Children Bologna 2019

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Picture & children's books My First Suitcase Nellie and Cesar Don’t Put Your Finger in...

Do, the Dragon The Largest and Funniest Picture Dictionary in the World The Most Beautiful Book of All Colours I Collect Grandpas Zoo

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Empowering stories Happiness for Children I Sting A Book Full of Feelings

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First readers to 9+ Laika Cosmic Hero Fox and Hare: a Crook in the Woods The Loneliest Whale in the World The Kitchen Prince of Mocano How to Make a Friend?

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Gift books & non-fiction Long Live the Crown!

Journey to the Stars Timeline: Science and Technology Rivers Timeline Airplanes Magical Creatures The World According to the Cat 321 Super Smart Things about Animals Exceptional Explorers How Green Does a Guitar Sound?

Ugh! 101 Filthy Facts Boooring! 101 Boring Facts Checkmate Drawing Comics!

The Book of Life Wonder Weekend

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10+ & Young adult Everything Will Be Fine, Always

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Picture & children's books

My First Suitcase Pieter Gaudesaboos A solid cardboard book in the shape of a suitcase With colourful drawings by Pieter Gaudesaboos Recognisable objects from the everyday life of toddlers

What fits in your suitcase?

This unique cardboard book introduces young children to the world in a playful way. A cuddly toy, a pair of boots and even lunch… You can find everything in this book!

Search the lady bug on each page?

225 x 225 mm | 16 pages | ca. 100 words full colour illustrations | board book | age group: 2+ all rights available

Italian and Simplified Chinese rights sold

Pieter Gaudesaboos is an illustrator, designer and author. He is well known for his original and intriguing style and has been awarded the ‘Boekenwelp’ and the ‘Boekenpluim’ multiple times. In 2008, he received the ‘Gouden Uil Jeugdliteratuurprijs’ for Linus.

French, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Turkish and Afrikaans rights sold

Russian, Italian and Simplified Chinese rights sold

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Picture & children's books

Nellie and Cesar Bette Westera, illustrations Ingrid Godon Crisp and colourful illustrations Relatable themes for toddlers and preschoolers The result of a unique collaboration of appraised talents Ingrid Godon and Bette Westera

The Four Seasons

Picture books 210 x 280 mm 32 pages full colour illustrations hardcover age group: 2+ all rights available

In The Four Seasons, Nellie and Cesar go for a walk in the four seasons. Join them for a picnic in summer and for tobogganing in winter.

Bette Westera has written many children’s books, among which picture books, poetry books and non-fiction books.

She’s also sought after as a picture book translator, especially when rhyme is involved. She has won several awards, such as the Gouden Griffel.

Ingrid Godon is a world-renowned illustrator. Her books have been translated into many languages and she has won several awards, such as the Boekenpauw.

The Pool is Cool

Board books 245 x 270 mm 16 pages full colour illustrations board book age group: 2+ all rights available

In The Pool is Cool, toddlers get to know Nellie and Cesar’s new friends, and they learn to understand concepts like ‘you and me’, ‘mine and ours’, etc.

Bette Westera has written many children’s books, among which picture books, poetry books and non-fiction books.

She’s also sought after as a picture book translator, especially when rhyme is involved. She has won several awards, such as the Gouden Griffel.

Ingrid Godon is a world-renowned illustrator. Her books have been translated into many languages and she has won several awards, such as the Boekenpauw.

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Picture & children's books

Don’t Put Your Finger in...

Peter Goes A surprising and colourful cardboard book for toddlers With mischievous illustrations by Peter Goes His debut Timeline was sold in over 20 languages

Don’t put your finger in a spider web, a fire or a big machine.

Watch out! Don’t put your finger in it! But you can put it in…

This book stimulates the imagination and motor skills of toddlers in a playful way.

170 x 170 mm | ca. 16 pages | ca. 50 words full colour illustrations | board book | age group: 2+ all rights available

French, German, English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish and Catalan rights sold

Peter Goes studied Film Animation in Ghent, after which he started working as a stage manager. Six years ago, he picked up his pencils again and since that moment, not a day has gone by without drawing.

He works as an independent illustrator for different production and communication companies.

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Bestsellers Thé’s qualities: a good eye for detail, a precise drawing pen and a warm sense of humour.

– The jury of the ‘Zilveren Penseel’ award on Where is the cake?

Art with Cake Korean, Polish, German, Simplified C ­ hinese, Spanish, Catalan, Italian and English (for Spain only) rights sold

Where is the Cake?

English, German, French, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese,­Polish, Portuguese, Spanish (Spain & Latin America), Catalan, S ­ implified Chinese, Afrikaans, ­Taiwanese, Italian, Turkish, Hungarian, Russian and Vietnamese rights sold

Picnic with Cake English, Japanese, ­German, French, Hebrew, Danish, Korean, ­Afrikaans, Spanish (Latin America), Simplified­­Chinese, Polish, Italian and Vietnamese rights sold

Birthday with Cake Korean, German, Afrikaans, French, English, Danish and Simplified Chinese rights sold

Picture & children's books

Do, the Dragon Marjet Huiberts, illustrations Sebastiaan Van Doninck A funny and touching storybook about the power of love A masterful story by Marjet Huiberts Playful illustrations by Sebastiaan Van Doninck

Do, the Dragon doesn’t have a mommy Nor a daddy.

He came from a dragon’s egg, Which lay lonely in the meadow.

Will Do find a mother?

210 x 250 mm | 32 pages | 250 words full colour illustrations | hardcover | age group: 4+ all rights available

Marjet Huiberts mostly writes picture books and songs for theatre and films. Her work was awarded with two Zilveren Griffels and the Picture Book of the Year award.

Sebastiaan Van Doninck is a successful illustrator of children’s books and magazines. He has already published several picture books worldwide. His work was awarded multiple times with a Boekenpluim and a Vlag en Wimpel.

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Picture & children's books

The Largest and Funniest Picture Dictionary in the World Tom Schamp Explore together with your child for hours on end and make new discoveries each time you flip through Full of humour and intricate illustrations Already translated into 16 languages

A cheerful and colourful encyclopaedia by award-winning illustrator Tom Schamp.

Discover the world and learn new words in a playful way.

Tom Schamp takes you to the city, the garden, a shop, a construction site, a concert, the classroom, the airport and many other places.

The book is brimming with narrative and wondrous pictures.

An exceptionally colourful parallel universe in which crocodiles dine with Marcel ­Broodt­­haers’s Pot of Mussels on the table, ­ an underground station is called Velvet ­Underground and there are supermarkets where you can buy Andy Warhol’s iconic soup cans.

270 x 330 mm | 64 pages | ca. 5,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover | age group: 3+ French, German, ­English, Spanish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Russian, Simplified ­Chinese, Korean, ­Swedish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Japanese, Italian and Finish rights sold

– Leading Belgian newspaper De Standaard on The Largest and Funniest Picture Dictionary in the World

Simplified Chinese, Catalan, Spanish and Ukrainian rights sold

Tom Schamp illustrates books, magazines, posters, stamps, calendars and CD covers amongst other things. He is highly successful both in Belgium and abroad.

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Picture & children's books

The Most Beautiful Book of All Colours Tom Schamp A large look-and-find book filled with humour A surprising book, written with exceptional imagination By acclaimed talent Tom Schamp

Otto and his friend Calm Leon take you on a mad journey through the world of colours, from pink flamingos and yellow sunflowers to red fire trucks. There are new discoveries for you to make with every page you turn.

There is never a dull moment when you’re reading and looking through this book, because of the wordplays and unique imagery. Although, reading might be the wrong word. And it’s more than just looking, as well.

What you do is roam, ramble and run across asso­ciative paths only Schamp could come up with. His wit and humour make sure this book will never bore you.

270 x 330 mm | 48 pages | ca. 5,800 words full colour illustrations hardcover | age group: 3+ French, Spanish, Catalan, Norwegian, German, Simplified Chinese, Complex Chinese, English, Russian and Italian rights sold

– Dutch newspaper NRC on the Largest and Funniest Picture Dictionary in the World

English, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, French, Norwegian, Russian, Polish, Korean, German, Simplified Chinese and Japanese rights sold.

Tom Schamp illustrates books, magazines, posters, stamps, calendars and CD covers amongst other things. He is highly successful both in Belgium and abroad.

Italian, Hungarian, French, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Ukrainian rights sold.

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Picture & children's books

I Collect Grandpas Tom Wouters, illustrations Julie Vangeel With colourful, imaginative illustrations A book to read to your (grand)children and enjoy together A wonderful gift for young and old alike

All my friends have a grandpa. Some even have two. But not me, I only have my grandma. She lives in a huge house, together with other grandpas and grandmas.

I really wanted a grandpa of my own, so I started collecting them. My entire collection lives in this house. Grandpa Basil once worked as an animal tamer in a circus. Grandpa Leopold grows vegetables, but never eats lettuce or tomatoes.

And have you met my grandpa Abdel?

240 x 320 mm | 32 pages | 833 words full colour illustrations | hardcover | age group: 3+ all rights available

Tom Wouters works as a communications assistant and writes stories and poems for young and old with his cat curled up in his lap. He sometimes also writes about comics and literature. When he's not behind his desk, he spends most of his time reading or looking for rare words nobody has ever heard of. More than anything else, he loves to stare at the clouds for hours in search of extinct species.

Julie Vangeel studied Graphic Design in Antwerp and has been working as an illustrator and graphic designer since 2013. She combines handmade illustrations with digital techniques and creates playful, expressive illustrations that are full of surprising details.

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Picture & children's books

Zoo A search-and-find book Geert Vervaeke Nothing is what it seems in this surprising picture book Masterful compositions: hours of guaranteed look-and-find fun A unique gift for young and old

The tail of a tiger is the head of a snake. In the tiger’s mouth there’s a hidden sloth. Can you find the dolphins that are swimming in the squirrel’s fur?

This Flemish illustrator applies the power of simplicity and repetition. By leaving out colour, she creates narrative illustrations that invite you to have a very close look at every page.

240 x 320 mm | 48 pages | wordless full colour illustrations | hardcover | Korean rights sold

– The Penseeljury on Geert Vervaeke’s work

Geert Vervaeke studied Graphics in Antwerp and now works as a teacher. In 1992, she received the ‘Boekenpauw’ for her black-andwhite illustrations. Later, she was also awarded a ‘Boekenpluim’ and a ‘Zilveren Penseel’.

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Empowering stories

Happiness for Children Leo Bormans, illustrations Sebastiaan Van Doninck Heart-warming stories by Leo Bormans, perfect to read at home or in class

270 x 330 mm 64 pages full colour illustrations hardcover age group: 5+ German, Korean, French, Simplified Chinese, Czech, Polish and Russian rights sold

Richly illustrated by top talent Sebastiaan Van Doninck The Happiness for Children series has already sold over 65,000 copies worldwide Three magnificent books containing ten stories each to read together with your child, grandchild or in class. Be amazed by the fascinating birds, enjoy the colourful illustrations and let the creative tasks and tips guide you.

Friendship 270 x 330 mm 64 pages full colour illustrations hardcover age group: 5+ French, German and Polish rights sold

Happiness to suit children, in a magical large-format book. Every story is followed by questions, tips, did-you-knows and tasks that will lead you and your child to more happiness.

– Hebban.nl, the Low Countries' largest readers community.

Celebrating 270 x 330 mm 64 pages full colour illustrations hardcover age group: 5+ all rights available

Leo Bormans travels the world as the Ambassador of Happiness & Quality of Life. He is a writer and inspirer, and is also the editor of the international bestseller The World Book of Happiness. For the young audience he has written three read-aloud books in the series Happiness for Children and the game The 10 Keys to Happiness.

Sebastiaan Van Doninck is a successful illustrator of children’s books and magazines, with already numerous picture books to his name.

His work has been rewarded with a ‘Boekenpluim’ and a ‘Vlag en Wimpel’.

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Empowering stories

I Sting Kim Crabeels, illustrations Julie Van Hove A disarming read-aloud book about hypersensitivity The latest part in the ‘Superanimals’ series about personal development A well-written story full of humour

For Hedgehog, things get too loud and busy sometimes.

He really isn’t into parties. One day, he is attending a birthday party, he is startled and has his spines up, accidentally making all the balloons pop.

His friends Bear and Deer try to cheer him up. But how do you deal with being different?

190 x 300 mm | 32 pages | 270 words full colour illustrations | hardcover | age group: 4+ Korean rights sold

Kim Crabeels writes for small and big children, but adults also love her stories with a twist. Kim taught Dutch and German for ten years at a high school. Today she combines her job as an author of children’s books with copywriting. In her books she combines humour with a hint of sensitivity.

Korean, Simplified Chinese and Italian rights sold

all rights available

Julie Van Hove is an illustrator from Antwerp. She is passionate about nature and animals in particular, which shows in her expressive drawings. Zimbabwe, where she has spent a large part of her youth, is an important source of inspiration to her.

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Empowering stories

A Book Full of Feelings and a goldfish Marjan Gerarts, illustrations Deborah van der Schaaf Original activities and useful tips for each emotion Written by child psychologist Marjan Gerarts, riddled with colourful illustrations Learning how to deal with emotions is important for a child’s well-being

Imagine this: you’re living in a house, with five feelings: Sadness, Anger, Jealousy, Fear and Joy. They walk around, play with each other or sleep on the windowsill. Every once in a while they need attention. Then they want you to look at them and listen to them.

How do you feel today?

Get to work: • • • •

Talk about your worst nightmare / dearest wish / best party / worst moment of homesickness.

Take lipstick or an eyeliner pencil and write positive words on your body.

Start a pillow fight. …

210 x 260 mm | 48 pages | 6,277 words full colour illustrations | hardcover | age group: 8+ Simplified Chinese rights sold

Marjan Gerarts has been a trauma psychologist since 2007. As a mother of one, she loves to work with kids and young adults.

Deborah van der Schaaf studied Illustration and Graphic Design at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam. She illustrates for publishing houses as well as for several of The Netherlands’ leading news outlets, such as De Volkskrant and Het Parool.

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First readers to 9+

Laika Cosmic Hero Kim Crabeels, illustrations Emma Thyssen About the first living animal in space To read aloud or to read yourself With funny trivia

Doggy Laika writes history. She orbits around the earth as the first living animal. Laika is a hero! But is she rewarded for it?

Zigzag along fascinating and funny facts about space, space travel and cosmic animals. A readout story about friendship and daring to stand up for yourself.

240 x 320 mm | 32 pages | 6,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover | age group: 6+ all rights available

Kim Crabeels writes for small and big children, but adults also love her stories with a twist. Kim taught Dutch and German for ten years at a high school. Today she combines her job as an author of children’s books with copywriting. In her books she combines humour with a hint of sensitivity.

Emma Thyssen is a freelance illustrator and freelance designer of corporate identities, posters and books for different publishing houses. For her first children’s book Hart gezocht, verloren, gevonden, which she made together with Eef Rombout, she won the prize for ‘best designed book’ in the category ‘best children’s book’ in 2012.

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Fox and Hare series

Fox and Hare are unrivalled in their genre. Literature for the ages.

– Gouden Uil Children’s Literature Award

The Big Book of Fox and Hare

The Second Big Book of Fox and Hare

The stories of Fox and Hare have been widely praised by both young readers and adults for their originality, vivid language and humorous content. The playful combination of the text and illustrations by master Thé Tjong-Khing makes this first readers series a joy for every child. The series has sold over 320,000 copies so far and several titles have been translated into a.o. Russian, Polish, Japanese and Chinese.

The Third Big Book of Fox and Hare

The Fox and Hare series contains: • 8 board books, also available in 2 compilation picture books • 12 first reader stories of ca. 128 pages.

• 3 compilation books, containing three first reader stories • 13 stories of 32 pages in the Learn how to read series • 2 activity books

First readers to 9+

Fox and Hare: a Crook in the Woods Sylvia Vanden Heede, illustrations Thé Tjong-Khing A funny story full of misunderstandings by Sylvia Vanden Heede With signature drawings by Thé Tjong-Khing The perfect reading book for first readers

Ping Wing misses Jak. Jak is far away.

And that’s good!

Because Jak is a crook.

‘Not true!’ says Ping Wing.

‘My Jak is a cool pirate.

One day he will return.

Then he will take revenge!’

Could it be true?

Will there be another crook in the woods?

For twenty years there has been only one great way to start reading in the Low Countries and it’s with the adventures of Fox and Hare […] It is amazing how much humour Sylvia Vanden Heede can put in words of one syllable.

170 x 240 mm | 176 pages | 14,600 words full colour illustrations | hardcover | all rights available

– Leading Dutch newspaper The Volkskrant

Sylvia Vanden Heede writes for children that have only just learned how to read as well as for older children and teenagers. Her work has been awarded several prizes, including the ‘Zilveren Griffel’ and the ‘Gouden Uil Prijs van de Jonge Lezer’.

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Thé Tjong-Khing has received several awards for his illustrations, such as the ‘Woutertje Pieterse’ prize, a ‘Zilveren Penseel’ and the ‘Max Velthuijs’ prize.

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First readers to 9+

The Loneliest Whale in the World Kim Crabeels, illustrations Sebastiaan Van Doninck A moving story about love and the power of imagination To read aloud together with your child Gorgeously illustrated by award-winning talent Sebastiaan Van Doninck

Lilja lives in a lighthouse. She is the guardian of the Northern Light. Her dad is often away from home, doing research at sea. After each of his sea trips, he gives her a seashell. She already has quite a collection of them.

One day her dad tells her about a whale who always swims by himself. Other whales cannot hear him. When her dad is on another trip, a song sounds from one of the shells.

Could it be the lonely whale? Could he be singing for Lilja?

170 x 230 mm | 80 pages | 4,165 words full colour illustrations | hardcover | age group: 8+ Russian, Korean and Italian rights sold

Kim Crabeels writes for small and big children, but adults also love her stories with a twist. Kim taught Dutch and German for ten years at a high school. Today she combines her job as an author of children’s books with copywriting. In her books she combines humour with a hint of sensitivity.

French rights sold

all rights available

Sebastiaan Van Doninck is a successful illustrator of children’s books and magazines, with already numerous picture books to his name.

His work has been rewarded with a ‘Boekenpluim’ and a ‘Vlag en Wimpel’.

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First readers to 9+

The Kitchen Prince of Mocano Circus Upside Down Mathilda Masters, illustrations Georgien Overwater A new exciting adventure in the Mocano series Full of imagination and humour With numerous illustrations 140 x 210 mm ca. 256 pages ca. 25,800 words B&W illustrations hardcover age group: 8+ all rights available

Welcome to the world of Circus Belinda! Get to know the Long Men, who are so flexible that they can tie themselves in a knot, Stanislas & Stanislas, who pull breakneck stunts on the trapeze, and Jolanda, who hypnotises people until they cackle like a chicken. And then there is Belinda’s spectacular buttocks act, known from the North pole to the South pole.

But suddenly strange things are happening at the circus.

There has been tampered with the recipe of the fritters, the trapeze poles are being sawn through, and the tent is smeared with black paint. Is there a saboteur at work?

Max and Trixie investigate it.

Previously published in this series:

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Mathilda Masters is an explorer. She is now professionally discovering new continents and countries. That is not easy, as most countries have already been discovered. When Mathilda is not exploring, she is writing about her adventures. And should those adventures not be exciting enough, she simply makes them up.

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Georgien Overwater has illustrated numerous books for both Dutch and foreign publishers. In addition, she has made illustrations and cartoons for television, including Sesame Street.

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First readers to 9+

How to Make a Friend?

Evelien De Vlieger, illustrations Wendy Panders A funny story about a boy who literally wants to make a friend A new edition of a resourceful book designed like a scrapbook Written by award-winning author Evelien De Vlieger

Felix has to go to a summer camp where he won’t know anyone. Worried about not having any friends there, he expresses his concern to his mum, who tells him that he will make a friend. Felix is intrigued: how can he make a friend?

6 days before the camp, he starts a notebook. He draws body parts for a new buddy, thinks of the characteristics that a friend should have, and he even tries to invent a recipe.

Eventually, when he comes back home, he has discovered that making a friend is actually a piece of cake!

170 x 230 mm | 80 pages | 5,700 words full colour illustrations | integral binding age group: 9+ | Korean, French, Hungarian and Simplified Chinese rights sold

Evelien De Vlieger writes books for young and older children: picture books, informative books and novels. She has been awarded a ‘Boekenwelp’ for Joe and the Pigeon.

Korean, French, Hungarian and Simplified Chinese rights sold

Hungarian and Simplified Chinese rights sold

Wendy Panders is an illustrator and graphic designer and works for magazines and newspapers. However, children’s book illustrations are her greatest passion, whether they are storybooks or informative books on the earth and its countries, wildlife, etc.

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Gift books & non-fiction

Long Live the Crown!

True stories about special kings, incredible empresses, squandering sultans and cool princesses

Sarah Devos, illustrations Wendy Panders Funny and fluently written With bubbly illustrations by Wendy Panders For those who dream about princes and princesses Do you want to know…: • • • •

What a Norlander is?

What pharaoh Tutankhamun had in his grave?

Who spent the shortest time on the throne and was only a king for 20 minutes?

How Bloody Mary got her name?

You can read it all in this book!

195 x 240 mm | ca. 120 pages | ca. 18,400 words hardcover | full colour illustrations | age group: 8+ all rights available

Sarah Devos works as a freelance writer, but also loves cooking, waking up early, lounging, going to the market, drawing, the smell of fresh grass, pure chocolate, old jazz records, her partner and her two daughters.

Wendy Panders is an illustrator and graphic designer. She works for magazines and newspapers. But her favourite thing is illustrating children’s books, books with stories or informative books about the earth, countries, animals and history. She illustrated amongst others How to Make a Friend?

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In the picture

The Big Book of Birds 280 x 380 mm | 78 pages Simplified Chinese, German and Italian rights sold

The Marvellous Book of Insects 280 x 380 mm | 80 pages Simplified Chinese, Polish, German and Russian rights sold

Bible 290 x 380 mm | 80 pages German rights sold

In My Head 195 x 240 mm | 144 pages Russian and Simplified Chinese rights sold

Ms Winter's Hearth Fire 195 x 260 mm | 96 pages French rights sold

Shadowlogy 170 x 210 mm | 160 pages Korean and German rights sold

Professor Smallbrain The Knights 140 x 210 mm | 122 pages all rights available

Professor Smallbrain The Romans 140 x 210 mm | 144 pages all rights available

Professor Smallbrain The Egyptians 140 x 210 mm | 156 pages all rights available

Professor Smallbrain The Ancient Greek 140 x 210 mm | 176 pages all rights available

Gift books & non-fiction

Journey to the Stars About astronauts, rockets and satellites Angelique Van Ombergen & Stijn Ilsen, illustrations Katinka VanderSande A big book about a big theme: aerospace Detailed illustrations by young talent Katinka VanderSande

By Angelique Van Ombergen, named by Forbes among Europe's 30 most talented young scientists Did you know that…

• • • • •

A rocket reaches space in less than four minutes?

Satellites are used for communication, navigations and research, but also for espionage?

Fruit flies were the first animals in space?

A space suit protects the astronaut against temperatures that fluctuate between 200 °C and -200 °C? Astronauts stay in an underwater station as a preparation for space travel?

230 x 280 mm | ca. 120 pages | ca. 25,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover | age group: 8+ all rights available

Stijn Ilsen works as an aeronautical and space engineer. He started at the European space organisation ESA and after that he worked on behalf of Airbus on the space telescope Herschel. At the moment he works at QinetiQ Space, a Belgian space company that designs and develops Proba-satellites.

Angelique Van Ombergen obtained a doctorate in medical sciences at the University of Antwerp. In 2019 she featured in the category Science and Healthcare on the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 in Europe, a list of 30 people below the age of 30 who have proven to be exceptionally talented in their respective fields.

Katinka VanderSande graduated from Sint Lucas Antwerp in 2018 as an illustrator. She draws a lot of inspiration from themes such as science, engineering and physics,… Colourful, detailed illustrations define her work.

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Timeline: Science and Technology Peter Goes Dive back into history with master illustrator and chronicler Peter Goes From the first tools to the most specialised IT applications A beautiful large-sized picture book

Follow the history of engineering from the stone age until the present in a picture story.

Peter Goes

Full of interesting facts about the first tools, the development of the writing system and processing of metal in different cultures and time periods.

TIMELINE Science and Technology

Brilliant illustrations for the whole family.

A Visual History of Our World

270 x 370 mm | ca. 80 pages | ca. 15,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover | age group: 8+ all rights available

Peter Goes’s stunning ‘Timeline: A Visual ­History of Our World’, with its ribbons of pitch black winding through subtly-coloured, deeply involving pages, perfectly lives up to Gecko Press’s avowed championing of work ‘rich in language and illustration.

– The Guardian on the English edition of Timeline

Simplified Chinese, Russian, Czech, English, Spanish, German, Turkish and Polish rights sold

Peter Goes studied Film Animation in Ghent, after which he started working as a stage manager. Six years ago, he picked up his pencils again and since that moment, not a day has gone by without drawing.

He works as an independent illustrator for different production and communication companies.

Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Taiwanese, German, English, Spanish, Italian, Norwegian, French, Polish, Japanese, Turkish, Swedish, Czech, Ukrainian, Azerbaijan, Romanian, Danish , Afrikaans, Slovak, Greek and Bulgarian rights sold

Simplified Chinese, English, Spanish and French rights sold

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Rivers Peter Goes From the Nile to the Andes, from the Mekong Delta to the Mississippi, and from the Donau to the Thames. All aboard for this magnificent journey around the world!

What is the river Indus’ role in Buddhism and Hinduism?

Did you know that a hippo walks across the bottom of the river, instead of actually swimming?

What’s the biggest lake in the world?

Which river have people been searching for centuries, trying to find the legendary Mokole Mbembe?

How did submarine Boaty McBoatface get its name?

By combining chunks of text with info­ graphics and delightful cartooning, Goes creates a rich, accessible treasure trove of facts and figures. Hugely informative, hugely entertaining.

270 x 370 mm | 80 pages | 18,020 words | full colour illustrations hardcover | age group: 8+ | Simplified Chinese, Russian, Czech, English, Spanish, German, Turkish and Polish rights sold

– The Financial Times

Timeline Peter Goes Translated into 23 languages!

A marvellous trip through the world’s history.

This large picture book shows page by page the history of mankind: from dinosaurs to Vikings, Romans to Egyptians, knights to artists, castles to skyscrapers. All are included in this magnificent overview that will bring hours of fun to its readers.

Timeline is without a doubt one of the most beautiful and informative youth books we have discovered this year.

– Dutch leading news agency NRC on Timeline

270 x 370 mm | 80 pages | 15,000 words | full colour illustrations | hardcover | age group: 8+ | Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Taiwanese, German, English, Spanish, Italian, Norwegian, French, Polish, Japanese, Turkish, Swedish, Czech, Ukrainian, Azerbaijan, Romanian, Danish, Afrikaans, Slovak, Greek and Bulgarian rights sold

Peter Goes studied Film Animation in Ghent, after which he started working as a stage manager. Six years ago, he picked up his pencils again and since that moment, not a day has gone by without drawing.

He works as an independent illustrator for different production and communication companies.

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Airplanes From design to flight Jan Van Der Veken A graphic masterpiece by an internationally renowned talent An unforgettable journey through time and space Brimming with interesting facts and trivia This book will tell you everything you have always wanted to know about flying and airplanes. Learn more about the forces that act on an airplane in flight and find out how aircrafts take off, descend and turn. Discover the different parts of an airplane, how the weather can affect flight operations and how pilots manage to communicate with each other and always find their way.

HET VLIEGTUIGENBOEK

Read more about famous airplanes that have had a significant impact on the history of aviation, from the very first prototypes to the most advanced jet fighters.

VAN ONTWERP TOT VLUCHT JA N VA N D E R V E K E N

LANNOO

230 x 280 mm | 80 pages | ca. 10,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover | age group: 8+ all rights available

Jan Van Der Veken studied graphic design and typography at the Sint-Lucas School of Architecture in Ghent. He runs his own design studio, Fabrica grafica, and creates custom-made retro-futuristic illustrations that float between past and future. His work has been on display at several national and international exhibitions and was published in The New Yorker.

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Magical Creatures About dragons, unicorns, gryphons and much more Floortje Zwigtman, illustrations Ludwig Volbeda A wonderful book on magical creatures throughout the world Enchanting texts by award-winning author, Floortje Zwigtman Extraordinary illustrations by Ludwig Volbeda

winner

Magical Creatures is a hilarious and comprehensive overview of magical creatures from all kinds of cultures and myths, as well as many original creatures Floortje Zwigtman made up.

They are categorised according to their cultural and geographical origin.

of the Gouden Penseel Award

From the Japanese yokai and the Chinese dragons to the North Pole’s sadist Mahaha and the Scandinavian trolls.

Floortje Zwigtman masterfully describes the creatures in this beautifully illustrated book. A must-read for anyone brave enough to research these dangerous mythical creatures!

270 x 370 mm | 96 pages | 21,500 words full colour illustrations | hardcover | age group: 7+ Simplified Chinese, Russian, Korean, French, Spanish and Japanese rights sold

Floortje Zwigtman wrote, among other things, Wolf Pack and the well-known A Green Flower trilogy. She has won many literary awards, among which the Gouden Uil, which she has won twice, the Gouden Zoen and the Zilveren Penseel.

Ludwig Volbeda is a budding illustrator who lives and works in Amsterdam. For Fabeldieren, he won the Gouden Penseel award.

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The World According to the Cat Floor Rieder A breath-taking ode to the most quirky and royal animal With beautiful, big prints by award-winning talent Floor Rieder Full of funny and interesting trivia

In this book you can discover everything about cats throughout history. Find out more about their peculiarities: • • • • •

What were the first felines?

Which cats are famous?

What are the superstitions about cats?

How does a cat land on its paws?

What can they measure with their whiskers?

270 x 370 mm | 80 pages | ca. 12,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover | age group: 8+ all rights available

Floor Rieder is a Dutch illustrator. She lives and works in Amsterdam for amongst others Het Parool and the magazine Flow. She already illustrated multiple children’s books and won several prizes, such as the Gouden Penseel award.

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Laughing and getting smarter at the same time: what a book! – Pluizer on 321 Super Smart Things you should know before turning 13

The explanations are comprehensive, accessible, and written with a lot of humour. – Educational expert on 321 Super Smart Things you should know before turning 13

321 Super Smart Things you should know before turning 13 250 x 200 mm | 288 pages Polish, Korean, Simplified Chinese, German, Russian, Latvian, Italian and Spanish rights sold

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321 Super Smart Things about Animals Mathilda Masters, illustrations Louize Perdieus Full of surprising facts and funny drawings The sequel of ‘321 Super Smart Things you should know before turning 13’ Of ‘321 Super Smart Things You should know before turning 13’ more than 18,000 copies have already been sold

The encyclopaedia was to the twentieth century, what this book is to the twenty-first: easily manageable chunks of knowledge accompanied by fun facts, all of them related to animals.

Did you know that: • Otter moms hold their babies’ hands when they are asleep?

• The most dangerous animal in the world is a mosquito?

• Some types of squirrels know how to hover?

• Elephants are afraid of bees?

• White sharks have about three thousand teeth?

This well-structured collection of animal facts and trivia will leave you hungry for more and guarantees a fun learning experience.

200 x 250 mm | 288 pages | 85,600 words full colour illustrations | paperback with flaps age group: 9+ Simplified Chinese, Complex Chinese, German and Italian rights sold

Mathilda Masters is an explorer. She has made her passion her profession and is now professionally discovering new continents and countries. That is not an easy thing to do, as most countries have already been discovered. When Mathilda is not exploring, she is writing about her adventures. And when those adventures are not adventurous enough, she simply makes them up.

Louize Perdieus studied graphic and illustration design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. As a freelance illustrator, she makes both children’s books and drawings on demand. Her illustrations are layered and spiced with humour, and are loved and appreciated by people of all ages.

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Exceptional Explorers From Columbus to Armstrong Paul de Moor, illustrations Mattias De Leeuw With illustrations by the award-winning Mattias De Leeuw Paul de Moor’s visual writing style takes you on a thrilling journey A gem of a gift book for both kids and adults

Did you know that Alexander the Great thought that the earth was flat? That seamen used to think that sea cows were mermaids? And that explorer Jean Baret was actually Jeanne Baret – a women who dressed herself as a man?

This book tells the remarkable story of the greatest explorers in history, amongst which Alexander the Great, Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Charles Darwin, Yuri Gagarin, JacquesYves Cousteau and Neil Armstrong.

Be amazed at the suspenseful stories about journeys from hell and extreme hardship.

210 x 260 mm | 144 pages | 37,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover | age group: 9+ Simplified Chinese and Russian rights sold

Paul de Moor writes travel reports and literary children’s books.

He has already received several awards, amongst which a ‘Boekenpauw’.

Russian, Simplified Chinese, German and Italian rights sold

Russian, Polish, Simplified Chinese and Italian rights sold

Mattias De Leeuw has recently won the ‘Gulden Palet’ award for his book Circus Night, and was also awarded a ‘Boekenpluim’ for his debut The Stilt-Walker. In addition to being an exquisite illustrator, Mattias is also a true storyteller.

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How Green Does a Guitar Sound?

And 99 other things you should know about classical music Pieter Bergé, illustrations Yule Hermans From the piano concertos of Mozart, the operas of Verdi to the experimental music of John Cage Written with a lot of humour, illustrated in colour A special gift book for music lovers young and old Open up this book, let it guide you through history. Get to know everything about famous composers, special musical compositions and musical genres.

Discover: • • • • •

How many musical compositions Mozart composed in his short life.

What the difference is between an opera and operetta.

What strange indications Erik Satie wrote at the top of his scores.

What a counterpoint is exactly.

Why John Cage put a microphone on top of a crop of lettuce or made the spikes of a cactus vibrate.

195 x 240 mm | ca. 288 pages | ca. 70,000 words full colour illustrations | paperback with flaps age group: 10+ | all rights available

Pieter Bergé is a professor Musicology at the Catholic University of Leuven. He wrote a.o. books about the piano sonatas of Beethoven, the requiem of Mozart, the operas of Schönberg and the dinstinct behaviour of listeners in the concert hall. He is editor-in-chief of a periodical on classical music, and artistic director of a classical music festival in Leuven.

Yule Hermans is a young illustrator who graduated from Sint Lucas Antwerp in 2018. She tells little stories with her illustrations. Yule illustrates from within and her images are filled with athmosphere, poetry and sometimes some melancholy.

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Ugh! 101 Filthy Facts Mathilda Masters, illustrations Madeleine van der Raad Eww, Gross, Yuck!

Did you know that every day you swallow about a cup of snot? That Sun King Louis XIV of France received visitors while sitting on the toilet? Have you ever heard that earwax is the perfect solution for dry lips, and that over 1,500 spiders live in every house?

Find out in this book!

170 x 240 mm | 144 pages | 25,150 words B&W illustrations | hardcover | age group: 8+ Spanish, Italian, Czech, Danish and Polish rights sold

Boooring! 101 Boring Facts Mathilda Masters, illustrations Madeleine van der Raad

Yawn! Lame! Pfff! No need to read this book if you already knew…

• • •

that pole sitting is an actual sport. -> Boring! that somebody once wrote a 1000-year-long musical composition. -> Booring! that 1 in 5 people doesn’t use the bathroom before taking a swim and prefers to pee in the pool instead. -> Boooring!

Mathilda Masters is an explorer. She is now professionally discovering new continents and countries. That is not easy, as most countries have already been discovered. When Mathilda is not exploring, she is writing about her adventures. And should those adventures not be exciting enough, she simply makes them up.

Madeleine van der Raad wanted to become a veterinarian but her passion for drawing was stronger, so she went to the art academy to become an illustrator. She studied in Maastricht and Groningen and has already illustrated numerous school and children’s books.

160 x 160 mm | ca. 320 pages | ca. 25,500 words B&W illustrations | paperback with flaps age group: 8+ | all rights available

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Checkmate Everything you need to know about the age-old game of chess Hervé Debaene Playing chess makes you smart!

Learn how to play chess step by step Full of fun facts about chess, from the past to the present Chess is a thinking game. If you don’t use your brain right, you lose. If all the cogs in your brain work properly, you win. It’s as simple as that.

But chess is also a war game. A lot of kings and knights loved the game. By playing chess, they learned to think even better about the best way to attack the enemy.

Do you want to go to war, like the tough knights from the middle ages? Then just pull out your chess board! This book teaches you all the tricks to become a grandmaster of chess and to win every battle!

220 x 220 mm | ca. 112 pages | ca. 3,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover | age group: 7+ all rights available

Hervé Debaene studied philosophy and is working as a creative jack-of-all-trades at Lannoo Publishers. Checkmate is his debut.

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Drawing Comics!

1001 tricks to become a comic artist Steven de Rie With clear, step-by-step instructions A famous comic book artist shares his secrets Drawing comics is a piece of cake Learn everything you need to know about drawing: • • • • •

faces (eyes, mouths, ears and hats); bodies (both big and slender, men and women); settings; speech bubbles, fonts and sounds; and so much more!

Learn how to write exciting scenarios with a surprising plot twist.

195 x 253 mm | ca. 160 pages | ca. 42,000 words full colour illustrations | paperback with flaps age group: 7+ | all rights available

Steven de Rie was born in Amsterdam, but soon moved to Belgium, where he studied Applied Arts. He now works as a comic book artist and organises workshops on a regular basis.

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The Book of Life Stories about pregnancy and birth Floortje Zwigtman, illustrations Sassafras De Bruyn The perfect gift for new and soon-to-be parents Compelling stories and interesting facts Beautifully illustrated by Sassafras De Bruyn A book full of exciting stories and facts about conception, pregnancy, birth, naming your baby and so much more.

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Did you know that children who dreamt of having a baby brother or sister used to hunt for frogs? A tasty treat to attract storks.

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Did you know that more than half of pregnant women in Tanzania regularly eat a handful of soil, and – if they are starving – even plates, bowls and pots made out of clay?

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And did you know that some men in South India go and lie down on the same bed where their wife just gave birth and then start to moan and scream as a way of imitating the delivery?

A book by Floortje Zwigtman, two-time winner of the Gouden Uil, and top illustrator Sassafras De Bruyn, filled to the brim with beautiful stories, interesting facts and wonderful illustrations.

230 x 280 mm | 180 pages | 26,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover | age group: 9+ all rights available

Floortje Zwigtman wrote, among other things, Wolf Pack and the well-known A Green Flower trilogy. She has won many literary awards, among which the Gouden Uil, which she has won twice, the Gouden Zoen and the Zilveren Penseel.

Sassafras De Bruyn has always known she wanted to draw every single day of her life. That passion led her to the Sint-Lucas School of Arts in Antwerp, where she graduated as an Illustrative Designer in 2013. She has since worked as an illustrator and graphic designer for the Children’s and Youth Theatre Kopergietery in Ghent. In addition, she makes illustrations for various projects, including several of her own.

German rights sold

Simplified Chinese and English rights sold

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Wonder Weekend 101 things to do together Sarah Devos, illustrations Julie Vangeel 101 awesome indoor and outdoor activities that guarantee loads of fun all year long An inspiring book with colourful illustrations For dads with superpowers, adventurous mums, cool daughters and sons who are bursting with energy Transform your street into an ice skating rink during the Below-Zero-Weekend. Exchange secret messages in Morse code during the No-Reception-Weekend, or go for a ‘Mime-rable’ Weekend and enjoy a game of sounds bingo.

This book provides you with a whole range of surprising indoor and outdoor activities that are all about amazement and wonder. Get right to it and spend some precious quality time with the entire family.

195 x 240 mm | 176 pages | 30,000 words full colour illustrations | paperback with flaps all rights available

Sarah Devos works as a freelance writer, but also loves cooking, getting up early, doing nothing, going to the market, drawing, the smell of freshly mown grass, dark chocolate, old jazz records, her boyfriend and her two daughters.

Julie Vangeel studied Graphic Design in Antwerp and has been working as an illustrator and graphic designer since 2013. She combines handmade illustrations with digital techniques and creates playful, expressive illustrations that are full of surprising details.

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10+ & Young adult

Everything Will Be Fine, Always Kathleen Vereecken, illustrations Charlotte Peys A captivating story of a young girl during WW I The long-awaited new YA novel by the award-winning Kathleen Vereecken With intricate illustrations by budding talent Charlotte Peys

The sky was grey that day. But as night fell, the horizon turned orange. Clara jumped up with wide-open eyes and pointed to the sky. ‘How beautiful!’

‘How is that possible?’ I asked. I sat on my knees in the chair, backwards, and stuck my head through the curtains. ‘There's no sunlight.’

No answer.

I looked back. Oscar was standing there with his hands in his pockets. A thin piece of cigarette stuck to his lower lip. He didn’t say anything. My mother covered her mouth with her hand. My father frowned deeply and put Clara on his lap.

‘It’s not the sun’, Rosa said. ‘It’s war.’

Everything Will Be Fine, Always is the moving story of a girl who grows up during WW I and sees her family fall apart.

140 x 210 mm | 248 pages | 21,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover age group: 10+ | German rights sold

We applaud the novel’s psychological strength and its philosophical and literary layers, which never endanger the plot.

– Jury report ‘Boekenleeuw’ on Kathleen Vereecken's novel I Think it was Love

German, Italian and French rights sold

Kathleen Vereecken worked as a freelance journalist for De Standaard and is now a full-time author and scriptwriter. In 2010, she won the ‘Boekenleeuw’ for I Think it was Love.

all rights available

Korean, German, Latvian and Complex Chinese rights sold

Charlotte Peys is a budding illustrations talent. Her work has already been on display in numerous expos both in Belgium and abroad.

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