2018 Spring Catalogue Lemniscaat Ltd

Lemniscaat Ltd Spring 2018

Dear book lover, Hurray! Lemniscaat Ltd celebrates its first anniversary!

With the help of the wonderful reps and staff of Thames & Hudson, we’ve brought you thirteen titles so far. With artwork as diverse as art itself, each book a world of wonder. We introduced fourteen amazing artists and four awesome authors – and you placed them on your bookshelves. Thank you so much! We hope they’ll find a spot in your heart as well.

We are very pleased to start off the new year with no less than seven new picture books.

Mies van Hout, the artist of Happy, brings you the joy of parenthood in Surprise, while Bologna Ragazzi-award winner Marije Tolman explores the wondrous world of animals by imaginatively illustrating the most bizarre and funny – but true – facts in Jumping Penguins & Crying Crocodiles.

Newcomer Daphne Louter – winner of the Worldwide Picture Book Illustration Competition – follows in the footsteps of the likes of Beatrix Potter and John Tenniel with her wordless picture book Look, Rabbits.

Mirjam Enzerink tells the philosophical tale of The Day the Sun Didn’t Rise and Shine, lovingly illustrated by Peter-Paul Rauwerda, while Tjibbe Veldkamp and Philip Hopman narrate the hilarious story of 22 Orphans playing a trick on the new principal of the orphanage.

Mathilde Stein and Chuck Groenink celebrate the power of imagination in Dear Daisy Dunnington, and the colourful story of the awkwardly voiced bird Antonia, by Anke de Vries & Piet Grobler, will make you want to sing out loud.

Lemniscaat has been a family business in the Netherlands for 54 years already.

Lemniscaat Ltd wishes to continue this tradition worldwide and to uphold the principles of our founders– my parents-in-law.

As my mother-in-law liked to say: only the finest is fit for children.

We look forward to working with you and to bringing you our marvellous titles for many years to come!

Jesse Goossens publisher

Anke de Vries & Piet Grobler

Antonia

The most colourful of birds fly through this enchanting picture book

Antonia loves to sing – she is the Bianca Castafiore of the forest, who thinks of herself as a golden-voiced creature.

When she starts to sing in the morning, all the animals groan – but it does rouse them from their slumbers. All the same, they would prefer to silence Antonia’s ‘divine’ voice.

One day Antonia decides she’s had enough and leaves.

Only then do the animals notice what they are missing.

They don’t wake up in the morning and somehow they even start missing that out-of-tune warbling.

Antonia returns in disguise and hears the animals praising her. So she decides to return to them for good.

The next morning, her unique, inimitable voice wakes them all up again.

Piet Grobler, internationally known for his exquisite colourful birds, drew the illustrations in this delightful picture book by the grand old lady of Dutch children’s literature: Anke de Vries.

About Piet Grobler’s bird pictures: ‘Elegantly impish watercolors and a soupçon of naughty humor make this one of the freshest primers in quite some time. An aviary of precisely inked and improbably feathered friends.’

– Publishers Weekly

Anke de Vries has written numerous children’s books, including classics such as Bruises, The Secret of Mories Besjoer and Belledonne, Room 16. Many of her stories are set in her beloved France where she resides with her artist husband.

Piet Grobler studied theology, journalism and graphic design. He has worked as a freelance artist and illustrator since 1996. He teaches art at the Art Academy of Worcester, Great Britain. Grobler has received many awards for his picture books and illustrations.

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ISBN: 978-1-78807-017-1 | Binding: Hardback | Trim size: 21.5 x 25.5 cm | Extent: 32 pages | Age: 4+ | Price: £ 9.95 Publication date: April 2018

Daphne Louter

Look, Rabbits

A delightful non-verbal picture book to take you through the day and the year

The everyday life of Daphne Louter’s twins inspired her to create this beautiful, intricate picture book that wordlessly tells the story of a boy rabbit and a girl rabbit, and their pet, the chicken. We follow the roguish duo throughout the day – and, as the day progresses, throughout the year as well.

The subtle colours, fine lines and countless details in the pictures give the book a timeless quality and are reminiscent of work by great British illustrators such as Beatrix Potter and John Tenniel. It won’t come as a surprise to hear that Daphne won the 2014 Worldwide Picture Book Illustration Contest with the first pictures for this book.

The rabbit twins’ house and garden are places young children will want to visit over and over again. There’s so much to discover in every picture that each new visit is a delight.

And can they find the objects that appear in every picture?

A book without words that tells a thousand stories.

Daphne Louter attended the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, where she graduated in printmaking techniques.

She then went to Edinburgh to study illustration at the college of art. She lived in Scotland for several years and taught at the art college, among other places. In 2009 she returned to the Netherlands, where she now paints and illustrates.

Look, Rabbits is her picture book debut.

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ISBN: 978-1-78807-016-4 | Binding: Hardback | Trim size: 27 x 27 cm | Extent: 32 pages | Age: 4+ | Price: £ 9.95 Publication date: March 2018

‘Extraordinary colors and single words describe the journey of bird parents and children... While certainly a work that will appeal to parents, it will also delight children with the profusion of color and the single words illustrated with so much energy and imagination.’ – Kirkus, starred review

Mies van Hout

Surprise

The most wonderful book for anyone expecting a child, or who already has one...

Just as she captured a rainbow of emotions in Happy and the stages of friendship in Friends, Mies van Hout has now turned her talents to the special bond between parent and child. From hoping and expecting to caring, from playing to finally letting go, Mies van Hout has created a picture book that will elicit smiles from every parent or parent-to-be.

The book has everything: enchantment, beautiful wonder and a gentle subtext of melancholy. It is the beauty of living created in the inimitable style of Mies van Hout: vulnerable and yet strong as life itself.

Mies van Hout (1962) studied at the Arts Academy in Groningen, where she majored in graphic design. She has been wor­ king as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer since 1989 and has illustrated many children’s books over the years. Her skilful and distinctive illustrations are cheerful and witty. www.miesvanhout.nl 9

ISBN: 978-1-78807-015-7 | Binding: Hardback | Trim size: 21.7 x 26.9 cm | Extent: 32 pages | All ages | Price: £ 9.95 Publication date: March 2018

Tjibbe Veldkamp & Philip Hopman

22 Orphans

An ode to the essence of child’s play

Once upon a time there was an orphanage with 22 orphans. They did as they pleased and played with whatever came in handy: a handrail or a rope… or even with nothing.

But one day a new director shows up. She doesn’t like wild games and sends the children to bed.

Life at the orphanage becomes very boring… until a big elephant appears in the dormitory!

An enchanting, hilarious story by the duo that created Tom the Tamer, that children will delight in.

‘Hopman conveys all the energy of imaginative children creating havoc left and right. They build forts under tables, hang from the orphanage balconies and ride a cart down the stairwell.’

– Publishers Weekly, starred review ‘… a sturdily constructed, beautifully crafted work of children’s literature… Hopman’s colour-washed, squiggly line drawings convey a gravity-defying zest and sense of adventure completely in tune with the narrative. The pandemonium of creative play is captured in the many small drawn details (such as 22 different expressions on falling orphan’s faces), which a child is free to explore during successive readings of the story.’

– Foreword Reviews

Philip Hopman (1961) graduated from the Rietveld Academy of Art in Amsterdam. Since 1988 he has illustrated over 120 children’s books for Dutch and foreign publishers. His pictures are crammed with hilarious details; his dashing style shows great professional skill. Watercolour and pen-and-ink illustrations elaborate on the text in comic detail.

WWW.PHILIPHOPMAN.NL Tjibbe Veldkamp (1962) was working as a psychologist when he read an English children’s book and discovered that he wanted to be a writer. He took part in a story competition and won. Veldkamp is now known as a champion of the picture book, but he has also written a number of original books for older children. Tjibbe won a ‘Flying Colours’ Best Books for Children award and received the Children’s Bookshop prize.

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ISBN: 978-1-78807-018-8 | Binding: Hardback | Trim size: 28.7 x 21.9 cm | Extent: 26 pages | Age: 4+ | Price: £ 9.95 Publication date: April 2018

A Best Picture Book of 2015 (Miscellaneous category) The Huffington Post ‘It’s a book of few, but well-chosen words (supplied

by Jesse Goossens), delivering surprising factoids on each animal’s double-page spread… [The] illustrations are delightful, humorous but transcendent; it feels as though somewhere, there might just be a corner of the world where these things take place. The book is a complete work of art, with a cover that stands alone so well that Tolman decided to forgo putting the book’s title, or her name, on it (that information can be found on the spine of the book).

Tolman has merged the possible with the impossible, letting her imagination serve as inspiration… a magical book that children and parents will delight in reading.’

– Foreword Reviews

Jesse Goossens & Marije Tolman

Jumping Penguins & Crying Crocodiles

Superb illustrations and plenty of humour in this delightful book on little-known animal facts

If a camel gets angry, he will vomit green gastric juice all over you.

A sloth moves so slowly that green algae grow in his fur.

Even a blind chameleon takes on the colour of its surroundings.

Bologna Ragazzi Award-winner Marije Tolman, creator of The Tree House and The Island, illustrates in her distinctive style the curious, funny, bizarre, unbelievable, disgusting and weird facts about all kinds of different animals. The animal facts are straightforward nonfiction, while Marije Tolman’s illustrations are pure fantasy, creating a combination that is sure to engage young readers.

After reading and looking at Jumping Penguins & Crying Crocodiles, a visit to the zoo will never be the same again.

A flamingo can only eat with its head upside down.

A penguin is able to jump 1.8 meter high.

Even a blind chameleon takes on the colour of its surroundings.

Jesse Goossens (1969) is co-publisher and an editor at Lemniscaat, but first and foremost, she is a writer. Her work includes travel novels, a detective novel, works on theatre, a young adult novel and several interview collections on topics of social justice. Her work is characterized by a fervent search for what moves people – their passions, their motivations, their lives, and so much more...

WWW.JESSEGOOSSENS.NL Marije Tolman (1976) graduated in Graphic and Typographic Design at the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague.

She studied Illustration and Design at the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland. Now she lives and works in The Hague as a full-time children’s book illustrator. The daughter of an artist, Marije has an inbred eye for colour, for beauty, for subtlety. She knows how to paint in delicate detail without losing the overall perspective. With her father, Ronald Tolman, she made the award-winning picture books The Tree House and The Island. WWW.MARIJETOLMAN.NL 13

ISBN: 978-1-78807-021-8 | Binding: Hardback | Trim size: 30 x 25 cm | Extent: 56 pages | Age: 5+ | Price: £ 12.95 Publication date: May 2018

Mirjam Enzerink & Peter-Paul Rauwerda

The Day the Sun Didn’t Rise and Shine

A philosophical picture book to both ponder and enjoy

What would happen if the sun never rose again?

One night, while half asleep, Owl takes a wrong turn on his way home. Without noticing, he walks into an attic. There he awaits the dawn of day, but the sun does not rise. Owl begins to seriously worry. How can the world cope without the sun?

What Owl doesn’t see – but the viewer does – is that the sun outside is rising and is peeping through the attic window. Only when the light hits a mirror, does Owl realise that everything is alright.

‘This book is so nice. The funniest part is where the Owl tells the sun to “Wakey, wakey!” It is nice in other ways too. I like what the pictures are drawn with and I like all the toys and the furniture. It is funny how the Owl is confused and how he tries to wake the sun.’

– Kidsbookbuzz, reviewed by Raif, age 5

Mirjam Enzerink is a blogger and freelance writer. She writes for nature and lifestyle magazines about her passions: gardens, interiors and travel. The Day the Sun Didn’t Rise and Shine is her debut at Lemniscaat.

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‘Enzerink’s premise is clever … The fun is in Rau­ werda’s painterly illustrations; warm and beautifully composed, they teem with child-friendly details that clue readers in to Owl’s mistake. This Dutch import offers a sweet and funny twist on the bedtime book.’

– Kirkus

Peter-Paul Rauwerda (1970) has made drawings all his life.

He started as a child making comics for the school magazine.

Later, he made posters and drawings for magazines. In 2000 he illustrated his first children’s book. The Day the Sun Didn’t Rise and Shine is his first picture book with Lemniscaat. His debut novel was published in 2016.

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ISBN: 978-1-78807-020-1 | Binding: Hardback | Trim size: 34.5 x 24.8 cm | Extent: 32 pages | Age: 4+ | Price: £ 9.95 Publication date: May 2018

Mathilde Stein & Chuck Groenink

Dear Daisy Dunnington

A picture book about how dreams and imagination can fill even the greyest of lives with sparkling colours

Poor Daisy Dunnington is her demanding mother’s drudge. But then one day an unexpected letter drops on the doormat addressed to her. What can it be? Who can be writing to her? Perhaps it’s from the queen’s servant, explaining that she is really a princess, or is it from a movie producer, inviting her to play the lead role in his next film?

As Daisy dreams all the possible lives she could have, she makes up her mind. Without even opening the letter, she leaves in search of a more colourful future.

Dear Daisy Dunnington is a book full of imagination and hope.

In beautiful illustrations, Chuck Groenink portrays the different exotic possibilities, each featuring another scenario.

This downtrodden Cinderella decides to be her own fairy godmother after imagining the possibilities that life might have in store for her.

Mathilde Stein (1969) was born and raised in the Netherlands and studied at the Bordeaux School of Fine Arts. After living in France for ten years, she moved to the United Kingdom where she currently works as Course Director and Senior Lecturer in Event Management at the University of Central England.

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‘Downtrodden Daisy imagines a much less restricted life for herself in amusing and ultimately hopeful ways… Each of the letters is fulsomely illustrated with rich detail and rubbery figures… It’s an odd and very European tale, and a very brave one.’

– Kirkus, starred review

Chuck Groenink (1982) graduated from the former Academy of Fine Arts in Kampen in 2004. In 2007 he published his first comic The pond in the Belgian comics magazine The Salon.

At the age of 25 he won the Fiep Westendorp Prize for young illustrators. Dear Daisy Dunnington is his first picture book with Lemniscaat.

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ISBN: 978-1-78807-019-5 | Binding: Hardback | Trim size: 30 x 25 cm | Extent: 32 pages | Age: 6+ | Price: £ 9.95 Publication date: May 2018

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