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Illustration by Federico Delicado FOREIGN RIGHTS 2014 books for dreaming 3 12 14 16 17 20 33 36 39 40 42 Illustration by Federico Deiicado New books Board books Pictograms First readers Classic tales Picture books Books for Ages 8-15 Other books Alphabets collection Faktoría Science Collection Kalandraka & Faktoría board books 43 Faktoría Comics 44 Faktoría Poetry Collection 46 Faktoría Funny stories NEW BOOKS ICARUS Federico Delicado 40 pages, full colour 27,5 x 22 cm 7th INTERNATIONAL COMPOSTELA PRIZE FOR PICTURE BOOKS 2014 “Icarus” offers a modern re-interpretation of the classic tale, inviting readers to think about the story from a provocative yet optimistic perspective. Illustration by Federico Delicado The text and illustrations complement each other perfectly, offering different points of view and leaving readers unsure as to where reality begins and fantasy ends. NEW BOOKS WHOSE IS THAT CREEPY-CRAWLY Carmen Queralt 26 pages, full colour 17 x 22 cm Seen from a distance, all creepy-crawlies look alike. But, if you take a closer look, you’ll find that... Illustration by Carmen Queralt Tiny creatures creep across the pages of this humorous story, where readers are invited to become one of its characters. Fun and games in a book that helps children to practice describing and to assimilate diversity. WHO’S MISSING? Arianna Papini Deforestation, global warming, poaching and pollution… human beings have brought about the extinction of many species throughout the world. This book shows us some of these animals. 5 Illustration by Arianna Papini 48 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm NEW BOOKS ELEPHANT, ONE PEA Rafa Ordóñez & Marc Taeger 40 pages, full colour 24,5 x 21,5 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN CHINESE This joyous tale tells the story of a group of animals, including a lion, a hen and a frog, each of whom wants a different fruit and has to cross the savannah to satisfy their appetite. They are joined on their quest by a hungry elephant. This story by Rafa Ordóñez has an accumulative and repetitive structure that young children will enjoy, and plays on rhyming words. The wordplay is echoed in the illustrations, playing with colors and shapes representing each animal in a unique style. Marc Taeger created the pictures using a complicated traditional method similar to engravings, giving the book a rustic, hand-crafted appearance with a very personal touch. THE THREE PALE PRINCESSES MaríA JOsé Martín Francés & Carole Hénaff 36 pages, full colour 24,5 x 21,5 cm Once upon a time there was a king and his three daughters. Their faces were as pale and transparent as water or glass… The time has come for the elderly king of a far-off realm to step down. A story inspired by the visual appearance of the Thousand and One Nights. 6 THE FOUR SEASONS Vivaldi & Sarah Chang José Antonio Abad & Emilio Urberuaga 48 pages, full colour 24,4 x 21,5 cm Illustration by João vaz de Carvalho A CD-book that accompanies one of Vivaldi's most famous pieces, expertly performed by violinist Sarah Chang. Featuring a bucolic text that pays homage to nature, illustrated by the winner of the latest edition of the National Illustration Prize, with bright colours. 7 THE CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS Camille Saint-Saëns & Academy of London José Antonio Abad & João vaz de Carvalho 36 pages, full colour 24,4 x 21,5 cm Farm animals and felines, creatures of the air and of the sea. All the world’s fauna come together to celebrate the Lion King’s birthday. This bright, humorous CD-book is inspired by the classical compositions of Camille Saint-Saëns. The musicians of the Academy of London perform different pieces by the composer, creating an atmosphere combining solemnity and entertainment. NEW BOOKS THE LITTLE MAN DRSSED IN GREY AND OTHER TALES Fernando Alonso & Ulises Wensell 88 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm One upon a time there was a man who always dressed in grey. He wore a grey suit, a grey hat, a grey tie, and had a little grey moustache. The little man dressed in grey did the same things every day… Illustration by Pablo Otero “The Little Man Dressed in Grey and Other Tales” is a classic book that was first published in 1978, with eight poetic stories. THE QUEEN OF TURNEDO Gloria Sánchez & Pablo Otero 64 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm Ladies and gentlemen… This is the Queen of Turnedó’s garden. Clap your hands: Clap! Clap! Clap! “The Queen of Turnedó” is a poem based on traditional oral literature, with an accumulative structure and lyrical format, full of rhythms and rhymes. 8 THE GOOD WALKER’S GUIDE Raimon Juventeny 48 pages, full colour 16 x 16 cm ...”The Good Walker’s Guide” casts a critical eye on the hustle and bustle of our modern times, singing the praises of the simple pleasures of walking … Illustration by Raimon Juventeny In twenty simple steps, a short guide inviting us to rediscover the pleasure of strolling, without worries and without stress; enjoying nature, immersed in our own thoughts. An “eco-publication” that serves as an introduction to the “Slow Movement”. 9 NEW BOOKS NICOLÁS GUILLÉN Nicolás Guillén & Nelson Villalobos 48 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm Illustration by Nelson Villalobos Guillén’s rhythm, sounds and word games are perfectly matched by the illustrations of Villalobos. Thirteen poems like thirteen Caribbean moons. FERNANDO PESSOA Fernando Pessoa & Pedro Proença 64 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm An introduction to Pessoa and his heteronyms through some of his most essential poems. Avant-garde literature based on a firm declaration of intent: “The poet is a sham.” 10 SEAS María Jesús Jabato & Rocío Martínez 48 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm “Seas” brings together thirty poems plunged into salt water. María Jesús Jabato uses traditional poetic structures, repetitions and classic rhetorical figures, inspired by Nicolás Guillén, Federico García Lorca or Miguel Hernandez. GORIGORI María Jesús Jabato 64 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm These 48 poems by María Jesús Jabato were awarded the International City of Orihuela Poetry Prize for Children. Her work is inspired by other Spanish authors, such as Alberti, Juan Ramón Jiménez and Lorca, as well as traditional songs. Illustration by Rocío Martínez Each poem is about different paintings by important contemporary and classic artists such as Dalí, Miró, Sorolla, Klee, Munch and Leonardo da Vinci. Painting and poetry come together in this book, which includes reproductions of a number of paintings that readers can explore as they read María’s interpretation of their meaning. TREE Antonio Rubio & Óscar Villán 16 pages full colour 16 x 16 cm SHOE VIOLIN Antonio Rubio & Óscar Villán Antonio Rubio & Óscar Villán 12 pages full colour 16 x 16 cm 12 pages full colour 16 x 16 cm Specially aimed at children between 0-3 years old, the main aim of this collection, according to its author, is “to educate the eye and sharpen the ear”. These new titles encourage children to come into contact with books in their first years of life. The little board books help adults to follow the recommendations of language development experts: talking to children, naming different things, repeating sounds and singing together. Ilustration by Óscar Villán Board Books Following on from “Moon”, “Meow”, “Paper bird”, “Crocodile” and “Five”, these new titles in the “From the cradle to the moon” collection contain easy rhymes and recognizable pictures. The illustrator –awarded with the First National Illustration Prize in 1999– proposes a natural aesthetic, with simple, recognizable pictures. The pictures help children learn to read from left to right, and from top to bottom, and each page is like a poem. The text, inspired by popular children’s songs, uses rhyme, repetition, and onomatopoeia... 12 13 Moon and sun, moon and snail, moon and sunflower... evocative elements and rhymes to teach children about poetry. Green, green, the crocodile gets lost, and climbs on top of a blue, blue trunk...learning colours is fun! 16 pages, full colour 16 x 16 cm 16 pages, full colour 16 x 16 cm MOON CROCODILE Antonio Rubio & Óscar Villán Antonio Rubio & Óscar Villán MEOW PAPER BIRD FIVE Antonio Rubio & Óscar Villán Antonio Rubio & Óscar Villán Antonio Rubio & Óscar Villán 16 pages full colour 16 x 16 cm 16 pages full colour 16 x 16 cm 12 pages full colour 16 x 16 cm Meow, meow, the cat says. Neigh, neigh, the horse says. Cock-a-doodle-doo the rooster sings... animals and their sounds unite to sing a song for children. Paper Bird lays the tablecloth and sets out the glasses, Paper Bird pours the water... a way for children to learn that setting the table is fun. One moon, two moons and a sun, three moons, a sun and a fish... In this fun-filled way, children learn numbers and objects. PICTOGRAMS The main objective of Makakiños is to help make reading accessible for children with developmental or communication disorders such as celebral palsy, autism or dysphasia. BATA, an association in the north of Spain for people with intellectual disabilities, collaborated directly in this project. A TASTE OF THE MOON BATA & Michael Grejniec 36 pages, full colour 19,5 x 29 cm Who hasn’t dreamt of taking a bite out of the moon? This tale, somewhere between fable and legend, talks about shared dreams, generosity and solidarity. Through this collection KALANDRAKA and BATA hope to make the world of fantasy accessible to children who express themselves in non-conventional ways by reducing communication barriers and introducing them to the exciting world of reading. The texts are adapted to make reading them more straightforward and figurative language is removed in order to make the message clear. The illustrations are closely linked to the text in order to aid comprehension. THE VAIN LITTLE RAT THE LITTLE WHITE RABBIT THE UGLY DUCKLING THE THREE GOATS BATA & Alicia Suárez BATA & Óscar Villán BATA & Ana Sande BATA & Federico Fernández 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm 32 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm A little white rabbit leaves his house to collect cabbages and returns to discover that a a frightening goat has occupied his home. Ever since this lovely duckling was born, his mother knew that he was not like the others. But the future is always uncertain... The three little goats have to cross the bridge in order to get to that tasty grass. But there is a terrible monster in their way and they will have to outwit him... "Little rat, little rat, how beautiful you are! Will you marry me?" This is what all the animals asked her... She was the vainest rat in the town. 14 Illustration by Alicia Suárez MAKAKIÑOS DÍA A DÍA is a new editorial line created to help those with special needs develop reading skills. “Nicolas Goes Shopping” and “Nicolas Cooks without the Stove” are complementary guides which encourage independence and communication skills. The text was adapted using pictograms, the communication system for people with intellectual disabilities like autism and dysphasia. NICOLAS COOKS WITHOUT THE STOVE BATA & Alicia Suárez Illustration by Alicia Suárez 32 pages, full colour 26 x 22 cm This recipe book can be used to prepare healthy, tasty meals simply and without using the stove: canapés, sandwiches and salads, drinks like orange juice, strawberry milkshakes and melon sorbet. NICOLAS GOES SHOPPING BATA & Alicia Suárez 36 pages, full colour 26 x 22 cm With the shopping guide, Nicolas visits establishments in order to buy food (fruit and vegetable market, butcher, fish market, bakery, supermarket, cafeteria), clothing (clothing store, shoe store), and gifts (toy store, florist, bookstore). FIRST READERS LITTLE CAT AND THE SNOW Joel Franz Rosell & Constance v. Kitzing 32 pages, full colour 23 x 16 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN PORTUGUESE Little Cat and Little Rabbit are friends who always play together. Sometimes they play at the Rabbit family's house, and sometimes they play at the Cat family's house. LITTLE CAT AND THE BALL Joel Franz Rosell & Constance v. Kitzing 32 pages, full colour 23 x 16 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN CHINESE (MAINLAND CHINA) AND KOREAN Illustration by Constance v. Kitzing Is it better to play alone or in a team? Little Cat realises everything he was missing before he met Duck, Squirrel, Rabbit and Hedgehog. CLASSIC TALES THE LITTLE WHITE RABBIT Óscar Villán 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm NATIONAL ILLUSTRATION AWARD 1999 RIGHTS SOLD IN CHINESE LANGUAGE (MAINLAND CHINA), ENGLISH, ITALIAN AND PORTUGUESE A Portuguese folk tale. A little rabbit gets one over on the big guy. An amusing invitation to wordplay. THE LITTLE RED HEN Pilar Martínez & Marco Somá 36 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN FRENCH, KOREAN AND PORTUGUESE Illustration by Óscar Villán The little red hen lived on a farm, together with a lazy dog, a sleepy cat and a funny duck. One day she was looking for food, when she found some grains of wheat on the ground... CLASSIC TALES THE SHY FLY’S HOUSE Eva Mejuto & Sergio Mora 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN ITALIAN THE SEVEN KIDS Sofía Rodríguez & Ana Míguez 32 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN PORTUGUESE AND PORTUGUESE THE THREE GOATS THE CHICK AT THE HAZEL WOOD Federico Fernández Gabriel Pacheco 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm 32 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN ITALIAN RIGHTS SOLD IN ITALIAN AND PORTUGUESE THE TRUE STORY OF LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD Marc Taeger 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm THE UGLY DUCKLING Ana Sande 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm. DANIEL GIL PUBLISHING DESIGN AWARD 2005 RIGHTS SOLD IN ITALIAN AND PORTUGUESE THE GRACKLE Isidro Ferrer 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm THE BLACKBERRY Óscar Villán 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN ITALIAN 18 THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES João Caetano 40 pages full colour 22 x 22 cm. RIGHTS SOLD IN KOREAN ELEVEN ADVENTUROUS LADIES Helle Thomassen 32 pages full colour 22 x 22 cm. HANSEL & GRETEL Pablo Auladell 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN ITALIAN AND PORTUGUESE THE LITTLE PEA Olalla González & Marc Taeger 36 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN PORTUGUESE AND KOREAN 19 THE VAIN LITTLE RAT Pablo Mestre 40 pages full colour 22 x 22 cm. THE THREE BEARS Miguel Tanco 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN ITALIAN AND KOREAN FOUR FRIENDS J. and W. Grimm & Gabriel Pacheco 36 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN PORTUGUESE AND FRENCH PICTURE BOOKS TITIRICIRCUS Tanxarina & Pablo Giráldez ‘O Pastor’ 36 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm Years ago, the circus was the most important show in the world. Its colourful big top travelled from one city to another, from one country to another, from one continent to another. But one day, something went wrong and everything changed. Some artists went away and the circus was ruined. THE YELLOW UMBRELLA Joel Franz Rosell & Giulia Frances Campolmi AQUILES, THE LITTLE DOT Guia Risari & Marc Taeger 40 pages, full colour 22 x 28 cm 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm Amongst all of the black umbrellas, the yellow umbrella represents difference, freedom and fantasy. This book is a rallying call in favour of creativity against routine and imposed conventions. RIGHTS SOLD IN KOREAN, ITALIANAND PORTUGUESE (Portugal) Children have always needed to understand the whys and wherefores of things. Aquiles, a restless character, is continuously growing and changing: his eyes, mouth, nose, arms, legs.... NICOMEDES, THE BALD Pinto & Chinto 48 pages, full colour 16,5 x 30 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN PORTUGUESE THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM Paloma Valdivia 36 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN ENGLISH (USA), FRENCH AND PORTUGUESE Despite being hairless, he’s no fool: Nicomedes mulls over clever solutions to his premature baldness. This short, humorous and surrealistic tale, with expressive and colourful illustrations, explores dealing with problems with a positive attitude. This picture book is an original narrative and artistic project. The author and illustrator think about the world upside down, a reflection of reality in a parallel dimension. Nevertheless, people living in the North and the South have similar ways of life. 20 GREAT-GRANDFATHER’S VOYAGE Dani Torrent Marta Farias & Aitana Carrasco 32 pages, full colour 22 x 30 cm 32 pages, full colour 26,5 x 21 cm My grandfather Carmelo had a garden. When I was a child I spent many afternoons there. At sunset, my grandfather would tell me stories about distant lands, where the swallows fly at the end of the summer. A very tender, even romantic, story. The protagonist’s great-grandfather had a small boat. But he never found the time to head off on that adventure. And then his daughter was born. As time passed, he no longer felt either youthful and courageous enough to face the journey. Finally, happily, his daughter fulfills his old dream. LETTERS IN THE LACES DANIELA S SMILE Cristina Falcón & Marina Marcolin Carmen Gil & Rebeca Luciani 32 pages, full colour 26,5 x 21 cm 40 pages, full colour 27 x 21 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN PORTUGUESE Flor can read. She says that letters tell us different things, so when someone can read, it’s as if you were listening to stories. 21 One day, Daniela went for a walk. It was a beautiful morning, the air was fresh, the sky was blue and the sun was shining. Daniela smiled and her smile flew around until it settled on Roberta’s heart, like a hummingbird in the spring... Illustration by Rebeca Luciani MY GRANDFATHER CARMELO PICTURE BOOKS MUM THE BIRDS OLAJ’S WAY Mariana Ruiz Johnson María Julia Díaz Garrido & David Daniel Álvarez Hernández Martín León Barreto 32 pages, full colour 18,5 x 25,5 cm 32 pages, full colour 22,5 x 33 cm 48 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm 6th INTERNATIONAL COMPOSTELA PRIZE FOR PICTURE BOOKS 2013 5th INTERNATIONAL COMPOSTELA PRIZE FOR PICTURE BOOKS 2012 4th INTERNATIONAL COMPOSTELA PRIZE FOR PICTURE BOOKS 2011 RIGHTS SOLD IN CHINESE (MAINLAND CHINA), FRENCH, RIGHTS SOLD IN GERMAN AND PORTUGUESE RIGHTS SOLD IN PORTUGUESE One day, the birds looked over the branches and the leaves; exchanging a knowing glance, they imagined a different life. That’s how it started a new age. The first picture book for children by Martín León Barreto follows the schemes of the popular tradition: a repetitive structure and accumulative characters. THE C FAMILY A BIG DREAM SO CLOSE Pep Bruno & Mariona Cabassa Felipe Ugalde Natalia Colombo 32 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm 40 pages, full colour 21 x 27 cm 36 pages, full colour 20 x 20 cm 3rd INTERNATIONAL COMPOSTELA PRIZE FOR PICTURE BOOKS 2010 2nd INTERNATIONAL COMPOSTELA PRIZE FOR PICTURE BOOKS 2009 1st INTERNATIONAL COMPOSTELA PRIZE FOR PICTURE BOOKS 2008 RIGHTS SOLD IN GERMAN AND KOREAN RIGHTS SOLD IN ENGLISH (US), FRENCH (CANADA), GERMAN, KOREAN AND PORTUGUESE Love is the main concept of this simple poem about motherhood, something so universal, close to children and people of all ages and cultures. The text is complemented with bright, lavish images of nature. "The C Family" tells the story of a family whose members love the circus, an interest that adds colour and fun to their lives. A modern, original and imaginative tale, it is enhanced by the use of expressive and cheerful illustrations. ITALIAN, GERMAN, KOREAN AND PORTUGUESE A literary gem, a micro-tale which will transport readers to the fantastic world of Mayan mythology and astronomy. Mexican author Felipe Ugalde tells the story of a crocodile who wants to leave his mark on time and space, far beyond its own existence in the world. Mr. Duck is going to work, as he does every day. Mr. Rabbit is also going to work, as he does every day. They always walk past each other... 22 WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE? Arianna Papini 40 pages, full colour 30 x 22 cm Finalist of the 4th INTERNATIONAL COMPOSTELA PRIZE FOR PICTURE BOOKS RIGHTS SOLD IN FRENCH Rebecca, what would you like to be? I’d like to be a fish, so I could listen to the silence and swim free through the sea. Fish, what would like to be? MARTIN’S CLOUD “What would you like to be?” was one of the finalists in the 4th International Compostela Prize for Picture Books. 40 pages, full colour 20 x 29 cm Javier Sobrino & Rebeca Luciani Illustration by Vanina Starkoff FINALIST 1st INTERNATIONAL COMPOSTELA PRIZE FOR PICTURE BOOKS 2008 I’m Martin. I have a cat, different-coloured eyes, and a cloud. I climb up to my cloud everyday, morning, afternoon and night. It doesn’t matter if I’m sleeping, in the park or in the subway. I sometimes think that I spend too much time there, but I’m happy on my cloud... DANCING IN THE CLOUDS Vanina Starkoff 48 pages, full colour 22 x 30 cm Finalist of the 3rd INTERNATIONAL COMPOSTELA PRIZE FOR PICTURE BOOKS RIGHTS SOLD IN KOREAN AND PORTUGUESE Every morning, I go out of my house and stare at the clouds. I dream of someday dancing amongst them. My mum says that I had better forget that idea, since only birds can fly... A naïve picture book. That tells the story of a growing town, using a simple text with short, descriptive sentences. PICTURE BOOKS WORDS Jesús Marchamalo & MO Gutiérrez Serna 36 pages, full colour 27,5 x 22 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN CHINESE (MAINLAND CHINA) I like words. I like going out in the morning shopping for words, choosing them one by one, as if they were apricots. I never know which words I’ll need throughout the day… This poetic and artistic picture book invites readers to taste, touch and feel the shapes, sounds and scents of words, and talks about famous writers’ favourite words. Art and literature are brought together in a modern, evocative work. KEMBO Carlos Pérez & Miguel Calatayud 32 pages, full colour 22 x 30 cm IBBY HONOUR LIST 2012 MILU Manuel Rivas & Aitana Carrasco 48 pages, full colour 24,5 x 21,5 cm In the early 1930s, Kembo, a young, solitary lion, roamed as he pleased through the jungles of Baba Kamo, in a remote corner of East Africa. ...Milu thought that something bad had entered her home. It was very strange to lose songs, and a handbag, and the French bread. Even her parents sometimes got lost and didn’t come back. But at least she had Nana, the television. “Kembo” is the story of a very special African lion: mischievous and impertinent, playful and peaceful, but above all, vegetarian. His harmless misadventures come to an abrupt end when an explorer captures him and sells him to the Medrano Circus in Paris. Milu represents all children who live in troubled family situations caused by difficulties such as alcoholism, unemployment or illness. But this story also tells us that, despite everything, there is hope for these boys and girls, thanks to the dedication of foster parents. 24 KANDINGA THE LION NESTS Boniface Ofogo Nkama & Elisa Arguilé Pepe Márquez & Natalia Colombo 40 pages, full colour 26,5 x 21 cm 40 pages, full colour 20 x 20 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN KOREAN AND FRENCH The Bantu African tribe tells the story of Kandinga the Lion in order to explain that cruelty and egoism bring disgrace to those who forget to share. Illustr ation by Eli sa Arg uil é 25 In nature there are many creatures. Some live on land, some live in water and there are also birds... PICTURE BOOKS THE STORY OF THE RAINBOW WARRIOR IMAGINE ANIMALS Xosé Ballesteros & Juan Vidaurre 36 pages, full colour 26 x 20 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN KOREAN LANGUAGE The Cree Indians tell of a time when men and women the world over will come together as Rainbow Warriors in order to protect the planet and its inhabitants from pollution and environmental menace. This book talks about the origins of the Rainbow Warrior, the Greenpeace ship that in 1978 began to cross oceans in protest of and in testimony to the indiscriminate slaughter of whales and seals, toxic waste pollution, gas and oil development and destructive fishing practices. I M A HORSE Gonzalo Moure & Esperanza León 48 pages, full colour 23 x 30 cm This poetic story, both tender and emotional, invites us to adopt a new perspective. A horse, through his friendship with a little girl, attempts to understand human beings. In return, the horse asks the same of us. The key to this work lies in thinking of the horse not as tool or a toy, but as a noble animal in harmony with nature. 36 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm Appearences can be deceptive. This book invites us to look for those invisible beings hiding among us day after day. Who knows? Maybe some day they will remove their masks and take off their disguises... Illustration by Juan Vidaurre Rocío Martínez A TASTE OF THE MOON Michael Grejniec 36 pages, full colour 19,5 x 29 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN ENGLISH (North America), Illustration by Michael Grejniec CHINESE COMPLEX (for Taiwan) AND KOREAN LANGUAGE Who hasn’t dreamt of taking a bite out of the moon? This tale, somewhere between fable and legend, talks about shared dreams, generosity and solidarity. The giraffe, the mouse, the elephant and the lion all want a taste of the moon, but no matter how hard they try, they can’t reach it. Finally, the turtle comes up with a bright idea: “Maybe if we all worked together...” PICTURE BOOKS Joaquín is an inventive young boy who woke up one morning with a fabulous idea that would change his life for ever. He uses materials and gifts given to him by his aunt in order to make ten funny animals. The tin-legged pirate wakes up and returns to his mission with renewed energy – to annoy as many people as he can. A funny story for very young children, with accessible content, attractive rhymes, and collage and ink illustrations. JOAQUIN’S ZOO THE PIRATE WITH THE TIN LEG Pablo Bernasconi Xosé Manuel González & Ramón Trigo 36 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE RIGHTS SOLD IN PORTUGUESE GIANT FOOTPRINTS WHO HAS SEEN THE SCISSORS? HILDERITA AND MAXIMILIAN Fernando Krahn Fernando Krahn Fernando Krahn 36 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm 56 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm A strange rustle in the snow alarms the family. The Elders are worried. Where are the children? The whole neighbourhood helps the parents find them. This picture book illustrates how children and adults react differently when faced with the unknown. In an effort to preserve and update a beloved tale, KALANDRAKA presents a new full-colour version of Fernando Krahn's brilliant work entitled "Who has Seen the Scissors?" Guaranteed to make readers laugh, it tells a simple story with the intelligent humour typical of this illustrator. Fernando Krahn presents readers with a new full-colour edition of "Hilderita and Maximilian", first published in the United States in 1968. Krahn offers a tender story of love and family, combined with the clean lines, the uncomplicated innocence and the intelligent humour that has always characterized the Chilean illustrator. Born in 1935, Krahn is a master of visual humour. 28 This book, dedicated to children who are teased because of their differences, is intended to help them turn negatives into positives. BIG EARS Luisa Aguilar & André Neves Amelia came into the living room where her father was sitting in his favourite chair, reading the paper: “Daddy,” she said, “I’ve been thinking...” Her father sighed. When Amelia had been thinking, it usually meant trouble. Amelia continued, “Could we have a a dog?” AMELIA WANTS A DOG Tim Bowley & André Neves 32 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm Goma Mago is a charming and eccentric magician who appears to be a bit of a fool, but who, in fact, is very clever. He wants to make children happy because that his the only way he will be happy himself. A unusual mixture of images, shapes, and colours results in an original picture book. GOMA MAGO Toño Núñez & Adrià Fruitós 32 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN CHINESE COMPLEX (for RIGHTS SOLD IN FRENCH, ITALIAN, KOREAN Taiwan), ESTONIAN, FRENCH (France), ITALIAN 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm AND PORTUGUESE (Portugal) AND PORTUGUESE RIGHTS SOLD IN PORTUGUESE IT'S NOT EASY, LITTLE SQUIRREL A DIFFERENT PRESENT GRANDPARENTS Elisa Ramón & Rosa Osuna Marta Azcona & Rosa Osuna Chema Heras & Rosa Osuna 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN JAPANESE RIGHTS SOLD IN ITALIAN AND PORTUGUESE LLIBRETER AWARD 2003 RIGHTS SOLD IN CHINESE COMPLEX (Taiwán), Young readers might be sad after reading this daring project; after all, the little squirrel is very sad. Children experience death in a unique way and they need answers. 29 Everyone has been disappointed at some point in their lives. Marta Azcona approaches the topic with humour and Rosa Osuna's delicate illustrations foster the imagination. JAPANESE AND PORTUGUESE In "Grandparents', Chema Heras tells the tender story of an elderly couple, Manuel and Manuela, who accept their advancing old age calmly. Manuela is still a coquettish young girl and Manuel still wants to dance with her. This picture book shows us that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. PICTURE BOOKS “Belisario the dinosaur” is a humorous tale about the arbitrary use of power. The dinosaur can only be vanquished by magic. Nostalgic pirates face their past and become noble...this touching story by Alberto Sebastián is appropriate for early readers, and is, in the end, a celebration of friendship. BELISARIO THE DINOSAUR CAPTAIN CALABROTE Pepe Cáccamo & Carles Arbat Alberto Sebastián & Carles Arbat 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm JUST A SECOND PACO The text tells the tale of a little girl, and compares the shape, size and texture of each body part with a different fruit. In contrast to these beautiful descriptions, the reader discovers an ugly insect, a spider, who is also exploring the parts of her body. THE SPIDER AND ME Fran Alonso & Manuel G. Vicente 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm JIM AND THE ACORNS Silvio Freytes & Flavio Morais Paula Carballeira & Blanca Barrio Tim Bowley & Inés Vilpi 36 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm 36 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm 48 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm DANIEL GIL PUBLISHING DESIGN AWARD 2007 RIGHTS SOLD IN ITALIAN AND PORTUGUESE RIGHTS SOLD IN KOREAN AND PORTUGUESE RIGHTS SOLD IN ENGLISH (for Australia and South Pacific) Paco is a poetic story about nostalgia and friendship. The author, Paula Carballeira, is one of the most famous story-tellers in Galicia (Spain). The illustrations, by Blanca Barrio, give life to this adventurous mouse through the use of collage. This is a tale with scenes that follow in a brief, nimble and repetitive way, because this story is specially recomended for very young children whobegin reading. Tim Bowley uses mnemonic rules to help children know how the story goes on. One day, in an unnamed city in the South, at an undefined hour, a series of events occurs simultaneously, and although each event apparently goes unnoticed, the consequences multiply. 30 Pancho, Monosabio and Perico escape from the circus. Their long journey begins because they wants to be free and to return home. A tale for young children, it explains the importance of freedom, and animal rights. PANCHO’S JOURNEY Pancho desired, as everybody does, something beyond his reach a simple checkered cloth. When he finally owns it, Pancho discovers the wealth he had lost and had been unable to appreciate. PANCHO Antonio Santos Antonio Santos 48 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm RENATO Manolo Hidalgo 32 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm Using only three colours, the forceful images of this book parallel the story in expressive and ingenious ways. 31 MONCHO AND THE STAIN Kiko Dasilva 48 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm This picture book inverts the natural order, so children advertise adults about what they expect if it could be possible to go back to childhood: enjoying the simple things again, without prejudgements or conventions. WHEN YOU BECOME SMALLER Uxue Alberdi & Aitziber Akerreta SECOND NATIONAL ILLUSTRATION AWARD 2003 (Portugal) 32 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm LITTLE LAMB, HAVE YOU ANY WOOL? TIME FLIES THE BEGINNING JoãoPedro Mésseder & Gémeo Luís Paula Carballeira & Sonja Danowski 36 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm 36 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm HONOURABLE MENTION 1st INTERNATIONAL COMPOSTELA PRIZE FOR PICTURE BOOKS RIGHTS SOLD IN CHINESE (MAINLAND CHINA), This amusing rhymed story is an invitation to reflect upon the hurried pace of our daily lives. The images, elaborate paper silhouettes on a contrasting background, bring the tale to life: the hands of the clocks become surprising new objects. The streets and buildings were destroyed by war, leaving this family just with the clothes they were wearing, and with an old car for their home. An emotional tale illustrated with hyperrealistic images. Isabel Minhós Martins & Yara Kono 36 pages, full colour MENTION DANIEL GIL PUBLISHING DESIGN AWARD 2005 22 x 22 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN CHINESE COMPLEX (Taiwán) Kiko da Silva, both author and illustrator of this work, pushes the limits, and with great control of colour and amazing visual impact, introduces us to the world of art and to the artist's world. HONOURABLE MENTION 1st INTERNATIONAL COMPOSTELA PRIZE FOR PICTURE BOOKS RIGHTS SOLD IN ENGLISH (USA) KOREAN AND PORTUGUESE A rhyming text for beginning readers, using the repetitive, cumulative structure of the oral tradition. A winter's tale, to battle the cold. RIGHTS SOLD IN KOREAN AND PORTUGUESE GERMAN, KOREAN AND PORTUGUESE PICTURE BOOKS A humorous approach towards children's fears. the sound of the elevator, the washing machine and even the wind can be the most terrible monsters. WILL THE CAT AND THE MONSTERS Rocío Martínez 40 pages full colour 22 x 22 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN PORTUGUESE BEING FRIENDS Arianna Papini 36 pages full colour 22 x 22 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN PORTUGUESE Being friends means feeling the same, despite being different. Not paying attention to our appearance. Supporting each other through the bad times... This is a story with rhyme, agile verse and a sense of humour. Children will enjoy this tale, not only when they catch a cold, but anytime. Like the ghost, they will learn to treat being a little sick with levity and fun. The monster who lives in Richard's room has one eye, two noses, three mouths, and four arms...Young readers will learn numbers and parts of the body. Parents and teachers can talk about sibling rivalry. THE GHOST WITH ASTHMA RICHARD’S MONSTER Carmen Gil & Sarah Webster Julia San Miguel & Rocío Martínez 40 pages full colour 22 x 22 cm 32 pages full colour 22 x 22 cm WHERE DID THE MOON LOSE HER LAUGHTER? VILACENDOI’S MUSIC BAND Miriam Sánchez & Federico Fernández 40 pages, full colour 22 x 22 cm NATIONAL AWARD FOR ILLUSTRATION 2001 RIGHTS SOLD IN ITALIAN A book of simple language and expressive illustrations, suitable for pre-readers. Smiles await at the conclusion of this tender tale. Xulio Gayoso 48 pages full colour 21 x 22 cm This story is a kind of rural fable, half true, half imagined. Readers learn about life in the country, farm animals, and the beauty of the landscape. The book also describes the difficult times, when emigration and an aging population made people afraid for the future of Vilacendoi. 32 Books for Ages 8-15 THE MASTER, THE SERVANT AND THE DEATH AND OTHER TALES Tim Bowley & Óscar Villán 86 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN PORTUGUESE Jose Antonio Ramírez Lozano & Pablo Otero 64 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN KOREAN Words are not just food for thought, but also for our stomachs! After wandering the streets, Toto Murube becomes the chef of a very special restaurant. What would you recommend from the menu? Stewed strawberry trees? Grilled ties? Verse pears? Illustration by Pablo Otero Ten tales of intrigue, romance, enchantment, adventure and danger… stories that take readers beyond the limits of reality. TOTO MURUBE’S COOKING TALES LIKE FLEAS Beatriz Osés & Miguel Ángel Díez Navarro 48 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm Short tales full of fantasy and creativeness, where the main characters are funny animals from the land, sea and sky. Stories that allow children’s imaginations to run free, with beautiful illustrations highlighting their symbolic meaning. Books for Ages 8-15 This book shows both common and surprising animals. Unique in their species, here we meet the most surreal fauna in the whole world. Mefi, Sata and Monio are three terrible boys, with tousled hair, hard, pointy ears, and strong claws on their hands and feet. No servants or teachers can endure life in the castle for more than a few months... Diogenes is a micro-novel exempt of easy didacticism. Composed of linked elements which meld and intrude upon each other, it moves between absurd humour and tenderness, eventually leading the reader to a tragic conclusion. MINIANIMALARIUM MEFI, SATA AND MONIO DIOGENES Pinto & Chinto Mercedes Neuschäfer-Carlón & Dani Torrent Pablo Albo & Pablo Auladell 124 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm 48 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm 48 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm THE 2008 LAZARILLO PRIZE FOR LITERARY CREATION RIGHTS SOLD IN KOREAN RIGHTS SOLD IN GERMAN AND PORTUGUESE YOU’RE IN THE MOON SMARA Carmen Montalbán & Pilar Millán Paula Carballeira & Carole Hénaff 112 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm 60 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm ISAAC DIAZ PARDO ILLUSTRATION AWARD - 2001 Baraka is a twelve year old girl who lives in the desert in a villiage of exiles with her mother, her aunts and her grandmother Bahia. The ancients keep the collective memory alive, but Baraka's grandmother has Alzheimer's, and she is losing her mind, just at the wind erases footprints in the sand. RIGHTS SOLD IN PORTUGUESE Smara is the story of a boy who travels to the desert with his father, a journalist, where he meets Ugago, an old woman and a powerful magician, who tells him the secrets of her town. A marvellous book of mystery and magic. Its author describes it as a cure for melancholy. 34 The wind wakes up very early and goes to work... The first mountain in the world was very ambitious... The day it rained so hard, all the colours in the world washed away and disappeared. Joel Franz Rosell tells a tender and ironic tale, a reflection not only on the nature of justice, but also on how even the insignificant can raise their voices and change the course of history. TALES FOR CHILDREN WHO GO STRAIGHT TO SLEEP SCATTERBRAIN Pinto & Chinto Joel Franz Rosell & Marta Torrão 64 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm 48 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN ITALIAN AND PORTUGUESE (Portugal) LA ROSA BLANCA AWARD - 2006 THE WHITE BEAR KING THE CLOUD SHEPHERD DREAM SOUP AND OTHER RECIPES Tim Bowley & Óscar Villán Pedro Villar & Miguel A. Díez José A. Ramírez Lozano & Riki Blanco 112 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm 44 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm 80 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN PORTUGUESE This book contains 10 stories from different countries and cultures around the world. Tales of kings and princesses, fantastic places and talking animals. Reading this book, you’ll experience humour and tenderness, fear and terror. 35 A tale of emotional development, defending the importance of dreams. A homage to storytellers and keepers of memory. This original book presents 30 absurd, hilarious recipes, where the real is mixed with the imaginary. Jose Antonio Ramirez Lozano is the author of a lively, ingenious and intelligent text which will take us with a smile to the end of this surrealistic story of impossible images. Illustrations by Riki Blanco highlight the humorous tale with great expressiveness. Illustration by María Wernicke Other Books THE POET AND THE SEA MUSICAL ALMANAC María Wernicke Antonio Rubio & David Pintor 40 pages, full colour 19,5 x 16 cm 32 pages, full colour 18,5 x 27 cm A poetic, minimalist book that describes the sea with simple words and evocative visual metaphors, made using an intricate collage technique. An illustrated poem for each month of the year, with verses that dance across the pages to the sound of concerts composed by the most emblematic musicians. 36 Antonio Rubio & Violeta Lopiz 92 pages, full colour 15 x 21,5 cm “Once upon a time...” This book contains the keys for entering the marvellous world of children’s traditional tales. It provides practical examples, narrative tricks and explains the strengths of each story type. 37 Illustration by Violeta Lopiz SEVEN KEYS Other Books THOSE WHO CARRY Cecilia Afonso Estévez COMPOSTELA 36 pages, full colour 14,5 x 18 cm David Pintor 64 pages, full colour 25 x 17 cm HONOURABLE MENTION 2nd INTERNATIONAL COMPOSTELA PRIZE FOR PICTURE BOOKS An illustrated tour of the most emblematic, historical and modern places in Santiago de Compostela, a fascinating city that invites visitors to return. This whimsical travelogue reveals all of its secrets and magic. This book is a “song of womanhood”, a poetic text, full of musicality, complemented by muted illustrations, full of symbolism. The figure of the woman is associated with the Four Elements –Water, Earth, Wind and Fire– which represent the essence of our world, and form an unbroken chain. PEPITO, THE BOY WHO LIVES ON ROOFS Manuel Janeiro & Juán Ramón Alonso Illustration by Pablo Auladell 88 pages, with colour 16 x 24 cm RASMUS AND THE TRAMP Astrid Lindgren & Pablo Auladell 160 pages, full colour 21 x 29 cm The warmth of a caress, the love of a family. Rasmus doesn’t have any of these things. He only has a coin, and shell and his dreams. A newly-illustrated version of this classic tale. One night, after the Spanish Civil war, the police enter Pepito's house and detain his father. With his words, the author creates an intimate, powerful text. With his pencil, the illustrator recreates every landscape, every emotion. Alphabets Collection The collection 'Alphabets', with books by Puño, Joan Fontcuberta, Miguel Calatayud, Pablo Otero and Alex Escorihuela, bring together illustrators distinguished for their passion for visual and poetic games. The letters of the alphabet become the pieces of a puzzle which each author reorganizes in his own particular style. Letters contain magic which suggests words, ideas, dreams, experiments...and the author, with complete creative freedom, transforms them into art, creating rhymes, symbols, sounds. ALF·ABETO TYPING Puño Joan Fontcuberta 64 pages, full colour 16 x 16 cm 68 pages, full colour 16 x 16 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN FRENCH 39 LITERALLY ABC DIARY THE TRIP Miguel Calatayud Pablo Otero Esco & Güilmon 68 pages, full colour 16 x 16 cm 68 pages, full colour 16 x 16 cm 60 pages, full colour 16 x 16 cm FROM A TO Z IN 27 FALSE PICTURES Science Collection HIDDEN - Extraordinary Animals Xulio Gutierrez & Nicolás Fernández Illustration by Nicolás Fernández 36 pages, full colour 24 x 34 cm The jaguar, the chameleon and the octopus: a total of 13 animals that live on the land, in water or in the air show us how they go unnoticed in their different habitats. After "Mouths", "Born" and "Builders" the ‘Extraordinary Animals’ series continues revealing the fascinating world of animals, not only for students, but also for readers of all ages interested in the environment. 40 BUILDERS - Extraordinary Animals Xulio Gutierrez & Nicolás Fernández 36 pages, full colour 24 x 34 cm BEING BORN - Extraordinary Animals This book invites readers to explore the homes of animals that they rarely have access to, either physically or intellectually. A scientific and visual tour of spectacular nests and dens allows readers new insight into their inhabitants. This knowledge helps develop awareness of wildlife in order to better understand, respect and protect it. Xulio Gutierrez & Nicolás Fernández 40 pages, full colour 24 x 34 cm This is the second part of the Extraordinary Animals collection, following “Mouths”. It describes how twelve species of animals reproduce in amazing ways, and how they take care of their young. MOUTHS - Extraordinary Animals Xulio Gutierrez & Nicolás Fernández 40 pages, full colour 24 x 34 cm Between the equator and the poles are a vast number of ecosystems: from the bitter cold of the Arctic to the warm tropics, the arid deserts and the rainforests… Millions of animals fight for their lives according to the law of natural selection: “eat or be eaten”. 41 board books RENATO Manolo Hidalgo 26 pages, full colour 20 x 20 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN CHINESE COMPLEX (Taiwan) With hardboard pages, an attractive design and small size for first readers, we go on an adventure-filled journey through the forest with Renato the reindeer. The characters in this book have also leaped off the pages into the wardrobe, transformed into comfortable pyjamas for children by Casa K. MR. ANDERSON Ana Fernández-Abascal & Flavio Morais 14 pages, full colour 17,5 x 22 cm -What a terrible film! He angrily said. And so he took a book and read... It’s a very simple text with a circular structure and chained stories. The protagonist and the other characters are watching TV but they don’t like any of the programmes, so they decide to read a book, where they hope to find fantasy and adventures. ARTHUR A STRANGE ANIMAL Xosé Manuel González ‘Oli’ & Marc Taeger Mon Daporta & Óscar Villán 26 pages, full colour 19 x 19 cm 14 pages, full colour 17,5 x 22 cm RIGHTS SOLD IN KOREAN AND PORTUGUESE RIGHTS SOLD IN KOREAN Arthur the chick wasn’t very comfortable inside his egg. He’d grown so big that it was too small for him. He could hardly move... This is a board book for first readers, about how fragile life is for newborns: what they feel, their first impression of the surrounding world, their fears. It’s also about the tenderness and the instinct for protection that Arthur the chick awakens in adults. Looking over there, I found out a very strange small animal. It was similar to an egg: fat on top, thin below. Its feet were overhead and the tail was long and slim... This book will be enjoyed by children, as they’ll find out the playful function of reading. So, turning the pages to the end and turning round the book, the story begins again... 42 Comics THE COUNTDOWN Carlos Portela & Sergi San Julián 100 pages, full colour 23 x 15 cm A year has passed since the oil spill. Otero is a minister in the regional government. He plans to present a publicity campaign to the media, assuring them that the coast is completely clean and that the fishing sector has fully recovered from the crisis. In fact, it’s just a cover-up. In November 2002, the oil tanker ‘Prestige’ sank close to the coast of Galicia, and more than 60,000 tons of fuel oil devastated one of the world’s most beautiful and valuable ecosystems. ‘Never Again’ was the slogan of a popular movement in response to this environmental catastrophe. HELL’S CAVE Illustration by Ramón Trigo Xosé Manuel Trigo & Ramón Trigo 104 pages, full colour 18,5 x 25,5 cm A Guarda, Galicia, Spain. 1858. One day, Reverend Father Elijah called for Joseph. He wanted to visit Benedict, Joseph’s father, who had just returned, very ill, from Havana. Benedict had been a smuggler of goods from Portugal. And then he had disappeared. For a long time, Joseph knew nothing of him, until the money began to arrive. When Joseph’s mother died, Benedict supported his son until he could manage on his own. Poetry Collection TRAS TRAS CUCUTRÁS Juan Clemente Gómez & Aitana Carrasco 64 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm This book of poems get us close to the ludic dimension of verses, with an interesting group pf rhymes, and words with an imaginary and exotic meaning. The result of this literary work is quite baroque and crazy, just what children like most. WORDS FOR ARRANGING YOUR SONG Ramón Suárez & Cecilia Révora 64 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm 4th International Orihuela Prize 2011 for Children's Poetry THE TIME OF THE CLOCKS Fran Nuño & Enrique Quevedo 64 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm This book of poems was a finalist in the International Ciudad de Orihuela Prize for Children’s Poetry. It contains 33 short and illustrated compositions, full of rhetorical figures, depth and humour. LABYRINTH CITY Pedro Mañas & Silvina Socolovsky 64 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm 2nd International Orihuela Prize 2009 for Children's Poetry This book contains an interesting demonstration of the literary tradition: simple compositions like lullabies, and baroque texts very characteristic of the popular Latin American poetry, as well as classic Castilian poetry. POEMS FROM THE SILLY BOOK Beatriz Giménez de Ory & Paloma Valdivia 64 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm 3rd International Orihuela Prize 2010 for Children's Poetr Work full of poetic playfulness. The magic of these verses flows through the land, the sea and the air. On their way, they find a weathercock, a mermaid and a beetle. UNAMUNO: Selected poems Unamuno & Artur Heras 40 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm Miguel de Unamuno was one of the most important twentieth-century Spanish poets. He loved the type of literature shared by children, such as songs in the round and short, funny stories. Unamuno also liked to create his own, indecipherable language: “Dipelepe ape Papecope quepe vyope ape romepeperpelepe lospe moperrospe…” ANTEATER’S SECRET Beatriz Osés & Miguel Ángel Díez 64 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm 1st International Orihuela Prize 2008 for Children's Poetry Considered as outstanding for their value and poetic quality. The jury also appreciated the richly detailed illustrations, and the tenderness and humour that suffuses these verses about the night, a girl and an old tiger. GABRIELA MISTRAL: Selected poems Gabriela Mistral & Paloma Valdivia 46 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm This book contains a selection of 13 poems by Gabriela Mistral, a poet firmly committed to culture and human rights. Gabriela Mistral believed that poetry was the best way of bringing children into closer contact with literature, through lullabies, songs in the round and everything they feel as being close to them. 44 THE SECRET LANGUAGE María José Ferrada & Zuzanna Celaj 64 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm My grandmother taught me the secret language. It has names for the tomato plant, flour and buttons. One day she called for me. She told me that before dying, she wanted to give me something. My inheritance was a box of biscuits with balls of wool and ironmongery notes. The box was full of words... FROM THE POPLARS, THE WIND Ramón garcía Mateos & Fernando Vicente 68 pages, full colour 15 x 23,5 cm Illustration by Fernando Vicente Ballads, lullabies, songs about children’s games… these verses are inspired by the poetic tradition of the lands of Castile, in a contemporary literary style with symbolic illustrations, exploring emotions such as love and solitude. The author is inspired by the classic, existentialist works of two of Spain’s most famous poets: Gongora and Blas de Otero. Funny Stories The frontier between the real and the imaginary is blurred in this book of short, experimental texts, full of surreal, absurd and unexpected events. The author allows his and the reader’s imagination to take flight, where nothing is as it seems. This is the surrealistic tale of a a very especial boy who keeps a lot of things into his big head of hair: marvellous jungles, extraordinary animals, never seen creatures... and a few tiny intruders. Fortunately, the barber cuts off his messy locks, but not his vivid fantasy world. THE NECSIA GUIDE LONG HAIR David Wapner & Marc Taeger Pablo Albo & Riki Blanco 48 pages, full colour 16 x 16 cm 40 pages, full colour 16 x 16 cm COFFEE GROUNDS Aitana Carrasco Illustration by Marc Taeger 48 pages, full colour 16,5 x 16,5 cm A humorous and artistic romp for curious readers. It contains a strange gallery of impossible images, full of symbolism and double meanings, using a language all of its own. 46 books for dreaming CONTACT KALANDRAKA www.kalandraka.com [email protected] Tel.: 00 34 986 860 276 Fax: 00 34 986 100 280 Rúa Pastor Díaz, 1 - 4º A 36001 Pontevedra. Spain www.kalandraka.com