FOREIGN RIGHTS Bologna 2016 - Alp Arts · 2016-03-31 · published a revised edition of the much loved book Jamie the little seal. In a slightly larger size and a new sprightly design,

FOREIGN RIGHTS

Bologna 2016

Why are you having a party?Party, animals, having fun

De Vier Windstreken is celebrating because Ingrid

and Dieter Schubert have illustrated a De Vier

Windstreken picture book for the very first time!

Their comical illustrations in cheerful colours always

make us smile. And they happen to fit perfectly with

Monique Berndes’ playful text.

Squirrel invites everyone to a party because he’s had

a good day. The other animals in the forest think

that’s rather odd. Is that really a good reason for

having a party? Owl certainly thinks so: “Everything

that makes you happy is a good reason for a party.”

Because all the animals can think of their own

reasons, a lot of parties are planned that night. But

who’s left to come to them?Always a reason for a partyIngrid & Dieter Schubert (illustrations)Monique Berndes (text)

For age 4+21.5 x 28.7 cm32 pagesISBN 978 90 5116 443 5Price € 14.50

Ingrid & Dieter Schubert (Amsterdam) have been making picture books and books of bedtime stories together for over thirty years. For each new book they create new heroes loved by both younger and older readers. And that is why a lot of their books, such as Little big feet, Wild Will and The tiny mouse have been translated into other languages.

Monique Berndes (Watervliet BE, born in Hengelo) takes care of her five children ánd demented elderly. To relax herself she writes children’s books which contain a lot of humour and just the right amount of tension. There’s always a reason for a party is the first picture book she has written.

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Explorers aren’t afraid of waterAnimals, facing challenges, farm

Ever heard of a sea pig or a sea mouse? Or a sea cow?

You haven’t? Well, they are real! Dog has even met

his very very very distant cousin, the seal. He tells his

friends all about it.

If farm animals live in the sea, there has to be a sea

chicken too, Chicken thinks excitedly. She makes

herself a diving suit and goes on a search.

Chicken doesn’t find a sea chicken, but she does find

a flying fish without a name. And it just so happens

that this fish would love to be her sea chicken!

An original and funny story by Joke Eikenaar, about

a chicken who wants to prove to her friends that

the sea chicken does in fact exist. The water colour

illustrations with shifting perspectives

make for a cheery look and feel.

Joke Eikenaar (Zwolle) has been writing and drawing since she was a little girl, but for several years her career led her down a different path. She found her true passion when she got the chance to illustrate special education school books in 1999. Nowadays she’s also writing a lot again. Searching for the sea chicken is the second picture book of which Joke is both author and illustrator.

Searching for the sea chickenJoke Eikenaar (text and illustrations)

For age 4+21.5 x 28.7 cm32 pages

ISBN 978 90 5116 459 6Price € 14.50

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A monster of a birthday party!Birthday, monsters

Carl knows all there is to know about adventures.

But to join them, that wasn’t his thing. That’s why no

one wants to join his birthday theme: even though

it will be a monster party, all his class mates think

it will be boring. And indeed, when the party has

started, it’s more cosy than scary. Until a stranger is

coming in…

Crumm...Ruud Bruijn (text and illustrations)


ISBN 978 90 5116 453 4Prijs ca. € 14,50

An amazingly crazy

book with detailed

illustrations in which

you can discover all

kinds of things!

Ruud Bruijn (Krommenie) has illustrated a lot of children’s and youth literature and made covers of many books. He has made illustrations for magazines as Margriet, Ouders van Nu and Donald Duck. The last few years he has worked a lot for educational publishers.

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Lena & Lily Helen van Vliet (text and illustrations)


ISBN 978 90 5116 251 6Price € 14.50

Helen van Vliet (Rotterdam) makes illustrations for magazines, newspapers, children’s books publishers and design studio’s. Her work has been awarded several times, amongst others by the Flemish children’s books panel.

An ode to all grandmothersGetting older, taking care of each other, changes

Illustrator Helen van Vliet has always been crazy

about her grandmothers. She loved visiting, playing

games and making things with them. And so the first

picture book she illustrated and wrote had to be an

ode to all grandmothers.

Lena & Lily shows us several scenes from the life of a

grandmother and her grandchild. As they both grow

older, their relationship changes: at first the child

is dependent upon the grandchild, and later it’s the

other way around. What doesn’t change, is their love

for one another.

A touching, personal story by Helen van Vliet,

relatable for many.

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Girls can become lion tamers too!Talent, courage, circus

Kayla lives in the circus. She dreams of becoming a

lion tamer. But lion taming is no job for little girls

– or so a boy in her class tells her. With the help of

Selma, the lazy circus cat, Kayla thinks of a plan.

She will show that she can be anything she puts her

mind to! Then a lion escapes and he almost attacks

her classmate. But who is the one to save him?

Kayla of course!

Marloes Kemming (Amsterdam) is a communications advisor. Besides this she writes (children’s) books and articles about food and traveling. She debuted in November 2015 with Het kleine leven van Norbert Jones (Xander Uitgevers), because she had won the Coffeecompany Book Award 2015.

Connie Snoek (Nederhemert) produced theatre shows until 2009, when she began illustrating. Therefore she usually employs acrylic combined with alkyd, ink and pencil. Her biggest sources of inspiration are nature and Asia.

Kaila de leeuwentemmerConnie Snoek (illustrations)Marloes Kemming (text)


ISBN 978 90 5116 435 0Price € 14.50

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Daddy’s place between the starsMourning, memories

It’s sometimes hard for children to think about

where someone has gone after they’ve died.

Little hedgehog Jerry still thinks a lot about his

father, who ‘disappeared into the traffic’. In the

hope of finding him, Jerry sneaks out at night to

cross the dangerous road. On the other side he

finds his father, who explains that he won’t be

coming home. Then the little hedgehog starts to

understand…

A warm picture book written in rhyme and full

of fantastical illustrations to help children in the

process of mourning.

NBD Biblion about Guardians of the stars:This beautiful, lovely picture book has been lavishly illustrated with cheerful, imaginative colour drawings.

Previously published by this super duo:

Guardian of the starsISBN 978 90 5116 446 6Prijs € 14,50

The other sideIllustrator: Harmen van StraatenAuthor: Mark Haayema


ISBN 978 90 5116 450 3Price € 14.50Harmen van Straaten

(Arnhem) illustrated his first children’s book in 1987 and has since gone on to illustrate over four hundred books. He has won several awards both in the Netherlands and abroad. He illustrated and wrote the story for about fifty books.

Mark Haayema (Amsterdam) writes children’s books and plays. He acted in and was a puppeteer for Sesame Street, Woozle & Pip and several other Dutch television shows. At the moment he’s part of the War Horse cast and a contestant in a television show about puppeteers.

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There’s lots to find on the beachSea, collecting, fantasy

The happy little seal Jamie is very huggable. He’s

kind to all animals and humans he meets, and

always willing to lend a helping hand. Jamie’s

adventures tickle the imagination of toddlers. Who

doesn’t want to run into a seal like Jamie on the

beach?

Jamie’s trying to teach Ella how to swim, but that’s

easier said than done. Combing the beach together

is much easier and they find the most beautiful

treasures. But what’s that? Is it a crocodile? It’s

dangerous! What do they do? When they inch

closer they see what it really is… just a big log!

Monica Maas was born on the island of Texel and still lives there today. She’s illustrated school books and magazines such as Bobo and Libelle. She’s made over a hundred children’s books, including the worldwide famous ones about a little bear called Bobbi (published by Kluitman).

Jamie combs the beachMonica Maas (text and illustrations)

For age 3+18 x 21 cm32 pages

ISBN 978 90 5116 364 3Price € 9.95

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Another adventure with Jamie!Sea, animals

Because Jamie the little seal did so well, a second

book about him hits the bookstores this spring:

Jamie and Gull. It features all kinds of sea creatures,

such as a bass, a crab and a little sea horse. So

toddlers can get to know the animals that live in

the ocean.

There’s this gull that keeps calling coo-coo-coo.

Jamie doesn’t know it. He makes fun of the gull and

calls him a “poo gull”. But the black-headed Gull is

having none of that…

SPLAT!

Jamie knows right away what’s happened. He’s

been pooed on!

Jamie and GullMonica Maas (text and illustration)


ISBN 978 90 5116 983 6Price € 9.95

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Jamie’s back!Sea, mothers, getting lost

In October of last year, De Vier Windstreken

published a revised edition of the much loved book

Jamie the little seal. In a slightly larger size and a

new sprightly design, but with the same endearing

illustrations by Monica Maas, known from her

books about Suzy and Bobby the little bear.

Jamie lives on a sandbank together with the other

seals. One day he decides to go for swim, all alone.

When he get lost he worries he’ll never see his

mum again…

In the back of the book, the reader will find more

on what life is like for little seals like Jamie. Jamie the little sealMonica Maas (text and illustration)


ISBN 978 90 5116 290 5Price € 9.95

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How to turn a stone into a sparkling starStars, patience, perseverance

Have you ever heard of the guardians of the

stars? They live far away, beyond the very last

dwarf planet. These guardians are very important,

because they make sure that the sky is filled with

sparkling stars every night. But those stars start out

as rocks…

Mack gets a stone on his fourth birthday. But how

does his stone become a star? And how many more

times does he have to try before he will succeed?

Guardian of the starsIllustrator: Harmen van StraatenAuthor: Mark Haayema


ISBN 978 90 5116 446 6Price € 14.50

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Esther Leeuwrik (Gouda) was one of the winners of the Dutch publishing house Lemniscaat’s 2014 illustration contest. She tries to capture a sense of wonder in her light and playful illustrations. At the same time, she wants them to be meaningful. You can find it in the smallest things when you look a little closer.

Judith Kunkeler studied anthroposophy in the Netherlands, the United States and England. While abroad, she sent her nieces – one of them our very own graphic designer – postcards with short stories and encouraged them to do the same. She liked to stimulate their imagination. At the age of 51 Judith died from the effects of MS. Posthumously, her first picture book has now been published.

Where is nowhere? Friendship, searching, being missed

For a very long time, Dawn had been

fascinated with NOWHERE. When something

got lost at home her mother always said: ‘I

can’t find it. It’s nowhere!’

When they found it again, Dawn had always

wondered where it had been.

That’s why, one day, she decided she would

leave. She took the money from her piggy

bank and took off. But then she got lost…

SomewhereIllustrator: Esther LeeuwrikAuthor: Judith Kunkeler

For age 4+21.5 x 28.7 cm32 pagesISBN 978 90 5116 381 0Price € 14,50

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With Vera time passes quickly Playing games, friendship

Finley and Dolly are really bored and start

fighting. But Vera knows just what to do. There

are plenty of chores around the house they can

help Vera with.

But that’s not what Finley and Dolly want to do,

they want to play!

A wonderful Vera the Mouse-book, filled with all

kinds of fun little games.

Playing games with VeraAuthor & illustrator: Marjolein Bastin


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A basket filledwith storiesFantasy, witches, curiosity

Madam Sophie is a witch, but she isn’t scary and

not dangerous at all. She’s a story witch. She’s

always carrying a basket, filled with things that

she’s found. Like a little wing. It belonged to an

elf, she says. And mermaid scales too, right out of

the trash. And what kind of stone is that…? You

think of something!

The Story WitchIllustrator: Iris CompietAuthor: Christien Boomsma


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Looking for a little friendPerseverance, searching, friendship

Ralph gets a little rabbit for his birthday. But the

next morning, he finds Ronald missing from his

cage. So what do you do? You go after him!

But that’s easier said than done. Ralph works hard

to enlarge the tunnel that Ronald made. Then he

meets Mole, and later every time he puts his head

above the ground, he finds a new surprise. When he

finds Ronald in the end, he would rather stay with

his rabbit friends. Thankfully, Mole does want to

stay with Ralph. So he’s found a new friend after all!

Where’s Ronald Rabbit Illustrator: Marieke van DitshuizenAuthor: Cobi Boomsma


Marieke van Ditshuizen (Amsterdam) illustrates and writes children’s stories. Her first picture book came out in 2010. Last year she was one of the winners of the illustrators competition of Lemniscaat. She also teaches courses and gives workshops about illustrating for children and adults. Cobi Boomsma (Loenen aan

de Vecht) started her career as a kindergarten teacher. She worked as a didactics/pedagogy teacher at a school for primary school teachers in Utrecht until September 2009. Nowadays, she is a self-employed education consultant and she writes articles for magazines about education and teaching young children.

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Down syndrome, love

Once upon a time there were two royal children.

They were so very sweet. They had a throne, a crown,

a golden bed.

Sometimes they’d start to laugh. All of a sudden.

Their laugh wasn’t just any old laugh. But a genuine

burst of laughter. Anyone who heard them would have

no choice but to join in.

They were special. Just that. A miracle. These two royal

children.

Look, the bird is singing, the first book of Bente Jonker

and Moniek Peek, was esteemed highly.

The text evoked compassion, the illustrations

brought colour en brightness to the story of a little

girl born deaf.

Sweeter than sweet is a beautiful, poetic story that

draws you into the fantasy world of two children

with Down syndrome. Once again the poetic text

and colourful illustrations will touch everyone and

take you into a world that is different.

Sweeter than sweetIllustrator: Moniek PeekAuthor: Bente Jonker


Children with Down syndrome in the spotlights

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Saying goodbye in your own way Mourning, missing

Everybody deals in another way with loss.

Maybe sometimes it looks like others grieve less.

At least, that is what Dog thinks, but if he listens

and looks around he sees that the other animals

on the farm also miss Farmer.

The illustrations of Helen van Vliet make the

grief of the animals almost tangible. Kristina Van

Remoortel soothes it with her poetical text. In

this way this topic becomes open to discussion

for young children as well.

Helen van Vliet (1963) has been drawing since she was little and has worked for magazines, newspapers, children’s book publishers and design studios. She’s received several awards from the Dutch Designers Organization and the Children’s Book Jury in Belgium.

Kristina Van Remoortel (1988) does everything she likes. Previous years she was family mentor, chef in a monastery, trainer and choreographer of children’s dance. Now she make her début as writer of Mole’s

Mole’s hillsIllustrator: Helen van VlietAuthor: Kristina Van Remoortel


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A sleepover with a sealThe sea, sleepovers, letters in a bottle

Suzy lives on an island, in a cozy little house that’s

all crooked because of the wind. One night, when

it’s particularly stormy, Sealy seeks shelter from

the rain. He wants to do everything that Suzy

does: eat pancakes, take a bath and sleep under a

soft blanket. But he doesn’t like it as much as he

thought he would…

Reading Suzy, you can almost feel the cool ocean

air on your skin!

Monica Maas was born on the island of Texel and still lives there today. She’s illustrated school books and magazines such as Bobo en Libelle. She’s made over a hundred children’s books, including one about a little bear called Bobbi.

SuzyAuthor and illustrator: Monica Maas


ISBN 978 90 5116 246 2Price 1 13.95

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Amazing stories in a poolImagination, travelling

Ellie thinks her back yard is pretty boring.

“Want to go for a fly?” the crocodile asks.

“Yes, I do,” Ellie says, “to an island.”

The beginning of an adventurous journey for Ellie.

Her little crocodile pool flies her to far away lands

where she makes new friends. But is it just her

imagination? The fish in the bowl and the necklace

made of crocodile teeth beg to differ…

Marieke van Ditshuizen made the illustrations by

cutting out the shapes and gluing them onto the

background. The result is a fantastic picture book

with a lot of depth, with tissues as clouds and

sewing thread for the crocodile teeth necklace.

My little flying poolIllustrator: Marieke van Ditshuizen Author: Gerard Delft


ISBN 978 90 5116 985 0Price € 13.95

After staying abroad and following courses there, Marieke van Ditshuizen (Amsterdam) decided to become an illustrator in 2003. Simply because that’s what she loves to do. After a lot of experimenting, her first picture book called Macy Monkey Tail was published by Leopold in 2010.

Gerard Delft (Zandvoort) worked for over forty years in primary education, twenty of which as head of school. He’s already written eleven children’s books and four plays for children. He thought up the story for his first picture book My little flying pool for his two grandchildren.

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What a show!Circus, counting

In a circus there’s a lot to be seen and to

experience: a wolf walks a tight rope, two bears

balance on a ball, three sheep are together a tower

of wool... Children will enjoy counting to ten. On

every page of this colourful picture book there’s a

short poem about the digit.

The illustrations of Els Vlieger are very special.

She starts them on paper and colours them with

a computer. Depth arises by placing patterns,

images and texts in those colours. She’s inspired

by illustrations of the fifties, paisley fabrics, the

wonderful work of Lisbeth Zwerger and old Books.

Ladies and gentlemen...Author and illustrator: Els Vlieger For age 3+21,5 x 28,7 cm32 pages

ISBN 978 90 5116 300 1Price 3 13.95

Els Vlieger (Leiderdorp, 1967) studied art history in Leiden en after that she’s worked in the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Two years later she’s moved to Leuven (Belgium). In 2012 she graduated cum laude at the art academy of Leuven with the project Ladies and gentlemen...

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The charm of a smile...Fairytale, laughing, love

Beginning of 2012 author and illustrator Coby

Hol has passed away, at the age of 68. To honour

her and her work, The smile of the princess is now

published, a very special book which she made just

before she died.

In this fairytale the princess had a very beautiful

smile. Everyone who saw it for just a moment,

became immediately happy. One day the princess

got captured by a ferocious dragon. Nobody

managed to rescue her and all the happiness

disappeared out of the country. Fortunately a brave

sailor came along and saved her with his magical

dagger. Everyone smiled again when he came back

with her! The sailor received lots of presents from

the sultan, but the one from the princess he loved

most: she smiled, just at him.

Coby Hol’s studied free drawing and painting at the Koninklijke Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten in Den Haag. After that she’s teached handicraft for 25 years. Since 1989 she’s written and illustrated over thirty books, which were published in more than ten languages. Coby has become well-known for her collages of teared or cut paper, and sometimes fabrics. The smile of the princess is also made in this style.

The smile of the princessAuthor and illustrator: Coby Hol


ISBN 978 90 5116 301 8Price 3 13.95

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You can use any type of yarn to knit the mouse. Always use smaller needles than indicated on

the yarn, to prevent the stuffing from shining through the skin of your mouse.

To knit the mouse you need the following:

• 1ballSchoppellifestyleincoloroleander.Somelilayarnfortheears.

• Acircularknittingneedleor4dpns.

• Athreadofdarkyarnforthemouthandnose.

• Atapestryneedle.

• Eyes,ifyoumakeSuusjeforasmallchild,usesafetyeyes.

• Stuffing.

Abbreviations

k2 Knit 2 sts

p3 purl 3 sts

* Increase one stitch, the same as make one.

k2tog Knit 2 sts together

ssk slip, slip, knit

1 The work now looks as shown on picture 1.

[k2 k2tog]7 Repeat the instruction between the square brackets 7 times

HeadWe start knitting from the tip of the nose, cast on 9 sts and knit circuarly as follows:

32. 1 In round 32 the connection of the body is prepared as follows: p1 k5. Knit

the following 8 sts using a piece of waste yarn in a contrasting color 2 . There are

8 sts in waste yarn on the right-hand needle. Slip these 8 sts back to the left-hand

needle 3 , knit them with the main yarn and continue knitting: k13 4 p6 k5 p5.

the remaining 7 sts of this round. Continue as follows:

33. a1 k34

34. [ k3 k2tog]7

35. k28

36. [k2 k2tog]7

37. k21

38. [k1 k2tog]7

39. k14

Cutofftheyarnleavingabout10inches,threadtheyarnthroughatapestryneedleandput

the sts on the yarn; do not pull the yarn, the hole is used later to stuff your mouse.

BodyPickupallstsonbothsidesofthewasteyarn5,usingathinneedle6.Thereare8stsat

thefrontofthehead,thereare9stsatthebackRemovethewasteyarn.Putthestsonyour

regularknittingneedle.Themiddlestitchonthebackisthestartoftheround7.Allrows

startandendatthemiddleback,youmaywanttoplaceastitchmarker.

Knit the body as follows:

1. k4 k2tog k6 ssk k3

2. k3 k2tog k6 ssk k2

3. k13

4. k2 * k2* k6 * k2 * k1

5. k17

6. k5 * k1 * k1 * k4 * k1 * k1 * k4

7. k23

8. k2 * k3 * k3 * k8 * k3 * k3 * k1

9. k29

10. k6 * k5 * k1 * k6 * k1 * k5 * k5

11. k35

12. k2 * k4 * k7 * k10 * k7 * k4 * k1

13. k41

14. k7 * k9 * k1 * k8 * k1 * k9 * k6

15. In row 15 the sts for the arms are put on a piece of waste yarn as follows: knit

7 sts, put the next 11 sts on a piece of waste yarn for the first arm 8 , knit 12 sts;

pull the yarn tight at the first stitch so that the sts for the arm form a loop, put the

next 11 sts on waste yarn for the other arm and knit the remaning 6 sts. 9 You

are at the middle back again, continue knitting the body as follows:

16. k2 * k6 * k10 * k6 * k1

17. k29

18. k29

19. k2 * k8 * k10 * k8 * k1

20. k33

21. k33

22. k2 * k9 * k12 * k9 * k1

23. k37

24. k12 * k3 * k8 * k3 * k11

25. k2 * k38 * k1

26. k13 * k5 * k8 *k5 * k12

27. k46 p1

28. p2 * k11 * k7 * k8 * k7 * k11 * p1

General Instructions

MouseSarahisknittedcircularlyinonepiece.Youstartfromthehead,thenthe

body,andfinallythelegs,thearms,theearsandthetailareadded.Afteryouare

done knitting , you can immediately stuff the mouse, without having to spend

hours to sew small parts together.

SarahA pattern by Zijmaakthet

1. k9

2. k9

3. k7 * k1 * k1

4. k2 * k2 * k7

5. k13

6. k10 * k1 * k2

7. k15

8. k3* k2 * k10

9. k13 * k1 * k3

10. k19

11. k19

12. k4 * k2 * k13

13. k21

14. k21

15. k5 * k2 * k14

16. k23

17. k23

18. k23

19. k6 * k2 * k7 * k7 * k1

20. k27

21. k18 * k7 * k2

22. k29

23. k7 * k2 * k10 * k7 * k3

24. k33

25. k33

26. k33

27. k33

28. k8 * k2 * k23

29. k35

30. k35

31. k19 p6 k5 p5

Fun to read and knitCuddling, knitting

Jacob the knitted monkey loves to cuddle, while

his sister Frannie prefers to dance around with the

bunny twins. When they find a little mouse that

hasn’t been finished, they know exactly what to do:

find a pair of human hands to bring it to life!

The hands they need could belong to a mother or

a grandmother. Using the knitting pattern in the

back of the book, they can knit the little mouse

themselves. And by doing so, make Jacob’s story

come alive.

• The photos of the knitted cuddly toys make for a unique picture book

• With a knitting pattern of the little mouse in the back of the book, for experienced knitters

I think you’re cuteIllustrator: Annita WilschutAuthor: Kittie Markus

For age 3+ 21.5 x 28.7 cm32 pages

ISBN 978 90 5116 259 2Price 1 13.95

Annita Wilschut (1955) has been making knitted cuddly toys for over ten years and always writes down the patterns in Dutch and in English. Through the internet, her patterns have become popular all over the world. She started her own label Zijmaakthet (Shemadeit) in 2011 and has been selling knitting patterns to shops in Holland and Belgium ever since. She also sells patterns and materials via her own website www.zijmaakthet.com.

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The sun, the sea… vacation!

Vacation, fear of the unknown

Going on vacation is often a lot of fun, but it can be

a bit scary when you’re a toddler. Things aren’t as

they are at home: the cat can’t come, you have to

sit in the car for a long time and there’s a lot more

water in the sea than there’s in the bath tub. So

what do you do?

With this lift-the-flap book parents can prepare

their child for new situations. You can make sure

you say goodbye to the cat, stop on the way for

a pick nick, and sit on dad’s shoulders. It won’t be

half as scary that way!

• alternately half and whole pages• no text

Emma's vacation, a lift-the-flap adventureIllustrator: Jolet LeenhoutsConcept: Jolet Leenhouts and Karin Wissenburg

For age 3+ 21,5 x 21,5 cm32 pages

ISBN 978 90 5116 315 5Price 3 13,95

Jolet Leenhouts lives on the island of Texel, and has worked as a freelance illustrator for the children’s magazines Taptoe and Bobo. She’s made cartoons for Opzij magazine and de Volkskrant (a newspaper). She also developed games for Jumbo as well as the Maritime and Beachcombers Museum on Texel. She’s already illustrated over 75 children’s books.

Karin Wissenburg (Haarlem) is a copywriter and owns her own company. She’s passionate about writing clear, vibrant texts: short stories, blogs, as well commercial texts. She also teaches writing.

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One size fits allBeing afraid, belong together

Mole is afraid of the dark. Which is a problem when

your home is underground! So he decides to move.

He goes to visit the frog, the spider, the squirrel,

the snail and the chicken. But none of their houses

are fit for a mole. Where is he supposed to live?

A home for MoleIris Compiet (illustrations)Anita van den Bogaart (text)

For age 4+ Size 21,5 x 28,7 cm32 pages

ISBN 978 90 5116 203 5Price 1 13.95

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Figuren van Jeroen Bosch komen tot levenThema’s: fantasie, liefde, kunst

In 2016 is het vijfhonderd jaar geleden dat Jeroen

Bosch, Nederlands beroemdste kunstenaar uit de

middeleeuwen, is overleden. Dit wordt herdacht

met een internationale manifestatie en een landelijk

themajaar vol activiteiten, met als hoogtepunt de

overzichtstentoonstelling in het Noordbrabants

Museum (13 februari t/m 8 mei 2016).

De schilderijen van Bosch inspireerden Sarike van

Wijgerden en Sietske Mol tot het maken van kik is

op mik. Het ei met benen, de vis met het huisje, het

figuurtje met de rare snavel, ze kregen allemaal een

naam in het liefdesverhaal over Kik en Mik. Zo komt

zijn werk ook voor jonge kinderen tot leven.

Sarike van Wijgerden (Roosendaal) is illustrator en conceptontwerper. Met haar werk wil ze kinderen op een speelse en interactieve manier aan het lezen krijgen. Een project begint voor haar daarom vaak met een brainstormsessie met de doelgroep.

kik is op mikSarike van Wijgerden (illustraties)Sietske Mol (tekst)

Voorlezen vanaf 4 jaarZelf lezen op AVI-niveau E3Formaat 18,6 x 23,8 cmOmvang 44 bladzijdenNUR 217ISBN 978 90 5116 491 6Prijs ca. € 9,95Direct leverbaar

Sietske Mol (’s-Hertogenbosch) schrijft teksten voor het theater, bedrijven én kinderen. Haar tekstbureau heet Meisje op zee, want schrijven is volgens haar een groot avontuur vol onverwachte wendingen, met schipperen, vastlopen en dobberen.

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The little red van makes a pit stopFriends, pranks, travelling

Nada is one of Luke’s friends.

He’s going to say goodbye to her,

because she’s off to Morocco for six weeks.

Luke’s grandpa thinks of a prank.

Luke should go and sit in the back of Nada’s van.

And pretend he’s coming with them.

But… the van doesn’t stop!

The little red vanAuthor: Hieke van der WerffIllustrator: Jolet Leenhouts

48 pagesISBN 978 90 5116 442 8Price € 8.95

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Luna and her magic dragonAuthor: Monique BerndesIllustrator: Melchior van Rijn

AVI M415 x 21,5 cm48 pages

ISBN 978 90 5116 995 9Price € 8.95

Other titles in the “Hooray, I can read” series about Luna

Luna’s roaring mess Author: Monique BerndesIllustrator: Melchior van Rijn

AVI E415 x 21,5 cm48 pages

ISBN 978 90 5116 318 6Price € 8.95

Luna and the frogAuthor: Monique BerndesIllustrator: Melchior van Rijn

AVI M415 x 21,5 cm48 pages

ISBN 978 90 5116 038 3Price € 8.95

Together with her cat Bert, Luna is going to

magic school for the first time.

In strict Ms Aneta’s class she has to turn

someone into a frog.

But Luna knows how to do that already! She

wants to learn something new.

Luckily there’s a spell in the big book about a

dung fly.

Promptly, Luna decides to try it out on Ms Aneta.

Forgetting for a moment that frogs are crazy

about dung flies...

Luna goes to magic schoolAuthor: Monique BerndesIllustrator: Melchior van Rijn

48 pagesISBN 978 90 5116 465 7Price € 8.95

A new adventure of Luna

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Oink can do even more than open doors…Pets, contest, school

There’s a contest at school:

teach your pet a trick.

The best trick will win a prize.

Sam would love to try and win.

But what can he teach Oink?

Oink is a heroAuthor: Monique BerndesIllustrator: Mark Janssen

For age 6+15 x 21.5 cm48 pagesISBN 978 90 5116 370 4Price € 8.95

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EscapeAuthor: Ineke KraijoIllustrator: Veerle Hildebrandt


“Hooray, I can read” for older children

The books in the “Hooray, I can read” series are highly

appreciated because of the font that is also suitable

for dyslexic children and all the colourful artwork.

With Escape we introduce the “Hooray, I can read*”

series (with a star), especially meant for children

in the last years of primary school who still have a

problem with reading. In the books in this series

the main character is a bit older than usual, and the

subject connects with the experience of the readers.

In the middle of the night the phone is ringing.

She knows what that means.

She has to run, again.

She runs into the dark night.

The next day Anna falls asleep in class.

Her teacher wants to know what’s up.

Bur she can’t tell, never.

It’s a big secret.

Anna’s dad is drunk once in a while and threatens her

mother then. Anna wants him to stop, but she can’t

do that alone. And she can tell no one, can she?

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The Mole-the Mole family is looking goodAuthor: Burny BosIllustrator: Hans de Beer


New adventures of the Mole-The Mole family!

This is the Mole-the Mole family:

Mother has a job.

Father takes care of the children.

He also keeps the house clean.

Then there are the twins Stuffy and Stripes.

And grandma!

She’s old and rides around in a wheelchair.

Really fast.

An ordinary family, right?

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At the Mole-the Mole family, there is alwayssomething going on.Mother doesn’t bring enough money to the store.Father suddenly wants to make a bunk bed…But whatever happens: everything turns out fine at the end.

Everything is fine at Mole-the Mole house Illustrator: Hans de BeerAuthor: Burny Bos

For age 7+15 x 21,5 cm48 pages

ISBN 978 90 5116 154 0Price 3 8.95

A lot goes on in the Mole-the Mole home. They’re hanging new wallpaper. The twins are doing the dishes. And having fun doing it! And grandma is playing the flute. But why?

The Mole-the Mole family: Up in the airIllustrator: Hans de BeerAuthor: Burny Bos


ISBN 978 90 5116 176 2Price 3 8.95

At the Mole-the Mole family, there is always something going on. They take a trip. Or have to go to the dentist. And it’s father Mole-the Mole’s birthday. But then he fall asleep at his own party!

Family Mole-the Mole have a partyIllustrator: Hans de BeerAuthor: Burny Bos


ISBN 978 90 5116 155 7Price 3 8.95

Titles in the “Hooray, I can read” series about the Mole-the Mole family

The Mole-the Mole family have a lot of adventures. Like when Stuffy can’t sleep.When father gets lost at a theme park,or when he tries a bit too hard. When grandma takes Stuffy and Stripes to see a movie. But wait a minute… what’s that smell?

The Mole-the Mole family. What’s that smell?Illustrator: Hans de BeerAuthor: Burny Bos


ISBN 978 90 5116 319 3Price 3 8.95

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Henry and the white crowAuthor and illustrator: Géwout Esselink

AVI E415 x 21,5 cm48 pages

ISBN 978 90 5116 207 3Price 3 8.95

Kemal hears footsteps on the roof. Hoofbeats of a horse and voices!Must be burglars, Kemal thinks. They might be after my shoes!Dad quickly builds a fire in the fireplace. Now the burglars can’t come in. The next day, the teachers talks about Sinterklaas.In Kosovo, there was no such man. Maybe it wasn’t a burglar after all?

Sinterklaas isn’t a thief!Authors: Monique BerndesIllustrator: Melchior van Rijn


ISBN 978 90 5116 022 2Price 3 8.95

Other titles in the “Easy to read” series

Sam wins a prize in the lottery!What will it be?A football or a comic book?No, it’s a pig.A real life, pink pig!Sam puts him in the shed. But then he hears something. Mrs. May looks over the hedge. “You must be up to something,” she says.

Oink the watchpigAuthor: Monique BerndesIllustrator: Mark Janssen

For age 6+15 x 21.5 cm48 pages

ISBN 978 90 5116 991 1Price € 8.95

matt is out camping. his dad’s already asleep. just like his mum and his sister penny.but matt is still wide awake. he has to pee. holding a torch and umbrella, he gets out of his tent. but what’s that?it sounds like the voice of a man. or could it be a ghost?

a ghost outside our tent?Author: Hieke van der WerffIllustrator: Melchior van Rijn


ISBN 978 90 5116 202 8Price 3 8.95

Henry feels lonely,because his best friend moved away. One day he sees a flock of crows.They’re bullying a white crow. Henry takes the white crow home. He wants to help him, because he knows that having no-one to play with is not much fun at all.

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