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Pieter Gaudesaboos

Crinkle book

What I Love

What I Love

crinkle book: 140 x 140 mm | ca. 30 words

crinkle book: 8 pages | age group: 0+

board book: 210 x 250 mm | ca. 70 words

board book: 18 pages | age group: 3+

full colour illustrations all rights available

Differences make us unique, but love connects us all! What I Love is a playful and heartwarming ode to contrasts and togetherness, brought to life with charming illustrations by Pieter Gaudesaboos.

Available as a crinkle book for the littlest ones (0+ years) or a sturdy cardboard book perfect for reading with your toddler. A small book with a big heart.

Board book

This is a book to cherish for a lifetime. A modern classic!

– De Boon jury on A Sea of Love

Pieter Gaudesaboos works as an illustrator, designer and author. He stands out because of his varied, self-willed style. His book Linus won the Gouden Uil Award for youth literature. In 2022, A Sea of Love (Een zee van liefde) won the very first Boon Award for children and youth literature.

WINNER of De Boon Award 2022

A Sea of Love

French, Italian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Catalan, Slovenian, German, Portuguese, Faroese and Danish rights sold

The Big Emotion Bus

245 x 340 mm | ca. 58 pages ca. 20,000 words | age group: 3+ full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Another interactive adventure for children to help them discover a world of emotions and feelings

Full of fun activities and practical tips

Based on scientific insights

Steven Gielis, illustrations Louise Marie Leuwers

The Big Emotion Bus

How can you best respond to your child’s emotions, especially when they are not yet able to clearly express what’s bothering them?

The Big Emotion Bus is a colourful and imaginative book by Steven Gielis, expert in orthopedagogy and parenting, and illustrator Louise Marie Leuwers. In this book, children learn that all emotions are welcome and deserve their own place. Sadness, anger, joy… every feeling matters. In a playful and creative way, they discover how to recognise, name, and manage their emotions.

A powerful story about emotional awareness, self-regulation, and embracing everything you feel – told with imagination, adventure, and warmth.

Includes colouring pages, practical parenting tips, and activities. Perfect for home and classroom use.

Steven Gielis is a lecturer in Orthopedagogy and the founder of ZITDAZO, an online community that connects parents around themes such as resilience and emotional regulation. Louise Marie Leuwers is an illustrator and writer.

By the same authors

9,000 copies sold

The Big Book of all Emotions Spanish (LatAm only) and Italian rights sold

The Little Dog with the Detective Nose 238 x 160 mm | ca. 32 pages ca. 500 words | age group: 3+ full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Levina van Teunenbroek, illustrations Charlotte Bruijn

The Little Dog with the Detective Nose

It’s not so bad being a palace dog. A pretty bow around your neck, the finest food every day, and all the attention you could ever want. And yet, the royal dachshund is feeling a little bored. In such a spotless palace with no crumbs or stains, there’s nothing to sniff out!

So one day, the little dog decides to follow his detective nose beyond the palace gates. There, he discovers not only a treasure trove of wonderfully filthy smells, but also a delightfully messy new friend.

A brand-new story set in the world of The Knight without Buttocks about the wonderful things that are out there to discover

Published in a landscape format, perfectly showcasing the royal dachshund in all his full-length glory

The Knight without Buttocks series has already sold over 265,000 copies

Author Levina van Teunenbroek and illustrator Charlotte Bruijn have become a staple in the world of children's books since the release of The Knight without Buttocks. The humorous adventures about their endearing anti-hero is a real hit among toddlers and preschoolers. The sequels are also wildly popular.

By the same authors

Levina van Teunenbroek, illustrations Charlotte Bruijn

The Knight without Buttocks series

The Knight without Buttocks Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Simplified Chinese and English rights sold

The King without Muscles Spanish and Catalan rights sold

The Prince without Buttocks Italian and Simplified Chinese rights sold

The King without a Crown all rights available

The Princess without Stench French, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Catalan and Italian rights sold

The Knight without Buttocks 1st Activity Book all rights available

The Knight without Buttocks 2nd Activity Book all rights available

Author Levina van Teunenbroek and illustrator Charlotte Bruijn have become a staple in the world of children's books since the release of The Knight Without Buttocks. The humorous adventures about their endearing anti-hero is a real hit among toddlers and preschoolers. The sequels are also wildly popular.

265,000 copies sold in this series

The Big Bed Book of Fox and Hare

240 x 320 mm | ca. 64 pages ca. 3,000 words | age group: 3+ full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Sylvia Vanden Heede wrote short stories full of humor and playful language

With brilliant illustrations by Thé Tjong-Khing

7 bedtime stories: going to bed has never been so much fun!

Sylvia Vanden Heede, illustrations Thé Tjong-Khing

The Big Bed Book of

Fox and Hare

There’s a package for Boar. It arrived in the mail.

Boar quickly tears it open.

“Finally! My suit!” he cheers.

Because inside the package is… a suit. A striped suit.

A neat suit! A suit for a very fancy party.

A pajama party!

Fox and Hare are coming.

And so are Owl, Feather, and Ping Wing.

Sylvia Vanden Heede writes for children who were only just taught how to read, but also for older children and teenagers. Her oeuvre has been awarded a Zilveren Griffel and the Gouden Uil Prijs van de Jonge Lezer, among others. With his illustrations, Thé Tjong-Khing has already been awarded several prizes, amongst which the Woutertje Pieterse Award, several Gouden Penselen and the Max Velthuijs Award.

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The stories are witty and inventive. […] I almost wish I still had to learn how to read.

– Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad

This Is How You Spot Animals!

210 x 280 mm | 36 pages

225 words | age group: 3+ full colour illustrations | hardcover French, German, English and Korean rights sold

TAKE A LOOK

A humorous picture book with plenty to discover

For all small nature explorers!

With beautiful illustrations and lots of playful details

Aline Portman

This Is How You Spot Animals!

Bear is really very good at spotting animals. He shares tips so you can become just as skilled as he is!

But today, he’s not having much luck - there’s nothing to see… Or is there? Maybe you can spot more than Bear!

Charming, soft pencil drawings with delicate shading, a fresh accent color, and clear compositions with plenty of white space. Full of delightful details!

- Dutch newspaper Trouw on An Extraordinary Friend

Aline Portman is an illustrator and graphic designer. She has been trained in Graphic Design and Illustration in Antwerp. Having designed on computer for a long time, she wanted to go back to basics: pencil and paper.

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Where Are We Going, Little Red Riding Hood?

240 x 280 mm | ca. 64 pages ca. 800 words | age group: 3+ full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Can you recognise the characters of your favourite fairy tales?

Eva Stalinski’s unique style –cheerful, expressive, and full of funny little details – makes looking and finding a joy

Perfect for interactive readalouds and searching together

Eva Stalinski

Where Are We Going, Little Red Riding Hood?

A search-and-find book full of fairy tales

In this cheerful look-and-find book, you wander together with Little Red Riding Hood through a world full of fairy tales. Where shall we go?

To the witch’s cottage? Past Rapunzel’s tower? Or will you suddenly stumble over a sleeping princess? Preschoolers will recognise elements from their favourite stories and keep discovering new things in the colourful illustrations by Eva Stalinski.

Eva Stalinski is the kind of illustrator who when prompted to draw an apple, will draw an apple with a face. In her home studio she prints clothes and designs tea towels, teacups and other products with illustrations.

ZigZag – Space

250 x 350 mm | 12 pages ca. 5,000 words | age group: 3+ fold-out board book Russian rights sold

A LOOK

A two meter long print: endless viewing pleasure guaranteed

With interesting facts, stories and search-and-find tasks

Compelling topics that will enchant every child

ZigZag – Space

Hop into your spaceship and explore the planets and the universe! Find space dog Laika, count every falling star, and discover the constellations during this journey through space.

Also learn how gravity works, what the word ‘Sputnik’ means and why Pluto isn’t actually considered a true planet anymore.

Full of facts and witty characters!

Makii is an imaginative duo of Dutch designers. With their colourful and crazy characters they want to inspire children. Their ZigZag books are already available in more than 10 languages!

ZigZag – Vehicles 16 pages

French, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Czech, Italian, Finnish, German, Spanish, Catalan, Russian, Complex Chinese, and Danish rights sold

ZigZag – Dinosaurs 16 pages

Simplified Chinese, French, German, Complex Chinese, Danish, Italian, Bulgarian and Icelandic rights sold

ZigZag – Around the World 16 pages all rights available

ZigZag – The Forest 12 pages all rights available

ZigZag – Music 12 pages all rights available

The Most Abundant, Breathtaking and Complete Book of All Letters

270 x 370 mm | 64 pages ca. 10,000 words | age group: 5+ full colour illustrations | hardcover English, Spanish, French and Italian rights sold

"There is never a dull moment when you’re reading and looking through this book, because of the wordplays and unique imagery"

- Dutch newspaper NRC on Tom Schamp's Picture Dictionary

Tom Schamp

The Most Abundant, Breathtaking and Complete Book of All Letters

This colourful book is a celebration of letters in all their shapes and meanings. Did you know our letter A began as a picture of an ox’s head? In Schamp’s Letterland, A becomes an astronaut, an atlas, an alpaca and so much more.

Will you follow Otto and Letterman through the wonderful world of letters? Can you spot the animal alphabet, the musician’s alphabet, the alphabet of buildings, and many more?

Award-winning illustrator Tom Schamp invites you into an Astonishing, Brilliant, and Creative world from A to Z.

By the same author

The Largest and Most Cheerful Book of All Vehicles

German, English, French, Italian, Czech, Slovak, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Catalan, Estonian and Russian rights sold; Hungarian rights in option

Tom Schamp studied applied graphics and works as a freelance illustrator. He illustrates books, magazines, posters, stamps, calendars, CD covers and many other things. He has received multiple awards, including a Boekenpauw and a Gulden Palet.

The Kaat and Bink Storybook 170 x 230 mm | 80 pages 9,800 words | age group: 5+ full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

TAKE A LOOK

Read-aloud book full of pirate adventures and a treasure

By a best-selling author whose books have sold over 2.6 milllion copies

With playful illustrations by Stefani Buijsman

Vivian den Hollander, illustrations Stefani Buijsman

The Kaat and Bink Storybook

Kaat lives by the sea with her little dog Ko and her father Gijs. When she gets a book about pirates, she knows for sure: she wants to become a pirate too! Soon, Kaat discovers she’s not the only one. She meets a boy on the beach named Bink, who lives by the tall dune, and whose father takes care of the lighthouse.

Together, they quickly become friends and set off in search of a treasure. It's the beginning of a whole lot of exciting adventures!

Vivian den Hollander is the author of successful read-aloud books and accessible first-reader books. Stefani Buijsman worked as a graphic designer and now illustrates children's books.

The Forgetful Bat 210 x 260 mm | 48 pages 4,300 words | age group: 5+ full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

TAKE A LOOK

Touching and funny stories for children

For animal lovers age 5 and up who like to be read to

With colourful illustrations by Harmen van Straaten

Louis

van Beek, illustrations Harmen van Straaten

The Forgetful Bat

and other stories about Sam the Vet

Princess Samantha is expected to become queen one day, but she wants nothing to do with it. Instead, she dreams of becoming an animal doctor. In her parents’ palace, she opens her own practice, and soon the animals who need her help know exactly where to find her. Whether it’s a bad cold or a broken paw, every patient is welcome.

A forgetful bat, a lisping bunny, a little pig searching for itself, and a spider with a cough: they all hope that Sam the Vet can help them. From minor aches and pains to more serious conditions, Sam treats every animal with the same humour and love.

Louis van Beek is the author of several successful children's books and has been involved in various (musical) theatre productions. He is also a sought-after narrator of audiobooks. Harmen van Straaten illustrated his first children’s book, and around 400 more followed. He has been nominated three times by the Children’s Jury, received a Golden Apple from Bratislava for his illustrations, and was awarded Japan’s Golden Brush.

It's Because of the Ants! 170 x 240 mm | ca. 40 pages ca. 1,300 words | age group: 5+ full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

A hilarious story about how hard it can be to concentrate in class

Highlights that you can learn in so many different ways and it doesn't have to be boring!

Tineke Honingh, illustrations Marieke van Ditshuizen

It's Because of the Ants!

At school, Pam really does hear her teacher explain something about the sums she and her classmates have to do. They have to make groups of ten. Take one away. Add one. But then a line of ants walks by. Twenty, Pam quickly counts. Two groups of ten! When suddenly two ants disappear (minus two!), Pam dives under her desk to look for them.

Her teacher is not amused. Pam has to sit still and pay attention. But isn’t Pam doing math too? Before long, the whole class is busy counting ants, making groups, adding and subtracting.

And the teacher? He feels that his math lesson is getting completely out of hand… or is it?

Tineke Honingh writes stories for children and young adults, as well as short stories for magazines, screenplays for comic books, a serial on the internet and entire books,, such as The (Un)usual Story of Bo (and Tom), which was highly praised upon publication. Marieke van Ditshuizen has been illustrating (children’s) books since 2010. Her style is colourful, fresh, and timeless, with a touch of nostalgia and plenty of imagination.

Badger Dry

170 x 240 mm | 112 pages 15,400 words | age group: 6+ full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

TAKE A LOOK

Mystery and adventure in the animal world

Exciting start of a brand-new series

With beautiful illustrations by Margot Holtman

Dagmar Holtman, illustrations Margot Holtman

Badger Dry and the Case of Sis Penguin

Isn't it always the same? You’re fast asleep in your submarine when suddenly you’re rudely awakened by someone in need! That’s exactly what happens to Badger Dry, detective for BISS (Beasts in Special Situations). The three penguins urgently need her help to find their missing sister.

Together with her loyal assistant Lee, a clever mitten crab, Badger Dry sets off on a wild and thrilling investigation. The adventure takes them all the way to New Zealand.

What happened to Sis Penguin? Who is that mysterious brown bird? Where does the algae pool lead? How can Badger and Lee do their job with those pesky penguins constantly getting in the way? And… what is that rattling sound in the engine room?

Dagmar Holtman works as a copywriter and gives creative writing workshops. Margot Holtman lives in Amsterdam and studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie and Pratt Institute in New York.

Once Upon a Time, There Was a Bear 170 x 240 mm | ca. 120 pages ca. 15,000 words | age group: 7+ full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

TAKE A LOOK

A story about loss, friendship, and courage

A remarkable debut

With atmospheric illustrations by Merel Eyckerman

Lars

Zuidweg, illustrations Merel Eyckerman

Once Upon a Time, There Was a Bear

In winter, Bear retreats into his winter rest. That means Hare and Weasel must miss their friend for months. But this winter feels different: Bear says his thoughts are running out. His head feels empty, like a room without furniture.In the middle of the forest, he lies down on the ground to think, and he does not wake up again.

The next day, it remains dark outside. Time itself seems to have stopped. Hare and Weasel must do something. Why has the world stopped turning?

Lars Zuidweg grew up with stories about forests full of robbers and bird witches. He has a studio in Utrecht, where he writes and draws. In addition, he works as a graphic designer for NRC. Merel Eyckerman is a (scientific) illustrator. Her books have been translated into more than 20 languages.

First readers that score

Pelle and the Football Professor is an engaging, accessible football story for boys and girls, packed with fascinating football facts and bold illustrations by ivan & ilia.

Pelle and the Football Professor

Thomas Olsthoorn, illustrations ivan & ilia

140 x 215 mm | 96 pages | 8,000 words | all rights available

Battle for the Striker Position

Lena loves playing football with her friends. But when Iris joins the team, everything changes. She is incredibly good, and Lena feels jealous. She starts making fun of Iris and doing everything she can to make sure she scores more goals than Iris. But can you really win if you’re not a team?

Aisha Dutrieux, illustrations Laury Tinnemans

170 x 230 mm | 128 pages | 25,400 words | all rights available

My First Competition

Anky is given her first pony, Heleentje. They soon become inseparable. Together with Heleentje, Anky and her friends go on both small and big adventures! Olympic medallist and dressage legend Anky van Grunsven debuts with this first part in her new horse series for children age 7 and up.

Anky van Grunsven, illustrations Chemène de Heus

130 x 200 | 96 pages | 14,700 words | all rights available

The Bullroarer

Arend van Dam presents a collection of seven fascinating archaeological discoveries, written in an accessible and engaging style. Like the 7,500-year-old bullroarer, the purpose of which remains a mystery to this day. Was it a musical instrument or a toy? Or could it have been used to call for help?

Arend Van Dam, illustrations Roland Sillem

140 x 215 mm | 96 pages | 5,500 words | all rights available

Braveland

200 x 260 mm | ca. 144 pages ca. 27,000 words | age group: 8+ full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

TAKE A LOOK

Journey through different regions that symbolize your fears: in this book, you choose the route

You’re never alone! Learn to face your fears and trust yourself

Richly illustrated by Merel Eyckerman

Klaar Hammenecker, illustrations Merel Eyckerman

Braveland

Come along and discover the bravest version of yourself

Tired of being afraid all the time and looking for something that can really help? Has the daredevil in you woken up, and does this expedition through Braveland feel like the perfect way to become braver?

You’re welcome here – even with sweaty palms, strange flutters in your stomach, or a mind factory where anxious thoughts keep rolling off the belt. Welcome to Braveland.

In Braveland we set out on an expedition together – a journey to dare more, to grow braver. This is no ordinary book, but a discovery trip with and for yourself. Here you will uncover what you can do to feel less afraid, what fear does to you – and what you can do with fear.

Klaar Hammenecker is a child psychologist and a frequently sought-after media expert. Merel Eyckerman is a (scientific) illustrator. Her books have been translated into more than 20 languages.

Kimia – in the Heart of Congo

170 x 240 mm | 136 pages 17,600 words | age group: 9+ full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

TAKE A LOOK

An accessible book about the colonisation of Congo and its impact

A collaboration of both Congolese and Belgian experts

Sandrine Ekofo Biyenga, Benjamin Goyvaerts & Paul de Moor, illustrations Shamisa Debroey

Kimia – in the Heart of Congo

A story about Belgium’s colonial past

This book, with powerful illustrations, tells the story of Congo during the colonisation in a way that is accessible for children.

“Will the white men stay?” asks Kimia. “They will stay,” says her mother. “Is the past over?” asks Kimia.

“Nothing will ever be the same again,” says her mother.

Kimia is six years old when white ghosts arrive in her village. We follow her life and the impact their arrival have on her and her country. Kimia’s story is enriched with facts about Congo and life before, during, and after colonisation.

Sandrine Ekofo Biyenga is a policy officer for Congo at Broederlijk Delen. She is frequently consulted as an expert on Congo and writes for De Standaard, De Morgen, and Knack. Benjamin Goyvaerts is a teacher and writer. He co-writes the popular educational podcast History for Beginners and has authored several (children’s) books. Paul de Moor is a journalist and children’s author. He writes picture books, fiction, and non-fiction with a poetic touch. Shamisa Debroey studied at LUCA School of Arts in Brussels. She works for cultural organisations and has collaborated on projects about Congo for the Middelheim Museum and the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB).

The Schoolyard Detectives #1

145 x 210 mm | 224 pages ca. 28,000 words | age group: 9+

B&W illustrations | hardcover all rights available

TAKE A LOOK

First part of a fantastic new detective series full of excitement and humour

A cheerful adventure with riddles and unexpected twists

Captivatingly told by Julie de Graaf, with illustrations by award-winning illustrator Marieke van Ditshuizen

Julie de Graaf, illustrations Marieke van Ditshuizen

The Schoolyard Detectives

and the key to nothing

At De Clusius Primary School, no mystery goes unsolved. Stolen keys, mysterious hamsters, or the missing coffee mug of Mr. Mark? The three best friends Lisa, Mats, and Ibi are on the case. Together, they form the Schoolyard Detectives, solving both big and small mysteries.

Each of them has their own special talent: Mats can’t stand injustice. Lisa has an excellent gut feeling when something’s not right. And Ibi? His brain works like a computer – that’s how fast he can think. Together, they can solve anything. Or at least, almost anything...

Because when they discover that an age-old treasure might be hidden at their school, the trio faces their biggest mystery yet. And they’re not the only ones on a treasure hunt. Can the Schoolyard Detectives unravel this mystery in time?

With real historical riddles!

Julie de Graaf lives in Nijmegen with her family, their cats, and an ever-growing collection of Lego. She enjoys reading and baking bread, but her greatest passion is creating beautiful stories. Marieke van Ditshuizen has been illustrating (children’s) books since 2010. Her style is known for being colourful, fresh, and timeless, with a touch of nostalgia and plenty of imagination.

By the same author

Operation Very Serious Disaster

155 x 230 mm | ca. 256 pages ca. 55,000 words | age group: 9+

B&W illustrations | hardcover all rights available

TAKE A LOOK

A hilarious stand-alone title from the funniest children’s book author in the Netherlands

A book on a terrible bully and a courageous girl who isn't going to sit by and let things pass

With witty illustrations by Geert Gratama

Tosca

Menten, illustrations Geert Gratama

Operation Very Serious Disaster

Most children are fairly nice (FN). But then there are LCs (loose cannons), NNs (nagging nuisances), and TMs (troublemakers). In very rare cases, someone is a VSD. And VSD stands for Very Serious Disaster.

This book is about a Disaster. A Very Serious Disaster of the Most Serious Kind. This book is also about desperate parents, two foolish neighbors, a stuttering classmate, and a schoolteacher driven to despair. And about a rat.

So don’t think this is a cheerful book. It’s actually a serious book. A Very Serious Book. You’ve been warned.

Tosca Menten is known as the funniest children’s book author of the Netherlands. Her Roald Dahl-like humour, sharp observations and unbridled fantasy brings joy to kids of all ages. Her Dummy the Mummy (Dummie de mummie) series has been turned into a movie and translated worldwide. Several of her books have been adapted for the screen. Geert Gratama works as an illustrator and graphic designer.

By the same author

Flip all rights available

The Ministry of Solutions #7 140 x 215 mm | 280 pages 55,400 words | age group: 9+ B&W illustrations | paperback with flaps all rights available

Sanne Rooseboom, illustrations Mark Janssen

The Ministry of Solutions

and the Disappearance of Ms Fish (#7)

The Ministry of Solutions has hired a new official: you! You’re in the headquarters attic with Nina, Alfa, Ruben, and Kai when you hear a scream. Downstairs, it turns out that Ms Fish is missing. Who would kidnap a ninety-year-old woman? Could it be the Silvermen?

In this choose-your-own-adventure book, the story changes with every choice you make. Do you turn right with Nina, or left with Ruben? Do you open the first door or the one next to it? Do you follow that suspicious jogger or stay put? And most importantly: can you, along with the other members of the Ministry of Solutions, find your oldest colleague?

A thrilling series about helping each other and doing the right thing, about being adventurous, but most of all about friendship

A new Ministry of Solutions adventure with all the familiar characters and thrilling rescue missions, but with a chooseyour-own-adventure twist!

Sanne Rooseboom graduated in international relations and first worked as a journalist in the Netherlands and the UK. In 2016, she made her debut as a children’s book author with Yippee! A Grumpy Fairy Tale, succeeded by the successful series The Ministry of Solutions and the awarded stand-alone Moth and the Magnet Fishers Mark Janssen studied at the Academy for Visual Arts in Maastricht. His work is known worldwide.

275,000 copies sold in this series

By the same author

Moth and the Magnet Fishers German, Italian and Turkish rights sold

Sanne Rooseboom, illustrations Mark Janssen

The Ministry of Solutions series

The Ministry of Solutions (#1) Turkish, Italian, Estonian, Slovenian Albanian, Macedonian and Polish rights sold

275,000 copies sold in this series

Click on the image above to hear the author introduce the series

Faintheart

140 x 215 mm | 334 pages ca. 75,000 words | age group: 10+

B&W illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Two orphans try to unravel the truth behind an age-old legend…

An adventurous story full of thieves, magic and a dangerous legend

For boys and girls aged 10 and up to read themselves

Faintheart

Two orphaned children, Faintheart and Kysia, are each on their way to the Blood Fortress of the cruel Lord Ironheart. According to legend, he rises from the dead once every fifty years and begins plundering anew. Faintheart is fascinated by the gruesome tales of The Song of Lord Ironheart and wants to help a scholar uncover the truth behind the legends.

At the same time, Kysia is on the run after her guardian’s house is set on fire. From the flames, she has rescued a book filled with wild stories about a bloodthirsty Lord Y.

Soon, Faintheart and Kysia's paths cross, and together they face their destiny. For Lord Ironheart is far more real and terrifying than they ever dared to imagine…

Henk Hardeman debuted in 1998 with the book The Black Fire (Het zwarte vuur). He wrote several children's books. In 2015 he won the Toonder Compagnie Award

The Twelve Days of Christmas 165 x 240 mm | ca. 128 pages ca. 36,000 words | age group: 10+ hardcover all rights available

Beautiful edition featuring twelve top authors

A classic theme

Perfect gift for a magical time of the year

Stephanie Biesheuvel et al.

The Twelve Days of Christmas

This atmospheric Christmas anthology contains twelve stories, inspired by the gifts from the famous cumulative song The Twelve Days of Christmas. From Katinka Polderman’s The Partridge in the Pear Tree, Gershwin Bonevacia’s The Six Mother Geese, Sanne Rooseboom’s The Seven Sultry Swans, to Stephanie Biesheuvel’s The Twelve Rattle Drums: each story offers its own touching, inspiring, or magical perspective on Christmas.

Stories by:

Katinka Polderman, Audrey Adelin, Barend Last, Najiba Abdellaoui, Gershwin Bonevacia, Sanne Rooseboom, Buddy Tegenbosch, Milouska Meulens, Arend van Dam, Levina van Teunenbroek, Stephanie Biesheuvel, and New York Times bestseller author Marieke Nijkamp.

Stephanie Biesheuvel, who compiled this book, is an author and podcast maker, with a background in theatre. Her first children's book and her non fiction debut came out in 2024. Sophie Pluim illustrated the magnificent cover.

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210 mm | 208 pages 42,000 words | age group: 10+ hardcover all rights available

TAKE A LOOK

A thrilling story filled with unexpected twists

Be prepared to travel through time, across different dimensions and meet clones

A spoonful of Jumanji, a dash of Stranger Things, and a pinch of Roald Dahl

Chris Kooi

The Two Lives of Kaia

What if there's more than one version of you?

Kaia and his mother move frequently, usually because they can no longer afford the rent. When Kaia’s grandmother mysteriously disappears, his mother decides they will go and live in her house. Kaia hopes this will mark the start of a new life in which his mother will be happier, and he won’t have to say goodbye so often.

One day, while at his new school, he realizes something strange: he seems to be completely alone. There are no other students, no teachers... A mysterious mist surrounds the building; the start of a dizzying adventure in which Kaia meets his doppelgänger and will travel to other worlds with his friend Sue in order to save their own world.

Will Kaia and Sue manage to get back to their own world safely?

Chris Kooi works as an editor for a major Dutch publishing house. He was born in Groningen and grew up in Nairobi. After his studies, he spent several years working as a tour guide in East and Southern Africa.

Are You Deaf!?

150 x 230 mm | 136 pages 26,200 words | age group: 12+ paperback all rights available

TAKE A LOOK

The personal account of a very unusual first year in secondary school

Candid, moving and humorous writing

An inspiring book for boys and girls aged 12 and up, as well as for teachers and parents of a disabled child

Robin Frings & Georgia van der Gen

Are You Deaf!?

How I survived my first year of secondary school

Going to secondary school is nerve-wracking for everyone, but for Robin even more so. On his very first day, he wasn't just worried about how he looked or whether his classmates would like him. He was also anxious about finding his way around when he couldn't hear the announcements over the intercom. About how his classmates would react to his interpreter. And about how to make friends when his first language isn't Dutch, but Sign Language.

In Are You Deaf!? Robin Frings tells, with both humour and poignancy, how he navigated secondary school with his disability – and with the limitations imposed on him by those around him.

After Robin Frings started posting videos on social media to raise awareness about sign language, he was invited to work as a music interpreter at the Eurovision Song Contest.

Regards from Sem Valentine

140 x 215 mm | 240 pages

51,800 words | age group: 12+ hardcover all rights available

TAKE A LOOK

About family, loyalty, love, peer pressure, and being yourself, even when you sometimes have no idea who that is yet

Accessibly written, full of humour and recognisable

Tineke Honingh

Regards from Sem Valentine

During a week without Wi-Fi (a brilliant idea from her parents), Sem starts writing letters out of boredom. About school, and of course about Valentine’s Day, a day that she'd rather skip entirely because of her last name. Because on Valentine’s Day, her father plans embarrassing surprises, her brother “gets himself” a girlfriend, and even her grandpa brags about the best Valentine’s gift ever (himself in pink swimming trunks).

Then suddenly at school, it’s all anyone can talk about too, especially when Sem’s band becomes the main act at the Valentine’s Day party… Could this finally be the moment she dares to tell her best friend Cas how she really feels about them?

Tineke Honingh writes stories for children and young adults, as well as short stories for magazines, screenplays for comic books, a serial on the internet and entire books, such as The (Un)usual Story of Bo (and Tom), which was highly praised upon publication.

The Towers of Hell 140 x 210 mm | 392 pages 91,000 words | age group: 13+ hardcover all rights available

TAKE A LOOK

A dystopian story in which friendship, resistance, and freedom of choice are key

An impressive YA debut by Hannelore Bedert

The first part of a new thrilling trilogy!

Hannelore Bedert

The Towers of Hell Twin Blood

Two immense towers, cut off from the outside world, with only a view of barren, desolate plains. Your rank determines your place in the tower: the lower you live, the better your life. Or so it seems...

Lexa, stubborn yet clever, grows up in Rank 5, in the middle of the tower. She dreams of a better life for herself and her best friend Mico. More importantly, Lexa wants to save her father from the Disease, an incurable virus that is ravaging the towers.

The terrifying Hell Shepherds keep the population in check, as everyone waits for their chance to descend in the towers. As the long-awaited Moment of Choice approaches, Lexa asks herself: Will she and Mico finally be able to start a new, better life? Or does every choice bring even more danger?

Immerse yourself in this breathtaking, vivid world full of tension, where friendship and courage make all the difference.

Hannelore Bedert is a writer, columnist, and singer-songwriter. She founded the successful children's project Radio Oorwoud for WWF Belgium, which led to three albums and hundreds of musical theater performances. Additionally, she worked as a regular columnist for several Belgian magazines and newspapers.

Hannelore Bedert has the ability to make you fall in love with just one sentence, and she does so with entire books as well.

– Belgian TV presenter Bart Peeters

Your Turn

135 x 210 mm | ca. 104 pages ca. 20,000 words | age group: 15+ hardcover all rights available

Steven

Friedman

Your Turn

Fifteen-year-old Quinn would rather never leave his room again, especially not now that someone has posted his confession of love to Amber on TikTok.

Then, two words appear on his phone that turn his life upside down even more: Your Turn. The rules of the game are simple, playing is mandatory.

Quinn is given five days to torment five people. Refusal will have drastic consequences. The mysterious Gamemaster shows no mercy. As the clock ticks, Quinn begins to track down the Gamemaster, who won’t stop playing Your Turn until everyone understands what it means to suffer…

Pay it Forward – but with dark intentions

A contemporary thriller to devour in one sitting

Steven Friedman’s experience as a screenwriter gives his writing a truly cinematic edge

Young Adult XS:

• highly suspenseful shor t stories

• approximately 100 pages per book

• per fectly suited for readers who get discouraged by large reading volumes

• recognisable topics for youngsters

In the same series

One-Way Trip: Mo

135 x 210 mm | ca. 104 pages

ca. 20,000 words | age group: 15+ hardcover

all rights available

Buddy Tegenbosch

One-Way Trip: Mo

When Mohamed is ten years old, he flees his home country, Syria, with his mother, little sister, and younger brother. The war has been ongoing for some time, but the violence is drawing closer. When they see soldiers dragging their neighbour out of his house, it becomes clear that it’s too dangerous to stay any longer. What follows is a journey into the unknown, full of obstacles, new experiences, and emotions.

Two more additions to the successful Best of Young Adult XS series

One-Way Trip: Termeh

135 x 210 mm | ca. 104 pages

ca. 21,000 words | age group: 15+ hardcover

all rights available

One-Way Trip: Termeh

Termeh is born in Iran. When her father dies, her uncle becomes her and her little sister's guardian. The first thing he does is marry their mother, without Termeh's knowledge. When the two sisters face the threat of being forced into marriage as well, they decide to flee the country, together with their mother. Despite all the risks, they cannot imagine a life in which they have no say over their own destiny.

Young-Adult XS:

• highly suspenseful shor t stories

• approximately 100 pages per book

• per fectly suited for readers who get discouraged by large reading volumes

Buddy Tegenbosch works as a pilot for Lufthansa. Previously, he wrote several young adult novels, such as the novels Match and Jimi Fender Johnson

• recognisable topics for youngsters

No Fear

135 x 210 mm | 168 pages 38,700 words | age group: 15+ hardcover all rights available

TAKE

A LOOK

Peer pressure can do more damage than you think

For readers aged 15 and up

Challenges, loyalty, and first love – all the ingredients for a suspenseful thriller

Sophie Wester

No Fear

Everyone has a dark side

Mick and his friends start a secret challenge club called No Fear. They take turns giving each other challenges to push one another’s limits. As the challenges become increasingly extreme, one of them, Wout, indicates that he wants to quit. Pressured by Mick, who gives him an ultimatum, he eventually chooses to stay.

During their school trip to Texel, things spiral out of control: one of the friends dies, and Mick disappears without a trace. Wout realizes he can no longer stay silent about the challenges and the club. But then he uncovers the horrifying truth about what happened that night – and his own life is suddenly at risk…

The Night Belongs to Cat 240 x 300 mm | ca. 64 pages ca. 800 words | age group: 5+ full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Join Cat on a journey from dusk to dawn

Yoko Heiligers

The Night Belongs to Cat

This book gives you night vision!

Which animals are wide awake at night? Who is working at midnight? Which constellations shine in the night sky? Which dreams come to life in the dark? And what does Cat do all night long?

The Night Belongs to Cat takes you on a marvellous journey through the darkness, from dusk to dawn.

Yoko Heiligers illustrates books and creates illustrations for, among others, Het Parool. She loves giving a visual twist to a wide range of subjects. As an animal lover, she enjoys giving animals the leading role in her work, adding both humour and a sense of wonder.

Look and discover the exciting things that happens at night

Hocus Pocus!

200 x 200 mm | 72 pages 9,100 words | age group: 7+ full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

TAKE A LOOK

A practical handbook to create and perform magic tricks!

Packed with dozens of tricks that can be performed in no time with things you already have

Perfect entertainment for magicians aged 7 and up

Frank Noë, illustrations Geert Gratama

Hocus Pocus!

Magic tricks for children

Looking to learn how to do some magic tricks? This wonderfully fun book will teach you how - Abracadabra! You'll see, almost everything you need is already in your kitchen drawer, craft box, or pantry.

Create dozens of tricks in no time and amaze your audience. Make coins and playing cards vanish into thin air, levitate a pencil, and mysteriously empty matchboxes. In short: with this book, you can pull an entire magic show out of your hat in a snap!

Frank Noë is an author and worked as a publisher for many years. He wrote several nostalgic works about daily life in the 1950s and 1960s. Geert Gratama works as an illustrator and graphic designer.

Can You Go on Holiday to Mars?

125 x 200 mm | 80 pages 10,600 words | age group: 7+

B&W illustrations | hardcover all rights available

TAKE A LOOK

Accessibly and humorously written for age 7 and up

New title in a fun and engaging non-fiction series: learn all about the universe

With striking B&W illustrations by renowned illustrator Wendy Panders

Govert Schilling, illustrations Wendy Panders

Can You Go on Holiday to Mars?

Everything about stars and planets

How high can you jump on the Moon? What happens if you fall into a black hole? And how big was the largest meteorite? In this new installment of the Lightning Reads series, space enthusiasts can dive into lots of fascinating facts about their favorite topic. Through over 30 questions, science journalist Govert Schilling explains everything you’ve always wanted to know about the universe.

Govert Schilling is a science journalist and author of numerous books on a wide range of astronomical topics. Wendy Panders illustrates children’s books and enjoys creating playful, informative drawings to clarify complex subjects.

In the same series

How Do You Stop a Nightmare? all rights available Does Sugar Really Make You Hyper? Spanish and Catalan rights sold

How Do You Put a Dinosaur Back Together? all rights available

How Do You Put a Dinosaur Back Together?

125 x 200 mm | 80 pages 8,700 words | age group: 7+

B&W illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Accessibly written by a top dino expert

New title in a fun and engaging non-fiction series: learn all about dinos

For young readers curious about the world

Gijs Rademaker, illustrations Wendy Panders

How Do You Put a Dinosaur Back Together?

Everything about dinosaurs, fossils and dino poop

How do we know what colour a dino was? What are fossils? Could crocodiles actually be dinos too? Were dinosaurs good parents? Could we ever bring dinosaurs back to life, like in Jurassic Park? And if we could, would they make good pets?

In this wonderful new addition to the Lightning Reads series, Gijs Rademaker answers these and over 30 more questions you’ve always wanted to ask about dinosaurs and the world they lived in.

Gijs Rademaker is a journalist, TV presenter and dinosaur expert. Wendy Panders illustrates children’s books and enjoys creating playful, informative drawings to clarify complex subjects.

In the same series

How Do You Stop a Nightmare? all rights available Does Sugar Really Make You Hyper? all rights available Can You Go on Holiday to Mars? all rights available

DO Try This at Home!

210 x 297 mm | 64 pages 14,600 words | age group: 8+ full colour illustrations | paperback all rights available

TAKE A LOOK

Scientific experiments, facts, and hands-on activities

The perfect activity book for curious boys and girls aged 8 and up

With funny illustrations by Iris Boter and Elly Hees

Esther Walraven, illustrations Iris Boter & Elly Hees

DO Try This at Home!

Activity book for young scientists

Are you a natural scientist? Find out with this activity book full of experiments, tests, and fun activities! Learn how to create optical illusions, make a cloud, learn how to slackline, build an insect hotel, and craft a volcano (and make it erupt!). In addition to these and many other hands-on activities, every page is packed with fascinating scientific facts. Finally, you can test your knowledge with various quizzes.

DO Try This at Home! not only guarantees hours of fun, but is also a fantastic way to explore a wide range of scientific topics in a playful and accessible way.

Esther Walraven is an author of non-fiction children's books as well as YA novels. Iris Boter works as an illustrator and writer. Elly Hees is a Dutch illustrator and graphic designer.

Train Your Brain

170 x 230 mm | ca. 160 pages ca. 25,000 words | age group: 10+ full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Tips and tricks based on scientific insights: how to study effectively

Funny and accessible, packed with quizzes, fun facts, experiments, and brain teasers

Perfect for students preparing for the leap to secondary school

Annemarie Venemans & Esther Walraven, illustrations Geert Gratama

Train Your Brain

Study like a pro and hack your homework

Whether you love studying or want to be done with it as quickly as possible: this book will help you get the best out of yourself and finish your homework in no time. Discover how your brain works and how you can study best. Find out how to memorize new things more effectively – and why making mistakes isn’t just okay, but essential. In fact: mistakes are how you learn!

So, want to know how to study super-fast? Then dive into this book and train your brain with loads of fun quizzes, experiments and clever hacks!

Annemarie Venemans is an educational advisor. Esther Walraven is an author of nonfiction children's books as well as YA novels. Her recent activity book DO Try This at Home! was widely praised. Geert Gratama works as an illustrator and graphic designer.

How Is It Made?

270 x 370 mm | 80 pages ca. 10,000 words | age group: 8+ full colour illustrations | hardcover German and Simplified Chinese rights sold

Pieter Gaudesaboos, text Bart Rossel

How Is It Made?

From cornflakes to tennis balls, and from

gum to paint

Have you ever seen a factory on the inside? A real factory, full of wonderous machines that chug, steam and swing into action?

In this book you will have a front row seat as you see how tennis balls, fireworks and cornflakes are made. Discover how coins are pressed from copper plates, and how Christmas baubles, chewing gum, soap, paint, and even plastic dolls are made.

Look around and tell me: do you know how everything you see is made?

An unusual combination of science and imagination

A closer look at ten everyday objects

Pieter Gaudesaboos works as an illustrator, designer and author. He stands out because of his varied, self-willed style. His book Linus won the Gouden Uil Award for youth literature. In 2022, A Sea of Love (Een zee van liefde) won the very first Boon Award for children and youth literature. Bart Rossel is an inventor, scientist and entrepreneur. He tells powerful, true stories about inventions, science, people and nature.

A perfect blend of fantasy and reality, filled with wonder and fun. (…) The endless stream of details keeps you captivated, revealing something new with every read. The well-crafted text is clear and flows effortlessly. The creators have carefully chosen the right facts and details, sparking curiosity at every turn.

– Pluizuit, review platform dedicated to children's and young adult books

A Sea of Love French, Italian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Catalan, Slovenian, German, Portuguese, Faroese and Danish rights sold WINNER of De Boon Award 2022

What We Build

245 x 340 mm | ca. 104 pages ca. 15,000 words | age group: 10+ full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Jan Van Der Veken, text Paul de Moor

What We Build From towering heights to deep underground

In this book, you embark on a journey of discovery through the different continents. What are the most extraordinary buildings that people have ever created? And why?

An impressive introduction to architecture from around the world. Beautifully illustrated by master talent Jan Van Der Veken.

A graphic masterpiece about extraordinary buildings

A beautiful book for viewing and reading, for young and old

Original anecdotes and fascinating facts

In his own studio called Fabrica Grafica, Jan Van Der Veken creates illustrations in retrofuturistic style. His work has been displayed at various exhibitions both locally and abroad and appeared in The New Yorker. Paul de Moor is a journalist and children’s author. He writes picture books, fiction, and non-fiction with a poetic touch.

By the same illustrator

Airplanes

French, German, English, Simplified Chinese, Complex Chinese and Russian rights sold Boats

French, German, English, Simplified Chinese and Russian rights sold

The Book of Spacecraft French, German, English, Simplified Chinese and Russian rights sold

The Great Book of Chickens

270 x 370 mm | 80 pages 17,000 words | age group: 8+ full colour illustrations | hardcover German, Latvian, English and Danish rights sold

TAKE A LOOK

From the first domesticated chickens in Thailand to the animated movie Chicken Run

“The colourful linocuts made up of multiple printing layers are true works of art” - Dutch newspaper NRC

Jan

Hamstra, text Evelien De Vlieger

The Great Book of Chickens

Chickens are smarter, more important, and more beautiful than you might think.

• Discover how chickens are descendants of dinosaurs

• Read about their small but crafty brains

• Crow like a rooster in different languages

• Predict whether a chicken will lay a white or brown egg

In short: open this book and be amazed about the surprising history of this colourful bird.

Evelien De Vlieger is an author and translator. Her work was granted a Boekenwelp Award. Illustrator Jan Hamstra makes posters and book covers. He is a member of the illustration collective Knetterijs and works as silkscreen printer for VERA Groningen.

DE BOON audience award 2025

Having read this book, you will have a lot more respect for this grand animal. Smoothly, humorously and accessibly written, and above all powerfully illustrated and designed.

– De Standaard

Bestselling & awarded non-fiction

Metamorphosis

Geert-Jan Roebers, illustrations Merlijne Marell German and French rights sold

420,000 copies sold internationally

Timeline - Jubilee edition Peter Goes rights availability upon request

About Gods and People

Daan Remmerts de Vries, illustrations Douwe Dijkstra all rights available

My Book

Unmasking Myths, Lies and Fake News

Julie de Graaf, illustrations Margot Holtman all rights available

On the Move

245 x 340 mm | ca. 104 pages ca. 30,000 words | age group: 9+ full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

A rich book on migrations through the ages

Personal experiences of migrants and a broader social context, powerfully conveyed by Tina De Gendt

With striking illustrations by award-winning graphic novelist Aimée de Jongh

Aimée

de Jongh & Tina De Gendt

On the Move Migrations that changed the world

Migration is as old as humanity itself. But what do we really know about it, and how do you explain it to children? This book offers a clear and captivating overview of the most important migrations in world history. From hunter-gatherers and the transatlantic slave trade to today’s climate refugees, it tells the stories of people on the move and the farreaching impact of their journeys.

Wherever people move, cultures meet, and those encounters have shaped our world in ways we often don’t realize: from money to mobile phones, from Ötzi to Einstein, from pizza to passports.

Aimée de Jongh is a Dutch illustrator and the author of several acclaimed graphic novels. Her work has won multiple literary prizes and received international recognition. With roots in the former Dutch East Indies, she often explores themes of migration and history in her books. Tina De Gendt is a historian, writer, and one of the leading experts on migration history in Flanders.

Right to Remain Silent

170 x 210 mm | ca. 224 pages ca. 38,000 words | age group: 12+ B&W illustrations | hardcover all rights available

TAKE A LOOK

Knowledge is power: a unique look at the legal system, enriched with fascinating facts

Learn what really goes on in court through a moving and suspenseful story

From divorce cases to drug traffickers. From sextortion to teenage pimps

Ine Van Wymersch & Fiene Van den Abeele, illustrations Delphine Frantzen

Right to Remain Silent

When Laura leaves the Brussels courthouse after a difficult talk about her parents’ divorce, she meets a kind police officer. He offers her a tour of the building. Together they wander through long corridors, step into imposing courtrooms, and uncover the hidden stories behind the justice system. Along the way, the officer explains not just the grandeur of the palace, but also the people who enter it – and what justice really means.

Personal stories are seamlessly woven together with clear insights from legal expert Fiene Van den Abeele, who brings complex themes to life in an accessible way.

Ine Van Wymersch is Belgium’s National Drugs Commissioner. Fiene Van den Abeele holds a master’s degree in law and in forensic criminology and procedure. As a référendaire at the Court of First Instance in Antwerp, she has gained first-hand knowledge of the legal system. Delphine Frantzen is an illustrator and painter, known for her comics and street art.

Mathilda Masters, illustrations Louize Perdieus

321 Super Smart Things series

NEW title in this series

321 Super Smart Things You Need to Know before You Turn 13 Polish, Korean, Simplified Chinese, German, Russian, Latvian, Italian, Spanish, French, English, and Turkish rights sold

321 Super Smart Things about Art

Did you know that:

• many figures on Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling were later given trousers or fig leaves because the pope thought they were too exposed?

• Ar temisia Gentileschi was the first woman admitted to the art academy in Florence?

• a floor made of peanut butter can also be a work of art?

Also available in this series:

250,000 copies sold in this series

321 Super Smart Things You Need to Know about Animals

321 Super Smart Things You Need to Know about History

321 Super Smart Things You Need to Know about Science

321 Super Smart Things You Need to Know about Nature

321 Super Smart Things You Need to Know about Art

123 Super Smart Things You Need to Know about the Climate

123 Super Smart Things You Need to Know about Love and Sex

Mathilda Masters is an explorer. She discovers new continents and countries for a living. That isn’t easy, because most countries have already been discovered. Mathilda is a keen learner and shares her knowledge about animals, plants, history, science, language and much more with endless enthusiasm. Louize Perdieus studied graphic design at the Academie voor Schone Kunsten in Antwerp.

250 x 250 mm | 150 cards ca. 32,000 words full colour illustrations | game box with cards all rights available

The 321 Super Smart Facts Tear-Off Calendar

123 x 170 mm | 37,000 words

B&W illustrations | paperback all rights available

Mathilda Masters, illustrations Louize Perdieus

The Super Smart Facts Game

With 100 cards on a wide range of topics: from the Olympic Games to Julius Caesar, from phobias to greenhouse gases, and from fireflies to cuttlefish. Give the right answer and score points – but watch out! If you collect more than 321 points, you still lose. So for the Super Smart Facts Game, you’ll need some super smart math skills too.

Includes multiple-choice questions and hints, allowing you to make the game easier or more challenging.

Mathilda Masters, illustrations Louize Perdieus

The 321 Super Smart Facts Tear-Off Calendar

Get a little smarter every day! 365 days full of astonishing facts:

• Can squirrels fly?

• How long did the Hundred Years’ War last?

• Why are planets never square?

• Which route did Marco Polo map out?

• How do we know what sounds dinosaurs made

Discover this and much more in the ultimate fact calendar!

The Life and Work of Gnomes

215 x 305 mm | 212 pages

ca. 25,000 words | age group: 7+

full colour illustrations | hardcover

The Gnomes Are Calling

213 x 303 mm | 200 pages

ca. 25,000 words | age group: 7+

full colour illustrations | hardcover

Wil Huygen, illustrations Rien Poortvliet

The Life and Work of Gnomes

—A classic

—With mar vellous and magical illustrations by Rien Poortvliet

—Translated into 17 languages

Simplified Chinese, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Japanese, German, Spanish, Latvian, English, Italian, Estonian, Spanish, Swedish, Complex Chinese, Portuguese (for Brazil only), Galician and French rights sold.

Wil Huygen, illustrations Rien Poortvliet

The Gnomes Are Calling

In this book, the gnomes take Wil and Rien to the white, frozen landscapes of Sápmi. What follows is an unforgettable journey. They make surprising discoveries, meet interesting animals and have the most exciting adventures.

Afrikaans, Russian, Japanese, German, Complex Chinese, Italian, French and English rights sold.

Wil Huygen was a doctor and writer, mostly famous for his books about gnomes. Because of his profession as a doctor, he had a great sense for realism and authenticity. Rien Poortvliet was an illustrator, artist and painter who was well-known for his beautiful nature drawings. Together with Wil Huygen he created the enchanting series about gnomes.

Trains Don't Get Lost

240 x 320 mm | 40 pages

480 words | age group: 6+ full colour illustrations | hardcover German rights sold

TAKE A LOOK

A book to cherish by young and old

With impressive illustrations by Eleni Debo, winner of the World Illustration Awards

A poetic view on daydreaming and getting lost in your thoughts

Winny Ang & Marijn Brouckaert, illustrations Eleni Debo

Trains Don't Get Lost

A train follows the tracks, bringing passengers at an appointed time to an appointed place. Trains don't get lost. But people's thoughts do.

Dream away with passengers from all over the world. Watch the landscape go by through their eyes and discover where that view leads them in their thoughts.

Winny Ang works as a child and adolescent psychiatrist and specializes in culturally sensitive care. Marijn Brouckaert's projects focus on connecting people through books. Eleni Debo is a two-time winner of the World Illustration Awards and she regularly works for media outlets such as the BBC, de Volkskrant, Die Zeit, and The New York Times.

The text is poetic and sparks the imagination with mysterious sentences, but the illustrations truly steal the show. Both the images as a whole and the details are enchanting.

– Leading Belgian newspaper De Standaard on Trains Don't Get Lost