Highlights Spring 2023
Tjibbe Veldkamp
The Boy Who Loved the World
• a story with a classic atmosphere and yet completely original
• cinematic, exciting and moving
• with atmospheric black-and-white illustrations by Mark Janssen
‘One of the best cildrens’s books of the year’ – De Grote Vriendelijke Podcast
‘Sparkling literature for young readers’ – Het Parool
Edward van de Vendel & Martijn van der Linden
Happy and Joyful
• brand-new poetry with stunning illustrations
• for everyone of ten and up and far beyond
• the follow-up to the award-winning collection Wat je moet doen als je over een nijlpaard struikelt
Bibi Dumon Tak & Annemarie van Haeringen
Today I’m Going to Talk about the Anaconda
• animals giving school talks about other animals
• original, funny – and also true!
• awarded with the Woutertje Pieterse Prize and a Zilveren Griffel
• more than 15.000 copies sold
Rights sold: German, Simplified Chinese, Italian and Polish Sample translation available Sample translation available
Hardback | 13.5 x 21.5 cm
192 pages
Hardback | 19.5 x 26.5 cm
112 pages
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Hardback | 18.5 x 25 cm
112 pages
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A cheerful picture book for the very youngest booklovers
Marit Törnqvist
Let’s Bake a Zoo
‘A light-hearted and endearing gem.’ – De Morgen about Wake Up, Let’s Play!, the previous book with the same main characters
• about playing together and inventing games
• by the award-winning Marit Törnqvist
• diversity depicted in a fun way
Do you want to come and play at my house? We can go on the bear train and climb to the owls. We’ll bake a zoo and listen to the reading snake. Then we can go to bed really late in the animals’ dream hotel. Will you come and play with me? Please say yes!
English translation available
Rights under option: Swedish, World-English
1 year and up | Picture book | Hardback | 19,5 x 23 cm | 32 pages
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A
picture book about the search for the very best present for Mum
Maayken Koolen
We’re Having a Party Tonight
‘A great picture book with a strikingly diverse line-up of characters.’ – Jaapleest.nl
• a sweet and cheerful story about what makes a valuable gift
• surprising and original pictures that you’ll never tire of looking at
It’s Gloria’s mum’s birthday, and Gloria wants to surprise her with a really special present. She doesn’t have any money though – but then she has a fantastic idea. She can swap the old vase in the junk closet for something really nice. With the vase under her arm, Gloria goes into town, exchanging one ideal gift for another. But the perfect present for Mum and for Gloria doesn’t exist, and the party is about to begin...
English translation available
4 years and up | Picture book | Hardback | 20 x 28 cm | 40 pages
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A touching picture book about discovering who you are
Edward van de Vendel & Saskia Halfmouw
Levi’s New Song
‘The message that you can be yourself and discover who you are, is applied here so subtle that you immediately close the story to your heart.’ – denkkaravaan.be
• ideal for reading aloud to toddlers and preschoolers
• by award-winning author Edward van de Vendel
• Edward van de Vendel’s books have been published in 25 countries
Levi’s class is learning a new song. It’s about a little princess in the forest. When Levi sings, it’s like butterflies fluttering out of his throat and into the classroom. And when he dances, it’s as if the butterflies land on his arms. His legs turn into the jumping, skipping legs of a hare. The children in the class take it in turns to be the princess. But when it’s Levi’s turn, it comes as a shock. All the butterflies and hares run away and vanish through the window. The song isn’t about him, is it? Because he’s a boy. So how can he be the little princess?
English translation available
4 years and up | Picture book | Hardback | 23 x 21 cm | 32 pages
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Bob Popcorn shines in his first picture book
Maranke Rinck & Martijn van der Linden
Bob Popcorn can’t stop exploding
‘A character to hold in your heart forever.’ – Het Parool
• the first picture book about the popular Popcorn Bob
• full of popcorn mindfulness
• perfect for everyone of 4 and older who sometimes gets angry
Following the success of the storybooks about the most popular piece of corn in the Netherlands and Flanders, there’s now also a picture book about Bob Popcorn! Bob gets angry pretty easily – and then he literally explodes. His anger issues often cause problems for Bob and for others. Little by little, he discovers that there are ways to prevent such outbursts. And because he’s a good guy at heart, he wants to share his top ten tips for anger management with his readers. But when he tries to explain, all kinds of things go wrong – and his irritation starts to grow. Can Bob manage not to explode?
English translation available
Rights under option: French, German, World-English
4 years and up | Picture book | Hardback | 21,5 x 28 cm | 32 pages
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75.000 copies sold!
A house in a tree where every child would love to live
Annie M.G. Schmidt & Noëlle Smit
My Aunt and My Uncle
‘Noëlle Smit makes the ordinary special and takes everyday scenes to a new level. That’s what good artists do.’ – JaapLeest.nl
• a classic story by the queen of Dutch children’s literature
• now a stunning picture book
• with illustrations by Noëlle Smit that are packed with funny details and surprises
Aunt and Uncle live in the kind of house that every child dreams of: high up in an oak tree. The view is beautiful, there are no neighbours making too much noise and you can have fun playing in the branches. But isn’t that dangerous, a house so high above the ground? No, of course not. The pram hangs safely from a branch, and not a single one of the children ever falls out of the tree. You can always trust Annie M.G. Schmidt!
English translation available
4 years and up | Picture book | Hardback | 18,8 x 25 cm | 32 pages
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An exciting and funny detective story for beginning readers
Anna Woltz & Lars Deltrap
Skip and the Rabbit Thief
‘In this story for young readers, Woltz manages to weave the same kind of layering and suggestion as in her 12+ books.’ Juryrapport Griffeljury about Zondag, Maandag, Sterrendag
• for everyone who loves animals
• also suitable for reading aloud
Skip’s mind is always bouncing all over the place. He can never think about just one thing at a time. Except for when his rabbit, Snuf, is sitting on his lap. But one afternoon after school, Snuf suddenly disappears. The hutch is empty, and the door is wide open. Has the rabbit escaped? Or been stolen? Skip and his friends Bennie and Olena become detectives and start an investigation. During their search, they find a bedwetting alarm and a pirate, but no Snuf. Where can that rabbit be?
Rights sold: Germany (Carlsen Verlag)
Rights under option: World-English, French, Italian, Swedish, Complex Chinese, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Ukranian, Slovenian
6 years and up | Early readers | hardback | 14 x 20 cm | 96 pages
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A
sparkling poetry
debut that’s relevant to young people today
Pim Lammers & Sarah van Dongen I Think I Was Kidnapped
‘A
modern poetry collection that combines fun wordplay with a wide range of emotions, inspired punchlines and witty pictures.’ – De Standaard
• nominated for the Boon Prize for children’s and youth literature and for the Woutertje Pieterse Prize
• the first poetry collection by this Zilveren Griffel winner
• more than 12.000 copies sold
A collection of poems about the special bond with brothers, sisters, dads, mums, grandpas, grandmas, uncles and aunts. About traditional families – and about very modern ones. About the conversations you have while you’re eating. About an aunt who’s not a man but not a woman either. But also about being secretly in love and about a big brother who suddenly starts locking the bathroom door in your face. Sometimes sensitive and sometimes funny: Pim Lammers effortlessly steps into children’s shoes and describes their emotions.
8+ | Poetry | Hardback | 15 x 23 cm | 120 pages
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Fascinating portraits of 37 unknown sea creatures
Matthijs Meeuwsen & Paco Vink
A Slimy Kiss for Your Grandma
‘Humorous, beautiful and very informative. Definitely an addition to the collection of non-fiction books about animals.’ – stoerleesvoer.nl
• non-fiction book about the cookiecutter shark, the Christmas tree worm and other cool sea creatures that no one knows about
• full of information and irresistibly funny
According to estimates, nine out of ten sea creatures have not yet been discovered by scientists. And with some of the creatures that we do know about, we try to forget them as quickly as possible! Because they’re not cuddly enough. Too slippery. And sometimes ugly as well. That’s why hardly anyone has heard of the hooded seal, the crab hacker barnacle or the cookiecutter shark. That’s such a pity! Because you wouldn’t believe all the things those guys can do!
Sample translation available
8+ | Non fiction | Hardback | 17 x 23 cm | 160 pages
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Lydia Rood & Juliette de Wit Antar
‘Rood has a unique talent for producing books that will appeal to many children … because of her confident, quirky style and ingenuity.’ – Trouw
• exciting stories by top storyteller Lydia Rood
• a retelling of classic tales from the Arab world
Antar is as strong as an ox, as brave as a lion, and as fast as the wind. But no matter how many wolves Antar kills, how many enemies he chops into pieces and how much loot he finds, the others in his tribe still look down on him. Antar’s mother is an enslaved African woman, so Antar is not given a sword or a horse. And his own father sends him into the desert to herd goats. But when he is not allowed to marry Abla, who is as beautiful as the moon, he decides that he’s had enough. Antar is going to fight!
Sample translation available
8+ | Children’s book | Hardback | 17 x 24 cm | 112 pages
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A moving story about resistance against slavery in the Caribbean
Ida van der Does & Daniëlle Nijboer Virginia
The first title in the new ‘Afefe Stories’ series of children’s books inspired by the lives of enslaved women who resisted their oppressors.
• an inspiring story about a rebellious young woman
• Virginia is the symbol of the resistance against slavery on Aruba
• the first book in the ‘Afefe Stories’ series
The young Virginia lives in slavery on the island of Aruba. She spends long days toiling in the fierce sunshine on the Barbolia aloe plantation and has to wear shabby, old clothes. Virginia refuses to accept her lack of freedom. When she is heartlessly separated from her family, the magical wind Afefe comes to her rescue and comforts her. On the boat on the way to a new slaveowner, she hears Afefe: ‘You are a hero, Virginia. People will never forget you and will always remember your courage.’
For the women in this series, Afefe is a magical wind from Africa that forms a bond with their ancestral land.
9+ | Children’s book | Hardback | 15,5 x 23 cm | 112 pages
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Welcome to the Horsepower Riding School
Judith Eiselin & Aye de Kuyer
A Loose Rein
‘A Loose Rein is definitely going to have a place in our school library. Well written, and the characters are really nicely developed.’ – stoerleesvoer.nl
• the first part of a unique series of horse books
• two stories in one about girls at a riding school
• the love of horses shines from every page
Nea can go to riding lessons! At the riding school, she finds not only the steed of her dreams, but also a cool friend, Vlinder. That’s exactly what shy Nea needs, now that her mum and dad are getting divorced. The riding school is like a second home for Vlinder, but she’s never had a best friend. That all changes when not only Nea turns up at the school, but also an expensive show-jumping horse. Will Vlinder be allowed to train him? Or is she going to have to stop riding because of the money problems at home?
9+ | Children’s book | Hardback | 13,5 x 21,5 cm | 240 pages
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What life was really like for enslaved people
Henna Goudzand Nahar & Renate Siepel
Sugarland
‘With vivid characters and an engaging narrative, Henna Goudzand Nahar paints a clear and harrowing picture of slavery.’ – Trouw
• about the history of Trans-Atlantic slavery
• a story that is told alternately in words and pictures
Two men abduct an African girl, Esi, from her village, along with her little brother and their slave, Lano, and take them to the coast, where a slave ship awaits. The children are locked up together in the hold of the ship. After a rough journey, Esi ends up on a sugar plantation on the other side of the ocean, where she meets Jantje, the son of an Amsterdam overseer and a black woman. When Esi discovers secrets about Jantje that turn his life upside down, their only resort is to come up with an escape plan.
10+ | Children’s book | Hardback | 15 x 21,5 cm | 288 pages
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A philosophical story that passes from one character to another
Joke van Leeuwen
That’s What I Mean, Said the Salmon
‘A book that makes your heart beat faster.’ – NRC
• a fascinating story full of chance encounters and sparkling conversations
• by the award-winning author and illustrator Joke van Leeuwen
• children’s book for the Month of Philosophy
A piece of fluff is blown away by the wind, to the ear of a sportswoman on a podium. The fluff tickles her, but when she tries to do something about it, the trophy she has just won falls from her hands. It rolls into the river and lands on the sandy bottom, right next to a salmon. This is how Joke van Leeuwen cleverly constructs an amazing story of encounters that passes from one character to another. Unusual figures, such as a fly, a dandelion and a paving stone, talk to each other about being small or big, being wanted or rejected, and about what matters.
Rights under option: German
10+ | Children’s book | Hardback | 12,5 x 20 cm | 104 pages
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A thrilling adventure full of music and robots
Simon van der Geest Heart of Steel
‘A cinematic and exciting adventure story’ – Jaapleest.nl
• a gripping children’s book by two-time Gouden Griffel winner Simon van der Geest
• about the power of music and whether you can love a robot – and vice versa!
• with powerful illustrations by Martijn van der Linden
Ravi is desperate. Concerts were already forbidden on the island, but now musical instruments have been banned as well! But how is Ravi going to live without his guitar? His mum and dad don’t understand his panic, but there’s something weird going on with them anyway. Ravi discovers that they sleep with their eyes wide open and with blue light shining from their ears. Zina from his class at school has also noticed strange things about her dad. At a secret place in the woods, they meet Blinker and Mink, who tell them the shocking truth. Their parents aren’t human beings. They’re robots!
Sample translation available
Rights under option: French, German, Polish
10+ | Children’s book | Hardback | 15 x 21,5 cm | 360 pages
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A thrilling magical adventure set in the enchanting world of Umbrador
Marieke Smithuis Umbrador
‘A dangerously exciting, imaginative and adventurous book’ – Marjoleine Wolf, De Amsterdamse Boekhandel
• a compelling and imaginative fantasy story
• about friendship, loyalty and betrayal
• with atmospheric illustrations by Jeska Verstegen
Jinna is an orphan with a secret: she doesn’t have a shadow. She lives with her horrible aunt, who makes her life a misery. Luckily, Jinna has Scharrie, her faithful dog, whom she adores. When her aunt announces that Scharrie has to go, Jinna decides to run away with her dog. Their journey takes them to Umbrador, a parallel world that is ruled by the cruel Shadow Prince Fulgis. As her own shadow begins to develop, Jinna discovers that her destiny is tied to Umbrador’s. Together with Scharrie and the brilliant tomcat Filou, she sets off to confront Fulgis. But how can they ever hope to defeat the Shadow Prince and his dragon?
Sample translation available
10+ | Children’s book | Hardback | 15 x 21,5 cm | 360 pages
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A
gripping story full of unexpected twists and turns, by
Anna Woltz
Anna Woltz
The Spider and the Key
• about important current issues as climate change and online shaming
• packed with beautiful sentences, humour and sharp dialogue
• the author has won many awards for her books, including the Gouden Griffel and a number of Zilveren Griffels, and has been nominated for the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis several times
Thirteen-year-old Elena is on the run. No one else wants to have her, so she has to stay with her aunt’s new family for a month. When she’s there, she meets 14-year-old Atlas, who’s preparing for the end of the world. They both have good reasons for ignoring the outside world. But how long can you go on running for?
Sample translation available
Rights sold: Germany (Carlsen)
Rights under option: World-English, French, Italian, Swedish, Complex Chinese, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Ukranian, Slovenian
11+ | Children’s book | Hardback | 13,5 x 21,5 cm | 192 pages
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‘Super original, timeless and clever.’ – Sophie Dahl about Talking to Alaska
Contact details for Flanders Literature: Flanders Literature, Generaal van Merlenstraat 30, 2600 Antwerp, Belgium
Lien Devos, lien@flandersliterature.be and Elise Vanoosthuyse, elise@flandersliterature.be
Contact details for the Dutch Foundation for Literature: Dutch Foundation for Literature, Nieuwe Prinsengracht 89, 1018 vr Amsterdam, The Netherlands Agnes Vogt, a.vogt@letterenfonds.nl, phone + 31 20 520 73 00