SPRING 2016 AxellePAcho Doppelt, Inventions, L’AJohanna grume, 2016 Rada, la légende, Benz, Editions Magnani

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DEAR PUBLISHERS, DEAR FRIENDS, I AM REALLY SO THRILLED TO INTRODUCE MY NEW SPRING RIGHTS LIST. A GREAT RIGHTS LIST, WITH TWO GREAT BOOKS AWARDED BY THE BOLOGNA RAGAZZI AWARD 2016!! ONCE AGAIN, THE PUBLISHING HOUSES I REPRESENT HAVE CONCEIVED PROJECTS OF RARE QUALITY THAT WILL EQUALLY PLEASE KIDS AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES. QUIRKY PICTURE BOOKS, NON-FICTIONS BOOKS TO LEARN WHILE HAVING FUN, ACTIVITY BOOKS TO ENCOURAGE KIDS TO TAP INTO THEIR NATURAL CREATIVITY, MEMORABLE GRAPHIC NOVELS, AND EVEN A STRIKING YA NOVEL… YOU WILL FIND IN THIS CATALOGUE THE NEW TITLES ONLY, BUT FEEL FREE TO DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE RIGHTS LIST OF EACH PUBLISHER ON MY WEBSITE I WILL BE OF COURSE VERY HAPPY TO SEE YOU IN BOLOGNA, AND TO SEND YOU ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL YOU NEED PRIOR TO THE BOOK FAIR. HAPPY DISCOVERIES!

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BOLOGNA RAGAZZI AWARD 2016 / AWARD WINNING BOOKS PACHO RADA, THE LEGEND

gPacho Rada, la légendegMagnanigJohanna Benzg20x28 cmggHard cover gMarch 2015 OPERA PRIMA - BOLOGNA RAGGAZZI AWARD WHAT THE JURY SAID “The sweeping flourish of the illustrations lends a mischievous irreverence to this book that speaks directly to the reader. The decisive use of colour here takes on symbolic significance. Empty spaces and apparently unfinished, floating lines are all carefully crafted. This is a book that combines graphic art and illustration to perfection.”

MEGALOPOLISg La Mégalopole g L’Agrume gCléa Dieudonnég30x18 cmg 34 pages to unfold on 3.50 m.gHard cover gMay 2015 OPERA PRIMA - MENTION WHAT THE JURY SAID “Unfolding this unusual accordion-format book, the reader discovers a large city, little by little, plane after plane, starting from high up and gradually moving downwards. A 3 metre vertical reading experience, the story begins in the clouds and ends up underground, passing through a wealth of joyful events and details, each a story in itself.” u Complex Chinese, Spanish (Spain), Dutch, English (World), Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese Rights Sold

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Les Punitions, Michael Escoffier et Félix Rousseau, Benjamins Media

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NEW TITLES

NEW TITLES

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By the author of Megalopolis

TEN VEHICLES AND THEIR COUSINS TEN ANIMALS AND THEIR NEIGHBOURS g 10 véhicules et leurs cousinsg 10 animaux et leurs voisinsg Cléa Dieudonné g €10.90 g 16x16 cmg 32 pagesgBoard book gMay 2016

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A new series of cardboard lift-the-flap books! The images are bold and interesting, playing on ideas and similarities. Ten objects are chosen to illustrate a theme – here, animals or vehicles. The left-hand page shows the vehicle, and the right-hand page shows where it is found (the fire engine at the fire station and the airplane at the airport). Under the flap is another scene showing each vehicle’s environment, and similar vehicles (the sky with a hot-air balloon, an airship, a glider and a helicopter). By the end of the book, each vehicle has been connected with two environments and four other methods of transport. A fun and original way of discovering around 50 vehicles and their relationships!

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THE CITY OF ANIMALS

g La Cité des animaux g Emmanuelle Mardesson & Sarah Loulendo g €16g 26x33 cmg 48 pagesgHard cover g April 2016

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An utopian city full of animals! Each two-page spread features different neighbourhoods – the library, the market, the bath, the funfair... at different times of day. The text is subtle and slightly mischievous, and uses animals like Dubengal the tiger, Nina the turtle and Kohl the gazelle to set the scene. The detailed images depict humorous situations acted out by a range of creatures. The illustrator has worked with a single palette of colours for each image, giving each spread a unique tone that contributes to the book’s appeal.

g THE CITY OF ANIMALS g La Cité des animaux g g An amusing bestiary and a poetic journey through an imaginary city that children will loveg

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THE ORCHESTRA

g L’orchestre g Chloé Perarnau g €18 g 26x32 cmg 32 pagesgHard cover g April 2016

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The big concert is in one week’s time but all the musicians have gone on holiday! The conductor and his faithful assistant travel the world to find them – the violinists in Tokyo, the harp player in Porto, the trumpet players in Rio and the flautists in Abidjan... However, everywhere they go, the streets are busy. It’s not easy to find what they’re looking for! The Orchestra is both a narrative – with text, a plot and characters – and a treasure hunt, where children must look closely at each image. Each page features scenes typical of the countries visited, creating a round-the-world trip. This beautiful book has plenty of details and colourful characters.

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THE TRICKSTERS

g Les farceurs g Anne-Hélène Dubray g €18 g 20x23 cmg 48 pages with flap gHard cover gJanuary 2016 What’s that slipping through the trees? Is it a snake? No, it’s a jaguar’s tail! What’s that at the top of the palm tree? Is it a toucan’s beak? No, it’s a rhinoceros’s horn! Appearances can be deceiving. In this book, ten mischievous animals, hidden behind leaves and branches (and flaps), are all pretending to be something they’re not. This book, featuring a poetic text, is a surprisingly fun way of playing with animals.

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u Spanish rights sold (Spain)

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MOTHER FOX

g Maman renard g Amandine Momenceau g €18 g 23x32 cmg 48 paper cuts pagesgHard cover gOctober 2015 At the edge of the forest, Mother Fox looks at its young frolicking in the snow. But the little ones walk a little too far from the earth... And in an instant, Mother Fox loses sight of them! She goes to look after them, but there are so many trees, and the snow is so deep… Finding them won’t be a piece of cake. A tender and poetic stroll, a real hide and seek through the snowy forest (for the reader, as for Mother Fox), in dainty paper cuts. The fine and delicate paper cuts make the forest even more real.

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u Korean Rights Sold u English rights Sold (World) u Spanish rights Sold (Spain)

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g Offside gMatthieu Chiara g €20 g 21x28 cmg 144 pagesgHard cover gApril 2016 The author has come up with a wide range of characters, including prehistoric men, a referee, a lawnmower, homeless people, a prostitute, players, a coach and sports presenters, who all have something to do with football. These short, humorous sketches plunge readers into unexpected stories. Like a film, each scene leads to the next. With its captivating fineliner drawings, cutting humour and powerful plot, this funny and metaphysical take on football is a real treat.

THE STRANGE

g L’étrangeg Jérôme Ruillier g €20 g 16x23 cmg 168 pagesgHard cover gMarch 2016 A man with a bear face leaves his native country to try his luck in a foreign land, supposedly more prosperous. But he doesn’t speak the language, and he’s an undocumented immigrant there. He becomes what the locals call “a strange”. Once out of the aircraft, he meets several people, who merely observe him – a neighbor, a bus passenger, a crow – or who get involved in his story: the housekeeper of the apartment he lives in, policemen, his boss… The Strange is a splendid and absorbing polyphonic work that helps us understand the tragic fate of an illegal immigrant. At the same time, it enlightens a highly topical concern. By comparing different points of view, the book shows the complexity of the situation. The story, with its animal characters, in a country which is never mentioned, has undoubtedly a universal dimension, a bit like a fable. A moving book!

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HORS JEU

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DRÔLE DE MAGAZINE POUR ENFANTS

5th

anniversary!

GEORGES THE SMART AND FUN MAG FOR KIDS g Grains de Sel g €9.90 g 20x26 cm g 60 pages g Soft cover Georges is a high quality quarterly magazine for children from 8 to 12, innovative and fun. In each edition, you will find fun stories to read, many games, and crazy stuff to make! Georges is illustrated by a selection of renowned authors, graphic designers and international illustrators.

4 THEMATIC ISSUES EACH YEAR

w « Georges, the best magazine for children of the moment, whose each issue is already collector’s! » BEAUX ARTS MAG w « Beautiful and amusing, the quaterly magazine Georges speaks with humour to children of 7 – 12 years old. » MARIE-CLAIRE ENFANTS w « Georges is a link between kids and parents. » ELLE w « The magazine is graphic, colored, its design is at the same time creative and very readable with its original offbeat humour. All is perfectly adapted to his readers. » LA REVUE DES LIVRES POUR ENFANTS

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u Simplified Chinese Rights Sold u Korean Rights Sold

Stories of various lengths: long fictions, short stories, stories to follow, real stories or invented ones.

Labyrinths, look and finds, crosswords... Plenty of games to play with geography, mathematics, grammar, history, sciences and boggle your brain!

Funny paper-toys to construct: flying saucer, palm tree, alarm clock, juke-box, sardine, shoes...

Miscellaneous headings: experiences, interviews about a job, cooking recipes, express language lessons, do it yourself, fancy dresses…

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WHAT IS GEORGES?

DRÔLE DE MAGAZINE POUR ENFANTS

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WITH GREAT AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS

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NOTHING AT ALL

g Rien du toutg Julien Billaudeaug €15 g 19x26 cmg 42 pagesgHard cover gMay 2016

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«At the beginning, there was nothing. Nothing at all. Of course, yes, there was a couple of trees, but it was almost nothing. Birds perched in trees, a fox, a few rabbits... But nothing more. When Mr C. arrived, he thought that this was not enough. He thought there was nothing at all.” So Mr C. decided to add a street, and then a block of buildings, some groceries shops, a casino and some advertising signs…! “Nothing” or“everything” is a question of point of view in this clever story. Will Mister C. learn to protect the environment and to love what has been in front of him since the beginning?

g NOTHING AT ALLg Rien du toutg g A high quality picture book questioning the relationship between man and nature, to see the world from a higher perspectiveg

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PUNISHMENTS g Les Punitions g Michaël Escoffier & Félix Rousseaug €17 g 21x21 cm g 48 pagesgHard cover gFebruary 2016

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“Do you know what my parents do when I interrupt them? They cover me in invisible paint. It’s horrible, people keep walking into me!” Four children – two boys and two girls – discuss punishments while sitting under a table: the punishments their parents give them when they’re naughty, and the punishments they’d like to give their parents sometimes. After all, parents can be as bad as children! This humorous text discusses punishments and children’s imagination.

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GRANDPA SUPER FLASH

g Papy Super Flash g Benoît Broyart & Ed g €17g21x21 cmg 48 pagesgHard cover gSeptember 2015 gRights available for picture book or audio book

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Grandpa Super Flash’s my grandpa. Yesterday he was on a mission with his super-hero cape, today… he’s sitting in his armchair with his slippers on. I want him to be a super hero, so I say loudly “someone needs you on this planet!” At this point, someone knocks at the door: Greenman, a super friend of grandpa. Grandpa Super Flash has a new mission! A funny book on the relationships between grandchildren and grandparents, in a style that reminds us of the American comics from the 50’s.

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PANIC IN EGYPT

g Panique en Egypte g C. Gautier - S. Vernet - M. Carpentier g 23x31 cmg 48 pagesgHard cover

u World Rights represented through the agency u French Rights Sold (to be published in October).

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Pharaoh Ramses II is the victim of a wrongful conspiracy. You are a young scribe’s apprentice, and only you may save him. Therefore, you are the one carrying out the investigation! Learn to decipher the hieroglyphs, make sure you know everything about gods and goddesses, identify the different suspects, and sort the truth out. Thanks to the tabs on the right side of the pages, you are free to choose in which order you will explore the city. From the Pharaoh’s palace to the Great Royal Temple, soon you will know Egypt like the back of your hand! There is going to be suspense, surprises and danger! And in the end, a well-kept secret to discover…

g PANIC IN EGYPT g Panique en Egypte g g An innovative concept, mixing interactive non-fiction, game-book, and breathless narrative g

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FIRST READING SERIES BARON AND THE SCHOOL FOR SUPER’NIMALS... AND OTHER STORIES g Baron, et l’école des super’Nimaux g €8,90g 14,10x19 cmg 64 pagesgSoft cover

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Five ten-page stories for very young readers. These books, with lots of pictures and very little text, are an excellent transition from picture books to storybooks. Baron the cat, Pirouette the squirrel, Craco and Cracotte the rabbit brothers, Mrs Bee and Captain Boar are all part of the Super’Nimals school. At this school, where new adventures are always around the corner, they become real super heroes. They meet a new friend, Pik the hedgehog. And they have to hurry because school is opening soon!

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THE PICTURE BOOK OF MISTER RABBIT’S DAY THE PICTURE BOOK OF SEASONS

g L’imagier de la journée de Monsieur Laping L’imagier des saisons des petites bêtes g Corinne Zanette / Gabriela Corcione & Ingrid Chabbert g€14.90g21,5x33cmg 16 pagesgBoard book In only one single picture book, you will find a story, a seekand-find, and the opportunity to discover bunch of new words! A bird just stole Mister Rabbit’s hat! And then it flew away... From that moment on, Mister Rabbit and the bird get into a high-speed chase that will last the whole day long! This book is a chance to learn the vocabulary of transports, cities, everyday life, and to appropriate figures and numbers. Will you be able to spot each character on each double spread?

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THE INCREDIBLE ODYSSEY OF EMMA AND JULES

g La délirante odyssée d’Emma et Jules g Ben Clément & Brian Fitzgeraldg €14 g 32x22 cmgHard cover gApril 2016gA carrousel to build, and stickers included

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Emma and Jules get in their submersible and travel to the bottom of the ocean to find new species of fish – that they can fry! Our heroes’ ingenuity helps them overcome the many obstacles that slowly but surely scupper their vessel. This burlesque odyssey contains multiple textual references that will amuse both parents and children. With its circular format, the book becomes a game that encourages children to continue the journey. Paper toys allow them to create new stories and games (like hide and seek), adding to the reading experience.

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A TINY DOT - A CAROUSEL BOOK TO BUILD

g Un tout petit point - Livre carrousel à construire g Thomas Scotto & Arnog €12.50 g 16x16 cmg 20 pagesgHard cover gNovember 2015

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Create your own carousel book using 5 large backgrounds and 18 pages of pre-cut and pre-folded elements. You first have to fold, assemble and glue the sceneries, then the whole illustration appears: incredible perspective and various viewpoints, subtle colors, and cuts and hiding effects. The first double-page is already built, to show an example of what the book looks like once finished. A short poetic text, allegory of our childhood’s doubts and dreams, rhythms the different pages. A bird gets closer, picks up a little dot from its plumage and plants it to give birth to… imagination! This little dot of imagination is the common thread of the book. When the book is finally finished, open it again, attach the front cover and the back cover and let yourself be charmed, page after page, by this dreamy and optimistic creation.

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ONE DAY OUTSIDE

g Un jour dehorsg Margaux Othats g €16 g 15,4x25 cmg 48 pagesgHard cover gApril 2016

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During the day, two boys build huts in the forest. There is just one rule: the boys must never leave the woods. However, one fine day, one of the boys leaves the trees behind and is blown into the sky by a gust of wind. His friend sets off to find him, also breaking the rules. His first day outside the forest becomes a rite of passage. With this book, Margaux Othats tells a symbolic story using a sophisticated and simple format. One Day Outside can be interpreted in many ways and explores themes often addressed by the author: separation, rites of passage and emancipation – overcoming loss to discover who we are and who we will become.

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THE SEA ROBBER

g Le Voleur des mers g Julien Magnani g €15 g 22.2x15.7 cmg 64 pagesgSoft cover gAugust 2015

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The Seas Robber lives in a castle on a desert island. He is a mysterious and solitary man, wearing a hat, a cape and a pair of boots. He never leaves his hideout, except when he uses his submarine to accost and rob the ships around. Then he spends his gold, buying books and provisions in a strange village not far from his hiding place. Chased by the navy, he keeps a low profile in the village. But he will soon catch the attention of the fisherman’s son… This narrative is focused on imagination, secret, and filiation, in the literary tradition of Stevenson, Verne and Defoe and following the graphic research of De Stijl and Vhutemas.

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IN PIECES

g L’Homme en pièces g Marion Fayolleg €20 g 24x32 cmg 64 pagesgHard cover gFebruary 2016 In Pieces beautifully captures the complex bonds in human nature. Each story delineates from another resembling an episodic montage whose silent narrative leaves a lasting impression on its reader.

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A man comes home to his lover, his hands are tainted by the dress of another woman. A few pages later, a couple fight for the custody of their daughter to the point where she’s literally cut in two.

IN PIECESg L’Homme en pièces g g A beautiful book of visual poetry, in which all common metaphors are explained through images. g

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THE LAZY BIRD

g L’oiseau oisif g Camille Louzong €12.50 g 16x16 cmg 20 pagesgHard cover gMay 2015 A bird which is too lazy to flap his wings decides to use all that he can to fly up in the sky and travel: balloon flights, bats, helicopters… One day, while crossing the sky on a kite, he crashes into the jungle. On the island where he lands, the bird meets a sloth lying in the trees. A lazy bird and a lazy animal, that’s the beginning of a long-term friendship! But a huge fire starts, and the jungle is set on fire… With this book, Camille Louzon creates a crazy and poetic adventure about differences and friendship, with illustrations bursting with colors.

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u Simplified Chinese Rights Sold u Korean Rights Sold

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BABEL CITY

g Cité Babel g Pascal Hédelin - Gaëlle Duhazé g €16.50 g 16x40 cmg 30 pages gHard cover gNew edition April 2016 Three families live in this building of Babel City – three families with different beliefs: a Muslim family, a Jewish one and a Christian one. Downstairs, you visit the grocery store of Mister Felix – he is atheist. Thanks to the four floors (corresponding to four little books in one), seen with a sectional view, we follow the different families living throughout the year. What are their main religious festivals? What are the rites linked to birth, wedding and funeral? What are their religious observances and diets? Babel City also allows us to become familiar with other religions such as Buddhism or Hinduism and to learn things about superstitions.

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Using simple words to describe each religion, this book proposes to bring to light their common features instead of their differences and emphasizes the importance of living together. A very clever book for our times!

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CHILDREN OF HOPE

g Les enfants de l’espoir g Annick de Giry & Bruno Pilorget g €15g 22x24 cmg 64 pagesgHard cover gApril 2016

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Published in partnership with Amnesty International. This is the story of eight children who have changed the world. They live in the Philippines, Pakistan, Colombia, India and Brazil. Despite experiencing the worst, they never once thought they were too weak, too young or too alone to fight injustice. Their strength of character helped them change things for themselves and other children. The text and images in this book tell the story of these battles, creating hope and setting examples for other young people.

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ANIMAL RIDDLE

g Bêtes en devinettes g May Angeli g 14x20 cmgBoard Book gNovember 2016 This picture book is a cross between an art book and an animated book. Inside, children will discover May Angeli’s stunning woodcuts featuring farm animals.

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The book opens on a riddle, inviting the child to guess which animal is hiding behind the flap. “My little one was born in an egg, his Dad crows at day break”. The child can then open the flaps to discover the answer (the chicken), then the chick and the rooster on the following flaps.

cmg 32 pagesgHard cover gApril 2015

A dazzling picture book for toddlers, illustrated with wonderful wood engravings, to enjoy the pleasure of splashing in puddles. Rain is over. There is only one puddle left on the path. A bee, a swallow, some sparrows, a turtle and a few ducks cool down in this puddle one after the other. Until a little girl arrives and says: “Me too! I want to play to play with you!” Ducks, annoyed, pull away. But that’s not funny to play alone! The strength of this picture book is in its simplicity: the artist turns a prosaic puddle into a real piece of art. The animals parade to quench their thirst or to frolic in fresh water. That’s a real artist’s book for toddlers.

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THE PUDDLEg La Flaqueg May Angelig €14 g 21x24

RITA THE CHICKEN WANTS A BABYg Rita

la poule veut un bébég May Angelig €14 g 21x24 cmg 32 pagesgHard cover gMarch 2016

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This humorous book deals with a theme children love: the arrival of a new baby. Rita wants a baby. But whenever she lays an egg, she sings – and Irma the farmer takes her egg away. So, this time, Rita hides and lays her egg in silence. Cats prowl around, but Rita makes good use of her claws and beak. At night, she has to go back to the henhouse. When she thinks of her egg, all alone in the dark, Rita has nightmares. One day, she finds only eggshells in the nest. Will Rita find her baby?

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ZOÉ’S CARAVAN

g La Roulotte de Zoé g Claude Clément - Magali Dulain g €14 g 23x37 cmg 32 pagesgHard cover gApril 2015 Once upon a time, there was a little farmer. After having been evicted from her house, she creates a new cosy home in a wooden caravan.

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She lives there with her young nanny goat and her cat, until a squirrel, then a little hen, and an old horse knock at her door... Each time, the little woman opens her door and her heart. With each new joiner, we get closer but happier!

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THE ADVENTURERS OF THE EVENING

g Les aventuriers du soir g Anne Brouillardg €15 g 23x30 cmg 32 pagesgHard cover gSeptember 2015 In the forest, Gaspard, his cuddly toy and his cat Mimi have built a hut. Then they go fishing, and finally decide to discover the world. But darkness arrives…

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Anne Brouillard’s talent is here: for our 3 friends, there’s nothing beyond the boundaries of the garden. A few meters from here, there is the reassuring presence of home and parents. The artist excels in switching between children’s imagination and reality, together with the evocation of nature and bed time.

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THE SPLASH

g Le Plouf g Guillaume Olive - He Zhihong g €14 g 16x28cmg 32 pagesgHard cover gSeptember 2015 Along the bank of a river, a huge “splash” rings out. Terrified, a little rabbit runs away, screaming loudly “Help! Here comes the Splash!” Panic spreads to the whole forest: a fox, a monkey, a zebra, an elephant, a giraffe, a bear, a panther… They all begin to run, until they bump into the tiger, who asks: “Splash?... Who is it?”

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This little tale, in an original format and layout, plays on the notions of fear, stupidity and rumor. Paintings are realized on rice paper, in the great Chinese tradition. “Let’s think before reacting!”, here is the main message of this funny tale.

g Dada g 21x24 cmg 66 pagesgSoft cover

Since 1991, the leading series in France to discover art! DADA is an art collection designed to introduce youths to art. More than 200 issues published and 10 000 copies sold per issue. 9 high quality issues per year, dealing with a wide range of topics, from ancient to contemporary art.

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DADA THE LEADING SERIES TO DISCOVER ART

DADA is distributed through bookshops and by subscription, and is very present in schools and libraries. w « Dada raises awareness of analyzing images among children and parents » LIVRES HEBDO w « Our top pick! An amazing decoding of the artists’ universe » CANAL PLUS w « A well thought out art history. A must-have! » ELLLE u Dutch Rights Sold u Japanese Rights Sold u Simplified Chinese Rights Sold

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THE YOUTH ART COLLECTION ALSO READ BY PARENTS

Since 1991, more than 200 titles!

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WHAT IS DADA?

w « An extraordinary art magazine for children » FRANCE INFO 1. AN ARTIST / A THEMATIC A different artist / artistic thematic in each issue Clear and playful texts - A rich iconography (32 pages)

3. « ABCD’ART » Understanding key words - A detailed glossary A reference tool and Funny anecdotes (2 pages)

w « This art magazine is so clever that it would be a pity to leave it only in children’s hands! » 20 MINUTES w « You like art? Or you don’t know much about it? In both cases, Dada is perfect for you, it can be read from the age of 7» LA VOIX DU NORD

4. MY IMAGE GALLERY Collecting illustrations - A different illustrator invited in each issue - Three beautiful illustrations, linked to the thematic of the issue (6 pages) p.37

2. WORKSHOPS Going into practice! Two workshops in each issue An initiation to various techniques: drawings, collage, paintings, sculptures... (4 pages)

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MAKE YOUR ANIMATION!

g Cahier de dessin animég Claire Faÿ g €12.90 g 34x24 cmg 16 pagesgSoft cover gA free mobile app for Android smartphones/tablets/ iPhone/Ipad

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A wonderful innovation that uses digital technologies to enhance the book - and not to replace it p 1- The child colors the line drawing in his/her notebook, using colored pencils; p 2 – He/she takes a picture of the drawing with an app; p 3 – Then magic happens: the coloured drawing comes to life on the screen of the tablet or smartphone.

MAKE YOUR ANIMATION! ANDERSEN’S TALES

g Cahier de dessin animé- Les Contes d'Anderseng Claire Faÿ g €12.90 g 34x24 cmg 16 pagesgSoft cover gA free mobile app for Android smartphones/tablets and iPhone/Ipad

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Best seller in France

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MAKE YOUR ANIMATION! THE SEA

g Cahier de dessin animé - La Mer g Claire Faÿ g €12.90 g 34x24 cmg 16 pagesgSoft cover gA free mobile app for Android smartphones/ tablets and iPhone/Ipad

Venerer Bouddha a Bangkok

Pour voyager, pas besoin de valises, des crayons suffisent ! Traverser la forêt amazonienne en pirogue, surfer en Australie, danser au carnaval de Rio, pique-niquer dans le parc Güell à Barcelone, parcourir la route 66 aux États-Unis, partir sur les traces de la civilisation maya au Mexique… Autant d’expériences inoubliables à colorier pour découvrir les merveilles des quatre coins du monde !

Josie

P o r t il l o

Des illustrations artistiques pour parcourir le monde dans ses moindres couleurs !

50-47-5 : 978-2-3709 ISBN

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AROUND THE WORLD

g Je dessine je voyage autour du monde g Josie Portillo g €13.90 g 25x39 cmg 40 pagesgSoft Cover gNovember 2015

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This special issue of the series “I Draw, I Travel”, offers a worldwide tour of emblematic cities and places, in a very large format book. 35 things that you have to experiment in a life time, 35 must-see places in extraordinary surroundings, through 35 paintings, in simple or double-spread pages. On each page features a coloring made by the illustrator to enrich the book. Taking the train in San Francisco (USA), walking bare-foot on the great wall of China, taking part in the festival of colors in Bengalore (India), visiting Roma (Italy) on a Vespa… Take out your color pens and you will feel like you’ve been there!

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WILD ANIMALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO COLOR

IN THE SAME SERIES

g Les fauves du monde à colorier g€8.90 g 24x32 cmg 32 pagesg January 2016

Let’s follow globetrotter animals from one country to another, through beautiful colouring pages to fill in. This large format allows children to invest in a coloring activity with a real artistic process.

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IN THE BRANCHES

g Dans les branches g Emmanuelle Maisonneuve g€15.90g14x22.2 cmg 350 pagesgSoft cover gJanuary 2016 A teenager addicted to online multiplayer games will have an encounter that will change the course of his life. Is it a fantasy creature? No, just an extraordinary one.

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Mo is a 14-year-old introvert teenager who lives and breathes for Endof World, a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. But one day, while he gets lost in the forest during an orientation trail at school, he is suddenly pursued by a strange creature. Convinced that it’s a troll from the fantasy world he’s so fond of, he tries to find it again. But he will soon understand the truth after an accident in the mountain... The creature is not a troll - it’s a girl of his age, who has been hiding in the mountains for so many years. An extraordinary story, full of sensitivity, twists and surprises, that deals with original topics such as growing up in the woods and child abuse… but also with first love and freedom. Emmanuelle Maisonneuve has an incredible talent to make us fall immediately in love with the forest, the nature and the animals she describes. A beautiful novel.

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