Rights Guide SIMON & SCHUSTER CHILDREN’S Publishing DIVISION PICTURE Books and Novelties Contacts
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing RIGHTS GUIDE SIMON & SCHUSTER CHILDREN’S PubLishiNG DIVISION PICTURE BOOKS AND NOVELtiES CONTACTS CONTACTS FOR ALL US AND UK PICTURE BOOKS AND BOLOGNA 2013 NOVELTY TITLES WORLDWIDE AND UK FICTION: TABLE OF Tracy Phillips, Children’s Co-editions and Rights Director [email protected] CONTENTS Stephanie Purcell, Senior Rights Manager [email protected] Ruth Middleton, Children’s Rights Executive [email protected] Simon & Schuster UK Ltd. 1st Floor, 222 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8HB UK Tel: 00 44 207 316 1900 UK Fax: 00 44 207 316 0332 2 Picture Books and Novelties Contacts FOREIGN AGENTS WE USE INCLUDE: KOREA 3 Novelties KCC Agency Ms. Rockyoung Lee, [email protected] CHINA & TAIWAN 11 Picture Books Bardon Chinese Media Agency Ms. Cynthia Chang, [email protected] Ms. Jian-Mei Wang, [email protected] Fiction Big Apple Tuttlemori Agency 29 Ms. Lily Chen, [email protected] JAPAN 30 US Fiction Japan Uni Agency Mr. Takeshi Oyama, [email protected] 50 UK Fiction 59 International Fiction Agents Contacts FOR US FICTION CONTACTS see inside back cover 2 NOVELTIES Small, Tall, Long Page 6 Over NOVELTIES 5 million Sabuda pop-ups in print! THE LITTLE MERMAID By Robert Sabuda Imprint: Little Simon Pop-up master Robert Sabuda takes readers on a magical journey under the sea in his latest masterpiece, The Little Mermaid. In this pop-up adaptation of the beloved fairy tale, amazing three-dimensional paper creations pop off the page, bringing the adventure to life. This visually stunning story of true love, adventure, and sacrifice is sure to become a favorite in every family’s library. Publication Date: October 2013 Ages: 6 up Page Extent: 12 pp HING S PUBLI S TER CHILDREN’ S SIMON & SCHU 4 DINOSAUR Safari Paper Engineering by Maggie Bateson Illustrated by TBC Imprint: Simon & Schuster UK It’s all happening at the Dinosaur Safari! Life is busy in the dinosaur reserve—there are always new dinosaurs to find. It’s a noisy, lively, fierce place, and it’s all brought vividly to life in this beautifully crafted pop-up book. With a fun story and press-out pieces, this is the perfect book for all young dino fans. Publication Date: September 2014 Ages: 3 up Page Extent: 10 pp & pop-up RIGHTS GUIDE BOLOGNA 2013 ANIMALS Paper Engineering by Maggie Bateson Illustrated by Sebastien Braun Imprint: Simon & Schuster UK An eye-catching, unusual pop-up from an internationally successful artist A pop-up for young children featuring big, bold, wild animal pops with strong graphic design and simple text. A book to catch a little one’s eye, fire their imagination, and prompt lots of discussion. Publication Date: TBC 2014 Ages: 3 up Page Extent: 10 pp & pop-up 5 NOVELTIES SMALL, TALL, LONG UP, Down, Across Paper Engineering by Corina Fletcher Illustrated by Natalie Marshall Imprint: Simon & Schuster UK Are you tall, taller, or tallest? These two stylish board books will help you decide. Beautifully illustrated, these attractive, interactive pull-tab board books introduce important concepts in a bold and satisfying way. Publication Date: April 2014 Ages: 3 up Page Extent: 10 pp HING S PUBLI S Peepo! Boo! Who are You? By Helen Hurry Imprint: Simon & Schuster UK A charming touch-and-feel novelty book with a noisy cover TER CHILDREN’ S Play along with a cheeky monkey and his friends in their game of hide-and-seek in this irresistible novelty book. With touch-and-feel pages and flaps to lift, this is a book to delight the youngest child and makes a perfect gift. Publication Date: August 2013 Ages: 3 up Page Extent: 12 pp SIMON & SCHU 6 PRINCESS EVIE’S PONIES: CONFETTI THE MAGIC WEDDING PONY SPRINKLES THE MAGIC CUPCAKE PONY By Sarah KilBride Illustrated by Sophie Tilley Imprint: Simon & Schuster UK More sparkly adventures for Princess Evie and her magic ponies With over 400,000 copies of the picture books sold worldwide and the launch RIGHTS GUIDE BOLOGNA 2013 of a series of colouring, sticker, and activity books, this amazing series goes from strength to strength. Each book has a beautiful pop-up pony to play with and a magical story to enjoy. Publication Date: Confetti the Magic Wedding Pony: April 2013; Sprinkles the Magic Cupcake Pony: October 2013 Ages: 3 up Page Extent: 32 pp & pop-up pony 7 NOVELTIES HING S PUBLI S JACK’S MEGA MACHINES: The Rocket Racing Car The Dinosaur Digger The Supersonic Submarine The MightY Monster Truck By Alison Ritchie Illustrated by Mike Byrne TER CHILDREN’ Imprint: Simon & Schuster UK S Meet Jack and his mega machines! Following on from the phenomenal success of Princess Evie’s Ponies comes a loud, high-energy, new adventure series for boys. From dinosaur diggers and rocket racing cars to supersonic submarines and mighty monster trucks, Jack’s mega machines transport him to magical worlds SIMON & SCHU for fun adventures. In these stories Jack battles dinosaurs and dives deep beneath the sea on his action-packed adventures. Each book comes complete with a free pop-up vehicle to play with. Publication Date: The Rocket Racing Car: September 2012; The Dinosaur Digger: January 2013; The Supersonic Submarine: September 2013; The Mighty Monster Truck: January 2014 Ages: 3 up Page Extent: 32 pp & pop-up vehicle 8 MUNCH! By Matthew Van Fleet Imprint: Paula Wiseman Books From #1 New York Times bestselling novelty creator Matthew Van Fleet comes a humorous look at how animals munch, crunch, and eat! Perfect for little hands, four clever pull-tabs and seven textures put toddlers nose-to-nose with captivating critters who demonstrate sounds, colors, actions, and more! This hands-on read-aloud companion to Sniff! and Lick! is sure to become a bedtime, snack time, and anytime favorite. Publication Date: August 2013 Ages: 3 up RIGHTS GUIDE BOLOGNA 2013 Page Extent: 14 pp Farm Friends: Let’S hold hands! Safari Friends: Let’S hold hands! By Sebastien Braun Imprint: Simon & Schuster UK Adorable shaped board books for little ones With charming, engaging artwork from a talented picture book illustrator, and with flocking on every page, these chunky, interactive board books are perfect for little hands. Publication Date: May 2013 Ages: 3 up Page Extent: 12 pp 9 NOVELTIES BABY LOVES WINTER!: A KAREN KATZ LIFT-THE-FLAP BOOK By Karen Katz Imprint: Little Simon Lift the flaps in this charming board book to discover all the things Baby loves about winter! Little ones will love lifting the flaps in this book to reveal a red sled; a giant snowplow; a cute, furry groundhog; and everything else that Baby loves about winter! The sturdy format and easy-to-lift flaps are perfect for parents and children to share. Publication Date: October 2013 Ages: 1–4 Page Extent: 14 pp HING S FISH, SWISH! SPLASH, DASH!: COUNTING ROUND AND ROUND PUBLI By Suse MacDonald S Imprint: Little Simon Count up from 1 to 10 . turn the book around, and then count down. It’s two books in one! Children will learn to count from one to ten with this inventive, entertaining novelty book from Caldecott Honor winner Suse MacDonald! As the die-cut pages are turned, they create a lively, vibrant scene. And when little ones reach the end of the book, they’ll find that they can flip it around and then count down—from ten to one! TER CHILDREN’ Publication Date: June 2007 S Ages: 3–5 Page Extent: 30 pp SHAPE BY SHAPE By Suse MacDonald Imprint: Little Simon SIMON & SCHU What am I? I lived a long, long time ago. I had round eyes . Lots of sharp teeth . This new concept book from Caldecott Honor illustrator Suse MacDonald is sure to entertain children. As readers turn the brightly colored die-cut pages, shapes on each page come together to reveal a creature from long ago. Page by page, MacDonald’s bright, cut-paper, collage-style artwork transforms circles into eyes and triangles into scales until a familiar creature is revealed, with the aid of a large foldout page, on the final spread. Publication Date: June 2009 Ages: 3–7 10 Page Extent: 24 pp PICTurE BOOKS stop press! OCTOPUS’SOCTOPUS’S GARDENGARDEN RINGO STARR & BEN CORT PICTURE BOOKS PARENTS By Peter Bently Illustrated by Sara Ogilvie Imprint: Simon & Schuster UK An affectionate, loving, funny look at what it means to be a family You may think your parents just boss you around and tell you what to do. And there’s no getting away from it—they do have to do quite a lot of that! But there’s so much more to them—did you realize they are also tent poles for dens that are wonky, dustbins for bits you don’t want to eat up, and grandstands to make you grow tall? Publication Date: September 2013 Page Extent: 32 pp HING S PUBLI S HOW TO WASH A TER CHILDREN’ WOOLLY MAMMOTH S By Michelle Janine Robinson Illustrated by Kate Hindley Imprint: Simon & Schuster UK If you’ve ever wondered how to wash a woolly mammoth, just follow these step-by-step instructions. SIMON & SCHU Does your woolly mammoth need a wash? It’s not a very easy thing to do. Find out exactly how to wash your mammoth in this hilarious instruction manual—just remember not to get soap in its eyes or it might escape up a tree! Publication Date: August 2013 Page Extent: 32 pp 12 THE Storm WHALE By Benji Davies Imprint: Simon & Schuster UK A poignant and tender story of a little boy who finds a RIGHTS GUIDE BOLOGNA 2013 little whale washed up after a storm Noi and his father live by the sea with their six cats.