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Scholastic Canada Rights Catalogue Fall 2020 ABOUT SCHOLASTIC CANADA Scholastic Canada is the country’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books in both official languages. A subsidiary of Scholastic Inc., which is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2020, the company is a leading provider of quality books and e-books, print and technology-based educational resources. Scholastic also makes a great variety of books available to children through school-based Reading Clubs and Book Fairs as well as retail and online stores, schools and libraries. Established in Canada in 1957, with a long history of service to schools and families, Scholastic Canada continues to carry out its commitment to “Open a World of Possible” for all children. For more information, please contact: NOTE Maral Maclagan Asia (English) refers to sales of Rights and Contracts Manager the English edition in Indonesia, Scholastic Canada Ltd. Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, China, Tel: 416-993-0114 (mobile) Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and the [email protected] Philippines. Visit our Rights website: French (N. Amer.) refers to sales of the www.scholastic.ca/rights Éditions Scholastic French edition in North America. SCHOLASTIC CANADA • WWW.SCHOLASTIC.CA • FALL 2020 RIGHTS CATALOGUE • 2 • New Releases SELLING POINTS • Both parents and kids will laugh at this unexpected take on a XXXXXNot Me Ages x3 to x8 common sibling squabble. Picture Book By xxxxxElise Gravel • Gravel’s signature wit infuses both story and illustrations. AVAILABLE NOW Axxxxx hilarious twist on the perpetual question: •xxxxxxx Pages: 32 Who made this mess? • Both$19.99 parents and kids will laugh • atPaper this unexpectedOver Board take on a • commonFull-colour sibling illustrations squabble. When Dad asks who left socks all over the place, a • 978-1-4431-8174-7 brotherxxxxxx and sister insist that it was “Not Me.” Dad is • Size:Gravel’s 8" signaturex 11" wit infuses quite sure that the kids are not telling the truth, until both story and illustrations. he is introduced to Not Me, who in turn accuses Not Rights available: World True, who exposes the real sock bandit: Not Fair. excluding French (N. Amer.) xxxxxxxx Monsters personifying a child’s typical responses • Pages: 32 brilliantly address the act of blaming others and • $18.99 • Paper Over Board excuse-making by focusing on the humour of the • Full-colour illustrations situation. • 978-1-4431-8174-7 • Size: 8" x 11" Parents and caregivers will appreciate this highly relatable book just as much as children will. Rights available: World excluding French (N. Amer.) ALSO BY THIS AUTHOR : The Worst Book Ever XXXXX xxxxxx ELISE GRAVEL has won the Governor General’s Award for Illustration, two Applied Arts Awards and a Grafika Award. She was also shortlisted for the Mr. Christie’s Book Award and the Prix jeunesse des libraires du Québec. She has written and illustrated more than 20 books for children in both French and English and has fans around the world. She lives in Montreal, Quebec. www.elisegravel.com. SCHOLASTIC CANADA • WWW.SCHOLASTIC.CA • FALL 2020 RIGHTS CATALOGUE • 3 • New Releases SELLING POINTS • Action packed and funny! The Lunch Club: Ages 7 to 10 • Full-colour graphic illustrations It Came from the Basement Graphic Novel • First of a five-book series • Zany cartoon illustrations By Dom Pelletier and fast-paced, easy-to- read action make this a great introduction to the graphic novel format. A new graphic novel series that is out of this world! AVAILABLE NOW It’s the first day at a new school for unicorn-loving, sensible Tia. It’s hard to be the new kid. Lunching • Pages: 136 • $13.99 alone in a basement classroom, she finds an unlikely • Paperback friend in Leo, a joker more focused on the next laugh • Full-colour illustrations than finishing his homework. • 978-1-4431-8271-3 • Size: 6" x 9" One day, Tia and Leo notice the janitor acting strangely. He’s been picking through the trash and hoarding Rights available: World, banana peels in the school basement. And he’s acting excluding French (N. Amer.) kind of like a zombie! Things go from weird to worse Book 2: Summer 2021 when the kids — with the help of the leader of the The Curse of the Scarewolf school’s least popular club, the Stamp Club — discover what’s behind it: a huge mustachioed space monster who plans to take over the world! Cover Not Final Book 3: Fall 2021 Book 4: Coming soon! DOM PELLETIER started drawing cartoons at age five and has not stopped since! He attended Laval University, and after spending time in the great outdoors planting trees for a living and travelling the world, he worked as a video game designer. His popular joke book series now has over 50 very funny bestselling titles. SCHOLASTIC CANADA • WWW.SCHOLASTIC.CA • FALL 2020 RIGHTS CATALOGUE • 4 • New Releases SELLING POINTS • Graphic novel format is lively and a popular way to read The Good Fight Ages 10 to 13 historical fiction. By Ted Staunton Graphic Novel • The featured time period is an interesting turning point in Illustrated by Josh Rosen history, and the setting gives a cinematic flavour to the story. • Tackles timely issues: A fast-paced graphic novel that sheds light on immigration, xenophobia and anti-Semitism. prejudice and racial injustice. The summer is hot and the growing city feels small APRIL 2021 as a xenophobic wave rises. In one area of the • Pages: 224 beach, a neighbourhood protective association has • $16.99 formed to keep out “undesirables,” and its members • Paperback • Full-colour illustrations patrol wearing silver swastika pins. Meanwhile, as • 978-1-4431-6383-5 1 an alarming tide of anti-Semitism grows overseas, • Size: 6" x 8 /2" the local police chief believes the immigrant Jewish community is at the root of a communist threat. Rights available: World Sid and his pop live nearby in Toronto’s immigrant ALSO BY THIS AUTHOR slum. Times are tough, and Sid faces difficult choices Cover Not as he wrestles with honesty, bigotry, poverty and Final expectations as a member of a “whiz mob” — a gang of pickpockets. When Sid and his friends get coerced into assisting the police after they’re caught stealing a wallet, they must decide how far they will go to do what’s right and to protect those they love. With extraordinarily cinematic artwork that immediately transports readers back in time, this incredible graphic novel shines a striking light on many contemporary issues: the immigrant experience, the roots of prejudice and taking a stand against injustice. Bounced 978-1-4431-5717-9 TED STAUNTON is the award-winning author of over forty books for young people, including Bounced, What Blows Up in The Almost Epic Squad series, the picture book Friends for Real, illustrated by Ruth Ohi, The Almost Epic Squad: and many more. A busy and popular presenter at schools across Canada, What Blows Up Ted also teaches writing at George Brown College in Toronto and is a 978-1-4431-5782-7 roots/blues musician. Visit him online at www.tedstauntonbooks.com. JOSH ROSEN is a cartoonist and illustrator who lives in Toronto. When he’s not making comics, he works in children’s arts education, helping students across a wide range of ages find their own creative voices. SCHOLASTIC CANADA • WWW.SCHOLASTIC.CA • FALL 2020 RIGHTS CATALOGUE • 5 • New Releases SELLING POINTS • A layered story and with adorable illustrations. Friends for Real Ages 3 to 8 • A read-aloud that promises By Ted Staunton Picture Book new discoveries on each Illustrated by Ruth Ohi reading. • The theme of friendship is portrayed from a sensitive point of view that models Emma searches for her lost favourite how to recognize and be a good friend. toy, and instead finds a true friend. • A celebration of the transformational power When Emma loses Squeezy, her of imagination. favourite stuffed animal, she tries to • Bonus activities and find another toy to replace her best- video online. loved “pet.” It’s hard. No one else is exactly like Squeezy, and for Emma, AVAILABLE NOW Squeezy is perfect. But instead of • Pages: 32 finding Squeezy, Emma ends up • $16.99 discovering an unexpected friendship, • Paper Over Board and that two imaginations are better • 978-1-4431-7515-9 than one. • Full-colour illustrations • Size: 9 1/2" x 9 1/2" This touching, smart story of lost-and- found treasures is a great reminder that things don’t always go as planned, but Rights available: World, they can turn out better than expected. When Emma makes a friend in Frank, excluding French (N. Amer.) she finds what she’d been missing all along! TED STAUNTON is the author of more than forty books for young people, including Bounced and What Blows Up (The Almost Epic Squad series). He is also a roots and blues musician. A popular presenter at schools, libraries and conferences, Ted also teaches writing at a college in Toronto. Visit www.tedstauntonbooks.com. RUTH OHI has written and illustrated more than sixty children’s books, including the Fox and Squirrel series, No Help Wanted!, Scribble and Shh! My Brother’s Napping. Her books are in translation worldwide and have been nominated for many awards, including the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award and the Governor General’s Award. She lives with her family in Toronto, Ontario. Visit www.scholastic.ca/ruthohi. SCHOLASTIC CANADA • WWW.SCHOLASTIC.CA • FALL 2020 RIGHTS CATALOGUE • 6 • Ruth Ohi | Ages 3 to 8 A big friendship triumphs over small differences in this irresistible series! Fox and Squirrel Fox and Squirrel Fox and Squirrel Fox and Squirrel Pages: 32 • 978-1-4431-1914-6 Make a Friend The Best Christmas Ever Help Out $14.99 • Paper Over Board Pages: 32 • 978-1-4431-3320-3 Pages: 32 • 978-1-4431-5703-2 Pages: 32 • 978-1-4431-6320-0 $14.99 • Paper Over Board $14.99 • Paper Over Board $16.99 • Paper Over Board Rights available: World, excluding Asia (English), China, French (N.