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Children’s and Young Adult Titles
Recent Award Winners and Finalists
Congratulations to all our award winners!
2011 New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book
IceArthur Geisert
Enchanted Lion BooksTrade Cloth US $14.95
CAN $17.50978-1-59270-098-1 W*
2012 International Reading Association
Teacher’s Choice Reading List
Walking Home to Rosie LeeA. LaFaye
Illustrated by Keith Shepherd
Cinco Puntos PressTrade Cloth US $16.95
CAN $20.50978-1-933693-97-2 USC
2012 Cooperative Children’s Book
Center Choice for the Arts
Which Side Are You On?The Story of a Song
George Ella LyonIllustrated by
Christopher CardinaleCinco Puntos Press
Trade Cloth US $17.95CAN $19.99
978-1-933693-96-5 USC
2012 Cooperative Children’s Book
Center Choice for Picture Book
Fox and Hen TogetherBéatrice Rodriguez
Enchanted Lion BooksTrade Cloth US $14.95
CAN $17.95978-1-59270-109-4 USC
2011 Aesop Prize
TricksterNative American Tales:
A Graphic CollectionEdited by Matt Dembicki
Fulcrum PublishingTrade Paper US $22.95978-1-55591-724-1 US
2012 Sydney Talor Honor Book forTeen Readers
The Blood LieA Novel
Shirley Reva VernickCinco Puntos Press
Trade Cloth US $15.95CAN $17.50
978-1-933693-84-2 USC
Bilingual Readers .........................................................................................................................1Breakaway Books ......................................................................................................................... 3Cinco Puntos Press ...................................................................................................................... 5Enchanted Lion Books .................................................................................................................. 9Fulcrum Publishing .................................................................................................................... 15Immedium ............................................................................................................................... 17Kube Publishing Ltd ................................................................................................................... 19Leapfrog Press ........................................................................................................................... 21Manic D Press............................................................................................................................23Nobrow Press ............................................................................................................................25Nortia Press ..............................................................................................................................27Promopress .............................................................................................................................. 29Small Beer Press ......................................................................................................................... 31
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Bilingual Readers
Good Night/Buenas noches Bilingual edition
Sergio Membrillas
Good Night/Buenas noches is the perfect fi rst book for parents who wish to teach their young children Spanish and English. This fi nely crafted board book promotes interactive language development in both languages through a shared parent-child reading bedtime routine. With this extraordinary new board book, children and parents alike discover a new sense of wonder at the world around them through the eyes of Baby. Sergio Membrillas’ vintage-style illustrations will catch the eye of readers of all ages. The perfect comple-ment to Good Morning/Buenos días . Rounded corners and washable pages.
Marketing PlansCo-op available • Advance reader copiesNational print and online campaign • Social media campaign
Good Morning/Buenos días Bilingual edition
Sergio Membrillas
Good Morning/Buenos días is the perfect fi rst book for parents who wish to teach their young children Spanish and English. This fi nely crafted board book promotes interactive language development in both languages through a shared parent-child reading routine each morning. With this extraordinary new board book, children and parents alike discover a new sense of wonder at the world around them through the eyes of Baby. Sergio Membrillas’ vintage-style illustrations will catch the eye of readers of all ages. The perfect comple-ment to Good Night/Buenas noches . Rounded corners and washable pages.
Marketing PlansCo-op available • Advance reader copiesNational print and online campaign • Social media campaign
Children and parents discover the wonders of a new day through a baby’s eyes.
JUVENILE FICTION / FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY October
7⅞ x 5½ | 16 pp 8 color illustrations
Board Book US $8.95 | CAN $9.99 978-84-92968-17-6 USC
Spanish bilingual Ages up to 4
Children and parents discover the wonders of bedtime through a baby’s eyes.
JUVENILE FICTION / FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY October
7⅞ x 5½ | 16 pp 8 color illustrations
Board Book US $8.95 | CAN $9.99 978-84-92968-18-3 USC
Spanish bilingual Ages up to 4
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Selected Backlist from Bilingual Readers
Body Parts / Las partes del cuerpo
Bilingual edition Mike Lowery
JUVENILE FICTION 7⅞ x 7⅞ | 16 pp
16 color illustrations Board Book US $9.95 | CAN $10.99
978-84-937273-8-3 USC Ages up to 4
Move Your Body / Mueve tu cuerpo
Bilingual edition Mike Lowery
JUVENILE FICTION 7⅞ x 7⅞ | 16 pp
16 color illustrations Board Book US $9.95 | CAN $10.99
978-84-937273-9-0 USC Ages up to 4
Marina and the Little Green Boy /
Marina y el niño verde Bilingual edition Antonio Vicente
Illustrations by Miguel Ordóñez
JUVENILE FICTION 7⅛ x 7⅛ | 32 pp
32 color illustrations Trade Cloth US $11.95 | CAN $12.99
978-84-937273-4-5 USC Ages 4 to 8
Let’s Eat! / ¡A comer! Bilingual edition
Ana Gómez
JUVENILE FICTION 5⅛ x 5⅛ | 32 pp
30 color illustrations Kit US $19.95 | CAN $21.99
978-84-937273-6-9 USC Ages up to 5
Sea Animals / Animales del mar
Bilingual edition Mike Lowery
JUVENILE FICTION 7⅞ x 7⅞ | 16 pp
16 color illustrations Board Book US $9.95 | CAN $10.99
978-84-937273-2-1 USC Ages up to 4
Jungle Animals /Animales de la selva
Bilingual edition Mike Lowery
JUVENILE FICTION 7⅞ x 7⅞ | 16 pp
16 color illustrations Board Book US $9.95 | CAN $10.99
978-84-937273-1-4 USC Ages up to 4
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Breakaway Books
Marketing Plans
• National print and online campaign • Outreach to skateboarding magazines
and websites• Outreach to middle school teachers and
librarians
Author Hometown: Encinitas, CA
JUVENILE FICTION September
A Paperback Original 6 x 9 | 160 pp
Trade Paper US $12.95 | CAN $14.50 978-1-891369-98-8 USC
Ages 11 to 15
A middle-school novel about a skateboarder faced with a moral dilemma.
Skateboarder Josh Lowman witnesses one of the best skateboarders in town (the local bully) commit a crime. For days he agonizes over whether to tell any-one. Meanwhile, his friendships with a fellow skater (who is debating whether to drop out of school), a beautiful girl in his class (who loves to read, and seems to like Josh), and a cool math tutor (a college student who skates) slowly steer him toward a new kind of courage.
Josh has a mesmerizing narrator’s voice; he rattles off a vacuous Valley-speak while slowly coming into his own, intellectually and morally. There is a hint of Holden Caufi eld about him. Vivid descriptions of skateboarding throughout the book will keep any skateboarder glued to the page. And a plot that rolls ahead constantly will maintain the reader’s attention, while inter-mittently sneaking in a few lessons from English and math class, which serve to advance the story. (References to math in skateboard ramp design; plus small epiphanies from Lord of the Flies , Antigone , and Of Mice and Men .) Josh starts out as a school-hating dude and slowly comes around to seeing that he can skate and be smart . . . and a decent person.
Vertical will be loved by kids and by parents and teachers.
Vertical Janet Berend
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Selected Backlist from Breakaway Books
See Mom Run Kara Douglass Thom
Illustrated by Lilly Golden
JUVENILE FICTION / SPORTS & RECREATION
8¼ x 9¾ | 32 pp 30 color illustrations
Trade Cloth US $15.00 | CAN $18.00 978-1-891369-40-7 USC
Ages 2 to 6
Run, Dad, Run! Dulcibella Blackett
Illustrated by Andy Yelenak
JUVENILE FICTION / SPORTS & RECREATION
8¼ x 9¾ | 32 pp 32 color illustrations
Trade Cloth US $15.00 | CAN $18.00 978-1-891369-44-5 USC
Ages 2 to 6
My Dad Is an Ironman Ray Hoese
Illustrated by Coreen Steinbach
JUVENILE FICTION / SPORTS & RECREATION
8¼ x 9¾ | 32 pp 30 color illustrations
Trade Cloth US $15.00 | CAN $18.00 978-1-891369-51-3 USC
Ages 2 to 6
Kids Running Have Fun, Get Faster,
& Go Farther Written and Illustrated by
Carol Goodrow
SPORTS & RECREATION / JUVENILE NONFICTION
6 x 9 | 88 pp 80 color illustrations
Trade Paper US $10.95 | CAN $13.00 978-1-891369-76-6 USC
Ages 6 to 12
Happy Feet, Healthy Food Written and Illustrated by
Carol GoodrowForeword by Amby Burfoot
JUVENILE NONFICTION / HEALTH & FITNESS 6¼ x 9⅜ | 112 pp
112 color illustrations Trade Cloth US $14.00 | CAN $17.00
978-1-891369-46-9 USC Ages 6 to 12
Keri Tarr: Cat Detective Wendy Lement
Illustrated by Jeffrey Scott Burrows
JUVENILE FICTION 5½ x 8¼ | 80 pp
10 color illustrations Trade Paper US $9.95 | CAN $12.00
978-1-891369-52-0 USC Ages 10 to 14
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Cinco Puntos Press
Marketing Plans
• National print and online campaign
Author Events
Boston, MA • Albany, NY • New York, NY
Author Hometown: Albany, NY
JUVENILE FICTION October
6 x 9 | 304 pp Trade Cloth US $16.95 | CAN $18.50
978-1-935955-41-2 USC Ages 16 and up
eBook ISBN: 978-1-935955-42-9 W A Cadillac takes an ornery old black man and an angry white teenager down a road neither has traveled before.
Alex Riley has just turned sixteen. He lives with his mother. His top prior-ities in life are to fi nd his father and a girl with a decent set of breasts. His mother has a knack for sabotaging his plans. To advance her political career, she takes in an elderly black man named Lester Bray. Lester arrives with a cherry Cadillac and an old man’s personality. It takes only a week for Alex’s mother to ask Lester to leave. That makes Alex angry. On the morning of his eviction, Lester and Alex set out on a road trip, ostensibly to fi nd the boy’s father in Fort Lauderdale. But the two don’t just head south. They also cross through un-navigated political, racial, and personal territory. A wild ride, Cadillac Chronicles explores what it means to—fi nally—fi nd a real friend.
Brett Hartman lived an unremarkable life in Fort Lauderdale until May 18, 1983, when he was arrested for aggravated battery. While away at Auburn Uni-versity, he suff ered a psychotic breakdown and months of intensive treatment. Though he made a full recovery, the events of that period never left him. He continued his education at Indiana State, where he received a doctorate in clinical psychology; he has worked as a psychologist ever since. His memoir Hammerhead 84 covers his journey through the mental health industry. Cadillac Chronicles is his debut novel. He lives in Albany, New York, with his wife and their two sons.
Cadillac Chronicles Brett Hartman
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Cinco Puntos Press Cinco Puntos Press
Marketing Plans
• National print and online campaign
Author Hometown: Santa Fe, NM
JUVENILE FICTION September
8½ x 11 | 32 pp Color illustrations throughout
Trade Paper US $7.95 | CAN $8.99 978-1-935955-45-0 USC
Trade Cloth US $17.95 | CAN $19.99 978-1-935955-29-0 USC
Ages 4 to 8
eBook ISBN: 978-1-935955-30-6 W Can a pair of sisters be too generous with each other?
Only if their mother doesn’t say a word.
Mamá says she has the best daughters in the world. The two women live near their mother—Rosa with her husband and children, Blanca by herself. They both have fl ourishing gardens. Rosa and Blanca are so generous and kind and thoughtful—well, everyone, including Mamá, ends up with too much corn, tomatoes, and red hot chiles! It’s crazy! It’s also Joe Hayes at his fi nest, tell-ing one of those stories young kids love, full of mishaps, surprise endings, and happy mommas! In fact, one seven-year old—after hearing Joe tell Don’t Say a Word, Mamá! —came home and told her mother, “I heard a story today that I think changed my life!” That’s a pretty fantastic endorsement!
Joe Hayes has been enchanting listeners and readers alike for over thirty years. His books have received many awards including two Land of Enchantment Children’s Book Awards and an Aesop Accolade Award. His books have also been on the Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List three times. Ghost Fever won the Texas Bluebonnet Award for 2006–2007.
Esau Andrade Valencia comes from a family of folk artists. He is increasingly being recognized as a master artist in the tradition of Diego Rivera and Rufi no Tamayo. His paintings are included in the collection of the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California, as well as in the Downey Museum of Art in Downey, California.
Don’t Say a Word, Mamá / No Digas Nada, Mamá
Joe HayesIllustrated by Esau Andrade Valencia
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Cinco Puntos Press
Marketing Plans
• National print and online campaign
Author Events
Brooklyn, NY • Manhattan, NY • Queens, NY
Author Hometown: New York, NY
JUVENILE NONFICTION October
First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art 8 x 8 | 32 pp
Color illustrations throughout Trade Cloth US $14.95 | CAN $16.50
978-1-935955-39-9 USC Spanish bilingual
Ages 2 to 6
eBook ISBN: 978-1-935955-40-5 W Oaxacan dancers and musicians celebrate with a colorful parade.
Count yourself in the fun!
Practice your numbers in English and Spanish when you count the beauti-ful dancers, playful musicians, and happy children of Oaxaca as the Guelaguetzaparade goes by! Pronounced Gal-a-get-zah , the lively celebration—full of tradi-tional dancing and music—takes place every July deep in the heart of southern Mexico. ONE band leader with a big white balloon! DOS hombres with fi re-crackers! THREE musicians! FOUR giants! All exquisitely handcrafted by the Mexican folk art masters Guillermina, Josefi na, Irene, and Concepción Aguilar, in collaboration with author and scholar Cynthia Weill. ¡ Bienvenidos!Welcome to the parade!
Cynthia Weill is a professor and mentor to teachers at Columbia University’s Teachers College. She also owns a non-profi t—Aid to Women Artisans—that promotes the craftwork of artisans from developing countries. Count Me In is her fourth book in the First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art Series.
The Aguilar Sisters are Mexico’s most beloved artisans. They learned how to make clay fi gurines from their mother Doña Isaura. These lively independent women are considered great masters of Mexican folk art and have been visited by Queen Elizabeth, Queen Sofi a of Spain, various Mexican presidents, and Nelson Rockefeller. Their humorous ceramics of the people of their town and state are in museum collections the world over.
Count Me In A Parade of Mexican Folk Art Numbers in English and Spanish
Cynthia Weill Illustrated by the Aguilar Sisters
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Selected Backlist from Cinco Puntos Press
Which Side Are You On? The Story of a Song George Ella Lyon
Illustrated by Christopher Cardinale
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / JUVENILE NONFICTION
8½ x 11 | 40 pp Color illustrations
Trade Cloth US $17.95 | CAN $19.99 978-1-933693-96-5 W
Ages 9 to 11
Walking Home to Rosie Lee A. LaFaye
Illustrated by Keith Shepherd
JUVENILE FICTION 8½ x 11 | 32 pp
15 color illustrations Trade Cloth US $16.95 | CAN $20.50
978-1-933693-97-2 W Ages 7 to 11
Mr. Mendoza’s Paintbrush Luis Alberto Urrea
Illustrated by Christopher Cardinale
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS 7 x 10 | 64 pp
512 color illustrations Trade Paper US $16.95 | CAN $18.50
978-1-933693-23-1 USC Ages 9 to 12
Last Night I Sang to the Monster
First Trade Paper Edition Benjamin Alire Sáenz
JUVENILE FICTION 6 x 9 | 304 pp
Trade Paper US $11.95 | CAN $12.99 978-1-935955-09-2 USC
Ages 16 and up
This Thing Called the Future J.L. Powers
JUVENILE FICTION 6 x 9 | 208 pp
Trade Cloth US $16.95 | CAN $20.50 978-1-933693-95-8 W
Ages 13 to 16
The Blood Lie A Novel
Shirley Reva Vernick
JUVENILE FICTION 5½ x 8½ | 144 pp
Trade Cloth US $15.95 | CAN $17.50 978-1-933693-84-2 USC
Ages 13 to 18
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Enchanted Lion Books
Marketing Plans
Co-op availableAdvance reader copies
• National print and online campaign • Social media campaign
JUVENILE FICTION November
6 x 8⅞ | 128 pp Trade Cloth US $16.95 | CAN $18.50
978-1-59270-123-0 W* Ages 9 and up A 1940s New York City boy talks with Piet Mondrian, whom he knows
only as Mr. Orange, about the war, the future, creativity, and color.
The year: 1943. The place: Manhattan. Mr. Orange is told from the perspective of Linus Muller, the third of six children, whose parents own a grocery store. Linus’ oldest brother Albie volunteers to fi ght in World War II, and it’s his de-parture that sets the story in motion. When Albie leaves, Linus takes on new responsibilities, including grocery deliveries to customers. Among his cus-tomers is a man who has come from Europe and is an artist, but Linus never quite catches his name, so he calls him Mr. Orange for the crate of fruit he de-livers to him every other week. The book revolves around Linus’ experience of the war through his brother’s departure and the conversations he has with Mr. Orange about war, heroes, the future, and the freedom to create. Only at the end does Linus learn that the artist was Piet Mondrian. Linus thus discov-ers that the incredible infl uence Mr. Orange has had on him and the sense of possibility that he has given to him is also a gift he has given to others and to the future through his work.
Truus Matti is a Dutch editor and author. Her fi rst book, Departure Time, was a 2011 Batchelder Honor Book, an ALA Notable Book of 2011, and received starred reviews in Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal. Mr. Orange is her sec-ond book.
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Enchanted Lion Books Enchanted Lion Books
Marketing Plans
Co-op availableAdvance reader copies
• National print and online campaign • Social media campaign
JUVENILE FICTION September
Stories Without Words 10¼ x 6 | 32 pp
Color illustrations throughout Trade Cloth US $14.95 | CAN $16.50
978-1-59270-125-4 W* Ages 4 to 7
Don’t ever take a bear’s teddy bear, no matter how cute you think it is.
Don’t ever take a bear’s teddy bear, no matter how cute you think it is. If you do, you’ll be in for trouble. Big trouble. For a bear whose teddy has been sto-len isn’t simply heartbroken, but determined to get it back. So determined that he might just gobble up more than honey to do so! However, should he succeed in getting his teddy back, then there just might be a surprise in store. This is a book that all readers will relish, and one they will want to read again and again.
Born in 1971, Gaëtan Dorémus received his degree from the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg, France, in 1999, after which he picked up a few other degrees while creating picture books and illustrations for the press. Dorémus has illustrated over twenty books and has produced hundreds of freestanding illustrations and cartoons. He loves to bicycle ride, walk in the mountains, and eat green tomatoes with cinnamon. In 2006, he became a Papa.
Bear Despair Gaëtan Dorémus
AlsoAvailable
Ice Arthur Geisert
JUVENILE FICTION Stories Without Words
10⅛ x 5⅞ | 32 pp Color illustrations throughout
Trade Cloth US $14.95 | CAN $16.99 978-1-59270-098-1 W*
Ages 4 to 8
The Giant Seed Arthur Geisert
JUVENILE FICTION Stories Without Words
10¼ x 6 | 32 pp Color illustrations throughout
Trade Cloth US $14.95 | CAN $16.50 978-1-59270-115-5 W*
Ages 4 to 8
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Enchanted Lion Books
Marketing Plans
Co-op availableAdvance reader copies
• National print and online campaign • Social media campaign
JUVENILE FICTION September
8 ¼ x 9⅜ | 32 pp Color illustrations throughout
Trade Cloth US $15.95 | CAN $17.50 978-1-59270-120-9 USC
Ages 4 to 8
A clever, sensitive story that explores the difference between what people say and think in a smart and imaginative way.
One day, Nora returns home from kindergarten upset because a boy in her class told her that she has the legs of a fl amingo! When her mother gives her a magic wand to read people’s minds, a new and fascinating world opens for her. She discovers that people don’t always say what they think or think what they say. Full of generosity and humor, Nora the Mind Reader is a beautifully imaginative book that illustrates the potential divide between thoughts and words in a clear and thoughtful way.
Orit Gidali was born in 1974. Her fi rst book was published in 2003, and her second in 2006. Both titles are poetry books. Orit lives in Rehovot, Israel, is married to the poet Alex Ben-Ari, and is the mother of Hallel, Noa, Ofri, and Aner. Nora the Mind Reader is Orit’s fi rst picture book.
Aya Gordon-Noy is an illustrator and graphic designer. Aya graduated with distinction from the department of graphic design at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in 1996 and was awarded the Yossi Stem prize for illustration.
Nora the Mind Reader Orit Gidali
Illustrated by Aya Gordon-Noy
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Enchanted Lion Books Enchanted Lion Books
Marketing Plans
Co-op availableAdvance reader copies
• National print and online campaign • Social media campaign
JUVENILE FICTION October
6 x 6⅜ | 120 pp Color illustrations throughout
Trade Cloth US $16.95 | CAN $18.50 978-1-59270-126-1 W*
Ages 3 and up
Imaginative, playful, and funny, Pomelo Explores Color is all about exploration and the experience of seeing color anew.
Imaginative, playful, and funny, Pomelo Explores Color is all about discovery and the experience of seeing color anew.
In this humorous and emotionally astute exploration of color, Pomelo looks about and discovers twelve colors in all their nuance. He encounters the infi nite white of falling snow, the hypnotizing red of love, and the shadowy blue of the unknown. The colors describe our concrete world, but also refl ect emotional states, as well as the curious, oddball sensibility of our dear Pomelo.
Ramona Badescu was born in 1980 in southern Romania. She arrived in France at the age of eleven and started to write for children ten years later. She lives in the wonderfully diverse French city of Marseille.
Benjamin Chaud lives and works in Paris, France. He has illustrated an im-pressive number of picture books and has written at least one as well.
Pomelo Explores Color Ramona Badescu
Illustrated by Benjamin Chaud
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Pomelo Begins to GrowRamona Badescu
Illustrated by Benjamin ChaudJUVENILE FICTION9½ x 12½ | 48 pp
Color illustrations throughout Trade Cloth US $16.95 | CAN $18.50
978-1-59270-111-7 W* Ages 4 to 8
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Enchanted Lion Books
Marketing Plans
Co-op availableAdvance reader copies
• National print and online campaign• Social media campaign
JUVENILE FICTIONOctober
7½ x 10¼ | 64 ppColor illustrations throughout
Trade Cloth US $17.95 | CAN $19.99978-1-59270-127-8 W*
Ages 6 and up
In his fi rst wordless picture book, Olivier Tallec shows the pointlessness of war through his smart, comic, emotionally astute illustrations.
In this impressive, expressive roll of visual storytelling, Olivier Tallec portrays two characters, separated by only narrow walls, who spy on each other through the seasons. Moving between day and night, long stretches at their binoculars, and mundane daily tasks, they fi ght their cold war, full of suspicion, never daring to bridge the gap between them. Then, one day, they discover that their diff erences don’t make them enemies and that a whole other way of being in the world together is possible.
Waterloo & Trafalgar is a subtle picture book, marked by true comic humor, that shows how pointless war actually is.
Olivier Tallec was born in Brittany, France, in 1970. After graduating from the École Supérieure d’Art Graphique in Paris, he worked in advertising as a graphic designer before devoting himself to illustration. Over the past fi fteen years, he has illustrated about sixty children’s books, many to great acclaim, while continuing to illustrate for newspapers and magazines as well. His il-lustrations have been described as bold, comic, breathtaking, beautiful, sen-sitive, emotional, and stunning.
Waterloo & TrafalgarOlivier Tallec
Big Wolf and Little WolfNadine Brun-Cosme
Illustrated by Olivier TallecJUVENILE FICTION9½ x 11¾ | 32 pp
Color illustrations throughoutTrade Cloth US $16.95 | CAN $19.95
978-1-59270-084-4 W*Ages 3 to 7
This is a Poem that Heals FishJean-Pierre Siméon
Illustrated by Olivier TallecJUVENILE FICTION
10 x 10 | 48 ppColor illustrations throughout
Trade Cloth US $16.95 | CAN $19.95978-1-59270-067-7 W*
Ages 4 to 8
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Enchanted Lion Books Enchanted Lion Books
Marketing Plans
Co-op available
• Advance Access program
JUVENILE FICTION February
7⅞ x 9½ | 40 pp Color illustrations throughout
Trade Cloth US $15.95 | CAN $17.50 978-1-59270-124-7 USC
Ages 4 and up
In this quiet, sad, but ultimately incandescent picture book, we meet a gentle, steady father who calms his anxious son.
It’s quieter than it’s ever been. Unable to sleep, a young boy climbs into his father’s arms. Feeling the warmth and closeness of his father, he begins to ask questions about the birds, the foxes, and whether his mom will ever wake up. They go outside under the starry sky. Loss and love are as present as the white spruces, while the father’s clear answers and assurances calm his worried son. Here we feel the cycles of life and life’s continuity, even in the face of absence and loss, so strongly and clearly that we know at the end that everything will somehow, be all right.
Born in 1953, Stein Erik Lunde has written sixteen books, mostly for chil-dren and young adults. His books have been published in many countries. This is his fi rst book to be published in the United States. He also writes lyrics and has translated Bob Dylan into Norwegian. In 2009 My Father’s Arms Are A Boat was awarded the Norwegian Ministry’s Culture Prize for the Best Book for Children and Youth. The book was also nominated for the 2011 German Children’s Literature Award.
Born in 1972, Øyvind Torseter is an artist and one of Norway’s most ac-claimed illustrators. He employs both traditional and digital picture tech-niques. Torseter has received numerous prizes for many of his books. In 2011 he received the Norwegian Book Art Prize. For 2012 he has been nominated for the ALMA Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.
My Father’s Arms Are A Boat Stein Erik Lunde and Øyvind Torseter
Translated by Kari Dickson
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Fulcrum Publishing
Marketing Plans
10,000-copy print run Advance reader copies
• National radio campaign• National print and online campaign • Social media campaign
Author Hometown: Fairfax, VA
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / JUVENILE FICTION September
A Paperback Original 8 x 8 | 256 pp
Color illustrations throughout Trade Paper US $24.95 978-1-55591-751-7 US
Ages 10 and up A graphic anthology featuring lesser-known stories
about our nation’s capital.
District Comics is a graphic anthology featuring lesser-known stories about Washington, DC, from its earliest days as a rustic settlement along the swampy banks of the Potomac to the modern-day metropolis. Spanning 1794–2009, District Comics stops along the way for a duel, a drink in the Senate’s speakeasy, a look into the punk scene, and much more.
Featuring stories by:
• Scott O. Brown, award-winning man of comics and Harvey Award nominee
• Chad Lambert, fi ve-time Howard E. Day Memorial Prize fi nalist and writer for Kung Fu Panda and Megamind
• Jim Ottaviani, creator of The New York Times bestseller Feynman
Matt Dembicki , a member of the D.C. Conspiracy—a comics creators collec-tive in the nation’s capital—previously edited and contributed to the Eisner-nominated and Aesop Prize–winning Trickster: Native American Tales, A Graphic Collection . His graphic novel Xoc —about a great white shark—will also be pub-lished in 2012.
District Comics An Unconventional History of Washington, DC
Edited by Matt Dembicki
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Selected Backlist from Fulcrum Publishing
Women Icons of the West Five Women Who Forged
the American Frontier Julie Danneberg
JUVENILE NONFICTION 7 x 9 | 96 pp
32 B&W photographs Trade Paper US $14.95 978-1-55591-694-7 US
Ages 8 to 12
Women Artists of the West Five Portraits in Creativity
and Courage Julie Danneberg
JUVENILE NONFICTION 7 x 9 | 96 pp
32 B&W photographs Trade Paper US $14.95 978-1-55591-861-3 US
Ages 8 to 12
Women Writers of the West Five Chroniclers of the Frontier
Julie Danneberg
JUVENILE NONFICTION 7 x 9 | 96 pp
21 B&W photographs Trade Paper US $14.95 978-1-55591-464-6 US
Ages 8 to 12
Trickster Native American Tales:
A Graphic Collection Edited by Matt Dembicki
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / JUVENILE FICTION
8 x 8 | 232 pp Color illustrations throughout
Trade Paper US $22.95 978-1-55591-724-1 US
Ages 8 and up
Things Natural, Wild, and Free
The Life of Aldo Leopold Marybeth Lorbiecki
JUVENILE NONFICTION 7 x 9 | 112 pp
B&W photographs throughout Trade Paper US $12.95 978-1-55591-474-5 US
Ages 8 to 12
Parks for the People The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted
Julie Dunlap
JUVENILE NONFICTION 7 x 9 | 112 pp
B&W photographs throughout Trade Paper US $12.95 978-1-55591-470-7 US
Ages 8 to 12
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Immedium
Marketing Plans
• National print and online campaign • Social media campaign
Author Events
Toronto, ON
Author Hometown: Toronto, ON
JUVENILE FICTION September
9½ x 10 | 36 pp Color illustrations throughout
Trade Cloth US $15.95 | CAN $17.50 978-1-59702-035-0 USC
Ages 3 to 8
Calvin and Hobbes meet the Time Machine!
“Remember as a kid when possibilities seemed endless and a cardboard box could transform into a fort, a tank, a mountain, or a Super Mario pipe? . . . Justin Time is a new animated program for pre-schoolers that brings that bound-less creativity to the small screen. The show centers on Justin, a young boy who imagines himself traveling around the world at diff erent points in history.”—Torontoist
“Tired of preschool cartoons spending an inordinate amount of time on bor-ing matching games, talking down its audience, or afraid of going out on a creative limb? If so, then meet Justin Time . . . . The series is about trust and teamwork—whether nestled deep in the jungle or perched high on top of a snowcapped mountain—and the many other elements of friendship most conducive to having a great time (and learning a thing or two along the way). Justin Time encourages a kind of freewheeling imagination that hopes to leave the didactic and lazy storytelling of yester-animation in the dust.”—Animation Insider
This debut series is based on episodes from a new animated television show (airing on PBS Sprout in the United States April 2012 and Disney Junior in Canada September 2012).
All aboard! Justin and his pal Squidgy imagine themselves behind the wheel of a classic steam train, delivering important cargo for their friend Olive. But they discover it’s not easy getting through the Canadian wilderness. Will their barrel of maple syrup make it to Flap Jack Falls in time for the Pancake Festival? Never give up!
Justin Time The Pancake Express
Brandon James Scott
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Immedium Immedium
A boy transforms into animals, trying to disobey and outwit his mom—
Ben 10 meets Dr. Doolittle.
Marketing PlansNational print and online campaign • Social media campaign
Author Events Los Angeles, CA
Author Hometown: Valencia, CA
JUVENILE FICTION September
8½ x 10½ | 36 pp Color illustrations throughout
Trade Cloth US $15.95 | CAN $17.50 978-1-59702-029-9 USC
Ages 3 to 8
“[David Derrick’s] artwork is unique due to his experience in the fi lm and animation industry. To animate literally means to give life. David conveys movement and life in his pieces through strong poses and powerful gestures.”—Artists for Conservation
Ben loved pretending he was an animal. But when his mom said, “Clean up for dinner,” Ben claimed, “Animals don’t, so I won’t.” However, he didn’t ex-pect two could play the same game!
Next child and parent transform into penguins, leopards, bears, and more animals in a humorous and enlightening dance of wits. This inventive tale re-invents the familiar bedtime routine.
Animals Don’t, So I Won’t David G. Derrick Jr.
The Teen Titans meet Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: an Asian-inspired team of
heroes à la Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Marketing PlansNational print and online campaign • Social media campaign • Author tour
Author Events Los Angeles, CA • San Francisco, CA • Boston, MA
Author Hometown: Boston, MAIllustrator Hometown: San Rafael, CA
JUVENILE FICTION October
8 x 11 | 36 pp Color illustrations throughout
Trade Cloth US $15.95 | CAN $17.50 978-1-59702-034-3 USC
Ages 3 to 8
“An enchanting tale of magic, heroism, and plenty of action. . . . They’ve con-jured up something classic, yet so new. I love it.”—Dan Yaccarino
From their treehouse headquarters come fi ve teen titans and their wise teacher. Now they must save the “Zez,” a mystical Asiatic beast, from an en-croaching civilization, the menacing General Moon, and his soldiers. Using all their varied powers, can the Treehouse Heroes protect their new friend and restore the balance of nature?
Written by a Dark Horse comics editor and illustrated by a Star Wars: The Clone Wars animator, this fresh blend of adventure and lyrical art will excite young readers.
The Treehouse Heroes The Forgotten Beast
Phil AmaraIllustrated by Alina Chau
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Kube Publishing Ltd
Marketing Plans
Advance reader copies
• Blog tour on middle-reader books and children’s grief counseling sites
• Reviews in library journals• Co verage in Muslim interest and parenting
magazines• Social media campaign• Outreach to cancer support groups and
bereavement charities• Promotion through: www.stories-of-light.com
JUVENILE FICTION January
A Paperback Original The Islamic Foundation
5⅛ x 7¾ | 150 pp B&W illustrations throughout
Trade Paper US $9.95 | CAN $10.99 978-0-86037-499-2 USC
Ages 10 to 15 A raw and emotional journal charting the death of Nur’s mother to cancer.
Winner of the Unpublished Muslim Writer’s Award 2011.
She wrapped her arms around me and said, “Nur! I know. I don’t want to go. But all I can do is keep trusting in Allah. Nur, I will always be with you! My love and advice will always be with you to guide you in the right direction.” She patted my heart. “They are forever sealed inside this little place.”
Writing on the pages of her journal, Nur, a teenage girl in Canada, charts the onset and advance of her mother’s cancer. Nur watches her mother’s body begin to shrink and her mood begin to darken. And when family and friends begin to encroach, Nur must face the prospect of her mother’s looming death.
Nur bears the crushing loss and fi nds her adolescent life more demanding and complex. But with the legacy of her mother’s love, her family’s support, and the guidance of her faith, she manages to overcome the searing pain and use her newfound strength to bring joy to the lives of others, showing them that after death wings can expand.
Mehded Maryam Sinclair is a professional storyteller with twenty-fi ve years of experience. Her career as a touring and teaching artist began with Vermont Council. She lived in Turkey for ten years, teaching language and story telling, and now resides in Amman, Jordan. Mehded is the author of two picture books, Miraculous Happenings in the Year of the Elephant and A Trust of Treasures (both pub-lished by Kube Publishing, Ltd).
When Wings Expand Mehded Maryam Sinclair
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Kube Publishing Ltd Kube Publishing Ltd
A collection of lively, well-loved stories from the life of the Prophet Muhammad.
Marketing PlansNational print and online campaign • Social media campaign
Author Hometown: Cathedral City, CA
JUVENILE FICTION October
A Paperback Original The Islamic Foundation
8½ x 5¾ | 120 pp B&W illustrations throughout
Trade Paper US $8.95 | CAN $9.99 978-0-86037-103-8 USC
Ages 8 to 12
This book is a collection of eighteen lively, well-loved stories from the life of the Prophet Muhammad. They highlight the main stations of his life—from orphaned child to Prophet of God and beloved leader of all Muslims.
The book includes twenty-three charming illustrations that off er a glimpse of the world in which the stories are set.
Mardijah Aldrich Tarantino is of American and French heritage. She has traveled widely and enjoys painting, languages, and writing for children. She lives in Cathedral City, California.
Marvelous Stories from the Life of Muhammad
Mardijah Aldrich Tarantino
Imam al-Ghazali is a towering Muslim fi gure from the eleventh century whose thoughts
and actions changed Islam forever. Marketing PlansNational print and online campaign • Social media campaign
JUVENILE NONFICTION January
A Paperback Original 5⅜ x 7⅜ | 84 pp
7 color photographs, 16 color illustrations, and 4 maps
Trade Paper US $9.95 | CAN $10.99 978-1-84774-030-4 USC
Ages 15 to 19
In this short biography you will discover how Imam al-Ghazali rose from his humble background as a fatherless young boy to become the preeminent Muslim scholar of the eleventh century and a towering fi gure in the history of Islamic thought. It also reveals why, after years of success, he left behind his prestigious teaching position and became a penniless traveler trying to expe-rience the peace of a contented inner life.
With illustrations, photographs, and maps, the rich and diverse world that produced al-Ghazali is vividly brought alive.
Edoardo Albert is a London-based writer of Italian and Sri Lankan extraction.
Imam al-Ghazali A Concise Life
Edoardo Albert
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Leapfrog Press
“When Louis was home in Queens, neighborhood kids would gather around as he brought them into jazz. His music still vibrantly lives around the world, and his spirit of humaneness lives in Travels with Louis by Mick Carlon, teacher of jazz to the young of all ages.”—Nat Hentoff
“Thanks to his friendship with the great Louis Armstrong, twelve-year old Fred sees his world expand from ice cream and baseball in Queens to jazz at the Village Vanguard, a civil rights sit-in in Nashville, and ecstatic concerts in London and Paris. A wonderful story, which rings true on many levels.”—Michael Cogswell, director, Louis Armstrong House Museum
“Carlon is driven by a love divided evenly between the subject and the act of writing itself.”—Brian Morton, author of The Penguin Guide to Jazz
Praise for Mick Carlon’s Riding on Duke’s Train :
“In schools where students are lucky enough to experience classroom jazz studies, this title, combining rich musical history and a ‘you are there’ ap-proach, is a natural.”— Kirkus Reviews
“Enthralling. . . . An adventure story with a smart, historical framework.”— ForeWord , Recommended Books for Kids
“A ripping good yarn.”—Brian Morton
Queens, 1959. Twelve-year-old Fred loves reading, baseball, and playing trumpet with his neighbor, Louis Armstrong. Fred accompanies Louis to Nashville, where he encounters a Civil Rights lunch counter strike, and to London and Paris. Characters include Langston Hughes, Dizzy Gillespie, and Duke Ellington. Says jazz photographer Jack Bradley, “Reading this book is like visiting my friend again. This is the way he was, folks.”
Marketing Plans
Co-op availableAdvance reader copies available at ALA and MLA
• National print and online campaign: outreach to schools, children’s, parenting, and jazz magazines and websites
• Social media campaign • Promotion through: The Louis Armstrong
House Museum, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and www.mickcarlon.com
Author Events
Bridgeport, CT • Washington, DC • Tallahassee, FL • Boston, MA • Cape Cod, MA •
Dartmouth, MA • Martha’s Vineyard, MA • Manhattan, NY • New York, NY • Providence, RI
Author Hometown: Centerville, MA
JUVENILE FICTION September
A Paperback Original LeapKids
5¼ x 7¾ | 240 pp Trade Paper US $9.95 | CAN $10.99
978-1-935248-35-4 USC Ages 8 to 15
eBook ISBN: 978-1-935248-36-1 W
The warm-hearted story of Louis Armstrong and twelve-year-old Fred, who learns about jazz—and life—from the great musician himself.
Travels with Louis Mick Carlon
Also Available
Riding on Duke’s Train Mick Carlon
JUVENILE FICTION LeapKids
5¼ x 7¾ | 160 pp Trade Paper US $9.95 | CAN $10.99
978-1-935248-06-4 USC Ages 6 to 12
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Selected Backlist from Leapfrog Press
The Last Notebook of Leonardo
B.B. Wurge
JUVENILE FICTION 5¼ x 7¾ | 154 pp
B&W illustrations throughout Trade Paper US $9.95 | CAN $12.00
978-1-935248-14-9 USC Ages 8 to 12
Riding on Duke’s Train Mick Carlon
JUVENILE FICTION 5¼ x 7¾ | 160 pp
Trade Paper US $9.95 | CAN $10.99 978-1-935248-06-4 USC
Ages 6 to 12
Billy and the Birdfrogs B.B. Wurge
JUVENILE FICTION 5¼ x 7¾ | 178 pp
11 B&W illustrations Trade Paper US $9.95 | CAN $10.95
978-0-9815148-2-6 USC Ages 8 to 12
Squiggle B.B. Wurge
JUVENILE FICTION 5¼ x 7¾ | 152 pp
7 B&W illustrations Trade Paper US $9.95 | CAN $11.50
978-0-9815148-9-5 USC Ages 8 to 12
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Manic D Press
Marketing Plans
• National print and online campaign • Social media campaign
Author Events
Portland, ME • Amherst, MA • Boston, MA •New York, NY • Providence, RI
Author Hometowns: North Adams, MA
JUVENILE FICTION / POP CULTURE September
6 x 9 | 44 pp Color illustrations throughout
Paper over Board US $14.95 | CAN $16.50 978-1-933149-25-7 W*
Ages 4 and up
In a world with too many rules, Wild Child is free to be herself, doing and learning as she pleases .
“ A Rule Is To Break says: Go ahead and throw your best self a party! So glad it exists.”—Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses)
“After encountering the lively little anarchist in John and Jana’s delightful A Rule Is To Break , I will always remember the playful little devil with a mind of her own. A children’s book on anarchy seems somehow just right: an instinc-tive, intuitive sense of fairness, community, and interdependence sits natu-rally enough with a desire for participatory democracy, self-determination, and peace and global justice.”—Bill Ayers, author of To Teach: The Journey in Comics and Fugitive Days
Simply celebrating childhood: the joy, the wonder of discovery, the spontane-ity, and strong emotions. . . . Wild Child is free to do as she pleases. A Rule Is To Break: A Child’s Guide to Anarchy follows Wild Child as she learns about just being herself and how that translates into kid autonomy. It presents the ideas of challenging societal expectations and tradition and expressing yourself freely in kid-terms that are both funny and thought provoking—it even functions as a guidebook for adults to understand what it is to be a critically thinking, crea-tive individual. Wild Child is the role model for disobedience that is some-times civil.
John Seven and Jana Christy ’s previous collaboration The Ocean Story won Creative Child magazine’s 2011 Creative Child Award Seal of Excellence and was shortlisted for the 2012 Green Earth Book Award.
A Rule Is To Break A Child’s Guide to Anarchy
John Seven and Jana Christy
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Manic D Press Manic D Press
Marketing Plans
• National print and online campaign • Social media campaign
Author Hometowns: North Adams, MA
JUVENILE FICTION / MUSIC March
8 x 10 | 32 pp Color illustrations throughout
Paper over Board US $15.95 | CAN $17.50 978-1-933149-67-7 W*
Ages 3 and up
Happy Punks 1 2 3 is what happens when Richard Scarry collides with Joey Ramone .
“To call Happy Punks 1 2 3 ‘adorable’ would be an understatement. It tells us ‘Welcome to Planet Earth!’ and ‘Here’s some cool stuff you could do in life!’”—Teresa Taylor, B*tthole Surfers
Welcome to New Flip City, a Busytown for a new era and home of the Happy Punks, twelve colorful, fun-loving, and creatively exciting friends. Come along as the Happy Punks get ready for their big show and are joined by their friends, a collection of animals, robots, zombies, snowmen, cavemen, and more who make life in New Flip City fun—and who all love to dance at the end of the day! In Happy Punks 1 2 3 we meet each of the punks as they go through their day, explore New Flip City, meet up with their friends, and have a big party with music and dancing. We also learn to count to twelve!
John Seven and Jana Christy are a married creative team living in western Massachusetts. They have published several books together, including the award-winning science picture book The Ocean Story , recipient of the Creative Child Award Seal of Excellence.
Happy Punks 1 2 3 A Counting Story
John Seven and Jana Christy
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Nobrow Press
Sea monsters, shipwrecks, and tumultuous oceans: expert
illustrator Kellie Strøm imagines the worst that could happen at sea!
JUVENILE FICTION October
Leporello 5½ x 9⅜ | 20 pp
Color illustrations throughout Slipcased US $16.00 | CAN $17.50
978-1-907704-33-8 USC Ages 5 and up
Inspired by the tall tales of doomed voyages passed down from sailor to son for generations, Kellie Strøm delivers a concertina book detailing fantastical monsters, historical boats, and the immense power of the sea.
A master children’s book illustrator, Strøm’s rich tapestry of nautical chaos stretches over twenty panels and features terrifying beasts from the darkest depths of the ocean causing havoc against the most beautiful vessels to ever grace the seven seas, including Greek galleys, Arab dhows, Chinese junks, and Portuguese sailing ships.
An elaborate and intricate masterpiece, adults, children, and salty sea-dogs alike will adore this work.
Worse Things Happen at Sea Kellie Strøm
A stunning concertina detailing the history of aviation from Icarus to the revolutionary innovations of the
twenty-fi rst century!
JUVENILE NONFICTION October
Leporello 5½ x 9⅜ | 20 pp
Color illustrations throughout Slipcased US $16.00 | CAN $17.50
978-1-907704-35-2 USC Ages 5 and up
Respected Berlin illustrators Golden Cosmos celebrate the cultural history of fl ight in the latest title from Nobrow’s popular Leporello series. A concer-tina book, High Times unfolds to reveal a bold fi fty-four-inch panorama that can be read as a book, displayed on a mantelpiece, or framed as a beautiful print.
With their trademark bold use of color and adeptness for shape and form, Golden Cosmos lovingly recall humanity’s quest to conquer the skies. Featuring everything from Icarus’ mythological attempts to the revolutionary innovations of the Jet Age and beyond, High Times is perfect for lovers of his-tory, technology, and art alike.
High TimesA History of Aviation
Golden Cosmos
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Nobrow Press Nobrow Press
A beautiful concertina covering the defi ning events of the United States and USSR’s Cold War race into outer space.
JUVENILE NONFICTION November Leporello
5½ x 9⅜ | 20 pp Color illustrations throughout
Slipcased US $16.00 | CAN $17.50 978-1-907704-43-7 USC
Ages 5 and up
Part of Nobrow’s best-selling Leporello series, Space Race chronicles the history of humanity’s exploration of outer space during the Cold War.
Leading us through one of the defi ning chapters of the twentieth century, Tom Clohosy Cole breathlessly illustrates the momentous events that saw op-posing superpowers look to the stars in their ideological tightrope battle for supremacy.
Not only an astonishing work of art in its own right, the book comes with a fact sheet detailing important breakthroughs between 1957 and 1975. Space Race is the perfect title for adults and children alike to recall one of hu manity’s most exciting periods.
Space Race Tom Clohosy Cole
A stunning concertina detailing a night at the ballet, which anyone with an
interest in the performing arts will love!
JUVENILE NONFICTION September Leporello
5½ x 9⅜ | 20 pp Color illustrations throughout
Slipcased US $16.00 | CAN $17.50 978-1-907704-22-2 USC
Ages 5 and up
Based on a performance of Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake , Ping Zhu captures the deli cate precision and backstage bustle of ballet in this delightfully de-signed concertina book.
A tribute to the measured intensity of ballet, Zhu explores both sides of the curtain at a working dance venue. Once the book is unfolded, readers will fi nd the elegant front-of-house performance on one side and the fraught mechan-ics of the show on the other.
Swan Lake will be immediately loved by all those with an interest in the per-forming arts.
Swan Lake Ping Zhu
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Nortia Press
Marketing Plans
Advance reader copies available at ALA and BEA
• Outreach to young adult librarians and Iranian American publications and organizations
• Social media campaign• Goodreads, LibraryThing, and Twitter giveaways• Online study and discussion guide• Promotion through:
www.MeghanNuttallSayres.com
Author Hometown: Spokane, WA
JUVENILE FICTION November
6 x 9 | 224 pp Color illustrations throughout
Trade Cloth US $18.99 | CAN $20.99 978-0-9848359-0-4 USC
Ages 12 and up
Set in Persia, Night Letter is a tale of slavery, mysticism, and a damsel in distress determined to save herself.
“Intrigues, a kidnapping, and an exciting rescue attempt kept me turning the pages of this engrossing novel.”—Marilyn Carpenter, PhD, professor emeritus, Eastern Washington University, founder of The Children’s Book Compass
Anahita, a nomadic weaver living in nineteenth-century Iran, is kidnapped on the eve of her wedding and thrown into the world of slavery and the mysti-cal Sufi faith. Tinged with the fairy tale quality of her award-winning Anahita’s Woven Riddle , Meghan Nuttall Sayres weaves details of Persian culture with po-etry to create the story of a damsel in distress determined to save herself.
The book includes a discussion and study guide, Persian interior art, and cover art by award-winning Tehran-based artist Rashin Kheirieh.
Meghan Nuttall Sayres is a tapestry weaver who has traveled in Turkey, Iran, and Central Asia, where she has met with scholars, carpet weavers, dye-masters, and merchants to study the age-old techniques, symbolism, and Sufi poetry that infuse many rugs woven throughout the Middle East. While re-searching Night Letter Meghan traveled by train across the deserts of Uzbekistan to the ancient cities of Samarkand and Bukhara, plotting scenes and imag-ining Anahita’s possible escape routes. Other books by Meghan include Weaving Tapestry in Rural Ireland and Daughters of the Desert: Tales of Remarkable Women From the Christian, Jewish and Muslim Traditions (as a co-author). She is also editor of the anthology Love and Pomegranates: Artists and Wayfarers on Iran . Meghan lives in Washington state.
Night Letter Meghan Nuttall Sayres
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Nortia Press Nortia Press
“A richly textured, carefully researched novel . . . excellent use of Sufi poetry and a strong cast of characters make this more than memorable. Romantic, delightful and educational too!”— Kirkus Reviews
“An engrossing story that weaves in Persian culture, history, and surround-ings, and portrays the life of a unique young woman and her quest for love.”— School Library Journal
“ Anahita’s Woven Riddle off ers a glimpse into a world not many books enter. Sayres does an excellent job developing characters that intrigue and tug at the heart.”— Historical Novels Review
When Anahita, a nomadic weaver in nineteenth-century Iran, learns that her father wants her to wed the leader of her tribe—a man she fi nds repulsive—she designs her own fate by weaving a riddle into her wedding carpet, which suit-ors must guess to win her hand.
Anahita’s Woven Riddle includes a discussion and study guide, Persian interior art, and brand new cover art by award-winning Tehran-based artist Rashin Kheirieh. She is pictured below, along with her sketches of the covers of Night Letter and Anahita’s Woven Riddle.
Meghan Nuttall Sayres ’ debut novel Anahita’s Woven Riddle has been trans-lated into several languages. Among other distinctions, it was chosen as an American Library Association (ALA) Top Ten Best Book, an American Booksellers Association Book Sense/Indie Pick, and an ALA Amelia Bloomer Feminist Choice Book.
Marketing Plans
• Promotion through: www.MeghanNuttallSa yres.com
Author Hometown: Spokane, WA
JUVENILE FICTION November
6 x 9 | 354 pp Color illustrations throughout
Trade Paper US $14.95 | CAN $16.50 978-0-9848359-2-8 USC
Ages 12 and up
An enchanting tale of a young Persian woman determined to weave her own fate.
Anahita’s Woven Riddle Meghan Nuttall Sayres
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Promopress
3D Paper Craft Robots Patrick Pasques
There is a boom of the art of paper-craft detected through the Internet and blogs by designers and artistic creators expanding the knowledge of it to a wider audience. The tri-dimensional evolution of all visual techniques de-mands how to learn to use the spatial sphere and this title gives the basis by getting used to spatial reasoning abilities. An ideal book for entertaining all the family, this title off ers a wide range of robot designs to be folded and assembled, with a retro-inspired look that will fascinate both children and adults. It is very eye-catching for those who like paper creations.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / CRAFTS & HOBBIES September
8 x 11 | 48 pp Color illustrations throughout
Trade Cloth US $14.95 | CAN $16.50 978-84-92810-64-2 USC
Ages 7 and up
A wonderful compilation of 3D paper crafts both entertaining and educational.
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Promopress Promopress
3D Paper Craft Racing Cars Patrick Pasques
There is a boom of the art of paper-craft detected through the internet and blogs by designers and artistic creators expanding the knowledge of it to a wider audience. The tri-dimensional evolution of all visual techniques de-mands how to learn to use the spatial sphere and this title gives the basis by getting used to spatial reasoning abilities. An ideal book for entertaining all the family, this title off ers a wide range of car designs to be folded and assem-bled, with a retro-inspired look that will fascinate both children and adults. It is very eye-catching for those who like paper creations.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / CRAFTS & HOBBIES September
8 x 11 | 48 pp Color illustrations throughout
Trade Cloth US $14.95 | CAN $16.50 978-84-92810-63-5 USC
Ages 7 and up
A wonderful compilation of 3D paper crafts both entertaining and educational.
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Small Beer Press
Marketing Plans
Co-op availableAdvance reader copies available at ALA
• Fliers in IndieBound White Box• Advance Access, Goodreads, and
LibraryThing giveaways• Promotion through: www.peterdickinson.com
JUVENILE FICTION / SHORT STORIES September
Big Mouth House 5½ x 8½ | 256 pp
Trade Paper US $14.95 | CAN $16.50 978-1-61873-038-1 W
Trade Cloth US $17.95 | CAN $19.99 978-1-61873-058-9 W
Ages 10 and up
eBook ISBN: 978-1-61873-039-8 W
Six new earthbound and airy stories from a two-time winner of both the Carnegie Medal and Whitbread Award.
Praise for Peter Dickinson’s children’s books:
“One of the real masters of children’s literature.”—Philip Pullman
“Peter Dickinson is a national treasure.”— The Guardian
“Magnifi cent. Peter Dickinson is the past-master story-teller of our day.”— The Times Literary Supplement
In three earthy and three airy stories, Peter Dickinson’s changelings, gry-phons, and gods get in the way of the rest of us who are struggling to fi nd someone to fall in love with, something interesting to do, somewhere to run to. These are smart, funny, provocative stories, but even as they fl oat the reader away on a cloud of myth, they remain fi rmly grounded. Includes a fore-word by the author.
Peter Dickinson is the author of over fi fty books including Eva , Emma Tupper’s Dairy , and the Michael L. Printz Honor Book The Ropemaker . He has twice re-ceived the Crime Writers’ Association’s Gold Dagger as well as the Guardian Award and Whitbread Prize. He lives in England and is married to the novel-ist Robin McKinley.
Earth and Air Tales of Elemental Creatures
Peter Dickinson
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Selected Backlist from Small Beer Press
The Freedom Maze a novel
Delia Sherman
JUVENILE FICTION 5½ x 8½ | 258 pp
Trade Cloth US $16.95 | CAN $18.50 978-1-931520-30-0 W
Ages 10 and up
The Poison Eaters and Other Stories
First Edition Holly Black
JUVENILE FICTION 5½ x 8½ | 256 pp
Trade Cloth US $17.99 | CAN $19.99 978-1-931520-63-8 W
Ages 14 and up
The Mount A Novel
Carol Emshwiller
FICTION 5½ x 8¼ | 242 pp
Trade Paper US $16.00 | CAN $19.50 978-1-931520-03-4 W
Ages 14 and up
The Shimmers in the Night A Novel
Lydia Millet
JUVENILE FICTION 5½ x 7½ | 256 pp
Trade Cloth US $16.95 | CAN $18.50 978-1-931520-78-2 W
Ages 9 to 12
The Fires Beneath the Sea First Trade Paper Edition
Lydia Millet
JUVENILE FICTION 5½ x 8½ | 256 pp
Trade Paper US $12.00 | CAN $12.99 978-1-931520-47-8 W
Ages 9 to 12
The Serial Garden First Trade Paper Edition
Joan AikenIntroduction by Garth Nix
and Lizza Aiken
JUVENILE FICTION 5½ x 8½ | 320 pp
Trade Paper US $16.00 | CAN $17.50 978-1-931520-82-9 USC
Ages 10 and up
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Bilingual Readersc/ Aguas, 3—bajo dcha.28005 MadridSPAINExecutives: Deanna Lyles and Íñigo Gilph 011 34 91 758 [email protected] prefixes: 978-84-937273,
978-0-9568171
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Cinco Puntos Press701 Texas AvenueEl Paso, TX 79901Executives: Bobby and Lee Byrdph 915/838-1625f 915/[email protected] prefixes: 978-0-938317, 978-1-933693
Enchanted Lion Books20 Jay Street, Studio M-18Brooklyn, NY 11201Publisher: Claudia Bedrick ph 646/[email protected] prefix: 978-1-59270
ImmediumP.O. Box 31846San Francisco, CA 94131-0846Executive: Oliver Chinph 415/452-8546f 360/[email protected] prefix: 978-1-59702
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978-1-874166, 978-1-906850
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Fulcrum Publishing4690 Table Mountain DriveGolden, CO 80403Executives: Derek Lawrence and Sam Scintaph 303/277-1623f 303/[email protected],
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978-0-9725776, 978-1-936218
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Kube Publishing LtdMCC, Ratby LaneMarkfieldLeicestershire, LE67 9SYUNITED KINGDOMExecutives: Haris Ahmad and Farooq Muradph 011 44 (0) 1530 249 230f 011 44 (0) 1530 249 [email protected] prefixes: 978-0-86037, 978-0-9536768,
978-1-84774
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978-0-9679520, 978-0-9728984, 978-0-9815148, 978-1-9352480, 978-1-9352481
Long River Press360 Swift Avenue, Suite 48South San Francisco, CA 94080Executive: Chris Robynph 650/872-7718 ext. 312f 650/[email protected] prefixes: 978-1-59265, 978-0-9821816,
978-0-8351
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Nobrow Press62 Great Eastern StreetLondon, EC2A 3QRUNITED KINGDOMExecutives: Sam Arthur and Alex Spiroph 011 44 (0) 207 033 [email protected] prefixes: 978-0-9562135,
978-1-907704
Small Beer Press150 Pleasant Street #306Easthampton, MA 01027Executives: Gavin J. Grant and Kelly Linkph/f 413/[email protected] prefixes: 978-1-931520, 978-1-61873
Index by Title 35
3D Paper Craft Racing Cars, 303D Paper Craft Robots, 29
AAnahita’s Woven Riddle, 28Animals Don’t, So I Won’t, 18
BBear Despair, 10
CCadillac Chronicles, 5Count Me In, 7
DDistrict Comics, 15Don’t Say a Word, Mamá / No Digas
Nada, Mamá, 6
EEarth and Air, 31
GGood Morning/Buenos días, 1Good Night/Buenas noches, 1
HHappy Punks 1 2 3, 24High Times, 25
IImam al-Ghazali, 20
JJustin Time, 17
MMarvelous Stories from the Life of
Muhammad, 20Mr. Orange, 9My Father’s Arms Are A Boat, 14
NNight Letter, 27Nora the Mind Reader, 11
PPomelo Explores Color, 12
RA Rule Is To Break, 23
SSpace Race, 26Swan Lake, 26
TTravels with Louis, 21The Treehouse Heroes, 18
VVertical, 3
WWaterloo & Trafalgar, 13When Wings Expand, 19Worse Things Happen at Sea, 25
36 Index by Subject
JUVENILE FICTIONAnahita’s Woven Riddle, 28Animals Don’t, So I Won’t, 18Bear Despair, 10Cadillac Chronicles, 5District Comics, 15Don’t Say a Word, Mamá /
No Digas Nada, Mamá, 6Earth and Air, 31Good Morning/Buenos días, 1Good Night/Buenas noches, 1Happy Punks 1 2 3, 24Justin Time, 17
Marvelous Stories from the Life of Muhammad, 20
Mr. Orange, 9My Father’s Arms Are A Boat, 14Night Letter, 27Nora the Mind Reader, 11Pomelo Explores Color, 12A Rule Is To Break, 23Travels with Louis, 21The Treehouse Heroes, 18Vertical, 3Waterloo & Trafalgar, 13When Wings Expand, 19Worse Things Happen at Sea, 25
JUVENILE NONFICTION3D Paper Craft Racing Cars, 303D Paper Craft Robots, 29Count Me In, 7High Times, 25Imam al-Ghazali, 20Space Race, 26Swan Lake, 26