YA Titles Fall | Winter 2020 – 2021 Children’S and Young Adult Titles
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consortium book sales and distribution children's | YA titles fall | winter 2020 – 2021 Children’s and Young Adult Titles Where Independent Publishers Live Fall / Winter 2020–2021 Cover image from Jacob’s Fantastic Flight by Philip Waechter, courtesy Blue Dot Kids Press. All rights reserved. *Agnes & Aubrey • 1 Akashic Books • 5 Arsenal Pulp Press • 13 Auzou • 17 Blair • 21 Blue Dot Kids Press • 23 Cassava Republic Press • 27 *Centrala • 29 Cicada Books • 31 We’ve updated our website! Cinco Puntos Press • 33 Visit www.cbsd.com for the latest DENPA • 37 news and a searchable list of all our titles. Dottir Press • 39 Enchanted Lion Books • 41 Be sure to also sign up for our weekly Fabled Films Press • 45 online Newsletters featuring hot Floris Books • 47 titles, publicity, and upcoming events! Green Card Voices • 51 Hazy Dell Press • 53 Ig Publishing • 57 Immedium • 59 Inhabit Education Books Inc. • 63 Inhabit Media • 69 Iron Circus Comics • 75 Tiny Owl Publishing • 99 Karadi Tales • 77 TOON Books • 101 Kube Publishing Ltd. • 79 *Indicates first season at Consortium NubeOcho • 81 Paul Dry Books • 87 Redleaf Press • 89 Sales reps • 310 The School of Life • 91 Scribble • 93 Text Publishing Company • 97 Table of Contents Agnes & Aubrey London, UK www.agnesandaubrey.com Independent publisher Agnes & Aubrey create excellent books for curious and adventurous kids. They work from a studio in Brockley, Southeast London. Mary Agnes Richards is a publisher, writer, and illustrator. As well as creating children’s books she has worked as Publisher at London’s Hayward Gallery and Editor at Tate Publishing. David Aubrey Schweitzer is a composer and songwriter. He is well known for writing music and songs for some of the most iconic television shows of the last fifteen years. Agnes & Aubrey’s books encourage children to engage with the world around them. They are beautiful, but they don’t just sit on the shelf looking lovely—they are fun, interactive, and full of adventure. Launched in 2019 with the award- winning Take Me series of guided journals— available in North America for the first time in Fall 2020—this dynamic duo have exciting plans for future titles! Praise for the Take Me series: “This gorgeous series makes a perfect gift for creative children.” —Frances Morris, Director, Tate Modern “Occasionally a product comes along that you LOVE and it’s made all the more impressive because it’s produced by a teeny tiny indie publisher who have knocked it out of the park with concept, design and production.” — Smallprint Books, London “Journals, scrapbooks and activity books rolled into one, and so beautifully designed.” — The Little Literary Society, Instagram agnesandaubrey.com @agnesandaubrey first season at Consortium 1 Every museum trip is a new adventure! Take Me To Museums is an exciting guided journal for children aged seven and up. Filled with activities that will guide them around ANY museum or gallery, it also serves as a record of every museum trip. With its stylish design, zingy illustrations, and handy size to pop in a bag, this makes the perfect gift for budding artists and creative children! The book is divided into five “adventure” chapters. Every time children take a trip to a museum, a new adventure begins. On their journey around the gallery spaces, they are encouraged to record their thoughts and draw what they see. Each chapter is unique— so on every visit they will discover something different. Packed with facts about museums all over the world, the book also includes a timeline of museum history and a glossary. To wrap it all up, there’s a section for making notes and a page for comparing the five adventures. Take Me To Museums: Writer and illustrator Mary Richards is the author of Splat: The Most Exciting Artists of The Young Explorer’s Guide to All Time (Thames & Hudson),The Modern Art Journal (Tate Publishing), and co- author Every Museum in the World of ArtSongs, a set of songs about art and artists (with David Schweitzer) for Tate. She lives in London with four children, two cats, and a large collection of Lego. Mary Richards JUVENILE NONFICTION SEPTEMBER Take Me 6¼ x 8 | 96 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Paper US $13.95 | CAN $18.99 9781916474543 USC Ages 7 and up 2 Agnes & Aubrey www.agnesandaubrey.com Vacations will never be the same again with this fun-filled guided journal! Essential packing for any creative child’s suitcase, the winner of the 2019 Junior Design Award (UK) for Best Book (5+), Take Me On Vacation is a guided journal for planning and recording trips at home or abroad. It’s a great way to make the most of every vacation— and remember it forever! Whether they’re going to a relative’s house for the weekend or taking a trip to a far- flung corner of the world, young explorers will love using this innovative, interactive book. Divided into five “adventure” chapters, children start a new adventure at the beginning of each vacation. Within each chapter, there’s space for them to plan and research their trip, document the journey, and record memorable days out. As they complete lists, draw pictures, and answer questions, they’ll discover more about the places they’re visiting— and learn a little more about themselves, too. Quirky, easy to navigate, and brimming with facts about incredible destinations, famous landmarks, and types of transport, this book is a must- have for any trip— don’t leave home without it! Take Me On Vacation Writer and illustrator Mary Richards is the author of Splat: The Most Exciting Artists of The Young Explorer’s Guide to All Time (Thames & Hudson),The Modern Art Journal (Tate Publishing), and co- author Every Vacation in the World of ArtSongs, a set of songs about art and artists (with David Schweitzer) for Tate. She lives in London with four children, two cats and a large collection of Lego. Mary Richards JUVENILE NONFICTION OCTOBER Take Me 6¼ x 8 | 96 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Paper US $13.95 | CAN $18.99 9781916474567 USC Ages 7 and up www.agnesandaubrey.com Agnes & Aubrey 3 Perfect for spending creative time at home! Take Me Home is the latest in an exciting series of guided journals for young explorers. Crammed with facts, lively illustrations and inspiring activities, it’s perfect for spending creative time at home— just the thing for homeschool groups, or for parents looking for interesting after- school and rainy- day activities. With this fun- filled book as their guide, children don’t need to go further than their own front door to discover new things! Each chapter of Take Me Home is filled with activities that encourage children to explore the place where they live, jot down their ideas and draw what they see. As they discover new facts, make lists, and answer questions they are prompted to look at their own home in new ways— observing its different spaces and the objects that fill it. Fun, quirky, and bursting with information about homes throughout history; architecture and design; the way things work; and the artists and writers whose stories are inspired by living spaces; this book is the perfect gift for curious and creative children. Take Me Home An Activity Journal For Young Writer and illustrator Mary Richards is the author of Splat: The Most Exciting Artists of Explorers All Time (Thames & Hudson),The Modern Art Journal (Tate Publishing), and co- author of ArtSongs, a set of songs about art and artists (with David Schweitzer) for Tate. She lives in Mary Richards London with four children, two cats, and a large collection of Lego. JUVENILE NONFICTION SEPTEMBER Take Me 6¼ x 8 | 96 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Paper US $13.95 | CAN $18.99 9781916474574 USC Ages 7 and up 4 Agnes & Aubrey www.agnesandaubrey.com Otis Redding’s classic song “Respect”— as popularized by Aretha Franklin— becomes an empowering picture book exploring the concept of mutual respect through the eyes of a young girl. R-- E S P E C T / Find out what it means to me R- E- S- P- E- C- T / Take care, TCB Oh (sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me) A little respect . Respect is a children’s picture book based on lyrics written and originally recorded by Otis Redding in 1965. Aretha Franklin’s iconic rendition later peaked at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart in 1967. This irresistible book shows a young girl, her brother, and her parents conjuring a future full of possibility, providing families an opportunity to explore themes of mutual respect— while revisiting one of the greatest songs ever written. Otis Redding (1941–1967) was a singer, songwriter, and producer often referred to as the King of Soul. Respect A Children’s Picture Book Otis Redding Illustrated by Rachel Moss JUVENILE FICTION OCTOBER LyricPop 8¼ x 8¼ | 24 pp Color illustrations throughout Paper over Board US $16.95 | CAN $22.99 9781617758447 W* Ages up to 7 eBook available www.akashicbooks.com Akashic Books—LyricPop 5 Otis Redding and Steve Cropper’s timeless ode to never- ending days is given fresh new life in this heartwarming picture book. Sittin’ in the mornin’ sun I’ll be sittin’ when the evening come Watching the ships roll in Then I’ll watch ’em roll away again, yeah . With lyrics by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper and illustrations by Kaitlyn Shea O’Connor, this picture book imagines a lonesome cat fishing off a dock and hoping the fish will bite soon.(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay is the perfect picture book for parents wanting to share a classic song with their children, allowing both to find joy in it along the way.