MRS EIFFEL (“Mme Eiffel”) by Alice Brière-Haquet & Csil (Frimousse, France. 32pp)

Mr Eiffel and his wife bask in bliss. He builds monuments, bridges, train stations around the world and she follows him

everywhere he goes. The two are one. Until one morning Cathy can not get out of bed. Doctors and scientits come to her

bedside but hey all remain powerless. She loses weight and starts fading away. But Mr Eiffel knows what to do. Locked in

his workshop for days, he is fighting to save the one he loves. One morning, as one fears the worse, he takes her for an

incredible journey through the streets of Paris to an immense tower that touches the clouds. Cathy in his arms, he climbs

and climbs…and the miracle happens. Her cheeks turn pink and her eyes sparkle again…Rights sold in English and

German.

A FUNNY VISITOR (“Un drole de visiteur”) by Éléonore Thuillier & Clotilde Goubely (32pp. Frimousse, France)

This morning, at the farm, a funny visitor shows up. The hen, cat and cow are quite surprised. He doesn’t look like any

animals they have ever seen. Could it be a tiger? They all run away with fear, despite little tiger desperately claiming he

doesn’t want them any harm. Is he really telling the truth or trying to trick them all?

NEWS Prizes

Nominated amongst the

Best Books of the Year

by the New York

Times! View a review in

Kirkus & an interview

of the illustrator

Can you believe, we are

the Winner of

the Landerneau Prize?!

View HERE a review

of the book

No way!

Wowww!!

GO TO SLEEP, JESSIE! by Libby Gleeson & Freya Blackwood (32pp. Little Hare, Australia)

Every night, Jessie screams. She has done this ever since she moved into her big sister’s room. Longing for quiet, her big sister does

everything she can think of to get Jessie to go to sleep but she just keeps screaming. Just when she is about to give up, she comes up

with the perfect solution but how will Jessie react? Rights sold in the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands, Russia, Slovenia, China

and Korea.

MY TWO BLANKETS. Irena Kobald & Freya Blackwood (32pp. Little Hare, Australia)

Cartwheel has arrived in a new country, and feels the loss of all she’s ever known. She creates a safe place for herself under an ‘old’

blanket made out of memories and thoughts of home. As time goes on, she begins to weave a ‘new’ blanket, one of friendship and a

renewed sense of belonging. It is different from the old blanket, but eventually just as warm and familiar. A story for all who have

experienced change and about learning new ways of speaking, living and being. Rights sold in France, the US/English Canada, UK,

Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Korea and China.

NEWS Prizes

Winner of the 2015

Children’s Book

Council of Australia

Award (Early

Childhood)

Winner of the 2015

Children’s Book

Council of Australia

Award (Picture Book)

NEWS Marianne Dubuc

LUCIE & CIE by Marianne Dubuc (Comme des Géants, French Canada. 56pp)

Internationally acclaimed author and illustrator Marianne Dubuc brings us a heartfelt new book: Lucie and Cie. A charming little

girl with boundless curiosity goes on adventures with her friends Leo the rabbit, the turtle, Marcel the mouse and Adrian the snail.

The book contains three stories. Rights sold in Spanish, Catalan, Polish, English (for North America) and Simplified Chinese

Celebrating the launch of the book in Quebec!

Sequel title to follow

in Autumn 2016

“L’Autobus” (Comme Des Géants)

winner of the TD Children’s

Literature Prize in Canada!

Rights sold in Germany, Italy, Spain (Spanish & Catalan), English language (North America), Brazil, Korea, China & Taiwan

The Spanish edition of “The Lion and

the Bird” (La Pastèque) winner of the

2015 Madrid Booksellers’ Prize.

18 foreign editions to date!

Second title

for Autumn

2016

NEWS Marianne Dubuc

A wonderful little treat: the first

colour illustrations of the sequel of

“Little Mouses’s round” (sold in 17

foreign editions to date)!

This time around, Little Mouse goes on

holidays, delivering packages at the

campsite, in the jungle, on the beach,

on a boat cruise, in the desert and many

more holiday places!

Publication in France

(by Casterman) in May 2016

(Final PDF available in January)

Watch HERE a trailer of the first

book (North American edition)!

Rights sold in English language (for North America), Spain (Spanish & Catalan), Dutch and French (Quebec & France)

Launch of

Noah’s Ark in

Quebec

Look at those

cute Noah’s

cupcakes!

RIGHTS SOLD Picture Books

ULFF, THE SQUIRRELS AND THE WILD CHASE (“Ulff, die Backenhornchen und eine irre Verfolgungsjagd”)

by Katja Alves & Trixi Schneefuss (Mixtvision Verlag, Germany)

Ulff has a problem. His tummy rumbles and he has a crazy appetite for squirrels! But the little rodents are way too fast for him. There

only seems to be one solution left: find the suitcase in which he has stored his dangerous lasso. But this isn’t going to be as easy as he

thinks. A crazy chase is about to unfold! The book contains an acetate (to be found at the back), that can be used manually to

animate it and bring images to life! Rights sold in French language.

THE ELEPHANT WHO DIDN’T DARE FARTING («Une aventure de Jean l’elephant. Le pet”)

by Laurie Cohen & Nicolas Gouny (Frimousse, France. 32pp)

Poor Jean the elephant! He desperately needs to fart but is scared the world might explode if he does so. So he tries to hold it as long as

possible but eventually can’t anymore…As he lets himself go, is this the end of the world or did he just have too much imagination?!

THE LAST TREE (“Le dernier arbre”) by Ingrid Chabbert & Raul Guridi (32pp.. Frimousse, France)

“When I was little, to make me dream, dad used to tell me how the world looked like when he was my age. His favorite game

was to roll around in the grass with his best friend…”. But today, the grass has disappeared and nature has been replaced by big

buildings, roads and grey walls. Unless there might still be a bit of hope… The story of two children discovering the last tree in

their city and determined to save it.

To be

published in

Holland &

Korea next

year

To be

published in

USA/Canada

(in English)

next year

To be

published in

France next

year

RIGHTS SOLD Picture Books

TOTO WANTS THE APPLE (“Toto veut la pomme”) by Mathieu Lavoie (Comme des Géants, French Canada. 64pp)

Toto the worm, loves to eat! And when he has put his mind into something - that is crunching into the most beautiful apple (and

the only one!) in the apple tree - he’s determined to make it happen! But Toto doesn’t seem to be lucky today. That is until Didi,

a little girl, arrives to snap the apple. But Toto has not said his last word!

METROPOLIS by Benoit Tardif (Comme des Géants, French Canada. 64pp)

Thirthy Two Beloved Cities Seen Through the Colorful Lens of Benoit Tardif! Metropolis is a world tour of thirty two beloved

cities: attractions, buildings and iconic architecture, cultural gems and famous people. Each spread presents a city: Montreal, Toronto,

New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Paris, London, Moscow, Berlin, Zurich, Krakow,

Rome, Stockholm, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Athens, Istanbul, Cairo, Fes, Johannesburg, Kinshasa, Tokyo, Bangkok, Hong Kong,

Mumbai, Seoul, Jakarta, Sydney, Auckland. Tons of discoveries to be made by the budding travelers!

LET’S PRETEND (“On aurait dit”) by André Marois & Gérard Dubois (Comme des Géants, French Canada. 48pp)

When mom goes outside to the garden, the boys stay in and pretend they are fearless warriors. Soon, the house is transformed into a

battlefield where the house dog is a hairy monster, the dining table is a mountain and the bathtub is a river full of crocodiles. Where will

the boys’ imagination lead them ?

Rights sold

in France,

Italy and

Germany

Rights sold in

France, Spain

(Spanish &

Catalan),

German &

English

To be published

by Helium in

France next year

RIGHTS SOLD Picture Books

THE BLUE WHALE by Jenni Desmond (Enchanted Lion USA. 48pp)

Did you know blue whales weight around 160ftons or about the same as 55 hippos and that their mouths are so big that 50 people could

stand in it ? Did you also know that baby blue whales drink about 50 gallons of their mothers’ milk every year ? This gorgeous non-

fiction picture book aims to draw children into the life and world of this enormous whale by situating facts within a familiar context that

is fun and engaging. We get the actual size of an eye right on the page, and we understand its body size in relation to trucks, cars, milk

bottles and hippos! Rights sold in Spanish and Catalan, Italian, Dutch, German, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Chinese (simplified &

complex) and Korean.

AT NIGHTFALL (“Al caer la noche”) by Enrique Quevedo (Tres Tigres Tristes, Spain. 40pp)

This humorous practical guide, aiming at children and monsters alike, offers useful advices to successfully overcome the unexpected and

fearful encounters between the two species. A tribute to Sendak’s monsters’ inhabited universe and Gorey’s ironical dark scenes, in

which author and illustrator Enrique Quevedo sways between the everyday life and the extraordinary, the harmless and the macabre.

Rights sold in France.

Sequel title on POLAR

BEAR for autumn 2016

Sold in 11

foreign

editions!

View HERE an

interview of

Jenni

To be

published by

Le Seuil in

France in

Spring 2016

FRANKFURT Highlights Picture Books

THE STORY OF HERMAN (“L’histoire d’Herman”) by Catherine Ho (Comme des Géants, French Canada. 60pp)

Herman and Max are best friends. Together, they like to pick food, tell stories and play pretend. One day, the find abandonned food cans

on the shore. Herman decides to open one and dump all of it in his mouth. That was a very bad idea!

THE LITTLE GROWING TREE (“El podador de Bonsais”)

by José Campanari and Luciano Lozano (Tres Tigres Tristes, Spain. 40pp)

Little Yoshi likes to observe his neighbour looking after a tiny tree, day after day and realises it is the same care he gets from his

own mother. But, as time passes by and the bonsai finally blooms, Yoshi suddenly gets scared flowers will grow on his head too

and takes an important decision! A tender story about the circle of life and the changes and fears growing up bring about.

FRANKFURT Highlights (Picture Books)

MR NICANOR’S FLYING CIRCUS (“Como abrio Don Nicanor el gran circo Volador”)

by Mar Benegas and Julio Antonio Blasco (Tres Tigres Tristes, Spain. 64pp)

“This is Mr Nicanor who lived in a flower. The story I am about to tell you is known here and there: how kind Mr Nicanor started

a circus for love”. Follow the travels of Mr Nicanor, an altruistic and fantastic character who goes around the world, rescuing

animals in trouble. Together, they decide to open a circus in which each one of them will bring their own peculiar skills.

THE NIGHT WANDERER « Die Nachtwanderin" by Einar Turkowski (Mixtvision Verlag, Germany. 32pp)

It began with a low squeal ... „The Nightwanderer“ is a wonderful picturebook for art lovers of all ages. Award-winning illustrator Einar

Turkowski tells the story of a summer in atmospheric pictures and gentle words: mysterious, poetic and immensely inspiring. Rights sold

in China.

MISTER FLOWER IS HAPPY (“Herr Blume ist glücklich”) by Bruno Hächler & Ingrid Sissung (Mixtvision, Germany. 32pp)

Mister Flower is a happy person. And not without reason. He lives in a cheery home with a colourful garden. He has a chubby yellow cat

and an old bicycle. But mainly, he has the ability to get excited about even the smallest things. Like the next ice skating competition in his

town, where the prize is a new radio set. And so, Mister Flower starts practicing...Rights sold in Chinese simplified.

I like Mr

Nicanor’s

moustache

too!

FRANKFURT Highlights (Picture books)

UNDER THE GARDEN (“Sous le jardin”) by Stéphanie Guérineau & Coralie Saudo (32pp. Frimousse, France)

Noe is a very curious little boy and determined to uncover what lies under his garden. But what will he find? Spiders? Slugs? Stones?

Noe digs deeper and deeper into the ground, so deep that he now needs to make a little staircase to go back up.

Then the hole becomes even bigger than his house! As he finally gets to the bottom, what will he discover?

I AM THE WOLF ! (“Le loup, c’est moi!”) by Ingrid Chabbert & Raul Guridi (32pp. Frimousse, France)

A little boy, dressed up as a wolf, gets amused by scaring everyone in his family. Here comes his little sister, cat, dad…

But hat will happen when he suddenly comes face to face with what looks like…a real wolf?!

THE LIGHT ON (“La lumière allumée”) by Richard Marnier & Aude Maurel (32pp. Frimousse, France)

One night, in an austere village, someone leaves the light on in their house…Scandal around town! But what if this could change

everything and give all a chance to open up and finally express their differences? A strong, beautifully illustrated, story about the power

of creativity and importance of being your own self. The last page (at the end of the book) is on a flap.

FRANKFURT Highlights (Picture books)

THE SNOW RABBIT by Camille Garoche (Enchanted Lion, USA. 56pp)

Camile Garoche (a.k.a Princess CamCam) has created a gorgeous story about two sisters and one special night. The

book begins with one sister going out into the snow and returning to her sister, who sits by the window in a

wheelchair, with snow. It melts, of course; thus their journey begins…Rights sold in Korea

INTO THE SNOW by Masamitsu Saito (Enchanted Lion, USA. 40p)

Into the Snow is an exuberant story of discovery and independence told in the child’s own voice. Celebrating

immediacy and the wonders of the natural world, along with the tender bond between mother and child, this

is a story infused with the limpid happiness of childhood.

NEW! Picture Books

THE SEA SHELL (“Caracola”) by Alex Nogués Otero and Silvia Cabestany

(Tres Tigres Tristes, Spain. 32pp)

They say you can hear the sea when holding a shell against your ear. As Pamela strolls around the

beach and picks one up, pirates, an old fisherman, a mermaid, a boat’s captain and a whale come to

life inside it. An imaginery world only the sea can inspire….

MOUSTIQUE (“Moustique”) by Sophie Guerrive (Comme des Géants, French Canada. Approx. 40pp).

Publication in French Canada: August 2016

On board of his red airplane, Moustique travels the world in search of lost animals. A rich and whimsical "hide

and seek" picture book, to visit the jungle, the underwater world, the savannah, the Eastern Market, inside a

skyscraper, the underworld, the playground, a medieval town, a Japanese city, the marshes and the orchard.

NEW! Picture Books

IN THE LAND OF CLOUDS (“Im Land der Wolken”)

by Alexandra Elmig & Anemone Kloos (Mixtvision Verlag, Germany. 32pp)

In the land of clouds, no one knows about boredom. New ideas constantly emerge from the sky, keeping people

continuouly busy. But Henry isn’t like them. Could Sara the new girl in town, be the one understanding him for the

fist time? A moving story about the happiness of idleness.

20 GOOD REASONS TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH («20 raisons de se brosser les dents”)

by & (Frimousse, France. 48pp)

Which parents have never struggled in trying to convince their little ones to brush their teeth? But what would

happen if they never did it? An hilarious picture book that will persuade any child to regularly brush their teeth!

LUDMILLA THE MASTER THIEF "Ludmilla, die Meisterdiebin. 9 geniale Gaunereien und ein nachtliches Duell"

by Thies Schwarz (Mixtvision Verlag, Germany. 40pp)

The Sultan‘s beetle - gone! Madame Cachalot‘s cat - missing! The big game hunter‘s butterfly - flown away! What‘s

wrong here and who is responsible for it? In this book, Ludmilla the Master Thief shows her cleverest tricks. The reader

comes along and solves her puzzles. And in the end, Ludmilla and Alfonso meet - the beginnings of an unusual love story!

Sequel to the bestseller „Alfonso“, a unique graphic novel for little detectives, a clever and inventive interactive

book.

ALFONSO THE MASTER THIEF (9 TRICKS AND ONE FATAL MISTAKE) "Alfonso, der Meisterdieb. 11

PEPITOS’ DESTINY (“Le tragique destin de Pépito”) by Catherine Lepage & Pierre Lapointe

(Comme des Géants, French Canada. 98pp. 12+). Publication in Canada: August 2016

Margot becomes friend with Pepito, a quiet and solitary new classmate. Pepito quickly becomes a target for the

bullies at his new school. In exchange for her friendship, Pepito gives Margot mysterious candies. The jealous

bullies decide to go after Pepito.

GRAPHIC NOVELS

MAX AND SALLY AT SCHOOL by Miloš Macourek & Adolf Born (Albatros Publishing, Czech Republic. 152pp. 6+)

Other titles available: Max and Sally off school / In the past / On holiday / On the road

Max and Sally have found a magic telephone receiver that can fulfil every wish. No wonder they experience strange things

with it: they turn their dog friend Jonathan into a boy who comes along with them to school; they travel to the Ice Age; they

enter the micro-world of germs and many other amazing things.

PAUL AND PAPA « Paul und Papa»

by Susanne Weber & Susanne Göhlich (Mixtvision, Germany. 4+/64 pages, colour illustrated)

„The sky is particularly clear today“, says Dad and points to the skyscraper in the distance. Like every evening, Paul and his Dad are

standing in front of the skylight and look across the the roofs of the city. Paul loves watching the trains with his Dad before he has to

go to sleep. In 20 short read-aloud stories, Susanne Weber writes about the family life of Paul and his dad. Warm-hearted,

funny and most importantly, honest stories about children’s every day lives. Rights sold in Estonia.

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LUA AND THE MAGIC MARBEL « Lua und die Zaubermurmel»

by Alexandra Helmig & Anemone Kloos (Mixtvision, Germany. 9+/217 pages)

Lua feels so alone since her father‘s heart has stopped beating. One day she finds a magic marble that shows her the way to a circus.

When she enters this magical world and looks behind the life of the circus’ artists, she finds a way to get closer to her father‘s memory.

He had given her a book about this very circus and they had looked at the pictures together for hours ... Alexandra Helmig writes a

heart-warming story about Lua and how she finds her place in the world.

THE FICTION CORNER

KONSTANTIN IN THE FOREST OF WORDS « Konstantin im Wörterwald»

by Martin Heckmanns & Stefanie Harjes (Mixtvision, Germany. 10+/80 pages, colour illustrated)

Playwright Martin Heckmanns and illustrator Stefanie Harjes narrate a modern fairytale about courage and self-

confidence in poetic words and dreamy pictures. Konstantin stutters, he is small and wispy and has huge

protruding ears. But when he picks up a pencil, he writes himself into the most unbelievable adventures! Follow

him in his own fantasy world as he encounters a mysterious creature in a white dress, a mayfly, a goosebear and

the girl O ...This book is all about a fantastic journey, courageous heros and bizarre mythical creatures.

Illustrations by the renowned and multiple award-winning artist Stefanie Harjes.

POTATO’S LAST JOURNEY « Kartoffels Reise»

by Anja Hilling, Simona Sabato & Meike Teichmann

(Mixtvision, Germany. 8+/64 pages, colour illustrated)

Josha’s dog Potato has died one week ago, leaving only its ashes

behind. His Indian grandpa has told Josha, that the ashes of the

dead must be scattered in the river Ganges. So Josha heads on his

way to India, all alone, as a blind passenger on the airplane.

While on his journey, the little boy starts to think about existence

and death.

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