CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Dorien Bellaar
Friedrich The Stunt Fly
Touching picture book about a show-stealing stunt fly
It is Monday morning, and in class, everyone takes turns telling what they did that weekend. Usually, Friedrich doesn’t dare say anything; he never experiences anything exciting or special. But on this Monday, he cannot escape it. Friedrich decides to make the best of it and flies into his own adventure. The adventure of Friedrich the Stunt Fly! Friedrich the Stunt Fly is a heartwarming book in which everyone is allowed to shine because everyone is special in their own way.
• Heartwarming picture book about a stunt fly with a very special talent
• Illustrated and written by Dorien Bellaar
Dorien Bellaar is an illustrator, writer, teacher and coach. For Volt, she illustrated Wil je mijn kamer zien? (Would you like to see my room?) by Bette Westera and Naomi Tieman. With Friedrich the Stunt Fly, Dorien makes her debut as a writerillustrator.
Illustrations & text: Dorien Bellaar Hardcover, illustrations, 22 x 27 cm, 32 pages January 2025
Manouk Maalderink, Louise Cnossen and Ruby Coene
The Blissies in Villa Feeler
With
illustrations by Aniek Bartels
Use your feelers and learn about emotions
The Blissies are invited to Villa Feeler because the new clubhouse will be opened today. All the animals chip in to make the villa a cosy place. The Blissies and the readers playfully learn about different emotions using recognisable situations. In Villa Feeler, you will learn how to use your own feelers!
• Stick out your feelers and feel away with this cheerful picture book
• Unique collaboration of experts, children’s book author and illustrator
Manouk Maalderink and Louise Cnossen are the inventors of The Bliss Project and, together with Ruby Coene, authors of The Blissies in Villa Feeler.
Aniek Bartels is an illustrator and a designer. She designs positive children’s brands, lifestyle products and children’s books.
Text: Manouk Maalderink, Louise Cnossen & Ruby Coene. Illustration: Aniek Bartels. Hardcover, illustrations, 22 x 22 cm, 32 pages, September 2024
Fiep Westendorp
Eyes
Shut
with Fiep
Good night!
Brushed your teeth? Pyjamas on? Curtains closed? Then it’s time for Eyes Shut with Fiep. The latest cardboard book by Fiep Westendorp –Holland’s best-loved illustrator – about sleep rituals, sweet dreams and waking up.
• New in the popular cardboard book series
• Falling asleep with the illustrations
Generations of children have grown up with Fiep Westendorp’s illustrations. She’s the artist behind Jip and Janneke, the cats Pim and Pom and the iconic Tow-Truck Pluck. Even today, her illustrations remain a delight for young and old alike.
www.fiepwestendorp.nl
Illustrations: Fiep Westendorp Board book, illustrations, 15,5 x 15,5 cm, 20 pages, March 2025
Fiep Westendorp
The Festive Fiep Bus
The wheels of the bus go round and round!
Fiep Fiep hooray – get on the festive Fiep bus and join the journey! This book will lift anyone’s spirits.
The Festive Fiep Bus is a beautifully designed and sturdy cardboard book in the shape of a bus with real turning wheels, to read from and to play with.
• It’s moving again!
• With all of Fiep Westendorp’s well-known characters
• To read aloud and play with
Generations of children have grown up with Fiep Westendorp’s illustrations. She’s the artist behind Jip and Janneke, the cats Pim and Pom and the iconic Tow-Truck Pluck. Even today, her illustrations remain a delight for young and old alike.
www.fiepwestendorp.nl
Board book, illustrations, 16,3 x 20 cm, 12 pages, February 2025
Susanne Roos and Aniek Bartels
Boris Bat and the Yawn concert
Do Boris and his friends rock you to sleep?
Boris Bat tries to sleep, but it doesn’t work. He has birthday jitters! Tomorrow is his birthday. Luckily, his friends Owl, Toad, Badger and Fox have some good tips for falling asleep. Or do they?
This new Boris Bat read-aloud story is about sleep rituals, and looking forward to garlands, mosquito cake and presents. About fluffy, soft beds, sleeping soap and warm milk with moss. Sweet yawns!
• A new Boris Bat read-aloud adventure in a new format
• Full of falling asleep tips from Boris’ forest friends
Susanne Roos is a creator of ideas and a writer of podcasts, picture books and non-fiction family books.
Aniek Bartels is an illustrator and a designer. She designs positive children’s brands, lifestyle products and children’s books.
Text: Susanne Roos. Illustration: Aniek Bartels. Hardcover, illustrations, 23 x 23 cm, 40 pages, April 2025
Tiny Fisscher and Marijn van der Wateren
Captain, can I come...
What should Captain do when sailing is no longer possible?
Every day, Captain sails his ferry from one side to the other. Back and forth, time and again. Nice and clear, says Captain, is how he likes it. He doesn’t find his job boring, as every day is different. The weather is different, the air is different, and the people are different. Until one day a heavy storm hits...
Now what? Fortunately, everyone cooperates to find a solution, even the beavers...
• Imaginative picture book in large format
• Enchantingly illustrated using various techniques: watercolour, Ecoline, collage and pencil
Tiny Fisscher writes for all ages in various genres, from picture books to 12+ novels.
Marijn van der Wateren studied at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague and is a full-time illustrator.
Text: Tiny Fisscher. Illustration: Marijn van der Wateren. Hardcover, illustrations, 22,5 x 33 cm, 32 pages, April 2025
The freshest early-reader series with funny facts
If you read about what really interests you, you’ll be reading before you know it. That is why there are now playful non-fiction books for beginner readers from the age of six. They are about your favourite animals: guinea pigs, dogs, sharks, spiders and crocodiles. Or about your favourite topics: volcanoes, the universe, drawing, racing, gaming or horse riding.
• From age six
• Easy-to-read lettering and generous page layouts
• Funny facts to stimulate reading
‘Curious children will love this cool series. Highly recommended for children who have had about one year of reading instruction.’
– Children’s Book Show
‘Children [are] challenged to sometimes step beyond their limits.’
– Libris Children’s Book of the Month
Various authors and illustrators. Hardcover, colour illustrations, 15 x 20 cm, 32 pages.
The big guinea pig quiz
Lysette van Geel ily (I
love you)
Bullying circa 2024
Enne hopes that when she goes to high school, things will be different. But she still finds herself eating her lunch on the toilet and receiving threatening text messages. When the bullying gets out of hand, Enne can’t take it anymore. She decides to post a message on the school’s expose account herself.
Praise from the press
‘One of the best youth novels ever.’ – Kevin Hassing
‘Lysette van Geel has dared to record a theme such as (online) bullying so impressively and palpably that some passages literally grab you by the throat.’ – Leesknokploeg
‘Deep bow for Lysette van Geel: this could just win her the next Gouden Griffel!’ – Onderwijswereld
‘Actually, every parent, every teacher and every child (aged ten and over) should read this book.’ – Kinderboekenrijk
‘Lysette van Geel has articulated all this beautifully and put it into an appealing, empathetic form. After her impressive book, Mijn moeder is een dekbed (My mother is a duvet), this is another book that will stay with you.’ – Leestafel
‘ILY is another important, involving and penetrating book. A page turner that lingers long after.’ – Boekwijzer
Lysette van Geel is a journalist and children’s book author. Previous books include De vlucht van Omid (The Flight of Omid), Groetjes uit Zeerijp (Greetings from Zeerijp) about the earthquakes in Groningen, and the well-received Mijn moeder is een dekbed (My Mother is a Duvet) about growing up in poverty.
Text: Lysette van Geel, Illustrations: Joost Stokhof Hardcover, 13,5 x 21,5 cm, 144 pages, November 2024
Leon Römer
Cute Drawing and Colouring
Drawings How to Make Cute Drawings! Volume 1
You never tire of drawing Kawaii! After the successful first volume of This is How You Make Cute Drawings! there are three more books with even more adorable step-by-step drawings. Put your pencil to paper and draw different kinds of dogs and cats, koalas and porcupines.
• Dutch bestseller!
• Step-by-step instructions for drawing Kawaii
• English edition will be published by Quarto and German editions will be published by EMJ Verlag
Leon Römer is an international successful author, English edition will be published by Quarto and German editions will be published by EMJ Verlag.
Cute Colouring
Text and illustrations: Leon Römer
Paperback with fold-outs and colour illustrations
How to make cute drawings/Cute Colouring: 21 x 27.9 cm, 96 pages
How to make stinky drawings: 21 x 21 cm, 96 pages
Sia Hermanides & Esmee Brugts
Let Your Feet Do the Talking
In Let Your Feet Do the Talking, we follow the subdued, tenacious Esmee, who has been in love with the ball from a young age. From a five-yearold lassie playing football for fun with her friends at the local club in her native village, Esmee transforms into a young, driven woman who knows what she wants. She learns to deal with disappointment and frustration and shines on the world stage as an Orange Lioness and Barcelona player.
• An insight into the life of top athlete Esmee Brugts
• Comfortable read with biographical elements
• Written by award-winning screenwriter
• Published before the EURO 25
Esmee Brugts is a Dutch footballer, she plays as a left winger for Spain’s Barcelona Women. On 16 February 2022, she debuted in the Dutch women’s team. She is among the twenty most promising global talents, also known as NXGN 2022.
With her films, series and books, Sia Hermanides wants to tell underexposed stories and create new images. Among others, she wrote and directed the award-winning youth series Voetbalmeisjes (Football Girls), Ninja Nanny and directed the series Papadag (Daddy Day).
Text: Sia Hermanides, illustrations: Maite Prince Hard cover, 13.5 x 21.5 cm, black-and-white illustrations with spot colour, 168 pages. June 2025