Scholastic Canada Rights Catalogue Spring 2015 New Releases
About Scholastic Canada Ages: 3 to 8 Picture Book In 1957, Scholastic Canada was established as the first international subsidiary of Scholastic Inc. Today, we are the largest publisher and distributor of children’s books in Canada. We publish an SELLING POINTS extensive list of titles, including popular and award-winning picture books, non-fiction and novels from many of Canada’s top authors and illustrators, including Jean Little, Norah McClintock, • A funny story with a cute main character! Gordon Korman, Robert Munsch, Michael Martchenko, Barbara Reid and Phoebe Gilman. By Troy Wilson | Illustrations by Mike Boldt • As wild as Mo Willems’ Scholastic Canada focuses on reaching children, parents and teachers through Scholastic Book Clubs popular Pigeon books and Book Fairs, Scholastic Education, Classroom Magazines, the Trade market and Éditions Scholastic. • Mike Boldt’s vibrant illustrations are so For over 50 years, Scholastic Canada has introduced young people to the joys of reading and expanded appealing their understanding of Canada and the world. We are proud to continue that mission with books from • Clever wordplay makes Canada’s most respected authors and illustrators. for an entertaining read- aloud For more information, please contact: • $16.99 Maral Maclagan • Paper over board Rights and Contracts Manager Scholastic Canada Ltd. • 978-1-4431-2869-8 • Pages: 32 604 King Street West The duck says, “Read this book!” Toronto, Ontario • Size: 10" x 10" M5V 1E1 Canada Follow the duck in this madcap romp around the farmyard. Bouncy Rights available: Tel: 416-915-3524 | Fax: 416-849-7912 text is perfectly paired with colourful, exuberant art full of visual gags that World, excluding [email protected] will have readers laughing along and anticipating what will happen next. French (N.A.) and US A little absurd, a lot slapstick, and all good fun, this is one to keep within Visit our Rights website: www.scholastic.ca/rights arm’s reach at storytime!
NOTE TROY WILSON is best known as the author ALSO BY THIS ILLUSTRATOR : Asia (English) refers to sales of the English edition in: of the acclaimed picture book Perfect Man Little Jack Horner Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, China, and he has also written numerous kids’ Live from the Corner Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines. stories for Chirp, Chickadee and Highlights $7.99 • Paperback 978-1-4431-1378-6 for Children. He currently lives in Victoria, French (N.A.) refers to sales of the Éditions Scholastic Rights available: World, BC. Visit his website at www.troystory.ca. excluding Australia/NZ French edition in North America. and Asia (English) MIKE BOLDT has been illustrating children’s products (including pop-up books, iPhone games, and comics) for years. He is the Ode to Underwear $7.99 • Paperback illustrator of Little Jack Horner Live from 978-1-4431-2475--1 the Corner and Ode to Underwear, and the Rights available: World, author-illustrator of 123 versus ABC and excluding French (N.A.) Colors versus Shapes. Mike lives in Spruce Grove, Alberta. Visit him at www.mikeboldt.ca.
Spring 2015 Rights Catalogue • 3 Marc Tetro Marc Tetro
Ages: 0 to 3 Bold and colourful books by Marc Tetro Picture books
SELLING POINTS • Tetro is an internationally “Tetro combines wit and bold illustrations renowned contemporary with the theme of learning that home is truly where the heart is.” pop artist — Quill and Quire Paperback • Full-colour illustrations • Simple and graphic art style 1 1 with black line outlines and “Vivid illustrations... a dream come true.” $9.99 • 978-1-5527-8396-2 • Pages: 32 • Size: 9 /2" x 8 /2" intense colours — National Post ★★ Winner, Alcuin Society Book Design Award Charlotte, a young moose, has a wonderful group of friends. There is • Strong images to enthrall babies and toddlers only one problem — some of them (the boys) are growing antlers, and she is not! The girls prefer bows, but not Charlotte. How will she fit in with her friends? Children will love Charlotte’s unique solution! • $8.99 • Board • Full-colour illustrations • Pages: 12
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Rights available: World Hardcover • Full-colour illustrations 3 3 $19.95 • 978-1-5527-8397-9 • Pages: 32 • Size: 9 /4" x 8 /4" Hudson hates winter, especially all the ice and the snow stuck
Colours My Favourite Hat Opposites between his toes! He dreams of being far, far away where it is 978-1-5527-8502-7 978-1-5527-8543-0 978-1-5527-8503-4 always warm. Then, with a bit of luck, one day his dream comes Discover bright colours with Striped or polka dotted, dressy Babies and toddlers will enjoy true! Hudson embarks on the journey of a lifetime and in the bold and animated images. or smelly... Charlotte has many learning about opposites with hats, but which is her favourite? simple and colourful images. process learns what is truly important.
MARC TETRO is an award-winning artist, author, and illustrator from Manitoba, Canada. His unique designs have decorated books, T-shirts, wallets, postcards and more. He is best known for his images of dogs drawn in his signature style: strong, simple shapes using bold colours and wavy black outlines. He’s created art for NBC, Disney, Macy’s, UNEB Brazil, the Rocky Aoki Foundation, the World Wildlife Fund and the Guggenheim Museum. I Can Skate One, Two, Three Where Are You From 978-1-5527-8542-3 978-1-5527-8434-1 Little Goose? Edwin gets a new pair of A first counting book with 978-1-5527-8433-4 skates! Join him on the ice symbols of the North for A lively introduction to as he learns to skate. the very young. countries and cultures around the world.
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Barbara Reid Barbara Reid
Ages: 0 to 3 Picture a Tree Picture Book $19.99 • Hardcover • 978-1-4431-0761-7 ★★ Winner, CBA Libris Award, Picture Book of the Year SELLING POINTS ★★ Toronto Public Library “First & Best” Booklist By Barbara Reid ★★ Finalist, Governor General’s Award for Illustration • A perfect introduction to ★★ Finalist, Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award the story of Noah’s ark, with ★★ Shortlist, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award a counting element ★★ Shortlist, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award “Three-dimensional Rights available: World, excluding China, French (N.A.), Korea and US • Plasticine animals are paired artwork of extraordinary Welcome, Baby with new lyrics for the song richness highlights this $9.99 • Board book “Who Built the Ark?” verse retelling of the 978-1-4431-1960-3 Noah story . . . Perfect Snow ★★ Toronto Public Library★ $19.99 • Hardcover • 978-0-545-98577-2 ★ in real-as-life ★ “First & Best” Booklist • Reid is one of Canada’s most ★ tactile detail.” ★ Winner, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award honoured and recognized Publishers ★★ Finalist, OLA Blue Spruce Award Rights available: World, picture book creators — excluding Australia/NZ Weekly ★★ Shortlist, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award and French (N.A.) ★★ Shortlist, CBA Libris Awards ★★ Quill and Quire selection: “15 Books That Mattered” • $9.99 ★★ Toronto Public Library “First & Best” Booklist • Board ★★ Winner, Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award Rights available: World, excluding China, French (N.A.) and US ★★ American Library Association, Notable • 978-1-4431-3304-3 Watch ★★ Shortlist, Mr. Christie’s Book Award the • Full-colour illustrations ★★ Shortlist, Ruth Schwartz Award videos! The Subway Mouse $7.99 • Paperback • 978-0-439-95223-1 • Pages: 30 ★★ White Ravens Selection (International Youth Library) ★ ★ ★★ Winner, Ruth Schwartz Award 3 • Size: 7" x 5 /4” ★★ Finalist, Governor General’s Award for Illustration
A classic for 20 years — now available in a chunky board book format, ★★ IRA Children’s Choices Award Rights available: World, perfect for reading aloud. ★★ Ontario Library Association Best Bet Sing a Sing of excluding French (N.A.), ★★ Shortlist, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award ★ Mother Goose $9.99 • Board book Indonesia and Korea To save his family from the big flood, Noah builds a boat. It has to be HUGE, Rights available: World, excluding Denmark, French (N.A.), Indonesia, 978-0-545-99724-9 because two of every animal are coming to stay for forty days and forty nights. Brazil (Portuguese), Korea and Lithuania $19.99 • Hardcover 978-0-545-99028-8 First in a trickle, then in a flood, animals of every colour and kind make their way Rights available: World, into the hold. Bees and boas, camels and cats, every pair finds a place in these pages. The Night Before Christmas excluding China, French (N.A.) $19.99 • Hardcover • 978-1-4431-2471-3 and Georgia BARBARA REID is well known to children, parents, and teachers alike for her vibrant ★★ Winner, CBA Libris Award, Picture Book of the Year Plasticine illustrations. She is the author and illustrator of many favourites, including Sing Rights available: World, excluding Denmark, French (N.A.) and US a Song of Mother Goose, The Subway Mouse and Perfect Snow. Reid has received every major Canadian children’s book award, and in 2013 she was appointed a member of the Order of Canada. She lives in Toronto. Visit her at www.barbarareid.ca.
Fox Walked Alone $8.99 • Paperback • 978-0-545-98998-5
★★ IBBY International Honour List, Illustration ★★ Ontario Library Association Best Bet ★★ Finalist, Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award Zoe’s Year ★★ Shortlist, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon ★ $9.99 • Board book ★ 978-1-4431-1372-4 ★ Illustrator’s Award ★★ Shortlist, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award ★ Rights available: World, excluding French (N.A.) and Korea (English)
Rights available: World, excluding Arab countries, Brazil (Portuguese), China, French (N.A.), Indonesia and US
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Gilles Tibo New Releases
Ages: 3 to 8 Picture Book
By Gilles Tibo | Illustrations by Geneviève Després SELLING POINTS • An award-winning picture book never before published in English • The resourceful knight will Too Many Books! Hurry Up, Nicholas! Soccer Crazy $7.99 PB • 978-0-439-96753-2 $6.99 PB • 978-0-545-98946-6 $7.99 PB • 978-1-4431-1371-7 appeal to girls and boys ★★ Nominee, OLA Prix Peuplier ★★ Finalist, OLA Blue Spruce Award ★★ Best Books for Kids and Teens • Funny captions in the ★★ TD Grade 1 Giveaway illustrations add an extra level of interest and interactivity
• $8.99 • Paperback
★★ Winner, Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award • 978-1-4431-3382-1 ★★ Winner, Prix Québec/Wallonie-Bruxelles de littérature de jeunesse • Full-colour illustrations ★ Where’s My Hockey Sweater? The Big Game The Best Goalie Ever ★ Winner, Applied Arts Illustration Award – Complete Book Illustration • Pages: 32 $7.99 PB • 978-0-439-95677-2 $7.99 PB • 978-1-4431-1943-6 $7.99 PB • 978-0-545-98072-2 ★★ Finalist, OLA Prix Tamarac Express 1 ★★ Finalist, OLA Blue Spruce Award ★★ Best Books for Kids and Teens • Size: 8 /4" x 10" ★★ Finalist, Prix Alvine-Bélisle ★★ A CBC Bookaboo Selection★ ★ Rights available: World, An endearing tale about finding creative ways to excluding French (N.A.)
★face your fears. In a funny little kingdom on top of a forest lived a little knight. He loved cats and chocolate cake. He wasn’t afraid of mice or the dark. . . but he was terrified of the rain! One day, a huge storm descended on the village. The little Un amour de Nicolas! La surprise de Nicolas! A Very Hockey Christmas $8.99 PB • 978-0-545-99571-9 $8.99 PB • 978-1-4431-0380-0 $7.99 PB • 978-1-4431-2860- 5 knight took refuge in his fortress, and he stayed there for ★★ Top 3, Communication-Jeunesse a long, long time. Finally, he realized that for the sake of The little The little knight isn’t his subjects, he would somehow have to find the courage knight’s cat, very tall or very big, to venture forth and confront his fears. The dog does Bartlett. but he’s still the hero GILLES TIBO has written and illustrated more than a hundred not have of this story. children’s books. His Nicholas series with Bruno St-Aubin has been highly successful all a name. His helmet is around the world. Gilles is a two-time winner of the Governor General’s Award and the Mr. Christie’s Book Award, and a two-time nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen full of holes Q to let air in. Prize. He lives in Montréal, uebec. Winter Break Wipeout GENEVIÈVE DESPRÉS is a four-time Applied Arts Illustration Award winner. She has $7.99 PB • 978-1-4431-3688-4 illustrated many French picture books, as well as the English books The Highest Number in the World and Best Friend Trouble. Geneviève lives in Montréal. Rights available: World, excluding Arab countries, French (N.A.), Italy, China, Korea, Ukraine and US (Spanish) Her website is www.genevievedespres.ca.
8 • Scholastic Canada www.scholastic.ca Spring 2015 Rights Cata l ogue • 9 Robert Munsch New Releases Meet Canada’s bestselling author, Favourite Munsch stories revised in board book Ages: 0 to 3 Robert Munsch! format for the youngest readers Picture Book Are you a fan yet? Join in the chaos and fun! SELLING POINTS • A former daycare teacher,
Munsch understands “Socks! Socks! said Tina. “Wow!” said Christopher. preschoolers like no Wonderful socks!” By Robert Munsch “I love play clay.” other author “I am NEVER, So he got himself a piece of Illustrations by Michael Martchenko • Trademark humour NEVER, NEVER, red play clay and whapped it 978-1-4431-4294-6 resounds in these board NEVER, NEVER in his hands — WHAP, WHAP, Ali and Kate are out snowmobiling with Dad when book re-issues going to take WHAP, WHAP, WHAP. ” Ali yells “STOP!” She can’t wait; she just has to jump them off. in the snow. Her sister warns Ali not to jump in the • Munsch has sold more than 35 MILLION books deep, deep, deeeeeeep snow — but Ali leaps out and in North America, including disappears down into a deep hole! When her sister and dad try to get her out, his phenomenally popular things just get worse and worse and worse… until Dad finds a way to save the day! Love You Forever
For both: Bestsellers : • $9.99 Love You Forever • Board ★By Robert Munsch★ ★ ★ Over 25 million copies sold★ • Full-colour illustrations ★★ New York Times #1 bestseller★ • Pages: 30
★★ Rights sold in over★ 1 • Size: 6" x 7 /2" 20 languages! Rights available: World, excluding French (N.A.)
By Robert Munsch Illustrations by Michael Martchenko 978-1-4431-4292-2 One morning, Luke sees a moose in the backyard. He wakes up his dad and his mom, but each ROBERT MUNSCH is Canada’s bestselling author of more than fifty picture books for young readers. He receives claims it’s impossible — only to about 10,000 letters a year and his books have been translated into over 20 languages — from Arabic to Swedish. be surprised by the moose itself! Mom shoos it away with His heartwarming and hilarious stories are dearly loved by children, parents, teachers and booksellers alike. a broom — but the moose eats it. Dad tries to scare it with He lives in Guelph, Ontario. His website is www.robertmunsch.com. the water hose — but the moose takes a nice bath. Luke MICHAEL MARTCHENKO’s illustrations are as instantly identifiable and lovable as Robert Munsch’s stories. His wild has decided that the moose will have to stay — until and colourful pictures add depth and even more hilarity to these picture book tales. Michael lives in Toronto, Ontario. his sisters come by, with a surprising solution!
To see the over 30 Munsch titles available from Scholastic Canada, visit www.scholastic.ca/munsch
10 • Scholastic Canada www.scholastic.ca Spring 2015 Rights Catalogue • 1 1 THE PUPPY COLLECTION New Releases
Book 4: Bijou Needs a Home 978-1-4431-3358-6 When a box of three bichon frise puppies are left at Tails Up, Aunt Jenn asks Kat, Maya and Grace to care for them and help find them new homes. Best of all, they get to choose names for the pups! They pick three French names: Aimée, Chantal and Bijou. The first two pups are By Susan Hughes | Illustrations by Leanne Franson soon placed in loving homes. But what about shy little Bijou? Can they find a home for him? Junior Fiction • Ages: 6 - 9 1 5 $5.99 • Paperback • Black & white illustrations • Pages: 96 • Size: 5 /4 " x 7 /8" Rights available: World, excluding French (N.A.), Australia/NZ, UK and US Book 5: Piper’s First Show 978-1-4431-3360-9 Book 1: Bailey’s Visit Kat and her friends help Aunt Jenn train a puppy, a four-month-old 978-1-4431-2409-6 Bernese mountain dog named Piper, for her first puppy show. They only It’s a rough start to the school year for Kat. She’s being teased, and her best need to work on a few simple commands, but the girls soon find out friend Maya is in a different class. But things look up when her Aunt Jenn NEW that training a puppy is not as easy as it seems . . . Can the girls get Piper opens a kennel and dog-grooming salon, and the girls help with a puppy ready for the show in time? named Bailey. They do such a good job that Aunt Jenn asks them to come again to help. They start a scrapbook of their favourite puppies in the hope of getting to adopt one themselves! Book 6: Cricket’s Close Call SELLING POINTS 978-1-4431-3362-3 • Lively illustrations Book 2: Riley Knows Best • Puppies galore! The friends are looking after Cricket, a Yorkshire terrier puppy, when 978-1-4431-2410-2 • Relatable storylines a chocolate bar disappears from Maya’s backpack. Kat knows that Grace, the new girl in Kat’s class, doesn’t seem very nice. • Themes that highlight chocolate is poisonous to dogs, and the girls are worried that Cricket may character education She’s not very friendly, and seems upset and angry all the NEW • Perfect for newly have eaten the chocolate bar. But they are also afraid to tell Aunt Jenn in time. But the arrival of a cute new puppy named Riley makes independent readers case they get in trouble. They need to work together to find the answer. Kat realize that it’s hard being the new kid, and Grace might just need a friend.
Books 7 and 8 coming soon! Book 3: Murphy Helps Out 978-1-4431-2411-9 SUSAN HUGHES is a writer and editor based in Toronto. A versatile author of fiction and A Shetland sheepdog puppy is on the scene and the girls invite non-fiction, her books include the Norma Fleck Non-Fiction Award winnerCase Closed? Nine Grace to help. The only problem is that Maya seems to think that Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science, The Island Horse and Scholastic Canada’s Wild Paws series. three is a crowd. Then a cocker spaniel named Tawny keeps showing Visit her at www.susanhughes.ca. up unexpectedly. Is her owner not taking good care of her? Kat suspects there may be more to the story than meets the eye. LEANNE FRANSON has illustrated over 80 picture books and novels. Her illustrations have also appeared in educational texts, magazine articles and in a TV commercial. She lives with her son and two cats in Saskatchewan. Her website is www.leannefranson.com.
12 • Scholastic Canada www.scholastic.ca Spring 2015 Rights Catalogue • 1 3 Allan Stratton Allan Stratton
Ages: 9 to 13 Ages: 9 to 13 e Queen of Pla Middle-grade fiction Meet th sticine Middle-grade fiction
SELLING POINTS By Allan Stratton SELLING POINTS By Allan Stratton • Award-winning author • Award-winning author with a great international with a great international presence presence • Fast-moving tale with a • Fast-moving tale with a “Stratton tells (his tale) all in language strong female heroine as rollicking as a song, with almost as strong female heroine • Fairy-tale theme is popular many amusing moments as there are • Fairy-tale theme is popular heart-stopping ones.” in television shows, movies (starred review) in television shows, movies — Booklist and books and books “Stratton offers up a rambunctious new take on an old fairy-tale theme • $7.99 in this hugely engaging, humorous • Paperback and exciting novel.” • Paperback Booktrust, UK • 978-0-571-28407-8 — • 978-1-4431-1937-5 (UK edition) • Pages: 272 • Pages: 288 Hear a 1/ 5/ 1 5 • Size: 5 4" x 7 8" • Size: 5 /4" x 7 /8" ★ dramatic ★Winner, CLA Book of the Year for Children Award reading Rights available: ★★Honour Book, CLA Book of the Year for Children Award, Canada Rights available: ★★Honour Book, Ontario Library Association Silver Birch Award by the World, excluding ★★Nominee, Governor General’s Literary Award, Canada author! Watch World, excluding Brazil, China, France and An exhilarating fairy-tale adventure! ★★A Junior Library Guild selection, US the book China, France, UK and US UK/Commonwealth ★★Austin Waldorf Children’s Choice Award, US trailer! (English) The Dream Witch haunts the forest beyond the kingdom of Bellumen, waiting ★★The Times of London, Book of the Week, UK to collect on a debt owed by the king and queen — the heart of their only daughter, Princess Olivia. Until the witch gets her hands on it, none of the A tale that brims with action and ghostly delights. kingdom’s children are safe. As Olivia’s thirteenth birthday approaches and the Hans is on the run from his adoptive father, a grave robber who found him as a witch’s deadline draws near, her desperate mother seeks help from Prince Leo baby hidden inside a wooden box that washed ashore. Now fate has introduced of neighbouring Pretonia. But the deceitful prince seizes their castle instead, Hans to the clever Angela von Schwanenberg, a young countess fleeing the evil determined to marry Olivia and take over the kingdom. Archduke Arnulf and his dreaded Necromancer. So Olivia makes a daring escape from the castle, two friends by her side: the Together, Hans and Angela embark on a daring quest: hurtling through peasant boy Milo and a curious talking mouse with a surprising past. Together, haunted forests, sledding down mountains in a coffin and sneaking along the friends face certain danger and fantastical adversaries to save their families underground passageways with a travelling circus. Will they uncover the truth and rescue a kingdom! about Hans’ shadowy past? Can they save Angela’s parents from the archduke’s monstrous asylum? They’ll have to outsmart the Necromancer to succeed! ALLAN STRATTON is the internationally acclaimed author of Chanda’s Secrets, a Michael L. Printz Honour Book. The film adaptation,Life, Above All, went on to win the Francois Chalais Prize at the Cannes International Film Festival. His most recent novel is the YA mystery thriller The Dogs. Allan lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his partner, four cats and numerous fish. Visit him atwww.allanstratton.com .
14 • Scholastic Canada www.scholastic.ca Spring 2015 Rights Catalogue • 1 5 Ages: 9 to 12 Middle-grade fiction Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
An acclaimed trilogy featuring powerful and terrifying Ages: 9 to 13 tales of World War II, written with honesty and hope. Middle-grade fiction By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch SELLING POINTS Lida and her younger sister, Larissa, were taken from their home • Historical topics of interest in the Ukraine by the Nazis and separated. These are their stories. to today’s readers • Skrypuch is an acclaimed “In historical fiction, one immediately author of award-winning knows when an important story is historical fiction Stolen Child about to be told, and this is certainly $8.99 • Paperback • 978-0-545-98612-0 • Pages: 160 • Size: 5"x 7" one of them… Skrypuch also does a • There are few books for ★★ Winner, SCBWI Crystal Kite Award, Americas wonderful job of illuminating the moral young readers about ★★ Shortlist, Canadian Library Association Book of the Year For Children Award dilemmas forced upon ordinary people these little-known events ★★ Shortlist, Ontario Library Association Golden Oak Award during extraordinary times.” of WWII ★★ Shortlist, Diamond Willow Award — National Reading Campaign ★★ Shortlist, Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award • Author is a strong self- Larissa’s story: falling victim to the Nazi’s Lebensborn program to create promoter on social media, and in schools, bookstores an Aryan master race. and libraries Nadia has grown up in a privileged German home with memories that have always confused her. Vivid, terrifying dreams haunt her at night. Slowly, piece by piece, Luka’s story: the struggle to survive after escaping from the work camp. Nadia uncovers the truth — that the wealthy German family she grew up with is • $8.99 not her own. The Nazis stole her from her true family, and she has no idea who they Fourteen-year-old Luka works as an Ostarbeiter for the Nazis, alongside Lida. • Paperback are, where they are, or even what her real name is... He is desperate to escape the brutal labour camp. One day, he manages to slip • 978-1-4431-2437-9 Rights available: World, excluding Australia and French (N.A.) away by hiding under a pile of dead bodies in a truck. Once free, Luka joins a • Pages: 200 group of Ukrainian resistance fighters. Though caught between advancing Nazis • Size: 5" x 7" in the west and Soviet troops in the east, they mount guerilla raids, help POW Rights available: World, escapees, and do everything they can to make life hard for both the Nazis and the excluding Australia Making Bombs for Hitler Soviets. After the war, Luka must make a difficult decision. Will he follow his and French (N.A.) $8.99 • Paperback • 978-1-4431-0730-3 • Pages: 192 • Size: 5" x 7" beloved Lida to Canada — or stay in Europe and search for his long-lost mother? ★★ Winner, Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award ★★ Winner, Ontario Library Association Silver Birch Award, Fiction ★★ Shortlist, Kobzar Literary Award These three companion books have connecting storylines; however, each can ★★ Shortlist, Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People also be read and followed on its own. Lida’s story: being forced into slave labour at a munitions factory. Lida’s small hands are perfect for handling delicate munitions work, so she is sent MARSHA FORCHUK SKRYPUCH is well known for her award-winning historical fiction to a German bomb factory along with other Ostarbeiters, or Eastern Workers. The and non-fiction. Her novelStolen Child was a CLA Book of the Year nominee and won the gruelling work leaves her nearly starved and emotionally traumatized. But her main SCBWI Crystal Kite Award. Making Bombs for Hitler was the winner of the OLA Silver concern is her missing younger sister. With rumours of the Allies turning the tide Birch Award. In 2008, Marsha was awarded the Order of Princess Olha by the Ukrainian in the war, Lida and her friends conspire to sabotage the bombs to help thwart the president, in recognition of her book Enough, which described the great Ukrainian famine Nazis’ advance. If Lida survives the war, how will she find her sister again? that claimed millions of lives in the 1930s. Marsha lives in Brantford, Ontario. Rights available: World, excluding Australia and French (N.A.) Visit her at www.calla.com.
16 • Scholastic Canada www.scholastic.ca Spring 2015 Rights Catalogue • 1 7 Non-Fiction by Larry Verstraete Quiz Books
By H. Becker • Ages: 8-12
1 5 $5.99 Paperback • Pages: 96 • Size: 5 /4 " x 7 /8 "
Surviving the Impossible Recess! Which This new collection features over 30 incredible true stories of survivors who What do Your friend has told you fairy tale found creative ways to beat impossible odds. you like a deep dark secret. character do to play? What do you do? you most Middle Grade Non-Fiction • Ages: 9-12 resemble? 1 5 $7.99 Paperback • ISBN 978-1-4431-1951-1 • Pages: 160 • Size: 5 /4" x 7 /8" Rights available: World
Daring Acts in Desperate Times ★★ Winner, OLA Silver Birch Award, Non-Fiction ★★ Shortlist, McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award ★★ Nominee, Rocky Mountain Book Award Incredible true stories show people facing life-or-death choices, and the decision that had to be made, at the edge . . .
Middle Grade Non-Fiction • Ages: 9-12
7 $8.99 Paperback • ISBN 978-0-545-99790-4 • Pages: 176 • Size: 5 /8" x 9" Rights available: World, excluding US
40 Murders and Mysteries Solved by Science ★★ Honour Book, OLA Silver Birch Award, Non-Fiction ★★ Nominee, McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award ★ ★ Nominee, Hackmatack Children's Choice Award You’re A spy who working on It’s late at night Perfect for any young crime solver in the making, Case Files examines how modern creates false a tricky and you hear a science is used every day to solve some of the world’s biggest mysteries. documents homework strange noise. is called problem and What do you do? Middle Grade Non-Fiction • Ages: 9-12 can’t seem to a . . .? 1 5 $7.99 Paperback • ISBN 978-1-4431-0000-7 • Pages: 160 • Size: 5 /4" x 7 /8" solve it. Rights available: World, excluding Australia/NZ You . . .?
Rights available: World, excluding Australia/NZ, Asia (English) and UK
18 • Scholastic Canada www.scholastic.ca Spring 2015 Rights Catalogue • 1 9 Ruth Ohi Popular Picture Books
Adorable characters shine in these simple and fun books Sweetest of All Author Illustrated by Marisol Sarrazin $ 9.99 • Board Book • 978-1-4431-3336-4 Jean Little ★★ Toronto Public Library “First and Best” Booklist is an eight-time nominee for the Rights available: World, excluding French (N.A.) Astrid Lindgren On a Snowy Night ★★ OLA Best Bets – Top 10 Picture Book Award! Illustrated by Brian Deines $19.99 • Hardcover • 978-1-4431-1359-5 Picture Book • Full-colour illustrations • Ages: 3 - 7 ★★ Shortlist, Shining Willow Award★ $14.99 Paper over board • 978-1-4431-1993-1 • Pages: 32 • Size: 10" x 10" Rights available: World, excluding French (N.A.)
Rights available: World, excluding French (N.A.) and Spanish Wishes Illustrated by Geneviève Côté $19.99 • Hardcover • 978-1-4431-0772-3 ★★ Shortlist, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award ★★ Ontario Library Association Best Bets fox and squirrel ★★ Rainforest of Reading selection★ ★★ Shortlist, Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award Rights available: World, excluding China and French (N.A.) Picture Book • Full-colour illustrations • Ages: 3 - 7
1 1 $14.99 Paper over board • 978-1-4431-1914-6 • Pages: 32 • Size: 9 /2" x 9 /2" Rights available: World, excluding Australia/NZ, French (N.A.), Korea and Asia (English)
and Watch fox squirrel the book HALEY & BIX BY SCOTT HIGGS make a friend trailer!
★★ Toronto Public Library, “First and Best” Booklist Best Friends, No Matter What Picture Book • Full-colour illustrations • Ages: 3 - 7 $5.99 • Paperback • 978-0-545-99427-9 Friends to the Rescue 1 1 $14.99 Paper over board • 978-1-4431-3320-3 • Pages: 32 • Size: 9 /2" x 9 /2" $5.99 • Paperback • 978-0-545-99429-3 Rights available: World, excluding French (N.A.) and Korea Late for School! $5.99 • Paperback • 978-0-545-99904-5
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Hans Christian Andersen Award nominee Jillian Jiggs Jillian Jiggs and Jillian Jiggs and the Jillian Jiggs The Wonderful Pigs $6.99 • Paperback the Secret Surprise Great Big Snow to the Rescue of Jillian Jiggs Philippe Béha! $6.99 • Paperback 978-0-439-96185-1 $6.99 • Paperback $6.99 • Paperback $6.99 • Paperback 978-0-439-96186-8 978-0-439-95781-6 978-0-439-95215-6 978-0-439-95780-9
20 • Scholastic Canada www.scholastic.ca Spring 2015 Rights Catalogue • 2 1 Favourite Fiction Favourite Fiction
CONTEMPORARY • AGES 9 –12 CONTEMPORARY • AGES 9 –12
A Year in the Life of a Total Undergrounders Ghosts of the Titanic and Complete Genius by David Skuy by Julie Lawson by Stacey Matson $9.99 • Paperback • 978-1-4431-0728-0 $8.99 • Paperback • 978-1-4431-0041-0 $14.99 • POB • 978-1-4431-3317-3 ★★ Winner, OLA Silver Birch Award ★★ Winner, Chocolate Lily Award Rights available: World, excluding ★★ Honour Book, Manitoba Young ★ ★ ★★ Honour Book, OLA Silver Birch Award Brazil, UK and US ★ Readers' Choice Award ★★ Nominee, Diamond Willow Award ★★ Honourable Mention, ★ ★ ★★ Shortlist, OLA Silver Birch Award Book 2 ★ OLA Best Bests coming ★★ Nominee, Rocky Mountain ★ Rights available: World, excluding ★ Bestseller! Fall 2015 ★ Book Award Australia/NZ, Israel and US ★★ Nominee, Snow Willow Award ★ Rights available: World, excluding French (World)
Words That Start With B Dancing Through the Snow The Time Time Stopped by Vikki VanSickle by Jean Little by Don Gillmor $8.99 • Paperback • 978-1-4431-0235-3 $8.99 • Paperback • 978-0-545-98965-7 $7.99 • Paperback • 978-1-4431-0213-1 ★★ Nominee,Cybil Children’s and ★ ★ ★ Shortlist, Ruth and Sylvia ★ ★ ★ Honour Book, OLA Silver Birch ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Arthur, like Sedaris, is at essence, a self- ★ YA Bloggers’ Literary Award Schwartz Award Express Award ★★ Nominee, Diamond ★ dramatizing memoirist with a subversive sensibility, ★★ Shortlist, CBA Libris Awards ★ Rights available: World ★ Willow Award Rights available: World, excluding viperous yet vulnerable, sharp-witted with a magnet ★★ Honourable Mention, ★ French (N.A.), Film and Television ★ eye for the ridiculous. His writings and personality ★ OLA Best Bets also bring to mind Jeff Kinney’s hilarious mini- Rights available: World, excluding Machiavellian schemer and pretension-piercing French (N.A.), Finland, Germany, Japan, fellow diarist, Greg Heffley.” Korea, Norway, Sweden and US — Vancouver Sun
HISTORICAL • AGES 8 –12 FANTASY– ADVENTURE SERIES • AGES 10 –14
A classic! Now with an introduction by Katherine Paterson.
From Anna Keeping Secrets Still at War Crossing to Freedom Escape the Mask by David Ward Beneath the Mask by David Ward Raven Quest by Sharon Stewart by Jean Little by Jean Booker by Jean Booker by Virginia Frances Schwartz $6.99 • Paperback • 978-0-439-94756-5 $6.99 • Paperback • 978-0-439-94771-8 $8.99 • Paperback • 978-0-439-98988-6 $8.99 • Paperback $6.99 • Paperback $6.99 • Paperback $8.99 • Paperback ★★ Winner, OLA Silver Birch Award 978-1-4431-1342-7 978-1-4431-0234-6 978-1-4431-1383-0 978-0-545-98978-7 Beyond the Mask by David Ward ★★ Shortlist, Rocky Mountain Book Award ★★ Shortlist, Geoffrey Bilson ★ ★ Rights available: World, ★ Rights available: World ★ Winner, IODE Violet Downey Award $6.99 • Paperback • 978-0-439-95787-8 ★ Award for Historical Fiction ★ excluding Brazil, French (N.A.) ★ ★★ Shortlist, OLA Silver Birch Award Wolf Rider by Sharon Stewart and China ★ for Young People $8.99 • Paperback • 978-0-439-93646-0 Rights available: World, Rights available: World, Rights available: World, excluding US and French (World) excluding French (N.A). Rights available: World, excluding Bulgaria, Denmark, excluding Japan US and French (World)
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Chloe and Levesque Mysteries Ages 12 and up Ages 12 and up A big city girl delves into big city crimes. The more clues she unravels, the more she wants to know. . . but trouble always seems to follow.
Over the Edge Double Cross Scared to Death Break and Enter $6.99 • Paperback $7.99 • Paperback $6.99 • Paperback $6.99 • Paperback 978-0-439-95632-1 978-0-439-95634-5 978-0-439-95633-8 978-0-439-95635-2 ★★ Winner, Arthur★ ★ ★ ★ Winner, Arthur★ ★ Ellis Award for★ ★ ★ ★ Ellis Award for★ Last Chance You Can Run Nothing to Lose Crime Writing ★ Crime Writing $8.99 • Paperback $8.99 • Paperback $8.99 • Paperback 978-0-439-95229-3 978-0-439-95230-9 978-0-439-95231-6
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No Escape Not a Trace The Third Degree Out of the Cold Shadow of Doubt Nowhere to Turn $6.99 • Paperback $6.99 • Paperback $7.99 • Paperback $8.99 • Paperback $8.99 • Paperback $8.99 • Paperback 978-0-439-95636-9 978-0-439-95760-1 978-0-439-95761-8 978-0-545-99728-7 978-0-545-99729-4 978-0-545-99730-0 ★ ★ ★ Winner, OLA ★ Mike and Riel Mysteries ★ Red Maple Award Ages 12 and up
Change of Heart In Too Deep Something to Prove Hit and Run Truth and Lies Seeing and Dead and Gone Dead Silence $8.99 • Paperback $8.99 • Paperback $8.99 • Paperback $7.99 • Paperback $7.99 • Paperback Believing $7.99 • Paperback $7.99 • Paperback 978-0-545-98569-7 978-0-545-98570-3 978-0-545-98571-0 978-0-439-97418-9 978-0-439-96919-2 $7.99 • Paperback 978-0-439-96759-4 978-0-545-99411-8 ★ 978-0-439-94608-7 ★ ★ ★ Winner, OLA ★ ★ ★ Honour Book,★ Rights available: World, excluding French language, Germany, Norway, Sweden and US Red★ Maple Award★ OLA★ Red Maple Award★
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Books to help young readers seek and explore! Scholastic Canada is represented by the following agents:
FILM & TELEVISION KOREA SPAIN Jennifer Hollyer Agency Yona Kang Sandra Bruna Tel: (416) 928-1425 Shin Won Agency Co. Sandra Bruna Agencia Literaria Fax: (416) 928-5936 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] [email protected] By Frieda Wishinsky POLAND TAIWAN BRAZIL Tomasz Berezinski Cynthia Chang Discover why intrepid explorers risked everything to conquer the great unknown. Patricia Seibel Graal Literary Agency Bardon-Chinese Media Agency (Taipei Office) Seibel Publishing Services Ltd. Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Featuring: ROMANIA TURKEY • Samuel de Champlain • Christopher Columbus • Erik the Red and BULGARIA Marina Adriana Bengu Ayfer • Henry Hudson • Hernán Cortés Leif Eriksson Vania Kadiyska Simona Kessler International Akcali Copyright Agency Nika Literary Agency Copyright Agency Email: [email protected] • James Cook • Lewis and Clark • Roald Amundsen Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] • Marco Polo • John Franklin CHINA Electra Chang and Shirley Vivi Chang Bardon-Chinese Media Agency Middle Grade Non-Fiction • Ages: 9-12 (Beijing Office) Email: [email protected] ★★ Nominee, OLA Silver Birch ★ 1/ 5/ International Translation Grants ★ $6.99 Paperback • 978-1-4431-0010-6 • Pages: 160 • Size: 5 4 " x 7 8 " [email protected] ★ Non-Fiction Award Rights available: World, excluding Korea Foreign publishers may apply for assistance toward the cost of translation of many ★ ★ Nominee, Rocky Mountain ★ ★ ★ GREECE of the titles in this catalogue, thanks to an initiative of the Canada Council for the Book★ Award Tatiana Moukakos Arts. Applications may be made at any time during the year. ★★ Nominee, Red Cedar Award FRIEDA WISHINSKY has written over forty books for children of all ages, which JLM Literary Agency Email: [email protected] ★ ★ Nominee, Hackmatack ★ ★ have garnered numerous awards. Visit Frieda at www.friedawishinsky.com. Contact [email protected] for more details. Children’s★ Choice Award INDONESIA Santo Manurung Maxima Creative Agency Fun, easy, hands-on experiments give kids the chance Email: [email protected] JAPAN to see science come alive — right before their eyes. Solan Natsume Tuttle-Mori Agency Inc. Email: [email protected] BY SHAR LEVINE AND LESLIE JOHNSTONE
SHAR LEVINE and LESLIE JOHNSTONE have been collaborating on books and activity kits for over 15 years. Their books encourage hands-on science for kids. Together, they won the prestigious 2006 Eve Dirty Science: Scary Science: Snowy Science: Hockey Science: Savory Award for Science 25 Experiments 25 Creepy 25 Cool 25 Winning with Soil Experiments Experiments Experiments Communication from the BC $7.99 • Paperback $6.99 • Paperback $7.99 • Paperback $7.99 • Paperback Innovation Council. 978-1-4431-1354-0 978-0-545-98030-2 978-1-4431-0777-8 978-1-4431-0708-2 Visit www.sciencelady.com. Rights available: World, Winner, Outstanding excluding Australia/NZ, Youth Book, French (N.A.), Asia (English),
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