Foreign Rights Catalogue Index

New Releases Spring 2017 – Fall 2018 Foreign Rights Catalogue Index

AWARD 14 Award winning titles 26 Big Top Magic WINNING Monika Spang / Markus Spang TITLE 16 Best- and Longsellers 27 Princess Roberta New Titles Verena Pavoni 4 Katie the Gull 28 I'm a Wolf, says Rabbit Anita Hansemann / Verena Pavoni Jadwiga Kowalska

6 Come Back Soon 29 Pernix – The Adventures Andreas Greve / Lena Winkel of a Small Dinosaur Dieter Wiesmüller 8 Move, Mr Mountain! Francesca Sanna Spring 2017 10 The Battle of Balderdash 30 A Sage, an Emperor and lots of Rice Heinz Janisch / Aljoscha Blau Paolo Friz

12 Positively Poisonous 31 Money for Sale! Lorenz Pauli / Claudia de Weck Lorenz Pauli / Claudia de Weck

32 The Year of the Squirrel Spring 2018 Eva Sixt 18 Stubby Max Bolliger / Kathrin Schärer Schellen Ursli 19 Do Come In! 33 The big Book of Ursli Max Bolliger / Lihie Jacob Selina Chönz / Alois Carigiet

20 Oh No, a Book! Lorenz Pauli / Miriam Zedelius

21 Back to the Garden! Emma Lidia Squillari

22 Mr Anderson’s Little Bird Jürg Obrist

23 At the Beaver Pond Eva Sixt Fall 2017 24 Fur and Feather Lorenz Pauli / Kathrin Schärer

25 Who has pinched the Gingerbread? Maria Stalder

Illustration: Lena Winkel 'Come back soon' © Atlantis Verlag 2018

3 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH Anita Hansemann / Verena Pavoni Katie the Gull

Katie, Keekee and Karl, the laughing – About being fascinated by those who gulls, are amazed: More and more birds are different; and about being yourself are settling in their area. Katie likes Nils the cormorant so much that she wants to 'Are those cormorants?' be like him. She's imitating him, soon 'Yes. And the second one from the right is feeling like a cormorant herself. Which is especially handsome.' dangerous: When Katie dives deep into cold water, like Nils always does, she al- Anita Hansemann grew up on a farm in most drowns and has to be saved by her eastern Switzerland with six siblings. friends at the last minute. She was a social worker in Zurich before Katie's curiosity, though, is still intact. deciding to become a full-time writer. She hopes – like Keekee and Karl – that Since then, she has written stage and Nils and the other foreign birds will re- radio plays, short-film scripts, a novel turn the following winter. and other prose. 'Katie the Gull' is her first picture book. www.hansemann.ch

Verena Pavoni was born in Zurich in 1965. After studying for three years at Zurich's F+F School of Art and Design, she moved to Ireland. She had her first picture book, Nicolo (Atlantis, 1984), published when she was 18. It be-came a bestseller. Verena Pavoni has been working as an illustrator ever since. She lives in Basle with her family.

World Rights available 32 pages | bound | 23 x 29 cm | 4+ | 2018

4 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH Andreas Greve / Lena Winkel Come Back Soon

Hubert and Hush live in the garden of a Andreas Greve was born in 1953 and weekend cottage. grew up in Hamburg. After studying art They're watching some children saying education, he lived in Denmark for 10 hello to their grandparents. years and on the Canary Islands for 'Isn't it nice to be welcomed like that?', some time. He has had several picture asks Hubert. books published as well as some books 'Yes', says Hush, 'especially when you've of poetry for adults and children, among been away for a while.' them Greve's Little Rhyming School, The two of them want to share that expe- consisting of four booklets illustrated by rience. One of them leaves while the Lena Winkel. other one stays at home, waiting. One of → www.andreasgreve.de them has all kinds of interesting things happening to him while the other is going Lena Winkel grew up in a small town in crazy with longing. the Westerwald (Wester Forest). Lots of When Hubert and Hush meet again, they hills. fall into each other's arms, sobbing with In 2014, she moved to Hamburg (very joy. flat) to study illustration. 'Come Back 'We'll never do that again', they decide. Soon' is her bachelor thesis. They can always go exploring together. Lena likes tea and enjoys making friends with other people's pets. - About missing each other and about the joy of being reunited

'When shall I come back?' 'As soon as I start to miss you.'

World Rights available 32 pages | bound | 27 x 22 cm | 4+ | 2018

6 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH Francesca Sanna Move, Mr Mountain!

Mr Mountain has seen a lot of things. The story of an unusual friendship, mak- Time is passing him by and he keeps his ing readers aware of the passage of cool. time. Does he really? Francesca Sanna, born in Sardinia in 'Move, Mr Mountain!', yells Lily. 1991, studied illustration in Cagliari and 'I want to see what's behind you, at last!' did her master’s degree in illustration and design at Hochschule Luzern. In the How can a child ask that of a mountain? summer of 2014 she continued her stud- He explodes, telling her off, but Lily in- ies in illustration and visual storytelling sists. at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Finally, Mr Mountain teaches her to In 2016, Francesca Sanna was awarded climb. From above, the world looks a Gold Medal by the Society of Illustra- practically endless. tors, New York, for her master’s project. In 2017, Francesca Sanna was nomi- But what's beyond the horizon? nated for both the German Young Adult Lily goes exploring and suddenly, while Literature Prize and the Swiss Children he's waiting for his new friend to return, and YA Media Prize. Mr Mountain begins to grasp the mean- Living in Zurich now, she is a freelance ing of 'longing for somebody'. illustrator. Sometimes, she misses her island and the sea.

World Rights available 32 pages | bound | 29 x 23,5 cm | 4+ | 2018

8 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH Heinz Janisch / Aljoscha Blau The Battle of Balderdash

A little bit of blueberry ice cream drips Very soon, the smell of grilled sausages onto a dog's coat. This incident causes and the thought of their loved ones at an argument. The argument spreads. In home lures the men away. Only the gen- no time, there are armies on the march, erals remain on the battlefield, petrified their generals yelling, 'Advance! Re- like monuments. treat! Go!' One side begins to throw their hats at – The absurdity of war is made plain; their opponents. Who throw them right earnestly and with verve back. Followed by jacket buttons, by uni- – About a banal mishap escalating into forms, and suddenly everybody is in full-scale war their underpants. And nobody can tell – Without a uniform, we're all simply hu- who belongs to which army. man beings 'I'm hungry!', shouts somebody. 'So am I, so am I!', comes the answer, Heinz Janisch, born in 1960, studied Ger- from all sides. man and journalism in Vienna. There are many books for children and young adults among his publications. He was awarded the 'Austrian State Prize' for Children’s Poetry, the 'Bologna Ragazzi Award', the 'Austrian Children and Young Adult Book Prize' as well as many other awards.

Aljoscha Blau, a German-Russian artist and illustrator of picture books, was born in St Petersburg in 1972. He studied illustration and graphic arts at HAW Hamburg and has been working mostly for children's book publishers. He has been awarded numerous international prizes, the German YA Litera- ture Prize, the Bologna Ragazzi Award 2006, the German Design Award, the Austrian State Prize for Children's and YA Literature and the Troisdorf Picture Book Prize among them. Aljoscha Blau lives in Berlin. → www.aljoschablau.com → www.instagram.com/aljoschablau

World Rights available — Rights sold to: France, Italy 32 pages | bound | 24,5 × 31 cm | 5+ | 2018

10 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH Lorenz Pauli / Claudia de Weck Positively Poisonous Where It's Really Dangerous

There's nothing that Aaron and Mona There's been way too much adventure enjoy more than wild adventure. for Aaron and Mona to remember to go But what's wild and what's really dan- to school - gerous? on the other hand, they've learnt where 'Do Not Walk on the Grass' - well, you danger really lurks. can always ride your bike across the lawn. - Children and adults are made aware of And climbing a tree is simply enjoyable. the internationally recognized CLP / But when the children fish a bottle from GHS hazard symbols. the river, they don't know what's in it. A man explains the hazard symbols on the bottle to them. Ooops! Such things can also be found at home, in the cleaning cupboard, in the bathroom...

World Rights available — Rights sold to: France, Italy 32 pages | bound | 23,5 × 29 cm | 6+ | 2018

12 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH

Swiss Children’s Media Award 2013 Award winning titles I Walked in Shoes of Grass Heinz Janisch / Hannes Binder → more information in the backlist catalogue Children’s Book of the Month of May 2016 awarded by the Deutsche Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur e.V. Swiss Children’s Media Award 2017 Ich ging in Schuhen aus Gras Heinz Janisch | Hannes Binder Rip and Rosie Lorenz Pauli / Kathrin Schärer LesePeter Dezember 2012 → more information in the backlist catalogue Just all of us Lorenz Pauli / Kathrin Schärer → more information in the backlist catalogue LesePeter April 2016

Death in the Apple Tree Kathrin Schärer → more information in the backlist catalogue Golden Pen of Belgrad 2009

The Moon Flower Einar Turkowski → more information in the backlist catalogue The White Ravens 2015 and Picture Book of the Month of September 2015 awarded by the Deutsche Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur e.V.

Look after me! BIB (Biennial of Illustrations Bratisilava) Grand Prix Award 2007 Lorenz Pauli / Miriam Zedelius Troisdorfer Bilderbuchpreis 2007 Spanish Visual Award → more information in the backlist catalogue It was dark and eerily quiet Einar Turkowksi → more information in the backlist catalogue

The Best Foreign Picture Book Award 2015 JAPAN Swiss Children’s Media Award 2011 German Children’s book Award 2005

Johanna in the Train Buildings Nests, Digging Caves Kathrin Schärer Anne Möller → more information in the backlist catalogue → more information in the backlist catalogue

Prix Chronos de Littérature 2014

Toby and the Old Ones Anne-Kathrin Behl Hans Christian Andersen Award in Gold → for more information please contact me A Bell for Ursli Selina Chönz / Alois Carigiet → more information in the backlist catalogue

14 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH 15 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH

Over 16’000 copies sold! Best- and Longsellers Johanna in the Train Kathrin Schärer → more information in the backlist catalogue Over 45’000 copies sold

Fox goes Library Lorenz Pauli / Kathrin Schärer → more information in the backlist catalogue Over 19’000 copies sold!

The huge Yawn Monika Spang / Sonja Bougeava → more information in the backlist catalogue

Over 100’000 copies sold!

The Test of Courage Lorenz Pauli / Kathrin Schärer Over 30’000 copies sold! → more information in the backlist catalogue Rip and Rosie Lorenz Pauli / Kathrin Schärer → more information in the backlist catalogue

Over 20’000 copies sold! Swiss children’s Media Award 2011

You and Me Lorenz Pauli / Kathrin Schärer Over 17’000 copies sold! → more information in the backlist catalogue Little Redstart Anne Möller Over 28’000 copies sold! → more information in the backlist catalogue

It was like this! No, like this! No way! Kathrin Schärer → more information in the backlist catalogue

Over 19’000 copies sold!

The Stones are even able to dance Hilde Heyduck-Huth Over 64’000 copies sold in Japan! → for more information please contact me Where Fox and Bunny say goodnight to each other Kathrin Schärer → more information in the backlist catalogue

Over 623’000 copies, sold by our partner, the Chinese Publishers THINKDOM!

Over Land and through the Air Anne Möller → more information in the backlist catalogue

16 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH 17 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH Max Bolliger / Kathrin Schärer Max Bolliger / Lihie Jacob Stubby Do Come In!

Max Bolliger's 'Stubby' stories are mod- Max Bolliger, born in Schwanden / Braun- For hours, the Fairy Godmother tells her Max Bolliger, born in Schwanden / Braun- ern classics. 41 short texts describe the wald (Canton of Glarus), was a primary stories to the mouse. But then, a cat wald (Canton of Glarus), was a primary little hare's growing up with his mother, teacher, studied remedial education and knocks at the door. teacher, studied remedial education and his leaving his nest for the first time, how psychology and worked as a remedial 'Oh, I like you', says the Fairy God- psychology and worked as a remedial he makes friends and experiences happi- teacher. He also played a decisive role in mother. 'Do come in!' teacher. He also played a decisive role in ness and sorrow. developing early children’s programmes The mouse scuttles under the chest of developing early children’s programmes Treating childrens' development with for Swiss TV. Later, he taught young drawers and is listening from a dis- for Swiss TV. Later, he taught young great sensitivity, these episodes deal adult literature at the Primary Teachers’ tance. How can the Fairy Godmother do adult literature at the Primary Teachers’ with warmth, security and big questions, Seminary in Zurich. this to her? But soon, there is also a dog Seminary in Zurich. with childrens' curiosity and loving pa- He started to write poems and stories joining them... He started to write poems and stories rental care. for adults in the nineteen-fifties, be- for adults in the nineteen-fifties, be- In Kathrin Schärer's animal pictures, coming one of Switzerland’s most suc- Only when the Fairy Godmother has pre- coming one of Switzerland’s most suc- which deftly capture facial expressions cessful children’s books authors later pared a feast and is laying the table for cessful children’s books authors later and body language, we come face to face on. He was awarded, among many other the mouse, too, does she dare come out. on. He was awarded, among many other with hares in a variety of moods: now prizes, the Deutsche Jugendliteratur- And then, the Fairy Godmother tells prizes, the Deutsche Jugendliteratur- grave, now playful, always touching. preis and the Dutch Silver Stylus as well them all the story of the tiny mouse that, preis and the Dutch Silver Stylus as well as receiving an honorary doctorate from whenever she is feeling sad, begins to as receiving an honorary doctorate from the theological faculty of Zurich Univer- gnaw the foot of a chest of drawers. – the theological faculty of Zurich Univer- sity. Max Bolliger died in Weesen (Can- First edition from the unpublished sity. Max Bolliger died in Weesen (Can- ton of Glarus) in 2013. works of this most versatile and popular ton of Glarus) in 2013. → More from this author on page 19 writer. Lihie Jacob grew up in Israel and Frank- Kathrin Schärer, born in Basle in 1969. furt am Main. She studied visual com- She graduated as an art teacher as well munication at Bezalel Art Academy in as in arts and crafts from the Hoch- Jerusalem. She has lived in Berlin since schule für Gestaltung in Basle. She 2011, working as a freelance illustrator teaches children with speech disorders with the 'Musenstubestudio community'. and works as an illustrator. While she Two books illustrated by her have re- sometimes illustrates her own stories, cently been published in Israel. she is best known for her longstanding 'GoatsDogsCrowsMum' is her first pub- and very successful collaboration with lication in German. Lorenz Pauli. Kathrin Schärer has been nominated for the prestigious Hans Christian Ander- sen Award 2012 for her complete works. And 'Joanna in the Train' (2009, Atlantis Publishers) was awarded the Swiss Chil- dren’s Media Award 2011. → More from this illustrator on page 24

World Rights available — Rights sold to: Italy World Rights available — Rights sold to: Taiwan, Denmark 144 pages | bound | 17,6 x 26,4 cm | 5+ | 2018 32 pages | bound | 27,5 x 23,5 cm | 4+ | 2018

18 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH 19 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH Lorenz Pauli / Miriam Zedelius Emma Lidia Squillari Oh No, a Book! Back to the Garden!

Yuri is given a book. Mrs Asperilla is to Lorenz Pauli, born in 1967, became a Who is digging in Ernest's garden? A tongue-in-cheek story about living to- read it to him – but being a smartphone kindergarten teacher someday. He used Who is eating his vegetables while he is gether and making your enemies be- addict, she can only manage to turn the to work and laugh with children for asleep? come your friends. pages with Yuri's help. He is showing her many years. Then days grew too short One night, Ernest catches his unbidden things, asking questions, speculating for work, and now he laughs when sit- guests red-handed. With his dog, he Emma Lidia Squillari was born in north- and generally harassing Mrs Asperilla ting at his keyboard and when telling gives them such a terrible fright that western Italy in 1991, the daughter of an with a hair-raising story about a fear- stories on stage. Lorenz Pauli made the they will never come back. American mother and an Italian father. less mouse. 2012 IBBY Honour List for his text in Now the garden is flourishing. Ernest From her earliest childhood, she en- The mouse is fighting monsters while 'Grandma, Emma, Mom' (2010, Atlantis). reaps an abundant harvest – too abun- joyed losing herself in the slow-motion Mrs Asperilla is fighting the book. The 'Look After Me!' (Pauli / Zedelius, 2015, dant, actually. He cannot possibly eat it world of her picture books. mouse, monster and Asperilla story Atlantis) has been nominated for the all on his own. Nowadays she can feel the same joy makes it clear, that books are not nec- 2015 Schweizer Kinder- und Jugendme- What is Ernest to do? He builds little when drawing her own stories. essarily good. But good things happen, dienpreis (Swiss Children’s and Young houses and takes down the garden Emma Lidia Squillari studied illustra- when tow peple read abook – together. Adults’ Media Prize) and is a White Ra- fence. It does not take long for all the tion in Bologna. Even before she gradu- ven 2015. Lorenz Pauli lives in Berne animals to return. Now, though, they are ated, two of her picture books were pub- with his family. helping; with the gardening and the eat- lished by Italian publishing houses. → www.mupf.ch ing, while Ernest can spend his days in a deckchair. Miriam Zedelius was born in Heidelberg in 1977 and lives in Leipzig with her family. She also studied there at the Hoch- schule für Grafik und Buchkunst. Today, she’s a freelance illustrator, designing postcards, posters and picture books in her own small silk-screen printing work- shop with great success. Her two children enjoy being their mum’s test audience – she has already published two picture books with their seal of approval, both of them written by Lorenz Pauli. → More from this author on page 12

World Rights available — Rights sold to: Denmark World Rights available 32 pages | bound | 20 × 31 cm | 4+ | 2018 32 pages | bound | 23 × 27 cm | 4+ | 2018

20 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH 21 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH Jürg Obrist Eva Sixt Mr Anderson’s Little Bird At the Beaver Pond

What a noise! Everybody is trying to be Fortunately, there is a new tenant mov- Beavers are unusual animals living near As in her other books, Eva Sixt assem- louder than everybody else – until a pe- ing in soon, giving the neighbours a lakes and rivers, often in close proximity bles all this information into well- culiar stranger moves in, with his bird. chance to re-think their prejudices. to us. thought-out compositions, captivating Now, everybody is complaining about Sitting up, they seem very droll, and their children and adults alike by their won- the ittle bird's chirping. Until Mr Ander- A story promoting tolerance and inclu- building skills are impressive. Beaver derful naturalism. son begins to look for a new flat. sion. dams can change whole river systems. → There is no other non-fiction book for That is why beavers can improve the children describing the variety of plants Immediately, the noise starts again. The Jürg Obrist was born in Zurich in 1947. habitats of many birds, fishes and in- and animals living in beaver ponds. hoover, the lawnmower, the brass horns After training as a retoucher, he studied sects. → Large-format pictures packed with and the chainsaw are all trying to drown photography at the Schule für Gestal- The beaver's family life, its anatomy and information explain ecological connec- one another out. Secretly, though, tung, Zurich. He lived in New York as a swimming technique are fascinating as tions. everyone thinks, 'Wasn't it nice and quiet photographer for nine years, working as well. when Mr Anderson was still living here?' an illustrator for publishing houses and Eva Sixt grew up in rural Bavaria, stu- children’s and young adults’ magazines. died biology and trained in scientific His first picture book was published in illustration. She then worked for several the United States in 1978; it was to be natural history museums for some followed by many others. years, mainly developing special exhibi- Jürg Obrist has been living in Zurich tions. again, with his family, since 1985. He is a After a training period in a book publish- freelance writer and illustrator. In 1990, er’s editorial department, she now works he was awarded the Swiss Children's in Munich as an editor, translator, writer and Media Award. and illustrator for publishing houses, children’s media and scientific institutes. → More from this illustrator on page 32

World Rights available World Rights available — Rights sold to: Denmark 32 pages | bound | 20,7 x 27,4 cm | 5+ | 2018 32 pages | bound | 30 x 23,8 cm | 5+ | 2018

22 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH 23 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH Lorenz Pauli / Kathrin Schärer Maria Stalder Fur and Feather Who has pinched

The dog is all agog, and the hen is suf- Lorenz Pauli, born in 1967, became a the Gingerbread? fering from stage fright, too. The perfor- kindergarten teacher someday. He used mance is about to start. They're acting to work and laugh with children for in their own story! It goes like this: many years. Then days grew too short A wonderful smell is tickling the fox's Slightly embarrassed, the fox is skulking The hen dreams of pirate treasure and for work, and now he laughs when sit- nose. It's the gingerbread Arne has put after Arne. From a distance he watches the dog of a strong friend. They meet by ting at his keyboard and when telling out to cool on the windowsill. Arne lives Arne feeding the other animals. But the chance, helping each other out – and af- stories on stage. Lorenz Pauli made the in a house in the forest; he helps St. next morning, the fox finds a way to ter lots of adventure, it becomes clear to 2012 IBBY Honour List for his text in Nicholas with his work. But – whoosh, apologise: by lying down on Arne's feet them that their friendship is the fulfil- 'Grandma, Emma, Mom' (2010, Atlantis). one less piece of gingerbread! to keep them warm. ment of all their wishes. Thunderous 'Look After Me!' (Pauli / Zedelius, 2015, The fox enjoys his unusual treat very applause! The dog and the hen are hap- Atlantis) has been nominated for the much. It tastes of the forest and honey, Maria Stalder, born in 1986, studied il- py. The audience has realised: Theatre 2015 Schweizer Kinder- und Jugendme- of wood, cinnamon and happiness. lustration at the Hochschule Design & is all about real life. dienpreis (Swiss Children’s and Young But then, the fox happens to hear Arne Kunst in Lucerne and has been living and St. Nicholas talking. Who, exactly, is there ever since. At the moment, she is → The book becomes a stage, encourag- Adults’ Media Prize) and is a White Ra- not going to get their piece of ginger- teaching arts and crafts at the Kolle- ing children to develop their acting skills ven 2015. Lorenz Pauli lives in Berne with his family. bread? gium Stans as well as working for mag- → 'Fur and Feather' is being set to music; → www.mupf.ch azines and children’s publishers. Her its premiere as a children's opera sche- favourite activity is creating illustrations duled for spring 2018. Kathrin Schärer, born in Basle in 1969. for children’s books, but she also enjoys She graduated as an art teacher as well listening to stories or baking cakes. as in arts and crafts from the Hoch- 'Mein Rucksack ist mein Haus' is her schule für Gestaltung in Basle. She first picture book for a trade publisher. teaches children with speech disorders → www.mariastalder.ch and works as an illustrator. While she sometimes illustrates her own stories, she is best known for her longstanding and very successful collaboration with Lorenz Pauli. Kathrin Schärer has been nominated for the prestigious Hans Christian Ander- sen Award 2012 for her complete works. And 'Joanna in the Train' (2009, Atlantis Publishers) was awarded the Swiss Chil- dren’s Media Award 2011.

World Rights available — Rights sold to: Taiwan, Spanish (Worldwide), Catalan , Russia World Rights available 40 pages | bound | 24 × 25 cm | 5+ | 2017 32 pages | bound | 23 × 27 cm | 4+ | 2017

24 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH 25 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH Monika Spang / Markus Spang Verena Pavoni Big Top Magic Princess Roberta

Grandma Ethel takes her granddaugh- Markus Spang, born 1971 in Karlsruhe, Princess Roberta's crown is her home. cess is laughing with her friends, re- ter to the circus. It's a magical world, studied illustration and typography in Day in, day out, she keeps counting its membering what it was like to walk with lights and music galore – but the Krefeld and Münster. His brilliantly funny points, never coming up with a result. round and round in circles, counting ... biggest surprise is Grandma Ethel, who's illustrations have appeared in more than But then, a dog comes to see the prin- A magical story about changing one's part of every single circus act. 20 novels, mystery stories and crime cess, explaining that she's turning in cir- point of view. When a horseshoe comes loose during riddles for children. cles; there are exactly 12 points to her the equestrian act, the good-luck charm crown, easily visible from the outside. Verena Pavoni was born in Zurich in drops right into Grandma's lap. Monika Spang, born 1970 Karlsruhe, 'What a nerve!', scolds Roberta. But the 1965. After studying for three years at Then she's allowed to taste the clown's studied agricultural biology and jour- thought of a whole, wide world out there Zurich's F+F School of Art and Design, cream cake, the conjurer makes her nalism. Her first nephews and nieces has taken root in her mind. She climbs she moved to Ireland. She had her first earrings vanish into thin air and – isn't made her realize there weren‘t nearly across the rim of her crown, setting out picture book, Nicolo (Atlantis, 1984), that Grandma Ethel, swinging on the tra- enough good stories. Her brother is an to explore the village and its people, tak- published when she was 18. It became a peze and doing somersaults far above illustrator, so she began to contribute ing the dog with her. bestseller. the audience? ideas and texts for picture books. When Roberta returns, there's a party. Verena Pavoni has been working as an Her crown is now placed on the field up- illustrator ever since. She lives in Basle side down, with guests walking in and with her family. out between the points ... and the Prin-

World Rights available World Rights available 32 pages | bound | 21 × 28 cm | 4+ | 2017 32 pages | bound | 22 × 27 cm | 5+ | 2017

26 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH 27 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH Jadwiga Kowalska Dieter Wiesmüller Pernix I'm a Wolf, says Rabbit The Adventures of a Small Dinosaur

'If I were a wolf', thinks Rabbit, I'd never Jadwiga Kowalska is a freelance maker Again, a huge dinosaur snatches away a Dieter Wiesmüller, born in Rotenburg in have to be afraid any more.' of animation films and an illustrator. She fat insect from under little Pernix's nose! 1950, studied graphics, painting and So Rabbit dresses up as a wolf, in a studied at HSLU, Lucerne, and at ASP So, having problems because you're il-lustration in Hamburg. As well as nu- home-sewn costume, frightening his Krakow, Poland. She has been awarded small must be an ancient concept, going merous book covers, he also created friends out of their wits and making numerous prizes for her films. back to the age of the dinosaurs. cover illustrations for Der Spiegel and everybody run for their lives, including Jadwiga Kowalska lives in Lucerne with This is exactly what makes the story of – stern magazines for many years. He the wolf, who will never be seen again. Momo, her tomcat, and a number of realistically small – Pernix so attractive. also wrote and illustrated his own pic- Baffled, Rabbit is standing among the daddy longlegs spiders. She is rumoured It's a classic picture book tale, declar- ture books. trees. Where has everybody disap- to make the best golabki west of the Pol- ing, 'Together we're strong' against a From 1982 to 1992 he was a lecturer at peared to? 'But it's me!', he calls. ish border. 'I'm a Wolf, Says Rabbit' is background of giant trees and huge liz- Hamburger Fachhochschule. And only now, Mole, Hedgehog and Owl her first picture book. ards: more impressive than any non-fic- Dieter Wiesmüller lives in Hamburg as a realise that it's their friend, Rabbit, dis- → www.jadwiga.ch tion book, with lots of atmosphere and freelance artist. guised as a wolf – and that, in future, no- just as dramatic as children want their body will ever have to be afraid of the dinosaurs to be. wolf again. Pictures suffused with light, atmospheric scenes in an autumn forest.

Successful illustrator with 30 years' experience | New edition of the 1992 bestseller, with new layout | Pernix is Latin for quick, nimble, swift – all life-saving qualities for a little dinosaur

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28 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH 29 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH Paolo Friz Lorenz Pauli / Claudia de Weck A Sage, an Emperor Money for Sale!

and lots of Rice Adventure is not expensive. But not even Lorenz Pauli, born in 1967, became a Alma and Milan can manage without any kindergarten teacher someday. He used money at all. Because they need a rope to work and laugh with children for The farmers are starving because the would not be enough to transport it! ladder for their tree-house. Building a many years. Then days grew too short emperor claims most of their rice har- From now on, the emperor will only claim tree-house themselves was no prob- for work, and now he laughs when sit- vest for himself. To help them, a sage the rice he really needs and nobody will lem. Now what about manufacturing ting at his keyboard and when telling (wise man) invents a game for the em- go hungry in his country. some money themselves? Not a bad stories on stage. Lorenz Pauli made the peror: chess. The emperor loves it, and idea if you are good at bargaining and 2012 IBBY Honour List for his text in in return, the wise man asks for one Paolo Friz studied illustration in Lu- trading. Alma and Milan reach their 'Grandma, Emma, Mom' (2010, Atlantis). grain of rice for the first square on the cerne and Prague before getting a Mas- goal, with some money left over. Which 'Look After Me!' (Pauli / Zedelius, 2015, chessboard, two grains for the second, ter‘s degree in communication design they save. Because money will not go Atlantis) has been nominated for the four for the third and so on, up to the six- from London‘s Saint Martin‘s School of mouldy, not even when set aside for 2015 Schweizer Kinder- und Jugend- ty-fourth square, the grains always dou- Art. He is a designer, has received sev- something big – that is already taking me-dienpreis (Swiss Children’s and bling in number. It is evening before the eral awards for illustration and lectures shape in their heads. Young Adults’ Media Prize) and is a emperor realises that he had no idea of at Design and Art Academy in Lucerne, White Raven 2015. Lorenz Pauli lives in the amount of rice he promised: a con- Switzerland. Berne with his family. voy of cargo ships the length of the dis- → www.mupf.ch tance between the Earth and the Sun Claudia de Weck was born in Zurich. She trained as an artist, locally as well as in Paris and Hamburg. Today, she is an illustrator and a writer.

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30 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH 31 FOREIGN RIGHTS ATLANTIS VERLAG ZÜRICH Eva Sixt Selina Chönz / Alois Carigiet The Year of the Squirrel The big Book of Ursli

Nimbly, a squirrel is climbing up a beech Eva Sixt grew up in rural Bavaria, stu- Ursli, Swiss picture book hero extraor- Illustrated by painter Alois Carigiet, the tree trunk. She is building a drey (a died biology and trained in scientific il- di-naire, would have deserved a special picture book became a world-wide best- squirrel’s nest) for her young that will be lustration. She then worked for several edition like this years ago! Based on seller. Ursli is the protagonist in a tale born in spring. During the first days, natural history museums for some early prints, new lithographs have been about setting out and coming home, they are naked, blind and thumb-sized. years, mainly developing special ex- created, with the colours the way the about acting autonomously and proving But after a few weeks, they can jump hi-bitions. artist originally intended them to be. one’s worth. Soon, there was a second from branch to branch and have even After a training period in a book publish- The so-called Engadine Trilogy, the book, about his sister, Florina, and ano- learnt to eat a hazelnut while clinging to er’s editorial department, she now works three stories about Ursli and Florina, ther about their adventures during The a tree trunk upside down! in Munich as an editor, translator, writer are available in a single volume for the Big Snow. Compared to Heidi, in terms The book accompanies the young squir- and illustrator for publishing houses, first time, complemented by articles of international sales, Ursli might be her rels during their first year – in the forest children’s media and scientific institutes. about Alois Carigiet and Selina Chönz, little brother. and in town. Why squirrels can be red, about the book’s history and its impor- From an artistic viewpoint, however grey or brown, how they manage to find tance. Alois Carigiet’s illustrations made Ursli food they have hidden away and how we a monument of 20th century Swiss gra- can help them survive in winter: Eva Sixt Selina Chönz was a writer and a kin-der- phic design, an icon of Swiss children’s tells us about all these subjects as well. garten teacher from the Engadine Val- literature and a genuine ambassador ley. In 1945, her 'Uorsin' story appeared of Alpine self-assertion. Many tourists in print for the first time. from all over the globe come to see Urs- li’s world every year. Even more impor- tant, though, is his perennial popularity as a big hero of little heroes.

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