Lantana Nilanjana Roy, author of The Wildings Sharanya Manivannan & Nerina Canzi THE AMMUCHI PUCHI...

Lantana Publishing

2017 Catalogue

Award-winning

diverse and multi

cultural

picture books

Welcome to Lantana Publishing, the home of award-winning multicultural books for children.

We are an exciting young publishing house dedicated to diverse and multicultural picture books for children. All of our titles are fun, contemporary stories that shed light onto the many ways in which cultures around

the world celebrate their traditions, beliefs and landscapes. Our books always include a lot of adventure and just a little bit of magic.

Because all children deserve to see themselves in the books they read.

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ETABO LOVES to race camels. It feels like he is flying. One day he might even beat his older brother when they race. But with the price of water rising, Etabo’s father must sell the camels, and his siblings must find work. What will Etabo do now? From acclaimed Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu and Italian illustrator Manuela Adreani, this story of love and hope centres on the inspiring Turkana people of north-west Kenya. Told with gentleness and humour, it is a universal story about keeping one’s dreams alive.

Born in Nairobi, Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu represents a new generation of African filmmakers. Her award-winning films have screened in over 100 film festivals around the world.

Manuela Adreani is an Italian children’s book illustrator and animator. Her accolades include winning the illustration contest for the 130th anniversary of the creation of Pinocchio.

Title: The Wooden CamelBy: Wanuri Kahiu& Manuela AdreaniPrice: £8.99Pub Date: 12th April 2017Dimensions: 240x240 mmPages: 32; Age: 5-7Binding: PaperbackISBN: 978-1-911373-13-1Export: Yes; Rights: World

THE WOODEN CAMEL by Wanuri Kahiu & Manuela Adreani

‘This is a charming story of a young boy who finds unique ways to keep on believing even when it seems impossible.’

– Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed, African literature blog, Bookshy

Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl was born in the United States to Ugandan parents. For over ten years, she has worked in international development in East and Southern Africa.

Sandra van Doorn was born in France and now lives in Australia. She attended art classes at Emily Carr University in Vancouver before embarking on her career as a children’s illustrator.

Title: Sleep Well, Siba and SabaBy: Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl & Sandra van DoornPrice: £8.99Pub Date: 28th March 2017Dimensions: 240x240 mmPages: 32; Age: 5-7Binding: PaperbackISBN: 978-1-911373-10-0Export: Yes; Rights: World

‘Sleep well, Siba and Saba is an enchanting, beautiful

and fun read – utterly compelling.’

Yewande Omotoso, author of The Woman Next Door

FORGETFUL SISTERS Siba and Saba are always losing something. Sandals,

slippers, sweaters – you name it, they lose it. When the two sisters fall asleep each night, they dream about the things they have lost that day. Until, one night, their

dreams begin to reveal something entirely unexpected... With playful illustrations and a lullaby-like rhythm, this heart-

warming story set in Uganda is truly one to be treasured.

SLEEP WELL, SIBA AND SABA by Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl & Sandra van Doorn

ADITYA AND ANJALI love listening to their grandmother’s stories, particularly the scary one about the ghost in the tree. But the night their grandmother passes away, all her stories seem to lose their meaning. Then something happens that is more mysterious and magical than any story. Could their grandmother still be with them after all?

A poignant and moving story about bereavement and healing, stunningly illustrated and told in gorgeous poetic prose.

Title: The Ammuchi Puchi

By: Sharanya Manivannan

& Nerina Canzi

Price: £8.99

Pub Date: 17th October 2016

Dimensions: 240x240 mm

Pages: 32; Age: 7-9

Binding: Paperback

ISBN: 978-1-911373-02-5

Export: Yes; Rights: World

‘Heart-wrenching and full of hope, The

Ammuchi Puchi glows with magic and wisdom.’ - Nilanjana Roy, author of

The Wildings

Sharanya Manivannan&

Nerina Canzi

THE AMMUCHI PUCHI by Sharanya Manivannan & Nerina Canzi

Sharanya Manivannan is an award-winning poet and writer from India. She was specially commissioned to

write and perform a poem for the 2015 Commonwealth Day Observance in Westminster Abbey.

Nerina Canzi is an award-winning Argentinian illustrator. In 2015, she won the prestigious

Premio Nacional Y Latinoamericano de Literatura Infantil Y Juvenil and was selected

for the VI Salón de Ilustración Imagen Palabra.

TYLER THE TIGON has never fitted in. Neither a tiger like his dad nor a lion like his mum, poor Tyler stands out like a sore thumb. Taunted and teased by the other jungle creatures, he flees into the forest with the weight of the world on his shoulders. But who should he find there? An equally extraordinary creature with a tale as sad as his own…

A playful story in rhyming verse about appreciating your differences and learning to love the skin you’re in.

Title: The Tigon and the LigerBy: Keilly Swift & Cosei Kawa

Price: £8.99Pub Date: 8th Sept 2016

Dimensions: 240x240 mmPages: 32; Age: 5-7

Binding: PaperbackISBN: 978-0-9932253-9-0

Export: Yes; Rights: World

Keilly Swift grew up in the Bahamas. She has worked in children’s publishing for more than 15 years for organisations including the BBC, Eaglemoss and Egmont.

Cosei Kawa is an award-winning Japanese illustrator. His many accolades include the Sydney Taylor Book Award (US), Silver Medal Honour and the Turry’s Picture Book Award (Japan).

The Tigon and the Liger

is destined to become a

new classic and is a book

every child should grow

up reading.’ – Nicky Cox

MBE, First News

Shortlisted for the

SHEFFIELD CHILDREN’S

BOOK AWARD 2017

THE TIGON AND THE LIGER by Keilly Swift & Cosei Kawa

Title: The Jasmine SneezeBy: Nadine Kaadan

Price: £8.99Pub Date: 11th April 2016Dimensions: 240x240 mm

Pages: 32; Age: 5-7Binding: Paperback

ISBN: 978-0-9932253-8-3Export: Yes; Rights: World

Nadine Kaadan is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator from Damascus, Syria, now living in London, whose mission is to encourage a reading culture in the Arab world. Nadine has published over 15 books in the Arab region. Her picture book Leila, Answer me! won the Anna Lindh award in 2011 and is now being used to teach the Arabic language at Harvard University.

‘The Jasmine Sneeze is a funny,

magical tale set in Damascus

whose conclusion gently suggests

that there is room for us all in

this world and that tolerance will

triumph ultimately.’

– Guardian Witness

THE JASMINE SNEEZE by Nadine Kaadan

HAROUN THE CAT likes nothing better than to spend his days sleeping in the sunlit courtyards of Damascus. But one thing always ruins his sleep: jasmine! Haroun can’t stand the sweet-scented flowers! So one day, he hatches a plan to fix the problem. But little does he know that in doing so he angers the Jasmine Spirit who plans her revenge in her own crafty and hilarious way...

ANIKA has recently emigrated

from India and is having a difficult

time adjusting to life in a new

country – not to mention life in a

new school. Taking to the internet,

she searches for Lord Ganesh, the

Hindu elephant god, to help her

solve her problems. But does Lord

Ganesh truly help her, or has she

been relying on her own inner

wisdom all along?

Title: Looking for Lord GaneshBy: Mahtab Narsimhan

& Sonja WimmerPrice: £8.99

Pub Date: 11th April 2016Dimensions: 240x240 mm



German illustrator Sonja Wimmer has won many awards for her illustration including the Gold Medal for Best Illustrator at the US Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards 2011.

Mahtab Narsimhan was born in Mumbai and emigrated to Canada. Her novels have won the Silver Birch Fiction Award and been one of Quill & Quire’s five best books for Young People.

A really brilliant and

original moral tale

bringing Lord Ganesh

bang up to date for a

modern audience. Very

cool book this!’ – Phil and

Charlotte, ReadItDaddy

LOOKING FOR LORD GANESH by Mahtab Narsimhan & Sonja Wimmer

Title: Chicken in the KitchenBy: Nnedi Okorafor & Mehrdokht AminiPrice: £8.99; Pub Date: 12th Oct 2015

Dimensions: 240x240 mmPages: 32; Age: 5-7Binding: Paperback

ISBN: 978-0-9932253-0-7Export: Yes; Rights: World;

Rights sold: Spanish (Spain, Argentina)

Nnedi Okorafor’s novels have won multiple awards, including the Hugo,

Nebula and World Fantasy awards, the Wole Soyinka Prize for African

Literature and the Macmillan Writer’s Prize for Africa.

Iranian illustrator Mehrdokht Amini’s picture books have been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal and

selected for the Association for Library Services for Children’s notable

children’s booklist.

*WINNER* of the Children’s Africana Best

Book Award 2016

Nominated for the KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL 2017

WHITE RAVENS Honour List 2016

CHICKEN IN THE KITCHEN by Nnedi Okorafor & Mehrdokht Amini

WHEN ANYAUGO follows a giant chicken into her kitchen one warm night in Nigeria,

she embarks on a hilarious adventure where nothing is quite as it seems. Is the nature spirit

that lives in the wooden walls of the house a help or a hindrance? Is the mischievous giant chicken a friend or a foe? Most importantly, will Anyaugo save the food her aunties have

cooked for the New Yam Festival the next day?

AROHAN is desperate for a

guitar. What eight year old boy

isn’t? So when Arohan’s grand-

mother gives him a plain old

bamboo flute for his birthday,

he is understandably a little

upset. But the xiao is steeped in

the myths and legends of China

and has its own special magic, as

Arohan is soon to discover...

Tutu Dutta is a Malaysian children’s author. She is a spokesperson for Asian writing and has served on the judging panel for the Scholastic Asia Young

Writers Award.

Martina Peluso is an Italian illustrator and Art Director of the Kolibri Cultural Association in Naples. She has exhibited her work throughout

Europe.

‘Phoenix Song is a beautifully-

crafted picture book that will

have children gripped by its

blend of music, magic and

contemporary reality as they

get right behind its young hero,

whom they will completely

take to their hearts.’

- Marjorie Coughlan, Mirrors,

Windows, Doors

PHOENIX SONG by Tutu Dutta & Martina Peluso

Title: Phoenix SongBy: Tutu Dutta & Martina Peluso

Price: £8.99Pub Date: 12th Oct 2015Dimensions: 240x240 mm



Rights sold: Malaysian (world)

IT IS THE EVE of Chinese New Year. Lanterns are hung

in the shopping malls of Singapore and Yao is preparing to

wake the ancient sky dragon, Shen Long, from his year-long

sleep. From the moment Shen Long opens his great amber

eyes and unfurls his silver-blue tail, Yao will be propelled on a

magical journey through the skies of Singapore to battle the

bad luck of the previous year and usher in the good...

Title: Dragon DancerBy: Joyce Chng & Jérémy Pailler

Price: £8.99Pub Date: 12th Oct 2015Dimensions: 240x240 mm



Singapore native Joyce Chng is a prolific writer of science fiction. Her fiction has appeared in Crossed Genres, We See a Different Frontier and the Apex Book of World SF II.

French illustrator Jérémy Pailler’s first animated children’s film won the Best Animation for Teenagers Award and the Best Foreign Student Animation Award.

‘This is an amazing book, offering a wealth of opportunities for use in school as well as being a wonderful story to share again and again.’ – North Somerset Teachers’

Book Award committee

Longlisted fo

r the N

ORTH

SOMERSET T

EACHERS’

BOOK AW

ARD

2016

DRAGON DANCER by Joyce Chng & Jérémy Pailler

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