RIGHTS LIST AUTUMN 2020

AGES 3 AND UPAlfredo Soderguit

21,7 x 25 cm • 40 pagesHardcover

RIGHTS SOLD TO GERMAN (Atlantis), ITALIAN

(Terre di Mezzo), SIMPLIFIED CHINESE

(Future Publishing), LUXEMBOURGISH

(capybarabooks), KOREAN (Changbi),

ENGLISH (Greystone Books) AND FRENCH

(Didier Jeunesse)

Alfredo SoderguitBorn in Rocha, Uruguay

in 1973. He studied Arts in Universidad de la República and Art Direction in Escuela

de Cine de Uruguay. He directed the animated film

Anina which was dubbed in Russian, French and

Portuguese and received over 20 recognitions around

the world. As an illustrator he has participated in more

than 50 books, his work has been selected for the

Bratislava Biennale and the Bologna Book Fair Illustrator’s Exhibition. In 2019 he received

the Children’s Literature Illustration Award of Uruguay in the Single Picture category.

THE CAPYBARAS

Every day is the same, there’s plenty of food, everyone knows their place. That is, until the capybaras arrive. They are many, they are big, they are different, they are here.

When these foreign animals arrive, there’s no doubt. No. There is NO place for them.

THE QUEEN OF THE NIGHT

As the night falls, a kid and his father pedal back home on their bike. The dad tries to ease his child’s imagination of the nocturnal in this gentle tale inspired by the famous

Goethe poem, Erlkönig.

“Are those the ears of the night?”“No, my son, no. They’re just birds resting

on the tree’s highest branches...”

“The text goes back and forth between mistery, emotion and the happy ending (...) A rapturous adventure for toddlers”

—Faristol Magazine

AGES 0 AND UPPep MolistMandana Sadat23 x 20 • 24 pagesHardcover

Best Books of 2019, OEPLI

Pep MolistWas born in Manlleu, Catalunya in 1965. He’s a writer, librarian and children’s books specialist. He has written more than 60 books and has been awarded with different recognitions such as Premi Crítica Serra d’Or. He collaborates with Faristol magazine and El País.

Mandana SadatBorn in Brussels in 1971, she was raised in France. She studied Illustration at the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg. Her work has been selected for the Illustrators Exhibition in Bologna Book Fair several times and has received recognitions such as Prix Chrétien de Troyes, Prix France Télévision and the CANIEM Award in Mexico.

Foreign covers:

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AMALIA’S FLAG

Amalia is the best seamstress in town, as everyone knows. So it’s only natural that they put her in charge of sewing the town’s flag for the upcoming festivities, but making a flag is quite a responsibility.

One flag after the other, Amalia meets with an out-of-the-ordinary solution for everyone.

IN DANGER OF EXTINCTION

Tired of living in captivity, a lynx runs away and crosses paths with other curious endangered fellows. All of them wonder

about looking for a safe place in the planet, but none can be found. Soon, an improbable space mission is on the works.

Parody? Epic? Tragedy? Sci-Fi? A modern day voyage through Earth and beyond

starring our era’s true underdogs.

AGES 8 AND UPNono Granero19,5 x 26,5 cm • 56 pagesHardcover

RIGHTS SOLD TO PORTUGUESE [Leiturinha]

Nono GraneroWas born in Úbeda, Spain in 1968. He studied Arts in Universidad de Granada. He is now a writer, illustrator and storyteller. His works have been published in Spain, France and Denmark. Some of his works have been included in the White Ravens lists and Fundación Cuatrogatos annual selection.

From the same author:

White Ravens, 2018

AGES 6 AND UPNono Granero

Ina Hristova20 x 25 cm • 36 pages

Hardcover

• Eligible for the Ramon Llull

Institut Grant for the publication

of Catalan illustrated books.

Nono GraneroWas born in Úbeda, Spain in 1968. He studied Arts in

Universidad de Granada. He is now a writer, illustrator and storyteller. His works

have been published in Spain, France and Denmark.

Some of his works have been included in the

White Ravens lists and Fundación Cuatrogatos

annual selection.

Ina HristovaBorn in Bulgaria in 1988,

she studied Art History and Education, as well as

Illustration in Escola Massana in Barcelona. She created a collective studio where

she teaches engraving and illustration. She has

illustrated five picture books and was awarded with the FLIC Festival Award and the

Junceda Futurs Creadors Prize.

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POETRY MATCHBOX

This beautifully crafted first-time-ever anthology gathers 100 years of non rhyming poetry in Iberoamerica with 36 poets such as Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriela Mistral and new bright

voices like María José Ferrada. A book not to miss.

An essential non rhyming poetry collection in Spanish shaped as a tiny matchbox and filled

with literary treasures.

AGES 6 AND UPAdolfo Córdova (Anthologist)Juan Palomino21,5 x 28 cm • 60 pagesHardcover with case

Adolfo CórdovaBorn in Veracruz, México in 1983, he’s a journalist, writer and researcher. He did a Master’s Degree in Children’s Literature in UAB, Barcelona. His books have been selected in the White Ravens List and he received the Juan de la Cabada Children’s Book Award. He runs a blog specialized in children’s literature called Linternas y Bosques.

Juan PalominoWas born in Mexico City in 1984. He studied Philosophy in UNAM and is a very prolific illustrator. For his work he won the fourth edition of Catálogo Iberoamericano de Ilustración in Guadalajara and the Bologna Book Fair - Fundación SM Illustration Prize. He started his own Illustration teaching program in UNAM.

AGES 6 AND UPRaúl RomeroRamón París

21,5 x 21,5 cm • 24 pagesPaperback

• Eligible for the Ramon Llull

Institut Grant for the publication

of Catalan illustrated books.

Raúl RomeroWas born in Lima, Perú

in 1961. He’s a well known musician and was the

frontman for the Peruvian pop rock band Nosequién

y los Nosecuántos. After 25 years with his band he

produced two solo records. He was the host of different

high rating tv shows.

Ramón ParísBorn in Venezuela, he

studied Journalism and works in illustration and animation. He has been

invited to give lectures and workshops in Mexico, Spain

and the United States. His books have been selected

in the White Ravens List and translated to different

languages. He currently lives in Barcelona.

ZOO(IL)LOGIC

Which animal is the sweetest? The Chocodrile. And the one that disappears when frightened? The Hiccup-otamus. And which animal is the most resistant? The Armour-dillo.

This zoo-ilogical collection of animals incites to create more nonsensical beasts using a formula of wordplays, faux-clues and visual metaphors.

From the same illustrator:

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BEETLE ON HOLIDAYS

Beetle and his friends get a letter from Grasshopper inviting them to spend their holidays at his new house on the other side of the valley. Excited, they prepare their trip and set off for adventure. There, they’ll meet a mysterious Butterfly, learn to surf and make up all sorts of games for the journey.

Five delightful short stories by Pep Bruno in the best tradition of Lobel.

AGES 8 AND UPPep Bruno

Rocío Martínez16 x 21 cm • 72 pages

Hardcover

Mejores Libros. Babelia, El País, 2019

Pep BrunoWas born in Barcelona in 1971.

He studied Literature Theory and Comparative Literature

in Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He’s a narrator,

writer and specialist. He writes reviews and specialized

content in children’s literature in his blog.

Rocío MartínezBorn in 1966 in Madrid, she

studied Engraving. Her work was selected in the Bologna

Illustrators Exhibition in 1997 and 2001. She has received

several recognitions, among them A la orilla del viento

Picture Book Award.

THE DIFFERENT ONES

The children whose families won the war bring plenty of lunch to school: bocatas and tortilla with chorizo. Also, when they ask them

what are their fathers’ jobs, they don’t have to lie or feel scared. That’s not the case for Paquito and Socorro. Peace and quiet have

returned to their lives: but they’re certainly not the same as before.

A boy and a girl tell this bright, authentic journal about the children after war.

AGES 9 AND UPMónica Montañés Eva Sánchez Gómez16 x 20 cm • 48 pagesHardcover

• Eligible for the Ramon Llull

Institut Grant for the publication

of Catalan illustrated books.

Mónica MontañésBorn in Venezuela, she is an acclaimed screenwriter, writer and journalist. Her theater screenplays have traveled through Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, Spain, Portugal and USA, and she has also written several TV shows. Her family is of Spanish origins and exiled in America after the civil war.

Eva Sánchez GómezBorn in Puigcerdà, Girona in 1986. She studied Fine Arts and Illustration in Barcelona. Her work has been released by different publishers including Planeta, Edelvives and Acapulco. In 2016 she received the CCEI Illustration Award.

From the same author and illustrator:

From the same illustrator:

Mejores Libros. Babelia, El País, 2014

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RED RIDING HOOD AND THE BIG BAD WOLF

A lovely edition of Red Riding Hood illustrated by young Andrea Mahnke. This story combines the main version by the Grimm

Brothers with some notes and fragments from Perrault’s. The result is the eternal classic, masterfully illustrated.

“Once upon a time there was a girl, sweet and gracions, as fair as one could be found”.

AGES 3 AND UPVerónica UribeAndrea Mahnke22 x 24 cm • 48 pagesHardcover

Verónica UribeWas born in Santiago de Chile. She studied Journalism in Universidad de Chile and then in Universidad Central de Venezuela. In 1978 she founded Ediciones Ekaré along with Carmen Diana Dearden. As she returned to Chile she founded Ediciones Ekaré Sur. In 2017, IBBY Chile gave her the Life Achievement Medal for her 40 year career devoted in children’s books publishing.

Andrea MahnkeWas born in Penco, in Southern Chile and studied Arts in Universidad de la Concepción. She specialized in children’s books illustration in EINA, Barcelona. Her work has been exhibited in different collective and solo exhibitions and she collaborates with magazines from Chile, Mexico and Italy.

RHYME-THE-RIDDLE

Eight animals are hidden inside the pages of this riddle book and the rhyme anticipates which one is coming. Beware! This is a book for sharp toddlers with a taste for the animal kingdom.

“My ears are quite pointy, I can run for blocks, my sight is so sharp. Who am I? I’m the...”

AGES 0 AND UPRafael Rubio

Scarlet Narciso18,5 x 20 cm • 28 pages

Boardbook

Rafael RubioHe’s an academic, poet and

dog admirer. He received the Pablo Neruda award

in 2008. He has published several poetry books and his poems have been translated

into different languages.

Scarlet NarcisoBorn in Cumaná, Venezuela

and raised in Miami, USA. She returned to her native country to study

Design. Since then she has combined her work as a

designer with her passion for photography, poettry,

bookbinding, screen-printing and engraving.

From the same illustrator:

AGES 6 AND UPAlex NoguésSonia Pulido

25 x 25 cm • 28 pagesHardcover

• Eligible for the Ramon Llull

Institut Grant for the publication

of Catalan illustrated books.

RIGHTS SOLD TO FRENCH (Cambourakis)

Alex NoguésBorn in Barcelona in 1976.

He’s an hydrogeologist and has also worked as a

palaeontologist. On the side he writes children’s

literature and makes photo books. He was shortlisted for

the Laurel Award in 2013.

Sonia PulidoSonia Pulido lives and works

in a little town by the sea called El Masnou, in Spain.

She’s an illustrator and works mainly for papers

and magazines such as The Wall Street Journal, The New

York Times, El País, Boston Globe. She loves to illustrate

but sometimes dreams of escaping and doing conceptual gardening.

A WALRUS IN MY GARDEN

When a walrus lands on a family’s peaceful garden, it’s quite difficult to help her get comfortable. They have to feed her with mountains of fish and shellfish, give her a name and find her a place to sleep.

A walrus landing and a family’s journey when taking her back to her habitat: humor is to be expected.

THE CAIMAN

A group of kids discover one little orphaned alligator by the riverbank. As the sun sets on their tropical village, Faoro, the jeweler maker, decides to take care of her. Soon his house is

filled with neighbors and children who have come to play with the very unusual pet.

A real life story of friendship between man and alligator.

AGES 6 AND UPMaria Eugenia ManriqueRamón París31 x 18 • 36 pagesHardcover

Fundación Cuatrogatos Award, 2020

White Ravens, 2019 Los Mejores del Banco

del Libro, 2020

• Eligible for the Ramon Llull

Institut Grant for the publication

of Catalan illustrated books.

RIGHTS SOLD TO FRENCH (La Martinière), SIMPLIFIED CHINESE (Uni-Sparkle) and JAPANESE (Fukuinkan Shoten)

María Eugenia Manrique Born in Caracas, Venezuela. She studied Arts in Mexico and specialized in xylography and engraving. She also studied painting in Nankin, China and calligraphy in Japan. She won several awards and has exhibited her work around the world.

Ramón ParísBorn in Venezuela, he studied Journalism and is devotedly dedicated to illustration and animation. He currently lives in Barcelona.

Faoro and Negro, c. 1950 María Eugenia and Negro, 1987

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MIGRANTS

A compelling account of human migration worldwide back from the origins of civilization to the present day. What are the causes and consequences? How has it shaped our current existence, from world demographics, to politics, to climate, to culture? This guide is meant for curious readers who are looking to rethink modern world perceptions through cold, hard, unexpected facts.

A thoughtful look to migration, history and its curious facts for a very needed bigger picture.

AGES 12 AND UPAlejandro Reig

Roger Norum17 x 24 cm • 188 pages

Paperback

Alejandro ReigBorn in Argentina. He studied Philosophy in

Universidad Central de Venezuela and is a PhD in

Anthropology from Oxford University. He’s focused on socio-environmental

subjects and specialized in Amazonia and indigenous mobility. He’s Venezuelan,

Argentinian and Italian, and lives in Mallorca.

Roger NorumWas born in New York,

USA. He’s a Cultural Anthropology professor

in Oxford University with a BA in History and Arabic

and Turkish Literature from Cornell. He has developed his research on migration

and environment in Nepal, Burma, China and

Scandinavia.

SMALL HISTORY OF A DISAGREEMENTCivics for children

When students find a construction crane about to tear down the school’s tree, a dispute arises. Some say that progress is needed

to have better facilities. Some of them want to defend the history of the school’s tree. Whenever there’s passion and conflict for any

subject, it’s no easy thing to find middle ground.

When does democracy starts? These confronted students will try to figure it out.

“A refreshing and timely reminder that disagreement can —and should—be productive” —Kirkus Reviews

AGES 8 AND UPClaudio Fuentes S.Gabriela Lyon21 x 21 cm • 48 pagesPaperback

Colibrí Medal – IBBY Chile, 2018

RIGHTS SOLD TO ENGLISH (Greystone) AND KOREAN (Green Frog)

Claudio Fuentes S.He’s from Nos and the youngest of seven children. He has a degree in History by the Universidad Católica de Chile, a PhD in Political Science by North Carolina’s University, is a professor at Universidad Diego Portales and senior researcher for the Núcleo Milenio Challenges of Representatives. He always votes and this is his first children’s book.

Gabriela LyonShe studied Visual Arts in Universidad Finis Terrae, where she now teaches Drawing. Her work has been subject of several collective and individual exhibitions. She has published with Ekaré Sur Las aventuras del Hombre Pájaro, finalist of Santiago’s Council Literature Prize of 2017.

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BOOKS FROM CATALAN ILLUSTRATORSAll titles are eligible for the Ramon Llull Institut Grant

LITTLE DEVIL Teresa DuranIllustrated by Elena Val

White Ravens, 2011

EL DUEÑO DE LA LUZWarao tale retold by Ivonne Rivas

Illustrated by Irene Savino Fundalibro Award - Best Book of the Year, 1995

NOMA Illustration Concourse, 1996 White Ravens, 1996

Los Mejores del Banco del Libro, 1996

RIGHTS SOLD: JAPANESE (SHINSEKEN)

25TH ANNIVERSARY

TREESLemniscates

Premi Crítica Serra d’Or, 2016

RIGHTS SOLD: ENGLISH (CANDLEWICK BOOKS / WALKER), KOREAN (CHANGBI), FRENCH (CIRCONFLEXE), ITALIAN (NOTES) AND SIMPLIFIED CHINESE (FUTURE PUBLISHING)

RIGHTS SOLD: ENGLISH (GROUNDWOOD BOOKS) AND JAPANESE (ALPHAPOLIS)

AL SUR DE LA ALAMEDALola Larra • Vicente Reinamontes16 x 23 cm • 288 • Paperback

Best Juvenile Novel by Babelia, El País, 2014 Publishing Award by the Cámara Chilena del Libro, 2014 Australis Award for Design, 2014 White Ravens List, 2014 Fundación Cuatrogatos Award, 2014 Marta Brunet Award, 2015 Amster-Coré Award for Design, 2015 Amster Coré Award for Illustration, 2015 IBBY Chile - Colibrí Medal, 2015 Los Mejores del Banco del Libro, 2015 IBBY Honour List, 2018 Andersen Award. Italy, 2019

DUERMEVELAJuan Muñóz-Tébar • Ramón París18,9 x 26,4 cm • 24 pages • Hardcover

Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrator’s Exhibition - Audience’s Favorite, 2017

HIGHLIGHT

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RIGHTS SOLD: KOREAN (DOBELGAE), TAGALOG (ADARNA HOUSE), ITALIAN (EDICOLA) AND POLISH (DEBIT)

RIGHTS SOLD: GERMAN (ATLANTIS), KOREAN (KIDARI) AND SIMPLIFIED CHINESE (DIPPER)

BOOKS FROM CATALAN ILLUSTRATORSAll titles are eligible for the Ramon Llull Institut Grant

Ediciones Ekaré publishes books for children

and young people. The name ekaré was borrowed

from the Pemón language, an ethnic group located

in southeastern Venezuela. The word means “news”

or “true narration”, and in a broader context,

story or legend.

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Illustration: Alfredo Soderguit, from the book Los Carpinchos