Mr Eiffel and his wife bask in bliss.

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
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.
Can you believe, we are
the Winner of
the Landerneau Prize?!
View HERE a review
of the book
No way!
Wowww!!
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
Winner of the 2015
Children’s Book
Council of Australia
Award (Early
Childhood)
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.
Winner of the 2015
Children’s Book
Council of Australia
Award (Picture Book)
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 Marianne Dubuc
Second title
for Autumn
2016
Celebrating the launch of the book in Quebec!
Sequel title to follow
LUCIE & CIE by Marianne Dubuc (Comme des Géants, French Canada. 56pp)
in Autumn 2016
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
“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!
Launch of
Noah’s Ark in
Quebec
NEWS Marianne Dubuc
Look at those
cute Noah’s
cupcakes!
Rights sold in English language (for North America), Spain (Spanish & Catalan), Dutch and French (Quebec & France)
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 Picture Books
To be
published in
USA/Canada
(in English)
next year
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
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?!
To be
published in
France next
year
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.
RIGHTS SOLD Picture Books
Rights sold
in France,
Italy and
Germany
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, Spain
(Spanish &
Catalan),
German &
English
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!
To be published
by Helium in
France next year
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!
To be
published by
Le Seuil in
France in
Spring 2016
RIGHTS SOLD Picture Books
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.
Sold in 11
foreign
editions!
View HERE an
interview of
Jenni
Sequel title on POLAR
BEAR for autumn 2016
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 nonfiction 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.
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)
I like Mr
Nicanor’s
moustache
too!
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.
FRANKFURT Highlights (Picture books)
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.
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?!
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?
FRANKFURT Highlights (Picture books)
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.
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
NEW! Picture Books
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.
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….
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!
GRAPHIC NOVELS
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.
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.
THE FICTION CORNER
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.
Sequel title for
Spring 2016!
View the Book trailer & a review
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.
THE FICTION CORNER
View the Book trailer & a review
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 wr ites a
heart-warming story about Lua and how she finds her place in the world.
NEW!
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.
Nominated for the
2015 German Literary
Prize (Frankfurt)
A
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 selfconfidence 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.
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