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Foreign Rights Catalogue Fall 2010 Dear Publishers, dear Editors, dear Agents, We control worldwide translation rights for all titles mentioned in this catalogue and for all Atlantis backlist titles. We would be delighted to provide reading copies or PDF’s. And more information on the titles (English rough translations) – please just contact me. Best regards, Myriam Lang Rights Contact: MYRIAM LANG Atlantis / Orell Füssli Verlag AG Dietzingerstrasse 3 CH-8036 Zuerich, Switzerland Phone: ++ 41 44 466 74 33 Fax: ++ 41 44 466 74 12 Email: [email protected] Homepage: www.atlantis-verlag.ch

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Foreign Rights CatalogueFall 2010

Dear Publishers, dear Editors, dear Agents,

We control worldwide translation rights for all titles mentioned in this catalogue and for all Atlantis backlist titles.We would be delighted to provide reading copies or PDF’s.And more information on the titles (English rough translations) – please just contact me.

Best regards,Myriam Lang

Rights Contact: MYRIAM LANGAtlantis / Orell Füssli Verlag AGDietzingerstrasse 3CH-8036 Zuerich, Switzerland

Phone: ++ 41 44 466 74 33Fax: ++ 41 44 466 74 12

Email: [email protected]: www.atlantis-verlag.ch

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ATLANTIS VERLAG TABLE OF CONTENTS

Award winning titles Page 2

Best- and Longsellers Page 3

Special News Page 4

Lorenz Pauli / Katrin SchärerOma, Emma, Mama – Grandma, Emma, Mom Page 5

Brigitte Weninger / Anna AnastasovaLauf, kleine Spatz – Run, Little Sparrow Page 6

Ermanno Libenzi / Adelchi GalloniRobin bei den Piraten – Robin and the Pirates Page 7

Linard BardillNicht so schnell, Wilhelm Tell – Not so Fast, William Tell Page 8

Heidemarie Brosche / Anna AnastasovaDie Fliege-Ziege – The Floating Goat Page 9

Norbert Raabe / Paolo FrizSydney und Nelson - Sydney and Nelson Page 10

Martina MairMümmel sucht das Weite – Nibbly takes off Page 11

Max Huwyler / Jürg ObristDas Zebra ist das Zebra - A Zebra Is a Zebra Page 12

Kathrin SchärerJohanna im Zug – Joanna in the Train Page 13

Lorenz Pauli / Kathrin SchärerMutig, mutig - The Test of Courage Page 14

Lorenz Pauli / Kathrin SchärerIch mit dir, du mit mir - You and Me Page 15

Kathrin SchärerSo war das! Nein, so! Nein, so! - It Was Like This! No, Like This! No Way! Page 16

Kathrin SchärerWenn Fuchs und Hase sich Gute Nacht sagen – Where Fox and Bunny Say Goodnight to Each Other Page 17

Sonja BougaevaDer kleine Polarforscher – The Little Polar Explorer Page 18

Monika Spang / Sonja BougaevaDas grosse Gähnen - The Huge Yawn Page 19

Sonja BougaevaZwei Schwestern bekommen Besuch - Thwo sisters have a visitor Page 20

Einar TurkowskiDie Mondblume - The Moon Flower Page 21

Einar TurkowskiEs war finster und merkwürdig still - It Was Dark and Eerily Quiet Page 22

Linard Bardill / Henriette Sauvant Die Rose von Jericho – The Rose of Jericho Page 23

Nele PalmtagTauschtag – Swapping Day Page 24

Monika Spang / Jörg Mühle Zottelbock - How do You do It, Old Straggly Page 25

Anne MöllerZehn Blätter fliegen davon - Ten Leaves in the Wind Page 26

Anne MöllerNester bauen, Höhlen knabbern - Building Nests, Digging Caves Page 27

Anne MöllerRotschwänzchen, was machst du hier im Schnee? - Little Redstart, What do You do Here in the Snow?Page 28

Claudia de WeckGut gebrüllt, Lilli! - Scaredy-Dog Page 29

Helen GüdelApollo, das Maultier - Apollo, the Mule Page 30

Selina Chönz / Alois CarigietSchellen-Ursli - A Bell for Ursli, and other titles by Alois Carigiet Page 31

Charles LewinskyEinmal Erde und zurück - To Earth and Back Page 32

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ATLANTIS VERLAG AWARD WINNING TITLES

BIB (Biennial of Illustrations Bratisilava) Grand Prix Award 2007Troisdorfer Bilderbuchpreis 2007Spanish Visual AwardEinar TurkowksiES WAR FINSTER UND MERKWÜRDIG STILLIT WAS DARK AND EERILY QUIETFor more information please take a look on page 22.

Bologna Ragazzi Award New Horizons 2005John KilakaGUTE FREUNDEGOOD FRIENDSFor more information please contact me.

Swiss Picture Book Award 2006Lika NüssliUNTERM BETT EIN WUNDERSTEINA MAGIC STONE UNDER MY BEDFor more information please contact me.

Swiss Picture Book Award 2006Sandra LuchsingerPAOLO’S GLÜCKPAOLO'S HAPPINESSFor more information please contact me.

German Children’s book Award 2005Anne MöllerNESTER BAUEN, HÖHLEN KNABBERNBUILDING NESTS, DIGGING CAVESFor more information please take a look on page 27.

Hans Christian Andersen Award in GoldAlois CarigietSCHELLEN-URSLIA BELL FOR URSLIFor more information please take a look on page 31.

German Children’s book Award 1968Brothers Grimm / Katrin BrandtDIE WICHTELMÄNNERTHE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKERFor more information please contact me.

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ATLANTIS VERLAG BEST- AND LONGSELLERS

Pauli / SchärerICH MIT DIR, DU MIT MIRYOU AND MEOver 10’000 copies sold!For more information pleasetake a look on page 15.

Hilde Heyduck-HuthTANZEN KÖNNEN AUCHDIE STEINETHE STONES ARE EVENABLE TO DANCE Over 16’000 copies sold!For more information pleasecontact me.

Heidrun PetridesDER XAVER UND DER WASTLXAVER AND WASTLOver 30’000 copies sold!For more information pleasecontact me.

Anne MöllerNESTER BAUEN, HÖHLENKNABBERNBUILDING NESTS, DIGGINGCAVESOver 11’000 copies sold!For more information pleasetake a look on page 27.

Anne MöllerROTSCHWÄNZCHENLITTLE REDSTARTOver 10’000 copies sold!For more information pleasetake a look on page 28.

Kathrin SchärerJOHANNA IM ZUGJOANNA IN THE TRAINOver 10’000 copies sold!Nominated for the German children’sbook Award 2010. For more informa-tion please take a look on page 13.

Kathrin SchärerWENN FUCHS UND HASE SICHTGUTE NACHT SAGENWHERE FOX AND BUNNY SAYGOODNIGHT TO EACH OTHEROver 64’000 copies sold in Japan!For more information please takea look on page 17.

Spang / BougeavaDAS GROSSE GÄHNENTHE HUGE YAWNOver 12’000 copies sold!For more information pleasetake a look on page 19.

Stephan BrülhartLEOPOLD UND DER FREMDELEOPOLD AND THE STRANGEROver 12’000 copies sold!For more information please contact me.

Brigitta Garcia LopezFLIEG, FLENGEL FLIEGFLY, FLANGEL FLY!Over 14’000 copies sold!For more information pleasecontact me.

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Pauli / SchärerMUTIG, MUTIGTHE TEST OF COURAGEOver 44’000 copies sold!For more information pleasetake a look on page 14.

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SPECIAL NEWS

We are proud and very happy to announce thatWHERE FOX AND BUNNY SAY GOODNIGHTTO EACH OTERH by Kathrin Schärer is a bigbestseller in Japan! Our partner, the Japanese publisher Mitsumura, sold over 64’000 copies.

For more information please take a look onpage 17.

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Emma wants to play hide-and-seek. But Grandma laughs – chameleons are practically invisible,anyway. Emma sulks, «Whenever I've got an idea, nobody will help me. And whenever I want todo something on my own, I mustn't.» This sounds familiar to Grandma, so she begins to countwhile Emma is looking for a hiding place: in the stinkyflower bush? With the tenrecs? Behind atree? But already, Mom is calling her. She's looking for Grandma. And Grandma rolls her eyes. «Whenever I want to do something on my own, I mustn't...»Playing hide-and-seek becomes role-play. Maybe Grandma's, Mom's and Emma's experiencesaren't all that different?A placating and cheerful story by Lorenz Pauli about different generations trying to get along.And Kathrin Schärer doesn't just make Emma change colours, but uses the illustrator's art tomake us believe in metamorphosis.Also available: an English rough translation.

Lorenz Pauli, born in 1967, he trained as a kindergarten teacher and has been teaching since1989, while being much in demand as a storyteller in recent years. Kathrin Schärer, born in Basle in 1969. She graduated as an art teacher as well as in arts andcrafts from the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Basle. She teaches children with speech disordersand works as an illustrator. While she sometimes illustrates her own stories, she is best known for her long-standing and very successful collaboration with Lorenz Pauli. Kathrin Schärer is nomi-nated for the German Children’s Book Award 2010 for her last title JOHANNA IM ZUG.

For more books by Kathrin Schärer please take a look on pages 4, 13 -17.

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LORENZ PAULIKATHRIN SCHÄREROMA, EMMA, MAMAGRANDMA, EMMA, MOM2010 32 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 29.3 x 28 cmfrom 5 years on

Rights sold to: Sweden and Denmark

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BRIGITTE WENINGER ANNA ANASTASOVALAUF, KLEINER SPATZRUN, LITTLE SPARROW2010 32 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 23 x 31 cmfrom 5 years on

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Sparrow and Mouse play with each other almost every day. One evening, though, there is a vio-lent thunderstorm, causing Sparrow to crash-land and hurt himself. When he comes to, Mouse iswith him. A raven carries him to a safe place. Days pass. Sparrow is being looked after by Ravenand Mouse. He is convinced that, pretty soon, he will be able to fly again. When he realises thathis wings are in bad shape, Sparrow breaks down. But Raven encourages him, «You will manageto start something new.» And Sparrow does – although it takes willpower, time and more than alittle help from his friends.A gentle story about illness and being handicapped that is encouraging but never ignores difficul-ties and setbacks. Anna Anastasova has created new pictures for this tried-and- tested fable;scenes that capture disappointment and getting back on one's feet again. Also available: an English rough translation.

Brigitte Weninger was born in Austria in 1960. She was working as an educationalist beforegoing freelance in 1999. Since then, she has had more than 50 books published. They have beentranslated into more than 30 languages and been awarded numerous prizes. Brigitte Weningeralso gives readings and teaches workshops.Anna Anastasova was born in Bulgaria in 1978. She studied art pedagogics at Sofia University,then design at the Fachhochschule Münster, Germany, focusing on illustration and getting her degree in 2007. Since then, Anna Anastasova has been a freelance illustrator and designer. Aftertwo non-fiction books, the illustrations in «The Floating Goat» are her fiction début.

For more books by Anna Anastasova please take a look on pages 9.

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ERMANNO LIBENZI ADELCHI GALLONIROBIN BEI DEN PIRATENROBIN AND THE PIRATES2010 64 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 24 x 27.5 cmfrom 6 years on

Rights sold to: France, Sweden and Denmark

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A kraken guarding a golden treasure, a ghost ship, an island teeming with pirates – as soon asRobin puts to sea, the wildest adventures begin! Yesterday, he was living peacefully in his grand-father's lighthouse – today he has to help Moby Dick hide and he becomes Captain Hook's ap-prentice, meeting all sorts of weird and wonderful (and some very well-known) people: CaptainNemo, for example, aboard his submarine, or an inventor who helps Robin fly home in the end,in a pigeon-shaped airship.Ermanno Libenzi is an expert teller of tall tales from the high seas, alluding to popular heroes galore, while Adelchi Galloni – an «old master» belonging to Tomi Ungerer's generation, steepedin Yellow Submarine imagery – has created a wonderful buccaneer fantasy, Seventies style!Also available: an English summary.

Ermanno Libenzi, born in Milan in 1936, studied literature and pedagogics and has worked as ajournalist and editor as well as writing for children and young adults – more that 30 books. Hisstories are full of fascinating historical and scientific detail, while fantasy and ecological thinkingcomplement each other in his nature descriptions.Adelchi Galloni, born in 1936, grew up in Milan and had his art first exhibited when he washardly out of school. He has designed animated cartoons and worked for national and internatio-nal advertising agencies, magazines and newspapers while always illustrating childrens' books.His work has been the subject of numerous exhibitions and he has been awarded several prizes.He was also an university lecturer and directed an animation film after a text by Dario Fo.

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LINARD BARDILL NICHT SO SCHNELL, WILHELM TELLNOT SO FAST, WILLIAM TELL2010 96 pages, boundsize 14.8 x 21 cmfrom 9 years on

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Walther is watching a down-and-out-looking man with a dog, and follows him to a junkyard.They become friends, but the gruff, old man remains an enigma: Can «Tell», as they call him, actually walk through walls? What about the deep shaft unterneath a metal sheet? And who arethe men after Tell? Lots of questions – too many of them, for Walther has got plenty of problemsof his own. At school, he is being bullied, and at home, he has got to cope with his parents' separation. Fortunately, there is this new lady teacher ...Walther learns to assert himself – not just thanks to Tell. There are several Tell figures in Bardill'sstory; people ignoring senseless rules, living their freedom, or fighting injustice.Legend becomes part of reality, as is often the case in Bardill's books. William Tell, mythical figure-head of liberty, helps people become more candid and confident.Also available: an English summary and an English extract.

Linard Bardill was born in 1956. After studying theology, he realised that he preferred the stageto the pulpit and subsequently became the best-known Swiss singer-songwriter. He is also a greatstoryteller and he has written plays, screenplays and children's novels.

For more books by Linard Bardill please take a look on page 23.

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HEIDEMARIE BROSCHE ANNA ANASTASOVADIE FLIEGE-ZIEGETHE FLOATING GOAT2010 32 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 23 x 31 cmfrom 5 years on

Rights sold to: Denmark

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A flying goat? Nobody has ever seen anything like this – a kid, calmly floating in the air over thevalley. «Show-off», the other kids yell, and they don't want to play with her anymore.So, all of a sudden, the Floating Goat has to decide: flying or friends? She wants to belong to herherd, but she can't deny that she's different. One night, she goes floating again - and saves theherd from a dangerous night bird. Now, the Floating Goat could be proud and boast a bit, butshe knows better ...Not everybody with a special talent is a show-off. And why shouldn't you be able to play with someone who is a little different?Amusing scenes and a goat meeting unexpected situations head-on combine to make a storythat encourages children to be proud of their special traits.Also available: an English rough translation.

Heidemarie Brosche, born in 1955, has always been an avid writer – stopping long enough tostudy as a teacher, but then setting to with a will! Since then, she has written numerous booksfor children and young adults as well as non-fiction, while still teaching part-time.Anna Anastasova was born in Bulgaria in 1978. She studied art pedagogics at Sofia University,then design at the Fachhochschule Münster, Germany, focusing on illustration and getting her degree in 2007. Since then, Anna Anastasova has been a freelance illustrator and designer. Aftertwo non-fiction books, the illustrations in «The Floating Goat» are her fiction début.

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NORBERT RAABE PAOLO FRIZSYDNEY UND NELSONSYDNEY AND NELSON2010 32 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 29.2 x 23.8 cmfrom 5 years on

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Every evening, the kangaroo and the clown have to have their boxing match. But while the audi-ence is cheering and clapping, Nelson is sad. He's a sea lion and the kangaroo lady Sydney's bestfriend. Nelson is far too old to do any tricks anymore. Usually, he just lies in his bathtub, dreamingof the ocean.But the way there is long, and – as sea lions are pretty slow when it comes to travelling overland –he prefers being carried in a kangaroo's pouch. Even so, there are plenty of obstacles. But goodfriends can't let each other down, even when one of them is inside a whale's belly, or when awhirlwind carries them both off to the mountains. A journey full of adventure; a sequence of sur-prising scenes as well as highly atmospheric pictures.Also available: an English rough translation.

Norbert Raabe was born in 1967 and studied civil engineering, working in his field for severalyears before completing supplementary studies as a scientific journalist. He has been a professio-nal writer ever since. After working in advertising as well as writing for several high-profile maga-zines and newspapers for some time, he is an editor now.Paolo Friz studied illustration in Lucerne and Prague before getting a Master's degree in commu-nication design from London's Saint Martin's School of Art. He is a designer, has received severalawards for illustration and lectures at Design and Art Academy in Lucerne, Switzerland. He wasstruck by the idea for this picture book, he says, while (overwhelmed by discovering the perfectbeach) he was hopping through the surf like Skippy the Bush Kangaroo.

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MARTINA MAIRMÜMMEL SUCHT DAS WEITENIBBLY TAKES OFF2010 32 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 24 x 28 cmfrom 5 years on

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Such a lot of brothers and sisters – too many for Nibbly who is the quiet type and can't cope withall this frantic activity. One night, he sneaks off, taking only his sketchbook, pencils and some carrots. He likes it better at his uncle's, who recycles old things into new ones. However, his unclehas such a horrible shore that Nibbly is forced to leave him, too.Nibbly finds a hat that makes a perfect nest – unfortunately, it has an owner already. With a dogthat looks particularly fierce and unfriendly ... A story about a curious rabbit that runs from hiseveryday life – and finally returns home happily, made stronger by new experience.Also available: an English rough translation.

Martina Mair, born in 1971, studied graphic design in Munich, worked as a commercial artistand finally went freelance as an illustrator and writer. Last year, she got her degree in free pain-ting from the Munich Akademie der Bildenden Künste. Martina Mail lives in Munich, pursuingboth lines, free painting as well as illustration, not as «compensation», but as two equivalent artforms, each with its own subjects and experiences.

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MAX HUWYLER JÜRG OBRISTDas ZEBRA IST EIN ZEBRAA ZEBRA IS A ZEBRA2010 32 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 21.5 x 29 cmfrom 5 years on

Rights sold to: Taiwan and Korea

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Is a zebra's fur white with black stripes, or black with white stripes? The little zebra racks hisbrains, and his dreams are curiously shaped and dotted with colourful patterns. «Are you sick?»,the other zebras ask. «I'm thinking», replies the zebra, wishing he wasn't striped at all, for achange. But that can't be the solution, either. Who am I, and where do I belong? A thoughtfulstory by Max Huwyler, to help children with their inevitable, age-old question, complemented byJürg Obrist's bold pictures of the little zebra's philosophical quest, but also of his feeling safe andsecure.Also available: an English rough translation.

Max Huwyler writes short as well as absolutely tiny stories, song lyrics, radio and stage plays,idylls, poems, stories and language games for children. He has published numerous children's stories, individually or in anthologies and textbooks. He has been awarded several prizes for chil-dren's literature, poetry and radio plays. Projects with artists from other fields inspire him; he hasbeen working with musicians, designers and illustrators.Jürg Obrist was born in Zurich in 1947. After training as a retoucher, he studied photography atthe Schule für Gestaltung, Zurich. He lived in New York as a photographer for nine years, workingas an illustrator for publishing houses and children's and young adults' magazines. His first pic-ture book was published in the United States in 1978; it was to be followed by many others. Jürg Obrist has been living in Zurich again, with his family, since 1985. He is a freelance writerand illustrator. In 1990, he was awarded the Schweizer Kinder- und Jugendmedienpreis.

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The illustrator draws a train, then its passengers. A pig wants to know what she's called. Thus, astory unfolds, the tale of a train journey full of meetings and surprises.But then, the pig wants the artist to go back one page. It's possible in a book – but in real life? Awonderful story game, a story about a lovable, rebellious pig and about how stories may develop... and those who want to read more into it, will find hints in the pictures and on Kathrin Schärer'sdesk, for that is where the story begins!Also available: an English rough translation.

Kathrin Schärer born in Basle in 1969. She graduated as an art teacher as well as in arts andcrafts from the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Basle. She teaches children with speech disordersand works as an illustrator.

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Author/ Illustrator: KATHRIN SCHÄRERTitle: JOHANNA IM ZUG

English title: JOANNA IN THE TRAIN2009 34 pages and 12 half pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 26,3 x 23,8 cmfrom 5 years on

Rights sold to: France, Netherlands, Denmark, Korea, Spain and Latin America, China and Taiwan

Bestseller! Over 10’000 copies sold.Nominated for the German Children’s Book Award 2010.

world rights available

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The four friends Mouse, Snail, Sparrow and Frog meet by the pond, and suddenly, some onecomes up with the idea of a competition. Who can think of the most outrageous test of courage– and pass it himself? Who is the most courageous of them all? When Mouse – such bravery! –swims underwater all the way across the pond, Frog thinks it's no big deal. And when Frog gob-bles down a water lily, Snail just says: «That's delicious, not brave!» So, there's a smattering of applause, but everybody is disappointed – until, finally, it's Sparrow'sturn. He hesitates, coyly, and in the end he says: «Count me out. I'm not doing anything.» Is thatcourage? The friends wonder, wavering, but then, they cheer as one: «Yes, that's real courage!»A book about friendship and not giving in to peer pressure.Also available: an English rough translation.

Lorenz Pauli, born in 1967, he trained as a kindergarten teacher and has been teaching since1989, while being much in demand as a storyteller in recent years. Kathrin Schärer, born in Basle in 1969. She graduated as an art teacher as well as in arts andcrafts from the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Basle. She teaches children with speech disordersand works as an illustrator. While she sometimes illustrates her own stories, she is best known forher long-standing and very successful collaboration with Lorenz Pauli.

Author: LORENZ PAULIIllustrator: KATHRIN SCHÄRER

Title: MUTIG, MUTIGEnglish title: THE TEST OF COURAGE

200632 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 29,3 x 23,8 cmfrom 5 years on

Rights sold to: Australia and the New Zealand, Brazil, United Arabic Emirates, France, Spain, Netherlands, Denmark, Korea, Taiwan and China

Longseller! Over 44’000 copies sold!

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Author: LORENZ PAULIIllustrator: KATHRIN SCHÄRER

Title: ICH MIT DIR, DU MIT MIREnglish title: YOU AND ME

200832 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 29,3 x 23,8 cmfrom 5 years on

Rights sold to: Denmark, Netherlands, Israel, United Arabic Emirates, China, Korea, Taiwan,New Zealand and Australia

Bestseller, over 10’000 copies sold.

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The dormouse has got a pipe, the bear, a soft pillow: «Shall we swap?» Sure! But then, the be-ar's paws are too large to play the dormouse's pipe, and the dormouse can't relax - the squealingis horrible. So here they go again, swapping the pipe for some music, a bear's dance for a luckypebble, a lucky pebble for a handful of hazelnuts: «You win, I win.»Swapping is a game for children ... and a serious business. Pleasure and hesitation are but thetwo sides of one coin. This is where Lorenz Pauli comes in. He addresses mixed feelings, he talksabout bartering, claiming and swapping and shows us that adding up doesn't have anything todo with friendship. And Kathrin Schärer has captured the noisy and the quiet moments ... as wellas the heartfelt ones towards the end of this lovely book.Also available: an English rough translation.

Lorenz Pauli born in 1967, he trained as a kindergarten teacher and has been teaching since1989, while being much in demand as a storyteller in recent years. Kathrin Schärer born in Basle in 1969. She graduated as an art teacher as well as in arts andcrafts from the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Basle. She teaches children with speech disordersand works as an illustrator. While she sometimes illustrates her own stories, she is best known forher long-standing and very successful collaboration with Lorenz Pauli.

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«It was like this», Badger says. «My friend Bear and me built this tall stack of stones. Then Foxcame by, kicked it over and totally destroyed it!» «No», Fox says, «no, it was like that... !» Ofcourse, Bear has a third version, and here they go again, arguing. And when Squirrel interruptsthem with his own «outside view», yet another quarrel erupts. Sometimes, arguments happen.The crucial thing is to find a solution. So Kathrin Schärer's strikingly simple set-up of differingviews becomes a plea for listening to each other and playing together.Also available: an English rough translation.

Kathrin Schärer, born in Basle in 1969. She graduated as an art teacher as well as in arts andcrafts from the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Basle. She teaches children with speech disordersand works as an illustrator.

Author/ Illustrator: KATHRIN SCHÄRERTitle: SO WAR DAS! NEIN, SO! NEIN, SO!

English title: IT WAS LIKE THIS! NO, LIKE THIS! NO WAY!200732 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 26,3 x 23,8 cmfrom 5 years on

Rights sold to: France, Denmark, Catalonia, Spain, Latin America, Australia and New Zeland, Brazil, Korea, China and Taiwan

Over 9000 copies sold.

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Little bunny is lost on his way home and happens to meet a hungry fox. But things do not quitego according to the fox’s plans. Bunny demands first a simple «good night», then a goodnightstory, then accompaniment to bed, then a goodnight song … and the fox plays along, always se-cure that he will get his delicious roast in the end. Well, he doesn’t; sleep finally overwhelms him. This is a light-hearted and amusing story about the physically weak outwitting the strong. Therhythm of the tale is set with the help of contrasts: the fear of being eaten up alter-nates with thejoy over outsmarting the enemy. And this see-saw of emotions is forcefully supported by thestrong pictures. In a naturalistic but also very human fashion the author lets the two unevenfriends stumble through the night.Also available: an English rough translation.

Kathrin Schärer, born in Basle in 1969. She graduated as an art teacher as well as in arts andcrafts from the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Basle. She teaches children with speech disordersand works as an illustrator.

Author: KATHRIN SCHÄRERTitle: WENN FUCHS UND HASE SICH

GUTE NACHT SAGENEnglish title: WHERE FOX AND BUNNY SAY

GOODNIGHT TO EACH OTHER200432 pages, bound, coloured illustrationsfrom 4 years on

Rights sold to: Australia and New Zeland, France, United Arabic Emirates, Japan, Denmark, Catalonia, China and Korea

Bestseller in Japan, over 64’000 copies sold!

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Author/ Illustrator: SONJA BOUGAEVATitle: DER KLEINE POLARFORSCHER

English title: THE LITTLE POLAR EXPLORER 200932 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 23 x 31 cmfrom 5 years on

Rights sold to: United Arabic Emirates

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Snow all around – that's all the explorer can see when the helicopter drops him off at his remotehut. Fortunately, the polar explorer has packed enough supplies. He now collects data every dayand observes the weather. But one day, he discovers footprints in front of his hut and realizes that somebody must havebeen helping themselves to his food. The polar explorer means to solve this puzzle and begins toinvestigate. Meeting the thief turns out to be an unexpectedly moving as well as funny affair.Readers will be amazed, too, as Sonja Bougaeva tells her story from the point of view of the ex-plorer, citing his diary.Her pictures capture the northern lights and the bitter cold, but also the warm glimmer of lightshining out from the explorer's hut. And once again, Bougaeva comes across as an artist of greatand subtle humour.Also available: an English rough translation.

Sonja Bougaeva was born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1975. She studied graphic arts and pain-ting at the Academy of Arts before training as a cartoon animator and working at a cartoon filmstudio. She has been living in Hamburg since 1998 and took classes in illustration at the localFachhochschule für Gestaltung. Since her graduation, she has been working as an illustrator andwriter for various publishers.

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In the evening, when the sun is going downAnd the moon is risingRight before it gets totally darkThere's a spectacle you won't forget.At the zoo, at eight o'clock sharp, the yawning begins. The tiger's first, the swans take over from him, then the crocs, the giraffes, and so on. One animal infects the next.By eight-thirty in the eveningAll creatures great and small are yawning (...)The sloth thinks: «Wonderful, Now for a bit of peace!»Yawning is infectious; so is laughing. Both mingle in this book, guaranteeing bedtime smiles.The zoo is closing its gates,The animals are lying down to sleep.And you?Also available: an English rough translation.

Monika Spang, born in Karlsruhe in 1970, studied agricultural biology and journalism. Her firstnephews and nieces made her realize there weren't nearly enough good stories. Her brother is anillustrator, so she began to contribute ideas and texts for picture books.Sonja Bougaeva, born in St.Petersburg 1975, now living in Hamburg, studied book art andpainting at the Academy of Arts. Subsequently, she trained as a designer for animated moviesand worked for a cartoon film studio. This is her second children’s book.

For more books by Monika Spang please have a look on page 25.

Author: MONIKA SPANGIllustrator: SONJA BOUGAEVA

Title: DAS GROSSE GÄHNENEnglish title: THE HUGE YAWN

200732 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 30 x 23,8 cmfrom 5 years on

Rights sold to: New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Italy, Denmark and Korea

Bestseller, over 12’000 copies sold.

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Innocently and without a care in the world, two sisters live on a tiny island. But one day the ferrydelivers a postcard: «Expect me on Tuesday, your cousin John.» «Tuesday? But – this is Tuesday!»Actually, their cousin has arrived by the same ferry. At first, the sisters are pleased, visits being arare event on their island. However, Cousin John finding fault with everything soon becomes a bittiring. True, he’s good at repairing things, but with the cat and dog banned from the house andthe freshly-weeded garden looking bleak, all coziness is disappearing fast. Eventually, the cousindecides to paint the house a new colour, and ... A story about a different way of life, a plea forkeeping an open mind, and, most of all, a wise and witty fable. Also available: an English rough translation.

Sonja Bougaeva, born in St.Petersburg 1975, now living in Hamburg, studied book art andpainting at the Academy of Arts. Subsequently, she trained as a designer for animated moviesand worked for a cartoon film studio. Her first picture book was nominated for the German Children’s Book Award.

Author/ Illustrator: SONJA BOUGAEVATitle: ZWEI SCHWESTERN BEKOMMEN

BESUCHEnglish title: TWO SISTERS HAVE A VISITOR

200532 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 28,9 x 22,9 cmfrom 5 years on

Rights sold to: Taiwan, Romania, Korea, New Zealand, Australia, France, Denmark, United Arabic Emirates, China, Spain and Netherlands

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Author/ Illustrator: EINAR TURKOWSKITitle: DIE MONDBLUME

English title: THE MOON FLOWER200940 pages, bound, black and whit illustrations, but printed with four colours!size 26,4 x 20,4 cm

Rights sold to: China, Japan, France, Spain, Catalonia and United Arabic Emirates

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In an old house on an island there lives a man. Every day, he goes to see his secret garden with itswinding paths, steep steps and hidden nooks. One day, he happens to notice a barren little spot.So the man digs a hole, to plant something later. But the next morning, he discovers a strangething. Overnight, a plant has grown from the hole. And he cannot find it in any of his books. Sothe man looks after the little plant and tends it carefully. But only when the moon is full again,does the plant grow a huge bud. Day after day goes by without the bud opening. The man triesto encourage the plant (by performing a stage play, among other things). But the bud just won'topen – until the next, magical, full moon ...Einar Turkowski's art in pencil looks like filigree work, precise down to the tiniest detail, and itseems to radiate colour – although it's all in black and white. A lyrical world, a fantastically intri-cate universe.Also available: an English summary.

Einar Turkowski was born in Kiel, Germany, in 1972. He always seemed a bit of a prodigy, andhe did a traineeship as a stage designer after graduating from high school. He studied illustrationat the Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften in Hamburg, and, in 2005, he amazed a start-led board of examiners with the quality of his dissertation.He was awarded several prizes for his first picture book, the Grand Prix of the BIB (Biennale of Illustration, Bratislava) 2007, the Troisdorfer Bilderbuchpreis (Second Prize) and the Visual Prize forBest Illustrator, Madrid, among them.

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Quietly, a man lands on a beach. He moves into an old building, puts up poles, connects themwith ropes, and soon there are fish hanging from them. The city people watch him from behind the dunes. When the man comes to offer them his appe-tizing fish, the people hide. They spy on him with their telescopes and all kinds of contraptions.Finally, one thing becomes clear: The man is catching clouds and is making them rain! The citypeople try to imitate him – unsuccessfully. Mistrust and suspicion are growing, they want to runhim out of town. But when the mob reach his house, he has gone. The people try to catch cloudsagain, unaware that a storm is brewing ...Somewhere on the coast, a man goes ashore. He puts up poles, connects them with ropes, andhe will be surprised at his catch.A highlight in the traditional art of illustration with a hyper-precise, surreal, fresh vision!The book is printed with two colours using the second colour to give the picture more depth.Also available: an English summary, French and Spanish translation.

Einar Turkowski, born in Kiel in 1972. After high school, he got some practical training as astage designer before being accepted by the Fachhochschule Hamburg. In March 2005, the examining was very impressed by the extraordinary quality of his dissertation. 2007 he won withthe famous BIB Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava, Grand prix award.

Author/ Illustrator: EINAR TURKOWSKI• BIB (Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava)

Grand Prix Award 2007• Troisdorfer Bilderbuchpreis 2007• Spanish Visual Award 2008

Title: ES WAR FINSTER UND MERKWÜRDIG STILL

English title: IT WAS DARK AND EERILY QUIET200532 pages, bound, black and white illustrations, size 34 x 24,5 cm

Rights sold to: Spain, Catalonia, France, Brazil, Japan, China, Korea

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Author: LINARD BARDILLIllustrator: HENRIETTE SAUVANT

Title: DIE ROSE VON JERICHOEnglish title: A THE ROSE OF JERICHO

200932 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 26,3 x 30 cmfrom 5 years on

Rights sold to: Latin America, Korea

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Once upon a time, there was a king who said to his son: «Bring me the mightiest thing in theworld. Find me the one thing that is stronger than everything else! And I shall give you my king-dom.»The prince sets out and soon he sees a forest fire. The flames seem all-consuming. But isn't waterstronger than them? And doesn't the wind drive clouds, heavy with water, across the sky? Yes,but the earth will slow down the wind.All elemental forces have their limits. At a loss, the prince begins to cry helplessly. His tears fallupon a plant he hasn't even noticed – a dried-up tangle of weeds that suddenly uncoils and blos-soms into living greenness.Real power doesn't need to rule or supersede everything else. Linard Bardill's story about theprince's quest reaches beyond the competition between elements. Henriette Sauvant, meanwhile,gives them shape in new and unexpected ways.Also available: an English rough translation.

Linard Bardill was born in 1956. After studying theology, he realised that he preferred the stageto the pulpit and subsequently became the best-known Swiss singer-songwriter. He is also a greatstoryteller and he has written plays, screenplays and children's novels. Henriette Sauvant, born in 1967, grew up in Germany and Denmark. She studied illustration atthe Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften in Hamburg. Later, she taught illustration her-self, at the Hochschule as well as at several private art academies. She has been a freelance illu-strator since 1992, working for advertising agencies and illustrating books for children and adults.Her books have received several awards and her pictures have been shown at numerous exhibitions.

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Author/ Illustrator: NELE PALMTAGTitle: TAUSCHTAG

English title: SWAPPING DAY 200932 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 30,5 x 24,6 cmfrom 5 years on

Rights sold to: Latin America, China and United Arabic Emirates

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«I hate kindergarten! I'm not going anymore!», says Anatol. «All the other kids have fantasticsandwiches, while I always get the same boring, old stuff!» Anatol's sister Franzi doesn't want togo to school, either, and Mom is tired of always admonishing them. «Why don't we swap jobs,then?», says Dad – and here they go! While Anatol is taking phone calls at Dad's desk and doingbusiness in his name, Dad is unwrapping the leftovers of yesterday's sandwich at kindergarten.Maybe they could be made into something more interesting? Meanwhile, Franzi is working inMom's studio and going shopping, and Mom is getting reacquainted with schoolyard games.Role swapping is full of fascination to children. Here, it is done as a mater of course, and every-body takes part. Nele Palmtag plays at changing points of view and has a gift for spotting funny moments in everyday life – which might suddenly change out of all recognition!Also available: an English rough translation.

Nele Palmtag, born in 1973, first trained as an occupational therapist. She studied costume anddesign at the Hochschule für Kunst in Bremen, Germany, and worked as a costume designer forseveral theatres. In 2004, she started to study illustration at the Hochschule für Angewandte Wis-senschaften in Hamburg. «Swapping Day» is her dissertation. Nele Palmtag lives in Hamburg withher husband and their two children. So much for the facts – but there's much more to be learntabout the artist's day-to-day life by looking at her book!

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Author: MONIKA SPANGIllustrator: JÖRG MÜHLE

Title: ZOTTELBOCKEnglish title: HOW DO YOU DO IT, OLD STRAGGLY?

2009 32 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 27 x 24 cmfrom 5 years on

Rights sold to: China, France and Ubited Arabic Emirates

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After years and years of searching for him, Professor Sparrowbrain has found the AbominableSnowman. He takes him home and, together with his colleagues, starts to examine the shaggyguy. The media report the Snowman to be as old as the hills, as strong as an ox and in the best ofhealth. At once, people want to know how he does it. The professors continue their research andthe media keep reporting the latest findings every day: On one occasion, the Snowman talks intoa banana as if it was a mobile phone, another time, he wears half a pumpkin on his head, thanagain, he uses broomsticks as walking sticks. THIS must be the secret of his extraordinary health!Science and the media are always on the look-out for sensations, and the audience credulouslyfollows every trend. A fun story about aping and parroting – things at which both children andadults excel!Also available: an English rough translation.

Monika Spang, born in Karlsruhe in 1970, studied agricultural biology and journalism. Her firstnephews and nieces made her realize there weren't nearly enough good stories. Her brother is anillustrator, so she began to contribute ideas and texts for picture books. Monika Spang's first chil-dren's book (with pictures by Sonja Bougaeva) was published by Atlantis Verlag in 2007: «The Huge Yawn».Jörg Mühle was born in 1973 and studied at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Offenbach, Ger-many and at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. He has been a freelanceillustrator since 2000, after having been a professor at the Fachhochschule in Mainz, Germany,for two years.

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Author/ Illustrator: ANNE MÖLLERTitle: ZEHN BLÄTTER FLIEGEN DAVON

English title: TEN LEAVES IN THE WIND2008 32 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 20,7 x 27,4 cmfrom 3 years on

Rights sold to: France, Denmark, Netherlands, Korea, Thailand, China, Brazil

Over 9000 copies sold.

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An autumn storm rips ten willow leaves from their twigs, carrying them away. One leaf ends up inthe water, others on the ground. People and animals welcome them: Children gather the leavesto make little boats, lanterns and pictures. A squirrel carries a leaf away for its nest, a grasshopperuses another as a life raft. And an earthworm finally pulls the last leaf underground: He eats anddigests it. The leaf becomes fertilizer for the willow tree which will grow new leaves come spring ...Where do leaves fall? Never leaving a child's world of experience, Anne Möller tells her lyrical talewith great care – for the diversity of nature and the circle of life.Also available: an English rough translation.

Anne Möller was born in Freiburg, Germany, in 1970. After high school, she studied illustration and design at the Fachhochschule Hamburg. Since graduating in 1998 she has been afreelance illustrator for various publishers. Her Atlantis picture book NESTER BAUEN, HÖHLENKNABBERN won the «Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (Non-Fiction) 2005»!

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Honeycombs are well-known, and ants heaps attract attention. But we mostly overlook how in-sects living on their own care for their offspring. Weevils roll up leaves to lay their eggs, pill bugsform dung balls, and wall-dwelling bees use old snail shells. Anne Möller has observed and stu-died all this. And she has created drawings that explain these small miracles and make them intoan adventure.This particular insect theme, though unusual and not generally to be found in books, is a themethat fascinates children. It opens up a small world that can be found everywhere around us, onbranches, in sandpits or wall cracks. Also available: all insect names in Latin.

Anne Möller, born in Freiburg, Germany, in 1970. After high school, she studied illustration anddesign at the Fachhochschule Hamburg. Since graduating in 1998 she has been a freelance illu-strator for various publishers. Her Atlantis picture book NESTER BAUEN, HÖHLEN KNABBERN wonthe «Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (Non-Fiction) 2005»!

Author/ Illustrator: ANNE MÖLLERGerman Childern’s book Award 2005

Title: NESTER BAUEN, HÖHLEN KNABBERNEnglish title: BUILDING NESTS, DIGGING CAVES

2004, 32 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 20,7 x 27,5 cmfrom 5 years on

Rights sold to: Thailand, Korea, China, Taiwan, France, Mexico, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, United Arabic Emirates and Denmark

Over 11’000 copies sold!

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When the days grow shorter lots of birds fly south. This time Little Redstart cannot fly with them.His hurt wing is healing well, but for a long journey the little bird is still too weak.How does a migrant survive in the cold? Little Redstart watches other animals looking for food.Blackbirds and tits show him what they eat. Hedgehog and mouse want to help him. They allhave their own ways of getting through winter. But none of them works for Little Redstart. Finally, with deers and wild boars he can find something to pick. An animal story which tells us vividly about survival in winter.Also available: an English rough translation.

Anne Möller, born in Freiburg, Germany, in 1970. After high school, she studied illustration anddesign at the Fachhochschule Hamburg. Since graduating in 1998 she has been a freelance illu-strator for various publishers. Her picture book NESTER BAUEN, HÖHLEN KNABBERN won the«Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (Non-Fiction) 2005».

Author/ Illustrator: ANNE MÖLLERTitle: ROTSCHWÄNZCHEN

WAS MACHST DU HIER IM SCHNEE?English title: LITTLE REDSTART

WHAT DO YOU DO HERE IN THE SNOW?200332 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 21 x 28 cmfrom 5 years on

Rights sold to: Netherlands, France, Poland Slovenia, Taiwan, Denmark and Korea

Over 10’000 copies sold.

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Author/ Illustrator: CLAUDIA DE WECKTitle: GUT GEBRÜLLT, LILLI!

English title: SCAREDY-DOG2008 32 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 29,7 x 23,8 cmfrom 5 years on

Rights sold to: Denmark, Brazil, Australia and New Zeland, China

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«That isn't a dog – that's a rat on stilts!», jeers a passer-by. «No, a half-baked Easter bunny, a sca-redy-cat», scoffs another. Let them laugh! Lilli is the best dog in the world – for Anna. But evenshe has to admit: Lilli is extremely easily frightened! And when Lilli is afraid, she starts to shake likea broken washing machine. Most of all, she is frightened of loud noises, even of her own barking.When Lilli is home alone, one day, she suddenly hears a tremendous bang. In a panic, she runs off... she runs and runs and loses her way – until, finally, she finds herself at the zoo. But what's thisterrible roar? Meeting the majestic lion changes Lilli's life. She realises that she can't merely be ascaredy-cat, but also a splendid lioness – and that others are afraid, too. Anna, however, has al-ways known: Her Lilli is a lioness!Also available: an English rough translation

Claudia de Weck was born in Zurich. She trained as an artist, locally as well as in Paris and Hamburg. Today, she is an illustrator and a writer.

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Author/ Illustrator: HELEN GÜDELTitle: APOLLO, DAS MAULTIER

English title: APOLLO, THE MULE200932 pages, bound, coloured illustrationssize 31 x 21,2 cmfrom 4 years on

Rights sold to: Australia and New Zeland, United Arabic Emirates

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Apollo, the mule, is looking everywhere for his friend, Fredy: in the pasture, in the stable, in thevillage. Apollo won't work anymore since the donkey died. Farmer Bruno wants to help his muleget over his sadness. The ad in the paper «For Sale: Mule Mare» seems to be just what the farmerneeds. Will Apollo ever be happy again?Helen Güdel covers a whole year in the mountains in her story about saying good-bye and star-ting afresh. She shows us the changing seasons in atmospheric mountain landscapes; the firstsnow, the blossoming trees, while detailed interiors show her knowledge of day-to-day life in traditional farmhouses.Also available: an English summary.

Helen Güdel was born in 1935. After graduating from business school, she worked as a secretaryin Paris and San Francisco for several years. In the seventies, her sons helped her sell her first pain-tings from a flea market stall. Helen Güdel has been living in Upper Valais since 1987. Her pain- tings have been awarded prizes in competitions and are exhibited at the Musée d'Art Naïf in Paris. www.helenguedel.ch

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Author: SELINA CHÖNZ OR ALOIS CARIGIET

Illustrator: ALOIS CARIGIET

Title: SCHELLEN-URSLI

English title: A BELL FOR URSLI

1971, 48 pages, bound, coloured illustrations

Size 31 x 24 cm, Form 5 years on

Rights sold to: UK, Japan, Korea, China and Italy

Longseller! Over 500’000 copies sold!

This Swiss childrens´s book classic tells of Schellen-Ursli and his search for a big cowbell so he can

head the spring festival´s procession in his village. To get this bell he goes alone to his family´s sum-

mer-hut high up in the mountains and spends a lonely scary night there. Carigiet (1902-1985) was a

famous Swiss artist depicting life in his native Engadine Alps.

Also available: an English, a French and an Italian translation.

Title: FLURINA UND DAS WILDVÖGELEIN

English title: FLURINA AND THE WILD BIRD

1971, 28 pages, bound, coloured illustrations

Size 31 x 24 cm, Form 5 years on

Rights sold to: UK, Japan, Korea and China

Longseller!

Flurina finds a wild baby bird and rears it with loving care at home

until the time comes to set the bird free. As autumn comes, Flurina climbs high up in the mountains in

search of her bird. Instead of the bird she finds a beautiful, perfect cristal.

Also available: an English translation.

Title: DER GROSSE SCHNEE

English title: THE SNOWSTORM

1971, 32 pages, bound, coloured illustrations

Size 31 x 24 cm, Form 5 years on

Rights sold to: Japan, Korea and China

Longseller!

On a winter-evening Flurina returns home to the farm. On the

way she looks for a whimpering animal under an old tree. In that

moment, an avalanche thunders down to the valley and buries Flurina. Brother Ursli searches for her.

Luckily the branches have protected her and Ursli carries her home.

Also available: an English and a French translation.

Title: ZOTTEL, ZICK UND ZWERG

English title: ZOTTEL, ZICK AND ZWERG

1971, 40 pages, bound, coloured illustrations

Size 31 x 24 cm, Form 5 years on

Rights sold to: Japan, Korea and China

Longseller!

Maurus, the goatherd, discovers that the 3 goats Zottel, Zick and

Zwerg got lost in the mountains. He sets off on a dangerous se-

arch with his dog, survives a storm, crosses a torrent, wounding his foot. Finally, he finds the runaways

on a cliff and brings them back to the village.

Title: MAURUS UND MADLEINA

English title: MAURUS AND MADLEINA

1971, 44 pages, bound, coloured illustrations

Size 31 x 24 cm, Form 5 years on

Rights sold to: Japan, Korea and China

Longseller!

Madleina lives in Zürich and shows her cousin Maurus, the goat-

herd from the mountains, city-life. In turn Maurus introduces

Madleina to his native mountain village and they even participate in a mountain-rescue-operation and

fly in the helicopter.

Title: BIRNBAUM, BIRKE, BERBERITZE

English title: PEAR TREE, BIRCH TREE, BARBERRY BUSH

1971, 32 pages, bound, coloured illustrations

Size 31 x 24 cm, Form 5 years on

Rights sold to: Japan, Korea and China

Longseller!

A story of a brother and sister from the Engadine Mountains who,

over the season, follow the history of a thieving magpie in her

birch tree, a pair of crows in their pear tree and the nesting of the garden warbler couple in their pro-

tective barberry bush.

For the Carigiet rights please contact my colleague Ms Kira Caprapro: [email protected].

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Before celebrating his 500th birthday, the Old Child Michell visits Earth. He comes from a planetwhere people are born as silly adults and become sensible children by and by. The Old Childcomes in with a bang. Michell turns everything on its head and asks questions that make adultssquirm. He confuses the whole town council because he prefers a park to a motorway, he drivesa sports coach crazy because he enjoys a stroll instead of sprinting to win a race, or he sets all thezoo animals free because after all they are no criminal prisoners!In short, Michell, the Old Child, is good for funny stories; a character in the tradition of clever,precocious, cheeky kids like Pippi Longstocking. Also available: an English translation of the first chapter.

Charles Lewinsky, born in 1946, he studied German philology and drama theory, working fornumerous theatre companies as a script editor and director, as well as in the editorial departmentof Swiss TV. Since becoming a freelance writer in 1980, he has written about 30 radio plays forchildren and adults, TV shows, several film scripts, the lyrics to about 500 songs by various com-posers, plays and musicals and more than a dozen books. In spring 2006, Charles Lewinsky's«Melnitz» was published: a great novel, a great success (80,000 copies sold, rights sold to nume-rous countries).

Author: CHARLES LEWINSKYTitle: EINMAL ERDE UND ZURÜCK:

DER BESUCH DES ALTEN KINDESEnglish title: TO EARTH AND BACK:

THE VISIT OF THE OLD CHILD2007144 pages, bound, black and white illustrationssize 15 x 22 cmfrom 9 years on

Rights sold to: Korea and China

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