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FOREIGN RIGHTS LIST 2015-2016 EARLY YEARS My Squirt Bath Book Sophie Ledesma – DLMJ 130 X 130 MM – 8 PAGES – EVA WATERPROOF PLASTIC BOOK + 1 SQUIRTER EVA WATERPROOF PLASTIC CHARACTER – € 9.90 – AGE: 1+ – JUNE 2, 2016 Learn animals’ names and play with this colourful bath book and the elephant water squirter! The animals in this book, like the reader, are having a bath. Parents, be careful, you might get wet too! PREVIOUS BATH BOOK BY THE SAME ILLUSTRATOR: Working cover • The Magical Bath Book EARLY YEARS 3 - 7 PICTURE BOOKS 8 - 17 REFERENCE 18 - 23 BOXES & ACTIVITY 24 - 25 FICTION 26 - 29 BACKLIST HIGHLIGHTS 30 - 31 Where Is my Cuddly Toy? Sophie Ledesma – DLMJ 200 X 200 MM – 24 PAGES – HARDCOVER WITH ONE RED VIEWING GLASS AND RIBBON, ROUND CORNERS – 5 PANTONES – €10 – AGE: 3+ – MAY 1, 2016 Rights sold: Catalan A fun look and find game! The little fox has lost his cuddly toy. In each scene, thanks to a magic red viewing glass and illustrations in blue and red pantones, let’s try to help him find it! A cute and entertaining game for the little ones, with all the vocabulary of the little world around them, in the house and the garden. 3 Early years Early years How Does This Grow? Bob and Marley Françoise de Guibert, ill. by Clémence Pollet – DLMJ Frédéric Marais, ill. by Thierry Dedieu – SEUIL 190 X 200 MM – 96 PAGES – HARDCOVER – €13.50 – AGE: 5+ FEBRUARY 4, 2016 5 TITLES 180 X 180 MM – 40 PAGES – HARDBACK - €7.50 – AGE: 3+ – 2015 – 2016 How and where does a pineapple grow? An avocado? Cabbage? A peanut? Here is a new lovely and humorous series about friendship! On a tree, under the ground, in a spectacular way or discreetly? A wonderful book to know all the secrets of fruits and vegetables that people only see in their plates. Each Bob is small, grumpy and clumsy. Marley is tall, cuddly and a joker. These two fellows are buddy-buddy as it can be. double page introduces a fruit or a vegetable on the left and the place where it grows on The Gift: Marley offers Bob a stool. Bob is grumpy all day, annoyed that his small size gets the right. For the pleasure of the curious and fond of healthy food readers. reminded to him all times. But when the night comes, Bob feels hungry. After all, with Marley asleep, couldn’t he just discreetly use the stool to grab this apple up in the tree? The Ricochets: To let Bob have a chance to succeed immediately in doing ricochets, Marley explains to him a very complicated technique, insists on the fact that it is nearly impossible to achieve it, while taking him to a frozen lake… Unbelievable, Bob has made it at his first attempt! The House: Bob has got it into his head to have a house. Marley prefers to go on living as a wanderer. Faced with Bob’s insistence, Marley will find a compromise… By multi-talented and awarded Thierry Dedieu (Prix special Sorcières in 2010 for his whole work. 14-18 published in 2014, was selected in the White Ravens). • The Gift (January 2015) • The Ricochets (May 2015) Around the World in Words Pascale Hédelin, ill. by Christelle Lardenois, Annelore Parot, Cécile Hudrisier – DLMJ 235 X 340 MM – 24 PAGES – BOARD BOOK €15 – AGE: 3+ – JANUARY 7, 2016 • The House (August 2015) • The Monster (March 2016) • Fishing (June 2016) From the Arctic to India, from Peru to Russia, the young readers will be able to discover The Scariest Book in the World animals, food, vehicles, clothes and much, much more to open their minds to the world. Antonin Louchard – SEUIL Various parts of the world described with words and sweet pictures for the little ones! 180 X 180 MM – 40 PAGES – HARDBACK - €8.90 – AGE: 3+ FEBRUARY 4, 2015 Being scary is hard work. It is a skill to be learned. And although this little ghost might not frighten young readers, he will certainly make them laugh. The readers are introduced to a little ghost who strives, in vain, to scare them. Well, he can at least startle them… No? Make them shiver? Still not? And as he finds himself all out of ideas and more than a little put out, the little ghost is saved by the bell. For ghosts are like us, they go to school, do their homework, and must heed their mother’s call to dinner. But he will get it next time! 4 5 Early years Early years What Do You See? Jojo the Menace On the Road Edouard Manceau – SEUIL 180 X 330 MM – 32 PAGES – HARDBACK – €11.90 – AGE: 1+ JANUARY 21, 2016 Martine Perrin – SEUIL A picture book that illustrates, for the youngest readers, the relationship between 2 TITLES 170 X 170 MM – 36 & 40 PAGES – BOARD BOOK – €11.90 – AGE: 1+ JANUARY AND MARCH 2016 mother and child. Jojo desperately wants to make a joke to his mummy. And for this, he will need a long and Tender and poetic, Martine Perrin’s die-cut vocabulary books is perfect for toddlers to learn their first words! pointy nose, big teeth, claws, and dark fur. Aaaah! It works! But… his mummy is running away! Quick! He needs to turn back into himself to find her What do you see? : A pair of boots, an umbrella… and a snail under the rain! A bucket, a shovel… And a crab on the sand! again. Thankfully, his mother knows her little monster all too well, and she is waiting for him, This small board book creates surprises thanks to clever die-cuts and it has seduced for more than 10 years parents and children. On the road: A nice picture book to play at hide and seek with animals and learn the very not too far away, to give him a hug. More titles by Edouard Manceau in our SEUIL backlist (p.9) first words. The uncluttered and colourful graphic style of Martine Perrin, with geometric shapes and simplicity, perfectly matches the needs and abilities of toddlers. Here are new editions of those successful books (originally published by Milan in 2005). 25 000 copies of What do you see? already sold! A Flying Story… MORE TITLES BY MARTINE PERRIN Gilles Bachelet – SEUIL Little Hand, Little Thumb 180 X 250 MM – 32 PAGES – HARDBACK – €13.90 – AGE: 1+ – JANUARY 21, 2016 Before going to sleep, a story must be told. But there are all sorts of types of stories… as many as there are types of mommies, daddies… and babies… 2 TITLES – 210 X 210 MM 34 PAGES BOARD BOOK – €12 – AGE: 1+ Rights sold: Italian Books to read with your fingers! What a Mess! 190 X 190 MM – 48 PAGES BOARD BOOK WITH DIE-CUTS €12 – AGE: 2+ A Flying Story… takes a look at that special moment when a young child is about to go to sleep. Pop-up Zoo • Pop-up Farm A perfect book to play with everyday objects the funniest zoo you and learn shapes, colours and words. have ever seen! is sitting by the child lying in his cot or his bed, with his favourite comforter. Only the characters change in each version. First, they are animals, improbable ones, then imaginary ones, then objects… and finally a real and somewhat sleepy human father. 3 TITLES – 170 X 170 MM 24 PAGES POP-UP BOOK – €9.90 AGE: 2+ An animated walk at This same situation is repeated twelve times, roughly identical: one of the parents This sweet book for small children is filled to the brim with the sense of humour, the nods and the attention to • Pop-up Fairy Tale details that make Gilles Bachelet the great author that he is. More titles by Gilles Bachelet in our SEUIL backlist (p.22) 6 7 PICTURE BOOKS Be Patient, Miyuki Roxane-Marie Galliez, ill. by Seng Soun Astruc – DLMJ 250 X 340 MM – 32 PAGES – HARDCOVER – €12.90 – AGE: 6+ FEBRUARY 4, 2016 Picture books The Princess with the White Feather Ghislaine Roman, ill. by Sophie Lebot – DLMJ 265 X 285 MM – 40 PAGES – HARDCOVER – 1 LASER-CUT PAGE – €16 – AGE: 7+ OCTOBER 8, 2015 A shimmering large format picture book that makes us travel through time and space to the Maharajahs’ India. A wonderful tale to learn the art of being patient. Blue land and orange moon. The first Dawn of Spring. The garden wakes up and Miyuki, already awake, runs bare-footed through the colourful flowers. One of them hasn’t hatched yet and Miyuki can’t wait to see it open. She spends the whole day searching for pure water to water it. Maybe the best thing to do is to wait… Since the Maharajah’s wife died, he never smiled, except with his daughter Chedana. One day, he decided to remarry but his cruel new wife hated her beautiful step daughter. She held Chedana prisoner on an island, pretending she had died. Each day, the princess turned into an amazing white swan and each night she became human again. Thanks to her protector Ganesh, a young boy Aakar, her cleverness and numerous reads, she will manage to overcome her stepmother’s curse. Working cover Working spread Listen to your Heart Susie Morgenstern, ill. by Sandra Poirot Cherif – DLMJ 265 X 290 MM – 40 PAGES – HARDBACK – €14.50 – AGE: 6+ SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 A new sensitive picture book by Susie Morgenstern that explores the theme of memories. One day, Mila gets her mother’s dressmaker model. She dresses it up with her ancestor’s clothes. As a scarecrow dedicated to her memories, it gives her strength and lets her remember those people she misses. Their wisdom helps her and protects her. Goddesses Around the World Christine Pompéi, ill. by Alexandra Petracchi – DLMJ 5 TITLES 230 X 330 MM – 48 PAGES – HARDBACK – €12.90 – AGE: 6+ SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 A beautiful picture book with short stories to discover eight legendary goddesses. This book offers a selection of various myths from all around the world. Pele, the Hawaian Goddess of Fire, Nut, the Egyptian Goddess of the Sky, Mami Wata, the African Water Goddess and many others tell us their wonderful stories. ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE SAME SERIES: • Princesses Around the World • Fairies Around the World • Horses Around the World • Pirates Around the World 8 9 Picture books Picture books My Slack Cat The King is Crazy Christine Roussey – DLMJ Raphaël Fejtö – SEUIL 200 X 275 MM – 32 PAGES – HARDCOVER – €11.90 – AGE: 6+ JANUARY 7, 2016 270 X 200 MM – 40 PAGES – HARDBACK – €11.90 – AGE: 3+ MARCH 3, 2016 The crazy day of an idle cat and his little owner always in a hurry... The King has lost his head and he does any old thing in the kingdom! Will this Slack is a cat. Slack is a live-wire. Slack dozes, snors very loud, crashes out all the time. But his little master has no time for a cuddle. On Wednesdays, he attends judo, swimming, yoga, painting and ceramics, Peruvian knitting and rugby classes, and goes biking with his friends. A tender and hilarious book on a news topic: overtired busy children! beautiful lady restore the situation? There once was a king who stayed in his castle while his queen went to visit her cousin. One day, he fell on his head: he went completely mad and started to terrorize his whole kingdom. One morning, he noticed a beautiful lady approaching the castle in a golden carriage. He invited her into his castle (though he thought her Working cover crazy, when she insisted that she was his queen). PREVIOUS PICTURE BOOK BY THE SAME AUTHOR IN THE SAME FORMAT Shocked by the state of the nation, the famous queen ordered the king to clean up the kingdom and take a bath, or she would not come closer to him… As if under a spell, the • My Stinky Dog king did as he was told. And so he got a little kiss and stopped Rights sold: Simp. Chinese being mad! A sprightly album that reminds us that, though love can make us lose our mind, it can also bring it back. Working spread Catch Him! Pronto – DLMJ 250 X 310 MM – 32 PAGES – HARDBACK + A 230 X 295 MM LEAFLET (5 FOLDS) – €15 – AGE: 7+ JANUARY 7, 2016 A suspenseful investigation led by the reader to find out where the robber of Daisy Diossy’s jewels is hiding, thanks to a map and several clues. This is a disaster! Daisy Diossy, a great American actress, has been stolen. Her jewels disappeared while she was attending a party in her honour. Fortunately, ten people saw the robber in his run through the city and will all be pleased to say what they know. Listening to their information and thanks to the large map at the end of the book, the reader will track the robber to his final hiding place. Where Are You Leo? Guillaume Olive, ill. by He Zhihong – SEUIL 225 X 300 MM – 32 PAGES – HARDBACK – €13.90 – AGE: 4+ FEBRUARY 4, 2016 A sweet and tender story about the friendship between a little boy and his dog Leo. A young boy looks for his dog, Leo, who has disappeared again. Could he be hiding under his parents’ bed, like last time? As he searches, the child describes his dog, painting a loving portrait of him. He remembers many emotional moments, creating, memory by memory, a tender picture of the animal. Leo is sweet, loyal, and kindly, a true member of the family. Beautifully illustrated by He Zhihong, this album will appeal to both younger and older readers. 10 11 Picture books Picture books A Fairy’s Afternoon An Elephant in New York André Bouchard – SEUIL Benoît Broyart, ill. by Delphine Jacquot – SEUIL 240 X 310 MM – 40 PAGES – HARDBACK – €13.50 – AGE: 4+ OCTOBER 1, 2015 275 X 360 MM – 40 PAGES – HARDBACK – €16 – AGE: 5+ OCTOBER 15, 2015 Rights sold: Spanish Two little girls are spending their afternoon in the park, when one of them starts transforming things around. Exciting! Until she transforms her friend into a toad... Margot shows her friend her new fairy outfit: a beautiful dress and of course, a magic stick. She concentrates hard. She points out a chair to transform it into a pumpkin... Ta-da! The magic works! This is the beginning of a series of transformations, each one more incredible than the previous one... This beautiful large format picture book tells the fantastic walk of a little boy and an elephant in the streets of New York. John is a little boy, a little lonely and always daydreaming, so of course, he has a hard time making friends. One day, to his great surprise, John sees an elephant in his block’s courtyard! He rushes in to tell his parents, but as they are used to their son’s wild imagination, they don’t pay attention to it. John decides to go for a walk with his new friend. Together, they stride across the streets of New York. Weirdly on their way, the passers-by don’t even look around… Next to one another, John and the elephant don’t need to talk, they just feel very good together. Thanks to this encounter the little boy discovers the joys of friendship. Delphine Jacquot won the Grand Prix de l’Illustration in 2014 Until Margot transforms Hortense into a toad... The fairy apprentice does not exactly master her techniques and in spite of all her attempts, she doesn’t manage to give her original look back to Hortense. At the end of the day, she is quite embarrassed when she brings Hortense’s mum a toad... More titles by André Bouchard in our SEUIL backlist (p.23) Wonderful Neighbours Charles Is in Love Hélène Lasserre, ill. by Gilles Bonataux Alex Cousseau, ill. by Philippe-Henri Turin 200 X 360 MM – 32 PAGES – HARDBACK €12.90 - AGE: 4+ JANUARY 7, 2016 3 TITLES 280 X 400 MM – 48 PAGES – HARDBACK – €19.90 – OCTOBER 8, 2015 Gazing out the window, what do you see? Twelve double-pages, one for every month, tell the story of a neighbourhood. As time goes by, the sheep’s quiet – too quiet – neighbourhood is turning into a real zoo! One, two, three… each new page sees the arrival of a new neighbour, a new family, and the area slowly comes to life. The first arrival is a family of wolves, then a pig, then storks, an elephant, and even an 12 Rights sold: Italian, German, Korean, Greek, Simplified Chinese, Russian,Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Latin America) Charles is coming back with new adventures. Now, he is looking for love! A new wonderful title in the bestselling series! What does a princess look like? Charles doesn’t have a clue and neither does the awful dragon Cornelia. But Charles wants to fall in love with a princess, that’s why they are both looking for one in Cornelia’s destroyed kindgom. They rummage through castle ruins, carriages, in vain… After all, maybe Love is not so far, beneath their very eyes and wings… octopus! Soon the neighbourhood is teeming with A bestselling series: over 75 000 co- life! So much so that some inhabitants can barely pies sold since 2010 for the first two recognise their own streets. People come, people books Charles at the Dragons School go, running around, living their lives… and Charles prisoner of the Cyclops. 13 Picture books Picture books The Tall and The Small The Girl with the Ribbon Catherine Leblanc, ill. by Jean-François Martin – SEUIL Anne Buguet – SEUIL 280 X 182 MM – 32 PAGES – HARDBACK – €13.90 – AGE: 5+ SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 260 X 340 MM – 40 PAGES – HARDBACK – €18 – AGE: 5+ SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 Telling the friendship story of a tall character and a small one, this Anne Buguet imagines a Northern European tale and pays tribute to the great beautiful picture book invites children to keep their chins up and relish Flemish masters with her inventiveness and sensitivity. the moments shared with friends. Marijke is an 11 years old servant. She aspires to a better life and feels free only when she Everybody call them the Tall and the Small because one of them is tall and the other hangs out the washing. One day, she finds a strange seed. She plants it in the garden along is small and because they are inseparable. One day, each begins to build his own boat. the wall. Quickly, the seed becomes a tree. Marijke climbs it and each time, she discovers But the Small gets less and less enthusiastic: he can’t stand the Tall anymore a poetical and strange masterpiece. She also recognizes a young boy, Gerlof, who offers because he thinks that he does everything better than anyone. And also the Tall is her a ribbon with a pearl saying: “When I am adult, I will paint your portrait and become worried: if the Small catches him up, he would be ridiculous. famous”. Time goes by until they find each other again and get married. The painter has They argue but after the anger goes out, they regret the good moments they have found his model and the young servant has found the life she dreamed of. spent together and they realize they miss each other. They had lost each other By the same author: and now, they find each other again, running towards each other in the night. • Three Princesses The sophisticated illustrations and this lovely text about friendship reminds us Rights sold: Spanish (Latin America) that difficulties are easier to master together. I Beg your Pardon? Fabian Negrin – SEUIL Sin the Watchman 225 X 310 MM – 40 PAGES – HARDBACK – €15.50 – AGE: 6+ JUNE 6, 2015 Françoise de Guibert, ill. by Audrey Calleja – SEUIL Rights sold: Italian 225 X 290 MM – 40 PAGES – HARDBACK - €13.50 – AGE: 5+ MARCH 3, 2016 A beautiful and quirky book to laugh and play with the language! There’s a strong wind today, no one can properly hear what the others are saying. A little A lonely spot of ink in a notebook dreams of freedom, and escapes the attic he lives boy is looking for something for his father. His query is passed on from one person to in to explore the world outside… but one night, he meets a young girl and his life is another, but they hear on the grapevine completely different things. The original message turned upside down. is distorted and distorted again, with absurd and quirky meanings. Sin is a spot of ink in a notebook: born on paper and the colour of night. One day, he By the same author: comes to life and jumps out of his page, leaving his attic and going out into the world. • Animals – Rights sold: Italian, Korean He approaches a house and goes into a • Frida and Diego – Rights sold: Italian, Korean, Spanish (South America) child’s room. The youth, petrified, starts to scream, making Sin feel very powerful indeed. The following night he goes to more children’s rooms, hearing the same howls over and over. But unlike the first one, they do not give him any pleasure. During one of his nightly hikes, he enters the room of a little girl called Alice. She is not sleeping, but when she sees him, she does not scream... 14 15 Picture books Picture books Camille is Shy The Little Pig’s Secret Gilles Baum, ill. by Thierry Dedieu – SEUIL Philippe Jalbert – SEUIL 190 X 270 MM – 32 PAGES – HARDBACK – €12.90 – AGE: 5+ OCTOBER 1, 2015 160 X 260 MM – 48 PAGES – HARDBACK – €13.50 – AGE: 4+ AUGUST 27, 2015 A tender and delicate picture book that A funny picture book which confirms that keeping a secret away from curious and sensitively deals with shyness. manipulative people is not easy. Even for this obstinate pig. Today is the Big day for Camille: School A little pig is keeping a secret and doesn’t want to tell anyone what he is hiding. A crowd year Group Photo! She would like to be the of curious animals get around him little by little. The tortoise, the dog, the bear, everyone one holding the slate among her friends. tries to present a new argument to make him give up. But things go wrong and the photographer Finally they all think that the little pig is hiding something terrible. STOOOP! That’s forgets Camille. This event is a revelation: the young girl doesn’t want to be the one everyone forgets anymore, the one who doesn’t enough! It is too difficult to face their curiosity. The little pig runs away along the river where he meets a wolf. A silent wolf. Surprised, the little pig tries to speak with him « You know, I have a secret ». But the Wolf doesn’t care, he also has his own secrets… count. She escapes from school. While she runs away, she discovers herself and realizes how much she means to the others. By the same authors: By the same author: • The Birdless Kingdom • Why Don’t You Love Me Anymore ? • The Blue Baron • Declaration of Love Rights sold: Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Colombia & Ecuador) Looking for Santa Claus Lost Story Marti Meritxell, ill. by Xavier Salomo – SEUIL 285 X 220 MM – 40 PAGES – HARDBACK – €13.50 – AGE: 6+ MARCH 3, 2016 Thierry Dedieu – SEUIL 260 X 360 MM – 64 PAGES – HARDBACK - €18 – AGE: 4+ NOVEMBER 5, 2015 A beautiful picture book for the end of the year telling the beautiful story of a brave snowman looking for Santa Claus. A little snowman decides to leave the garden he lives in in order to meet Santa Claus and How to tell a story when the author and the illustrator do not agree on the story!? offer him a present. But the journey is long and tortuous. Today is Eva’s birthday. Her cousin Theo has a surprise for her and has invited her to He starts his journey carrying many gifts and provisions, but as he goes along, he meets come to his house at 4:30pm. Eva is impatient to see her cousin’s surprise, so she quickly animals in the forest and he has to give them all the things he has got for them to let gets ready and leaves her house. But that is when the story starts to fall apart! It would him go. seem that the author and the illustrator do not agree on the story that is being told. The An original and beautiful Christmas present! illustrator’s pencil goes haywire, transporting the characters to the countryside, and putting all sorts of objects in their way. Eva will not arrive at her cousin’s house as quickly More titles by Thierry Dedieu in our SEUIL backlist (p.15) as the narrator would have wanted, and will not be the only one surprised. Page after page, the reader shares Eva’s astonishment, all of it leading up to an even happier end. By the same illustrator: • Off • Atchoo • Tidy up your room! Rights sold: Simplified Chinese, Catalan 16 17 REFERENCE Reference Keep It Fresh Various authors, ill. by Sophie Bouxom – DLMJ A Better Earth for Tomorrow Anne Jankéliowitch, Martine Laffon,Yann Arthus-Bertrand – DLMJ Yann Arthus-Bertrand is the photographer of international bestseller “The Earth From Above”. Unique self-help guides for subteens! 285 X 255 MM – 144 PAGES – HARDCOVER – €19.80 – AGE: 9+ – OCTOBER 1, 2015 Psychology, body changes, health, school, friends, family… So many questions this series Yann Arthus-Bertrand takes us on a round-the-world trip to discover men and addresses with an outspoken and laidback tone, accompanied by stylish and humourous women living on Earth and to imagine a better earth for tomorrow. illustrations. With four-colour illustrations, quizzes and humour! It deals with ecology, biodiversity, • How to Become A Great Boy (or so) (Feb. 2016) sustainable development but also men, • Friendship (2015) living in harmony, generosity, solidarity. • I Am Starting Junior High School (2015) How to build a more humane Earth, a • Fashion (2015) world that protects its natural treasures, of solidarity, of tolerance and peace? Key notions, testimonies, examples, figures, advice and ideas to make the readers aware and ready to act. Religions Elisabeth Dumont-Le Cornec – DLMJ 285 X 255 MM – 144 PAGES – HARDCOVER – €19.80 – AGE: 8+– OCTOBER 1, 2015 A wonderful book to make religions accessible to everyone. More than 80% of the world population would be believers! This book is an illustrated • Your Family: an Epic Saga •H ow to Become A Truly Brilliant Girl (or so) • I t’s Unfair: little troubles, big questions, all the solutions! •Y our Puberty. Secrets and advice for this great adventure. 0² Various authors, ill. by Jacques Azam – DLMJ what they have in common. 15 TITLES 135 X 185 MM – 112 PAGES – SOFCOVER – €8.90 – AGE: 11+ 2014-2015-2016 Far away from the clichés, Elisabeth Dumont-Le Cornec explains the thoughts, practices Self-help guides to answer the numerous questions 11 to 15 year-olds ask themselves. and cultures relative to the believers’ daily lives. Judaism, Christianity and Islam – Ah…! Being a teenager is not always easy! introduction to various religions to understand what makes them different, but also See more titles in The World Around Us series in the DLMJ backlist, p. 27 (45 titles) 8 TITLES 150 X 200 MM – 80 PAGES – SOFTCOVER – €9.95 – AGE: 8+ 2014 – 2016 Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism – Buddhism – Confucianism and Taoism – Shintoism – Traditional religions. Gods of Olympus New feelings, new desires, new questions as well as new miseries start popping up and parents are not always the best ones to speak about these issues with… These guides are the perfect tools to understand oneself and the world that surrounds us. Raphaël Martin, ill. by Olivier Balez – DLMJ • Planet Girls (Jan. 2016) • Adoption. What Teens Feel (2015) 240 X 310 MM – 64 PAGES – HARDBACK – €14.90 – AGE: 9+ – OCTOBER 1, 2015 • All about the Willie (Jan. 2016) • Teen Blues (2014) •G rowing up, A Serious Challenge (2015) • How Does a Mother Love? (2014) Meet the twelve Gods of Olympus and read their incredible stories! Mankind has always been fascinated by the Greek myths, their gods and goddesses. • J unior High School: the Handbook (2015) This book focuses on thirteen deities and • Middle School Is So Cool (2015) their stories: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, • Friendship (2015) Dionysus, Hephaestus, Athena, Hermes, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, and Aphrodite. Each one is described in two double • I Can’t Say No (2015) • Puberty with No Taboo (2015) • Being Me is not that Easy (2014) • I ntimate Questions for Girls only (2014) •S exuality, The Big Issue (2014) Rights sold: Portuguese •L earn Better to Study Less (2014) Rights sold: Portuguese pages, illustrated by Olivier Balez, whose graphical universe, half portrait and half "A dynamic layout, short texts, little boxes to make reading easy and lively, fantasy, gives the book a strong visual psychological content well adapted to teens, and plenty identity. 18 of practical advice to take action and feel better” France info 19 Reference Reference Good Manners Around the World The Atlas for Curious Children Eliane Karsaklian, Raphaël Martin, ill. by Jessica Das – DLMJ Alain Dichant, ill. by Atelier Cartographik – DLMJ 210 X 210 MM – 64 PAGES – HARDCOVER – €12.90 – AGE: 6+ – FEBRUARY 4, 2016 295 X 295 MM – 48 PAGES – 5 CLEAR PVC SHEETS – HARDBACK – €16.90 – AGE: 8+ SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 A fascinating reference book on customs and manners in various countries With this ingenious atlas, see the world from a new and fantastic point of view. around the world. Working cover What is a guayabera? Which African country is the most populated? Where do Avoiding clichés, this book explains customs and rules of behaviour clearly, people eat cucumber soup? Each continent has its own distinctive features and with humourous illustrations, around various situations and themes: this atlas helps you discover them in a fun and dynamic way. Greeting each other, getting dressed, eating, drinking, behaving with your family, behaving on the street, hygiene and toilets, beliefs and superstitions. A book to open little minds to For each continent you can find a presentation paragraph, main information and figures, a natural features’ map overlaid with a transparent sheet containing borders, towns and human structures, a culinary quiz, a true-and-false game on various topics and cultural information, fun charts full of statistics, quizzes about geography… various cultures, and a useful handbook to avoid looking rude while you think you’re behaving very politely! World Outfits Sandrine Couprie, ill. by Yann Le Bec – DLMJ 250 X 205 MM – 120 PAGES – HARDCOVER – €16 – AGE: 7+ JANUARY 7, 2016 Learn more about the fascinating world of clothing with this comprehensive introduction to the outfits people wear around the world, a tailormade book! Sandrine Couprie takes readers on a journey through time and across cultures in eight thematic chapters: The Rich and Powerful – Law and Order: Police Working cover and Justice – The Army – Brotherhoods and Secret Societies – Religions – Entertainment – Professions – Important Stages in Life. With a dynamic layout and Yann Le Bec’s both imaginative and detailed illustrations, dresses, official uniforms, wigs, hairstyles, shoes and accessories are all described and depicted down to the last button. My Knights Game Book Anne de la Boulaye, ill. by Léonard Dupond - SEUIL 210 X 297 MM – 64 PAGES – SOFTCOVER - €16.90 – AGE: 7+ SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 A book with a board game to know everything about knights. From childhood to dubbing, from pilgrimage to Crusades, including fortresses, night vigils, feasts, hunting and jousting, all the life steps of the Middle Ages Knights are summarized on the 63 squares of the board. Following the board spiral and the die, the reader and player will become one of them but he must be careful not to fall and miss his turn. The route is full of more or less pleasant “incident” squares and questions. The board is on the cover of the book. The reader will also find 4 pieces to cut out and an explanatory booklet. Each square is explained in the book, which is essential to keep moving in the adventure and learn even more. The bravest will find the hidden treasure kept by the dragon. 20 21 Reference Reference Some Art in my Plate Art at your Finger Tips Béatrice Fontanel – SEUIL Annick de Giry – SEUIL 190 X 190 MM – 96 PAGES – HARDBACK – €16 – AGE: 4+ SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 190 X 240 MM – 80 PAGES – HARDBACK – €12.90 – AGE: 3+ FEBRUARY 4, 2016 A travel into Art history through 40 painted plates from Antiquity to In this Reference book, Annick de Giry “dissects” five works of art, from the Renaissance nowadays. to the early Impressionists. The plate is the first babies’ playground: a little round world to live imaginary Page after page, the children must rebuild the painting, allowing them to delve into the adventures and to travel. secrets behind its creation. This book offers to the readers and their parents a way to discover the Art The paintings: The Birth of Venus Boticcelli; The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds by Georges history and the great civilizations thanks to an amazing plate collection. de La Tour; Still-life with Chessboard by Lubin Baugin; The Feast of Saint Nicholas by Jan Steen, The City of Utrecht by William Turner Béatrice Fontanel writes adult and children’s books (around 120 By the same author: titles up to now). • The Greats Routes Daily life, nature, music, fine arts are her favorite themes. She Rights sold: Japanese,Korean also published two novels for adults : L’homme barbelé (Grasset) and Plus noire avant l’aube (Stock) and poetry: her last poems collection, Tantacules et manivelles was published at Editions de la Table ronde. My Little Art Book 2 Aude Le Pichon – SEUIL 2 TITLES 190 X 190 MM – 144 PAGES – HARDBACK - €15 – AGE: 4+ MARCH 3, 2016 Working cover Metamorphoses Frédéric Clément – SEUIL 285 X 255 MM – 40 PAGES – HARDBACK - €15 – AGE: 6+ OCTOBER 8, 2015 Rights sold: German An introduction to art history in 60 images, with simple information and A poetic reference book that shows twelve metamorphoses in the vegetal and little games for young children. animal kingdoms. This book contains a chronological overview of the most famous moments How does a common bulb become a magnificent tulip? How does a tadpole transforms of Occidental History art through 60 works: invention of writing, Rome into a frog? foundation, Clovis baptism, 100 Years War, Marco Polo discoveries, capture of What are the steps for a larva to become, a caterpillar, a butterfly? In this beautiful the Bastille, abolition of slavery, the Spanish Civil War, etc. A simple text, with technical, historical or artistic information accompanies each image and invites young readers to look at the picture in a different way. They will also find a little game that helps them get to the picture more easily book, the reader can watch twelve fascinating metamorphoses. Frédéric Clément received the Biennale Halfway between a reference book and an art book, Metamorphoses is an invitation to of Bratislava Award in 1987 and marvel at the wonders of nature! the Bologna Ragazzi Award in 1995. (observation, quizz, riddle etc.) In the end, an index of all the works to help the parents, and the solutions to the games. In the same series: • My Little Art Book Rights sold: German 22 23 BOXES & ACTIVITY Great! I’m Reading on my Own Susie Morgenstern, ill. by Delphine Mach & Christine Roussey DLMJ 165 X 215 MM – SLIPCASE WITH VELCRO CLOTHING – ONE 96 PAGES AND ONE 32 PAGES SOFTCOVER BOOKS – 2 STICKER SHEETS – 3 BOOKMARKS – €12.90 – AGE: 7+ – AUGUST 20, 2015 Boxes & Activity 100% Girls! A Book of Activities Benjamin Perrier, ill. by Marion Cocklico – DLMJ 150 X 210 MM – 96 PAGES – HARDBACK + WIRE’O BINDING – €13.90 – AGE: 7+ – APRIL 7, 2016 Instead of being stuck to your screens, here is a book packed full with ideas of fun activities to do on your own or with friends. Fun activities are timeless! Make your own belt with cords, a cool tank top with your dad’s old T-shirt, a shiny princess fancy dress and learn how to speak like a princess because a dress alone doesn’t do the trick, play plenty of games, organise parties etc. Not only the activities guarantee hours of fun but the humourous tone and illustrations make the reading of the book itself entertaining. 100% Girls is bound to banish boredom! The essential kit to improve autonomous reading with Susie Morgenstern! Working cover PREVIOUS TITLE IN THE SAME SERIES: Seven short stories tell the daily lives of little heroes in elementary school: adventures • 100% Boys! A Book of Activities at home, at school, in the playground… Violette doesn’t like school, Timothée and the paintings, Henriette’s clothes, Mickael’s “thingummy”, Judith’s toys, William’s week-ends, Pauline and the pee-squad, Arthur’s tree. In this rich kit, young readers will also find: a 32-page book with advice and knacks to read, 2 sticker sheets and 3 bookmarks to cut out. With tender and humourous illustrations. PREVIOUS TITLE BY THE SAME AUTHORS: • I’m Going to Primary One! My Princess Fashion Book Julie Got, ill. by Sophie Griotto – DLMJ 145 X 240 MM – 120 PAGES – WIRE-O’ BINDING – STENCILS – STICKERS – €13.90 – AGE: 8+ JUNE 2, 2016 A beautiful activity book to create wonderful princesses’ outfits! In my Castle Taffeta, embroidery, lace, organdie and muslin… Rare materials and fabrics made for exceptional princesses all around the world. Create stylish princesses’ outfits with incredible and original fabrics that you can cut out thanks to stencils, stick on the Nathalie Lescaille Moulènes, ill. by Arnaud Roi – DLMJ silhouettes and accessorize with stickers. 206 X 350 MM – 40 PAGES – SOFTCOVER – 40 PAPER CHARACTERS – POP-UP CASTLE €16.90 – AGE: 5+ – OCTOBER 22, 2015 PREVIOUS TITLE IN THE SAME FORMAT: • World Fashion Working cover A reference book to know everything about medieval daily life, a fantastic fortified castle pop-up and 40 paper characters to play with. A fascinating book to understand the castle's organisation and imagine the daily lives of Lords, servants, knights and craftsmen. The reader will discover the important times of the castle life: the ennemy attack, parties. My Anti-Zen Colouring Book A 35 cm castle pop-up, easy to Virginy L. Sam, ill. by Marie-Anne Abesdris – DLMJ assemble, will involve the reader at 150 X 210 MM – 112 PAGES – SOFTCOVER – €9.99 – AGE: 12+ – JANUARY 7, 2016 the tournament day and the great the heart of the game. In the last pages of the book, there are more You’ll have plenty of time to be zen when you’re dead! Here is at last a doodling and colouring than 40 paper characters, animals and book with a wild graphic style for those who are fed-up of this boring trend. objects to cut-out to bring the paper You can do absolutely what you want to: decorate it thanks to felt pens, gift paper, stamps, fabric, castle back to life. ashes, tooth paste or ketchup, you can even colour outside the lines, scribble, spray paint, or make spitballs for blowpipes out of its pages... Trash the book in your own way! On each spread: an antizen sentence with a drawing to freely doodle and colour in. “Do Rock n’ Roll, not Mandalas!” 24 Working cover 25 FICTION Fiction Diary of a Pest Me, in Love? Never! (Vol. 2) The Great Novel of my Little Life Susie Morgenstern, ill. by Albertine – DLMJ Virginy L. Sam, ill. by Marie-Anne Abesdris – DLMJ 140 X 205 MM – 272 PAGES – SOFTCOVER - IN VOL. 2: + 110 X 155 MM 16-PAGE INSERT €11.90 – AGE: 9+ – AUGUST 20, 2015 Rights sold: Italian Pests never take a vacation. Especially during Christmas, when they have to survive the shabby presents, school report and bulky little sisters. Here is the new 140 X 205 MM – 176 PAGES – SOFTCOVER – €11.90 – AGE: 9+ JANUARY 7, 2016 volume of this new hilarious bestselling series! Bonnie Bonnet is 13 years old and she is in love. But the women in her family have able to offer her a decent present (who could be happy to receive a book about a young always been unhappy in relationships and Bonnie wonders if she will be too. horse-riding prodigy? Seriously, who?). It is up to her but why is it so hard to make a decision? A tender and humourous Then, it is the period in which school reports are sent. Too focused on becoming a illustrated diary. perfect pest, Fran is far from being a top student... Bonnie lives in Paris in a tiny apartment with her divorced mom and her grandma. She loves Things could get better with the New Year’s Eve: Fran is invited to a party with the reading, writing and life seems to her as something strange that she keeps questioning all handsome Theo. But… Fran has to take her younger sister Eva with her! the time. Should she cut her long hair or not? Eat with pleasure or keep her figure? Is Dorelie her real best friend? And why does her lovely Christmas is not Fran’s favourite time of the year. First, nobody in her whole family is Fortunately, Fran has a degree in Pestology: she will find a trick to get out of this tight spot. grandma refuse to talk about her grandpa? Volume 1, published in February 2015, was on And the more she asks questions, the less she can make a decision. the French bestseller lists during 3 months! Coming soon: Volume 3, in March 2016! When she falls in love with her classmate Carl she has to make little and ller Bestse Bonus: A te aroff 16-page insert at th e end of the bo ok full of spec ial pestolutions for the beginnin g of the school ye ar! big decisions: dress or jeans? Talk about love or talk about nothing? This is not just another diary. It is also a how-to book! Fran gives Her mother and grandma are not able to help her, she is on her own plenty of tips to become a true pest. If she was a polite girl, how this time… could it be even possible to bear her little sister, her parents’ fads, her horrible French teacher? Fran shows us that impertinence is not only a boy’s thing. She has deliberately decided to be a pest, a poison, a plague. And it is not as easy as it seems! Even Stars like Sardines in Oil Maïa Brami – DLMJ 140 X 205 MM – 224 PAGES – SOFTCOVER – €12.90 – AGE: 12+ JUNE 4, 2015 Douce, a fifteen year-old high school student, meets her favourite singer during her placement in a women’s magazine. But her idol proves to be really different from the person she seems to be as a celebrity… While her friends enjoy holidays, Douce does an internship in her mother’s friend’s magazine. Unfortunately, the magazine is in trouble and the atmosphere is a disaster. She has to write the psychological tests for the website but some journalists despise her work and Douce feels more and more lonely. Finally, when she meets her totally depressed favourite singer Amira by chance, she seizes the opportunity. She might have an exclusive interview and finally get to be respected. But celebrities are special people and Douce will be surprised… A modern and dynamic style, with Douce’s psychological tests included! 26 Virginy L. Sam was first a scriptwriter and film director for television and the cinema, then the author of a novel (Princesses, éd. Florent Massot, 2004), games books…) and theater pieces. For 4 years now, Virginy has taught theater to children and teenagers, and has met quite a number of little pests. A graduate from the Ecole d’arts appliqués Olivier de Serres, Marie-Anne Abesdris first worked as a graphic designer for spectacles, music and edition. She teaches plastic arts in schools and has illustrated several children’s books at Frimousse and 400 coups editions. 27 Fiction Fiction The Best School The Inferiors N. M. Zimmermann, ill. by Anne-Charlotte Gautier – SEUIL Johan Héliot - SEUIL 140 X 205 MM – 208 PAGES – SOFTCOVER – €11.90 – AGE: 10+ AUGUST 27, 2015 140 X 205 MM – 324 PAGES – PAPERBACK – €13.50 – AGE: 12+ JANUARY 7, 2016 The new headmaster has decided to make his school the best in France. A small group of friends starts a resistance… A new illustrated comical series about something we can all relate to: doing well in school. Mr. Sauveur, the new headmaster of the Alphonse Allais middle school, has decided that his establishment will become the best in France, and starts turning the students into the perfect Ever since the ‘clean bomb’ wiped out all the genetically ‘impure’ members of the population, the Pure rule the world. But the lack of genetic diversity threatens their existence, and they are forced to raise genetically ‘impure’ individuals to harvest the genes they lack. A humanist fantasy that strikes at the old delusions of genetic purity. Paris is in ruins, and small groups survive under the control of strange robots of unknown origin. exam-taking machines. The best way, in his mind, to prepare them for the job-market in the midst Searching for one of her missing friends, young Soria discovers the hidden city of the Pure, those of the current economical crisis. Victor and his friends, however, have a different opinion. The world who were able to survive the clean bombs thanks to their perfect genetic makeup. With help from of work is still a long way away, and they only want one thing: to live a normal school life! In order to a young Pure boy, Tigdal, she understands that her friend has been captured to be genetically defend their lifestyle dedicated to fun, games, and laziness, they start a resistance. harvested. Will she find him in time to save him? N.M. Zimmermann has already written close to a dozen fantasy novels published Johan Heliot used to be a teacher, teaching French, by some of the greatest young reader’s publishing houses: Apparition (Nathan), history, and geography. Using various aliases, he Eden City (Milan, 2007), Sous l’eau qui dort (L’école des loisirs, 2013), the Alice has written over thirty works of science-fiction and Crane series (Seuil Jeunesse)… fantasy, a dozen of which are for young readers (published by Syros, Magnard, Fleurus…). As Wayne Anne-Charlotte Gautier is an illustrator with a degree from the École des Arts Barrow, he won the 2007 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire Décoratifs de Strasbourg. Some of her notable illustration works are Le corps for his novel Bloodsilver, setting him up as France’s humain (Mango, 2008) and Pourquoi tu cours (Le Rouergue, 2009), and she has master of the genre. published Peau de lapin (Misma, 2013). Too Human Amélie Sarn – SEUIL 2 TITLES 140 X 205 MM – 320 PAGES – SOFTCOVER – €16 – AGE: 13+ OCTOBER 22, 2015 Marie is a hired assassin for a multinational corporation. Having been entirely created in a lab, she does not consider herself human anymore. Will Liam’s love and the discovery of her Amélie Sarn was born in 1970. She is a translator (most notably, The Lost Dogs series published by Seuil Jeunesse), and has also penned over thirty children’s novels such as Clairvoyance (J’ai Lu, 2012) or Les Proies The Three Crystals of the Fâark The Ultraworld, book 1 Stéphane Tamaillon - SEUIL multiple origins renew her taste for life? 140 X 205 MM – 192 PAGES – PAPERBACK – €12.90 – AGE: 9+ MAY 21, 2015 A thrilling and personal book. A spectacular allegory about self-acceptance. To save the universe from destruction, Mathilde and Louis must stop the Shifters from Having discovered her artificial nature, Marie accepts the mission for which she was created, and gathering the three crystals of the Fâark, and survive in the Ultraworld, a place where all eras becomes an assassin for the sprawling multinational corporation Hydra. and dangers coexist. However, on every mission, she finds traces of the young girls from whom she received various parts Paris 1863. The Shifters, polymorphic monsters from another world, are secretly plotting to topple of her body. In the meantime, Liam, the boyfriend she abandoned, searches for her, getting closer. the world into another dimension. But the famous inventor and photographer Nadar is trying to stop With these discoveries and Liam’s love, will Marie recover her self-esteem? Will she once again be… human? However, Hydra, her employer, will use all means necessary to stop her… A new adventure for Marie, the heroin of Resurrectio. Previous title in the same series: • Resurrectio them from gathering the three crystals of the Fâark, magical objects whose reunion would grant the monsters ultimate power… Mathilde and Louis, the orphaned children of an adventurer who has mysteriously disappeared, meet Nadar and are swept away into his adventure. Having survived an attack by a Shifter, Nadar brings the children into the Ultraworld, a universe out of both time and space. All is confusion in the Ultraworld, where the various eras of our own do not follow their chronological order. Will Nadar, Mathilde and, Louis stop the Shifters from destroying our reality? And will the two orphans find out more about their father in the Ultraworld? (Milan, 2012). 28 29 Backlist Highlights Backlist Highlights TIMELESS SUCCESSES 2015 TITLES with regular coedition opportunities My Little Joys Digital Daddy J. Witek, C. Roussey - DLMJ P. de Kemmeter - DLMJ Sold: English (World), Simp. Chinese Sold: Italian, Spanish (Colombia & Ecuador), Simp. Chinese, Korean Coedition with FOB HK delivery in July 2016 220 X 160 mm – 32 pp – hardback Picture book Zooptic G. Duprat - SEUIL Sold: Italian, German, Danish, Castilian, Dutch, Japanese, Russian, Simp. Chinese, Complex Chinese, Turkish A. Le Pichon - SEUIL Sold: German Coedition with Europe delivery in May 2016 190 X 190 mm – 144 pp – hardback Reference So Chic Marie Dorléans – SEUIL 5 titles Sold: Dutch, Italian, Japanese, Castilian, Catalan, Danish, Finnish, Russian, Simp. Chinese Also available: medium format Look and Find (9 titles) 160 X 370 mm – 16 pp with 10 flaps hardback – Reference 245 X 330 mm – 32 pp with flaps hardback - Reference My Little Art Book T. Laval & Y. Couvin - SEUIL “It’s entertaining and very clever” L’Humanité Coedition with Europe delivery in February 2016 250 X 260 mm – 28 pp – hardback die-cut cover and glitter UV flaps to lift - Novelty Giant Look and Find Sold: Korean, German A.-S. Baumann, C. Perrin, A. Huard - SEUIL Coedition with Europe delivery in June 2016 Sold: German, Dutch, Russian, Simp. Chinese “Her visual universe is as elegant as cheeky […] A very original picture book” Télérama 250 X 260 mm – 28 pp – hardback die-cut cover and glitter UV –flaps to lift - Novelty In My Heart Over and Under 160 X 320 mm – 10 pp with one large flap to unfold down on each spread and small flaps to lift hardback – Reference C. Roussey, J. Witek - DLMJ Sold: Italian, World English, Spanish, Catalan, Swedish, German, Dutch, Simp. Chinese 315 X 450 mm – 30 pp – hardback Picture book “Consider this beautifully designed French import a must-have for any storytime or one-on-one sharing regarding the somewhat sticky subject of feelings”. Kirkus review Zoo-ology The Great Journey J. Jolivet - SEUIL A. Demois & V. Godeau - SEUIL Sold: German, English, Spanish, Catalan, Korean, Georgian, Greek, Dutch, Italian, Finnish, Polish, Russian, Simp. Chinese Sold: German, World English, Italian, Portuguese, Finnish, Korean, Comp. Chinese 315 X 450 mm – 30 pp – hardback Picture book “The Great Journey is one of this Fall’s most important children’s books” Livres Hebdo 230 X 330 mm – 32 pp – hardback – 1 red viewing glass Picture book Machines Inside P. Hedelin, L. Rhin Learn all about the insides of wonderful vehicles in this beautiful and detailed book! 285 X 312 mm – 40 pp – hardback - Reference 30 Anibones F. Guiraud An elegant lift-the-flap book to discover the inside of animals, by awarded Florence Guiraud. 240 X 285 mm – 168 pp – hardback with flaps to lift - Reference Mrs White Rabbit Once Upon a Time G. Bachelet - SEUIL B. Lacombe - SEUIL R. Martin, G. Plantevin Sold: English, German, Swedish, Danish, Japanese, Italian, Dutch, Korean, Simp. Chinese, Korean Sold: Spanish, Catalan, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil) A large stylish picture book about the incredible abilities and the Achille’s heels of big and small animals. 2012 Montreuil children’s book fair award Over 100,000 copies sold worldwide 230 X 330 mm – 32 pp – hardback Picture book 220 X 300 mm – 18 pp hardback with 8 large pop-ups – Pop-up book Super Hero Animals 260 X 340 mm – 64 pp – hardback - Reference 31 Claire Nguyen-Hartmann Scandinavia – Asia – USA – Italy – Greece – Israel Lebanon – Baltic States & the Balkans chartmann@lamartiniere.fr + 33 1 41 48 82 09 Florence Pariente UK & Australia – Spanish (World) – Germany – Belgium & the Netherlands Eastern Europe & Russia – Portugal & Brazil – Turkey fpariente@lamartiniere.fr + 33 1 41 48 82 10 Cover image: Un éléphant à New-York by Delphine Jacquot and Benoît Broyard © Editions du Seuil, 2015 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair: Hall 5.1, stand C115