25 Years... and Still Going Strong!

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Combel Editorial
(Children’s books – 0 to 8 years old)
New Titles
Pop-up & Novelty
Activities
First Readers
Classics
Documentaries
Backlist
Editorial Bambú
(Fiction – 6 to 16 years old)
Editorial Casals
Bayard Éditions
Thames & Hudson
Milan
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Press
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25 Years... and Still Going Strong!
At Combel, we're celebrating an anniversary! Yes, 25 years have passed since 1989, when
a small publishing house dedicated to publishing coloring books, illustrated stories and cutouts was born in Barcelona. As early as the 1990s, Combel began to publish stories in hard
cover, and began an enduring collaboration with the best writers and illustrators of our country
in order to bring classic tales to the furthest reaches of our territory. At the same time, our
catalogue began to include titles bought from foreign publishing houses.
The warm acceptance of pop-up books encouraged us to contemplate a new challenge:
the projects that came from abroad generated a whirlwind of new ideas; what if we dared to
make them a reality and, what's more, to export them? Thus, in 2008, the first pop-ups of our
own creation began to arrive in bookstores, they were well-received by both the general public
and critics and also opened wide the doors of the international market for us. Our most
successful books have already been translated into more than 10 languages and can be found
in the best bookstores in Brazil, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Portugal, Sweden, the
United Kingdom, the United States... And we're still working non-stop to reach many more
countries!
So many books! So many projects! We look back with satisfaction and we're pleased with
the history of our little publishing house. We look forward and, energized by the joy and vigor
of those twenty-five years, we are more determined than ever to keep delighting our audience,
children and youth of all ages.
This catalogue aims to be a small homage to all of you who have helped us grow and have
encouraged us along this long journey over the years. So, to all of you, many thanks, and...
here's to many more books!
Flammarion
Gallucci
Franco
Cosimo
Panini
Clavis
Palette
Mladinska
Arkady
Mini Pop-ups
A modern and synthetic view of two of the most popular classic tales: Little Red Riding Hood and
The Three Little Pigs. Five little pop-up scenes for each story successfully show the essence and
magic of these traditional fairy tales.
Little Red Riding Hood
The Three Little Pigs
Adapted by Meritxell Martí
Illustrated by Xavier Salomó
18 × 20 cm
10 pages
Hardcover
Ages 3+
Traditional
stories
with pop-up
surprises
Grandparents
These books will delight children and thrill grandparents. Grandchildren will use photographs, drawings, writing, activities, games, humour and emotion to review the most important moments in
the lives of their grandparents, as well as their habits and tastes. What grandfather or grandmother
wouldn’t like to receive a gift like this from their grandchild?
This Book is my Grandfather’s
This Book is my Grandmother’s
Written by Jaume Copons
Illustrated by Liliana Fortuny
22.5 × 22.5 cm
32 pages
Hardcover
Ages 5+
Includes
stickers
6
Let’s Throw a Party
A complete collection of everything you need to throw a party for children (decorations, invitations, costumes, recipes, etc.). Organised by party theme for boys and girls from 5 to 10 years
old. Each party presents various projects with step-by-step illustrations and photographs of the
finished crafts.
Let’s Throw a Party
Written by Àngels Navarro
Illustrated by Cristina Picazo
24 × 24 cm
120 pages
Paperback
Ages 4+
48
Ingenious ideas
for throwing
a theme party
Painting Books in English
Four workbooks for painting that combine English with centres of interest designed for boys and
girls from 2 to 5 years of age. Each contains different types of activities (copying a model, tracing,
painting by colour code, etc.) and two characters—an elephant and a mouse—who lead the way.
Toys
Animals
Food
Clothes
Illustrated by Marta Costa
21 × 25 cm
16 pages
Paperback
Ages 2+
7
Mishiyu
This illustrated album intensely expresses the feelings of an orphaned boy who experiences both
hope and fear regarding his adoption. The boy’s moving story is intertwined with the contained
emotions of the woman that decides to adopt him, until both recognise each other as mother and
son.
Mishiyu
Written by Ricardo Alcántara
Illustrated by Rebeca Luciani
23 × 29 cm
48 pages
Hardcover
Ages 7+
A tender
and touching
story about
adoption
Henri Matisse
Continuation of the What an artist! collection with the greatest figure in fauvism, Henri Matisse.The
book presents his career and his most important works in a pleasant way with attractive texts and
reproductions of his paintings. And in the end, you’ll find a series of activities for the little artists!
Matisse
Written and illustrated by
Patricia Geis
22 × 30.5 cm
18 pages
Hardcover
Ages 7+
Rights sold:
ITALIAN
FRENCH
ENGLISH Worldwide
September
2014
8
¡Ale Hop! Let the Show Begin
Welcome to the world of the circus! This book provides an introduction to this fascinating world of
magic and illusion and a splendid series of manual and motor-skill activities so boys and girls can
put on their own circus show at home.
Ale Hop!
Let the Show Begin
September
Illustrated by Laura Prim
2014
30 x 29 cm
10 pages
Hardcover
Ages 7+
Develop
your
creativity!
My House
See-and-say picture book for the youngest readers that presents objects, rooms, animals and people related to the home. The book helps the children to become aware of the world around them.
Its large format and the fact that readers can open flaps and add stickers to the scenes brings the
value of manipulation to the game.
My House
September
2014
Illustrated by Aina Cordoncillo
25 x 32 cm
16 pages
Flexicover
Ages 3+
Includes
stickers!
9
Little Amelia is Growing up
The tender story of Amelia, a girl that feels very little before everything around her, who deep down
feels insecure about the birth of her little brother.
Lovely illustrations in full-colour pop-ups that create scenes, lights and visual games.
September
2014
Little Amelia is Growing up
Written by Elisenda Roca
Illustrated by Paula Bonet
27 x 27 cm
14 pages
Hardcover
Ages 4+
Big
pop-up books
that become
visual poetry
10
Agus and the Monsters
Ta-daa! We present Agus Pianola, a very confused and rather cheeky boy who is really just a good
kid. He knows that he should have his room all cleaned up, but he always waits for his mother to
remind him because he never finds the time to get down to business. And of course, you can lose
all kinds of things in a messy room, like balls, video games and homework… and sometimes you
find other things. What would you do if you were a kid and one day you found your room was full
of monsters?
September
Here It Comes, Mr. Flat!
Let's Save the Nautilus!
2014
Written by Jaume Copons
Illustrated by Liliana Fortuny
140 pages
14.5 x 21.5 cm
Flexicover
Ages 7+
Visite the website
www.agusmonsters.com
11
Coco and Tula
In their early years, the little one learn many things: how to dress, to sleep, to behave and measure
their feelings. Coco & Tula series will make things easier for mothers and fathers offering some simple guidelines in an amusing way.
Bye-bye Nappies! *
Bye-bye Dummy! *
Helping!
Getting Well!
Going to Sleep! *
Getting Dressed!
Cleaning Myself!
Time to Eat! *
Written and illustrated
by Patricia Geis
18.5 × 18.5 cm
16 pages
Hardcover
Ages 3+
RIGHTS SOLD:
KOREAN / FRENCH
ENGLISH (USA)
* PORTUGUESE (PORTUGAL)
In the Street
With my Friends
With the Elders
At the Table
by Patricia Geis
18.5 × 18.5 cm
16 pages
Hardcover
Ages 3+
RIGHTS SOLD:
KOREAN
Feelings!
by Patricia Geis
24 × 25.5 cm
24 pages
Hardcover
Ages 3+
RIGHTS SOLD:
FRENCH
ITALIAN
12
Tiny Pets!
Can a book turn into a pet? With Combel, everything is possible! Thanks to their original design in the shape of an animal, the four titles of this new collection show young readers how
to take care of dogs, cats, turtles and parakeets with practical advice and pieces to play.
My Dog
My Cat
My Turtle
My Parakeet
by Patricia Geis
18.5 × 18.5 cm
16 pages
Hardcover
Ages 3+
Mireia and Watson the Rabbit. The Treasure Chest
A detective story in a pop-up version. The case looks like a difficult one: Mireia, a girl of four, has
lost her box of treasures. Watson the rabbit, an expert detective, helps her to recover it after
going through all the rooms in the house with diligence and patience. At the end of the book is
a little box to assemble.
Mireia and Watson the Rabbit.
The Treasure Chest
Written by Jordi Cervera
Illustrated by Sebastià Serra
27 × 26 cm
14 pages
Hardcover
Ages 3+
13
Healthy Eating!
Learning to eat healthy can also be fun! With this book, the littlest ones can make a shopping
list and create their own menus of delicious and healthy food. Each double page contains
pop-up elements or die cuts so you can play and learn at the same time.
Healthy Eating!
OVER
25.000
COPIES
SOLD!
by Patricia Geis
RIGHTS SOLD:
FRENCH
DUTCH
ITALIAN
21.5 × 26.5 cm
14 pages
Hardcover
Ages 4+
Brush Your Teeth!
How many kinds of teeth do we have? How should we clean them? How many times a day? With
this dental hygiene pop-up book, the young ones will learn to take care of their mouth and enjoy
themselves by helping characters to clean their teeth.
Brush Your Teeth!
by Patricia Geis
21.5 × 26.5 cm
14 pages
Hardcover
Ages 4+
RIGHTS SOLD:
CANADIAN (FRENCH)
14
10 Journeys and 1 Dream
A pop-up book to enable you to travel and to dream even when you’re awake. Each page unfolds an exciting journey and the vehicle which transports us there. Eleven landscapes filled
with colour and poetry, to cover by bicycle, train, helicopter… even by sleigh! The journey is
about to start.
10 Journeys and 1 Dream
Written by Meritxell Martí
25 × 28 cm
12 pages
Hardcover
Ages 3+
RIGHTS SOLD:
FRENCH
ITALIAN
10 Cities and 1 Dream
The creators of 10 Journeys and 1 Dream take us by surprise again with this new, three-dimensional book, a poetic and colourful tour of ten of the most beautiful cities in the world. The final popup is a true homage to the world of fantasy!
10 Cities and 1 Dream
Written by Meritxell Martí
25 × 28 cm
12 pages
Hardcover
Ages 3+
RIGHTS SOLD:
FRENCH
ITALIAN
15
Legends in pop-up
A collection of pop-up books that provides little readers with different popular stories like those
of the Three Kings of the Orient, the Arabian Nights and the Legend of Saint George. Spectacular scenes, full-colour illustrations brimming with detail and rhyming texts are the characteristic features of this collection that brings us the magic of traditional legends.
The Arabian Nights
Written by Lluís Farré
Illustrated by Mercè Canals
25.5 × 27.5 cm
14 pages
Hardcover
Ages 3+
International
Latino Book
Award 2012
RIGHTS SOLD:
ITALIAN
Noah’s Ark
25.5 × 27.5 cm
14 pages
Hardcover
Ages 3+
The Legend of Saint George
25.5 × 27.5 cm
14 pages
Hardcover
Ages 3+
RIGHTS SOLD:
FRENCH
International
Latino Book
Award 2009
The Three Wise Men
25.5 × 27.5 cm
14 pages
Hardcover
Ages 3+
RIGHTS SOLD:
ITALIAN
16
Flamenco girls
The flamenco girls live in a world of polka dots and flowers, happiness and colours, hearts and
shouts of olé! Discover the spirit of flamenco with its unique stars, the flamenco girls, in these
two festive pop-up books, full of art, humour and poetry.
The Stuff that Flamenco Girls
Are Made Of
23.5 × 23 cm
What Are the Flamenco Girls’
Names?
23 × 29 cm
Written by Montse Ganges
Illustrated by Susana Subirana
14 pages
Hardcover
Ages 3+
A Garden at Home
Would you like to have a garden at home? Ginés explains everything we’ll need to plant one, from
choosing seeds to harvest time. The book includes a game with 24 cards, an interactive wheel and
4 tracking sheets with stickers.
A Garden at Home
Written by Georgina Duran
Illustrated by Helena Delgado
25.5 × 23.5 cm
24 pages
Hardcover + Case
Ages 6+
17
Good Night
A book of quiet night games for bedtime. Boys and girls can see the magical world of dreams
through the games they come across on these pages. It includes flaps, stickers, phosphorescent pictures and a cut-out.
Good Night
OVER
20.000
COPIES
SOLD!
Illustrated by
Carmen Queralt, Sergio Muñoz
23.5 × 23.5 cm
46 pages
Hardcover
Ages 7+
RIGHTS SOLD:
FRENCH
ITALIAN
GERMAN
Look Look. Optical Illusions
Have you ever seen a magic book? Look very closely because things are not always what they
seem. More than 40 visual games and optical illusions to entertain the young and not so young
with the things they’ll find on every page. And also a pair of 3D glasses, a mirror and a little card
with the solutions to all the games!
Look Look. Optical Illusions
OVER
60.000
COPIES
SOLD!
Illustrated by Carmen Queralt
23.5 × 23.5 cm
46 pages
Hardcover
Ages 7+
RIGHTS SOLD:
FRENCH
ITALIAN
GERMAN
KOREAN
18
Letter by Letter
A book of fun games to help kids learn the letters of the alphabet, inviting them into a world of
fantasy and imagination where the most unexpected and surprising things are transformed
into letters of the alphabet. The book contains 27 perception, imagination, language and observation games.
Letter by Letter
Illustrated by Eva Sans
International
Latino Book
Award 2012
23.5 × 23.5 cm
54 pages
Hardcover
Ages 5+
RIGHTS SOLD:
FRENCH
ITALIAN
Àngels Navarro was born in Barcelona in 1958. She has a degree in
psychology, with a specialization in psychomotor activity and therapy
through games. She has published more than one hundred books and has
sold more than 5 million copies of her works. Her books have been translated and published in 24 countries and have been granted with many
awards, such as the International Latino Book or the CCEI Prize. Her big
output and the sales success of all her works have contributed to her prestige as one of the most renowned specialists in guessing and brain training
games.
19
Rome
A fascinating discovery of the splendour of the Roman Empire, magnificently illustrated by Jordi
Vila Delclòs. Learn how far the dominion of Rome extended, what the roads of the Eternal City
were like, information about the legions’ main combat formations and what activities and spectacles took place in the Coliseum. An interactive book that combines knowledge with games
to enjoy with friends and family.
Rome
Written by Pau Joan Hernàndez
Illustrated by Jordi Vila Delclòs
34 × 24 cm
20 pages
Hardcover
Ages 8+
Includes
a pop-up
of the
Colisseum
Egypt
Discover the magic of ancient Egypt. With this interactive book, you’ll stroll along the banks of
the Nile River and walk through the stalls of a market in Thebes; you’ll visit a pyramid and the
gallery of the great Egyptian gods; you’ll learn to decipher real hieroglyphs and you’ll be there
during the discovery of Tutankhamon’s mummy, the most famous in history. Along the way,
you’ll discover games, puzzles and all kinds of surprises.
Egypt
Written by Pau Joan Hernàndez
Illustrated by Fernando Vincente
34 × 24 cm
20 pages
Hardcover
Ages 8+
20
What a Craft! / What an Artist!
Art is now within range of even the youngest with this magnificent collection that combines
different aspects: information, history, pictures, activities, pop-ups, etc., all that is required to get
young readers interested in the world of art, both classical and contemporary, in an amusing and
original manner.
Picasso
La Mona Lisa
Las Meninas
Alexander Calder
Andy Warhol
by Patricia Geis
22 × 30.5 cm
18 pages
Hardcover
Ages 7+
RIGHTS SOLD:
FRENCH
ITALIAN
GERMAN
PORTUGUESE (PORTUGAL)
ENGLISH (WORLDWIDE)
OVER
100.000
COPIES
SOLD!
21
My First Book of...
Each book contains 30 basic-level games with activities involving colouring, recognition, classification, counting, searching, relating, etc. A collection with an attractive design, conceived to
stimulate the development of children’s potential in an entertaining way.
Numbers
Letters
Animals
Toys
Illustrated by Laura Prim
21.5 × 25 cm
32 pages
Paperback
Ages 4+
RIGHTS SOLD:
FRENCH
ITALIAN
ENGLISH
When I Was Little
A beautiful baby album that boys and girls from 4 years onwards can complete with the help of their
parents to relate the most fun and exciting stories about their first three years of life: birth, their first
words, their first day of school, etc. It includes stickers and die-cut pieces.
When I Was Little (boy)
When I Was Little (girl)
Written and designed by
Àngels Navarro
31 × 25 cm
40 pages
Hardcover
Ages 4+
RIGHTS SOLD:
POLISH
GERMAN
22
Sew it Yourself
Can you imagine sewing your own book? This title contains eight punch-out cards to create your
own story while also developing manual skills with precise and coordinated finger movements, helping children to acquire writing abilities.
Sew it Yourself
Illustrated by Natàlia Margarit
18 × 24 cm
Folder + 8 cards + sew
Ages 5+
Dressing up Characters
It’s easy to create fun characters! This title contains eight cards with different characters and magnets with clothing and accessories. With these activities, children develop hand-eye coordination
and skills like concentration, image association and precise movement.
Dressing up Characters
Illustrated by Natàlia Margarit
18 × 24 cm
Folder + 8 cards + magnets
Ages 4+
23
Party time!
Getting a party ready has never been easier! Each book contains everything you need to throw a
party: invitations, decorations, recipes, costumes and many other ideas for having fun with your
friends. Includes pre-punched pages so the littlest ones can make their own creations.
Party Time!
by Patricia Geis
19.5 × 19.5 cm
32 pages
Paperback
Ages 4+
Bestiary
Àngels Navarro has a very special bestiary for us: an inventory of animals of very different shapes, sizes and colours. Here you’ll find furry and feathered ones, aquatic and terrestrial ones,
vegetarians with very long necks and ferocious carnivores with very sharp fangs. A beast of a
book for playing the fun game of distinguishing them all. Includes a memory game with tokens
of the twenty-four animals.
Bestiary
Illustrated by Carmen Queralt
22 × 30 cm
36 pages
Ages 3+
24
The 10 Best Games of All Time
After the success of The 10 Best Games in the World, Combel now presents a selection of the
most entertaining and best-known board games. Here you’ll find great classics like the game
of the goose, Parcheesi, checkers, solitaire and Nine Men’s Morris. Includes the game boards,
the counters and a dice to assemble.
The 10 Best Games of All Time
Illustrated by Ed Carosía
OVER
50.000
COPIES
SOLD!
28 × 28 cm
12 pages
Board book
Ages 5+
RIGHTS SOLD:
FRENCH
ENGLISH (UK)
PORTUGUESE
BULGARIAN
SWEDISH
ITALIAN
GERMAN
FINNISH
The 10 Best Games in the World
Combel presents a selection of the best indoor games in the world. With this book for the whole
family, you’ll find new ways to have a good time. It includes dice, counters and boards to assemble, everything necessary to uncover a world of games.
OVER
50.000
COPIES
SOLD!
Visual
de Diseño
2010
Prize
The 10 Best Games in the World
Illustrated by Ed Carosía
28 × 28 cm
12 pages
Board book
Ages 8+
RIGHTS SOLD:
FRENCH
ENGLISH (UK)
GERMAN
PORTUGUESE
ITALIAN
BULGARIAN
25
Let’s Have Fun with Science
This is a book of simple experiments that the littlest ones can do at home, safely and with the materials at hand. Each double page illustrates an experiment step by step, and the end of the book
includes some magnificent photos and scientific explanations of what can be observed.
Let’s Have Fun with Science
Illustrated by Anna Mongay
31 × 21 cm
64 pages
Hardcover
Ages 6+
We’re Off!
An indispensible book when leaving on a trip, it has more than 30 games so you won’t get
bored while travelling by car, train, boat or airplane. It includes special paper and two erasable marking pens so you can play again and again. This is the best way to avoid having to hear
the words: “Are we there yet?”
We’re Off!
by Patricia Geis
30 × 21 cm
24 pages
Hardcover with wire-o
Ages 8+
RIGHTS SOLD:
FRENCH
26
Time for a Story
After the success of the first 6 titles, Combel has expanded this collection of books magnificently
illustrated in colour to new levels so little readers can familiarise themselves with English and learn
basic words and expressions in the language. The books include a CD with the story so you can
listen to it and a song to sing and dance.
Level 1
Sweets
Illustrated by Marta Costa
My Nose
Illustrated by L. Vilella
and S. Sempere
Level 2
Oink, Oink!
Illustrated by Lluís Farré
In Love
Illustrated by Òscar Julve
Level 3
Delicious
Illustrated by M. José Aoiz
My Sandcastle
Illustrated by Àfrica Fanlo
Level 4
I told you
Illustrated by Luciano Lozano
Back to school
Level 5
Ghost Wanted
Illutrated by Jacobo Muñiz
Christmas Spider
Illustrated by Emilio Urberuaga
Level 6
Zebra
Illustrated by Jordi Sales
Just wondering
Illustrated by Petra Steinmeyer
Written by E. Ramon
and A. Panisello
26 × 23 cm
24 pages
Flexibook
Ages 4-7
27
Action Horse
Toys, trades and means of transport are the stars of Action Horse, a new series forming part of the
Winged Horse collection that combines magnificent illustrations with photos, and simple texts that
combine handwriting with block letters. Each title includes a short documentary section that complements the basic text.
PLAYING
Teddy Bear
The Ball
The Building Game
Playing Kitchen
Illustrated by Tommaso
21.5 × 21.5 cm
Hardcover
24 pages
Ages 3+
WORKING
I’m a Firefighter
I’m a Doctor
I’m a Teacher
I’m a Tightrope Walker
Illustrated by Christian Inajara
21.5 × 21.5 cm
Hardcover
24 pages
Ages 4+
TRAVELLING
The Airplane
The Train
The Car
The Boat
Illustrated by Cristina Losantos
21.5 × 21.5 cm
Hardcover
24 pages
Ages 5+
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Zoo Series
Animals are the stars of Zoo, which combines illustrations and photographs. Each book contains
a brief documentary section about each animal. The new line comes in twelve titles divided into three
series.
WHAT’S MY NAME?
I Am a Dog
I Am a Cat
I Am a Bird
I Am a Fish
Illustrated by Anna Clariana
21.5 × 21.5 cm
Hardcover
24 pages
Ages 3+
WHAT AM I?
I Am a Cow
I Am a Horse
I Am a Hen
I Am a Sheep
21.5 × 21.5 cm
Hardcover
24 pages
Ages 4+
WHERE DO I LIVE?
I Am a Penguin
I Am a Dolphin
I Am a Tiger
I Am a Crocodile
Illustrated by Jordi Sales
21.5 × 21.5 cm
Hardcover
24 pages
Ages 5+
RIGHTS SOLD:
PORTUGUESE (BRASIL)
29
Time for Classics
This collection of classic writing from all periods contains a selection of the most famous stories, with texts adapted into current and accessible language. Each title is illustrated by renowned
illustrators that recreate the characters and the atmosphere of the story.
The Legend of King Arthur
and His Knights
Written by Antonio Dalmases
Illustrated by Pere Ginard
19 × 25 cm
192 pages. Hardcover
Ages 10+
The Best Stories
of the Brothers Grimm
Written by Albert Jané
Illustrated by Joma
19 × 25 cm
Ages 7+
The Best Stories of Hans
Christian Andersen
Illustrated by J. Vila i Delclòs
19 × 25 cm
Ages 7+
The Odyssey
International
Latino Book
Award 2009
Crítica
Serra d’Or
Prize 2009
and Rafa Mammos
Illustrated by Pep Montserrat
19 × 25 cm
Ages 10+
The Book of Fables
19 × 25 cm
Ages 6+
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Amazing Stories
A non-fiction collection that tells five stories in each book. These are epic tales of people who
had a dream and went on adventures in extreme locations, such as high mountains, the sea,
the polar regions, unexplored territory or in the air. Stories to relive the thrill of great deeds!
Amazing Stories 1
Amazing Stories 2
Designed by Imapla
21.5 × 30.5 cm
64 pages. Flexicover
Ages 8+
Fauna in Danger
A pleasant, easy to read collection which is full of surprises to make young ones aware of the
need to protect animal species in danger of extinction in the world around us. The first four volumes contain curiosities and fascinating information about the Mediterranean tortoise, the salamander, the brown bear and the stork.
The Tortoise
The Salamander
The Brown Bear
The Stork
Written by Elisenda Queralt
and CRARC (Catalonian Reptile and
Amphibian Rehabilitation Centre)
23 × 23 cm
24 pages
Hardcover
Ages 6+
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Learning is Fantastic
The Sounds of the Forest
The Sounds of the House
The Sounds of the Farm
The Sounds of the Street
19.5 × 18 cm
16 pages
Illustrated by Imapla
Written by Berta Vilalta
RIGHTS SOLD:
FRENCH
DUTCH
Cucu
Learning with Dan and Din
My Runny Nose Elephant
My Mealtime Bird
My Bedtime Sheep
My Piddling Duck
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The Sounds of
16 × 16 cm
14 pages
Board book
Ages 2+
Board book
Ages 1+
I Don’t Want to Have a Bath!
I Don’t Want to Go to Bed!
I Don’t Want to Eat!
I Don’t Want to Pee in the Potty!
18 × 19.5 cm
16 pages
Board book
Ages 2+
Shapes
Colours
Numbers
Opposites
19.5 × 18 cm
10 pages
Board book
Ages 2+
Written and illustrated by Trèvol
RIGHTS SOLD:
CHINESE
Illustrated by Francesc Rigol
RIGHTS SOLD:
ENGLISH (USA)
The Great Ones
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing
Norgay. On the Top of the World
Neil Armstrong.
Walking on the Moon
Travel Horse
18.5 × 18.5 cm
10 pages
Hardcover
Ages 6+
20 × 24 cm
24 pages
Hardcover
Ages 4+
Queen Globetrotter in China
Queen Globetrotter in Russia
Queen Globetrotter in Morocco
Queen Globetrotter in Ecuador
Rosa Parks. A Black Rose
Thomas Edison. Against
the Darkness
Designed and illustrated by Imapla
Children of the World
Little Masai
Little Inuit
Little Nenet
Little Quiche
Little Maori
Little Sioux
Little Bouyei
Little Tamazigh
Little Romani
Little Malayali
Cúper
19.5 × 19.5 cm
32 pages
Hardcover
Ages 4+
Cúper, Fly Hunter*
Cúper, King of Cushion Island*
That’s the Way Cúper Is*
Cúper, Flying Dog**
20 × 20 cm
32 pages
Hardcover
Ages 5+
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Santi Doesn’t Want to...
Uncle Paco
Uncle Paco and Fear
Uncle Paco and the Snow
Uncle Paco and the Green Jersey
Santi Doesn’t Want to Go to Bed
Santi Doesn’t Want to Obey
Santi Doesn’t Want to Eat
Santi Doesn’t Want to Get Up
23 × 19 cm
16 pages
Hardcover
Ages 4+
Written by Ricardo Alcántara
Illustrated by Sebastià Serra
The Mysterious Mansion
Written by Jaume Carrera
Illustrated by Jordi Vila Delclòs
The Mysterious Mansion
Written by Carmen Gil
Illustrated by Riki Blanco
17 × 25 cm. 12 pages. Paperback
Ages 5+
21 × 28 cm
40 pages
Hardcover
Ages 5+
I Am...
Main Square
I Am an Astronaut
I Am a Ballerina
I Am a Sailor
I Am a Farmer
by Maria Espluga
20 × 20 cm
24 pages
Hardcover
Ages 5+
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Néstor Tellini
Paca Lamar
Pascual Midón
Pepa Tata
by Patricia Geis
21 × 21 cm
24 pages
Hardcover
Ages 4+
Classic Fairy Tales
Mythological Horse
Donkeyskin
The Nightingale
The Vain Little Rat
The Story of Theseus
Illustrated by Josep Rodés
Illustrated by Margarita Ruiz
The Journeys of Perseus
Illustrated by Montserrat Batet
19 × 26 cm
16 pages
Paperback
Ages 4+
Prometheus
The Argonauts
Illustrated by Maria Espluga
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20 × 24 cm
24 pages
Hardcover
Ages 5+
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The Myth of Narcissus
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The Rat’s Wedding
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The Speaking Tree
Tatu’s Cape
The Hairy Giant
Urashima Taro
Ubazakura, the Wet
Nurse’s Cherry Tree
The Fire and the Rain
The Statue of Pygmalion
Illustrated by Margarita
Ruiz
19 × 26 cm
16 pages
Paperback
Ages 4+
WALKING Series 1
TROTTING Series 1
GALLOPING Series 1
21.5 × 21.5 cm
96 pages
Hardcover
Ages 3+
WALKING Series 2
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Classical Winged Horse
WALKING SERIES
21.5 × 21.5 cm
24 pages
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Ages 4+
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Winged Horse
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21.5 × 21.5 cm
24 pages
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24 pages
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Puppets
Finger Puppets
Cone Puppets
by Laura Ferracioli
22 × 30 cm
32 pages
Paperback
Ages 4+
Masks
Story Masks!
Film Masks!
by Laura Ferracioli
31 × 29 cm
9 masks per pack
Ages 4+
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Manufactures
Manufactures
Written and Illustrated by
Victòria Tubau
21.5 × 24.5 cm
64 pages
Hardcover
Ages 6+
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Colour
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Illustrated by Rosa M. Curto
19 × 26 cm
8 titles, 8 pages each
Paperback
Ages 4+
Superfriends! Cut-out World
Superfriends!
by Laura Ferracioli
29.5 × 21 cm
Ages 4+
The Clothes of...
Abel’s Clothes
Berta’s Clothes
Carla’s Clothes
David’s Clothes
Illustrated by Rosa M. Curto
28.5 × 23.5 cm
12 pages
Paperback
Ages 3+
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A collection in handwritten letters designed especially for first-time readers: a text with a level of reading difficulty suitable for the
boys and girls that have just gone from uppercase to lowercase letters and full-colour illustrations that make it easier to understand the story. The collection begins with three titles that deal with values such as peace or subjects of educational interest
like reading.
A Good Habit
David Paloma
Illustrator: Mercè Canals
Nobody knows what must be done to stop the war. Nobody but Salo,
who with all the tranquillity in the world decides to stand alone on the battlefield.
“But, what is this boy doing?”ask those who know him. But Salo has a plan,
and that’s why he’s carrying two handkerchiefs and a few words.
“Two handkerchiefs?” Read on.
VALUES
HUMANITY
190 × 210 mm
16 pages
Shoes Full of Sand
Pep Molist
Illustrator: Maria Espluga
Today is the day. María has finally ended up alone in the library and has
decided to do the same thing as her brothers and sisters: get involved with
a book. Soon she realises that it is more complicated that she thought.
Or maybe it is much simpler than she imagined… A marvellous story about
the magic of reading and the power of the imagination.
FANTASY
OVERCOMING
190 × 210 mm
24 pages
Celeste, the Sea Star
Carmen Gil
Illustrator: Carmen Queralt
Celeste is a small and adventurous star that dreams about being able to bathe
in the sea. One night she decides to set out on the journey and fulfil her dream.
But… how can she get to the sea? She’ll have to ask! Maybe it’s a little harder
for her than she imagines, but with effort and enthusiasm, what seems
impossible can often become reality.
OVERCOMING
190 × 210 mm
24 pages
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A collection of short stories so that children 6 years and up can discover the world of reading. Simple and easy to understand,
the texts come with magnificent, full-colour illustrations to stimulate the imagination. Each title is chosen for its educational and
literary value and includes a fun bookmark.
New Title
This is Mine!
Elisenda Roca
Illustrator: Cristina Losantos
Alejo was a generous and unselfish boy that lent everything without hesitation.
So why has he been so stingy lately? Now he won’t let anyone have anything.
Not to his friends, not to his classmates and not even to his little brother. But
soon he’ll have an experience that will help him to understand that nothing is
fun if it can’t be shared.
CO-EXISTENCE
PERSONAL GROWTH
145 × 190 mm
48 pages
Hi! Thanks! Bye!
Elisenda Roca
Nora and Martin are two friends with the same problem: it’s hard for them to
greet and communicate with others. They don’t seem very willing to change,
until one day when they realise that, by not greeting anyone, they’re starting to
become invisible!
CO-EXISTENCE
PERSONAL GROWTH
145 × 190 mm
48 pages
Go Away, Nightmares!
Elisenda Roca
John is a quiet and cheerful boy during the day, but when night falls he is
assailed by all kinds of fear. From his bed, he sees threatening shadows and terrifying creatures that vanish when his parents turn on the light. His grandmother will teach him to conquer his fear. Because… whoever said that darkness
couldn’t be fun?
SELF-IMPROVEMENT
LIFE TOGETHER
145 × 190 mm
48 pages
We’re not the Three Little Pigs
Elisenda Roca
This is the story of three very messy brothers who are filthy from head to toe
and like to be sloppy. When their attitude begins to alienate their friends, who
are tired of smelling their funk, the school principal asks them to make a deal.
Could they be neat and tidy for one week?
SELF-IMPROVEMENT
LIFE TOGETHER
145 × 190 mm
48 pages
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Squid the Cat, Who Doesn’t Want a
Duckling
Paco Climent
Illustrator: Carla Besora
Mr H
Daniel Nesquens
Illustrator: Luciano Lozano
Daniel Has a Case
Marta Jarque
Illustrator: Daniel Jiménez
The Ghost in Grandparents’ House
Eulàlia Canal
Illustrator: Elena Frauca
Squid is a solitary and rather grumpy
alley cat. One day, after eating a
delicious dinner, he lies down for a nap
over a duck egg. Upon awakening, he
feels anything but placid: the duckling
has hatched from the egg and believes
that the cat is his mother. Though
Squid doesn’t want to have anything to
do with the newborn, all his attempts to
get away will be in vain. Where will this
strange friendship lead?
Daniel faces up to a new case with enthusiasm, bravery and his book of
clues. What mystery surrounds the
locked box that he has found in the
shed of his house? Will he get to the
end and find out what lies behind the
clues he comes across? Will he be
able to overcome the difficulties accompanied only by Tango, his faithful
dog?
LIFE TOGETHER
RESPECT
MYSTERY
OVERCOMING FEAR
145 × 190 mm · 64 pages
CULTURAL CONSERVATION
FAMILY
145 × 190 mm · 64 pages
145 × 190 mm · 48 pages
RIGHTS SOLD: ENGLISH (USA)
145 × 190 mm · 48 pages
Schemer the Witch
Marta Romera
Illustrator: Albert Asensio
Fears and Anxieties
Lluís Farré
The Turtle That Wanted to Cross
the Desert
Bernat Romaní
Illustrator: Nilobon Kijkrailas
I’m Not Little Red Riding Hood!
Teresa Blanch
Shinytown, the cleanest city in the
world, is about to stop being so.
Schemer has come up with a cruel
and whiffy plan to turn it into
Reallyfilthy, and crown herself
Supreme Queen of all the witches in
the world. Her plan seems
perfect, but she’ll run into a hitch in the
sewers of Shinytown.
Rita always hunched over and
shuffled when she walked. And this
was not because her shoes hurt her
feet, or because her winter coat was
too heavy. No, not at all.
What Rita carried on her back and
what weighed so much on her was a
giant mountain of fears, anxiety and
shame!
It’s hard to do things with so much
weight on top of you.
HUMOUR
VALUES
145 × 190 mm · 64 pages
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FAMILY
SELF-IMPROVMENT
HUMANITY
145 × 190 mm · 48 pages
RIGHTS SOLD: FRENCH
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Tired of captivity in the zoo,
a hippopotamus decides to return
to his native Africa. He manages to
escape from the zoo with the help of
some people, but the most surprising
part is that nobody – not the employees at the zoo, not the pedestrians
who cross paths with him and not even
the customers and servers at a pizza
restaurant – find it strange to see him
free.
HUMOUR
VALUES
Paula has to sleep in her grandparents’ house. Her brother Lluc tells her
there is a terrifying ghost there. Is it
possible that her grandparents have a
ghost? she wonders. Well, whether you
believe or not, in her grandparents’
house a lot of things happen, some of
them pretty strange and mysterious.
Paula is in for a night filled with
surprises.
What brings a turtle that lives in a lush
jungle full of palm trees to cross a desert full of danger? Will the animals
that he’ll find along the way be his
allies or his enemies? Make the trip
with the turtle if you want to find out. If
you do so, then unlike the turtle, you’ll
have to keep your eyes open.
Like every year when the seasons
change, parents take out the
clothes from last year to try on their
children and find out what fits. Andrew
inherits his big sister’s red hooded coat
and he’s far from happy about it
because everyone will call him ‘Little
Red Riding Hood.’ But what if it has
magical powers?
FEELINGS
VALUES
HUMOUR
DAILY LIFE
145 × 190 mm · 48 pages
145 × 190 mm · 48 pages
RIGHTS SOLD: FRENCH
RIGHTS SOLD: KOREAN
Set’s King
Pere Pons
Illustrator: Riki Blanco
The king of the country in which Set
lives is very fussy. He gets angry when
the servants talk too loudly, or when
he hears the squeal of an animal.
People know the king wants silence,
so they speak in whispers and keep
the animals quiet… But Set has a
cock who, naturally, crows at sunrise.
The king imprisons him and then the
problems start.
VALUES
145 × 190 mm · 64 pages
RIGHTS SOLD: KOREAN
Where Do the Stars Sleep?
Elisenda Queralt
Illustrator: Noemí Villamuza
They were born on April 15th at the
magical hour of midnight. Possibly for
that reason, Alex and Marina share a
special bond and a great secret: they
can take hold of unimaginable things!
When the two friends have to separate, Alex decides to prepare a special
present– a very brilliant one!– for his
best friend.
Clida and Sirú
Joan de Déu Prats
Illustrator: Marta Brú
In the desert it seems nothing can survive. All is sand and barren wilderness.
All? It seems one flower is able to
pollinate another, which lives at
a distance, with the help of the little
creatures which live nearby. Between
them, will they be able to pull off a
miracle of nature? The story is told
in a very precise poetic style.
FANTASY / FRIENDSHIP
LOVE / POETRY
NATURE
145 × 190 mm · 48 pages
145 × 190 mm · 64 pages
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Galceran and the Ladybirds
Caterina Valriu
Illustrator: Carme Peris
Nur’s Ring
Marta Jarque
Illustrator: Lluís Farré
The Kiss of the Princess
Fernando Almena
Illustrator: Ulrike Müller
The Quickest Way
Sergio Lairla
Illustrator: Gabriela Rubio
An unexpected shower has wiped off
all the spots from the backs of the
ladybirds. Without their little dots they
feel like butterflies with no colour, or a
clown without his smile, so they hope
to regain them at all costs. They will be
helped by a mouse, a chaffinch,
a seagull and Galceran, a boy who
has nobody to play dominoes with.
Nur has lost the ring which her grandmother gave her in the garden. Finding
it will be harder than one might think,
because the garden is full of strange
animals. Could she get it back? In
order to do so, she will have to make
friends with a magpie, watch over the
birth of some butterflies and get to
know various other creatures.
Saponcio and Saponcia are the
monarchs of the lagoon. Their daughter
wants a motorbike: but who has ever
seen a princess on a motorbike? Her
parents will not allow it. So they decide
it’s about time she got married. Can a
toad-princess marry a human prince?
And if the toad-princess kisses a human
prince, what will he turn into?
Clara is not in the mood to let
anyone or anything interfere with the
first day of the holidays. She’s
looking for an excuse to get out of
helping her friend Estela paint the fence
of her house. An amusing story in
which the author shows how
something trivial can turn into a major
problem, become a real mess and
make life difficult.
FANTASY / HUMOUR
FRIENDSHIP
ADVENTURE / NATURE
VALUES
UNORTHODOX VERSION
OF A TRADITIONAL TALE
HUMOUR
DAILY LIFE / HUMOUR
VALUES
145 × 190 mm · 64 pages
145 × 190 mm · 48 pages
145 × 190 mm · 48 pages
145 × 190 mm · 48 pages
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Little Bogeyman
Montse Ganges
Illustrator: Imapla
In the old days the big bogeyman
frightened all the cruel and nasty children. But he retired a long while back
because nobody wanted him any
more. But, take care! Do you think that
you can bother people and get on their
nerves just because the bogeyman is
no longer around? Well, be careful
then, because now the little bogeyman
is here.
A Home for Dog
César Fernández García
Illustrator: Pep Brocal
A dog whose name is Dog loses his
home due to a storm. The animals in
the wood offer to help him build a new
one, but Dog is so sad he can see
only the dark side. His friends tell him
not to worry or give up. Will he listen to
them and try to find a way forward?
Monster, Are You Going to Eat me?
Purificación Menaya
Illustrator: Petra Steinmeyer
A child finds a monster under his bed.
He thinks it wants to eat him, but the
truth is that the monster does not like
eating children. Do you know what this
monster eats? Something very good to
taste which the boy will try too.
The Bear family have to leave the frozen mountains, where they have always lived. Middle Bear never stops
complaining about the change. Everything seems wrong with the new valley
where they live. But soon something
happens which will enable him to see
the more positive side of life.
OVERCOMING PROBLEMS
FRIENDSHIP / NATURE
FRIENDSHIP / VALUES
OVERCOMING PROBLEMS
HUMOUR / OVERCOMING FEAR
145 × 190 mm · 48 pages
145 × 190 mm · 48 pages
RIGHTS SOLD: KOREAN,
145 × 190 mm · 64 pages
RIGHTS SOLD: KOREAN
RIGHTS SOLD: FRENCH
TURKISH, FRENCH
The Three Wishes
Ricardo Alcántara
Illustrator: Montse Tobella
Raymond’s House
Carolina Tarrés
Illustrator: Xavier Salomó
The Marquis of Misfortune
Elisa Ramón
Illustrator: Montserrat Batet
Daniel Plays Detective
Marta Jarque
Illustrator: Daniel Jiménez
Nicholas is not happy: he wants to be
special. He thinks he was born in the
wrong place. What he really longs to
be is a handsome prince or a powerful
king… or maybe a pirate plying the
seas! One day a huge genie appears
and grants him three wishes. But Nicholas will come to realise that what
he really craves is what he already has.
Raymond wants it all! He wants to live
by the sea, in the mountains and in the
city, too. His friends don’t know how
to make him understand that it’s impossible and he has to make a choice.
But he is really stubborn. One fine day
he heads for the woods with the intention of turning his dream into reality.
What is going through his mind?
The Marquis of Misfortune collects
stuffed animals. Among his trophies
one is missing – the black rhinoceros.
Determined to hunt one, he packs his
bags and sets off for Africa. During the
journey, the captain’s parrot discovers
his evil intentions and heads for the
jungle to tell the rhinoceros that the Marquis is on his way.
Daniel wants to be a detective and is
certain he has all the
qualities necessary to make the grade.
He even has his first case: finding out
who has eaten his cheese sandwich.
He follows the clues and makes notes
in his
notebook. Will he be able to follow the
thing through to the end and closing out
the case?
VALUES / ADVENTURE
ADVENTURE / NATURE
VALUES
HUMOUR / ADVENTURE
ADVENTURE / VALUES
145 × 190 mm · 48 pages
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No, No, No!
Illustrator: Jordi Sales
145 × 190 mm · 48 pages
HUMOUR / DETECTIVE
145 × 190 mm · 48 pages
145 × 190 mm · 48 pages
RIGHTS SOLD: FRENCH
RIGHTS SOLD: TURKISH
145 × 190 mm · 48 pages
RIGHTS SOLD: KOREAN
Mysteries is a collection targeting readers of 6, 7, 8 and 9 years of age. There are stories that refer to great themes and characters
in literature for the young and very young. They suggest an approach: by following the text, the main character and the reader have
to solve some puzzles to get to the unravelling of the story. It includes a mystery bookmark to collect.
The Mysterious Tomb
Jordi Sierra i Fabra
Illustrator: Josep Rodés
Rosendo spends his holidays in Egypt with his father, an archaeologist.
At the dig site he befriends Aliya, the daughter of his father’s foreman.
One day, their parents don’t come back from the dig site. It is the curse
of the mummy? If they want to find them alive, they’ll have to solve a few
riddles. Time is short… Wouldn’t you like to help them?
INGENIUS
ADVENTURE
145 × 190 mm
64 pages
The Stinking Fog
Joles Sennell
Illustrator: Marc Torrent
Bernardo is the youngest sonof a king whose realm contains a forest that has
been invaded by a stinking fog. He alone, armed with just a sausage and little
bag of smells, will succeed in discovering the cause of the stinking fog
and then in eliminating it. Would you like to help him to solve the mysteries
hidden in the forest and join along
n the adventure?
ADVENTURE
INGENUITY
VALUES
145 × 190 mm
48 pages
RIGHTS SOLD: FRENCH, KOREAN
The Illusions of the Magician
Ricardo Alcántara
Illustrator: Gusti
Mysteries: Àngels Navarro
Agreste is a magician who decides to try his luck and decipher the puzzle
that has the king worried and for which he is offering a handsome reward.
Would you like to help him? When you have discovered what is hidden
behind the door of the treasure room, will you enjoy the reward?
ADVENTURE
INGENUITY
VALUES
145 × 190 mm
48 pages
RIGHTS SOLD: FRENCH
Bluebeard’s Treasure
Àngels Navarro
Illustrator: Mariona Cabassa
Bluebeard is not your typical pirate: he has no wooden leg, no hook,
no pirate flag… but if he can solve the puzzles he can find the treasure.
Do you want to become one of his crew and help him to get his hands on
the loot?
ADVENTURE
INGENUITY
VALUES
145 × 190 mm
48 pages
RIGHTS SOLD: FRENCH
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Young Readers is the series aimed at readers from 8 to 11 years old. It combines intelligent black and white drawings with quality
texts which tell interesting stories. The way the chapters are divided up confers a narrative unity which makes reading easier.
It includes brief biographies of the authors and illustrators.
Mr Batuta Seeks Musicians for his Orchestra
María Menéndez-Ponte
Marta Azcona
Illustrator: Rosa Osuna
New Title
Let’s see: who really knows Mister Batuta? This is one reporter’s mission: to
interview the quirky, whimsical and reckless orchestra conductor that thinks
he is the king of mambo. He is the weirdest person on the world stage of
music! And the reporter will show us what he’s like, without any additives or
preservatives. In fact, she is hot on the job when the telephone rings…
HUMOUR
ARTISTIC EDUCATION
145 × 215 mm · 96 pages
The Tears of the Matryoshka
Marisol Ortiz de Zárate
Illustrator: Marina Suárez
New Title
The Girl starts her travel diary to Kiev in an exciting, sad, hair-raising and unforgettable adventure. She is joined by her sister Marimbo, who is studying
to be a trapeze artist. When little Oleg crosses path with the two travellers
and hides a message for them in inside one of their Matryoshkas, it sets off
a chase that will lead the sisters to the rawest truth.
JUSTICE
SOLIDARITY
145 × 215 mm · 144 pages
The Disastrous Spells of the Witch Serafina
Núria Pradas
Illustrator: Jaume Gubianas
In the Happy Kingdom, the Queen wanted a daughter and the King wanted
an heir to the throne! Serafina was the Official Witch of the Kingdom and
had only been on the job for a little while when she was given an important
task. Inexperience will be hard on her and on the royal family, who will have
to learn to accept that sometimes life is unpredictable.
GENDER EQUALITY
145 × 215 mm · 80 pages
They Were Also Young Once
Illustrator: Fernando Vicente
Many of the names that fill our encyclopaedias hide real stories about
overcoming difficulties, starring exceptional men and women that ended up
doing great things despite setbacks, problems and even failures in their
youth.
TRUST
OVERCOMING
145 × 215 mm · 200 pages
Two and a Half Problem
Alfredo Gómez Cerdà
Illustrator: Francesc Rovira
There is nothing that Rubén likes better than daydreaming. One day,
while solving two and a half problems that he has been given in class,
he begins to write a story about pirates in his maths notebook. When
the problems mysteriously disappear, Rubén will have to recover them to
prevent his teacher from failing him.
VALUES
STUDIES
145 × 215 mm · 80 pages
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The Coscorrón Sisters
Investigation Agency
Anna Cabeza
Illustrator: Toni Batllori
Ascensión, Carmen and Rosalía aren’t
your typical grandmothers.
They live with Marcelo, Ascensión
grandson, and share an unusual pastime with him: solving mysteries. This
is why they have decided to help their
neighbour Margarita to find out who
owns the dog that leaves poo in front
of the door every day. Their investigation will interfere with the plans of
some thieves who just robbed a
neighbourhood bank, and these thieves don’t even know what’s coming. A
thrilling adventure with humour, chases
and cunning… a lot of cunning.
Socks
Félix J. Velando
Flix and Tol are two identical socks
that are very different from each other.
Flix likes to spend his time spinning
round and round in the washing machine while Tol prefers to be hung out
to dry and ironed. One day, the washing machine breaks down and Flix is
trapped inside, so Tol sets out on a
rescue mission to find his brother and
prevent him from reaching a sad end:
the drawer for mismatched clothing.
With the help of a battery-operated doll
and other articles of clothing, this sock
will have to deal with all kinds of danger
in order to reunite with his brother.
ADVENTURE / HUMOUR
ADVENTURE / SOLIDARITY
HUMOUR
145 × 215 mm · 88 pages
145 × 215 mm · 120 pages
The Adventures of Undine. The Big
Storm
Blanca Rodríguez
Illustrator: Cristal Reza
Undine has blue hair, lives in
a lighthouse and has two constant
companions: her dog Trucha and her
best friend Kukuma. The day that he
turns eleven, Kukuma receives a small
boat as a present. When circumstance
finds both of them adrift at sea, Undine
and Kukuma will undertake a long and
surprising journey to return home.
FANTASY / VALUES / ADVENTURE
Arlindo Yip
Daniel Nesquens
Illustrator: Alba Marina Rivera
Laia has a special talent – she knows
how to listen. And so it is that one fine
day, while walking by the sea, she
hears a sibilant voice that whistles stories into her ear. From that day on,
whenever it is windy, she takes her
bicycle and goes to the beach to talk
to her friend.
Arlindo Yip is a postal official who can
find any lost package. His life would
be simple and calm if it weren’t for the
surprising and inexplicable things that
happen to him. Through his daily experiences and relations with other people, we’ll learn about this strange and
endearing man, who will startle us with
the peculiar things that happen to him.
An original story dotted with humour
where reality is interwoven with dreams with unusual ease and where the
normal becomes something extraordinary.
FANTASY / ADVENTURES
DAILY LIFE / HUMOUR
145 × 215 mm · 64 pages
145 × 215 mm · 80 pages
The Gamopelusians
Aura Tazón
Illustrator: Luis Bustos
Dragon Seeks Princess
Purificación Menaya
Illustrator: Francesc Infante
A strange creature named Martin runs
aground on the beach in Gamopelusia,
the fabulous island made of cheese.
Everyone thinks he is a spy but they
soon realise he is the Chosen One,
named after an old prophecy designed
to save everyone from disaster. Martin
will require all his ingenuity to carry out
his mission.
Waldo, the dragon, comes out from
David’s book to look for the princess
who disappeared when the book was
torn up. From that moment David, his
friend Katia and Waldo are going to
have fantastic adventures in the search
for a new princess for the dragon. But,
will Waldo forget the princess of his
tale?
ADVENTURE / FANTASY
FANTASY / VALUES
145 × 215 mm · 208 pages
145 × 215 mm · 160 pages
Laia and the Wind
Nathalie Pons Roussel
Illustrator: Pere Ginard
145 × 215 mm · 208 pages
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Andrea’s Dream and Other Stories
Marcy Rudo
Illustrator: Carme Solé Vendrell
The Kidnapping of Captain Pepper
José Manuel Blanco
Illustrator: Luciano Lozano
Vertical Stories
Alegria Julià
Illustrator: Picanyol
My Superlorry
Elena O’Callaghan i Duch
Illustrator: M.a Jesús Santos
A collection of twenty tales which can
be read vertically, but also in the conventional manner, horizontally. The themes of the stories are very varied and
independent from each other: real-life
events, some slightly added to, and
also odd
stories to put us in mind of popular
traditional tales.
Normally when children see their mother’s tummy getting bigger it means a
new member of the family is on the
way. But it might be that instead of waiting for the baby
to come, one has to go looking for him.
John goes a long way to
search for his sister. And all she does is
cry, in spite of John’s best efforts.
HUMOUR / VALUES
DAILY LIFE / VALUES
DAILY LIFE / HUMOUR
VALUES
145 × 215 mm · 96 pages
145 × 215 mm · 64 pages
145 × 215 mm · 64 pages
145 × 215 mm · 80 pages
Catalinasss
Marisa López Soria
Illustrator: Araiz Mesanza
The Restless Octopus
Miquel Ribas Figueras
Illustrator: Jordi Sales
Wonderful!
Catalina has just had a brace fitted in
her mouth and she doesn’t know what
effect her new look will have. So it’s
just as well that she can entertain herself searching for the world’s most beautiful word.
For Catalina, though she doesn’t like
her name, loves words and the
sounds and pictures they evoke
and… what is hidden behind them.
Here is an octopus that cannot stay
still. His tentacles go like crazy all the
time and he goes swimming around
nonstop. It seems he has seen it all. Is
it possible there is anything fresh to
discover? Curiosity about this causes
him to do the most daring thing an octopus has ever done: find out about
the
marvellous things on land.
Fina Ant is a very smart giraffe and
there are few to compare with her.
Despite being the smallest of the herd,
she has the most adventures. Few of
her companions would dare to enter a
cave as dark as the throat of a lion, and
would they manage to survive a night
lost on the savannah and surrounded
by frightening
beasts?
REALISM / FRIENDSHIP
NATURE / VALUES
145 × 215 mm · 112 pages
ADVENTURES / FANTASY
NATURE
145 × 215 mm · 72 pages
Most children know they’re not the best
at football, surfing the net,
tending a garden or taking part in spelling competitions. But what
happens when something comes off?
Three daily stories explained with sense
of humour, which will teach there is always something
we can learn from others.
Mr Martin is fuming with rag
because the sales of his sweets company have dropped off alarmingly. His
accountant discovers that the one responsible for the
crisis is Captain Pepper, who has advised children to give up eating sweets
in favour of peppers, beets and liver. In
order to avoid total ruin, Mr Martin will
have to take
decisive measures.
HUMOUR / VALUES
145 × 215 mm · 80 pages
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Bruna and Block B
Maria Enrich
The Customs
Josep Muñoz Redón
Illustrator: Lluís Farré
Can a fly ensure that a young baker
doesn’t arrive late at work? And that
some students prepare for an exam
without distractions? Perhaps an ordinary fly couldn’t, but Bruna, the main
character in this book, is capable of it
and also of many other things. That’s
because Bruna is restless and chatty
and loves to get involved in everything.
This story takes place in a customs
house, where we follow the working day of the civil servants as they
ensure the law relating to merchandise
is obeyed. Their job is not a pleasant
task in a world without frontiers. But
what would happen if their scruples
prevented them from allowing through
anyone who did not conform to a
specific profile?
DAILY LIFE / HUMOUR
The Return of Double P
Fernando Lalana
Illustrator: Laura Ferracioli
The Present from the River
Jesús Ballaz
Illustrator: Sebastià Serra
Continuing the adventures of Double
P, the friendly extraterrestrial. On this
occasion, all his countrymen (the 5000
inhabitants of Jijo) reach the Earth for
a visit of ten months. Double P’s
friends, Nicolás and Margarita, don’t
know what to do to hide all the people
from Jijo, and this has terrible consequences.
A man sees a basket floating downriver with a baby in it. It is condemned to death by the king, in order
to prevent a prophecy from coming
true. It said that the child would marry
his daughter. When the child comes to
be a youngster, many trials and adventures start for him. Will he one day
marry the king’s daughter and rule?
VALUES
HUMOUR / FANTASY
FANTASY / ADVENTURE
145 × 215 mm · 64 pages
145 × 215 mm · 64 pages
145 × 215 mm · 192 pages
145 × 215 mm · 80 pages
Pegleg the Pirate
Miriam Haas
Illustrator: Ulrike Müller
A Megathere in the Cemetery
Fernando Lalana
Illustrator: Anuska Allepuz
Roberta the Fairy
Carmen Gil Martínez
Illustrator: Pep Brocal
Pegleg is a pirate. One night his ship is
attacked by surprise by the atrocious
pirate Toothpuller and half the crew are
taken. In order to rescue his companions, Pegleg sets off on an adventure
filled with amusing ups and downs
and ends up on an island searching
for a hidden treasure in a cave inhabited by a singular sort of monster.
The town where the megathere lives is
just like any other town, with its
square, town hall, church and school.
It has a mayor, a priest, town clerk and
a couple of police officers. A new teacher arrives, a young man called
Alfonso. What an upheaval when
Alfonso discovers that Beltrán, the
town gravedigger, is a megathere.
Lucia doesn’t like herself and feels
wretched. The fairies decide to help her
and so they send her Roberta, a very
valiant fairy who is a bit inexperienced.
The fairy manages to get the girl into
trouble with her miscast spells. But,
finally, she achieves her aim: she
discovers she is unique and unrepeatable, like each one of us.
ADVENTURE / LOVE
MYSTERY / ADVENTURE
HUMOUR
HUMOUR / FANTASY
VALUES
145 × 215 mm · 80 pages
145 × 215 mm · 96 pages
145 × 215 mm · 96 pages
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Butterfly Wings
Pilar Alberdi
Illustrations: Mercedes de la Jara
Oscar’s Shirt
Illustrator: Pedro Espinosa
Milo, a famous writer of stories, has
lost his inspiration due to the death of
his wife. All his ideas and amazing
characters are locked inside his head.
The world of Fantasy won’t allow this
and sends Peter Pan, the Beauty and
Hercules to rescue them. While the
writer is asleep, they are able to go
into his mind, by means of a dream.
In stories, a sparrow can fall in love
with a reed, an emperor can walk
naked down the street… but what
would you do if you had to give up
what you most desire?
This is the story of a boy and a butterfly, but it isn’t so simple as that… In
other words, it is both the magic and
real story of a boy, a butterfly, an antique seller, a town.
Claudia admires Oscar, who is the
best football player. She dresses like
him, dreams about him and even
eats the brand of yoghurt he advertises. One day Claudia comes across
a clue which might lead her to scupper the plans of some delinquents.
She decides to solve the case in
order to become famous and in that
way get to know Oscar.
ADVENTURE / HUMOUR
FANTASY / VALUES
FEELINGS / VALUES
MYSTERY / ADVENTURE
145 × 215 mm · 80 pages
145 × 215 mm · 128 pages
145 × 215 mm · 80 pages
145 × 215 mm · 96 pages
S.O.S. Rubinata Rat
Estrella Ramón
Illustrator: Albert Asensio
The Great Adventure
Illustrator: Josep Rodés
Rubinata is a red rat that lives in a
sewer where all the rats are grey. Life
is hard and she decides to do everything in her power to be like the rest.
But things go from bad to worse until
she is locked up in the worst jail in the
rat world. Fortunately, she will get the
help of a foreign rat, the journalist
Chambourcié de Danone.
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The Seven Houses of Buti
Josep Gòrriz
Illustrator: Marta Balaguer
The Journey of Double P
Fernando Lalana
Illustrator: Laura Ferracioli
Buti is an easygoing terrier. One day he
tastes a delicious sausage and can
think of nothing else. He is abandoned
and tries to survive by robbing the customers from the butcher’s shop. Luckily
he has Jan and Cira to look out for him.
Tell me, Buti: wouldn’t you like to stop
wandering around and live in a house
with someone who loves you?
Double P is an extraterrestrial who gets
bored on his asteroid Jijo. His favourite
planet is the Earth. One day he decides
to go into space, drawn by his curiosity
about human beings. Will he be able to
befriend them? Will they be amusing
companions? When he lands, he gets
a huge surprise…
HUMOUR / FANTASY
ADVENTURE / VALUES
145 × 215 mm · 96 pages
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145 × 215 mm · 176 pages
A collection aimed at readers 11 years and up, with books for all tastes that perfectly blend description, narration and dialogue
to create stories that captivate young readers from the very first page. These are fascinating and evocative novels that weave
in elements as diverse as mystery, fantasy and adventure, inviting readers to immerse themselves and let their imaginations
run wild.
Operation Michelangelo
Marta Romera
Everybody wants to hire Giulia Corelli, restorer of the Art Museum of the
Women of Florence. She has just won the prestigious Rinascimento Award
and is about to receive a check worth millions from the richest businessman
in Florence. But when the businessman disappears, Giulia will have to race
against the clock to find him, following the trail of Michelangelo to Rome.
CONSERVING CULTURAL HERITAGE
OVERCOMING
145 × 210 mm
112 pages
The Call of the Book of Bamboo
Joaquim Pastor
Lu Shun is eleven years old, doesn’t go to school and lives with his
grandfather who teaches him the art of calligraphy. But his peaceful life
is shattered when his grandfather is captured and forced to work
on the Great Wall of China. Lu Shun will have to overcome many dangers
before reuniting with his grandfather. A wonderful novel about the power
of words and the magic of writing set in the time of the Qin Dynasty.
REALISM
FEELINGS
145 × 210 mm
104 pages
My Life in Paradise
M.ª Carmen de la Bandera
DaDiko, a youth from Cameroon, is beginning a new life in Madrid after
leaving his past as a child soldier behind. But his happiness soon fades
when he enters the Mercy welcome centre. Discrimination and the latent
threat of deportation from the country will cloud the idyllic life that he
imagined. Second part of Africa in the heart.
REALSIM
FEELINGS
INTEGRATION
145 × 210 mm
144 pages
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Mademoiselle Collignon’s Little
Choir
Lluís Prats
Mademoiselle Collignon teaches
French and music at a school in
the upper area of Barcelona.
Without warning, the administration
forces her to leave the school and
move to a new one in the Raval neighbourhood, with students of very different nationalities and cultures.
Mademoiselle Collignon’s life in this
popular neighbourhood will change,
presenting her with the challenge of
involving her students in an ambitious
project: the Rainbow Choir.
REALISTIC
FEELINGS
FRIENDSHIP
145 × 215 mm · 136 pages
Brave travellers
La Plaga
Makossa for Marimba and Gralla
Pau Joan Hernández
Marco Polo, Ernest Shackleton,
Amelia Earhart, Thor Heyerdahl and
Neil Armstrong. All of them pursued
a dream, a challenge that seemed
unattainable and even absurd to most.
Read about the adventures of five
brave courageous people, five heroes,
five brave travellers.
Fatou dreams that she hears the makossa, an African rhythm from her native land, as the festival of her town,
Sant Genís, approaches. But many
people do not want to go against
tradition and friction threatens coexistence in the town school. However, in
that summer of drought, there is a graver danger in the mountains.
ADVENTURE
VALUES
SOLIDARITY
REALISM
SUSPENSE
FRIENDSHIP
145 × 215 mm · 136 pages
145 × 215 mm · 176 pages
The Secret of Doctor Givert
Agustí Alcoberro
The Secret Laboratory
Lluís Prats and Enric Roig
Two students find out a famous neurologist has been kidnapped, the celebrated Doctor Givert. They begin to
investigate until they finally locate him.
But this is not the end. The main
character in the story is distrustful and
has doubts about everything and everyone, even his friend, and decides to
carry on with the investigation alone.
Paris 2006. In the secret laboratory of
the mad doctor Laffitte, the Robles brothers discover an infernal machine
which can cause horrifying hallucinations. Unfortunately, the evil scientists of
the Trouton company get their hands
on the machine. The Robles brothers
are just about to get it back when one
of them is kidnapped…
Fireflies in the Desert
Daniel San Mateo
Dalil is thirteen years old and is
experiencing the horrors of the Gulf
War with his family. Amidst the
deafening sounds of bombs and
the threat of missiles, only one thing
makes him happy: Shaima. The love
he feels for the girl is the only thing
that allows him to make it through
each day marked by fear, uncertainty
and incomprehension. As the situation
becomes increasingly unstable, his family debates between staying in the
country or leaving to join his uncle in
France. But the idea of exile provokes
contradictory feelings in Dalil: on one
hand, he wants to leave the war
behind, but on the other he can’t
imagine his life without Shaima.
REALISTIC
VALUES
FEELINGS
145 × 215 mm · 128 pages
SUSPENSE
VALUES
145 × 215 mm · 96 pages
ADVENTURE
INTRIGUE
HUMOUR
145 × 215 mm · 272 pages
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Short Stories from the Globe
Àngel Burgas
Illustrator: Ignasi Blanch
Stories that talk about different kinds
of reality for youngsters living in different parts of the world and stories that
describe different kinds of reality for
people sharing the same environment
– the underground in Barcelona. Stories that set you thinking about coexistence and the need to bring about a
fairer world.
VALUES
LITERARY STORIES
145 × 215 mm · 144 pages
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The Fourteen Mummies of Bakri
Susana Fernández Gabaldón
The main characters from Beyond the
Three Dunes are back with a new adventure. An object which is very special to them, the mirror of the Egyptian
princess Neferure, wrapped up in
cloth concealing mysterious hieroglyphics, falls into their hands. Intrigue
and pursuit put the lives of the main
characters in jeopardy.
Fernando the Bold
José Luis Velasco
Fernando Fadrique, the son of a serf,
witnesses the defeat of Alarcos.
On the battlefield he meets King Alfonso
VIII and Rodrigo de Coca, who takes
him as a page. His energetic and decisive character enables him to save the
king’s life on three occasions. But his
great wish is to win the hand of Inés de
Talavera.
ADVENTURE
INTRIGUE
MYSTERY
HISTORICAL NOVEL
VALUES
ADVENTURE
SUSPENSE
145 × 215 mm · 224 pages
145 × 215 mm · 168 pages
White Week
Natalia Freire
It’s the last term at school and the last
week for skiing with school-mates.
Alma is ready to show everyone that
she is a real snowboarder. The snowboard gangs compete against each
other to prove who is the best. But
there is another person in the mountains. Alma makes a discovery and
things take an unexpected twist.
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
SPORT
145 × 215 mm · 144 pages
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Almogavar by Accident
Fernando Lalana
Luis A. Puente
At the beginning of the fourteenth century, falling in love with the wrong person could have terrible consequences.
Young Garcés will find this out for himself when, as a result of forbidden
love, he finds himself forced to cross
the Mediterranean to become enmeshed in one of the most astonishing incidents in history – the feats of the
Spanish soldiers in Byzantium.
VALUES
HISTORY
ADVENTURE
The Men of Muchaca
Mariela Rodríguez
Feeling the Colours
Africa in the Heart
Christian Thomas, a European youth
who likes sports, is preparing to go to
university. One day he gets a letter
from a friend living in a far-off country.
From that point on, the young man
becomes mixed up in an exciting and
amusing adventure, which puts his ingenuity to the test as he seeks to find
an ancient legacy.
Quique is a twelve-year-old boy with
a passion for football. Together with
his grandfather and his dog Lobi,
nothing is more important to him than
his team, Royal Majestic. The team’s
other fans cannot match his enthusiasm. But when violence and fanaticism get mixed with sports, Quique
has to decide if everything is allowed
when it comes to defending his team’s
colours.
Diko is a Dowayo youth from Cameroon. Fascinated by dreams of paradise in Europe and spurred on by the
harshness of his daily life, he decides
to “burn down” the barriers that separate him from the north and get in a
boat to cross the Strait of Gibraltar.
With a warm style, this youth shows us
the wonders of Africa, as well as its extreme difficulties.
MYSTERY
ADVENTURE
145 × 215 mm · 160 pages
INTEGRITY
NON-VIOLENCE
CIVIC-MINDEDNESS
FEELINGS
ADVENTURE
DIVERSITY
145 × 215 mm · 168 pages
145 × 215 mm · 176 pages
145 × 215 mm · 96 pages
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Send Your Child to Mars
Fernando Lalana
It isn’t easy to be a teenager,
especially if you are a girl on Earth in
the 23rd century. Elisa knows all about
it. Because she has not been a good
student, her father has decided to
send her to the Gagarin School on
Mars for the holidays.
Many surprises are in store for her
there, including new friends and some
discoveries that will change her life forever.
AUTONOMY
IDENTITY
COURAGE
The Enigma of El Cid
María José Luis González
The Mystery of Wisteria Road
Núria Pradas
How is it possible for a boy to
disappear without a trace right in the
middle of a city? His brother and his
girlfriend start a search to discover the
mystery. An inquisitive would-be writer
and a policewoman join them in their
intriguing adventure. The evidence
brings them in to Wisteria Road, but,
what is the mystery in that road?
MYSTERY
ADVENTURE
In Burgos, Pablo’s class go to an exhibition about El Cid el Campeador. On
the following day the glass urn which
protected his famous helmet has been
destroyed, but the helmet is not
stolen. What were the criminals
looking for? Pablo and his friends look
into the matter for themselves and
begin an incredible adventure to discover the mystery of El Cid.
ADVENTURES
MYSTERY
Blue Autumn
José Ramón Ayllón
This is the tale of a boy and a girl who
meet on a train. In it there is a beach in
autumn, a guitar, a football team, two
families, a zest for life, cancer, a red
notebook, a kidnapping and a happy
ending. The main characters of this
novel are enriched and brought closer
together by the bonds of friendship,
love and a pain shared.
FRIENDSHIP
LOVE
AWARENESS OF PAIN
145 × 215 mm · 408 pages
145 × 215 mm · 152 pages
145 × 215 mm · 144 pages
145 × 215 mm · 160 pages
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The New Girl
Marcy Rudo
Marisa arrives at a new school with a
secret, but what is most important to
her is to be accepted by one set in the
class, a group of friends who are greatly influenced by the bossy Isobel.
When Marisa is accused of something
she has not done, only the friendship
of Rachel and the affection of her dog,
Dama, enable her to keep on going.
Bergil, the Lost Knight
of Berlindon
J. Carreras Guixé
Bergil is a young man whose father
was killed by his best friend when he
was just a child. At eighteen, Bergil is
a knight prepared to do anything to
defend his king. During his first great
battle he meets Berk, a warrior who
could be his father and who saves
Bergil’s life. But… what is Berk’s dark
secret?
Proteus’s Escape
Milagros Oya
Beyond the Three Dunes
Susana Fernández Gabaldón
As a consequence of changes in the
climate and the appearance of a
strange virus, life as we know it has
disappeared. Only a group of scientists hidden away in a base under the
sea have survived. They have created
a hermetic and orderly society. Carso
and his friends want to flee. This is the
story of their hair-raising flight.
In Cairo there is an interesting
antiques shop where Hassan works.
One day a stranger appears with objects of great value. Hassan discovers
that they come from a remote place
perhaps related to the Princess Neferure, who lived in Egypt around the
year 1500 B.C. Hassan, accompanied
by his nephews, sets off on an incredible adventure.
DAILY LIFE
BULLYING
VALUES
ADVENTURE
VALUES
SCIENCE-FICTION
INTRIGUE
ADVENTURE
145 × 215 mm · 144 pages
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145 × 215 mm · 288 pages
ADVENTURE
INTRIGUE
MYSTERY
145 × 215 mm · 224 pages
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Great Journeys is a collection aimed at readers from 12 onwards. They are adventure stories about journeys in time and space. The
jacket of the book gives information and graphic documents that enable the reader to settle into the theme of the book. The jacket
of the book can be used as a reference poster.
Includes
poster
Koknom. An adventure in Maya Land
Núria Pradas
Rhaido. A journey with the Vikings
Núria Pradas
Heka. A Magic Journey to Egypt
Núria Pradas
145 × 210 mm · 120 pages
145 × 210 mm · 120 pages
145 × 210 mm · 120 pages
Universal Classics is a collection of classics for readers from 12 onwards. Universal Classics presents great translations
of jewels of world literature in copies with a hard cover, fine quality illustrations and a brief notebook concerning the work, the
author and the period.
The Odyssey
Translated by Rafael Mammos
Once the Trojan War is over, Ulysses
begins to return to Ithaca, where his
son Telemachus and faithful wife Penelope await him. But the voyage is
extended by ten long years, during
which the Greek hero and his companions suffer all kinds of misfortunes.
Only Ulysses’ cunning helps him to return to his homeland safe and sound.
150 × 215 mm · 240 pages
Romeo and Juliet
W. Shakespeare
Translated by Concha Cardeñoso
Illustrated by Toni Deu
When love perches on the branches
of fate, nobody can stop it. His name
is Romeo, and he is a Montague;
she, Juliet, is a Capulet. The children of
two rival noble families of Verona, they
don’t have it easy but know
they are made for each other. This
truth has made them the most
celebrated lovers in literature.
150 × 215 mm · 160 pages
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
Translated by José Manuel Álvarez
The Imaginary Invalid
Molière
Translated by María Teresa Gallego
Illustrated by Fernando Vicente
Mister Scrooge is a miserable old
miser. Pity and charity are strangers to
him – he’s bitter, with a heart as hard
as a stone and he
doesn’t change even at Christmas.
But he’s shortly going to get a visit
from three ghosts who will
accompany him on trips to the Christmases of his childhood, the present
and the future. And what he discovers
will change his life.
Poor Argan is ill and spends all day
in bed, complaining and dependent
on remedies prescribed by doctors
more interested in earning money
than solving his problems. And as
if this were not enough, his daughter
Angélique has fallen in love with the
wrong suitor. Luckily Toinette, the
maid, is ready to lend a hand. She’s
not a doctor but she has a remedy
for everything and everyone.
150 × 215 mm · 160 pages
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The Hypnotist
E.T.A. Hoffmann
Translated by Joan Fontcuberta
Illustrated by Miguel Navia
Animal magnetism is when one person, by use of suggestion and hypnotism, controls the will of an-other. It is
also known as mesme-rism. Can life
and death be controlled by hypnosis?
The evil hypnotist in this disturbing
story by Hoffmann seems ready to
prove that it is possible.
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
Translated by Roser Vilagrassa
Illustrated by Jordi Vila i Delclòs
The great house of Netherfield Park, in
the English county of Hertfordshire,
has a new tenant. It is
Mr Bingley, who is young, goodlooking, wealthy and… a bachelor. Mrs
Bennet is delighted because her chief
desire is to find a good match for her
five daughters. But Elizabeth, the most
rebellious of the Bennet sisters, is really
interested in Mr Darcy, the best friend
of Bingley, and a rather arrogant and
mysterious man.
Poe’s Universe
Edgar Allan Poe
Translated by José Manuel Álvarez
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and
Other Stories
Oscar Wilde
Translated by J.L. López Muñoz
Illustrated by Roger Ibáñez
A fantastic beetle and the treasure of a
fearsome pirate; a gloomy castle in the
Appenines and a young woman trapped inside a painting; a detective with
green spectacles and the mystery of a
letter that cannot be found; a dead
body that is not dead… a week with
three Sundays! Everything is possible in
the universe of Edgar Allan Poe.
That night, Lady Windermere had
brought together in her house the
cream of London society. One of the
assembly was her chiromancer,
an enigmatic gentleman capable of
reading the past and the future by
studying the lines of the hand. Lord
Arthur volunteers enthusiastically, little
knowing that horror and disgrace can
also be foreseen…
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150 × 215 · 160 pages
The Valley of Fear
Arthur Conan Doyle
Translated by Laura Manero
Love of Life and Other Stories
Jack London
Translated by Carmen Francí
Illustrated by Enrique Breccia
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
Translated by Celia Filipetto
Illustrated by Fabio Sardo
Sherlock Holmes has a new case: the
murder of Mr Douglas, the owner of a
big manor house in Vermissa Valley.
But an unexpected twist makes the
case more complicated. The villainous Professor Moriarty appears and
the suspense of the story carries us
off to the depths of the valley of fear.
Two men advance through a majestic landscape, exhausted and bent
beneath the weight of their burdens.
On crossing a river in which there
are many rocks, one of them slips
and injures himself. His companion
does not halt, but abandons him…
The eight stories in this volume are
about determination, driving energy
and the instinct for survival.
Life in the small village of Saint
Petersburg, on the banks of the
Mississippi River in the United
States, is so peaceful that it could
even be boring at times. But Tom
Sawyer, an inquisitive and rather
naughty boy, is capable of exploiting
the slightest daily event, such as
painting a fence, or not such an
everyday occurrence, like chasing an
evil killer or searching for hidden treasure in a cave, in the company of his
good pal Huck.
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll
and Mr Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
Translated by Juan Antonio Molina
Foix
150 × 215 mm · 272 pages
150 × 215mm · 240 pages
Who is that strange fellow going
into the home of Dr Jekyll? Is it possible that anyone so unpleasant
could be a friend of the respectable
doctor? How could a model citizen
have any dealings with a monster
like Hyde, capable of committing
atrocious crimes? Hyde will have to
be investigated… or maybe Jekyll is
hiding something?
150 × 215 mm · 144 pages
150 × 215 mm · 304 pages
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Conde Lucanor
(Count Lucanor)
Don Juan Manuel
Adapted by Emilia Navarro Ramírez
Illustrated by Joan Mundet
Rinconete y Cortadillo
Miguel Cervantes
Adapted by Alfredo Reina
Illustrated by David Benzal
Pasos
(Steps)
Lope de Rueda
Illustrated by Jorge González
There are 100 million homeless
children in the world. They used
to be called rascals. Now they are
street children, illtreated and exploited,
who are forced into social exclusion,
delinquency and suffering.
Just like Rinconete and Cortadillo, who
have no other recourse than their own
determination.
With this book we laugh for the same reason that we laugh in the circus watching
the clever clown and the silly clown, and
the latter comes out with his bright ideas.
The clowns of Rueda amuse us and reveal certain human characteristics to us,
particularly that of cruelty towards those
who show themselves to be innocent and
easily deceived.
Scheherazade was a famous storyteller
who managed to save her life with stories that bewitched a sultan. She discovered the value of a story that never
ends to keep us safe from danger.
Count Lucanor is also afraid of something… that’s why he has in Patronio
his own storyteller, who teaches him
how not to make mistakes in daily
decisions.
150 × 215 mm · 176 pages
150 × 215 mm · 128 pages
150 × 215 mm · 176 pages
150 × 215 mm · 176 pages
Nueve liras de hiedra y un secreto
(Nine Lyres of Ivy and a Secret)
Poetry anthology
and Alfredo Reina
La celestina
(The Matchmaker)
Fernando de Rojas
Illustrated by Enrique Lorenzo
Lazarillo de Tormes
Anonimous
Nancy’s Thesis
Ramón J. Sender
Adapted by Roberto Bravo
Comic books and films are rife with heroes with superpowers who fight
against evil. But Lazarillo de Tormes,
a street kid, has only his wits to survive
and deal with the discrimination and
hypocrisy of 16th-century society,
which gives him nothing but bad
examples as tools to survive.
Published in 1962, this is one of
Ramon J. Sender’s most fascinating
and entertaining novels. Nancy is an
American student who has recently
arrived in Seville to learn about Spanish culture. With a keen eye full of humour, the reader discovers her
perplexity about a language and customs that confuse and attract her in
equal measure.
Entremeses
Miguel de Cervantes
Adapted by Emilia Navarro
These days, short theatrical pieces
such as sketches, monologues and
comic scenes are in vogue. They
show us human weaknesses,
sometimes in a benevolent manner
and sometimes in a more bitter way.
Cervantes, back in the seven-teenth
century, made use of humour to show
what he could not say in a serious way
about a society founded on hypocrisy
and appearance.
Transmitting our feelings can become
a taboo for fear of crossing the narrow
line which separates sensibility and ridicule. Every period in time, every culture and every poet has its own way of
describing the experience of love,
friendship, nature, the passage of time
and the meaning of life. This is the
emotional story of Spanish poetry up to
the eighteenth century.
Calisto and Melibea, Romeo and Juliet
and other less well-known couples,
whose names we know only by
names carved into the bark of trees,
have been and still are the victims of
an impossible kind of love. It has always moved readers profoundly when
love goes wrong because it is a most
sublime feeling which we all recognise.
150 × 215 mm · 208 pages
150 × 215 mm · 240 pages
150 × 215 mm · 240 pages
150 × 215 mm · 144 pages
59
A collection of novels for readers 12 years and up that tell the adventures of some of the pionering explorers and scientists
in History. Exciting reads to discover the exploits of courageous and self-confident men and women who achieved what nobody
had ever attained. All the novels contain some biographical notes on the characters.
Bering: In Search of America
Lluís Prats
Brahe and Kepler
Maria Pilar Gil
Shackleton
Lluís Prats
Petropavlovsk, 1741. An expedition
sponsored by the Tsar sets out on
the road to northern Siberia to find a
safe sea route between Russia and
North America. On board one of the
ships is Laurentz Waxell, a boy who,
at only 12 years of age, will be forever marked by the horror experienced in those cold and inhospitable
regions.
In Prague at the beginning of the 17th
century, two men are working together
to unravel the mysteries of the Universe. One of them is the astronomer
Tycho Brahe. The other is his student,
the mathematician Johannes Kepler.
When Brahe dies under strange circumstances, a mysterious folk healer
will investigate the causes of his death
to prove her own innocence...
Ernest Shackleton was already
a famous explorer when he set out on
his most ambitious expedition: crossing Antarctica on foot. The challenge
would turn into an
odyssey when the ship in which he
was travelling, the Endurance, got
trapped between ice floes. Only Shackleton’s tenacity and courage would
save them all from death.
LEADERSHIP / SOLIDARITY
EFFORT
COOPERATION / LOYALTY
RESPONSIBILITY
LEADERSHIP / SOLIDARITY
EFFORT
140 × 190 mm · 256 pages
140 × 190 mm · 224 pages
140 × 190 mm · 256 pages
A collection to entertain readers 12 years and up with real, moving and captivating stories that provide lessons in hope and
courage. Based on the experiences and first-person testimonies of the young protagonists, readers will discover these young
individuals’ bravery and will to overcome during some of the darkest and most difficult chapters in contemporary history.
The Chickadee’s Song
Joaquim Pastor
Roget is a brave, blond, nine-year-old boy, and the Spanish Civil War has cut
his childhood short and taken from him what he loves most: his father. His
old life seems very distant now and he stews in anger when his family is forced to host three Nationalist soldiers whose leader, known as Coix, is interested in his mother.
FAMILY
COURAGE
LOYALTY
145 × 210 mm
208 pages
60
Exit is the series intended for readers from 14 onwards. They are very fine novels with gripping plots
which will appeal to the young and the not-so-young. They are perfect for anyone who enjoys
exciting adventures, deep mysteries and hilarious episodes.
New Title
Never Again
Fernando Lalana
Spain, 1970. Dalmacio’s luck falls into a losing streak the day that
Operation Paper begins: it is the boy’s last chance to win a little
sympathy from his teacher, the fearsome Mr Blas, and pass the
course. But something goes awry and our hero struggles with the
puzzles until Cala-rocha, where he spends his summers.
The outcome will be serious. “Bad news, boy. Bad news”.
FRIENDSHIP
DECISIVENESS
147 × 210 mm
240 pages
Foto: Javier Cebollada
Lalana published his first book in
1982 when he was still a law student. In 1985 he decided to become a writer, which has been his
first and only career ever since. He
has won a number of awards,
among them the National Award for
Children’s Literature 1991, the Cervantes Chico Award 2010 and the
Edebé Award 2012. Fernando has
published more than one hundred
books and has sold more than
2,500,000 copies of his works.
Amsterdam Solitaire
Fernando Lalana
Four big business-owners accept the
challenge of making a beautiful, unique
and irreplaceable object out of reach of
the wealthy. Months later, when detective Fermín Escartín is invited to attend
the presentation of the Amsterdam Solitaire fountain pen, he faces the challenge of unravelling a seemingly
flawless, almost perfect and apparently
impossible robbery. Most recent instalment of the DETECTIVE
FERMÍN ESCARTÍN series.
MYSTERY
POLICE THRILLER
13 Dogs
Fernando Lalana
The Last Corpse
Fernando Lalana
The years have gone by and Fermín
Escartín faces what will possibly be his
last case: a double investigation that
begins with a bloodcurdling murder,
continues with an inexplicable mystery
and might end up with his own death.
It’s an amusing but thrilling journey from
Monegros to the millionaire bank accounts of Switzerland.
The Tunnel-Borer
Fernando Lalana
The mysterious disappearance
of the young engineer responsible
for the machine which makes
tunnels for underground railways
turns into one of the most hair-raising
cases in the career of private investigator Fermín Escartín. Escartín is a
detective who has already appeared
in other novels by Fernando Lalana.
The Meteosat is in danger. If nothing is
done to stop it, within four days
another satellite, the Cuencasat, will
self-destruct and damage it irreparably.
Oblivious to all this, a rookie private
detective is about to take his first case
with the help of his son Felix. What
could be the crazy connection between
the disappearance of a dog and
Meteosat?
MYSTERY
DETECTIVE THRILLER
DETECTIVE THRILLER
FRIENDSHIP
DECISIVENESS
150 × 215 mm · 272 pages
150 × 215 mm · 216 pages
147 × 210 mm · 240 pages
150 × 215 mm · 208 pages
NO
IONAL LATI
INTERNAT
D
BOOK AWAR
ENS
WHITE RAV
NOUR
O
H
F
O
ST
LI
OVER
40.000
COPIES
SOLD!
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The Galindo Affair
Fernando Lalana
Turned out of the university, Professor
Fermín Escartín decides to become a
private detective. His first case comes
to him through an ex-school friend,
Gumersindo Llamazares, now a brilliant executive in an insurance company. Escartín has to find the famous
impresario Serafín Galindo, an eccentric
millionaire, who has disappeared.
The Roosters Crow
Four characters walk across
a glorious Spain in full expansion
in 1539 that doesn’t accept them
because each of them are running from
something: a woman escaping her
past; a girl leaving her childhood
behind; a black man marked by
albinism; and a quirky young man
looking for love… But appearances can
sometimes be deceiving...
POLICE THRILLER
IRONY
ADVENTURE
FEELINGS
HISTORY
150 × 215 mm · 208 pages
150 × 215 mm · 264 pages
NO
IONAL LATI
INTERNAT
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AR
AW
K
O
BO
OVER
20.000
COPIES
SOLD!
The Song of Shao Li
London in the year 2013. Natalia and
her brother Airon are in London
with their mother. Natalia has been
chosen to take part in a Christmas
special of 'A moment of glory',
the most popular show on TV.
Although it seems incredible, the two
children get lost. Tired of waiting for somebody to look for them, the children
start to search for their
mother. In her wanderings, Natalie
constantly falls back on Shao Li, her
absent friend.
Ana and the Sibyl
Antonio
Sánchez-Escalonilla
Ana, a shy and intelligent girl, is about
to have an extraordinary adventure during the course of a trip to Rome for
her studies. The girl has no idea that
the visit to the Sistine Chapel will turn
into a journey through time that will
transport her, with her classmate
Mario, back to the days of Imperial
Rome.
FANTASY
ADVENTURE
The Blue Book
Lluís Prats
Helpers
Leo doesn’t like reading and prefers
computer games. One day his History
teacher gives him an assignment on
Alexander the Great. Together with his
best friends, Leo goes to the library and
finds a very special book. The three
children become immersed in the thrilling plot of the novel and even change
it.
Marc Solà is a young man who has
just graduated in Biology. He receives
an offer to work in a biotechnology laboratory in India, and he accepts in
spite of his fears. Once
in India, an unexpected chain of
events sweep him along wildly, in
a spiral of discoveries that will cause his
most cherished ideas
to collapse.
FANTASY/ADVENTURE
HISTORICAL NOVEL
150 × 215 mm · 368 pages
LOVE
OVERCOMING PROBLEMS
150 × 215 mm · 160 pages
62
SCIENCE-FICTION
ADVENTURE
VALUES
150 × 215 mm · 304 pages
RIGHTS SOLD: KOREAN
150 × 215 mm · 272 pages
63
This collection introduces young people to the biographies of some people who have made great contributions throughout history,
whether as scientists, explorers, humanists or in other vocations. The books are written in a very readable way and include a good
deal of visual material. In some cases there are timetimes of the most important events of the period.
They contain a documentary notebook with photos, graphs and maps in colour which immerse readers in the historical context and
show them the most important experiences of the main figure of the biography.
1. Passionate About Truth
(Saint Augustine)
192 pages
9. The Little Shepherds of Fátima
(Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta)
152 pages
17. The Chancellor of England
(Sir Thomas More)
144 pages
25. The Children’s Saint
(José de Calasanz)
132 pages
2. The Youngster Who Became
Pope (John Paul II)
160 pages
10. An Architect of Genius
(Antoni Gaudí)
240 pages
18. Seeing Through Fingers
(Luis Braille)
120 pages
26. Veni, Vidi, Vici
(Julius Caesar)
136 pages
20. By Land and Sea Waiting for God
(Saint Francisco Javier)
112 pages
27. Long Live Freedom!
(Sophie Scholl)
120 pages
4. The Mother of the Poor
(Mother Theresa)
160 pages
5. The Discover of Radium
(Marie Curie)
112 pages
6. A Genius with the Brush
(Velázquez)
128 pages
7. The Road to Auschwitz
(Edith Stein)
176 pages
8. The Making of an Empire
(Charles V)
144 pages
11. A Free Spirit
(Martin Luther King)
176 pages
12. Music Was His Life
(J.S. Bach)
192 pages
13. The Son of Thunder
(Saint John of Betsaida)
176 pages
15. Words were His Magic
(J.R.R. Tolkien)
128 pages
16. The Adventure of Being a Saint
(Saint Josemaría Escrivá
de Balaguer)
176 pages
21. A Life of Struggle and Love
(Teresa de Jésus)
Text: Amparo Boquera
144 pages
22. The Distinguished Knight
(Miguel de Cervantes)
112 pages
23. Contacts with Love
(Bernadette Soubirous)
144 pages
24. Audacity and Conviction
144 pages
28. Evolution and Life
(Charles Darwin)
192 pages
29. The Messenger of Forgiveness
(Saint Juan Vianney)
240 pages
30. Free to Dream (Anne Frank)
232 pages
31. A Farmer in the Vatican
(John XXIII)
144 pages
An ideal Bible
for discovering
the joy of faith
together
The Bible for Little Ones
The Bible for Little One as a didactic catechetical option to Christian initiation, for both children, their parents and catechists. They
will travel down the path of initiation through Bible readings and
their accompanying activities.
The purpose is to encourage living together, children and adults
through a Bible reading plan, including catechetical activities, a
journey of growth in faith.
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The Bible for Little Ones
Luis Benavides
Elena Santa Cruz
Illustrator: Mariam Ben-Arab
220 x 250 mm
192 pages
2-6 years old
foreign rights: maite etcheto
[email protected]
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