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All rights reserved. 2015 William C. 2015 Sydney 2015 Batchelder Morris Award for Taylor Honor Book Award Honor Book Best Debut for Teen Readers Nine Open Arms Gabi, a Girl in Pieces Isabel’s War Benny Lindlauf Isabel Quintero Lila Perl Enchanted Lion Books Trade Cloth Cinco Puntos Press Ig Publishing/ Trade Paper Lizzie Skurnick Books US $16.95 | CAN $18.50 US $11.95 | CAN $12.99 Trade Paper 978-1-59270-146-9 USC 978-1-935955-95-5 NA US $12.95 | CAN $14.50 Trade Cloth 978-1-939601-27-8 USC US $17.95 | CAN $19.99 Trade Cloth 978-1-935955-94-8 NA US $18.95 | CAN $20.99 978-1-939601-36-0 USC 2014 Governor 2014 Cybils 2015 USBBY General’s Literary Award, Early Outstanding Award, Children’s Readers Category International Book Literature 2014 Ferro-Grumley Okay, Andy! God Loves Hair Vivek Shraya Award for LGBT Maxwell Eaton Blue Apple Books Illustrated by Fiction Finalist Trade Cloth Juliana Neufeld US $12.99 | CAN $14.50 Arsenal Pulp Press When Everything 978-1-60905-350-5 W* Trade Paper US $18.95 Feels like the Movies 978-1-55152-543-3 US Raziel Reid Arsenal Pulp Press Trade Paper US $15.95 978-1-55152-574-7 US Recent Award Winners and Finalists 2014 New York 2015 USBBY 2015 YALSA Great Times Best Outstanding Graphic Novel for Illustrated Book International Book Teens Selection 2015 USBBY The Lion and the Bird Strange Fruit, Outstanding Marianne Dubuc Volume I International Book Enchanted Lion Books Uncelebrated Trade Cloth, Picture Book Narratives from Black 2015 Kate US $17.95 | CAN $19.99 History Greenaway Medal 978-1-59270-151-3 USC Joel Christian Gill Finalist Fulcrum Publishing Trade Paper US $23.95 Shackleton’s Journey 978-1-938486-29-6 W* William Grill (excluding Canada) Flying Eye Books Paper over Board US $24.00 | CAN $26.50 978-1-909263-10-9 USC 2015 YALSA Great 2015 YALSA Great 2015 Bologna Graphic Novel for Graphic Novel for Prize for Best Teens Teens Children’s Publisher of Moonhead and the Cast Away on the the Year, North Music Machine Letter A: A Philemon America Andrew Rae Adventure Nobrow Press A TOON Graphic Enchanted Lion Paper over Board Fred Books US $24.95 | CAN $27.50 TOON Books/ 978-1-907704-78-9 USC TOON Graphics Smyth Sewn US $16.95 | CAN $18.50 978-1-935179-63-4 USC Recent Award Winners and Finalists Akashic Books • 1 Auzou • 3 Blue Apple Books • 7 Cicada Books • 11 Cinco Puntos Press • 13 Enchanted Lion Books • 17 Engine Books • 25 Flying Eye Books • 27 Fulcrum Publishing • 33 Ig Publishing • 35 Visit www.cbsd.com for the latest Immedium 37 • news and a searchable list of all our titles. Karadi Tales • 39 Be sure to also sign up for the Koyama Press • 41 Communiqué—our weekly online Kube Publishing Ltd • 43 newsletter featuring hot titles, publicity, Manic D Press • 47 New Internationalist • 49 and upcoming events! Paul Dry Books • 51 Promopress • 53 Redleaf Press • 55 Text Publishing Company • 57 TOON Books • 61 Selected Children’s Backlist • 67 Distributed Children’s Publishers • 80 Index by Title • 84 Index by Primary Subject • 85 Sales Reps • 86 Table of Contents T he 100 percent kid- friendly, G- rated version of the New York Times best- selling parents’ book, You Have to F**king Eat. On the heels of the New York Times bestseller You Have to F**king Eat (a sequel to the worldwide mega- bestseller Go the F**k to Sleep), now comes the version that is entirely appropriate to read to— and with— children. While the message and humor are similar to the adult version, there is, of course, no profanity whatsoever. Step aside Green Eggs and Ham, there’s a new, twenty- first-century book in town that will compel all finicky children to eat! Adam Mansbach’s novels include the best- selling Angry Black White Boy, a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2005. His fiction and essays have appeared in theNew York Times Book Review, the Believer, Granta, and the Los Angeles Times. He is the author of the worldwide bestsellers Go the F**k to Sleep and You Have to F**king Eat. Owen Brozman has illustrated for National Geographic, Time Out New York, Scholastic, Ninja Tune, Definitive Jux Records, and numerous other clients. He is the illustrator of the New York Times bestseller You Have to F**king Eat. AUTHOR EVENTS Seriously, You Have San Francisco, CA • Los Angeles, CA • Boston, MA • New York, NY to Eat Adam Mansbach Illustrated by Owen Brozman JUVENILE FICTION OCTOBER 11¼ x 8⅝ | 32 pp Color illustrations Paper over Board US $15.95 | CAN $19.99 978- 1- 61775- 408- 1 W* Ages 1 and up eBook available Contributors’ Hometowns: Berkeley, CA / Brooklyn, NY www.akashicbooks.com Akashic Books 1 A wonderfully illustrated children’s history of punk rock, from a progressive/idealistic perspective. What Is Punk? is a must- read pop- culture primer for children— an introduction to the punk revolution, recreated in vivid 3 D Play- Doh illustrations and told through rhyming couplets. From London’s Clash and Sex Pistols to the Ramones’ NYC protopunk, from Iggy Pop to the Misfits, this volume depicts some of our culture’s seminal moments and iconic characters. A delightful read for kids and parents alike, illustrated in a truly unique visual style, What Is Punk? lays the groundwork for the next generation of little punks. Eric Morse was the founding editor of Trampoline House magazine, named Best New Online Magazine by SXSW. As an entrepreneur and as director of direct- to- consumer business at Warner Music Group, Morse has devoted himself to spreading the gospel of great music to young ears. He lives within a stone’s throw of New York City with his wife and four children. Anny Yi is an artist from Los Angeles, California. Working with Play- Doh as her medium, she merges all of her passions into short stop- motion films and figure models. What Is Punk? Eric Morse AUTHOR EVENTS Los Angeles, CA • Washington, DC • Boston, MA • New York, NY Illustrated by Anny Yi JUVENILE NONFICTION OCTOBER Black Sheep 9½ x 9½ | 32 pp Color illustrations Paper over Board US $15.95 | CAN $19.99 978- 1- 61775- 392- 3 W* Ages 3 to 7 eBook available Contributors’ Hometowns: New York, NY / Los Angeles, CA 2 Akashic Books www.akashicbooks.com Jungle and Savannah My Book of Animals—My Monsters Little Sound Book Illustrated by Illustrated by Christophe Boncens Christophe Boncens JUVENILE NONFICTION JANUARY My Little Sound Book JUVENILE FICTION 6½ x 6½ | 12 pp SEPTEMBER Color photographs and 9 x 8¾ | 12 pp illustrations Color illustrations Board Book Paper over Board US $11.95 US $16.95 | CAN $20.99 978- 2- 7338- 3555- 5 US 978- 2- 7338- 2144- 2 USC Ages up to 3 Ages up to 4 Discover the sounds of five of the most Have fun learning the names of dozens common jungle and savannah animals! of funny monsters! Children will have fun finding out by pressing the buttons in this sound Monsters are among us! And they look so funny that children would wish book! The book introduces first facts about five jungle or savannah animals: they were real. Perfect for Halloween, My Book of Monsters will teach a lion, a toucan, a zebra, an elephant, and a monkey. children humorous words as they touch various elements, move flaps, and The bright, colorful photographs are engaging and entertaining. A great enjoy many more surprises! noisy early learning board book! Following the success of the first title,Who Is It?, this title is perfect for Halloween. Christophe Boncens started his career as a graphic designer. Ten years ago, he decided he wanted to create stories for children, both as an author and an illustrator. www.auzou.biz Auzou 3 The Wolf Who Mazort Fugus’ Celebrated Extraordinary his Birthday Concerts O rianne Lallemand Perrine Joe Illustrated by Illustrated by Elice Eleonore Thuillier JUVENILE FICTION JUVENILE FICTION JANUARY NOVEMBER Square Picture Books Big Picture Book 10 x 10 | 32 pp 9 x 11¾ | 48 pp Color illustrations Color illustrations Paper over Board Paper over Board US $14.95 | CAN $18.50 US $16.95 | CAN $20.99 978- 2- 7338- 3557- 9 USC 978- 2- 7338- 3590- 6 USC Ages 3 to 5 Ages 5 to 7 Don’t miss the new adventure of this A very poetic picture book dealing with very special Wolf! the magical power of music. How far will music make you travel? The Wolf is very excited—it’s almost his birthday! This year, he’s decided to organize a big party to celebrate. However, when he announces his plan, his Mazort Fugus is not a conductor like the others. When you are attending friends don’t seem very enthusiastic about it. In a fit of rage, the Wolf storms his concerts, you never know where you’ll end up! His music is literally off . and that’s when things get complicated! making you travel to places where— it is said— you can hear the beat of the Earth. Some say the sky was dancing with ocean and others even say the Orianne Lallemand has had her work published by numerous publishers.