Rights Catalogue Pastel Fall 2013

Frankfurt 2013 - Hall 6.1 B 111

Cat FFT 2013:Francfort 2010 30/09/13 17:03 Page 1

32 pages / 180 x 250 mm / Board BookCD with files available

Thread by Thread

Jeanne Ashbé lives in Belgium. Her universitystudies lead her to Quebec, where she workedas a language therapist in a hospital for chil-dren. Back to Belgium, she started illustratingschoolbooks, but soon, she began to illustrateher own books.

MummySpider’s cocoon lies safelyon her web. Baby Spiders are soonto be born. Little Spider, properlyattached to her thread, leaves todiscover the world. Oh my! Phew!MummySpider pulls the thread upas soon as danger arises.

Children often compare them-selves to the people surroundingthem. Here the child compares toanimals (dog, elephant, monkey,sheep) because it's more fun!«The elephant is huge. I’mnot. Theelephant has a long nose. I don’t.Yet there is one thing that the ele-phant makes just like me...»

Jeanne AshbéMario Ramos48 pages / 170 x 170 mm / Board BookNew edition / CD with files available

Mario Ramoswas born in Brussels in 1958 ofa Belgian mother and a Portuguese father.While studying graphic communication, hediscovered the fabulous drawings of TomiUngerer and Saul Steinberg. He started bycreating several posters,drawings for the pressand finally books for children, which havebecome his main activity. «Tomake little onesand adults laugh and think is the mostbeautiful recompense.»Mario Ramos has published more than 30books at Pastel. He left us in December 2012.

Not me/Me too


Happy Holidays, Lou!

Jeanne AshbéBoard Book with animations14 pages / 200 x 200mmBooklet with stickers and stencils14 pages / 200 x 200mmPlastic bag with handlesCD with files available

In a practical little bag, you’ll find a book with animations and a bookletwith stickers and stencils.

Happy Holidays, Lou!“To go on holiday, you don’t need much”. Lou packs his suitcase and he’soff! Each page presents a different animation: something to pull, slide,turn, touch… and Lou’s cool ideas to have a great holiday!

Mouf’s gamesThis little game book proposes a series of activities to be done alone orwith an adult, including reusable stickers and colouring activities. Thesegames also develop observation, memory, language… and give the oppor-tunity to have funmaking animal sounds, noises, scribbles…

Lou &Mouf series:14 titles


12 pages / 240 x 200mm / Board Book with egg shapeCD with files available

Marie Wabbes

Mummy Dog is asleep. She’s hadthree puppies. Mummy Dog ishungry, her young ones are aswell. Oh! A red ball! Mum, will youplay with us?

Three eggs in a nest, nice andwarm. Three baby birds are born.Mummy feeds them. They growup,fly away. Mummy shows the way.

MarieWabbeswas born in Brussels.Shewrote for the children’s supplement of the newspaper «LeSoir» for 15 years. She founded «Le Prix des Critiques» for children’s literature and the Belgian sec-tion of IBBY. She started to illustrate children’s books in 1965, for l’école des loisirs. Since then,she’s publishedmany picture books in France,Belgium,England and throughout theworld. In 2006,she received the Great Prize of the French-speaking community of Belgium for her contribution tochildren’s literature

Baby Dogs Baby Birds


Like a Little Yellow

Who’s coming? It’s Little Chick. Oh! But where is he now? He has sneakedin Mommy Hen and Daddy Rooster’s bed. Peekaboo! Mmm… Here, it’sgood, warm and nice! Little Chick then says: “I am a little yellow. And you,just like the shell. Ha! Ha! It’s funny!”

Michel Van Zeverenwas born in Gent, Belgium, in 1970. He enrolled in the School ofGraphic Studies (Erg) in Brussels, where he turned towards the illustration course andchildren's books in particular. He now divides his time between creating picture booksand comic strips and collaborating with different magazines.

32 pages / 200 x 230 mmCoprinting opportunity

Michel Van Zeveren


The Blankeater

The other day, something terrible happened to my blankies. It happenedwhen I was at school, Berk my duck told me all about it.First something weird came into my bedroom. Nobody paid attention toit, it looked like a soft potato. It snuck beside Rabinoo, and then…GULP! It gulped him down!At the same time, the thing morphed into Rabinoo’s shape.The blankies looked at it and understood: it was a blankeater!

40 pages / 210 x 295 mmCD with files available

Julien Béziat

Julien Béziatwas born in 1978 in Périgueux, France. Growing up, he drew and painted beside hisfather while sharing his mother’s love of books. After receiving his degree from the University ofBordeaux, he became a professor of fine arts and earned his Ph.D. While he was working andstudying, Julien began to write and illustrate for children. He now lives in Bordeaux with his wifeand two children.Mäko, his first book has been awardedwith theMontreuil Youth Book Fair Prize.


The Dancing Bear The Gold Coin

Rascal

36 pages / 230 x 200mmCoprinting opportunity

32 pages / 200 x 200mmCD with files available

Bears are big and men are small.Bears are playful and curious. Soare men’s young ones. Bears huntseals. Men sometimes hunt bears.Nanook sings, banging on his tam-bourine, and thewhite bear dancesto his song.

Rascal was born in Belgium in 1959. Afterworking in advertising,drawing posters for thetheatre and having different jobs,he decided todevote himself to children’s books.He has beenawarded theGreat Prize for children’s literatureof the French-speaking community of Belgiumfor 2009-2012.

Marius lives in Brussels.The Golden Coin is hisfirst picture book.

Text: RascalIllustrations:Marius

A grey mouse found a huge goldcoin in a field. Since she alreadyhad all she needed, Mouse askedherself what she could do with hertreasure. Unable to find an answer,she decided to pay a visit to herfriend Frog.-Look what I’ve found, my friend!-A gold coin! Gosh! Exclaimed Frog.If destiny had wanted me to find it,I would have given it to you.-You really are my best friend!Mouse said.-As true as frogs have pretty thighs!-Then it’s for you!


Littl’horse32 pages / 245 x 245 mmCD with files available

Littl’horse is bored in his paddock.Every morning, he eats grey balls at the bottom of a bucket.Every morning, he looks at the green grass, over there, in the distance.In his paddock, Littl’horse turns round and round.He turns faster and faster like a horse on a merry-go-round.This morning, the grass over there, is greener than yesterday.In his paddock, Littl’horse shoots his hooves above the fence.

Martine Bourre was born in Paris in 1949 and now lives in Normandy. She has written andillustrated about a hundred books for children. In each new book, she is surprised by an encounter,an adventure, a world to be expressed and the inextinguishable pleasure of animating animalsthroughout the pages. “If I were to illustrate mymost cherished word, freedom, I’d try to outline agalloping horse with one single brush stroke.”

Martine Bourre


Like a secret



Illustrations: Emile Jadoul& Catherine Pineur

Pizza

Émile Jadoulwas born in 1963 in Avennes, Belgium. Since he left the Fine Arts Academy, he’s beenliving in the countryside in a house in the thewoods, out ofwhich rabbits and foxes regularly come,aswell as pigs and even bears! All these animals inspire himwith pictures full of colour.When he’snot drawing in his studio, he talks about his work and gives classes to future illustrators.

Catherine Pineurwas born on the 14th June 1969.She studied illustration at the Saint-Luc Institutein Liège and at the Decorative Arts in Strasbourg. She lives with her two children in the middle ofthe Belgian countryside, surrounded by hills, cows, hens and geese...

Text: Emile Jadoul

Once upon a time there were a dog,a pig, a duck and a hen. “I’m hun-gry,” the dog says. “Me too!” The pigsays.“Is it time to eat already?” Theduck says, surprised.“I’m not veryhungry!” The hen says.“How aboutwe have pizza?” The dog sug-gests.“Good idea!” The duck and thepig reply.“I’m not interested!” Thehen said.

Lucien doesn’t like the coming ofwinter. Leaves fall, his tree is coldand birds fly away.But winter also has nice surprisesin store. And Lucien’s father knowshow to warm up trees and his son’sheart.

Emile Jadoul


Does the teacher sleep at school?

Carole Fives is both an author and a visual artist, with a double degree in Philosophy and FineArts. She lives in Lille,where she teaches in an arts and graphics school. She writes for adults andfor children.

Anne Isabelle Le Touzéwas born in 1963 in Paris,France,where she spent her early years.She thenlived in Congo and subsequently in Rennes, back in France, where she studied at the Fine ArtsAcademy. Since then, she has moved a lot between France, Germany and Belgium, publishing ineach of these three countries.

36 pages / 295 x 210 mmCoprinting opportunity

Illustrations:Anne-Isabelle Le Touzé

When the children leave school in the evening, the teacher rests.She sleeps under her desk, just like all the other teachers.Except those who sleep in the storage cupboard. These teachers are easyto recognize: they have chalk stains on their pants.Around midnight, the teacher awakes. She tiptoes out of her classroom…And joins her friends, the other schoolteachers… This is party time!

Text:Carole Fives


Poka andMine go fishing

Very early thismorning, Poka andMine go fishing. They settle downalongthe lake. "And now?,” Mine asks. "We are waiting for the fish to bite," an-swers Poka. "How long?”Theywon’t wait very long in fact. A big fish pullsMine under thewater andthey reach the cave of a lady named Oga who knows the recipe of a deli-cious cake with green moss. Poka will quickly join his daughter for a cupof tea!

Kitty Crowtherwas born inBrussels in 1970, fromaSwedishmother and aBritish father.Children’sliterature - especially that fromGreat Britain and Scandinavia - has always been a passion for her.Because she’s hearing-impaired,Kitty has always been captivated by images, signs and the hiddenmeaning of things. She has two sons, Théodore and Elias. Since 1994, she’s devoted herself tochildren’s books.Kitty has won many important prizes in Belgium and France, and in 2010 she received theprestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA), the world’s largest prize for children’s andyoung people’s literature.

Kitty Crowther56 pages / 150 x 210 mmCD with files available

Poka &Mine series:7 titles


Treedad

Text: Céline Sorin36 pages / 210 x 295 mmCD with files available

Anna lives on a tree. In the morning, she listens to the birds and kissesher tree on the heart. Then she finds out theworld’s news. But Annawasn’texpecting something so horrible to happen to her. A falling tooth! As faras birds can remember, nothing of the like has ever happened. It’s timefor Anna to grow up and climb down from her Treedad.

Marie Assénat was born in Paris in 1986. She studied graphic arts at La Cambre, Brussels,finishing in 2010. It is during her studies that she discovered illustration thanks to her professorPascal Lemaitre. She now lives in New York,where she also draws for the press.

Céline Sorinwas born in Paris in 1972. She first worked as a speech therapist with elderly people,then in a Deafness and Mental Health Centre for children. She always tried to establish arelationship and revive communication. When her first son was born, she gave up her job inrehabilitation in order to write and illustrate a world made up of all these rich encounters.

Illustrations:Marie Assénat


Ogre flies

Winter came early that year andwhenhewoke up, Ogre could not push thedoor open to step outside for too much snow had fallen overnight.Ogre thus threw his legs in one of the windows and sunk into snow up tohis big red leather boots.Then he saw something wriggle in the far distance.He first thought it was a pet, a cat or a rabbit, but when he came closer, heunderstood it was no such thing. It was a wing. White and quite big.If I ammeant to have wings, I’d rather have two than one! Ogre thought.

Edithwas born inMarseille in 1960. In 1990, togetherwith Yann, she signed the first volume of thecomic series Basil et Victoria (Prix Alph’art in 1993),whichwas soonmade into a cartoon.She thenillustratedmany picture books for Pastel, aswell asmany young-adult novels. In 2000 she returnedto comics. Her latest book is a graphic novel, La chambre de Lautréamont (2012). Edith has twochildren and has been living in Le Havre since 1991.


Rascalwas born in Belgium in 1959. After working in advertising, drawing posters for the theatreand having different jobs,he decided to devote himself to children’s books.He has been awarded theGreat Prize for children’s literature of the French-speaking community of Belgium for 2009-2012.

Illustrations: EdithText: Rascal


Dolls are for girls

Mymom’s sister is weird. Theweirdest thing she has ever done is tomakea rag doll formy little brother’s birthday. The other weird thing is thatmylittle brother did looooooove this present.“I will call you Cindy.” When my brother said he wanted to sleep withCindy, my father said: “Not a big deal, he’ll get over it.”The following day, he took the time to dress her and also to share his corn-flakes with her. Mommy thought it was cute. But my dad said: “Now, it’stoo much! No! That’s enough!”

Jean-Luc Englebert was born in Verviers, Belgium, in 1968. He attended courses at the Saint-LucInstitute in Brussels and, after being tempted by comic strips, became an illustrator of children’sbooks.His stories are tender, illustrated by luminous and soberwatercolours.He lives in Brusselsand has two daughters.

Ludovic Flamant was born in Namur in 1978. He clearly remembers crying at the age of twelvebecause hewas no longer able to playwith his Playmobils. So hewaited for thewish to come back.In the meanwhile he wrote for adults: a novel, some theatre… And then it came back! Now he playsevery time he writes for children. He lives in Brussels with his son and daughter.


Illustrations: Jean-Luc EnglebertText: Ludovic Flamant


In the Sweet Wood of RosesIllustrations:Neil Desmet

Text: Léo Rau

64 pages / 170 x 240 mmCD with files availableFirst readers book - 5 short stories

In the sweet Wood of Roses, there are seven houses, lots of stories andfriendships. Mr Bearmakes friends with a bee. Frog, who dreamt of beco-ming an explorer, invents stories for his friend Beetle. Miss Fox teacheshistory, maths and the alphabet… Badger sells candles. And, surprise! hewas born on the same day as Mr andMrs Rabbit’s eight bunnies!

Neil Desmetwas born in the Parisian suburbs in 1975.He spent his first years in Paris, then studiedillustration at the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels, after having been tempted by comic strips. NeilDesmet now lives in Brussels, with his companion, their two daughters and a cat.

Léo Rau is a family venturewith recreational aims. Its two partners are Rascal and his son,LucasNottet. As a child, Lucas loved to invent stories with a cast of characters and his brother Mariusused to set them in panels and balloons.


79, Bd L. Schmidt - 1040 BrusselsBELGIUMphone: 00 32 2 736 16 05fax: 00 32 2 736 31 94

www.ecoledesloisirs.fr

Cover illustration: Kitty Crowther, Poka &Mine. À la pêche

Foreign Rights:Muriel d’Oultremont

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Rights Catalogue Pastel Fall 2013