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F A L L 2016
FALL 2016
Contents
Frontlist
Friends Forever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The Illustrated Atlas of Architecture and Marvelous Monuments. . . . .5
Hightech Hack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
All My Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Show & Tell Me The World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Pied Piper of Hamelin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Recent
Life and I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Masks in the Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
I Love You Always. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
My Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Let’s Garden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Backlist
How Big Is Big? How Far Is Far? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Madame Eiffel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
The Small World of Paper Toys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Legendary Routes of the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
The Story of Mademoiselle Oiseau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Mademoiselle Oiseau and the Letters from the Past . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Does This Happen to Everyone? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
That s What You Think!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Issun Bôshi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
The Night Watchman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Let’s Bake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hello Goodbye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Alphabetics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Elsa and the Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
The Honey Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Plip, the Umbrella Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
The Incredible Three and a Half Superheroes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Lou Caribou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Puss in Boots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Little Red Riding Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Petting Zoo Memo Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
The Zoo’s Grand Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
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Friends Forever
by Roald Kaldestad
and Bjørn Rune Lie
Category: Picture Book
Recommended for: ages 6 and up
Translation: Rosie Hedger
Release: September
Features: Full color, hardcover,
48 pages, 21 × 29 cm
Price: $ 19.95 £ 12.95 € 14.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-773-2
Mom lies on the sofa watching television. Dad is away traveling again.
He calls home every evening. Mom talks quietly on the phone and laughs
a lot. He lies in bed and feels his tummy getting warm. But Dad always
comes home. And he always brings something with him, too. This time
it’s a funny hat.
It’s a postman with a package. He imagines her sitting by the
window in her new house. Her wild, black hair. Her wide,
dark eyes. Her cheeky dimples. She was his very best friend.
A musician with a love for
Against a pastel backdrop of falling leaves and
raindrops, a young boy learns how to make new
friends and cherish the old.
children’s books, ROALD
KALDESTAD debuted as an
author in 2000. His love for
children’s books is a
family affair: Per Olav
“Two hundred and sixty-nine
Change is a constant in the worlds
days,” counts a freckle-faced, rosy-
of adults and children alike.
cheeked boy. His goodbye to his
Friends Forever’s poignant story
best friend is still fresh within his
addresses change’s unexpected
young heart. Though his compan-
arrival and, through a softly col-
ion has moved away, she sends
ored palette, shows that change
surprise notes and chocolate bars
can be soothed by fond memo-
resides in Bristol with his
by post, assuaging his pain and
ries. The poetic text by Norwegian
wife, son, and cat. After
bringing a smile to his face. The
author Roald Kaldestad narrates
graduating from University
support of his loving family and
the journey of the protagonist as
College Falmouth in 2001,
the arrival of a new neighbor with
he teaches readers to embrace the
his vivid images have appeared on milk car-
her striped cat combine with his
present and appreciate the joys of
tons, magazine covers, text books, and albums.
optimism to slow the rainfall and
a bluer sky.
FRIENDS FOREVER is his fourth children’s book.
Kaldestad, former head of Norwegian Writers
for Children, is both his father and a source of
inspiration.
BJØRN RUNE LIE is a
Norwegian illustrator who
welcome the possibility of a
new friendship.
He stands by the playground and waves goodbye to his classmates.
He counts to two hundred and sixty-nine quietly to himself before
heading home. He takes the path through the forest, past the old
dam. At home he finds his book and makes himself comfortable
in the large armchair by the window. He really ought to have a cat
to curl up in his lap. The old lamp lights up one small room in the
big, dark house.
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CONTENTS
The Illustrated
Atlas of Architecture
and Marvelous
Monuments
central and
eastern EUROPe
p. 12-13
Northern
EUROPe
p. 8-9
THE GREATER WEST
P. 32-33
Pacific
Ocean
Asia
Atlantic
Ocean
NOrth
AMERIcA
Europe
P. 24-25
P. 6
southern EUROPe
THE NORTHEAST
P. 30
P. 22
CENTRAL ASIA
p. 10-11
P. 34-35
Far east
Pacific
Ocean
p. 26-27
THE GREATER ANTILLES
MEXIcO
the north of
SOUTH AMERICA
P. 36-37
near
east
p. 15
NOrthWEST
AFRIcA
p. 37
p. 16-17
p. 40-41
central
AMERIcA
South
AMERIcA
p. 40
Embark on a journey to discover architects’ masterpieces from around the
globe and from different eras. Houses,
hotels, museums, places of worship, memorials, bridges, sports fields…
the world abounds with buildings whose
beauty and originality are fascinating.
No matter the time period, architectural
geniuses have pushed the limits of what
was conceived as possible, defying laws
of construction and gifting us with extraordinary structures. Spot these buildings on the maps and then find more
detailed information about them in the
detailed pages that follow. Enjoy!
Pacific
Ocean
p. 38
P. 24-25
P. 18-19
p. 14
southeast
ASIA AND OCEANIA
central, eastern
aND Southern AFRIcA
OcEANIa
S. 28-29
Indian
Ocean
p. 42-43
Atlantic
Ocean
p. 20-21
p. 44-45
Atlantic
Ocean
Portugal
THE FAçADE
THE DUOMO
The Duomo in Milan is
This tower is famous for
leaning toward the south. In
2013, 10 years after it had
undergone stability restorations, the tower had naturally
straightened itself by 1 inch! Its
current inclination of 3.99°.
THE 2ND LARGEST
Gothic cathedral in the world.
Despite a construction time of over six
centuries, it kept a unified style.
France
3,400
statues
21
(1386-1965)
EIFFEL TOWER
Greece
MILAN
ITALY
(1887-1889)
THE COLOSSEUM
14
THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
WORLD’S FAIR in paris
1,060 FT
TALL
19
Period OF
CONSTRUCTION
UNESCO
1889
s
Seating CAPACITY: 50,000 TO 75,000 PEOPLE
(1173-1372)
PALACE OF THE ARTS
For 500 years, the Colosseum hosted gladiator fights,
shows and wild animal hunts. During the inauguration,
9,000 animals were sacrificed.
n
3.99º
(1993-1997)
Pisa
4 years
16
144 years
UNESCO
World
Heritage Site
ANTONI GAUDÍ
(1996-2005)
9 years
ARCHITECT:
Valencia Santiago
SPAIN
Calatrava
It was meant to be a garden
town with 60 houses and
a chapel. Due to the cost of
construction, which stopped
in 1914, only 3 houses were
completed.
1,125 FEET
SAVOYE VILLA
THE TALLEST ROAD BRIDGE
IN THE WORLD.
22
THE BRIDGE IS 8,000 FEET LONG AND SPANS THE TARN RIVER.
THE LONGEST CABLE-STAYED BRIDGE IN THE WORLD!
2
1,125 feet
5
9,540,000 mi2
8 people per square mile
AREA:
DENSITY:
L. FRANK BAUM
VIRGINIA HAMILTON
Rachel
Carson
Cien Años de Soledad
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE
Their Eyes Were
Watching God
Zora Neale
Hurston
plato
the republic
TAO TE CHING
LAO TZU
RAY BRADBURY
10
John Neihardt
MAN
JOURNAL
OF THE
EXPEDITION
By Lewis and Clark
UNDATED
COURAGE
By
Stephen Ambrose
17
21
Newark
CADET CHAPEL
United States Of America
CLEVELAND
CLINIC
18
THE CAPITOL
11
fort
worth
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
26
STATUE OF LIBERTY
Atlantic
Ocean
The Bahamas
Mexico
SAINT FRANCIS
OF ASSISI
CONVENT
REVOLUTION
SQUARE
HAVANNA
CINEPOLIS
HEADQUARTERS
THE EGG
22
Albany
LONGABERGER
COMPANY
BASKET Washington D.C.
BUILDING
20
Chicago
ASPEN ART MUSEUM
9 Acoma Pueblo
OLYMPIC STADIUM
New york 23 24 25
RALPH ELLISON
Kansas
city
19
Las vegas 6
Pacific
Ocean
BLACK ELK
SPEAKS
Mark Twain
7 Aspen
Colorado
Springs
THE
COLLECTED
POEMS
OF
LANGSTON
HUGHES
Gabriel García Márquez
Willa Cather
TRUMAN
population
Dr. SEUSS
LAURA INGALLS WILDER
DAVID MCCULLOUGH
million inhabitants
7%
of the
world’s
SILENT
SPRING
A.A. MILNE
LAURA INGALLS WILDER
M. C. HIGGINS THE
FAHRENHEIT 451
512
4 San Francisco
ROCKETT JOHNSON
GEORGE DAVID & BOB THIELE
ILLUSTRATED BY ASHLEY
BRYAN
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ
INVISIBLE
C
WINNIE THE POOH
GREEN EGGS AND HAM
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
JOSEPH
HELLER
O PIONEERS!
MARGARET WISE BROWN
ILLUSTRATED BY CLEMENT HURD
The New World, as opposed to Europe
(the Old Continent), was discovered in the
10th century by Norwegian Vikings (Canada)
before being rediscovered in the 15th century
by Christopher Columbus (Cuba).
Some examples of architecture from
pre-Columbian civilizations remain, and
older colonial architecture imported from
Europe sometimes stands beside
innovatively high-tech skyscrapers.
MONTREAL
14 15 16
MUNICIPAL LIBRARY
CHILDREN’S
STORIES
CATCH 22
The adventures of
Huckleberry Finn
MOUNT RUSHMORE
GOODNIGHT MOON
North America
CN TOWER
Toronto
HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON
SAINT JOHN’S (cANADA)
Saint John’s
Quebec 12
aqua
8
ANCHORAGE (alaska)
CABOT TOWER 13
Canada
Seattle 3
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
ATHENS
GREECE
(447-438
B.C.)
DORIC
STYLE
SANCTUARY OF ATOTONILCO
36
The “CASTLE”
Morelia 28 San Miguel de allende
Uxmal 33
27
32 Naucalpan
MEXICO CITY 29 30 31
34
chichén itzá
PYRAMID OF THE
MAGICIAN
35
Trinidad
Cuba
Haiti
Puerto
Rico
Dominican
Republic
ALEXANDRE VERHILLE
illustrates maps for a
variety of international
newspapers and maga-
9 years
zines. He draws inspira-
Mali, in North Africa, is home to
Sarah Tavernier and Alexandre
the largest building made out of
Verhille have already deftly
as Jack Kerouac and Jack London and comic-
clay; the structure only took one
shown with Legendary Routes of
book writers in the vein of Hugo Pratt. When he
tion from novelists such
OF CONSTRUCTION
ANATOMY OF A CABLE-STAYED BRIDGE:
CABLE
Deck
Column
Calgary
CENTRAL LIBRARY
The Parthenon is built as a perfect rectangle with
46 columns in the Doric architectural style,
which is the oldest Greek style of architecture.
Pylon
MILLAU
VIADUCT
FRONTENAC CASTLE
This unique architecture atlas shows the most
remarkable buildings in the world. Children and
adults will marvel in amazement.
HIGH
POISSY
FRANCE
ARCHITECT:
11
EDMONTON 1
SCOTIABANK
SADDLEDOME
COLUMNS
Le Corbusier
3 years
RECORDBREAKING
BRIDGE
23
ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA
Vancouver
ATHENA.
46
OF CONSTRUCTION
Hudson
Bay
MUNICIPAL LIBRARY
PARTHENON
means “residence
of unmarried women” in Greek. It is dedicated to the goddess:
landmarked
10
NORth
AMERIcA
25
32 ft
(2001-2004)
PARK GÜELL
Gaudí dedicated his life to the
erection of this edifice.
He died in 1926, before
construction was finished. Since it
is an expiatory temple, construction
is entirely financed by donations and
visitor entrance fees. The end of
construction is planned for 2026
to coincide with the centenary
anniversary of Gaudí’s death.
OF CONSTRUCTION
65ft taller than the Eiffel Tower,
the second pylon reaches a height of
MillaU
FRANCE
OF CONSTRUCTION
That’s the weight
of paint covering
the Eiffel Tower.
steps
Foster & Partners
(1882-2026)
CENTER FOR MUSIC
AND PERFORMING ARTS
15
World
Heritage Site
since 1988
Style:
Roman
10 years
OF CONSTRUCTION
Barcelona
SPAIN
Sagrada familia
60 t
1,665
ARCHITECT:
EXPIATORY TEMPLE OF THE
REINA SOFÍa
(70-80 A.D.)
rome
ITALY
angle of
inclination
ITALY
OF CONSTRUCTION
OPERA
14TH–16TH CENTURIES
24
199 years
ARCHITECT:
KALAMBAKA
GREeCE
2 MONTHS
5 DAYS
EVER TO BE CONSTRUCTED
of construction
Frank
Gehry
2 years
AMPHITEATER
PRITZKER PRIZE
which is the highest distinction
an architect can receive.
Bilbao
SPAIN
The monasteries are built
on top of rocky peaks,
making them difficult to
reach. The only way to
access them before the
20th century was to
climb into large
suspended containers
that were maneuvered
using counterweights.
OF CONSTRUCTION
THE BIGGEST ROMAN
During his career, Frank Gehry
received numerous prizes, including the
980 FEET
Gustave
eiffel
OF CONSTRUCTION
Italy
THE METÉORA MONASTERIES
Paris
FRance
ARCHITECT:
579 years
Spain
(1995-1998)
3 years
OF CONSTRUCTION
THIS IS THE LONGEST BRIDGE IN EUROPE! IT CROSSES THE TAGUS ESTUARY.
350 ft
between the peak and the vertical
gradient (at its maximum in 1993!)
LISBON
Portugal
miles
20
spires
maximum
height
190 FEET HIGH
17 FEET OF DEVIATION
10.5
135
96
gargoyles
The bridge is capable of
withstanding earthquakes
and winds of up to 155
miles/hour. It is sustained
by pillars lodged deeply at
310 feet below sea level.
VASCO DA GAMA BRIDGE
IN A FEW NUMBERS
250 statues
47 low reliefs
220 feet in width
185 feet in height
18
17
SOUTHERN
EUROPE
COUNTRIES
Category: Non-Fiction
Recommended for: ages 8 and up
Translation: Noelia Hobeika
Release: October
Features: Full color, hardcover,
48 pages, 27 × 37 cm
Price: $ 27,95 £ 19.95 €22.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-775-6
p. 23
ANDEAN AND
SOUTHERN STATES
THE TOWER
OF PISA
8
by Alexandre Verhille
and Sarah Tavernier
Northeast
AFRIcA aND
near east
AFRIcA
BRAzIL
aND URUGUAY
Indian
PENINSULA
year to complete. For the construc- the World that they are experts
is not working on new maps, he plans adven-
tion of Neuschwanstein Castle,
in showcasing the biggest and
tures around the world and illustrates chil-
465 tons of marble were hefted
the best. Now, for The Illustrated
dren’s and travel books.
to the Alps to the building site.
Atlas of Architecture and Marvelous
The Atomium in Brussels boasts
Monuments, they researched the
SARAH TAVERNIER holds a
the longest escalators in Europe.
longest bridges, tallest towers, the
degree from the European
The largest mosque in the world
most impressive cultural sites, and
School of Arts and
is as big as 56 football fields. The
plenty of curiosities. Exciting facts
Materials and works in the
Illustrated Atlas of Architecture and
are woven together with a myriad
Marvelous Monuments presents
of architectural styles; the mate-
a world of breathtaking build-
rial feats are skillfully and artfully
ings and their incredible stories
placed upon bold maps, situating
through illustrated maps and
the constructions within a geo-
engaging factsheets.
graphic context.
fields of architecture and
illustration. Together with
Alexandre Verhille, she crafted the pop-up
book LEGENDARY ROUTES OF THE WORLD.
Jamaica
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
SATELLITE
TOWERS
26.5 °F
in Fairbanks
(Alaska)
30
80.5 °F
in kingston
(JAMAIcA)
MANUEL GEA GONZÁLEZ
HOSPITAL
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Hightech Hack
Modern Technologies Explained and Illustrated
Texts by Susan Schädlich
Illustrations by Jörg Block
Category: Non-Fiction
Recommended for: ages 8 and up
Release: November
Features: Full color, hardcover,
48 pages, 24 × 28 cm
Price: $ 24.95 £ 16.95 € 19.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-769-5
[ Sample Cover ]
JÖRG BLOCK hails from
Dear Parents: Does your child have to repeatedly
explain just how a smart phone works? Don’t
worry, this is the book for you!
Hamburg and prefers
abstract topics and infographics. As a student
of Graphic and Screen
What is a drone? What does a
with an overview of today’s tech-
smart phone look like from the
nology. From electric bicycles to
inside? How does a 3D printer
the latest prosthetic technology to
work? Augmented reality – you
giant space stations, Hightech Hack
have got to be kidding!?
uses entertaining illustrations and
Modern technology is growing
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Design and an awardwinning illustrator, his work with co-author
Susanne Schädlich was the perfect match.
The freelance science journalist SUSAN
easily understood text to explain
so quickly that even kids have a
these complex processes. This
hard time successfully keeping up
nonfiction book is not only suit-
with new trends and knowledge.
able for children, but also for tech-
Hightech Hack provides children
nologically curious parents.
SCHÄDLICH worked for
ten years for the German
Press Agency and is an
expert in preparing comprehensive content for children.
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All My Animals
by Dawid Ryski
Category: Picture Book
Recommended for: ages 3 and up
Release: October
Features: Full color, hardcover,
48 pages, 27 × 37 cm
Price: $ 24.95 £ 16.95 € 19.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-777-0
[ Sample Cover ]
Born in 1982, DAWID RYSKI
Animals paired with accessories elicit smiles and
bestow knowledge in this larger-than-life volume
with charismatic poster-sized illustrations.
resides in Pulawy, Poland.
Immersing himself in a
world of graphics and
music, he has illustrated
An octopus swims next to a jar
Within the captivating pages of
of ink with a quill pen. A friendly,
All My Animals, one page shows
brown grizzly bear stares from
the animal and, on the opposite
across the page at a beehive drip-
page, sits its matching accessory.
ping with honey. A wise owl
These pairings invite readers to
perches next to his prized spec-
think about the distinct person-
tacles. In All My Animals, twenty-
alities of a jovial cast of animal
three animals and twenty-three
characters and to be transported
accessories are colorfully illus-
to a realm where animals inter-
trated with attention to detail
act with human objects. From
and an eye for quirky humor. The
tigers to crocodiles to parrots, the
iconic vintage style of illustra-
nuances of the animal kingdom
tor Dawid Ryski reimagines well-
come to life in detailed portraits
known animals into works of art
and humorous connections.
numerous newspaper and
magazine articles, created countless concert
posters and album covers, and is the drummer
of The Feral Trees and A Hidden World. Dawid is
also the illustrator of ALPHABETICS, a beloved
Little Gestalten classic.
reminiscent of classic posters.
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Show & Tell Me
The World
by Tom Schamp
Category: Non-Fiction
Recommended for: ages 4 and up
Release: November
Features: Full color, hardcover,
64 pages, 28 × 43 cm
Price: $ 24.95 £ 16.95 € 19.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-779-4
[ Sample Cover ]
TOM SCHAMP is a renowned
Oodles of painted images simultaneously explain
daily life while welcoming readers to indulge in
the details.
Belgian illustrator. After
extensive studies at SintLukas Brussels University
College of Art and Design,
As the pages unfold, Show & Tell Me The aesthetically entrancing
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The World guides readers through
scenes are grouped into categories
the nuances of everyday life. Otto,
such as the four seasons, athletics,
the young furry protagonist, is
the arts, a day at school, or even
seen on every page partaking in
the mysterious and uncharted
various daily activities. The previ-
world below the sea. Each page
ously humdrum tasks of eating a
of Show & Tell Me The World is
meal at the table or being tucked
filled with multitudinous details,
in at night are playfully presented
which illustrator Tom Schamp has
alongside exciting episodes of
molded to suit both his bold style
riding in an airplane or attending
and the ever-unsatiated curiosities
a concert.
of children.
he developed a style of
his own using acrylic paint upon cardboard.
Schamp designs for a rich mixture of media
including children’s books, newspapers, postcards, and toys. His illustrative companion,
Otto, is the star of many adventures.
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The Pied Piper
of Hamelin
by Thomas Baas
Category: Picture Book
Recommended for: ages 4 and up
Text adaption: Marine Tasso
Translation: Noelia Hobeika
Release: October
Features: Pantone, hardcover,
48 pages, 22 × 35 cm
Price: $ 19.95 £ 12.95 € 14.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-767-1
THOMAS BAAS studied
Through a bold palette, the legend of the Pied
Piper is artfully enlivened.
under the French children’s book illustrator
Claude Lapointe at the
School of Applied Arts in
The Pied Piper of Hamelin is set
Fictional or historical, the medi-
in the north of Germany in the
eval legend of the Pied Piper has
year 1283. It is nearly Christmas
long fascinated generations of
and the townspeople are ready to
readers with its swarm of rats
celebrate when a rodent infesta-
drawn away by a cloaked stranger
tion interrupts their everyday
and his magical melodies. Now,
lives. The mayor announces a
the beloved tale is given new life
seemingly straightforward propo-
with Thomas Baas’ contemporary
sition: rid the town of the rats and
illustrations in a vibrantly dark
be given one thousand gold coins.
palette of blues and reds. The mys-
A stranger with a small pipe
terious tale helps teach and rein-
entices the rats beyond the town
force the importance of keeping
gates, but when he is unfairly
one’s word and the consequences
denied his reward, the story
of broken promises.
Strasbourg. He now lives
in Paris, where he has worked on numerous
children’s books.
takes an unexpected turn.
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Life and I
A Story About Death
by Elisabeth Helland Larsen
and Marine Schneider
Category: Picture Book
Recommended for: ages 6 and up
Translation: Rosie Hedger
Features: Full color, hardcover,
48 pages, 22 × 27.5 cm
Price: $ 19.95 £ 12.95 € 14.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-771-8
A native of Norway,
This sensitively-told story for readers of all ages
illustrates the inseparability of life and death.
ELISABETH HELLAND LARSEN
studied theater in Paris at
the Ecole Internationale
Rosy-cheeked and wrapped in
friend, or a pet, this book finds
de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq
blue, with a flower in her hair,
words to express what is often so
and children’s literature in
Death rides a pink bike. Death,
difficult to explain. It ends with
Oslo at the Norsk Barnebokinstitutt. She has
a green-eyed little girl in this
such a feeling of uplift and accep-
worked as a clown for more than 20 years in
pastel world, visits small animals
tance that readers of any
hospitals and hospices, as well as refugee
with soft fur and big animals with
age will turn the last page with
sharp teeth. She lingers with a
a smile and a tear.
kindly grandmother as they knit
Author Elisabeth Helland
camps, circuses, and theatres. Her experiences with children there are reflected in her
sensitive stories.
one last scarf together. She wan-
Larsen and illustrator Marine
ders through surroundings of
Schneider weave a tapestry out
drawn since she could
gentle beauty and she tells us
of direct, poetic words and hand-
hold a pencil. The young
who she is.
drawn pictures to give voice to
Belgian illustrator
emotions that are moving, real,
just received her degree
For parents of children facing
the loss of a family member, a
MARINE SCHNEIDER has
and, most of all, honest.
from the LUCA School of
Arts. LIFE AND I is her children’s book debut.
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Masks in
the Forest
A Story Told With Masks
by Laurent Moreau
Category: Novelty
Recommended for: ages 3 and up
Translation: Noelia Hobeika
Features: Full color, with nine pre-cut masks
40 pages, 27 × 32 cm
Price: $ 19.95 £ 12.95 € 14.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-763-3
Author and illustrator
Don these pop-out masks and plunge into makebelieve adventures in an enchanted forest.
LAURENT MOREAU applies
his unique analog
approach to hand-drawn
In an enchanted forest of paper,
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Nine pre-cut pop-out masks
paint, and whimsy, a hapless
allow children to act out the
hunter bumbles after creatures
story with family and friends.
graphics and page-filling
designs and creates a
world where humans are the strangers and a
large and small, from a mother fox Slipping into the roles of the
child’s sense of wonder at Mother Nature
and her pups to forest giants and
book’s creatures, they can also cre-
reigns.
vivid birds. Bold illustrations with
ate delightful tales of their own
dream-world colors bring
and lose themselves in a land of
the woodlands to life.
make-believe.
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I Love You
Always
A Mother’s Secret
by Astrid Desbordes
and Pauline Martin
Category: Picture Book
Recommended for: ages 3 and up
Translation: Noelia Hobeika
Features: Full color, hardcover,
40 pages, 20 × 23 cm
Price: $ 17.90 £ 10.50 € 12.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-765-7
ASTRID DESBORDES studied
I Love You Always is an ode to motherly love
that approaches a timeless topic with elegant
simplicity and refreshing honesty.
philosophy before she
began writing children’s
books such as I LOVE YOU
ALWAYS. After its release in
With a simple question, “Mom,
your best and when you’re feeling
will you love me my whole life?”
your worst” are some of the scenes
Archibald sparks the most hon-
author Astrid Desbordes and illus-
est and relatable of answers from
trator Pauline Martin succeed
his mother, who goes on to tell
in depicting with heartwarming
her son about all the moments in
candidness. A refreshing take on a
life through which she loves him.
timeless subject, I Love You Always
“I love you when you behave and
beautifully recounts a mother’s
when your good behavior doesn’t
unconditional love for her child.
2014, this title quickly
became a bestseller in her native France.
A native Parisian, PAULINE
MARTIN has already worked
with Astrid Desbordes on
numerous children’s books.
She also illustrates graphic
novels for adults.
last” and “I love you when you look
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My Body
Let’s Garden
Explained and Illustrated
A Step by Step Introduction
Illustrations by
Golden Section Graphics
Texts by Antje Helms
by Clara Lidström and
Annakarin Nyberg
Category: Non-Fiction
Recommended for: ages 8 and up
Translation: Jen Metcalf
Features: Full color, hardcover,
48 pages, 24 × 28 cm
Price: $ 24.95 £ 16.95 € 19.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-712-1
Category: Non-Fiction
Recommended for: ages 6 and up
Translation: Victoria Lindbäck
Release: March
Features: Full color, hardcover,
48 pages, 19 × 24 cm
Price: $ 19.95 £ 12.95 € 14.95
ISBN: 978-3-89955-747-3
ment or a large yard: Let’s Garden
and feeding the birds with leftover
is a true DIY book that children
seeds to growing your own garlic
her family live in a small house in northern
can easily follow to take their first
and using it to flavor homemade
Sweden. ANNAKARIN NYBERG (right) also lives
steps in gardening. Inspired by
cream cheese, Let’s Garden is
in northern Sweden, where she works at Ume
full of inventive ideas. As in it’s
bodies. They not only want to
that is understandable for chil-
agency founded by Jan Schwochow, is an
know how they breathe and where
dren. It also provides fascinating
innovative and internationally respected
their food goes after they swal-
information such as the fact that
visualizer of information and data. Schwochow
low it, but they are also generally
adults can be taller in the morn-
and his team set high standards in journalism
their own children’s fascination
interested in how their bodies look
ing than they are at night or that
and playful creativity. Their work is in great
with everything that sprouts, Clara companion title, Let’s Bake, step-
giraffes have the same number of
demand and appears regularly in leading
Lidström and Annakarin Nyberg
by-step instructions are presented
neck bones (seven) as humans do.
media such as the NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE
teamed up to create a book that
alongside whimsical illustrations
and DIE ZEIT.
would encourage others to interact
and photographs, inspiring chil-
with their surroundings, whether
dren to get their hands dirty!
My Body’s vivid illustrations
readers on a fun and compel-
and engaging texts make the book
ling journey through the human
wonderfully suitable for children.
body. Exploring how we breathe,
It takes them on an entertaining
where our blood flows, how we
anatomical adventure that fur-
digest, our senses, skeleton, mus-
ther stimulates their own natural
cles, nerves, and brain, it imparts
curiosity.
blog she tells charm-
From planting a sunflower in a pot
GOLDEN SECTION GRAPHICS, a Berlin-based
The book My Body takes its
known bloggers. On her
No need for sophisticated equip-
fundamental knowledge in a way
happens there.
is one Sweden’s best
ing stories from her daily
Children are curious about their
on the inside and everything that
CLARA LIDSTRÔM (left)
Whether in a big backyard or on a small city
balcony, children will have a blast with this do-ityourself book full of great gardening ideas.
The human body is astounding. This book explains
how our body works in illustrations and texts that
are created for children but are also fascinating
for adults.
ANTJE HELMS works as
life and shares ideas for
DIY handicrafts, baking, and cooking. She and
University. Nyberg has a degree in computer
science and writes books, gives lectures, and
holds workshops with a focus on social media
and the digital economy.
in the countryside or the city.
a freelance journalist with
a focus on topics related
to family, natural sciences,
and travel. She also
develops editorial concepts and is responsible for creating the model
for DEIN SPIEGEL, the youth edition of
Germany’s most widely read weekly news
magazine, DER SPIEGEL.
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How Big Is Big?
How Far Is Far?
ONE OF TEN
NEW YORK TIMES
BEST ILLUSTRATED
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
OF 2015
Fun Comparisons for Kids
by Alice Brière-Haquet
and Csil
Category: Non-Fiction
Recommended for: ages 5 and up
Translation: Jen Metcalf
Features: Full color, hardcover,
48 pages, 24 × 28 cm
Price: $ 24.95 £ 15.00 € 17.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-732-9
Category: Picture Book
Recommended for: ages 3 and up
Translation: Noelia Hobeika
Features: Pantone colors, hardcover,
32 pages, 20 × 30 cm
Price: $ 19.95 £ 12.95 € 14.95
ISBN: 978-3-89955-755-8
JAN VAN DER VEKEN is an
illustrator and graphic
artist from Ghent whose
work is firmly rooted in
hour? How heavy are 4 tons?
telephones, cars, or airplanes.
comics and illustration.
How Big Is Big? How Far Is Far?
Heavily influenced by the LIGNE CLAIRE of
until, that is, they are contrasted
dren thirsting for knowledge.
master illustrator Hergés, his distinctive style
with other quantities. The enter-
Intelligent and witty illustrations
melds the tradition of Belgian comics with a
taining juxtapositions in How Big
by Jan Van Der Veken help young
Is Big? How Far Is Far? make dimen-
readers better understand how
sions and measurements more
large, far away, heavy, or old some-
comprehensible for children.
thing actually is when they come
The book features amusing
ALICE BRIÈRE-HAQUET is
A heartwarming fictional story of why Gustave
Eiffel built the Eiffel Tower accompanied by
evocative illustrations.
an avid reader who was
born in a small town in
Normandy and has three
the Belgian school of
is full of amazing facts for chil-
Units of measure are abstract —
The Love Story
of the Eiffel Tower
Illustrated by Jan Van Der Veken
Imaginative comparisons help children
comprehend various units of measure.
How fast is 120 kilometers per
Madame Eiffel
contemporary visual language. Van Der Veken
has collaborated with Gestalten on numerous
occasions, most recently on his monograph
FABRICA GRAFICA.
across a unit of measure.
children. After her studies
Everyone knows the Eiffel Tower,
his own hands and build a tower
yet no one knows the love story
that will reach the clouds in an
that led to its construction. Author
attempt to restore her health.
Alice Brière-Haquet and illustra-
she began writing and has
now published books that have been translated into 16 languages.
Csil’s poetically minimal illus-
CSIL is a French illustrator.
tor Csil have pooled their creative
trations in black, white, and pink
After studying visual com-
talents to tell this touching story
are incredibly evocative, and
munication and obtaining
about overcoming hardship with
Alice Brière-Haquet’s words are a
a Diplôme National
clever invention fueled by love.
delight to read aloud.
Supérieur d’Expression
Plastique (DNSEP), a
Mr. and Mrs. Eiffel are a happy
comparisons that make units of
couple enjoying living in the most
“The artwork and text combine to create a
length, distance, weight, speed, and
“Bright primary-color accents and bold,
romantic city in the world, Paris.
delightful fairy tale … Pure joie de vivre.”
time easier to grasp. The Queen
graphic layouts bring a powerful visual
Until one day, Mrs. Eiffel begins
KIRKUS REVIEWS
of England’s crown, for example,
impact to this idiosyncratic blend of math,
to feel desperately unwell. The
weighs more than 100 portions
science, and art.” PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM
experts are unanimous: the only
“[An] imaginative telling of the story
thing that can save her is fresh air.
behind the Eiffel Tower … romantic and
utterly charming.” NYTIMES.COM
of cotton candy. It would take
eight days of travel in an eleva-
“The simple graphic-style illustrations
Her husband, a bright engineer,
tor through the Earth’s center to
are easy on the eye and supply a mildly
decides he will take matters into
reach the other end. When the
retro vibe to the discourse. Many of the
world’s oldest living tortoise was
comparisons are likewise imaginative.”
born, there were no electric lights,
KIRKUS REVIEWS
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postgraduate degree in the visual arts, she
now works as an art director at a communications agency and creates images for various
children’s publications.
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The Small World
of Paper Toys
Legendary Routes
of the World
by Gérard Lo Monaco
by Alexandre Verhille
and Sarah Tavernier
Category: Pop-Up
Recommended for: ages 3 and up
Translation: Noelia Hobeika
Features: Full color, hardcover,
landscape format, 24 pages, 20 × 15 cm
Price: $ 24.95 £ 16.95 € 19.95
ISBN: 978-3-89955-746-6
Category: Pop-Up
Recommended for: ages 5 and up
Translation: David Henry Wilson
Features: Full color, hardcover,
16 pages, 21 × 25.5 cm
Price: $ 29.99 £ 16.95 € 24.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-759-6
GÉRARD LO MONACO is
A beautiful pop-up book brings classic toys to life
with a touch of nostalgia.
Aires, Argentina. Before
The timeless charm of old-style
vignettes dreamt up by a child’s
design agency called Les
wooden toys emerges from every
creative mind. Lively onomatopoe-
Associés Réunis in Paris
page of this paper pop-up. Simple
ias add playfulness to every page,
in 1995, he was involved in the creation of a cir-
shapes and vivid colors bring clas-
making it fun to read this pop-up
cus, a puppet-making company, and a wooden-
book aloud while turning its pages.
horse merry-go-round—all of which toured
originally from Buenos
founding his own graphic
sic toys such as the red fire truck,
the baby bassinet, and the farmer’s
tractor to life.
Through the voice of a young
child full of imagination, each toy
“Delightful … The book has no fragile
moving parts, meaning it should survive
repeated use.” BOOKLIST’S BOOKENDS
throughout France. In parallel, he designed
album covers and posters for which he was
awarded a prestigious prize from the Musée
des Arts Décoratifs de Paris.
is given a storyline. At the end of
Legendary Routes of the World takes
the impressive lunar expedition of
its readers on a splendid pop-
1969.
up journey through some of the
Each one of these legendary
for a variety of international newspapers
and magazines. When he’s not making maps,
he plans trips around the world and illustrates
as a double-page pop-up spread
Aéropostale, which was the first
accompanied by interesting anec-
A visual artist with
French airborne mail delivery
dotes and information. This is a
a degree from the
system that connected France
visually striking gift book whose
European School of Arts
with South America; the trans-
clever engineering and iconic
and Materials, SARAH
TAVERNIER works as a
to all the toys scattered across the
things that makes each one feel special.”
dubbed the Rhum Route; the Silk
both children and adults.
Road connecting the Asian continent’s east and west through
“A visual treat.” BOOKLIST’S BOOKENDS
“A cavalcade of diminutive, neatly
trade; Route 66 in the United
paper is used to create an inge-
designed pop-ups evokes toys of yes-
States, which is ingrained in
“The lighthearted suggestion that it’s the
nious three-dimensional world of
teryear … A tidy showcase.” KIRKUS
popular culture as the setting for
journey, not the destination, that matters
toys presented through endearing
REVIEWS
countless travel narratives; and
most won’t go amiss.” KIRKUS REVIEWS
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creates illustrated maps
ies. It includes the pioneering
illustrations inspire wonder in
Gérard Lo Monaco’s talent with
the comics of Hugo Pratt,
routes is inventively presented
atlantic single-handed yacht race
up tomorrow.
Jack London, as well as
planet’s most famous itinerar-
“A playful tour of some beloved play-
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
ing of Jack Kerouac and
ALEXANDRE VERHILLE
the day, the child bids goodnight
bedroom, promising to pick them
Influenced by the writ-
An ingenious pop-up book that brings to life five
legendary routes and expeditions with masterful,
awe-inspiring paper engineering.
children’s and travel books.
colorist and designer in
the fields of architecture and illustration. For
the last several years she has also focused
on paper engineering and has invented and
modified pop-up systems for children’s books
as well as other projects.
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The Story of
Mademoiselle
Oiseau
Mademoiselle
Oiseau and the
Letters from
the Past
by Andrea de La Barre de Nanteuil
and Lovisa Burfitt
by Andrea de La Barre de Nanteuil
and Lovisa Burfitt
Category: Illustrated Story
Recommended for: ages 8 and up
Translation: Anna Hedman
Features: Full color, hardcover,
144 pages, 19.5 × 27 cm
Price: $ 24.95 £ 16.95 € 19.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-734-3
In this delightful tale, Mademoiselle Oiseau helps
turn shy Isabella into a confident girl. This is a
story about friendship, dreams, and growing up.
On the top floor of a lovely
the elevator, she accidentally presses
old Parisian apartment build-
the number for the sixth floor rather
ing in the Avenue des Temps
than the fifth. She doesn’t even real-
Perdus lives the slightly odd
ize her mistake until she sticks her
Mademoiselle Oiseau. No one
key into the lock and Mademoiselle
knows exactly how old she is. In
Oiseau opens the door.
fact, since she never leaves her
Oiseau meet, a wonderful friend-
all. Sometimes, though, one can
ship begins. They spend their days
catch a glimpse of this elegant
together exploring Mademoiselle
lady with her unkempt curls and
Oiseau’s rooftop garden, as well
endlessly long pearl necklaces
as her apartment full of mysteri-
when she’s out on her terrace
ously changing rooms, or —to the
amid her countless cats and birds.
amazement of everyone —mak-
Isabella is a 9-year-old girl
The sequel to The Story of Mademoiselle Oiseau,
this book unveils the secrets of Mademoiselle
Oiseau’s mysterious past and cements the
unlikely friendships that were formed through
her eccentric charm.
When Isabella and Mademoiselle
house, nobody really knows her at
ing it snow on a spring day. Soon,
who lives in the apartment under
Isabella has become a much braver,
Mademoiselle Oiseau’s. She is so
more confident girl.
“[A] beautiful book.”
comes home from school and gets in
VSMAGAZINELIVE.COM
ANDREA DE LA BARRE DE
NANTEUIL lives in Paris,
where she works as a
public relations manager
for a large fashion house.
Her passion is writing—
ideally while enjoying the view of the city’s
rooftops from her kitchen window. THE STORY OF
Mademoiselle Oiseau’s quirky
the Marquise Luisa. Mademoiselle
character continues to delight in
Oiseau and the Letters from the Past
was inspired by the Paris of the 1920s and 1930s
the sequel to Andrea de La Barre
uncovers a long-lost older sister
as well as long walks by the River Seine.
de Nanteuil and Lovisa Burfitt’s
who makes her way back into her
The Story of Mademoiselle Oiseau. This
younger sisters’ lives with a little
second illustrated story reveals the
bit of meddling from Isabella and
seemingly ageless Mademoiselle
Mademoiselle’s great-niece, Isis.
Oiseau’s tumultuous childhood,
An enchanting tale brought to
which she makes peace with
life through magnificent illustra-
thanks to strong sisterly bonds,
tions reminiscent of high-fashion
with a quick line that is impressionistic and
and her friendship with Isabella,
sketches, Mademoiselle Oiseau and
poetic. She is best known for her work for
the shy and unremarkable nine-
the Letters from the Past prolongs the
H&M as well as for magazines and newspa-
year-old she had helped turn into
journey into Mademoiselle’s uni-
pers including VOGUE, ELLE, GLAMOUR, and the
a confident girl.
verse full of reverie, mystery, and
SUNDAY TIMES.
At the end of the first book,
unremarkable that she’s practically
invisible. One day, when Isabella
Category: Illustrated Story
Recommended for: ages 8 and up
Translation: Anna Hedman
Features: Full color, hardcover,
144 pages, 19.5 × 27 cm
Price: $ 24.95 £ 16.95 € 19.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-757-2
Mademoiselle Oiseau had flown
MADEMOISELLE OISEAU, her children’s book debut,
LOVISA BURFITT lives in Aix-
en-Provence, France and
is one of Scandinavia’s
most successful illustrators. Her style is reminiscent of fashion sketches
surprises, to the enjoyment of children and adults alike.
away to Venice to see her sister,
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Does This Happen
to Everyone?
That’s What
You Think!
A Budding Adult’s Guide
to Puberty
A Mind-Boggling Guide
to the Brain
by Jan von Holleben and Antje Helms
by Jan von Holleben,
Michael Madeja, and Katja Naie
Category: Non-Fiction
Recommended for: ages 11 and up
Translation: Jen Metcalf
Features: Full color, hardcover,
160 pages, 17 × 24 cm
Price: $ 24.95 £ 16.95 € 19.90
British and American English editions
U.K. Edition ISBN: 978-3-89955-520-2
Category: Non-Fiction
Recommended for: ages 11 and up
Translation: Jen Metcalf
Features: Full color, hardcover,
184 pages, 17 × 24 cm
Price: $ 24.95 £ 16.95 € 19.90
British and American English editions
U.K. Edition ISBN: 978-3-89955-724-4
U.S. Edition ISBN: 978-3-89955-521-9
U.S. Edition ISBN: 978-3-89955-725-1
JAN VON HOLLEBEN’S
Insightful and considerate answers to 70
questions boys and girls have about puberty
and young love.
original images representing abstract topics are
in high demand, and his
A photographer trained
This book provides insightful, easy-to-follow
answers to children’s questions about the brain
accompanied by fun, enlightening photographs.
as an educator, JAN VON
HOLLEBEN’s original images
representing abstract topics are in high demand. His
work is regularly featured
Even before they experience
in notable newspapers
We use our brains every day, but
human brain, but also about the
and magazines. Trained as an educator, von
how do they actually control our
gray matter of earthworms, ants,
Holleben often works with children and young
thoughts, our movements, and
and sperm whales.
people. Little Gestalten has also published von
our feelings? Does the brain turn
book that radiates joy, imaginative-
puberty themselves, girls and boys ness, and fun. It provides answers
work is regularly featured
in notable newspapers and magazines.
have many questions about sex.
to the most important questions
Parents often don’t know the best
about puberty in words and images
way to answer them or how to
that are relaxed and uninhibited
start a conversation about sexu-
yet suitable for children. The book
ANTJE HELMS works as a
ality. Yet it is extremely impor-
takes questions, worries, and fears
freelance journalist with a
In That’s What You Think!,
taste, get scared, study, juggle, and
Frankfurt, Germany. He is
seriously and responds to them in
focus on topics related to
experts respond to 80 questions
sleepwalk. These fun, enlightening
also one of the directors
education with children proac-
a direct yet sensitive way that any-
family, natural sciences,
posed by children about the brain.
photographs clearly demonstrate
of the Hertie Foundation, where he oversees the
tively and give it the attention it
one can understand.
and travel. She also devel-
Their answers explore how our
that even when we do nothing at
neuroscience and university divisions. A father of
ops editorial concepts and
tant to address the topic of sex
deserves. As daunting as it might
Does This Happen to Everyone? is
be for parents to take the lead,
published in American English
leaving the internet or a class-
and British English versions.
mate to “explain” sexuality is not
Holleben’s THAT’S WHAT YOU THINK!
MICHAEL MADEJA is a
The images created by Jan von
neuroscientist and doctor,
itself off at night? Can people who
Holleben capture our personal
as well as a professor at
research the brain read minds?
control rooms in action —as we
the Goethe University in
brains develop, what they are made all, our brains are hard at work.
three, Madeja takes great joy in sharing the mys-
is responsible for creating the model for DEIN
of, and how they work. They
teries of the brain with children and adults alike.
SPIEGEL, the youth edition of Germany’s most
reveal astounding information
lished in American English and
KATJA NAIE holds a degree
and facts not only about the
British English versions.
in biology and a PhD in
widely read weekly news magazine DER SPIEGEL.
That’s What You Think ! is pub-
an option. Thankfully, this book
“Taking an empathetic and respectful
neuroscience. She is
offers a welcome alternative with
approach to sex education, von Holleben and
the director of a website
a contemporary look and feel that
Helms blend humor, factual information, and
dedicated to the brain
is both fitting for kids and appeal-
candid advice. A valuable resource that nor-
(www.dasGehirn.info),
ing to adults.
malizes and affirms sexuality while suggest-
Does This Happen to Everyone? is
an empathetic and entertaining
where she engages with a broad readership and
shares her fascination for the brain and the role
ing that puberty is a time of both physical and
it plays in our feelings, thoughts, and actions.
intellectual growth.” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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ONE OF THE
NEW YORK
PUBLIC LIBRARY’S
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FOR READING AND
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by Icinori
by Jérémie Fischer
and Jean-Baptiste Labrune
by Clara Lidström
and Annakarin Nyberg
by Delphine Chedru
This classic Japanese fairy tale tells
the story of Issun Bôshi, the tiny
son of an old, long childless couple.
Striking illustrations and a
suspenseful story: The Night
Watchman is an attention-grabber
that captures the imagination.
A fun do-it-yourself recipe book that
inspires children to be confident and
creative in the kitchen and beyond.
An entertaining, interactive book,
Hello Goodbye uses a red and blue
color filter to make an image
disappear and its opposite magically
appear.
Category: Picture Book
Recommended for: ages 3 and up
Translation: Nicholas Grindell
Features: Pantone colors, hardcover,
40 pages, 21 × 33 cm
Price: $ 19.95 £ 12.50 € 14.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-718-3
Category: Illustrated Novel
Recommended for: ages 8 and up
Translation: David Henry Wilson
Features: Pantone colors, hardcover,
192 pages, 16.5 × 22 cm
Price: $ 24.95 £ 16.95 € 19.95
ISBN: 978-3-89955-749-7
Category: Non-Fiction
Recommended for: ages 5 and up
Translation: Victoria Lindbäck
Features: Full color, hardcover,
48 pages, 19 × 24 cm
Price: $ 19.95 £ 12.95 € 14.95
ISBN: 978-3-89955-751-0
An old woman longed to have a child for many years.
For their own safety, the people who live in this for-
Why aren’t there more educational books that speak
Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best. Taking
Desperately, she added the words “even if it is a very
tified city are not allowed to leave home after dusk.
directly to children without involving their parents?
twenty-one images and their reverse, Delphine
small one” to her wish. When she did bear a son, he
After curfew, a strange character with a lamp —the
This thought motivated Clara Lidström and Annakarin
Chedru has created an engaging book for children to
was only one inch high. He was thus called Issun Bôshi,
Night Watchman —patrols the streets, assisted by
Nyberg to create books that encourage children to be
learn about opposites. Hello Goodbye wittily presents
Japanese for one-inch boy. One day, Issun Bôshi real-
the animals of the night. Both guardian and police-
confident and independent. Playfully illustrated and
pairs of words such as light and heavy or night and
ized he would not grow taller. He left his loving home
man, the Night Watchman will hunt down any
carefully explained, Let’s Bake is one of those books.
day in amusing illustrations that come to life with
to find his place in the world. Because he imagined
intruder who threatens his city. Until now, nothing
Nibbling on dough and eating cookies fresh from the
an included viewer with two filters —one red and one
himself as a samurai, he took along the right equip-
has disturbed his nightly routine. The Night Watchman
oven. What child doesn’t enjoy such things? Let’s Bake
blue. The red filter makes the red illustration disap-
ment: a needle as a sword and a soup bowl boat with
tells a tale of surveillance, betrayal, friendship, and
makes it easy, safe, and fun for children to learn how to
pear and the blue appear, and vice versa. The interac-
a chopstick rudder. Issun Bôshi is tested in several
love. Jérémie Fischer’s remarkable images elevate the
make delicious recipes including raspberry fluff, fudge
tive quality of the book catches children’s attention
adventures. He handles himself so bravely that, in the
book to an artful illustrated novel, and Jean- Baptiste
cookies, and blueberry muffins.
and encourages them to make connections —all
end, he is rewarded with the perfect princess.
Labrune’s words render it a modern and relatable
The One-Inch Boy
Category: Novelty
Recommended for: ages 3 and up
Features: Pantone colors, hardcover,
red/blue viewer, 44 pages, 23 × 28.5 cm
Price: $ 19.95 £ 12.95 € 15.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-753-4
while keeping them entertained.
classic.
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THE HUFFINGTON
POST’S KIDS
AWARD 2014 FOR
“BEST DARK/
MYSTERIOUS”
Alphabetics
Elsa and
the Night
The Honey
Hunter
Plip, the
Umbrella Man
by Jöns Mellgren
by Karthika Naïr
and Joëlle Jolivet
by David Sire and Thomas Baas
From Atticus, the altruistic astronaut,
to Zooey, the zonked zombie, this
book revamps the ABCs.
In a very poetic way, Elsa and the
Night tells the story of an
extraordinary friendship.
Featuring exotic images and
empathetic language, this modern-day
Indian fairy tale teaches children to
respect and appreciate nature.
The constant rain gets Plip so down
that he decides to become an
umbrella. But even as an umbrella
man, life isn’t always easy.
Category: Picture Book
Recommended for: ages 3 and up
Features: Full color, hardcover,
64 pages, 17 × 24 cm
Price: $ 16.95 £ 12.50 € 14.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-728-2
Category: Picture Book
Recommended for: ages 3 and up
Translation: Anita Shenoi
Features: Full color, hardcover,
32 pages, 24 × 29 cm
Price: $ 19.95 £ 12.50 € 14.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-716-9
Category: Picture Book
Recommended for: ages 3 and up
Features: Pantone colors, hardcover,
52 pages, 24.7 × 30 cm
Price: $ 24.95 £ 15.00 € 17.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-730-5
Category: Picture Book
Recommended for: ages 3 and up
Translation: David Henry Wilson
Features: Pantone colors, hardcover,
40 pages, 23 × 31 cm
Price: $ 19.95 £ 12.95 € 14.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-738-1
C is for cat? D is for dog? Not in this book! Here,
Elsa and the Night tells the story of an extraordinary
The story of the honey hunter begins in Sundarban, a
Plip came into the world as an ordinary man. When
Colossal Cornelius captures companions with his cam-
friendship through poetic language and winsome
land of eighteen tides, six seasons, and where three
it started to rain, he became more and more unhappy.
era and Daisy the diver dares a death-defying dip with
illustrations. Can one make friends with the Night?
rivers meet in a mangrove forest. At first, everything
At first, he thought the rain would stop. When it
dinosaurs. In Alphabetics, each of the alphabet’s twenty-
Elsa can! One day, Elsa is mundanely sitting at her
is peaceful for the thousands of honeybees that live
didn’t, Plip decided to live the rest of his life as an
six letters are depicted with alliteration and an illumi-
kitchen table. Suddenly, she hears a sound coming
there. But, after a great drought, Shonu becomes so
umbrella man. With his story of Plip, author David
nating illustration that will captivate and stimulate
from under the sofa. She investigates and catches the
hungry that he sneaks into the mangrove forest and
Sire explores important facets of life including doubt,
young minds. Although the lettered tales are meant to
thing making the noise. It’s neither animal nor ghost.
breaks the golden rule: he takes honey from the hives
love, and confidence. To emphasize the inner work-
be humorous, they also serve a commendable purpose:
It’s the Night! Elsa hides the Night in an old tin, not
before harvest time. And the Defender of the Forest
ings of Plip’s psyche, illustrator Thomas Baas works
complex words are introduced to expand children’s
allowing the day to end. When she releases the Night,
is watching… Inspired by Muslim and Hindu myths,
only with cool blue tones and one warm red. The met-
linguistic horizons. The book includes a glossary so
it has the chance to hear of her adventures with her
author Karthika Naïr and illustrator Joëlle Jolivet
aphor of rain and its various meanings inspire young
readers can look up any unfamiliar terms.
friend, an elephant named Olaf. Elsa laments that Olaf
have created a compelling visual language, while
readers to think about how they deal with their own
got very ill. The Night listens to Elsa and accompanies
teaching children what happens when one interferes
emotions.
her on a heartwarming journey where it cares for her,
with nature’s rhythm.
An Aesthetically
Awesome Alliterated
Alphabet Anthology
by Patrick and Traci Concepción,
illustrated by Dawid Ryski
protects her, and carries her through the town.
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The Incredible
Three and a Half
Superheroes
Lou Caribou
Puss in Boots
Little Red
Riding Hood
by Frank Schmeißer,
illustrated by Jörg Mühle
by Marie-Sabine Roger
and Nathalie Choux
by Charles Perrault,
illustrated by Clémentine Sourdais
by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm,
illustrated by Clémentine Sourdais
The top secret, totally true adventures
of the child superhero team, the
Incredible Three and a Half.
A young reindeer lives with his
mother and visits his father on
weekends. The story of Lou Caribou
will help small children come to
terms with their own parents’
separation.
This classic fairy tale gets a visual
update —as a read-aloud book with
cut-out illustrations that can be used
to create an enchanting play of
shadows.
The traditional story of Little Red
Riding Hood is given new dimensions
in this striking play between light
and shadow.
Category: Illustrated Novel
Recommended for: ages 8 and up
Translation: David Henry Wilson
Features: Full color, hardcover,
224 pages, 14 × 21 cm
Price: $ 19.95 £ 12.50 € 14.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-740-4
Category: Picture Book
Recommended for: ages 3 and up
Translation: David Henry Wilson
Features: Full color, hardcover,
landscape format, 40 pages, 30 × 23 cm
Price: $ 19.95 £ 12.95 € 14.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-736-7
Category: Novelty
Recommended for: ages 3 and up
Features: Full color, accordeon fold,
32 pages, 17.5 × 14 cm
Price: $ 16.95 £ 9.99 € 12.95
ISBN: 978-3-89955-727-5
Category: Novelty
Recommended for: ages 3 and up
Features: Full color, accordeon fold,
28 pages, 17.5 × 14 cm
Price: $ 16.95 £ 9.99 € 12.95
ISBN: 978-3-89955-723-7
Most superheroes hide behind masks as they battle
Lou Caribou lives with his mom at the end of a green
Nearly everyone knows the cunning, boot-clad
Almost every child knows the story by the Brothers
against the world’s injustices. But, for reasons beyond
forest. Every weekend, Lou visits his dad who lives on
feline who helps a poor miller gain riches. In this
Grimm of Little Red Riding Hood, the girl who was
his control, incorrigible sixth grader Sebastian
the other end of the same forest. Lou’s mother escorts
edition, the story is given added dimension. Since
lured from the path by an evil wolf. Now, French
Appleby-Krumble is forced to write down his exploits
him to the bus and, shortly, he is with his father.
the book completely unfolds, its cut-out illustra-
illustrator Clémentine Sourdais, gives a contempo-
Together, they ride their bikes to a pool or go canoeing.
tions can be projected as shadows on the wall when
rary look to a traditional tale. Crafted with atten-
Incredible Three and a Half Superheroes tells the adven-
On Sunday evening, Lou is back with his mom. This
paired with a bedroom lamp. Each page reveals how
tion to detail, Sourdais’ cut-out images give the
tures of Sebastian, also known as “the Brain,” and his
book shows that separated parents can still lovingly
the cat improves his master’s future. The key scenes
book an extraordinary haptic quality that makes it
friends Barbara “Action Barbie” Bakewell, Martin “the
care for their child. Adoring gestures all throughout
are fantastically detailed from the purchase of the
a sensory pleasure. Not only do the woods, the big
Chameleon” Koslowski, and Martin’s imaginary friend
the book show that the young reindeer is loved by both
boots, the transformation of the evil magician into a
bad wolf, and the grandmother’s house come alive
Dickie, “the Chicken.” With a smile, readers will dis-
as a member of the Incredible Three and a Half. The
Weekdays with Mom,
Weekends with Dad
of his parents in equal measure. Through Lou’s story,
mouse to the miller’s happy-ending. These illustra-
on the page, but they can be transformed into danc-
cover why everyone must protect the secret identities
small children can better comprehend and relate to the
tions give a contemporary look to the 200-year
ing shadows on a wall. Held in front of a light and
of the Incredible Three and a Half.
separation of their own moms and dads.
old narrative and make the story come alive for
unfolded, this book adds dimension to Little Red
young readers.
Riding Hood’s journey.
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Petting Zoo
Memo Game
The Zoo’s Grand
Opening
An ABC and Counting Book
by Christoph Niemann
Christoph Niemann’s lovable Petting
Zoo illustrations are now featured
in this colorful memo game.
by Judith Drews
Children love animals, letters, and
games involving numbers. With this
book, even the youngest children can
playfully learn their ABCs, the names
of animals, and how to count.
Category: Game
Recommended for: ages 3 and up
Features: Full color, 36 pairs of cards,
19.2 × 19.2 × 2.5 cm
Price: $ 19.90 £ 12.99 € 14.90
ISBN: 978-3-89955-710-7
Category: Picture Book
Recommended for: ages 3 and up
Translation: Jen Metcalf
Features: Full color, hardcover,
58 pages, 17 × 24 cm
Price: $ 16.95 £ 11.50 € 12.95
ISBN: 978-3-89955-714-5
Christoph Niemann’s whimsical hand-drawn animals
This fun animal book tells the exciting story of a zoo
made his Petting Zoo app an international sensa-
preparing for its opening day. The head zookeeper, who
tion. The broad range of personalities created by the
guides young readers through the pages, is anxiously
famous illustrator proved to be popular with children
awaiting the animals’ arrival. Will they all be in their
and adults alike. Now, 36 of them can be found on the
cages by the time the first visitors arrive?
colorful cards of this memo game. The whole family will enjoy finding matches among the charming
Lovingly illustrated, The Zoo’s Grand Opening is ideal for
collection of characters and training their memo-
pre-school children. The book opens in an empty zoo
ries in such an enjoyable way. The Petting Zoo Memo
and follows the arrival of the animals, starting with an
Game is not only a “must-have” for fans of Christoph
anaconda (representing the letter “A” and the number
Niemann’s work, but also an attractive gift for any
one), followed by a bear (“B” and two) and so on until “Z”
occasion. The cards, which are made out of sturdy
and 26. At the end, children have been introduced to
cardboard, can be easily grasped by even the smallest
many creatures and can count how many animals will
hands and are made to last. Combining classic edu-
be seen at the grand opening.
cational fun with contemporary design, this memo
game makes a great addition to any household.
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