Volt Children's Books fall 2020

Children’s Books

Frankfurt 2020

Board book Age 2+

Fiep’s Bigger Book of Pictures Fiep Westendorp

See and discover how beautiful and big the world is.

On the farm, in the city, in the park or just at home, there is plenty to see everywhere. Even the most ordinary things become special when they are drawn by Fiep Westendorp. A beautiful picture book, to again, endlessly scroll through together. Out of all Fiep books, Fiep’s Big Book of Pictures is the most popular, having passed through many little hands.

Renewed edition with golden foil Six extra spreads on colours, counting, letters, in the air and on the water Made of sturdy cardboard, suitable for small hands 40.000 copies of Fiep’s Big Bo ok of Pict ures sold

Original title: Het nog grotere Fiep kijkboek 21.5 x 21.5 cm | 64 pages Publication date August 2020 www.uitgeverijvolt.nl l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl m.prins@singeluitgeverijen.nl

Board book Age 2+

Everything has a colour Fiep Westendorp

The sun is yellow, a frog is green and a fire truck is red. Welcome to the colourful world of Fiep Westendorp. Read the verses and enjoy the cheerful illustrations, selected by colour, with your child.

With Fiep you playfully discover the world of colour: from the primary colours to secondary colours.

Original title: Alles heeft een kleur 23 x 25 cm | 24 pages Publication date October 2020 www.uitgeverijvolt.nl l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl m.prins@singeluitgeverijen.nl

Large (gift) book made of sturdy cardboard, suitable for small hands Learn all about colours in a playful way

Picture book Age 3+

Who am I? Peter-Paul Rauwerda I like to travel and discover the world, who am I? Julius Caesar, Christopher Columbus or William Shakespeare?

I prefer to swing, floating through space, who am I? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Charlemagne or Neil Armstrong?

Flying like a bird, that’s what I want, who am I? Leonardo Da Vinci, Pablo Picasso or Charlie Chaplin?

Peter-Paul Rauwerda is the expert in historical illustrations. In this interactive picture book, children are challenged with a question to recognize the young version of historical heroes. What did the heroes look like when they were children and what did they become later on? From Einstein to Rembrandt and from Cleopatra to Neil Armstrong.

Look-and-search book for everyone over the age of 3

Get to know the historical heroes in a playful way

Original title: Wie ben ik?

25 x 18 cm | 32 pages Publication date September 2020 www.uitgeverijvolt.nl l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl m.prins@singeluitgeverijen.nl

Fiction Age 5+

Tim the Little Forester Tim Hogenbosch, Jan Paul Schutten & Emanuel Wiemans Tim’s father is a forester. He taught Tim a lot about the forest and the animals that live there.

On his birthday, Tim receives a real forester uniform along with a “Turbo Kart”. From then on, he is a real forester like his father and there is always plenty to do in the forest! You can build huts and jump around in puddles.

But will Tim also manage to help an injured jackdaw recover? Fortunately, he can count on the help of his friend Tippi, who also wants to become a forester.

Jan Paul Schutten went out with “the real” forester Tim. During hour-long hikes through the woods and across the heath, Tim told about his experiences in his current profession as a forester. But also, about how he used to enjoy jumping around in the puddles, about his desire to have children, to become a forester and about his jackdaw Hansje whom he tamed.

Jan Paul was inspired by these stories for the adventures of Tim The Little Forester.

Original title: Tim de kleine boswachter 13.5 x 19 cm | 128 pages Publication date September 2020 www.uitgeverijvolt.nl l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl m.prins@singeluitgeverijen.nl

Learn all about the forest and the animals that live there Written by Gouden Griffel winner Jan Paul Schutten Cheerful reading book with individual stories,

ideal before going to sleep

Fiction Age 5+

The Firebird Bette Westera & Djenné Fila Once upon a time there was a handsome prince from Russia named Ivan. On one of his many walks in the woods he stumbles upon a mysterious orchard. The dark castle in the middle is surrounded by a tall iron fence, and the eleven statues of princes in the sculpture garden seem a bit too lifelike… When a beautiful princess whispers in his ear that he has arrived in the realm of the immortal giant Kashei, Ivan works up all his courage. In a brave attempt to save many lives, he fights against Kashei. Luckily, he receives help from the most luminous bird he has ever seen…

Beautiful picture book

based on the ballet

by Fokine and Stravinsky Ancient legend of the Firebird retold by Bette Westera With enchanting illustrations by the talented young artist Djenné Fila

Original title: De vuurvogel 21 x 25 cm | 40 pages Publication date March 2020 www.uitgeverijvolt.nl l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl m.prins@singeluitgeverijen.nl

Fiction Age 7+

The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling, Daan Remmerts de Vries & Mark Janssen Forget the screen adaptations of The Jungle Book – this is the real story of Mowgli, who grew up in the jungle of India...

Even as a toddler, Mowgli had to flee from the foul, people-hating tiger Shere Kahn.

He was rescued in the nick of time by two wolves, who protected and raised him.

However, the tiger had not forgotten about him; there is always the threat of that striped enemy. Fortunately, Mowgli is assisted by two wonderful friends: the thoughtful black panther Baghera and the good-natured bear Baloo.

From them, he learns the laws of the jungle, with which he gradually understands that you have to watch out for monkeys, that you have to be polite to elephants and that it is useful to speak the language of the snakes.

Ultimately, the question arises: is Mowgli an animal or actually a human…?

Original title: Het jungleboek 18 x 25.4 cm | 128 pages Publication date October 2020 www.uitgeverijvolt.nl l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl m.prins@singeluitgeverijen.nl

Kipling’s classic now in a new, refreshed edition Daan Remmerts de Vries retold the original stories for a new generation With beautiful,

atmospheric illustrations

by Mark Janssen

Fiction Age 7+

The Little Prince

Englis h sampl e availab le

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Tiny Fisscher & Mark Janssen German rights sold to S. Fischer Verlage

For the first time the complete text has been rewritten specifically for children

The little prince lives on a tiny planet when, one day, he decides to travel. He visits seven smaller and bigger planets. The seventh planet he visits is planet Earth. There, in de middle of the desert, the little prince meets a pilot and tells him all about his tiny planet.

About the flower he cared for, that he misses dearly, about the marvellous people he has met, and about a fox who taught him many wise lessons.

For eight days, the little prince and the pilot are together, but then they run out of water. If they don’t want to die of thirst, they will have to find a well. But do they have enough time?

With enchanting

illustrations

by Mark Janssen Original title: Het wonderbaarlijke verhaal van de kleine prins 17.5 x 25 cm | 96 pages Publication date September 2019 www.uitgeverijvolt.nl l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl m.prins@singeluitgeverijen.nl

Fiction Age 7+

Speedy Sam: The Grand Prix Olav Mol & Renee Rienties When Sam sees a Dutch driver win his first Grand Prix on television, he wants to know everything about racing. Sam cannot race in a real race car himself, of course, but instead, he goes karting. He would love to have his own kart, but his parents think that is too expensive.

Therefore, he starts practising a lot on his game computer, and while on vacation, he even participates in a real karting competition.

Then the big news comes: The Grand Prix is coming to the Netherlands! Sam wants to go there, but will he make it?

Original title: Snelle Sam: De Grand Prix 13.5 x 21.5 cm | 160 pages Publication date April 2020 www.uitgeverijvolt.nl l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl m.prins@singeluitgeverijen.nl

Children’s book debut of Formula 1 commentator Olav Mol With

cool illustrations

by Renee Rienties

Fiction Age 7+

Speedy Sam: The Kartcup Olav Mol & Renee Rienties The Siberian ice mosquito has taken hold of the entire country and everyone must stay indoors. Speedy Sam spends his time doing a lot of sim racing, but when the danger is over, he has crazy adventures with his friends again.

Sam is racing better and better and is even allowed to participate in the National Kartcup. The famous team boss Flavio Radiatore sees him win a match and invites him to Italy. Is that Sam’s chance to break through internationally?

The sequel to the successful Speedy Sam: The Grand Prix

Speedy Sam: The Grand Prix was reprinted within a week

Original title: Snelle Sam: De Kartcup 13.5 x 21.5 cm | 176 pages Publication date September 2020 www.uitgeverijvolt.nl l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl m.prins@singeluitgeverijen.nl

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Fiction Age 8+

Oliver Twist Charles Dickens, Tiny Fisscher & Annette Fienieg

Imagine that you are born in a workhouse, that your mother dies shortly after you are born, and you have nothing and no one left. This is exactly what happened to Oliver Twist, one of Charles Dickens’s most famous book characters.

Dickens wrote the book primarily as a protest against the social injustices in early Victorian society, in which child labour in so-called workhouses was not uncommon, and street children were recruited by gangs of thieves.

The book was first published in 1838 and although it was intended for adults, the story has been made into films, television series, musicals and plays for the whole family many times. It is therefore remarkable that an integral book adaptation for children has never been published before. Until now, with this full-colour illustrated edition! Tiny Fisscher made a sparkling adaptation that will also be appreciated by adults, and Annette Fienieg provided the atmospheric and moving illustrations.

Original title: Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress 17 x 24 cm – 256 pages Publication date June 2020 www.uitgeverijvolt.nl l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl m.prins@singeluitgeverijen.nl

This year: 150th anniversary of Dickens’ death With atmospheric and heart-felt colour illustrations

by Annette Fienieg

Tiny Fisscher successfully rewrote The Little Prince and Nobody’s Boy (25.000 copies sold) Also very suitable for adults who want to (re-)read the story

Fiction Age 8+

Professor S. and The King’s Addiction Over 0 30.00 s copie sold

Erik Scherder, Fred Diks & Mariëlla van de Beek

An exciting fictional story combined with easy to understand information about how the brain works English sample available Korean rights sold

Zhe’s grandfather, renowned professor S., has gone missing. She calls her best friend, Brian, for help. Together with her dog Pavlov they get transported in the professor’s time machine to the future. They end up in a strange place called Brainland. In Brainland, everyone has access to the coolest, newest technology, but the country is not doing well.

Their king, Lobulus, is addicted to video games and has stopped looking after the country and its residents.

Is Zhé’s grandfather even in Brainland? How could they possibly track him down? And how are they ever going to get out of there?

A journey through your brain Original title: Professor S. en de verslaafde koning 13.5 x 21.5 cm – 192 pages Publication date March 2019 www.uitgeverijvolt.nl l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl m.prins@singeluitgeverijen.nl

Fiction Age 8+

Professor S. and The Stolen Brain Glasses Erik Scherder, Fred Diks & Mariëlla van de Beek After Brian and Zhé have safely returned from Brainland, a new kid joins their class.

Tycho is very skilled at tennis and is in a wheelchair due to a spinal cord injury. His biggest dream is to qualify for the Paralympic Games in Japan. Professor S. has just done a great invention that can help him with that.

With these brain glasses, the professor can have a look into Tycho’s brain to see how he can improve even more. But a few days after he introduced the invention, the professor and the brain glasses suddenly disappear.

Who stole the glasses and kidnapped the professor? Brian, Zhé and her dog Pavlov do whatever they can to prevent the brain glasses from falling into the wrong hands…

More than 30.000 copies of Professor S. and The King’s Addiction sold!

Original title: Professor S. en de gestolen breinbril 13.5 x 21.5 cm – 188 pages Publication date September 2020 www.uitgeverijvolt.nl l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl m.prins@singeluitgeverijen.nl

Film rights o Profes f s S. have or n been s ow old!

Learn everything about your brain

through new brain facts that come after each chapter

Fiction Age 8+

The Berries: A field hockey fanatic in a football family Annemarie van der Eem & Madeleine van der Raad Part 1 of a new series involving the Berrie family

Full of funny and sporty illustrations Also approved by

non-hockey players

How do you survive as a hockey fanatic in a football family? Ten-year-old Lon struggles with this every day, as her dad is famous soccer player Jhon Berrie. At the Berrie residence it’s all about one thing and one thing only: football. And Lon? She loves playing field hockey at her new club, Shoot Out, where there is never a dull moment.

How do you make new friends? Do those strange men in the club cafeteria perhaps have something to do with the recent series of burglaries in the neighbourhood? And what crazy adventures will Lon and her team go on at the annual hockey club sleep-over?

Original title: De Berries deel 1: Hockeygek in een voetbalfamilie 13.5 x 21.5 cm | 176 pages Publication date June 2019 www.uitgeverijvolt.nl l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl m.prins@singeluitgeverijen.nl

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Fiction Age 8+

The Berries: The Impossible Plan Annemarie van der Eem & Madeleine van der Raad

Ten-year-old Lon Berrie has just gotten used to her new hometown and her new hockey club. But then her father, the famous soccer player Jhon Berrie, gets his very own TV show: The Berries - Real Life!

Cameras follow the soccer family everywhere, even to the toilet. The Berries soon regret that…

And there is more bad news: Lon’s hockey club Shoot Out is in danger. Her best friend Kai also gets into trouble because of this.

Will Lon and her teammates manage to save Shoot Out and Kai?

Original title: De Berries - Het onmogelijke plan 13.5 x 21.5 cm | 192 pages Publication date July 2020 www.uitgeverijvolt.nl l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl m.prins@singeluitgeverijen.nl

Part one nominated for Hotze de Roos Prize An exciting and humorous story – easy to read Full of funny and

sporty illustrations

by Madeleine van der Raad

Fiction Age 9+

The Journey of Sofie Grossman Elisabeth Mollema & Martijn van der Linden Based on the true ship disaster in 1913 A Titanic-like story that has never been told before

Illustrations

by Martijn van der Linden

and a photo section with historical images

Eleven-year-old Sophie grows up in a poor family in Russia at the beginning of the last century. Her father moved to America in the hope of making enough money to reunite with his family and build a better life there.

When Sofie’s mother dies, she and her sister and cousin decide to cross the ocean to America through the harbour city Rotterdam with many other emigrants. Their journey is not without adventures and dangers: Sofie almost loses her sister in the crowd, they are checked at every station, are at risk of being sent back, and they meet all kinds of extraordinary people. Then, during a violent storm in the middle of the ocean, fire breaks out on the ship...

Stunning edition with ribbon

Original title: De reis van Sofie Grossman 14 x 21.5 cm | 192 pages Publication date September 2020 www.uitgeverijvolt.nl l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl m.prins@singeluitgeverijen.nl

Fiction Age 10+

My year in a tent Tiny Fisscher “Ah well, it’s only one week,” my mother said.

“A year,” I muttered.

“Hm?” My father responded absently, scrolling through pictures of tents.

“Not a week,” I said, “a year.”

There was a moment of silence. “A year?” They yelled at the same time. They looked at me as if I had said I wanted to jump out of a plane without a parachute.

In short, I had something to explain.

For a Challenge Week that teacher Sinan organizes at school, the eleven-year-old Swan decides to raise money for children in refugee camps. As a challenge, she chooses to sleep in a tent in her backyard. But that is not the least of a challenge, because they live very remote, and Swan struggles with fears - fears that she would like to overcome. Even before she starts her challenge, she decides to make it last longer than a week: a year, even. It will be a scary, difficult, exciting, bizarre, but also a beautiful and educational year. All of that in a special tent, which has everything to do with a traumatic event that occurred two years earlier...

Original title: Mijn jaar in een tent 13.5 x 21.5 cm | 224 pages Publication date November 2020 www.uitgeverijvolt.nl l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl m.prins@singeluitgeverijen.nl

A heart-warming story about resilience,

friendship and grief

Wonderful reading book for 10-13-year-olds

Responding to current themes such as refugee camps and overcoming fears