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Original title: Kikker is jarigBoard book | 16 x 16 cm | 16 pagesSold to: Sweden
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Frog’s picknickStrange things are going on around Frog’s house. The bread’s vanished. And so has the table-cloth…Where is Piggy’s cake?!Hare’s carrots have gone missing, and so has his favourite book. And where have Rat’s supplies disappeared to?Help Frog and his friends to look for the missing things. Don’t forget to lift all of the flaps!
Frog’s Big Book of StoriesFrog is a friend for readers of all ages. He’s a Dutch hero who’s loved all around the world – and this year he’s 25 years young! He’s celebrating his big birthday with a big book full of stories. Read them out loud, enjoy the fun, and celebrate Frog’s birthday!
Frog Has a Birthday Frog invites all of his friends to celebrate his birthday. But Hare is reading a book. Duck is making a cup of tea. Piggy is working in her kitchen. And Rat sails off in his boat. Are Frog’s friends going to come?
• Glossy cover with glitter and lenticular print• A big lift-the-flaps book full of surprises
25 years Frog!From award-winning author Max Velthuijs
board bookwith flapsage 1 and up
has a birthday
Max Velthuijs
Frog
Max Velthuijs
Frog’s
big book of stories
Original title: Het dikke verjaardagsboek van KikkerHardback | 24 x 24 cm | 160 pages
Original title: De picknick van KikkerBoard book with flaps | 27 x 27 cm | 12 pagesTo be published June 2014
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Original title: Kikker babyspeelboekjeCloth book | 15,5 x 14,5 cm | 8 pages
Original title: Slaap lekker, KikkerCloth book | cloth book 19 x 19 cm | 8 pages
Max VelthuijsFrog Activity Book for Babies
cloth book 3 months and up
What’s that rustling and crackling? Oh, it’s so soft! This activity book for babies features Frog’s friends Duck, Hare, Rat, Piglet and Bear. And a mirror for Frog’s newest friend: you!
“One more bite,” says Frog. Little Bear finishes his bowl. It’s time to go to bed. Frog tells him a story. And then: close your eyes. Switch off the light… Sleep well, Little Bear! Sweet dreams, Frog!
Sweet Dreams Frog
• Frog for toddlers• A soft activity book for in the playpen
and for days out• Frog for the very youngest readers
• Large, soft cuddly book to snuggle up with
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Original title: Mijn kleine Kikker – eerste woordjesBoard books | 9 x 9 cm | 56 pages (14 pages per book)
• Mini-library in pvc giftbag with Frog print
Max VelthuijsMy Little Frog – First Words
first words books 12 months and up
Frog loves colours. Red, white, blue... Will you look, too?Frog likes to play with his friends. Will you play, too?Frog is mad about cake. What’s your favourite food?Frog loves animals. They’re his friends!These four brand-new My Little Frog books will help babies to learn their very first words.
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Original title: Mijn kikkertelboek, Kikker viert feest, Kerstfeest met Kikker Board book | 19 x 19 cm | 16 pages
Original title: Het jaar van KikkerFull colour | 27 x 27 cm | 12 pagesCo-production opportunities
• From the award winning author• Five board books
• The first large lift-the-flap book about Frog
Max VelthuijsFrog board books
picture book 12 months and up
Counting with Frog
Frog can count. He sees nice things everywhere!1 clover, 1 2 bees, 1 2 3 fish... 4 birds, 5 rolls, 6 apples, 7 tubes with paint, 8 flowers, 9 strawberries and 10 flags.• With an abacus!
Sold to: Sweden
Sold to: Denmark
Sold to: Sweden
Party with Frog
All winter long Frog has been indoors, sitting by the fire. One day he feels it is no longer cold. “Hoorah, spring is coming!” he exclaims. “I’m going to throw a party!”• The best parties are celebrated with all your friends
Frog’s Christmas
It’s Christmas tomorrow! And it’s snowing. Time to celebrate! Frog makes a snowman, goes sledging with Duck and fetches a Christmas tree from the wood. Pig bakes a cake. What could be better than celebrating Christmas with your best friends? • With glitter on cover
Frog’s Year
It’s spring and Frog’s helping Hare in the garden. In the summer, he goes for a picnic by the river with his friends. In the autumn, the wind blows the leaves from the trees. And in the winter they have great fun in the snow. With fun flaps to lift! • Four seasons full of activities, ending with a big pancake bake• Inventive flaps for little hands
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After Max VelthuijsFrog & Friends
• “Frog is an inspired creation – a masterpiece of graphic simplicity. Plain, green and vulnerable,
and he has a thoughtful dignity.” – The Guardian
• 14 Frog books after story lines written by Max Velthuijs, adapted from the tv-series Frog & Friends
Nature and all kinds of weather play an important role in the Frog & Friends stories. The changing of the seasons brings all kinds of questions and adventures. Frog and his friends love to be outdoors; playing hide and seek, having picnics at the riverside, picking flowers, ice skating, hiking, playing in the snow, etc. Within Frog’s community there is a general belief in loyalty, honesty, trust and friendship.
Max Velthuijs (1923 – 2005) received many awards for his Frog books among which: the Dutch Silver Pencil Award and the Dutch Golden Paintbrush (twice), the American Graphic Award of the Society of Illustrators, the French Prix de Treize, the German Best list Award (twice) and the prestigious 2004 Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration. Since in 1989 the first title “Frog in Love” has been published, 12 titles of the original Frog Books have been written. Over 2,3 million copies have been sold in over 40 countries.
Hardback | 24 x 22 cm | 32 pagesFirst published in 2009
Translated in: China, Denmark, Germany, Norway, SwedenCo-production opportunities
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Max VelthuijsElephant and Crocodile – Friends Forever! / The little red hen
• Two bindups full of fabulous fables • From the award winning author
The little red hen
Contains: • The little red hen• The bear and the pig• The duck and the fox• The dangerous journey
• Over 125.000 copies sold in The Netherlands
Original title: Olifant en Krokodil – vrienden voor altijdHardback | 21,3 x 25,5 cm | 112 pages
Original title: Het rode kippetjeHardback | 21,3 x 25,5 cm | 128 pages
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picture book ages 4 and up
Elephant and Crocodile – Friends Forever!
Contains: • Elephant and Crocodile• Crocodile and the masterpiece • Too much noise • Elephant and the time machine
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Rindert Kromhout & Annemarie van HaeringenLittle Donkey for mama’s, babies and toddlers
• Inventive storylines, bold illlustrations, cheerful colours• Extra-strong paper for little hands
• Babybook ideal gift for new parents• With padded cover and envelope to store
even more photo’s
Original title: Kleine Ezel gaat in badHardback | 20,3 x 20,3 cm | 24 pages
Original title: Kleine Ezel waterpret!Bath book + spout | 15 x 15 cm | 8 pages
Original title: Kleine Ezel ritselfeestCloth crinkley book | 15 x 14 cm | 8 pages
toddlers 12 months and up
Bath Fun for Little Donkey
Surely every baby and toddler would like to do what Little Donkey does? Playing with the garden hose, swimming with the fish and spouting water like a whale!
• A happy little bath book with a water spout
Crinkley Party with Little DonkeyCollect all of your favourite memories in Little Donkey’s Baby Book. There’s plenty of space for photographs and details about Baby’s first year. The package also includes a picture book about Little Donkey to read aloud.
Little Donkey has a bath
Every evening Little Donkey has to take his bath before he goes to bed. But Little Donkey says he is not tired yet. Mummy undresses him anyway but Little Donkey says his ears don’t want
to get wet. And then all his toys have to go in the bath so there is no more room for him...• NEW! Little Donkey has a bath – June 2014
Original title: Mijn Kleine Ezel babyboekFull colour | 21,3 x 27,5 cm | 64 pages
Crinkley Party with Little Donkey
Little Donkey loves festive garlands. And a balloon! What’s inside all those presents? So much fun to unwrap them. To be followed by a yummy cake!
• A riot of colour in this cloth book with crinkley paper
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Rindert Kromhout & Annemarie van HaeringenClassic picture book series
• Children love Little Donkey• Recognizable emotions wrapped in funny stories
English titles: Little Donkey, Little Donkey finds his papa, Little Donkey and the babysitter, Little Donkey and the Big Boo, Little Donkey and Yakky’s birthday, Little Donkey and the Daredevil, Little Donkey’s Christmas, Little Donkey and the little black sheepHardback | 21,3 x 25,5 cm | 32 pages
Picture book of the year, Dutch Library Prize best picturebook Sold to: China, Korea, France, Brasil, Denmark, Turkey, Sweden, Italy, Germany
Austria National Prize for Children books Sold to: Japan, Korea, USA, Italy, Denmark, China, Sweden, Greece, Germany, Venezuela, Taiwan, Belgium, France, India
Sold to: China, Sweden, Belgium, France, Greece
Sold to: USA, Sweden, Belgium, Korea, Spain, Italy, China, Denmark, France
Awarded Flag & Streamer 2010Sold to: China, France, Sweden
Sold to: Sweden, China, Brasil, France, Italy, Korea, Denmark
Sold to: France
picture book ages 4 and up
Sold to: Sweden, Denmark
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ages 3 and up
Yvonne JagtenbergBalotje series
• NEW! Balotje is jealous• Jealousy: a subject that every parent has to deal with
• With a perfect solution!• And regularly joins the Dutch Annual Picture book Top 10
Balotje’s new next-door neighbour has a funny dog, a swing, and a big, tough brother. Balotje thinks everything about Li is so nice and pretty. But today Li has a big flower in her long hair. It’s so beautiful that it almost hurts Balotje’s eyes! And suddenly she doesn’t really feel like playing with Li anymore.
English titles: Balotje on holiday, Balotje at the ballet, Balotje and Grandma’s little bag, Balotje and the horse, Balotje and the bears, Balotje and the baby, Balotje in the zoo, Balotje at the doctors, Balotje finds a friendHardback | 21,3 x 25,5 cm | 32 pages
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Yvonne Jagtenberg B
alotje vindt een vriendje
YMCK
YMCK
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ISBN 978 90 258 6004 2
nog inzetten juiste barcode bij ISBN 978 90 258 6004 2
Yvonne Jagtenberg
vindt een
vriendje
Leopold
Bij Balotje op school komt een nieuw jongetje in de klas.
Hij kan al lezen en fluiten. En hij kan zijn oren bewegen.
Balotje vindt het nieuwe jongetje leuk. Heel leuk.
Ze wil graag met hem spelen...
Maar wat moet Balotje doen zodat het jongetje ook met haar
wil spelen?
Balotje en de berenBalotje en het paard (Vlag en Wimpel 2006)
Balotje en de babyBalotje op vakantie (Top Tien Nationale Voorleesdagen 2009)
Balotje en SinterklaasBalotje en het tasje van oma (Top Tien Nationale Voorleesdagen 2011)
Balotje op balletBalotje in de dierentuinBalotje bij de dokter
Sold to: France, Hongkong, India
Sold to: Japan, Korea
Sold to: Denmark
Sold to: Denmark, France, Hongkong
Sold to: Denmark, Hongkong
Sold to: Hongkong
Sold to: Japan, Korea, France, Hongkong
Sold to: Denmark
NEW
Dutch National Picturebook Top Ten 2014!Sold to: Denmark
Yvonne Jagtenberg B
alotje vindt een vriendje
YMCK
YMCK
YMCK
YMCK
ISBN 978 90 258 6004 2
nog inzetten juiste barcode bij ISBN 978 90 258 6004 2
Yvonne Jagtenberg
vindt een
vriendje
Leopold
Bij Balotje op school komt een nieuw jongetje in de klas.
Hij kan al lezen en fluiten. En hij kan zijn oren bewegen.
Balotje vindt het nieuwe jongetje leuk. Heel leuk.
Ze wil graag met hem spelen...
Maar wat moet Balotje doen zodat het jongetje ook met haar
wil spelen?
Balotje en de berenBalotje en het paard (Vlag en Wimpel 2006)
Balotje en de babyBalotje op vakantie (Top Tien Nationale Voorleesdagen 2009)
Balotje en SinterklaasBalotje en het tasje van oma (Top Tien Nationale Voorleesdagen 2011)
Balotje op balletBalotje in de dierentuinBalotje bij de dokter
Sold to: Denmark
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Annemarie van HaeringenSnow White knits a Monster
• A fairy tale with a twist
Original title: Sneeuwwitje de geit breit een monsterHardback | 22,8 x 27 cm | 32 pagesTo be published: November 14
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picture bookages 4 and up
Little Snow White is so white she can’t be detected against snow. And she loves knitting. One day while she is chatting with Mrs Sheep she is not paying attention. Her needles tick tack on and before she knows it she has finished her work: she has knit a wolf! And the wolf immediately devours Mrs Sheep... What to do now?
In the cupboard she hastily knits a tiger.‘Insert, pick up, wrap and pop off. Insert, pick up, wrap and pop off.’Snow White is wiser now. Immediately after finishing off she pushes him out of the cupboard.The tiger swallows the wolf...
Snow White knits a Monster
Annemarie van Haeringen
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Original title: Verkeerde sokkenHardback | 22,8 x 27 cm | 32 pages
Sam puts his own socks on. First he picks a green sock. And then he picks a red one. Hmm, that’s a bit different!
• A funny story about wanting to be unique• With beautiful illustrations by award winning
Marije Tolman
Youp van ’t Hek The Wrong Socks
picture bookages 4 and up
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Original title: Keteltje – Prinses met praatjesHardback | 17 x 24 cm | 96 pages
To be published April 2014
Katie is a tough little six-year-old princess who’s far too busy to shake hands and cut ribbons like a proper, grown-up royal. First she has to play hide-and-seek with Prince Grandpa, learn to swim in the royal pond, fly in her bright-pink helicopter, make the longest candy stick in the world, and have lots of other fun. Together with her friend Doffie, her pig Beppie and her cat Snowball, Princess Katie turns every day into a party.
• A great follow-up to the successful first book in the series
• A modern Pippi Longstocking who lives in a royal palace
Jeska VerstegenKatie – A Princess with Opinions
fictionages 5 and up
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Original title: Coco, of het kleine zwarte jurkjeHardback | 21 x 25 cm | 32 pagesSold to: Germany
Gabrielle Chanel grew up in a poor family. When her mother died, she was sent to work in a convent. The clean smells, the discipline, and the simplicity of the clothing were to influence her for the rest of her life. She found work as a seamstress and started making hats. A string of wealthy boyfriends supported the start of her own business and gave her an appetite for a more masculine style that appealed to the modern woman. From sports clothes and the camellia to the little black dress, Chanel is a classic!
• A fashion fairy tale• For little girls – and big ones, too!
Annemarie van Haeringen Coco, or the little black dress
fashion all ages
Zilveren Griffel award, 2011
Zilveren Griffel award, 2012
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ages 4 and up
Annemarie van HaeringenPicture Books
• Golden Slate Pencil 2000• Golden Slate Pencil 2005
• Special review Woutertje Pieterse Award 2012• Flag and Streamer Paintbrush Jury 2012
Annemarie van Haeringen is one of Hollands most distinguished illustrators. Her playful drawing lines give life to very imaginative stories, fairytales dealing with feelings or inventions or children’s questions. She always seeks to depict the essence of a story line. Her work is loved by both children and adults.
Original titles: De prinses met de lange haren, Beer is op Vlinder, De jongen die zijn brood knipte, Jojo het slangenmeisje, De koningin die niet kon kiezen, Waarom, waarom? Papa, hoor je me?
het slangenmeisjeAnnemarie van Haeringen Leopold
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JoJo wordt geboren in het circus, maar met
zes broers is er eigenlijk geen plaats voor haar.
Haar wiegje is de bestekbak en haar eerste bedje
een laatje in het dressoir. Ze moet zichzelf
opvouwen om erin te passen.
Daar wordt JoJo bijzonder lenig van…
Als iemand de soepelheid van een slangenmeisje in tekeningen
kan vangen, is het wel Annemarie van Haeringen. Niet voor niets
werd zij driemaal bekroond met een Gouden Penseel: in 2000 voor
De prinses met de lange haren, in 2005 voor Beer is op Vlinder en in
1999 voor Malmok, dat ze samen met Sjoerd Kuyper maakte.
Voor Het begin van de zee kreeg zij in 2003 een Zilveren Griffel.
omslag JOJO_omslag•BEER IS OP/LEOPOLD 13-09-10 16:44 Pagina 1
Sold to Germany, Korea, China
Sold to China
Golden Slate Pencil 2005Sold to: France, Korea, Germany, India, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, China, Denmark
Golden Slate Pencil 2000Sold to: France, Mexico, Germany, Korea
Sold to: Korea
“Daddy, do you hear me? is one of the best books in this genre.” – de Volkskrant (Dutch national daily newspaper) “A very moving, live report of a child who loses his father.” – de Volkskrant (Dutch national daily newspaper) “There are very few children’s books that bring tears to our eyes, but Daddy, do you hear me? by Tamara Bos and illustrated by Annemarie van Haeringen is certainly one of them.” – Algemeen Dagblad (Dutch national daily newspaper)
Sold to Denmark, China, Germany
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Paul van LoonFuchsia the Mini Witch
• Best selling author: more than 2 million copies• Series of famous character: Fuchsia the Mini Witch
• The film Fuchsia the Mini-Witch attracted more than 300,000 cinema-goers
fictionages 6 and up
Original title: Foeksia klaar voor de start!Full colour | 15 x 22 cm | 64 pages
Original title: Foeksia en de heksensoep15 x 22 cm | 64 pages
Original title: Foeksia tovert met tijd15 x 22 cm | 32 pages
Original title: Foeksia en de spiegelheksFull colour | 15 x 22 cm | 32 pages
Original title: Avonturen in het HeksenbosFull colour | 16 x 24 cm | 96 pages
Original title: Toverspreuken en heksenstrekenFull colour | 16 x 24 cm | 96 pages
Fuchsia the Mini Witch has all kinds of adventures in this bright and cheerful read-aloud book. She looks after the baby animals in the Witches’ Forest, she takes part in the Great Witches’ Broom Contest and, on Miss Minnie’s birthday, Fuchsia and her friends perform in a witches’ band. And of course Fuchsia gets up to the occasional naughty trick too… like doing magic with the Big Magic Book, even though that’s against all the rules.
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Paul van LoonA Mini-Witch in Werewolf Forest
• Bestselling character by Paul van Loon• More than 1.000.000 copies sold
• Ten-time winner of the Dutch Children’s Book Award• About being different, friendship, love, and respect
One night, Alfie the Werewolf accidentally runs out of Werewolf Forest and into Witch Forest, where he meets Fuchsia, a funny little mini-witch. But Miss Minnie’s there too, and she thinks Alfie is a nice juicy little bunny rabbit. Help! Luckily, Fuchsia can do magic. But she still has a few things to learn… A little werewolf and a mini-witch … How’s that going to work out?
Original title: Een miniheks in het Weerwolvenbos15 x 22 cm | 80 pages
Parts of the series have been sold to: China, Germany, Spain, Japan, UK, USA, Korea, Turkey
fictionages 7 and up
Winner Dutch Children’s Jury 1998
Winner Dutch Children’s Jury 2000
Winner Dutch Children’s Jury 2004
Winner Dutch Children’s Jury 2006
Winner Dutch Children’s Jury 2007
Winner Dutch Children’s Jury 2008
Nominated Dutch Children’s Jury 2010
Winner Dutch Children’s Jury 2009
Nominated Dutch Children’s Jury 2011
Nominated Dutch Children’s Jury 2012
Nominated Dutch Children’s Jury 2013
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Paul van LoonThe Lion’s Den
The Lion’s Den is based on the anecdotes of a famous family of Zoo-directors. It is bold and full of humour. From their tree house ‘The Lion’s Den’, Daniel and Suzina observe what’s going on in their father’s zoo.
Long live the Lion’s Den!Daniel and Suzina are nearly as nervous as their father.The Zoo is celebrating its 100th anniversary and a real princess will come to visit!But then everything goes wrong. Daniel sees a crook, Suzina is kidnapped and a rhino breaks loose. The anniversary is turning into a disaster…
The Crisis in the Lion’s DenDaniel is having a bad day. He is on the ‘death list’ of his teacher XZ: he has to give a presentation! When he comes home he discovers something terrible: a burglary in the Lion’s Den, their secret tree house. It is covered in blood red stains. Daniel and Susanna suspect every visitor, particularly the mysterious Pelican man. Or the Buggy man, or...
• TV-series on Dutch Broadcast september 2013 fictionages 7 and up
The Stolen LionDaniel and Suzina have a secret tree hut: The Lion’s Den. It is right in the middle of the Zoo. Animal Park Ranger’s Club is full of new life. There are baby monkeys, and even baby gnues. Daniel is shocked when he finds out that Tomba, the 3-month-old lion cub has disappeared one night. Tomba will die without his mother. They only have a few days to find him…
Werewolf in the Lion’s DenWhen Alfie wakes up: it is light. The full moon has gone. He is surrounded by wild animals. Where is he? What has happened?In the morning, Daniel and Suzina find a small boy with white hair and glasses in the Zoo. He can’t remember anything, he says. They hide him in the Lion’s Den, their secret tree hut. But how long can they keep him a secret? And why is he acting so weird when the full moon rises?
Original title: Lang leve de Leeuwenkuil14,8 x 21,5 cm | 128 pages Full colour | 15 x 22 cm | 160 pages
Original title: Paniek in de Leeuwenkuil, Leeuwenroof, Een weerwolf in de Leeuwenkuil 15 x 22 cm | 160 pages
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Paul van LoonThe Horror Bus
• For years, The Horror Bus has been the most successful series of spooky books for children
in the Netherlands • Over 3 million Horror Bus books have been sold
• The series has won many awards and has been selected by the Dutch Children’s Jury several times
The mysterious author P. Onnoval uses his strange book of stories called The Horror Bus and his bus of the same name to try to gain power over children, so that he can take them with him to the Other Reality. Time and again, children nearly fall into his trap and have to use all of their wits and courage to defeat Onnoval...
Original title: De griezelbusHardback | 15 x 22 cm | around 224 pages
fictionages 7 and up
Winner Dutch Children’s Jury 1998
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Original title: Op en top Ellie en Nellie, De hele erge Ellie en nare Nellie, Ellie en Nellie op een onbewoond eiland Hardback | 15 x 22 cm | 96 pages
The terrible twins, Ellie and Nellie, have permanently messed things up with everyone in their neighbourhood. And so they leave the Netherlands for good, and go with their parents to a country where no one knows them. They take a boat and head off to their grandmother’s place in Spain. But on the way, there’s a terrible storm at sea, and they’re blown to a strange town in Italy...On the spur of the moment, their parents decide to open up a restaurant in the town. But what about Ellie and Nellie? They soon have their own plans, as they always do. Their parents don’t trust them an inch. The twins might have promised to be good from now on, but of course they’re still every inch Ellie and Nellie.
• 20 years of Ellie and Nellie!• Popular with tens of thousands of young readers
• Selected by the Dutch Children’s Jury
Rindert KromhoutEvery Inch Ellie and Nellie
fictionages 8 and up
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Rindert KromhoutApril Is the Cruellest Month
Virginia Woolf, the aunt of the young writer Quentin Bell and his 16-year-old sister, Angelica, leaves her house in spring 1941 and vanishes without a trace. All that is found is her walking stick beside a river.What is in the letter that she left behind? Quentin and Angelica can hardly believe that the wonderful, vibrant Virginia could have committed suicide.They decide to write down their memories, in the hope that it will help them to discover the truth. Gradually a story unfolds that is not only about Virginia, but also about Angelica herself and her mother, Vanessa. A story that turns out to be far more complicated and poignant than Quentin had ever suspected…
• Kromhout’s Soldiers Don’t Cry won the Golden Frame for 13+ fiction and the Thea Beckman Prize
fictionages 11 and up
**** “Gripping teen literature that opens up the world of Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury Group for young adults.” – de Volkskrant
“Kromhout draws in the reader with the atmosphere he creates. He knows how to touch the emotions and he captures these striking characters convincingly, partly because of his skilful depiction of the historical context.” – Trouw
Original title: April is de wreedste maand Hardback | 14,5 x 22 cm | 272 pages
Original title: Soldaten huilen niet Hardback | 14,5 x 22 cm | 272 pages
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Hans Kuyper Over the Wire
Europe is at war. An electric fence, hundreds of kilometres long, makes crossing the border between the Netherlands and Belgium almost impossible. Mars’s friend risks his life to smuggle people and goods across the Wire of Death, as the lethal fence quickly becomes known. But one day Mars is forced to go over the Wire himself, into occupied Belgium...
• 2014: First World War centenary• One of the few books about this subject
for young readers
Original titel: Achter de draadHardback | 14,5 x 22 cm | 160 pagesTo be published: March 2014
fictionages 11 and up
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Tonke DragtThe Letter for the King
The past: The Letter for the King
Tiuri breaks the rule that he must not talk to anyone during the night of vigil before his knighting ceremony. When a stranger knocks on the chapel door and begs for help, Tiuri cannot turn him away. He opens the chapel door. The stranger’s request draws Tiuri into a very dangerous mission. As he journeys to deliver an extremely important letter to King Unauwen, Tiuri is pursued by the wicked Red Riders, who threaten his life. But Tiuri is determined to reach the king. The Black Knight with the White Shield cannot have died in vain…
• A Sunday Times and Times children’s book of the year
• Winner of the Nienke van Hichtum Award• Winner of the Griffel der Griffels: the best Dutch
children’s book ever!
Original title: De brief voor de koningHardback | 14 x 21 cm | 456 pagesSold to: 15 countries
fictionages 12 and up
The present: Sevenways
Frans van der Steg is a schoolteacher with a class of ten- and eleven-year-olds. He tells his students stories about adventures that he claims are his own. The children don’t believe a word of his tales, but they listen eagerly. One day, Frans fails to come up with any new ideas. So he tells them that he’s waiting for a letter to inform him about his next mission. And, lo and behold, that very evening, with a flash of lightning and a crash of thunder, a letter blows into his house! Are the children playing a joke on him?
The future: Sky High and Miles Wide
All his life, Edu has longed for forests. The woodland on Earth has disappeared and so Edu becomes an explorer on Venus, where forests are still to be found. But the humans on Venus have retreated under a secure dome. They are terrified of nature. And those dangerous forests are forbidden territory! Edu rebels. He wants to see for himself what the computers say is so dangerous – and so he goes out for a walk in the forest. The danger turns out to be so very different than he could ever have imagined …
Original title: De ZevensprongHardback | 14 x 21 cm | 312 pagesSold to: Germany, Denmark, Spain, Japan, Korea
Original title: Torenhoog en mijlenbreedHardback | 14 x 21 cm | 304 pagesSold to: Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, South Africa
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Erna Sassen Don’t Come Any Closer
Reva has an eating disorder and it becomes much worse when she meets the intimidating DJ, a drama-school teacher. After she acts in a play directed by DJ, it all goes downhill for Reva and she ends up in a psychiatric institution. Her sister Marjolijn uses telephone conversations and memories to reconstruct what went wrong and she tries to help Reva to take responsibility for her own life. A humorous autobiographical novel about what a struggle it can be when you have to grow up.
• Sassen’s This Is Not a Diary was shortlisted for the Youth Literature Prize 2010
Original title: Kom niet dichterbijPaperback | 14,5 x 22 cm | 160 pages
Rights under option: German and Danish
Original title: Dit is geen dagboekPaperback | 14,5 x 22 cm | 144 pages
fictionages 15 and up
“This is what Sassen was born to write: successful novels about the teenage soul.” – Trouw about This Is Not a Diary
“Sassen impresses with her merciless tone of voice and subtle chronologic games.” – Trouw about Don’t Come Any Closer
