BAWIALNIA-PLAYROOM- POLISH DESIGN FOR KIDS (CATALOGUE) by Ola Plocinska by Joanna Zawadzka

I L LU S T R AT O R S : MACIEJ BLAŹNIAK || KATARZYNA BOGUCKA 5 IWONA CHMIELEWSKA || ALEKSANDRA CIEŚLAK 6 JOANNA CONCEJO || MARIA DEK 7 MAŁGORZATA GUROWSKA || MARTA IGNERSKA 8 AGATA KRÓLAK || KASIA MATYJASZEK 9 ALEKSANDRA & DANIEL MIZIELIŃSKIS 10 DAWID RYSKI || OLA PŁOCIŃSKA 11 DESIGNERS: WIKTORIA BENDIUK 13 KOKODYL/ JOANNA KACZMAREK 14 KOSHKA DESIGN 15 JOANNA LUBOŃSKA 16 PANI JUREK 17 ALICJA PATANOWSKA 18 ALEKSANDRA RICHERT 19 JOANNA RUSIN & AGNIESZKA CZOP 20 WILD STAMPS/ DARIA BRZUSKIEWICZ 21 C R E AT I V E C O M PA N I E S : BRIGHT JUNIOR MEDIA/ CZUCZU 23 DZIKIE DZIECI 24 HOCKO 25 IL DESIGN FOR KIDS 26 JACOBSONY 27 LAS I NIEBO 28 MAMY PROJEKT 29 MINIMETRY 30 PROJEKT DZIOOPLA 31 WOOD & PAPPER 32 WOODEN STORY 33 P O L I S H P U B L I S H I N G H OU S E S : BONA || CENTRALA || CZERWONY KONIK || DWIE SIOSTRY || ENTLICZEK 34 KOCUR BURY || LITERÓWKA || ŁADNE HALO || TAKO || TATARAK || WIDNOKRĄG 36 WOLNO || WYTWÓRNIA || ZNAK EMOTIKON 38

WELCOME TO

BAWIALNIA/PLAYROOM POLISH DESIGN FOR KIDS

We are very proud to present works of great Polish 14 illustrators, 10 designers, 11 creative companies, 22 publishing house in one space... toys made of wood and other natural materials, imaginatively designed games and handmade objects will allow children to appreciate the beauty and quality that comes with craftsmanship. Reading wise and beautiful books in a tent, making their own stamps, exploring the wealth of taste of Polish cuisine or designing their own puppets will make for a truly unforgettable experience. The exhibition combines leading illustrators and designers for children from Poland with a new commission from Polish artists living in Scotland! BAWIALNIA/ PLAYROOM – Polish Design For Kids is an immersive experience, allowing children to learn through play and engage in a variety of creative activity. Exhibition is a part of ‘KITE AND TRUMPET’ Festival of Polish Art for Children.

SUMMERHALL, 12- 22 OCTOBER 2017

I NT E R NAT I O NA L P U B L I S H I NG H OU S E S : ABRAMS BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS || BARRINGTON STOKE || BOOK ISLAND || GECKO PRES || KING’S ROAD PUBLISHING TEMPLAR COMPANY 41 LITTLE GESTALTEN || PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS || QUATRO PUBLISHING GROUP UK 42

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MACIEJ BLAŹNIAK

Maciej Blaźniak is a graphic designer, an illustrator, the author of books for children. He was born in 1984 in Piotrków Trybunalski. He graduated with honours from pattern-designing at the Higher School of Arts and Designing in Łódź, major: designing illustrations and artistic books. In 2010 he established a publishing house for children and a graphic studio “Ładne Halo”. He fulfils orders within applied graphics and designing books for children. His application graphic designs were awarded with a number of important prizes, such as Red Dot Design Award. W W W. S T U D I O. L A D N E - H A L O. P L | | M AC I E K @ L A D N E - H A L O. P L

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KATARZYNA BOGUCKA

Katarzyna Bogucka was born in 1985, graduated from the Mikołaj Kopernik University in Toruń and specialised in painting. Her main job is illustrating children books. In 2013 she was awarded the special prize at the Nami Island International Illustration Concours for picture book illustrations in Seoul and was selected for the Bologna Illustrator Exhibition. In 2015 her book “Wytwórnik Kulinarny” (“Culinary Notebook”), co-authored with Szymon Tomiło, got a special distinction at the Book&Seeds Bologna Ragazzi Award in Bologna. In the same year she got a gold medal at the 2015 Satyrykon festival in Legnica. She also creates illustrations for various magazines, clothing labels and commercial clients.

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Aleksandra Cieslak born in Częstochowa in 1981, author and illustrator. Graduated from the Fine Arts Academy in Warsaw (diploma in 2006 from the Department of Graphics in the Book Design Centre), one semester at the Fine Arts Academy in Stuttgart. She paints picture-books for children and adults. She got a scholarship of the Minister for Culture – Young Poland 2011, and has been an ALMA 2016 prize nominee. She has been awarded distinction of BolognaRagazzi Award for Art Books at international children books fair.

Maria Dek was born in 1989, illustrator, graduate from University of the Arts London and Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Her illustrations are like children’s treasure chest, and resemble emotional and absurd records of little and huge adventures. She loves using traditional techniques of creation. Author of: “En Foret”, “Quand Je Serai Grand” (“When I Grow up”), created illustrations to: “Paskudki Słowiańskie” (“Little Slavic Creepies”), “Czary na Białym” (“Magic on White”), “Ole! Hiszpania dla dociekliwych” (“Ole! Spain for the Curious Ones”). She continuously cooperates with several publishing houses and editorial offices. Her illustrations have been exhibited in Poland as well as abroad.

MARIA DEK

Joanna Concejo was born in 1971 in Słupsk. She spent her childhood in the country in Western Pomerania. She received a degree in drawing and illustration at the University of Fine Arts in Poznań in 1998. She published her first book in 2007 entitled “Il Signor Nessuno” (“Mr. Nobody”) with an Italian publishing house Topipittori, which she has cooperated with until now. Since then, she has published books in France, Spain, Italy, Poland, and South Korea.

JOANNA CONCEJO

Iwona Chmielewska creates word-picture books for people of all ages. Her books have been published mostly in South Korea (more than twenty) and in other parts of the world. Lately she has also been more active in Poland. She has been awarded many national and foreign prizes. The most important of them are the Golden Apple of Illustration Biennale in Bratislava in 2007 and, two times, the Bologna Ragazzi Award in 2011 and 2013.

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A freelance illustrator based in Edinburgh. She studied at Edinburgh College of Art and has since worked on a variety of picture books for publishing houses in Britain and Poland, including Dwie Siostry, Templar Publishing and Floris Books. Her work was highly commended in the Macmillan Book Prize and she was a finalist the Picture Hooks mentoring scheme and Clairvoyants picture book competition. She also works as an illustration tutor at the University of Edinburgh, and leads creative workshops for young children. I am a Very Clever Cat is the first book she has both written and illustrated.

KASIA MATYJASZEK

Marta Ignerska is a double winner of the ‘Oscar’ for picture books – the Bologna Ragazzi Award. She has been awarded the title of the Book of the Year from IBBY (The International Board on Books for Young People) in the category of graphics. She has got a silver medal in the Ed Award (European Design Award) competition. Books in her graphical interpretation are amongst the White Ravens by Internationale Jugenbibliothek in Munich. In March, she represented Poland during the London Book Fair. She lives and works in Warsaw.

Agata Królak was born, lives and works in Gdańsk; she creates designs and illustrations for children of all ages, playing around with visual literacy. The winner of the MUST HAVE plebiscite at the Łódź Design Festival, the Advertisement Creators Club (KTR) reward, received distinctions from IBBY and the Polish Association of Book Publishers. Her books were published in Poland, China, Argentina, France and Italy and her illustrations were presented at numerous festivals and exhibitions, including in New York, Tokyo, London, Brussels and Paris; postgraduate student and assistant at the Faculty of Graphic Arts of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. A scholar of the “Młoda Polska” programme of the National Centre for Culture in 2016.

AGATA KRÓLAK

Małgorzata Gurowska is a graduate and employee of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Her work focuses on social and political issues, particularly critical descriptions of relationships between people and animals. Her work might be called post-humanist. Her books received individual prize in the International Book Art Festival in Warsaw, the Book Of The Year competition of Polish section of IBBY, PTWK competitions and Prize at the Bologna Ragazzi Award. She was awarded at Taipei International Digital Content Awards and at the European Design Awards. Presented in many exhibits in Poland and abroad.

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DAWID RYSKI

Both born in 1982 the Mizielińskis are partners in life and in art, illustrators who are associated with the revolution in the Polish children’s book market. Their bold style derives from comics and caricature, and their speciality is encyclopaedic books for children – exhaustive compendia of knowledge (in architecture, geography and art) in visually attractive forms. Each one of their books trailblazes new trends and becomes an international best seller. So it was with Maps, which, apart from being one of the most frequently published Polish books abroad, has generated a worldwide interest in the art of cartography, and has been published in a combined total of over 3,000,000 copies. The duo has received numerous awards and distinctions for their book and Internet designs, including the prestigious international Bologna Ragazzi Award (2010), the French Prix Sorcières (2013) and the Italian Premio Andersen (2013). Daniel lectures at Warsaw’s Academy of Fine Arts, and both run Hipopotam Studio which designs books, games, fonts, web pages, and apps.

Dawid Ryski was born in 1982. Landscape architect by profession. Lives and works in Pulawy. Author of numerous newspaper illustrations (Computer World, Health Leaders Media, L’ Optimum, American Lawyer Magazine, Esquire) and many concert posters. Creator of album covers and graphic designs for apparel companies. Drummer of a Hidden World and The Feral trees. Co-founder of a startup Pinata Unique. W W W. DAW I D RYS K I . P L | | TA L K S E E K @ YA H O O.C O M

Ola Płocińska was born in Kalisz. She studied graphic design at the University of Arts in Poznań. Presently, she is an assistant at the Packaging Design Workshops at the University of Arts in Poznań. She lives and works in Poznań. She illustrates and designs posters and books, not only for children. So far, several books illustrated by her have been published, including a few books of her authorship. Her favourite things to draw are food and piglets.

OLA PŁOCIŃSKA

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WIKTORIA BENDIUK

Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław, field of study: Scenography, Film and Photography at Edinburgh Napier University, with a diploma with distinction. During her studies at ASP she spent one semester at Vilniaus Dailes Akademija as part of Erasmus+. She presented her scenography works at: ‘My’ 16 Najlepsze Dyplomy ASP in Wrocław [„Us” 16 Best ASP Diplomas in Wrocław (2016); 27 Ogólnopolski Festiwal Teatru Lalek w Opolu [Polish Festival of Puppet Theatre in Opole] (2015); exhibition TRANSDESIGN-trans-boundary partnership, dialogue of creative attitudes in Liberec (Czech Republic, 2015); twice during the Polish Festival of New Scenography in Katowice (2015,2016). While exploring various areas, she balances mainly among the puppet, figure and arts theatre.

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This is the door to the east, entrance to the land of ravioli, the Wawel Castle dragon, storks and Polish bisons. Patchwork made from voivodeships, symbols and traditions and everything related to the Polish culture. A colourful mosaic depicting all you know or do not know – but what is worth knowing. Welcome to our world!

Koshka Design (Dagmara Socha – Rynkiewicz & Patrycja Jędruszek-Januszewska) is a brand created in 2015 at the initiative of two mums, who with no conditions, resources or space, but with passion for screen printing and handmade stuff, decided to create something from the scratch. The first ideas were implemented at our homes, with our children on our laps, without appropriate equipment, making everything dirty. Those were our first designs, then we created in our mini studio in Edinburgh. We focus on subdued colours, prevailing black and white contrasts, while admiring and respecting simple forms. Hand-making is also of great importance here.

KOSHKA DESIGN

Kokodyl was initially an artistic project by Joanna Kaczmarek, a graduate of the Łódź Academy of Fine Arts. The original idea was to create multifunctional toys that would support children in the process of sensory integration, be distinguished by unique aesthetics and safe for the youngest of children including infants. Currently Kokodyl manufactures and sells toys, sensory stimulation facilities, baby play room decor and softplays. Our products translate artistic vision into high quality educational toys for children. Kokodyl toys are designed to support the proper sensory integration and comprehensive development of children. They provide children with subtle tactile and auditory stimuli, encourage them to do a variety of manual and motor activities and stimulate imagination. Our products are made from certified fabrics, antiallergic fillers and additives that meet all EU standards. Manufactured in Poland by hand-made method, with attention to detail and child safety.

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TEPEE DZIABĄGI Dziabągi are pilowlike toys with many different functions, limited only by imagination of the small users. Each element can be tied together and combined with special rubber bands, that give ability of building shapes, constructions or even costumes. Dziabągi can be also use as furniture for the children’s rooms. Tied together are comfortable seat where children can relax or even take a short nap after a long day full of fun. They are designed to support children’s development of balance, coordination of movement, manual skills and most importantly imagination. Plaing with Dziabągi is a prefect traning for bodies and minds of young childern.

Indian tepee was a spontaneous idea which was immediately implemented. We took inspiration from our childhood memories and the needs of our children. Having no clue how to do it, we got down to work and, by trial and error method, we made our first cut-out, creating a shape from large material pieces. Then sewing and overprinting was slightly easier. Our tepee was made from totally natural fabric with original and simple overprints, ideal for a room, garden or balcony. In such a tent children like spending hours, in their own world, with their teddy bears, favourite books, in a mysterious place.

PŁASZCZKI (STINGRAY COLLECTION) Collection of sensory objects from little pillows

to big poufs that support children’s motor skills development. Filled with natural husk, cherry pits or styrofoam balls provide many tactile and auditory stimuli. Stingray fun encourages children to many creative and physical activities, improves balance and coordination, and massages the body. After the day full of adventures, the stingray transforms into a comfortable puff that helps children to sleep or relax.

THE BEETLE Sensory toy with lacing function. The beetle is a very pragmatic and disciplined 14

fellow who easily interacts with children. During the game, all the children will learn the difficult art of tying laces, knots and knobs. His heart grows when he sees small hands interlaced with strings, practising concentration and developing their manual skills. The toy supports sensory integration therapy.

PANI JUREK

Joanna Lubońska is a visual artist who has been exploring the use of found objects and recycled materials to create surreal immersive environments. Joanna graduated from the University of Silesia in Cieszyn, Poland with an MA degree in Artistic Education in the Field of Fine Arts, and has exhibited various works since resettling in her current home of Edinburgh in 2007. Her most recent project “The Plastic Vortex”, highlighted the fact that we live in an age of mass production in a throw away society which is becoming an ever increasing problem to our environment. Through her work Joanna aims to find new ways of working with throw away materials, using her skills as a sculptor and set designer to create immersive sensory experiences.

Pani Jurek is a brand established by Magda Jurek, an artist and designer. She has a non-standard attitude to objects. She designs non-static objects, exceeding their stereotypical function and enabling interaction with a user. Her conceptual attitude towards an object and unwillingness to complete its function, as well as fondness for colours, result from painting studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. She follows an idea of a balanced development and ecological choice of materials. The designer is also active in the association “Seated in Warsaw”, where together with Edyta Ołdak she implements social projects and municipal space projects. She lives and works in Ignaców near Warszawa.

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POLYMER CAVE – SENSORY ROOM For this project Joanna plans to re-use materials already classed as trash, and transform a dark and empty space into a space filled with ambient lights and nature sound. Through repetition and multiplication the fluid structures will create a biomorphic form creating order and aesthetic harmony resulting in an environment for little ones to explore, relax and de-stress from the constant stimulation of everyday life. Through this installation young people can have fun and learn about the potential of creating beautiful objects from everyday consumables such as plastic bottles, cups or bubble wrap.

MARIA S.C. Maria S.C. chandelier is made from laboratory test tubes, set in two plywood bands. This surprising material and geometric shape makes this lamp both classic and innovative. The double glass cylinder recalls Art Deco forms in a unique contemporary way. The use of ready-made objects gives an appearance with a Duchamp idea. The lamp is inspired by the Polish scientist, Maria Sklodowska-Curie, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The tubes are detachable and the lamp provides the opportunity for visual experiment by creating a variety of configurations and arrangements. PSIKUSY (DOG TRICKS) The book “PSIKUSY” is about how the mixed breed dogs arise, about dog personalities, the shapes and colours galore, that only nature can create. The publication contains 40 cards of purebred dog breeds, designed for cutting and making collages. Using the cut muzzles, paws, bellies, tails, shags, patches, and looks you can create various “hybrids” of the world. Plenty of shapes as well as of graphic and painting techniques gives an infinite number of dog variations. Portrait of dog can be framed and put on the wall next to family photos and used to create an animation. The title PSIKUSY means tricks in Polish. The packaging is also a sort of puzzle. It allows to create a dog face with ears and tongue. The book is dedicated to children and adults, with an idea to promote mixed-breed dogs and mongrels. The idea behind the book to see hidden beauty of mongrels, dogs often homeless, abandoned and kept on chains. The concept and graphic design is created by Pani Jurek and Małgorzata Gurowska, Dorota Masłowska wrote a witty statement which is the praise of mongrelism and diversity, dog breeds are portrayed by distinguished Polish illustrators: Jacek Ambrożewski, Małgorzata Gurowska, Marta Ignerska, Pani Jurek, Edyta Ołdak, Paulina Pankiewicz, Maria Strzelecka, and seven-year-old Wandzia Hermanowicz. The book is bilingual, in Polish and English. It is intended for both children and adults. Publisher: Gang Design / Pani Jurek

Aleksandra Richert Studio, since 2012, has been exploring fabrics. The projects are connected with the closest surroundings of people. The designer’s assumption is to disenchant a notion of artistic fabric, taking it closer to users – also to the youngest ones – in the form of modern objects with practical functions. Textiles dedicated to children are toys which develop imagination, in juicy colours, sculptural cushions like cuddly toys, inspiring mats and rugs. They are rakish, multi-sensory, interactive. They inspire with a shape, colour and form. They encourage to touching, stroking, plucking, scratching, exploring on each side. They are all made in author’s techniques, mostly hand-made what makes them unique.

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Alicja Patanowska joins life in two cities (Wrocław and London), glass with porcelain and the arts with designing. She focuses on the need for user’s involvement, establishing relationships, possible only as a result of conscious cooperation. She is interested in a theme of trash connected with a critical reflection over human needs and the escalation of a consumption chaos. Craft skills have key meaning for her artistic and designing practice – she creates by working on materials. She often uses a term of design through making, which assumes laboratory work and manual experiments with materials. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław (2012) and Royal College of Art in London (2014). She lives in Wrocław. Her products are available, among others, in Merci in Paris, Barbican in London, in MAMA in New York, Deutsche Bank Kunsthalle in Berlin. She is a prize winner of: British Glass Biennale , WARTO Gazeta Wyborcza Award, MUST HAVE! Plebiscite, and her works are a part of the arts and pattern-designing collection, among others, Shanghai Museum of Glass.

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PLATE-BOARDS Plate-boards are plates whose surface enables multi-drawing with chalk. The product is made of elements which in a factory, due to quality reasons, are treated as waste. An inspiration for this project were formerly popular faience, richly painted, decorative wall plates. Plate-boards are to stimulate creative thinking of children. They can form a background for creating unconventional wall paintings but also they can help in learning the alphabet, and then spelling or mathematical formulas.

PINKY FAKIR’S CARPET Unique 3D texture carpet. Designed in order to make playing on the floor even more interesting. The carpet surface, although it looks spiky – actually is soft and elastic. Size: 220x170cm; materials: polyester felt, threads, nonwoven. FISH: SCALAR, SWORD FISH, VERDE, SHARK A toy cushion. Made from colourful felt. On the spine there are scales in the form of rounded felt edges, in various shapes [in total from 250 to 600 moveable, soft edges imitating fish scales]. Filled with silicone fluff, with at least one soft fin and a tail in 3 colours. Contrasting and juicy colours stimulate the eyesight. Scales on the spine are perfect for stroking, picking, scratching, crumpling, what stimulates a sense of touch. Size: 50x55cm, 56x25cm, 52x40cm, 75x35cm; materials: polyester felt; filling: silicone fluff The set includes a number of fish with a different size, colour and shape of scales. GEOMETRY cushion collection [Triangle, Pill, Circle, Square] Cushions in geometrical shapes [circle, square, rectangle, triangle] fulfil many functions. It is possible to sit on them, lie down, cuddle them and use for playing. Made from various textures, soft and rigid felt. Textures in the form of moveable edges may be long, thin and soft, but also thick, short and rigid. Respective surfaces give different sensations, also sounds depending on scratching or stroking. Textures are colourful, on the bottom there are two or even three different colours, inviting to picking, stroking and touching. The set of cushions guarantees lots of experiences. Materials: polyester felt; filling: silicone fluff; the set includes a few cushions in different colours, textures, shapes and sizes: round, diameter 60-85cm, square: 40x40cm, triangular: 40x60cm.

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LOZENGES CARPET (160CM X 240CM) Pastylki is a felt variation on the carpet. The idea for its creation was triggered by the contact with industrial design and its limitations. Made of felt, the carpet is designed mainly for having fun. By using a simple material and multiplying elements, the design forms a rhythmic, multi-layered and spatial composition. pastylki carpet is more than just a decoration. It fires children’s imagination, teaches them to build their own space and stimulates their creativity. The design was awarded on the Prodeco (2004) and Toy for Fun (2009) competitions.

Wild Stamp are hand-made stamps inspired by nature. I have been making them since March 2017. Apart from animals I sculpt also plants and various creatures. These stamps stimulate creativity.

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STAMPS: ANIMAL LIFE CYCLES Set of educational stamps. Ten cycles- including from three to ten stamps. 100% hand-made; inspired by Montessori method.

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Joanna Rusin and Agnieszka Czop are artists and designers working on the border of textile art and design. Their characteristic feature is non-standard approach to carpets, which they treat as objects stimulating the user’s imagination. The main goal of their work is to enrich the objects of mass culture with values from the field of unique fabric. They make alternative carpets and creative interior design. They cooperate with institutions of culture, art galleries and architects in Poland and abroad. For many years they have been connected with industry.

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JIGSAW WITH A HOLE: ANIMALS Match young animals to their parents. Remember that non-obvious pairs are also possible! Jigsaws with a hole are a creative set of large two-element jigsaws for the youngest. Matching and combining elements is agility training for small hands and a perfect logical thinking exercise. The set includes 12 jigsaws, size 16 x 16 cm. CONTRAST CHARTS: THIS IS THE WAY I SEE IT Tontrast charts are dedicated to parents who want to support their children in their development in a responsible way! Contrasting illustrations contribute positively to the development of a child’s brain, help infants develop their intellectual and spatial intelligence, recognise shapes limitations, as well as exercise their perception. Having fun with parents builds a relationship and intimacy. The set includes 12 large double-sided and highly resistant contrast charts appropriate for infants who can perceive only highly contrasting colours and clear contours. For children from 4 weeks of life.

BRIGHT JUNIOR MEDIA | CZUCZU

We are an innovative publishing house, specialising in educational projects for children. Our books, educational cards and sets of puzzles help the youngest in exploring the world, developing imagination, and above all – having great fun! All the books are prepared by pedagogues and development psychologists; we also collaborate with marvellous illustrators with children-like unlimited fantasy. The knowledge and creativity of the entire team contribute to the fact that our books and games contribute to the child development within the following five main fields: social, motor, intellectual, emotional and creative.

I PLAY WITH WORMS Buzz! Buzz! What worms are these? Little creatures play in the meadow. Arrange well-known worms or create totally new ones! Jigsaws develop manual skills and perceptivity. It is great fun with your little child. The set includes 5 four-element jigsaws. SMALL ACADEMY: DIGITS Small Academy Digits is a creative book with stickers and an educational set of jigsaws. It is great fun which: introduces children to the world of digits, supports fine motor skills and precision, trains correct crayon grip, develops logical reasoning. The set includes: creative book with tasks, 10 two-element jigsaws, stickers.

SET OF EDUCATIONAL BOOKS: HOP, HOP! A series of four accordion-shaped books with funny illustrations and a lot of rhymes for the youngest readers. Children can learn about animal houses and their mums, most important opposites and counting to ten. Reading together aloud supports the development of linguistic skills, improves memory and develops imagination, and above all gives a lot of joy to small children. The set includes: 4 cardboard accordion-shaped books.

HOCKO

DZIKIE DZIECI Dzikie Dzieci (Eng. Wild Children) is a brand that offers natural wooden toys that remain a part of nature due to minimal processing. All of the toys are manufactured from wooden chips, bark, sticks, branches and roots found in the undergrowth. In order to retain the natural diversity, each toy is individually hand-crafted in a small workshop in Świętokrzyskie Mountains. Dzikie Dzieci is a series of open and undefined toys that support the concept of imagination play. The project has emerged from our belief that remaining close to nature teaches us, develops our senses, heals us and is necessary for a child’s proper development. Dzikie Dzieci is a company established by two sisters: an artist and designer, Anna Bera and a psychotherapist, Małgorzata Matwiejczyk.

HOCKO (Wojciech Drab i Magdalena Guzik-Drab) brand was created by the combination of our greatest passions: design, children and fun. We are pattern designers acting as Grupa Projektowa odRzeczy, and parents fascinated with children’s world. All HOCKO toys are manufactured in Poland, from Polish materials, according to our design. We do our best so that they are non-obvious, requiring intellectual engagement and opposing the colourful crush of buzzing and flickering “Made in China” toys. Each of them underwent reliable tests and was evaluated by our private little testers. We rely on smart and imaginative toys which join various generations – toys which we want to play with. Our products are appreciated by experts and children. We have been awarded prestigious prizes and distinctions. W W W. H O C KO. P L | | KO N TA K T@ H O C KO. P L

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WILD CHILDREN AND THE SETTLEMENT

A set of natural wooden building elements including a bonfire, a cauldron, sausages to cook, a table, a seat, primitive pots made of bark, sticks to strike fire, food, a fishing rod, spears, a necklace and a tree guide for the Wild Children. The toy is made of wood in its various forms: dry wood, fresh wood, resin-rich wood, non-coniferous wood, wood from stumps, sticks, pieces of bark as well as smooth, irregular rectangular blocks made of sanded and moss-covered boards. During the play a child experiences sensory diversity of the wood, its structure, shapes and textures. The form of a settlement is only one of many applications of the elements that the toy includes. The functions of the items are symbolic, which allows a child to assign new meanings to them during play.

HOCKO BLOCKS HOCKO blocks are cardboard construction blocks to play at home and in the open air. Their design does not impose ready solutions and does not supress children’s creativity with excessive stimuli. They are based on a simple idea but they are not an obvious toy and they require intellectual involvement. The blocks invite to group-playing and teach cooperation. They are made from ecologic grey cardboard and they encourage to creative activities: drawing, cutting, decorating. HOCKO DRESSING-UP Dressing-up are cardboard accessories which take children to the world of fables, princesses, knights and fairies. The set includes flat cut-out shapes for do-it-yourself assembly and decoration. Children practise their manual skills, creativity and precision. HOCKO JIGSAW HOCKO jigsaws for colouring are double-sided grey cardboard jigsaws. Two pictures with varied difficulty levels guarantee great fun to younger (2+) and older (5+) children.

WILD CHILDREN AND GROWING A FOREST A set of natural wooden building elements including a bonfire, a cauldron, sausages to cook, a table, a The play consists in matching trees and holes in a board. Each tree has its unique shape and was processed to a minimal extent so as to retain the most of its natural form. The wooden elements have an interesting texture and encourage to experience and experiment.

STUMPS A set of blocks with unique shapes and natural design. During play a child experiences the sensory diversity of wood: from the coarse bark to the finely sanded section surface. The simple form guarantees virtually endless possibilities of use during play. Each set is unique and manufactured from a different wood species. The toy is impregnated with natural vegetable oil.

JACOBSONY

We are a small company with love for nice, unique and exceptional things. It is important what we sleep in, drink from, wear and what our CHILDREN wear, what they play with and how it is presented in our interior. We decided to extend creativity to the outside of our flats, offering you things which we and our CHILDREN would like to have.

JACOBSONY is a family enterprise, in business since 2001. We like interesting people, beautiful places, nicely designed toys and wise books. We like learning by playing and enjoy our job. That is why we publish books and games, and sell amazing toys as well. We never stop creating and our team is a guarantee that it will never be boring! W W W. JAC O B S O N Y. P L | | K AS I A @ JAC O B S O N Y. P L

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GRAPHIC MEMORY GAME 16 graphic black and white cards create a unique memory game. Ideal for younger children thanks to contrastive pattern and size of each piece. This game can be used for different purposes - to enchance imagination or to create our own pictures such as the ones presented in the pictures. Your imagination is the limits! COLOURING BOOK - ANIMALS

We would like to offer You a unique coloring book, made with passion and care for children who appreciate the world of nature. It contains 10 cards with different forest animals. Children can colour a wolf, a hare and many others. The colouring book was made with a use of eco friendly paper (350g). Illustrations: Dominika Czerniak-Chojnacka. It could make a perfect gift.

THE WORLD AROUND US – A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL MEMORY GAMES

Memory-type games are among the first to be played by children – finding matching images is easy, helps train memory and concentration skills, and is enjoyed by toddlers and mature players alike. The WORLD AROUND US memory games are an additional source of solid knowledge about the natural world around us and not some abstract concept. Combining science and positive emotions that gameplaying evokes allows players big and small to remember and learn to recognize 20 different species that each game features. This way, we spark interest in the natural environment. We use professional photographs for game cards.

FIND US! WOOD, WATER AND GRASS – EDUCATIONAL PICTURE BOOK

This book is an invitation for young explorers to understand the world of nature. Within there are beautiful pictures of 40 different species of birds, insects, fishes and plants. Some of them are hidden and one needs to find them. Realistic illustrations and short descriptions let children learn how to look closely, recognize popular species and find differences. One can enjoy this book in many ways, create one’s own rules and change them.

Mamy Projekt (Mum’s Project) is two mums: Małgosia and Asia. Together with families, enterprises and institutions we invent and realize unobvious educational activities and artefacts. Mamy Projekt, with help of graphical design studio Ładne Halo has been created NIEMAPA since 2015. Thanks to cooperation with business and institutional Partners it was possible to publish over 100.000 free guides and two interactive exhibitions for families as well as posters, clothes and gadgets. Project will be continued.

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DOUBLE SIDED QUILT: BUTTERFLIES Let a colour inside. Apart from practical features – it is an original room decoration. Double-sided quilt, on one side – butterfly overprint, enlarged, with captions, on the other side – smaller butterflies, making a wonderful pattern. Size: 220cmx200cm. Grey lace finishing. 100% top quality cotton. Filling: certified ovata. Wash in 30°C in a delicate fabric programme. The author of all FOREST AND SKY pictures is Małgorzata Gibas-Grą‌man. QUILTED PILLOWCASE: BUTTERFLIES Quilted decorative pillowcase. Wonderful butterfly printout. 100% top quality cotton. Size 50x50. Zipped.

MAMYPROJEKT

LAS I NIEBO (ENG. FOREST AND SKY) Pictures of pleasant moments taken from our memory. The sun, crickets, tanned skin, fire, late summer. Breath. Space. Eyes glazing at the tree crown. A nap in a hammock in a tree shade, blue sky and green leaves. The unlimited palette of tints depending on the day time, light, air clarity and place. Close to or far away from your window, your car. Every forest hides a different story, different tree, different leaves. A path to someone’s house or leading to the forest. Come to the world where a picture tells its own story.

NIEMAPA Niemapa is a series of walk guides for families. In a graphical way it presents the most important places, local culture, food, peculiar words and curiosities for each city. Beautiful illustrations of the Studio Ładne Halo and creative tasks of the Mom’s Group invite to explore vicinity in an active way on the family walks. NIEMAPA is co-created with the residents to transmit the unique character of each city. NIEMAPA consists also of lines of designer’s clothes, posters and gadgets for city maniacs. TAKE NIEMAPA AND COME FOR A WALK!

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WŁODEK KOTWICA Old sea dog Włodek Kotwica. Dashing comrade, globetrotter, gadabout,

bard, comedian, wise head.

WŁODEK KOTWICA BOARD GAME Adventurous board game for the entire family and

your gang :) Recommended by Włodek Kotwica! Be prepared for drawing, racking your brain, physical exercises, dancing, singing, and stains on... We make toys from ecological materials by ourselves. We devote our heart and attention to each of them to have fun which is developing. We teach children about the nature on a data carrier directly taken from the nature. We believe into simplicity. A modest yet well-thought form of Dzioopla toys matches the sincerity of the material used. Our fondness of a good design is reflected in toys aesthetics, whose uniqueness and out-of-the-box thinking develops sensitivity to visual aspects. At the same time, we pay attention to the development of perceptivity and analytical thinking, which are so precious in the growing-up process. Established in 2016.

Our toys, made with the use of environmentally-friendly materials, are largely developed all by ourselves. We put our heart and soul into each of them, and pay a lot of attention to them as well, so as to make playing with our toys not only pleasant, but also developing. We impart to the youngest knowledge about the world of nature on a material taken directly from this very world. We believe in simplicity. A modest, albeit based upon an informed choice, form of the toys in the Dzioopla Project goes hand in hand with the purity of the applied material. Our fondness for a good design is reflected in the aesthetic of our toys, the uniqueness, and the unorthodox style, of which develops sensitivity to the visual aspects of a product in a child. Simultaneously, we care about the development of a child’s perceptivity and analytical thinking, so valuable in the process of growing up. Our company was established in 2016.

PROJEKT DZIOOPLA

The company was established in 2011. We sew and decorate to make children and their families happy. This gives us joy and takes us away from everyday problems because every positive comment and satisfaction of our customers spreads our wings.

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HOKUS POKUS lIt is not a mystery that children perceive the world differently from adults. While we follow accepted patterns, children keep asking questions and prove that every challenge carries lots of possibilities. Thus, we created Hokus Pokus blocks. Their decorative geometric elements do not limit children’s imagination. Cohesive elements enable the creation of varied combinations – both abstractive and those depicting realistic animals. Content: 21 wooden blocks with painted geometric shapes placed in a cotton bag. Single block size 4cm x 4cm x 4cm. ZIMOZWIERZ „Zimowierz” is a jigsaw consisting of three wooden blocks depicting cryophilic animals. The primary figures here include: walrus, killer whale, bear and whale. It is possible to make real and abstract animals from the blocks. Children become familiar with animals living in cold areas and they enhance their imagination and creativity. For children over 3 years old. Content: 3 wooden blocks with painted animals: walrus, killer whale, bear and whale. Single block size: 6.5 cm x 6.5 cm x 6.5 cm. FIND AN ANIMAL Show to your child how many animals it can meet in a household. Teach children about differences among such animals, where we take food products from and titbits. Children will develop their imagination through matching the blocks to make household animals. Each block has a colour corresponding to a given animal in order to facilitate matching. “Blocks” may be used not only for making specific animals but also for creating geometric compositions or abstractive creatures. Children can enhance their spatial imagination and become more sensitive to the nature which will be closer to them owing to the blocks. For children over 3 years old. Content: 12 wooden blocks with painted animal heads: ram, duck, rooster, horse, cow, pig. Single block size 4cm x 4cm x 4cm.

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MULTIFUNCTIONAL STOOL An ideal present for you and your child. A fantastic toy and a

comfortable stool all in one. Only your imagination can limit the scope of its application and functionality. This piece of furniture is made entirely from solid oak wood, it is resistant to children’s playing with blocks, which are attached to the stool.

COFFEE TABLE PL(A)Y Pl(a)y coffee table is suitable for every interior owing to its neutral

colours, natural plywood and simplicity. It is an inseparable friend of every coach; it will serve your afternoon coffee but it can also be used as a smart shelf which will hide remote controls and newspapers.

OOur grandpa, Dziadek Borowy, knew that the woods gives happiness. Our company has been operating for three generations and actually no-one remembers when we planed first wood beams. Yet, everyone remembers year 1969, when it was the first time we made wooden toys… Our grandpa loved creating new things which guaranteed joyfulness […]. He told the truth: “creating for children gives happiness also to adults”. We know it. We created Wooden Story out from our love to the nature and to make children happy. Our toys are inspired by the nature and hand-made… we create in marvellous Beskids. Our toys came from the woods… thus children play with them in a natural way, they become a part of this world. Recycling, environmental protection, beauty of wood and colours. Our toys develop senses, they are delicate, they attract with their natural colours and smell of the woods.

WOODEN STORY

We are a family-owned company established in 2015. Wood&Paper designs have specific goals. Nothing happens without a reason. We emphasise simplicity and a form but the primary feature is functionality. We take from pattern designing of 50 ‘s and 60’s of the 20th c., when Polish design was at the world’s level.

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NATURAL BLOCKS IN A BOX They develop senses, they are delicate in touch, they attract with their natural colours, they smell of the woods. You can make amazing structures from blocks. Building enhances creativity and boosts your fantasy. Natural blocks, 30 pcs. in a solid wood box. This is not only fun but also an original decorative element. SHAPE PUZZLE BOARD, COLOURFUL „Beautiful wooden blocks in geometric shapes. Do you know where does each of them belong to? Heart, rhomb, triangle, circle... made from wood, saturated with natural colourants... created in order to make children happy with discovering various shapes. They teach through playing. FENCE – COLOURFUL JIGSAW Will you help shapes climb up the fence? How do you want to arrange them? By colours? By shapes? Or do you want to mix them? You will practise your senses while having great fun! Touch – smooth wood owing to bee wax and plant oils. Eyesight – beautiful colours owing to ecologic colorants. Close your eyes… and smell wood. So beautiful, so safe – given by nature!

BOX ON WHEELS – LADDERS A wooden chest which will change your room. You can store there your toys and treasures! Tidying up will not be hard or boring. One, two, three and here you go. But watch out for your parents... This chest is ideal for their treasures, vinyl records, books, wool or newspapers, which like hiding all around your house.

BONA Bona is an independent publishing company, based in Cracow, and appreciated, first and foremost, for the beautiful editions of children’s literature. Our books have received several awards, among others, ‘Złe sny’ (’Bad Dreams’) of Aleksandra Cieślak won the title of ’’Book of the Year’ awarded by the Polish section of IBBY 2012 (category: Graphic Distinction). However, it is not our intention to win the hearts of readers with the number of published books. Our priority is editorial quality, and also a careful choice of books to be published because we know from our own experience what an enormous influence upon a further life is exerted by books read during childhood. We have been publishing comics and illustrated children’s books in Poland since 2007, and in Great Britain since 2014. In autumn, 2017, our first books in Czech will be published. W W W.W Y DAW NI C T WO B O NA . P L | | B I U RO @W Y DAW NI C T WO B O NA . P L

CENTRALA Central is a publishing house originally based in Poland, specialising in comics since 2007. Our authors include Chester Brown, Sara Colaone, Howard Cruse, Anke Feuchtenberger, Tom Gauld, Line Hoven, Lucie Lomová, Luke Pearson, Bastien Vives, Jay Wright and Alexandar Zograf. We live in three cities: Poznan, Berlin, and now also London, where we started our publishing activity in March 2014. For us, comics means beautifully published, well written, and exceptionally drawn literature. A picture of life in a solid frame. W W W.C E N T R A L A .O RG .U K | | C O N TAC T@ C E N T R A L A .O RG .U K

CZERWONY KONIK Czerwony Konik is a small publishing company, which publishes children’s books. It was established in 2008 in Cracow. Czerwony Konik pays a particular attention to the graphic design of its publications. Our portfolio includes the books of the best Polish authors: Wojciech Widłak, Tina Oziewicz, Jacek Cygan, and also illustrators: Paweł Pawlak, Aleksandra Woldańska and Joanna Rusinek. The books published by Czerwony Konik have received several awards and distinctions in competitions, among others, organized by the Polish Section of IBBY and PTWK. W W W.C Z E RWO N Y KO N I K . P L | | W Y DAW N I C T WO @ C Z E RWO N Y KO N I K . P L

DWIE SIOSTRY Dwie Siostry is one of the most valued publishing houses in the Polish book market. We specialise in children’s literature. We appreciate both traditions and innovativeness: one the one hand, our publishing house presents one more time the classic titles of children’s literature and the works of the masters of Polish illustration to the readers, whereas, on the other hand, it promotes young, talented authors and illustrators, and launches pioneering book projects in the Polish market. Since the beginning of its activity, we have been paying a particular attention to the aesthetic, substantive and editorial quality of the books published by us. The greatest international success of the publishing house is ’MAPS’ of Aleksandra and Daniel Mizieliński, thus far published in 30 countries, and having the total circulation of 2 million. W W W.W Y DAW N I C T WO DW I E S I O S T RY. P L B I U RO @W Y DAW N I C T WO DW I E S I O S T RY. P L

ENTLICZEK Engtliczek is a small, independent family publishing house, established in 2011. We publish that what we like, and that means books which stimulate children’s imagination, and open them to the world and to people, books that shape their sensitivity. And entertain because joy and spontaneity are the part and parcel of childhood. We treat the graphic design of our publications as something important. We believe that there is a small, sensitive artist in every single child, and that this artist is able to appreciate a beautiful and original form. 34

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KOCUR BURY Although Kocur Bury is a new publishing house established a year ago has already been successful. We present works of local authors and illustrators as well as we introduce foreign titles. Our ambition is to promote books of artistic value with message and great content which will be memorable and become an inspiration. W W W. KO C U R B U RY. P L | |

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LITERÓWKA We all love to listen to an interesting story. So do children. That’s why we deliver you a variety of tales – sometimes happy and sometimes frightening. Let reading bring you pleasure and develop your appetite for more… reading! Because a child who reads grows up to become a smart adult. We publish children’s books since 2013 r. and though our name is pawky (Literówka means typo) and we publish roughly around two books annually, we are very serious about our releases. First we carefully read our books, think twice whether we got into it, and only then decide to pass in on to you. We also do our best for our books to look nice and also catch the eye. W W W. L I T E ROW K A .C O M | | B I U RO @ L I T E ROW K A .C O M

ŁADNE HALO Ładne Halo is an independent publishing house and a graphic studio, based in Łódź. We bet on modern picture books, original stories and a good Polish design. Telling stories through books is our passion. We are authors ourselves, but we publish the projects of other young Polish writers, too. We admire an expressive style, but also the versatile sensitivity, of each of our authors: Kasia Bogucka, Agata Królak, Marta Szudyga, Mateusz Wysocki and Paweł Mildner. We recommend ourselves to people who like inventive, well designed and ’unruly’ publications, and, in particular, to all children! W W W. L A D N E - H A L O. P L | | W Y DAW N I C T WO @ L A D N E - H A L O. P L

TAKO TAKO publishes, first and foremost, picture books, which were written in Spain, such as: “Books of Tomorrow”, OQO Collection, “Case of Monsters” and also in Japan “My Body” and “Vehicles at Work”. One of the major goals which our publishing office has adopted is to promote a good children’s literature and illustration because they frequently constitute the first form in which a child encounters art, they are a direct inspiration for child’s creativity, as well as an important element of their further cultural education. W W W.TA KO. B I Z . P L | | TA KO @TA KO. B I Z . P L

TATARAK Tatarak specialises in children’s literature. We do care that the books published by us are valuable, with an excellent graphic design and unique. Among our authors, there are both great classical writers, such as Józef Wilkoń or Eric Carle, and authors who are yet completely unknown. W W W.TATA R A K .C O M | | B I U RO @TATA R A K .C O M

WIDNOKRĄG We publish books which make readers better acquainted with surrounding nature, which explain the world of new technologies, historical events, physical and chemical experiments, culinary experiences, and also present inspiring individuals. Books which one can befriend and which one can tame the world with; by reading which, one can build bonds uniting parents and children, siblings and peers… We look for interesting editorial forms, we fold books in a harmonica, convert them into maps, make a young reader active, allowing to use the book actively: affix, draw and practice perceptivity. 36

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WOLNO Wolno was established in November, 2016. It specialises, among others, in picture books, both for children and for adults alike, placing emphasis upon the graphic design of the published books: typographic quality, illustrations and aesthetic. Its first publication was the book bearing the title ’Obie’ (’Both’), authored by Iwona Chmielewska and Justyna Bargielska, and also the extensive selection of children’s poems of Jerzy Ficowski ’Lodorosty i bluszczary’ (’Iceweeds and Ivybeds’) with the illustrations of Gosia Herba. W W W.W Y DAW N I C T WOWO L NO. P L | | WO L NO @W Y DAW N I C T WOWO L N O. P L

WYTWÓRNIA Wytwórnia publishes books for children and youths. It was established in 2005, and adopted the mission of returning to the tradition of excellent Polish illustration of the 1960s, and launching the new quality of a picture book in the Polish market. A small (by a conscious choice), original publishing house, is one of the most outstanding and consistent publishers in Europe, and it has set a high standard for the Polish market of books for children. The modern interpretation of classic, innovative graphic solutions, and treating a young reader as a recipient and a partner, are the trademark of our publishing house. In 2016, Wytwórnia was nominated for the Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publisher of the Year. W W W.W Y T WO R N I A .C O M | | W Y T WO R N I A @W Y T WO R N I A .C O M

SPOŁECZNY INSTYTUT WYDAWNICZY ZNAK/ ZNAK EMOTIKON

Znak Emotikon specialises in children’s literature. Our offers includes picture books for the youngest (aged 2-6), educational books, and also series and adventure novels for boys and girls (aged 6-12). We publish both bestsellers, and artistic and innovative books which have received several awards. We constantly branch out adding new Polish authors and further titles developing a bond with animals in the youngest. We believe in the joy of reading which instill love of reading in children. Znak Emotikon offers a high-class literature, books which are the best entertainment, which contribute to the development of young readers in terms of aesthetic and taste in literature, and also instill the ideas of openness and tolerance in the world of conflicting values to them. In our choices, we follow the rule of responsibility, respect for traditions and for roots which determine who we are. W W W. Z NA K .C O M . P L / W Y DAW NI C T WO -Z NA K- E M O T I KO N S E K R E TA R I AT@Z NA K .C O M . P L

ABRAMS BOOKS Founded in 1949, ABRAMS was the first company in the United States to specialize in publishing art and illustrated books. Now a subsidiary of La Martinière Groupe, the company continues to publish critically acclaimed and bestselling works in the areas of art, photography, cooking, craft, comics, interior and garden design, entertainment, fashion, and popular culture; children’s books ranging from young adult fiction to picture books to board books. ABRAMS creates and distributes brilliantly designed visual books with the highest production values. W W W. A B R A M S B O O K S .C O M | | A B R A M S @A B R A M S B O O K S .C O M

BARRINGTON STOKE Barrington Stoke was founded by Patience Thomson and Lucy Juckes, a mother and daughter-in-law team with personal experience of the way that dyslexia can lock children out of the world of books and reading. Together they came up with the idea of books that would open the door to more young people and Barrington Stoke was born. They developed a dyslexiafriendly font, pioneered the use of tinted paper and began to commission short, achievable books from an amazing range of authors including Michael Morpurgo and Malorie Blackman. Our books have won many awards over the years, and we have also won many awards as a company, including the Children’s Publisher of the Year at the IPG awards, where judges praised our ‘outstanding commitment to children who have dyslexia or find reading difficult’. W W W. BA R R I NG T O NS T O K E .C O.U K

BOOK ISLAND Book Island is a New Zealand-based publishing house with a bold dream of enriching children’s and adults’ lives in the English- and Dutch-language market. We do this by bringing unique stories from Europe to our shores, then using only the best talent to translate, design and print beautiful high-quality books. Thanks to our focus on quality, perfection, sustainability and collaboration we manage to publish titles that can be treasured and read time and time again by children and adults alike.Our titles are now available from every good bookshop in New Zealand, Australia, the UK, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands. W W W. B O O K I S L A N D.C O. N Z , I N F O @ B O O K I S L A N D.C O. N Z

GECKO PRESS Gecko Press is an independent, international publisher of curiously good children’s books from around the world. Gecko Press hand-picks, translates and publishes books by some of the best writers and illustrators in the world—books of good heart and strong character, excellent in story, illustration and design. We choose stories children and parents will want to read hundreds of times, for ages 0 to 14 (sometimes infinity). Gecko Press is based in Wellington, New Zealand, and our books are sold throughout the English-speaking world in digital and print editions. Gecko Press prides itself on quality production—design, paper, bindings, covers—and on trying to make each book the best it can be. W W W.G EC KO P R E S S .C O M , O F F I C E @ G EC KO P R E S S .C O M

KING’S ROAD PUBLISHING COMPANY Kings Road Publishing is home of innovative books for adults and children, with four creative imprints at its heart: Blink, Studio Press, Templar, and Weldon Owen. Our passion and flair for creating ground-breaking adult non-fiction, children’s non-fiction, illustrated fiction and activity books, has established us as one of the leading, fast-paced publishers in the industry. With a diverse range of titles including Animalium, national bestsellers like The Pointless Book and The Pointless Book 2, the hugely popular Ology series, innovative educational series such as < ! — code babies — >, The Harry Potter Colouring Book, and much more! 40

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LITTLE GESTALTEN Nothing fosters children’s imaginations better than a book. Good books can help children understand the world, pique their natural curiosity, impart knowledge, and hearten them to be empathetic or brave. Desiring to contribute to this inspiring mission, Gestalten launched its own line of children’s books called Little Gestalten. “Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself,” said George Bernard Shaw. These words are at the heart of our vision. We publish books that a child enjoys and that an adult admires, as each relates to the narratives on different levels. Gifted storytellers and creative illustrators can change the way we see the world. Whether in the form of a poetic picture book, a classic fairytale with a contemporary twist, or an original work of nonfiction, Little Gestalten titles are bound to capture the fantasy of children and adults alike. H T T P : / / S H O P.G E S TA LT E N.C O M / B O O K S / K I D S / L I T T L E - G E S TA LT E N. H T M L

PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS Distributed in the UK and Europe by Abrams & Chronicle Books: www.abramsandchronicle.co.uk Architectural Press is a world leader in architecture and design publishing, both in market share and in editorial and design excellence. With over 1,000 titles published, we have consistently sought the best in our field, and are privileged to be able to attract and publish it. We’ve made our reputation in part by identifying new trends and publishing first books on emerging talents, as well as definitive works on established names, and by creating books of unsurpassed design quality and production values. We find design everywhere and in the most unlikely places. W W W. PA P R E S S .C O M

QUATRO PUBLISHING GROUP UK At words & pictures, we make innovative and entertaining books for younger readers that open the door to their imagination. Our aim is to let them escape their own world, explore another one and return, enriched by the experience. W W W.QUA RT O K N OWS .C O M

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