Spring 2017
Shana Corey “I’ve always been inspired by history and the people who make it.”
Pei-Yu Chang “Curiosity is the wind under the wings of fantasy.”
Jutta Langreuter Has worked as a child psychologist for many years.
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Sean Julian is happiest when he’s drawing big, hairy creatures.
pp. 10–11
R. Gregory Christie “I’m often painting for people who aren’t even born yet.”
pp. 18–19
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pp. 10–11
Stefanie Dahle creates her own beautiful and highly imaginative picture book worlds that invite one to linger and daydream.
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Jackie Azúa Kramer “Wonder is the secret sauce of life.”
Marcus Pfister “I’m always amazed where in the World I meet the Rainbow Fish.”
pp. 14–15
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Maral Sassouni “I would like to take a long, long walk— across a country or a continent—one day.”
Rashin thinks that picture books are like tiny art exhibits for children. pp. 22–23
Sven Nordqvist can’t have a pet cat, because his wife is allergic. pp. 20–21
Carol Roth still takes ballet lessons. pp. 22–23
pp. 14–15 Unless otherwise stated all photos on these double pages are ©copyright the author.
Twenty-five years ago, a glittery little fish swam out into the world with a message of friendship and sharing. A quarter century later, children from Australia to Zimbabwe have found a place in their hearts and bookshelves.
Happy Birthday
Rainbow Fish!
Send us a photo of the Rainbow Fish in your world! Pick a place of special interest, in your local bookstore or library or next to famous landmark and get snapping. To claim a Rainbow Fish finger puppet send us an e-mail at rainbowfishworld@nord-sued.com or ask your sales rep for details. Send us your photo by e-mail or post on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #rainbowfishworld. Post your pics by November 30, 2017 and you could win a signed copy of the special Rainbow Fish classic edition. Visit the Rainbow Fish: www.rainbowfish.us
NorthSouth Books Inc. reserves the right to use submitted images for advertising and promotional purposes.
Marcus Pfister You Can’t Win Them All, Rainbow Fish Hardcover 32 pages $18.95 US Trim: 8.7" × 11.3" On Sale: June 2017 ISBN: 978-0-7358-4287-8
Marcus Pfister
Picture Book
has published over 40 titles with NorthSouth Books. His 1992 title, The Rainbow Fish— taking the bestseller lists by storm. To date, more than 30 million copies have been sold worldwide, in different formats, appearing in over 50 different languages. In his studio overlooking the Swiss capital, Marcus Pfister continues to create new characters and stories.
Be a Good Sport!
5 A brand new book in the bestselling Rainbow Fish series! Everyone loses once in a while. But being a good sport when you lose isn’t always easy—not even for Rainbow Fish. When a friendly game of hide and go seek doesn’t go his way, Rainbow Fish learns a valuable lesson from his new friend Red Fin in this sweet story of good sportsmanship. A lighthearted look at accepting loss without losing your sparkle!
Nothing is nicer than sharing and giving! For twenty-five years the little fish with the sparkling scales, who learned to share, has enchanted children and grown-ups all over the world.
An International Award Winner:
Marcus Pfister The Rainbow Fish Classic Edition
A Christopher Award Winner
With glittery stickers Hardcover with linen binding 32 pages $25.00 US Trim: 8.7" × 11.3" On Sale: June 2017 ISBN: 978-0-7358-4284-7
Winner of the Bologna Book Fair Critici in Erba Prize
The international bestseller is now available in a special linen-bound classic edition, complete with glittery stickers.
American Bookseller ABBY Award Winner
“ A delightful tale.”
An IRA-CBC Children’s Choice
Parade on The Rainbow Fish
Rainbow Fish 25 Years. Because the first fans are today’s parents.
“ Will fascinate preschoolers. ” Booklist on The Rainbow Fish
Celebration
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Rainbow Fish Poster
Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale
With glittery Scales Trim: 165.4" × 233.9"
Hardcover 32 pages $9.95 US Trim: 7.5" × 7.5" On Sale: June 2017 ISBN: 978-0-7358-4286-1
Promotional item—see your Sales Rep for details
Now Available in Board Book!
Good Night, Little Rainbow Fish
Board Book 12 pages $9.95 US
Rainbow Fish Jigsaw Puzzle
Board Book 16 pages $9.95 US Trim: 7.7" × 7.7" On Sale: June 2017 ISBN: 978-0-7358-4285-4
Trim: 7.7" × 7.7" On Sale now ISBN: 978-1-55858-536-2
36 Pieces $14.95 US Trim Box: 5.9" × 5.9" × 5.9" Trim Puzzle: 15.7" × 15.7" On Sale: Fall 2017 ISBN: 978-0-7358-4291-5
All You Need to Celebrate You Can’t Win Them All, Rainbow Fish Hardcover 32 pages $18.95 US Trim: 8.7" × 11.3" On Sale: June 2017 ISBN: 978-0-7358-4287-8
Rainbow Fish Tote Bag With glittery Scales Trim: 9.4" × 12.6" × 3.5" Promotional item—see your Sales Rep for details
You Can’t Win Them All, Rainbow Fish Hardcover 32 pages $18.95 US Trim: 8.7" × 11.3" On Sale: June 2017 ISBN: 978-0-7358-4287-8
Rainbow Fish Magazine A special fold-out magazine to give your customers an insight into the world of the Rainbow Fish. Features a poster on the reverse. Available in bundles of 25. Promotional item—see your Sales Rep for details
Rainbow Fish Anniversary
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Shana Corey R. Gregory Christie A Time to Act— John F. Kennedy’s Big Speech Hardcover 56 pages $18.95 US Trim: 8.5" × 11" On Sale: April 2017 ISBN: 978-0-7358-4275-5
Shana Corey
Picture Book
has written several acclaimed picture books, among them Here Come the Girl Scouts!, a New York Times Editors’ Choice; You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer, which Booklist’s starred review described “as deliciously subversive a picture book as has turned up in some time” and The Secret Subway, which Kirkus Reviews called “absolutely wonderful in every way.” Shana lives in Brooklyn, New York. Learn more at shanacorey.com.
R. Gregory Christie
10 John F. Kennedy was born 100 years ago this year. As America’s 35th president, he often took bold actions—establishing a peace corps and challenging Americans to land on the moon. But on civil rights he didn’t act quickly. It took the urging and the example of other courageous people—Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jackie Robinson— and even students and children—to help him realize that the time to act was NOW. On June 11, 1963, Kennedy’s “big speech”—his civil rights address—was a game changer, and his efforts laid the groundwork for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Using text drawn directly from JFK’s speeches and including extensive back matter, this is a thought-provoking and sensitive account of a transformative time in history. Acclaimed author Shana Corey and New York Times Best Illustrated artist R. Gregory Christie offer a fresh look at one of our country’s most inspiring presidents, underscoring the greatness and fallibility of our leaders and how each one of us, no matter who we are, have the power to make a difference. “ Reading this made me feel as if I was there in Birmingham with the children. ” Lynda Blackmon Lowry (author of Turning 15 On The Road To Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March) on A Time to Act—John F. Kennedy’s Big Speech
has illustrated over fifty children’s books and is a four-time recipient of the Coretta Scott King Honor Award for Illustration and a two-time recipient of the New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year Award. He’s also a recipient of the NAACP’s Image Award, the Boston Horn Book Award, and the American Library Association Theodor Seuss Geisel Award in Illustration. When he’s not illustrating, Gregory spends time educating young people about art and literacy. He lives in Decatur, Georgia, where he owns a bookstore that sells autographed children’s books, GAS-Art Gifts (Gregarious Art Statements). Find out more at gas-art.com.
The dream of freedom
Pei-Yu Chang Mr. Benjamin’s Suitcase of Secrets Hardcover 48 pages $19.95 US Trim: 10.2" × 11.9" On Sale: May 2017 ISBN: 978-0-7358-4280-9
Pei-Yu Chang
Picture Book
studied in Taipei and Germany. She loves reading and travel. On a trip to southern Germany in 2015, she heard the story of the German Philosopher Walter Benjamin and his suitcase that had disappeared. She was so fascinated that she created Mr. Benjamin’s Suitcase of Secrets. This is her first children’s book.
What’s His Secret
13 Mr. Benjamin is a philosopher with extraordinary ideas. But when his country begins punishing people for being different, he must escape. Over hills and valleys he trudges with a heavy suitcase. What could he be carrying? Unfortunately, Mr. Benjamin’s escape is not successful and he and his suitcase disappear without a trace. But the mystery of his suitcase and what it contained lives on. A compelling and true story—beautifully illustrated by Pei-Yu Chang— about the importance of personal freedom and the distances we go to protect it.
“ Pei-Yu Chang is one of the most exciting new talents I’ve seen in a long time. To make something as timely and timeless is quite a feat.” Andrew Rushton, Associate Publisher
Jackie Azúa Kramer Maral Sassouni The Green Umbrella Hardcover 32 pages $17.95 US Trim: 8.5" × 11" On Sale: February 2017 ISBN: 978-0-7358-4218-2
Jackie Azúa Kramer was born in Manhattan, New York. Many lives ago she was an actor, singer, and school counselor. Her work with children presented her with an opportunity to address their concerns, secrets, and hopes through storytelling. Many of Jackie’s best ideas happen in a bathtub full of bubbles. She lives with her family on Long Island. The Green Umbrella is her picture book debut. Visit Jackie at jackieazuakramer.com.
Picture Book
Maral Sassouni
14 Things aren’t always what they seem in this charming tale of imagination, sharing, and friendship. When Elephant takes a peaceful walk with his green umbrella, he’s interrupted by Hedgehog, Cat, Bear, and Rabbit—all claiming that they’ve had exciting adventures with his umbrella. After all, it is an umbrella, and it certainly hasn’t been on any adventures more exciting than a walk in the rain. Or has it? Jackie Azúa Kramer and illustrator Maral Sassouni both make their debut in this fun read-aloud!
“ A sweet story of a blossoming friendship between five lovable and imaginative characters, united by one special green umbrella. I want to jump right into the lush paintings and join in their fun! ” Lauren Castillo (illustrator of Nana in the City, a Caldecott Honor Book) on The Green Umbrella
was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has been an illustrator for more than twenty years and has won many awards, including the SCBWI Portfolio Grand Prize. Her work has also been selected by the Society of Illustrators in New York, and exhibited in group shows of children’s illustration all over the world, including the Nami Island Concours. The Green Umbrella is Maral’s first picture book.
A Celebration of Imagination!
Sean Julian Sloppy Wants a Hug Hardcover 32 pages $17.95 US Trim: 8.5" × 10.15" On Sale: January 2017 ISBN: 978-0-7358-4273-1
Sean Julian
Picture Book
enjoyed art from an early age, focusing on potato printmaking and creating plasticine dinosaurs. He now focuses his talents on children’s book illustrations. His pictures delight and entertain. This is Sean’s fourth picture book with NorthSouth. He lives in Bristol.
How About a Hug?
16 Sloppy the tree dragon wants a hug, badly! But Dewdrop the sprite isn’t going to give him one, for a very good reason. Bribing her with little gifts, a rock, flowers, and woodland animals doesn’t work, so Sloppy has to show what a good little dragon he can be to get the long desired hug. Find out why you should never hug a tree dragon— especially a sloppy one.
We suggest:
Roth / Julian Five Little Ducklings Go to Bed Hardcover / $17.95 US ISBN: 978-0-7358-4128-4
Roth / Julian Five Little Ducklings Go to School Hardcover / $17.95 US ISBN: 978-0-7358-4132-1
A warm tale about brothers, sisters, and the importance of family. Brayden Bunny is grumpy. His friend Lena is playing silly games with his sisters, leaving him all alone. Then he hears there’s a storm on the way, and he knows his sisters, Minnie and Millie, are frightened of thunder and lightning. Suddenly he’s not grumpy anymore. He needs to save his sisters.
Jutta Langreuter was born in Copenhagen, spent her childhood in Brussels, and now lives in Munich with her family. She worked with children for years as a professional psychologist. When her two sons were born, she started to write children’s books and delights in creating them.
Everything! Jutta Langreuter Stefanie Dahle So Happy Together! Hardcover 32 pages $17.95 US Trim: 8.5" × 11" On Sale: March 2017 ISBN: 978-0-7358-4279-3
Stefanie Dahle
“ The watercolor illustrations are warm and rich in cheerful domestic detail.” School Library Journal on There’s No One I Love Like You
was born in 1981 in the city of Schwerin in northern Germany. As a child she spent many happy hours in the company of picture books and in painting the walls of her room. She went on to study illustration in Hamburg, and today she creates her own beautiful and highly imaginative picture book worlds that invite one to linger and daydream. Since 2007 she has been working exclusively for the publishing house Arena Verlag.
We suggest:
Langreuter / Dahle There’s No One I Love Like You Hardcover / $17.95 US ISBN: 978-0-7358-4126-0
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Sven Nordqvist The Adventures of Pettson and Findus — The Camping Trip Hardcover 32 pages $17.95 US Trim: 8.5" × 11.8" On Sale: April 2017 ISBN: 978-0-7358-4277-9
Sven Nordqvist
The Great Outdoors
Picture Book
was born in Helsingborg, Sweden. He is a renowned children’s book illustrator and writer in Sweden and across Europe. When he’s not illustrating books for children, he spends time building playgrounds, children’s play areas at hospitals, and decorations for schools. The beloved Pettson and Findus stories draw, in part, on Nordqvist’s loving observations of his two sons when they were younger. His unique illustrations are inspired by the delights of everyday life.
More Adventures of Pettson and Findus:
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Findus Disappears! Hardcover / $17.95 US ISBN: 978-0-7358-4184-0
Pettson and Findus are back in this hilarious tale about camping! When Findus finds a tent in the attic, Pettson starts imagining what it would be like to go hiking by the lake and to cook on the grill as the sun is setting. But when the hens want to join in the fun things turn out very differently than what Pettson had in mind.
“ It’s not often that we come across books with such immediate and lasting appeal as Sven Nordqvist’s Findus series. The stories The Birthday Cake Hardcover / $17.95 US ISBN: 978-0-7358-4203-8
are ingenious, the characters are quirky and original, and the illustrations are absolutely delightful. . . . I can’t recommend them highly enough. Hurrah for Findus!” Philip Pullman (author of the His Dark Materials series) on the Adventures of Pettson and Findus series
The Fox Chase Hardcover / $17.95 US ISBN: 978-0-7358-4215-1
A playful look at managing tempers for tigers of every age. Little Tiger has a temper! He stomps his paws, cries, and growls when he doesn’t want to do something. But when his mom says “Hold your temper or else,” Little Tiger has to make some changes. Where will he hold his temper? In his pocket or in his underwear?
Carol Roth has always loved writing. Carol’s many wonderful books include Five Little Ducklings Go to Bed, The Little School Bus, and Ten Dirty Pigs/Ten Clean Pigs. Her books have won a Children’s Choice Book Award (2005), the Missouri Building Block Award for Best Picture Book (2003), and the Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media Award for Outstanding Achievement in Children’s Books (1999). Carol lives in New Jersey with her husband, Mark.
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Rashin was born in Iran and now lives in Washington, DC. She is one of the most outstanding young Iranian illustrators working today. She has been awarded the Golden Apple of Bratislava and was accepted for the 2013 Bologna Book Fair Illustrators Exhibit and a 2014 IBBY Honor. Among her many books are Two Parrots, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, and The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor— her first books published in the United States.
Roth / Julian Where’s My Mommy? Hardcover • $17.95 US 978-0-7358-4032-4
Rashin There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Hardcover / $17.95 US ISBN: 978-0-7358-4183-3
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