Leopold news Frankfurt 2018
exciting news and recent prizewinners:
Time to celebrate! A Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt is to become a worldwide Netflix Original series
A Zilveren Penseel (Silver Paint 3x3 International Picture brush) for And Then, Sheherazad, Book Show No.15 – A silver and Then? by Imme Dros and medal for Paul Poiret – Annemarie van Haeringen Dreaming of the Orient by Enzo Pérès-Labourdette
Luchs Prize June 2018 (awarded Hey, Who’s in the Loo? by Die Zeit and Radio Bremen) for reaches the top of the Gideon Samson’s Island Days Irish children’s picture book chart!
Don’t Tell Me What I Am by Erna Nobody’s Girl Nominated Sassen winner of the BruutTAAL for the BruutTAAL Golden List 2018 Golden List 2018
Translation grants: Leopold Publishers The Dutch Foundation for Literature supports writers and Postbus 1050 translators and promotes Dutch literature abroad. Foreign publishers may apply for a subsidy towards translation costs. 1000 BB Amsterdam, For information and application forms: Dutch Foundation The Netherlands for Literature, Agnes Vogt, [email protected], Rights Manager: Sophie Mulder Nieuwe Prinsengracht 89, 1018 VR Amsterdam, [email protected] T +31 (0)20 520 7300, www.letterenfonds.nl www.leopold.nl Leopold news Frankfurt 2018 recent rights sold:
Italian (Il Castoro), The Horror Bus Lithuanian (Nieko Rimto) Swedish (Tukan) Swedish (Tukan), German (Freies parts 1, 2 and 3 Armenian (Zangak-97) Geistesleben) French (Bayard Presse Editions), Korean (Gimm- Young Publishers)
Complex Chinese (Cotton German (Freies Japanese (Bunka Gakuen) Japanese (Bunka Gakuen) Simplified Chinese Tree Publishing House) Geistesleben) and Arabic (Kalima) (Guangxi Normal University Press Group)
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Frog andFrog his friends were sitting on a hill outside, looking at the beautiful starry sky. can you ‘If a shooting see you star, make a wish,’ said Hare. ‘What’s a shooting star?’ asked Frog. said see,’ Hare, ‘but watch ‘You’ll becauseclosely it goes very fast.’ Wonderful new classic Frog picture book classic Frog new Wonderful
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all ages poetry LEOPOLD BOOKS FRANKFURT 2018 Thus begins a spine-chilling trail the in which leads adventure begins slowly glacier that the to it is getting that now melt to Limoni and Bobba Melle, warmer. marmots, to are introduced birds and Gorgles Mountain prey, of Spewguts. by are They helped the Katja, about all knows who mountains...dangers the of
Melle and his family and are stayingMelle friends, Dad’s old of with one Alps. in the In is a biologist who night, the of Melle’s middle the in a panic. up sister Limoni wakes more And Where backpack? is her own is her where importantly, Belia? Gorgle, copies sold of The Gorgels. The Gorgles are The Gorgels. The of 300.000 copies sold handise available! handise available! he Gorgles is published in Germany and Denmark in Germany he Gorgles is published Over Over J Merc T
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age 5-11 fiction LEOPOLD BOOKS FRANKFURT 2018 ‘JIEHAA!’ is a real Dadoo Today, Together a pirate? Or, cowboy. with Didi his mischievous and every day is a fun Toby, dog little friend a new discover day! They a sleepover garden,in the have welcome first the and time for With Dadoo sister. Dadoo’s baby his friends,and every day is a new adventure!
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age 2+ fiction LEOPOLD BOOKS FRANKFURT 2018 Aïsha is the new girl in class. girl new Aïsha is the she’sAnd an Indian. Boaz is sure it.of Aïsha speaks a different language. can’t He understand can he understand but her her, drawings. Boaz’s Then dad and skip should he that decide teacher Because of more needs he a year. Boaz what is that But a ‘challenge’. wants, has just he found when Aisha? o reies Geistesleben, reies Geistesleben, ations by Martijn van der Linden in the der Linden van Martijn by ations tive American rock art rock American tive ‘Her sentences glide and flow. ‘Her sentences glide and flow. Erna Sassen has an almost mindboggling feeling for – NRC Handelsblad language.’ Danish (Turbine (Turbine Danish forlaget), German (Freies Geistesleben) ill be adapted into a musical theatre production theatre into a musical ill be adapted Sensiti refugees Actual theme: Beautiful illustr style of Na W sold to F German rights Castor and Italian rights to Il
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ages 8-10 fiction LEOPOLD BOOKS FRANKFURT 2018 Shoving, name-calling,Shoving, pushing ditch... the into Justin is being bullied. that When discovers he a hard Danilo is having time bully Justin help home, to at decides one for go you do far him. how But class? in the bullies biggest the of Justin’s Rivalby is based an idea on visited 10). Rood Lydia Jason (age as weekly parthis school an of children’s book in which initiative long-term guest become authors writers in schools. The result of between this special collaboration youth child writer and is a topical a powerful makes that novel impact. ‘Once more, Lydia Rood proves Rood proves Lydia ‘Once more, adult to be one of the top young authors in the Netherlands’ – Trouw the well ‘It is incredible how author describes the reality of – EOV of today!’ children winning author Lydia Rood strikes again! Rood strikes Lydia winning author - uthor of many more books with thrilling themes for books with thrilling themes more uthor of many ward y Jason (age 10) (age y Jason oung people Nominated for theNominated BruutTAAL for Golden List 2018 P b A y A
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age 9+ fiction LEOPOLD BOOKS FRANKFURT 2018 Silas moves to a small a village to on Silas moves hill makes woods. between He the friendsnew there. Rinke, who Johanna, is blind. is bossy. who baker the and ‘Kamiel is a hunter, too!’hunts Johanna. ‘Don’t says tell forest, in the saw you what anyone Silas!’ Silas But really doesn’t want this a secret. keep to ‘I most amazing the saw animal in forest,’the said Silas. smiled.Johanna ‘It was a red wasn’t it?’ robber, red robber?’ ‘A Silas,‘Yes, A fox!’ a red robber. It was‘No, an animal... a fox. not dangerousmore than a fox.’ much Thea Beckman Prize Beckman Thea and 2016 & Pennant) (Flag Wimpel & Vlag was awarded awarded was Letterbox the Through he Sea Came F T a the
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