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WHERE LOVE
GROWS
Berry Aktuglu
40 pages | 25.5 x 25.5 cm
Love is all around us, often
in the smallest of things. In
all shapes and forms. From
watching the hatching of
birds, the sparks of the stars
in the darkness, to sharing
the joy of a campfire...and
much more, as the kids in
this book will discover,
when taking an
inspirational walk through
the forest.

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I SEE FACES
EVERYWHERE
Berry Aktuglu
36 pages | 21 x 29.7 cm
The world around us is filled with
faces, some familiar ones and
some more surprising ones. Join a
little girl and her dog Kiki as they
walk around, playing the faces’
game. On the houses, in the
clouds, in the trees, in the sky, at
home…there are everywhere! A
fun adventure, which might have
just begun by the time you’ll turn
the last page of the book.

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OUR SUNDAYS
Véronique Kirchhoff
& Luciano Lozano
32 pages | 24.5 x 30.5 cm
Sundays at grandma’s and their
morning walks are very special for
Nicholas. That’s when she likes to
open her little “memory box”, as she
calls it. While what they see, smell
and touch remind her of important
moments and people in her life, it
brings about many questions for the
little boy. And so, they create new
moments and memories together.
An homage to all of Proust’s little
madeleines in everyday life and
sharing them across generations.

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THE MONSTER’S FOREST

Xuhua Xie & Olga Ptashnik
Oriental Babies & Kids Limited, China
40pp | 26.5 x 42.40 cm
Monster wants to plant a forest. A dark
and scary forest it has to be, unlike any
others. With a dark cave of his own of
course. But, as busy as he is, he needs
to find someone to look after it. Who
will that be? A tiger? An elephant?
Until a sweet little furry white rabbit
shows up. Not scary enough, Monster
thinks…well, he could be surprised!

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IS THIS ART?
Thea Lu
38pp | 21 x 29.7 cm
Rights sold in China
Is This Art is a non-fiction natural science book,
presenting the various beautiful patterns that insects
leave on leaves as they feed or nest. All around us,
in our neighbourhoods, it’s very easy to find traces
that insects leave on plants: curvy doodles, circular
holes, pinky double-rings, white maze… Is This Art
re-introduces some common insects, whose talents
are often overlooked by us, as artists. Final
illustrations ready by June 2023.
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HERE AND THERE
Thea Lu
32 pages | 25.5 x 25 cm
Rights sold in English language
(North America) & China
Dan and Ali seem to have two
opposite lives: one never moved
and the other one never settled. But
as readers will uncover through the
purposely designed symmetrical
compositions and texts, the
connection between the two
characters is undeniable. While they
sometimes feel so distanced from
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the world and that their lives are to view a
incomplete, they also both find Video of
happiness in the people they meet the book
and who complete their world.
Available in two formats:
Final illustrations ready by the . Picture Book (one gatefold at the end)
end of March 2023. . Novelty Book (gatefolds throughout)
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THAT’S YOU
Gökçe Irten
32 pages | 15 x 28 cm
Rights sold in Korea

In the animal’s world, like

in ours, while they are not
good at everything,
animals have, each, their
own skill. This is what
makes them who they are
and unique in their own
way. What about you?
Surely some of those
things and others you can
do too.

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TWO NEW TITLES!
Co-edition
HIDEY-HOLE Board Book series for FOB HK
My bear & My night Oct. 2023
Marianne Dubuc | Casterman, France
12 double page spreads | rounded corners | 18 x 18 cm
Flaps throughout (cover & insides)
Right next to the river lives my bear. I meet him every time I go there.
He’s my friend. It might not look like it, but this big bear is hiding all
kinds of secrets. What’s hiding under the eight-legged spider? TAP
TAP! Turning around and around, what’s hiding inside the bear’s
mouth? It’s the little fish that he caught! SPLASH!

Night has just fallen All around me, over the city and the forest, the sky
is dark. It doesn’t look like it, but it is hiding all kinds of treasures. Far,
far away, in the starry sky, who’s hiding behind the clouds? It’s the
moon, smiling at you! PEEKABOO! Right by the city, who’s hiding
behind the branches of the tree? It’s the owl, who’s teaching her babies
how to fly! HOO HOO!
Two titles already available:
My tree & My river
Rights of the first titles sold in Germany, Italy, Spain (Spanish,
Catalan & Basque), Greece, Holland, Hungary, Thailand & China
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I DON’T WANT!
Katerina Gorelik
20 pages | 16 x 17 cm
Gatefolds throughout

Gatefolds

It’s dinner time and Little bear doesn’t

like what’s on his plate. But Mummy
Bear is not the kind to admit defeat and
comes up with an ingenious pretend
game that works like a treat!

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GUESS MY SNACK!
co-edition Katerina Gorelik
for delivery
Autumn 2023!
8 animals featured. Flaps throughout (21.6 x 30 cm)
Rights sold in France, Italy and Spain (Spanish, Catalan & Basque)
Did you know that animals don't all eat grass or berries? Some can have
surprising tastes! Flip through the pages to find out about their favourite
snacks and discover which animals are herbivores, carnivores and omnivores.
Let's start...Can you guess what's on Bear’s plate for lunch today?

Open the flaps to see what’s

for lunch for each animal!
Booklets showing short information on each animal & their Diet
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PETE AND BOB
DETECTIVE DOGS:
The super hero case
Katerina Gorelik
40pp | 17 x 23 cm
Rights sold in France,
Italy, China & Korea
Budding detectives, Pete and
Bob, usually love to read
detective stories (of course!), but
today they are leafing through
superhero comics. If only they
could have superpowers too!
Well, dogs in fact do and many
other animals around them as
they will discover, while on the
lookout for their very own team
of superheroes.

Other titles available: Sweet tooth & Lost Egg

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ARE YOU A SLEEPY MONSTER?
Guilherme Karsten
40pp | 35 x 35 cm

Monster is back! It’s bedtime and, as

everyone knows, monsters sleep under
the bed. Come and join him! Sleeping Third title
on top is for children, boring and to follow
in 2024!
annoyingly noisy when others start to
snore, right? Or is it really that bad?
Rights of the first title sold in English, Portuguese (Brazil),
French, Spanish, Catalan, Basque, German & Korean
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A DAY IN THE PARK

Robert Salmieri
Enchanted Lion Books, USA
40pp | 10 x 11 inches
Right in the middle of a
bustling city, is a park that is
bursting with nature and life.
From hungry baby birds
chirping in the morning to bats
taking flight in the moonlight,
every hour and every corner of
the park hums with the
richness, variety, and mystery
of the natural world. Open this
book to discover all there is to
enjoy while spending a day in
the park!

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MR FIORELLO’S HEAD
Cecilia Ruiz
Enchanted Lion Books, USA
64pp | 10 x 9 inches
Mr. Fiorello prides himself on his
curly locks. So when he starts to lose
his hair, he's completely beside
himself. Soon, only three mischievous,
untamable strands remain on the top of
his head. But perhaps this is exactly
what Mr. Fiorello needs to open up his
world and let new things grow...
Both playful and philosophical, Mr.
Fiorello's Head is about looking
beyond ourselves, and embracing the
process of change and growth. Cloth
spine. Contains a double gatefold.
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SYLVESTER’S LETTER
Matthew Burgess & Josh Cochran | Enchanted Lion Books, USA | 52pp | 27 x 23,8 cm
Some letters can't be delivered in the usual way... But Sylvester has it all figured out: couriered by some energetic parachutists, a train speeding through the jungle, and a
river packed with piranhas and pink dolphins, his letter is sure to reach its final destination. And what makes this letter so important? It's full of loving memories and
shared moments, written specially by Sylvester for his beloved G.G. (Greatest Grandma). Even though G.G. is now gone, she's still Sylvester's favourite person, the
most pickle-loving and fun person he knows. A picture book about how love and imagination connect us beyond death and keep the spirit of those who are no longer
with us alive. Book printing in 6 colours. Contains a big double gatefold.
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THE BOOK OF WHYS Gianni Rodari & JooHee Yoon

Enchanted Lion Books, USA | approx. 150pp | 9.5 x 6.25 inches
For a number of years, children across Italy sent their questions to Rodari
weekly newspaper column; questions he answered, most inventively, with
rhymes and little poems. Why didn't he reply with facts alone? Because he
wanted to provoke children into thinking about questions, norms, and
language itself. The Book of Whys collects a selection of these questions,
from "Why does an elephant have a trunk?" to "Why does a car need fuel?"
to "Why are we born?“, along with Rodari's answers, which beautifully
serve to highlight the complexities, simplicities, and absurdities of our
world.
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WHAT IF ONE DAY…

Bruce Handy & Ashleigh Corrin
Enchanted Lion Books, USA
80pp | 10 x 10.25 inches
What would the sky be like if there
were no birds? What would the
mornings be like? And what if other
things we take for granted, like night
and color and plants, disappeared,
too? (Just think about the shock of no
more french fries!). This thoughtful
and joyful picture book invites us to
stretch our imaginations and
celebrate the wonders of our
beautiful world. Sometimes all it
takes is the thought of absence to feel
grateful for the is-ness of what is!

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ZIGZAG
Julie Paschkis | Enchanted Lion Books, USA
44pp | 11 x 9 inches
Help ZigZag the crocodile get his vowels back in this playful
picture book from beloved author-illustrator Julie Paschkis!
There's nothing ZigZag enjoys more than tasting his words as
he uses them, plays with them, and enjoys them, for ZigZag is
a lover of words! But one day, excited and energized, he gulps
down all his vowels while exploring and enjoying the word
"tambourine." Without A, E, I, O, and U, ZigZag's life is
turned upside-down: No more lovely tambourines, only
tasteless and dull tmbrns; no more tart green apples, only
disappointing ppls. Poor ZigZag can't even get any sleep in his
comfy, cozy bed, which is now a too short bd. But vowels are
all around ZigZag, from his grandmother's satisfied "Aaahs"
to his best friend Beanie's amazed "Ooohs." Can you help
ZigZag find his vowels again? This is a wonderful romp
through language that reminds readers to taste their words,
even at the risk of swallowing them, or how else to know if
they are sweet or bitter; salty, crunchy, or smooth!
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BUNNY & TREE

Balint Zsako
Enchanted Lion Books, USA
Wordless Book Co-edition
184pp | 7.75 x 10 inches for 2024
Rights sold in France
Bunny and Tree first meet when the
tree observes a ferocious wolf
threatening the bunny and comes to its
protection. From that moment on, there
is a bond of trust between the two,
which flowers not only into friendship,
but amazingly, into a road trip
adventure, when Bunny, who misses
his rabbit friends, convinces Tree that
it's time to uproot and see the world.
Sharing both a purpose and a goal,
Bunny and Tree hit the road….

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I TOUCHED THE SUN

Leah Hayes
Enchanted Lion Books, USA
64pp | 7.22 x 9.35 inches

A child dreams of flying up to touch the

sun. His parents and older brother have no
time for such silliness. So he decides to go
on his own, drawn by the sun’s bright
warmth. Is there a secret to such light?
Where does it come from? Is it a part of
us, too? Here, the classic journey to the
sun is turned on its head, rooted no longer
in hubris, but in a child’s search for
adventure and warm welcome.
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DO I HAVE RIGHTS?
I DO HAVE RIGHTS
Panos Christodoulou & Stella Stergiou
Mikri Selini, Greece | 48pp | 21 x 27 cm
What does it mean to be a child and
what rights do I have as one? An
important book, in comic style
illustrations, featuring the main rights
listed in the international “Convention
on the rights of the Child”, from the
right to have a family, home, education Foldable map
to freedom of speech. The book
includes a 6 pages foldable map of all
rights and an overview of children
who’ve famously been fighting for
them. Written by Panos Christodoulou,
Director of the Greek Network for
Children Rights & illustrated by Stella
Stergiou (Best Comic of the year
Comicdon Athens Festival 2022 / White
Raven 2021)
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WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT?
Aggeliki Bozou | Mikri Selini, Greece
32pp | 14 x 21 cm
Die-cuts throughout
Can you guess what everyone in each page of
this book is looking at? From kids,
grandparents to people around us, a guessing
game taking young readers through scenes of
everyday life and more imaginary ones. A
creative way to play around a simple question,
with cleverly designed cut-outs revealing the,
often, surprising or unexpected answers.
Project selected for the “DPictus Unpublished
Picturebook Showcase” (2022 Bologna
Bookfair). Aggeliki was one of the winners of
the 2022 EBGE Prize (Greece) for children's
book illustration

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TERRIBLE MIRANDA
Theodora Katsifi & Petroula Krigkou
Mikri Selini, Greece | 32pp | 21 x 27 cm

A girl who is afraid of the Monster of the closet

and a Monster who is afraid of the girl.
Who is more frightening?

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THANKSGIVING ADDRESS
“Thank you Mother Earth!”
Inês Castel-Branco & Vanina Starkoff | Akiara, Spain
40 pages Leporello | 16.5 x 23.5 cm folded
(unfolding into a 3.24 meter long mural)
The Thanksgiving Address of the Haudenosaunee (the
Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy) is much more
than a poem, a speech or a prayer: it is a great song of
greeting and gratitude for all living beings. It has ben
recited collectively in the morning over centuries, in a
territory that embraces part of the United States and
Canada. It is also an inventory of the natural world, in
which each element of the ecosystem is given thanks for
their contribution to the prodigy of life. Akiara presents Click here
this treasure of the Haudenosaunee indigenous tradition to view a
in an exquisite illustrated edition —with a very special Video of
the book
format that unfolds into a great mural of Creation.
(Title also adaptable into a normal book format)

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Includes a double
gatefold on
Yellowstone National
Park’s ecosystem

REDISCOVERING THE WORLD (“Redescubrir el mundo”) Jordi Pigem & Neus Caamaño | Akiara, Spain | 72 pages | 23 x 15 cm
The more we learn about the processes of nature, the more we realize what we can't explain. Every new scientific answer brings up deeper questions. How do monarch
butterflies find their way to Mexico every year when they’ve never been there? How do salmons head back to where they were born when time comes to lay their own
eggs? How do some animals sense dangers before we, humans even do? How do plants and trees find what is best for them? The world is a wonder, and so is to be alive.
A beautifully illustrated invitation to discover the intelligence of animals, the intelligence of plants and the creativity of the whole of nature, all around us, day after day.
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SOMETIMES THE FOREST (“A veces el bosque”)

Alex Nogués & Ina Hristova
Akiara, Spain | 72 pages | 23 x 15 cm
Sometimes the forest sings and the forest is a song.
Sometimes the forest sleeps. Sometimes the forest dreams of
fire, or comes up with rain and umbrellas. Sometimes it jokes.
Sometimes it imagines you are a giant. A book to be read in
the bark of trees and in the mysteries of your way of looking.
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A FARMHOUSE
(“Una masia”)
Alex Nogués & Alba Azaola
Akiara, Spain
68 pages | 16.5 x 27.5 cm

A farmhouse.
Chickens, spiders,
owls, magpies, geese...
And two dogs.
And seven cousins
building days and nests,
incubating eggs,
playing, experimenting,
observing, discovering,
awakening to the world,
feeling the wonder.

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HAIKU TIME
(“Tiempo de Haikus”)
J. N. Santaeulàlia &
Luciano Lozano
Akiara, Spain
72 pages | 16,5 x 27,5 cm
Rights sold in Italy
Haikus are short poems,
of only three lines, that
originated in Japan.
They helps us to feel the
plenitude of the moment
and to discover the beauty
of details. We invite you
to immerse yourself in
nature through the rhythm
of the four seasons.
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THE DAY I MET A YETI

(“Le jour où j’ai rencontré un Yéti”)
Céline Claire & Sébastien Chebret
Frimousse, France
32pp | 20 x 24.5 cm
While descending a mountain on his
sled, a little boy comes across
suspicious tracks in the snow. Yeti
footprints! It doesn’t take long
before he comes face to face with
the giant. No time to lose, he needs
to think fast about how t0 save his
own skin! First title in a new series,
“The day I met a…”, in which
children are confronted with scary
or very strong characters and learn
how resourceful one can become in
a situation of danger.

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WAKE UP LEON !
(“Debout Léon!”)
Anne Derenne & Julia Weber
Frimousse, France
32pp | 20 x 24.5 cm

Leon, the bear, and Alphonse, the badger,

hibernate peacefully in their den.
Alphonse is the first to open an eye. He
heads for the door and Oh! Surprise !
Spring has arrived. “Get up Leon! »... But
Leon is sound asleep and it seems
impossible to wake him up.
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THE WORD OF A GHOST
(“Parole de fantôme”)
Arnaud Tiercelin & Nicolas Gouny
Frimousse, France
32pp | 17 x 23.5 cm
Being a ghost who doesn’t scare
children is hard, even worse when
you get laughed at by children. This
has been Little Ghost’s life for the
past 458 years. So, he decides to
leave his home and find another
family to terrorize. As he heads to
the park, he comes across a very sad
looking cat. Everyone is always
scared of him because of his one
eye. So begins
a beautiful
friendship…

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BEWARE,
THERE IS A WOLF
IN THIS BOOK!
(“Attention il y a
un loup dans ce livre!”)
Anne Derenne | Frimousse, France
32pp | 24.5 x 20 cm
Beware readers, there is a TERRIBLE
wolf hiding in the woods of this book. If
you venture there, it is at your own risk!
It’s moving behind the bushes, here he
comes! Oh no…that’s just a toad. Do
you see those pointy ears behind a big
rock? False alarm, just an owl. Can you
hear the sound of teeth munching into
something? A rabbit biting into a carrot.
Will wolf eventually appear? Yes, but
not quite like the terrible wolf expected!
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THE MAGIC PEBBLE

(“Le caillou magique”)
Michaël Escoffier & Julia Weber | Frimousse,
France | 32pp | 23 x 30 cm
In the jungle there are bananas. YES. And
also lots of predators ready to do anything to
feast. This is what Elephant is going to learn
at his expenses.
When he finds a magnificent bunch of
bananas, he believes he will be able to binge
quietly. That is without the Machiavellian
plan of a parrot and an envious monkey to rob
him from his food and to make him believe
there is a delicacy even better than bananas. A
MAGIC PEBBLE. But to taste it, the elephant
will have to give away his bananas. When he
discovers the hatch, it’s too late. Until he
decides to take revenge. And parrot might
well be beaten at his own game.
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THE TRAIN OF FREEDOM

(“Le train de la liberté”)
Isabelle Wlodarczyk & Juan Barnabeu Frimousse, France |
36pp | 18 x 27 cm
The train of Freedom is the True Story of Black Child
Linda Brown from Topeka, USA, forced by segregation to
go to a black people’s school, far from home, when there
was one just below her house, but only for the Whites.
Through the eyes of the 9 years old girl, we follow the fight
of a father for his daughter to get the right to go to a school
where she lives and which will lead him to three long years
of lawsuits. May 17th, 1954, marks one of the most iconic
victories of the American civil rights movement, when the
Supreme Court unanimously rules that segregation school is
unconstitutional. “Papa was crying with joy, Mama was
crying for me. My dad was right, the whole world would
remember the little black girl from Topeka”.
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