 1944, sixteen-year-old Janna from Zeeland, the Netherlands, is suddenly forced to work for the German soldiers who are stationed in her village. As if running the house and caring for her parents wasn’t enough. When her friend tell her they have ‘a quick job’ for her, Janna is torn between two choices. Should she keep working for the Germans, who actually treat her quite well? Or should she take the risk and join the resistance? When she meets the handsome boy Willem, she finds a glimmer of hope.

Seventy years later, sixteen-year-old Ize is ‘banished’ to that stupid, boring province where her grandmother lives. Zeeland is no place for a city girl, and Ize isn’t looking forward to a summer wasted in some hick town. But then she finds a picture of Janna, a girl she that looks exactly like her grandmother. When her startled grandmother asks het to forget about ‘that old story’, it only sparks Ize’s curiosity.

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YA- THRILLERS Invisible Anna dreams of a career as a writer and enters a writing competition with ‘The day everything changed’ as a first theme. No matter how hard it is to write about what she’s been through, Anna is determined to share her story. She keeps proceeding to the next rounds very quickly but what price does she have to pay?

Merciless When the 15-year-old Isra disappears, her best friend Lieke immediately thinks Mo , Isra’s boyfriend, kidnapped her. The police believes otherwise after they find out Isra and Mo got on a plane from Düsseldorf to Hatay in Turkey; a familiar route for those who want to join terrorist group IS in Syria.

What’s going on? Will she ever come back?

Escape What if your life is suddenly turned upside down? And you have to leave all your loved ones behind...

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DEAR STINE, DO YOU KNOW? Fun and accessible philosophy book for children and teenagers Children’s book debut by philosopher Stine Jensen.

In Dear Stine, do you know? children write letters with their questions about life. Philosopher Stine answers the questions. But not just like that, there are small assignments and who ask a question may always expect a question back. Also for adults an accessible introduction in the world of philosophy. This book will motivate children to think things through. The book is illustrated in full colour by the Norwegian artist designer Sverre Fredriksen. The illustrations are funny and often a bit sarcastic.

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Why should you not just it when you don’t like a present? Why do you post super-happy pictures online when your evening wasn’t actually that nice? What makes something to be art? How do you know to which group you belong to when you go to secondary school? What does your choice of clothes say about you? Must you always listen to your parents? And where is grandma now that she died?

So many things from the daily life are extremely complicated when you think about it! Luckily many wise philosophers thought for a long time (sometimes their entire life) about all these types of questions.

Playful design and unique illustrations Very well suited for schools, handout available The book is made up of letters by children with personal answers by Stine Jensen

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EVERYTHING I FEEL THE BIG BOOK OF EMOTIONS The ultimate book to help you understand yourself and others Everything I feel is about your emotions: it deals with happiness, jealousy, sadness being in love, and all other big emotions. Why do you feel the way you do? Is it okay to be jealous? Is it possible to teach yourself empathy? Jensen effortlessly follows up a recognizable example – ‘Why do I like him’ – with a clear explanation, using the theories of well know philosophers like Rousseau and Kant, and with questions like – Do you usually like people who are very different from yourself, or people who are a lot like you?’ – to make children think. Everything I Feel is a book that makes children aware of their emotions as well as stimulates them to engage with their feelings. But it also provides a basis for parents and teachers to discuss a variety of emotions with children.

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Makes children aware of their emotions Richly illustrated inside pages

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STINE JENSEN & MARIJKE KLOMPMAKER NON-FICTION PAGES: 160 AGE: 10+ ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

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TOP SECRET! This big book is the ideal handbook for anyone who wants to be a spy. How can you get secret information? What to do at a crime scene? Who were Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper? In this book you will find lots of facts, funny cartoons and short quizzes.

Author sold to 8 countries

JAN PAUL SCHUTTEN NON-FICTION PAGES: 246 AGE 8+ ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

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SUPER SMART ANIMALS Non-fiction at its best

We human beings are so smart, aren’t we? We invent lots of things: skyscrapers, air conditioning, sonar.. But did you know there things were already invented by animals? And they can do much more?

For example, there are fishes who have their own underwater farm. And beetles who can change themselves into a bomber. And what do you think about a moths in disguise that look like… bird poo?

Jan Paul Schutten wrote many books. About spies, food and about.. animals! Jan Paul Schutten loves animals. He loves them so much, he adopted a cow.

In this book with beautiful photo’s, he takes you on a trip through wildlife. You’ll meet a lot of super smart animals!

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Author sold books in 8 countries Non-fiction at its best Full of interesting facts about animals Full color inside pages with beautiful photos

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JAN PAUL SCHUTTEN NON-FICTION PAGES: 128 AGE: 8+ ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

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JESSE DRENT: A PASSION FOR HORSES A wonderful book for everyone who loves

horses

At only nineteen years old, Jesse Drent makes appearances at equestrian events in the Netherlands almost weekly, together with his Arabian mare Andorra and Shetland stallion Macho. His love and attention for his horses have allowed him to teach them exceptional skills: prancing, lying down, kneeling, approaching him and much more. Jesse has become the idol of many Dutch horse lovers, who would like nothing more than to be able to handle their horses as well as he does.

In this book, Jesse writes about his belief that horses can be taught much better through love than through punishment. He talk about the special bond he has with his horses, and shows his readers how they can change the way they treat their own horses too: all you need if a different way of thinking. Jesse already has a large following on social media, and the equestrian events in which he participates are wildly among his fans.

Also avalaible ’Trick training in liberty’ JESSE DRENT & ANNEMARIE DRAGT NON-FICTION PAGES: 12 ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

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THE BIG ROBOT COLORING BOOK The best coloring book for children and

adults

Original and challenging for all ages. Beautiful edition for keeping.

The gorgeous design by Marlies Visser are challenging for both beginning and advanced colorist. The wealth of detail allows everyone to make the illustrations completely his or her own, and the book is sure the bring hours of coloring fun.

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The best coloring book for children and adults

MARLIES VISSER COLORING BOOK PAGES: 200 AGE: 12+ ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

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