“…This elegant book details four means of maritime communications… the sort of book that will lead 6 –11- year olds straight into imaginative play.” — The Wall Street Journal “A handsomely designed alpha- to-zulu overview of nautical codes… “Gorgeously composed … Playful a fascinating and accessible tour yet matter-of-fact, it’s an excellent of nautical communication.” introduction to the eat-and-be-eaten — Publishers Weekly realities of life in the wild.” — « Publishers Weekly “Could easily be used for secret Starred Review communications between young friends …” “Playful, tactile and sure to appeal — Huffington Post to the morbid fascination children have for who eats who.” “No need to feel lost at sea, thanks to — Bookseller our nautical but nice spotter's guide.” — Simple Things “Strikingly illustrated and pleasingly subtle, these books will grow with “This original, funny story will delight children …” their readers…” — Huffington Post — Kirkus “This is a great way to enable young readers “…they provide great opportunities to open their minds when viewing the world…” for sustained shared thinking.” — Picture Books Blogger — Practical Pre-school Everyone’s talking about Phaidon’s newest children’s books! “A tour-de-force of visual “Tempting fare for venturesome transformation.” children…” — « Publishers Weekly — « Kirkus Starred Review Starred Review “ … Jullien’s art is delightful.” “A fun, hip … amuse-bouche — Kirkus for 3-to-5-year-olds.” — Wall Street Journal “A bright, innovative board book that will get children “The book has a lot of fun thinking …” with language.” — Sun — NPR’s The Salt “The whimsical and incongruous “… this lovely, well-conceived [book] seems liable concepts presented in the text to leave a lasting impression on a little mind.” will keep the little ones giggling.” — The New York Times — School Library Journal “Parents and readers looking for a way to inspire “A wonderfully playful look creativity and move beyond basic color identification at all things both edible will do well with this one. An excellent read …” and indigestible.” — Kirkus — Guardian “Inspire your little artist.” — Mother & Baby phaidon.com Pancakes! An Interactive Recipe Book Cook in a Book Series Lotta Nieminen Cook pancakes from scratch inside this interactive recipe book — readers whisk the eggs, flip the pancakes, and more! Ages 2–4 Key Selling Points Novelty board book - - The first interactive recipe book for children that Step one: mix together the flour, sugar, salt, invites readers to “cook” all by themselves and baking powder. - Step two: whisk the eggs, milk, and butter. Paper-engineered novelty features allow readers Step three: stir the wet ingredients into the to pour, mix, ladle, and flip . mess-free! dry ingredients to make the batter. - Follows the fully annotated recipe so that parents Simple, straightforward recipe text brings and kids can also cook outside of the book readers through each step of cooking - pancakes, while the interactive novelty Lotta Nieminen's acclaimed art elevates this features invite them to participate in the book from the “expected” novelty book aesthetic process. Cooking pancakes has never - been so satisfying, nor so clean! Perfect The first in a series of interactive cookbooks for young chefs-to-be, or any kid who for our youngest audience prefers to “do it myself.” This is the first title - in a series of interactive recipe books. Features: pull-tabs, turning wheel, punch-out pieces, and spot UV varnish inches 8 × 8 mm 203 × 203 Square 16 pp Interactive casebound board book $ 14.95 US $ 19.95 CAN £ 9.95 UK € 12.95 EUR $ 19.95 AUS October 2016 US Edition 978ISBN: 0 978-0-7148-7283-47148 7283 4 9 UK7 8 Edition0 7 1 4 8 7 2 8 3 4 978ISBN: 0 978-0-7148-7282-77148 7282 7 9 Lotta7 8 0 Nieminen7 1 4 8 7 is2 8an2 7 illustrator, graphic designer, and art director from Helsinki, Finland, now running her own New York-based studio. In 2014, she was nominated for Forbes magazine’s annual 30 Under 30 list. In 2010, she received the Art Directors Club Young Guns award. Her client list includes Google, New York Times, and Vanity Fair, among many others. phaidon.com Hug This Book! By Barney Saltzberg, illustrated by Fred Benaglia An energetic, heartfelt, and humorous ode to book love Ages 2–5 Key Selling Points Picture book - - This book about loving books will resonate You can spin and twirl and dance with the children’s literary community, as well with this book. as with young bookworms themselves You can listen while someone else reads it. - You can take your book to lunch. A timely anthem in support of the printed book Just do not try to feed it. as an object to be treasured - Expertly whimsical illustrations accompany Barney Saltzberg is a well-known children’s this rhyming celebration of the printed book author and illustrator with over 50 books to his and the attachment many of us feel to our name, including the bestseller Beautiful Oops! very favorites. The imaginative humor - is balanced by earnest devotion, traits to Fred Benaglia is a master illustrator and which the young audience will relate. A sure- art director whose work has only appeared to-be favorite, this title will draw giggles in France . until now! and snuggles . with the book itself! - Reminiscent of classic Dr. Seuss inches 9 × 10 mm 255 × 229 Portrait orientation 32 pp Jacketed hardcover $ 16.95 US $ 22.95 CAN £ 10.95 UK € 14.95 EUR $ 24.95 AUS October 2016 World English edition 978ISBN: 0 978-0-7148-7284-17148 7284 1 9 Barney7 8 0 7 Saltzberg1 4 8 7 2 8is 4an1 author, illustrator, and singer/songwriter who has published over 50 children’s books, including the bestseller Beautiful Oops! Among the accolades for his work are a NAPPA Gold Award, a Teachers’ Choice Award, and a Parents’ Choice Award. Saltzberg lives in Los Angeles. Fred Benaglia has lived and worked in Paris for over 20 years, currently as artistic director for Bayard Press children’s magazines. He has published numerous picture books and illustrated chapter books in French. This is his first book in English. phaidon.com Toto’s Apple Mathieu Lavoie Creativity and perseverance lead to unexpected success for a little worm who goes after an apple high up in a tree Ages 2–5 Key Selling Points Picture book - - Young readers will be tickled by the lovable The apple is up high. Toto is down low. character’s humorous failures and unbending A bird flies by. Toto has an idea. determination to succeed - And so this hilariously expressive little Toto’s innovation and commitment to problem- worm gets busy creating plan after plan solving will inspire creativity and independence to reach his desired meal. His crafty - strategies are successfully executed Books about apples are perfect for autumnal but miserably unproductive . until the positioning and promotions opportunity presents itself and Toto seizes - the moment without foresight. With just The eye-catching illustration, deadpan humor, the perfect balance of predictability and and shocking ending are comparable to the likes surprise, this tale reads like an animated of John Klassen’s I Want My Hat Back short that the reader will want to see again and again. inches 7 ¾ × 9 ⅞ mm 251 × 198 Portrait orientation 64 pp Jacketed hardcover $ 17.95 US $ 23.95 CAN £ 11.95 UK € 14.95 EUR $ 24.95 AUS August 2016 World English edition 978ISBN: 0 978-0-7148-7251-37148 7251 3 9 Mathieu7 8 0 7 1 Lavoie4 8 7 is2 5a 1 3 children’s book author and illustrator, as well as the creative director and co-founder of Comme des Géants, a children’s book publisher based in Montreal. Mathieu lives in Montreal with his two children and his wife, award-winning author/illustrator Marianne Dubuc. This is his third picture book, but his first book in English. phaidon.com Squares & Other Shapes with Josef Albers First Concepts with Fine Artists Series A groundbreaking introduction to shapes through the acclaimed art of Josef Albers Ages 1–3 Key Selling Points Board book - - The second title in the groundbreaking series The influential art of Josef Albers is used of early concept board books featuring fine art to teach shapes in this stylish read-aloud - board book, which takes children through Shapes are a universal early learning curricular Albers’s range of geometrics, one artwork theme, and a mainstay of the “early concepts” per page, beginning with squares and section at retail returning to them as a familiar refrain - throughout. The variance of color, scale, Josef Albers is one of the most collected artists and quantity adds to the richness of the in the world, and his works can be found in major visual arc, and the accompanying text museums such as MoMA, the Guggenheim, Tate provides a humorous and engaging Modern, and the Centre Pompidou commentary. Readers will not only learn - their shapes, but also grow familiar with A must-own book for all art-enthusiast parents fine art in this second title in the - “First Concepts with Fine Artists” series. This book was created in collaboration with Includes a read-aloud “about the artist” the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation at the end. inches 7 × 8 mm 204 × 178 Portrait orientation 30 pp Board book $ 9.95 US $ 12.95 CAN £ 6.95 UK € 9.95 EUR $ 14.95 AUS September 2016 US Edition 978ISBN: 0 978-0-7148-7256-87148 7256 8 9 UK7 8 Edition0 7 1 4 8 7 2 5 6 8 978ISBN: 0 978-0-7148-7255-17148 7255 1 9 Josef7 8 0 Albers7 1 4 8was7 2 5 5 1 a leading pioneer of 20th-century modernism, best known for his Homages to the Square paintings, and his publication Interaction of Color.