Foreign Rights Catalogue Loewe Spring 2009
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Foreign Rights Catalogue Spring 2009 Spring 2009 Dear colleagues and partners, welcome to our latest Foreign Rights List! We’re happy to present you our novelties for Spring 2009, along with a choice of long-sellers and our most successful titles. For adolescents and young adults Derek Meister has written “Ghosthunter – The Light That Will Kill You”, a brilliant mixture of thriller, science fi ction, and mystery. A true page-turner for an all-age audience! With “Half-Vampire in Love” you will fi nd a new title in our extremely popular series The Vampire Sisters for readers aged 10+ by the young and highly talented author Franziska Gehm. In this fourth volume, the twins Daka and Silvania are forced to walk a mile in each other’s shoes and fi nd out that being a half-vampire actually is not half bad! Our board book list includes another highlight for the very young: in the Can You Find It?-series, Ulla Bartl has created a beautiful girls’ title “Can You Find the Golden Crown?”. Co-editions for this series and other titles from our list are scheduled. Please feel free to contact us for schedules and prices! We do hope you enjoy our new catalogue! If you have any questions about our titles, please do not hesitate to contact either us or one of the agencies representing our program. We will be happy to send you reading copies, and to provide you with more material or any further information! Looking forward to hearing from you, and kind regards to wherever you are! All best, Your Loewe Rights Team Can You Find It? Books for the Very Young Look and Discover NEW Ulla Bartl Wo ist die goldene Krone? Can You Find the Golden Crown? 23.5 × 31.5 cm, no. 4217, board with peepholes 16 pages, fully illustrated in colour by Ulla Bartl for children aged 3+ Excitement in the Princess’ Palace: preparations for a party are going on – what a teeming crowd! And where in all this chaos can the golden crown be found? If it is nowhere to be seen, just turn the page and one of the peepholes shows you the crown. A journey from the realm of the Ice Queen through the Fairy Land to the Princess’ Party. Concept: • two popular picture book concepts in one: “Can you find it?“- scenes and peepholes combined • on each page through one of the peepholes the golden crown can be seen • six titles now available in this series: Princess, Dinosaurs, Pirate Flag, Knight’s Rights sold (selected titles from the series): Castle, Construction Site and Football Danish, Dutch, French Backlist: Joachim Krause Joachim Krause Wilfried Gebhard Wo ist die Piratenflagge? Wo ist der kleine Dino? Wo ist der Fußball? Can You Find the Pirate Flag? Can You Find the Little Dino? Can You Find the Football? 23.5 × 31.5 cm, board, no. 5961 23.5 × 31.5 cm, board, no. 5962 23.5 × 31.5 cm, board, no. 5644 16 pages, fully illustrated in colour 16 pages, fully illustrated in colour 16 pages, fully illustrated in colour by the author, Kindergarten age by the author, Kindergarten age by the author, Kindergarten age 3 Books for the Very Young Many little Stories Stories For Every Occasion Mein allererstes Vorlesebuch My Very First Book to Read Out Aloud NEW 15.0 × 16.0 cm, board, no. 6623, 32 pages fully illustrated in colour, for children aged 18 months + Lots of things to look at for the very young: Boris Bear wants to make up with his friend, the little Ladybug is really courageous, and the animals sing a song for their best friends. And finally, when it is time to go to bed, there is nothing bet- ter than to snuggle up with your favourite stuffed animal and journey to the land of dreams. Many little stories and rhymes to read out aloud for the very young. Stories to accompany chil- dren all day long. Concept: • 15 short texts and rhymes about different topics on 15 double pages • first stories and poems to read out aloud • imaginative and lovely illustrations • to look at, listen and dream Double page from All rights available. “My Very First Book to Read Out Aloud” Backlist: Sarah Roth Sabine Cuno Katja Reider Katja Reider Viele kleine Schmuse- Viele kleine Prinzessinnen- Viele kleine Mutgeschichten Viele kleine Kuschel- geschichten Geschichten Little Stories of Bravery geschichten Little Cuddling-Stories Little Stories of Princesses 18.0 × 20.0 cm, board Little Snuggle-Stories 18.0 × 20.0 cm, board 18.0 × 20.0 cm, board no. 5641, 32 pages 18.0 × 20.0 cm, board no. 5891, 32 pages no. 6144, 32 pages fully illustrated in colour no. 5289, 32 pages fully illustrated in colour by fully illustrated in colour by by Kerstin M. Schuld, fully illustrated in colour by Marina Rachner, Toddlers Stefanie Dahle, Toddlers Toddlers Antje Flad, Toddlers 4 Collections Books for the Very Young Story Collections For Reading Aloud Cornelia Funke erzählt von Bücherfressern, Dachbodengespenstern und anderen Helden Cornelia Funke Tells of Book-Eaters, Ghosts in the Attic and Other Heroes 16.0 × 22.5 cm, hardcover with ribbon page marker 208 pages, fully illustrated in colour, no. 6056 cover illustration by Sybille Hein for readers aged 8+ A special book by a special author deserves a special refurbish ment: a magnificent cover illustration full of at- mosphere by the popular illustrator of children’s books Sybille Hein, half-linen bound and ribbon page marker make this omnibus volume a very special treasure. Rights sold: Chinese, Greek, Italian, Korean, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Thai Groß und mutig, das bin ich! I’m Courageous, I Can Do That! NEW Stories to Encourage Children 18.0 × 24.5 cm, hardcover, no. 6586 128 pages, fully illustrated in colour, for children aged 4+ When children start to explore their environment there are always moments in which they need advice, consolation or support. And sometimes they have to pluck up all their courage to get through a difficult situation. Imaginative stories help children to get over little worries and prob- lems of their every day life. • sequel to “You Are Unique!” • stories to read out aloud which offer solutions to problems any child might have • attractive collective volume with the topics “encouragement” and “making up after a fight” All rights available. Backlist: Dich gibt´s nur einmal auf der Welt You Are Unique 18.0 × 24.5 cm, hardcover no. 6210, 128 pages fully illustrated in colour for children aged 4+ 5 Books for the Very Young Educational Picture Books Picture Books That Take Care Of Little Worries Jana Frey Kann ich schon! Die kleine Elfe ist schon groß NEW I Can Do That The Little Fairy Is All Grown Up 22.0 × 29.5 cm, hardcover, no. 6584 32 pages, fully illustrated in colour by Betina Gotzen-Beek, for children aged 3+ “I can do the best somersaults and conjure up pink pudding and fly higher than a butterfly!” Emma the little fairy can do absolutely anything and is really grown up. Her best friend Egon how- ever is still a baby-fairy who can’t even fly prop- erly. Does Emma have to find another best friend? But as her baby sister Florentina is in danger all of a sudden Emma realizes that she is lucky to have Egon, because it turns out he’s the best sister-saver in the whole wide world. In a magical, playful manner, Jana Frey tells a story about growing up, learning, and be- ing self-sufficient. Concept: • typical topics from the every day life of a child, All rights available. told in an entertaining manner • magical illustrations by Betina Gotzen-Beek • a story about growing up and friendship • sequel to the two fairy titles “I Want, I Want” and “Always Me, Always Me” Backlist: Jana Frey Jana Frey Jana Frey Ich will! Ich will! Immer ich! Immer ich! Jetzt bin ich groß – Die kleine Elfe hat viele Wünsche Die kleine Elfe will das nicht die Schule geht los I Want! I Want! Always Me, Always Me! Now I’m Big – The Fairy With Too Many Wishes The Little Fairy Does Not Want to Do This Now I’m Starting School for children aged 4+ for children aged 4+ for children aged 4+ Rights sold: Chinese, Rights sold: Chinese, Danish, Korean Danish, Korean, Polish 6 For Strong Children Books for the Very Young Growing Up Safely Dagmar Geisler Ich geh doch nicht mit Jedem mit! NEW I Won’t Go With Strangers! 22.0 × 29.5 cm, hardcover, no. 6239 32 pages, fully illustrated in colour by Dagmar Geisler, for children aged 3+ Lou knows exactly that she is not supposed to go home with just anybody. Mum has told her to wait for whoever is to get her from the Kinder- garten. So she has to wait for this person and is not to go with anybody else, regardless if she knows them or not: neither the nice old lady, nor the friendly man or the neighbour are supposed to pick her up. Lou has promised her mother to wait for her brother to get her. And so she waits until he turns up. Concept: • in lots of cases of child abuse the per petra- tors are known by the child and his/her family. Therefore it is essential that children follow their parents’ advice and don’t go with anyone but the appointed person • a serious topic that is conveyed in a playful and sensitive manner • creative illustrations by Dagmar Geisler All rights available.