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English language catalogue Autumn 2012

On the following pages you will find English language summaries of our new Fall 2012 titles.

We control translation rights to all these books.

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Pool Day Story by Christine Naumann-Villemin Illustrations by Éléonore Thuillier Everyone loves to go to the swimming pool, but diving is something else entirely!

Climbing up that ladder, yikes!

Jumping off the diving board, gulp!

And ending up with your head under water, eeeeeeek!

Each of our young classmates has his or her own particular fear – but careful, by embroidering too much, collective panic is not far off!

32 pages, colour throughout, laminated hardcover, Format: 310 x 240, retail price: 13,20€

By the same illustrator:

The Treasure Chest

Princess Pink

The Nice Little Rabbit Rights sold: German, Korean

The Big White rabbit Rights sold: Chinese (Complex), Korean

Without the A Story by Michaël Escoffier Illustrations by Kris Di Giacomo In this anti-ABCs book, Michaël Escoffier and Kris Di Giacomo have created a completely new – and brilliant – concept.

They put together a series of words that turn into something else entirely if simply one letter is taken out.

Each language has its own such words – which makes the translation into English of this particular text superfluous…

(But without the P, a pearl does turn into an earl! Imagine that!)

64 pages, colour throughout, laminated hardcover, Format: 160 x 310, retail price: 15,30€

By the same illustrator: Published in Spring 2012:

Wolf Lalala Tell me, Rabbit, do you know Wolf Lalala?

He’s smarter than the Big Bad Wolf, he has tiny ears, filed-down teeth, a small nose and a long black mane that flies with the wind.

WATCH OUT! I hear him coming!

Go hide!

Rights sold : Chinese (simplified), English (US) 32 pages, colour throughout, laminated hardcover, Format: 226 x 292, retail price: 13,50€

Changing Suits Rights sold: Chinese (simplified), Korean

When a Wolf is Hungry Rights sold: Portuguese (Brazil), Greek, Korean

The Giraffe’s Knot Rights sold: South African

Why Do Bats Prefer Going Out at Night ?

Rights sold: Chinese (simplified)

A Fly Farts and...

Rights sold: Chinese (simplified),Korean

Why Don’t Sparrows Announce Springtime ?

Rights sold: Chinese (simplified)

The Little Girl and the Mouse Story by Christine Naumann-Villemin Illustrations by Marianne Barcilon A long time ago, a little girl and a mouse lived a same adventure, and yet their stories have absolutely nothing in common.

How can the same experience be lived so very differently?

Ah, but for mice as for little girls, everything is a question of viewpoints!

32 pages, colour throughout, laminated hardcover, Format: 220 x 260, retail price: 13,20â‚Ź

By the same illustrator: Published in Spring 2012:

Witch Rabounia Rabounia, who lives between pages 56 and 63 of the Big Bedtime Storybook, was awakened by dreadful screaming. And although she knows full well that she’s not supposed to leave her story under any circumstances, she just can’t take it! So she puts on her sneakers and heads for a very different story from her own – and which she may well have trouble understanding...

32 pages, colour throughout, laminated hardcover, Format: 260 x 220, retail price: 13,50€

Princess Please

Rights sold: Simplified Chinese

Thomas is Not Afraid

Rights sold: Danish, Dutch

Truffles, a Gourmet Witch Rights sold: Korean

Cat & Mouse

Princess Bossy

Miss Princess Won’t Eat

All Dressed Up

Amazing Georgette

Rights sold: Rights sold: Rights sold: Complex and Simplified Italian, Korean, Simplified Complex and Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Greek, Chinese Chinese Turkish Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Turkish

The Most Beautiful Mother in the World:

Rights sold: Italian, Korean

Whoops

Nina’s Pacifier Rights sold: Chinese (complex and simplified), Dutch, Greek, Icelandic, Israeli, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish

Too Shy!

Rights sold: Chinese (complex), Israeli, Korean, Spanish

Tell Me a Story!

Rights sold: Danish

A Little Brother for Nina Rights sold: Greek, Korean, Portuguese, Turkish

The Greatest Wolf-Hunter Elinor Hates School of All Times Rights sold:

Rights sold: Chinese (complex), Korean

Mommy & Daddy’s Bed Rights sold: Chinese (complex)

Nina in Love Rights sold: Italian

Chinese (complex), Turkish

The Tournament Rights sold: Korean

Grizzli’s Revenge

The Skedaddle Cake Story and illustrations by Geoffroy de Pennart It’s Grandma’s birthday and Mr. Rabbit is planning on baking a cake to celebrate the event. A festive touch is needed – why not add some of Mrs. Greengrazer’s Skedaddle Powder to his recipe?

Ah, Mr. Rabbit, you may have outdone yourself this time.

Because once out of the oven, off his cake rolls… rolls… rolls… rolls…

“HEE, HEE, HEE, NOONE CAN CATCH ME!”

40 pages, colour throughout, laminated hardcover, Format: 180 x 245, retail price: 13,20€

By the same illustrator:

George the Dragon:

The Princess, the Dragon and the Intrepid Kinght

Rights sold: Simplified Chinese, Italian, Korean

Rights sold: Simplified Chinese, Greek, Italian, Korean

The Wolf Series:

The Return of Red Round Hat Rights sold: Portuguese (Brazil)

Balthazar!

Rights sold: Chinese (simplified), Greek, Japanese

Mummy!

Rights sold: Chinese (simplified)

I’m Back!

Rights sold: Chinese (simplified), Greek, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil)

Igor and the 3 Little Pigs Rights sold: Chinese (simplified), Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil)

The Wolves’ Lunch Rights sold: Chinese (simplified), Greek, Korean

Also:

The President

Vezmô the Witch Rights sold: Israeli

The Intruder Rights sold: Danish, Greek

The Wolf, the Goat and the 7 Kids Rights sold: Chinese (simplified), Japanese

Red Round Hat Rights sold: Chinese (simplified), German, Greek, Portugeuse (Brazil)

The Sentimental Wolf The Wolf is Back!

Rights sold: Rights sold: Chinese (simplified), Greek, Chinese (simplified), Korean, Portuguese (Brazil),Greek, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Vietnamese Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese

Sophy the Musical Cow Rights sold: Chinese (complex), Danish, German, Greek, Korean, Italian, Spanish, Turkish

John Dog and Mary Pompon

An Unexpected Traveler Story and Illustrations by Christine Davenier Tonight, the farm is in a flurry of excitement.

Raoul, the adventurous globetrotter, is due home from his travels.

Every year, under the old cherry tree, his friends at home listen, captivated, to the wondrous stories of his fascinating trips around the world.

Everything is in readiness, but Raoul is late.

What if he decides not to come home this year?

Who will feed Valerie, Christiane, Ernest and Josiane with visions of the world?

“Me?” offered a little voice…

40 pages, colour throughout, laminated hardcover, Format: 240 x 210, retail price: 13,20€

By the same illustrator:

I’m not scared!

Oh, Splice!

Rights sold: Simplified Chinese

Leon and Albertine

My Garden

The Singing Rabit

Cheese Eclairs

Rights Sold: Brazilian, Simplified Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, German, Korean

Divine Albertine Rights sold: Brazilian

Ms Letourneau Rights sold: Korean

Boo! A Wordless picture Book Scenario and illustrations by François Soutif And here we thought that the Three Little Pigs had beat that Big Bad Wolf!

But François Soutif is determined to shake our beliefs and make us examine our classics more closely.

Who exactly is the Good Guy? And who’s the Bad Guy? And… and… when is a story over?

Huh? We can start all over again? What fun!

30 pages, colour throughout, laminated harcover, Format: 200 x 200, retail price: 13,20€

By the same illustrator:

Quiet!

The Snail Who Didn’t Like the Rain

A Little Story

Rights sold : Korean

Two Drops of Water

My Mole’s Garden

Rights sold: Polish

Desert Delish Spaghetti

Taking a walk

The Island in the Sea

Eden and Chaos Story and illustrations by Stéphane Henrich A bloodthirsty captain travels the oceans worldwide, spreading terror far and near with his trusty crew of lawless buccaneers.

A classical tale of piracy, somewhat transformed by two very strange parrots, one who believes in Good, the other who believes in Evil…

40 pages, colour throughout, laminated hardcover, Format: 210 x 290, retail price: 13,20€ Rights Sold : Spanish

By the same illustrator: Published in Spring 2012:

A Pig’s Place Émile the butcher had everything he could desire, he loved his profession, his clientele loved his meat, and yet something was missing…

Careful Émile, true friendship could RADICALLY change your life!

40 pages, colour throughout, laminated hardcover, Format: 210 x 290, retail price: 13,50€

Gorilla Hunt

Warsaw, oh, Warsaw...!

Me, Berlioz, A Tramp Dog

Eh? Why? Story and illustrations by Laure Monloubou Petunia is neither beautiful like Sleeping Beauty, nor does she have Goldilocks’ pretty blond curls – and she’s not very pleased with who she is.

“I’m useless and I have no talents!

Why did the fairies forget me when I was in my crib?”

But Petunia is quite a determined little girl and she has no intention of letting matters lie.

And off she goes to Fairyland to file a complaint!

40 pages, colour throughout, Format: 180 x 250, retail price: 13,20€

By the same illustrator:

Myriam Rights sold: Complex and Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Israeli

Jacinthe Rights sold: Korean

Hippopo & Mousie Rights sold: Korean

Dance, Prosper, Dance!

Rights sold: Simplified Chinese

Ghislain Rights sold: Korean

Patrick and Gilbert Sloth Brothers

Cinderella Story and illustrations by Elsa Oriol Very few fairy tales have inspired as many adaptations as Cinderella – opera, ballet, theatre – and enthralled as many readers, boy and girl, through centuries and continents.

Elsa Oriol’s paintings, majestic, rich and filled with meaning, sumptuously illustrate the wonderful complexities of this tale.

40 pages, colour throughout, laminated hardcover, Format: 245 x 300, retail price: 15,30€

By the same illustrator:

The Nightmare

Bluebeard

Bed-Wetting Barnabé Rights sold: Korean

Demeter and Persephone

The New Girl Rights sold: Greek

The Six Swans

The Funeral:

Where’s my Baby?

Christmas in Alaska Rights sold: Korean

Ten Little Chicks

Also Published in 2012:

ZOO CLOSED FOR REPAIRS Story and illustrations by Jean-François Dumont The zoo is closed for repairs!

Little Pierre had been looking forward to his visit to the zoo with his father so much that he has a hard time hiding his disappointment.

To make him feel better, his father starts telling him tall tales about animals wandering freely around in the city.

As if that could happen!

Nonsense!

Rights Sold: Simplified Chinese, Korean 32 pages, colour throughout, laminated hardcover, Format: 215 x 240, retail price: 13,50€

THE FROG AND THE KING Story by Alain Chiche Illustrations bySylvain Diez A young king meet a frog who claims to be under an evil spell; one kiss and blahblahblah…

The story has been told a million times except that in this one, the arrogant bored king refuses to give the time of day to the slimy, ugly frog.

YUCK!Not now, not ever!

Really?

Rights sold : Simplified Chinese, English (Singapore) 40 pages, colour throughout, laminated hardcover, Format: 210 x 260, retail price: 13,50€