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Rights Guide Fiction FRANKFURT 2016 RIGHTS GUIDE FICTION ANDERSEN PRESS FRANKFURT 2016 2 ANDERSEN PRESS FICTION HALL 6.1 STAND C78 THE NOT SO LITTLE PRINCESS (COLOUR READERS) WENDY FINNEY & TONY ROSS Perfect for inspiring reading confidence in young bookworms, these full-colour first readers are taking Tony Ross’ ever-popular Little Princess to a whole new audience. The King and Queen realise they need to call the Little Princess by her real name now that she’s actually not so little any more. But the Princess’ real name is so awful that nobody can pluck up the courage to tell her what it is! The Princess is determined to find out – but what will happen when she does...? • With short chapters and full-colour illustrations, this is the perfect experience for new readers. • Tony Ross’ classic Little Princess books have sold 3,500,000 copies worldwide and have been translated into 31 languages. • A multi award-winning TV series based on the books is currently airing on Milkshake 5 days a week and has sold to over 100 territories worldwide. • Books 1 & 2 will be re-issued Publication date of book 1: April 2017 in B-format in April 2017, with Extent: 64 pages book 3 planned in August 2017 Andersen Press: All rights Rights sold in: France and Netherlands along with a brand new story: Age group: 5-7 years Spooky Night. MICHAEL ROSEN & TONY ROSS YOUNG READERS SERIES A series of charmingly funny books written by best-selling author Michael Rosen with hilarious illustrations by Tony Ross, perfect for young readers. Shnipp the dog loves to play fetch with Julie and Lara in the park, but she doesn’t love their annoying laughs. So one day she decides to run off. It’s not long before Shnipp finds a new life with Bessie the Bagel Lady, eating delicious bagels every day. But when she decides to finally head home, she discovers things aren’t exactly the same as when she left... • 6 early readers stories from two of Britain’s foremost authors and artists. • A seventh title is planned for Spring 2018. • Funny animal stories. • ‘Perfect for newly independent readers.’ – The School Librarian Publication date: February 2017 • Michael Rosen is a former Extent: 96 pages Children’s Laureate who set Andersen Press: All rights up the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Rights sold in: France, Slovenia and Turkey Age group: 6-9 years Agent: United Agents Ltd FRANKFURT 2016 3 ANDERSEN PRESS FICTION HALL 6.1 STAND C78 THE DRAGONSITTER JOSH LACEY ILLUSTRATED BY GARRY PARSONS Hilarious series shortlisted for the ROALD DAHL FUNNY PRIZE! When Uncle Morton goes on holiday, he always asks Eddie to babysit his dragon – it never goes smoothly! The stories are told through a series of emails from Eddie to his Uncle Morton. ‘Dear Uncle Morton. You’d better get on a plane right now and come back here. Your dragon has eaten Jemima. Emily loved that rabbit!’ • Over 150,000 copies sold in the UK alone. • ‘Ideal for young or reluctant readers and belly-busting laughter for all the family.’ – We Love This Book • Perfect for young fans of How to Train Your Dragon. Publication date of book 8: June 2017 Extent: 80 pages (B&W ills., one per spread) Age group: 6-9 years Andersen Press: All rights (except film) Rights sold in: Audio, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Latvia, Netherlands, Spain, Turkey and USA SUPER GRAN FORREST WILSON, ILLUSTRATED BY DAVID MCKEE The ordinary granny with extraordinary powers! Granny Smith is an ordinary little old lady until something extraordinary happens. She is struck by rays from a super machine and becomes ... Super Gran! Extra strong, with X-ray eyesight, Super Gran sets out with her grandson Willie and a girl called Edison to right all the wrong in their town. Along the way, Super Gran performs amazing feats foiling a bank robbery and saving a child from drowning. But the super machine has been stolen by the inventor, who has very bad plans for it. Can Super Gran and her loyal sidekicks save the day? • Perfect for fans of My Brother is a Superhero. Publication date: August 2016 Extent: 176 pages • ‘A delightful page-turning adventure propelled by a Gran with a difference’ – Andersen Press: All rights (except film) Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading4Kids Age group: 7-9 years Agent: The Sharland Organisation Ltd. FRANKFURT 2016 4 ANDERSEN PRESS FICTION HALL 6.1 STAND C78 THE BOLDS JULIAN CLARY ILLUSTRATED BY DAVID ROBERTS Fabulously funny children’s series from comedy king Julian Clary. Mr and Mrs Bold are just like you and me: they live in a nice house (in suburbia), they have jobs (like writing jokes), they have two children and they love to laugh. One slight difference: they’re hyenas! Sold in • The first book sold over 40,000 copies in 2 months. 16 • Themes of fitting in and accepting cultural differences. languages! • Hilarious black-and-white illustrations by David Roberts perfectly match the fun and energy of the stories. • Will appeal to fans of best-selling comedy from the likes of David Walliams and Roald Dahl. • 5-book series with one book every year. • ‘Funny and clever with a good dose Publication date of book 3: February 2017 of yucky humour...’ – The Bookseller Extent: 320 pages Andersen Press: All rights (except film) • ‘Joyful’ – The Telegraph Age group: 7-9 years Rights sold in: Albania, Audio, Brazil, • ‘Although Clary plays up the humour, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, the underlying warm message is of France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Korea, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway and USA tolerance’ – Daily Mail Agent: Furniss Lawton SPANGLES MCNASTY STEVE WEBB ILLUSTRATED BY CHRIS MOULD A bonkers series perfect for fans of Mr Gum, Tom Gates and Barry Loser. Spangles McNasty is horrible to everyone and likes to do vile things like eating cold chips out of bins and pulling faces at old ladies. And would you believe it, Spangles has inherited a rollercoaster called the Tunnel of Doom! But when Spangles and his bonkers friend Sausage- face Pete go to see it, they soon realise it’s a good for nothing piece of junk. When Spangles comes up with a dastardly plot to get rich quick without any hard work, it will be yet again up to local boy Freddie Taylor to chase Spangles on the rickety old rollercoaster to stop him in his tracks! • Another helping of madcap trickery wonderfully illustrated throughout by Chris Mould. • Perfect for reading alone or with a parent. Publication date of book 2: March 2017 • ‘Skullduggery, thievery and anarchic humour in a heavily illustrated tale Extent: 208 pages perfect for fans of Mr Gum.’ – The Bookseller Andersen Press: All rights (except film) Age group: 7-9 years Rights sold in: Netherlands FRANKFURT 2016 5 ANDERSEN PRESS FICTION HALL 6.1 STAND C78 ALONE D. J. BRAZIER A teen survival story: what would you do to survive in the jungle? It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime, but when the small plane carrying 13-year-old Sam and his dad crashes down, Sam is left alone and terrified. With no sign of rescue, Sam has to dig deep to find levels of resolve he never knew he had in order to survive. Close to giving up, his spirits are lifted by the arrival of an otter cub whose companionship give him the strength he needs to keep going. But when disaster strikes, he has to make the hardest decision of his life. Can Sam save his friend and make it out of the jungle alive? • A modern Robinson Crusoe with a heart-warming friendship between a boy and otter at its core. • Perfect for fans of Bear Grylls and Ray Mears. • First person narration makes for an intense and thrilling read. Publication date: May 2016 Extent: 272 pages • ‘Completely engrossing... Written with such a sense of grit and determination Andersen Press: All rights that it stands out as one of the most visual books for young teens this year’ – Age group: 12+ years MinervaReads Agent: D. H. H Literary Agency THE HAUNTING OF JESSOP RISE DANNY WESTON A terrifying haunted house mystery. Who are the spectral creatures that prowl in the shadows of Jessop Rise? Alone and penniless after his father is killed in a cotton mill accident, 14-year-old William faces the rest of his childhood in a brutal workhouse. Then his long-estranged uncle Seth sends for him, and William thinks his fortunes are changing. But arriving at Uncle Seth’s grand house, Jessop Rise, William encounters several ghostly figures and soon finds himself caught up in a dark and terrifying mystery – one that will test him to the very edge of reason. • Weston is the winner of the 2016 Scottish Book Award • Perfect for fans of Joseph Delaney, Darren Shan and Stephen Cole • Praise for Weston’s first bookThe Piper: ‘Wonderfully twisty chiller that’s sure to make you want to keep all of the lights on’ – Scotsman • Weston’s first two titles, The Piper and Mr Sparks, are sophisticated chillers Publication date: September 2016 perfect for literary middle grades who Extent: 320 pages enjoy a touch of horror Andersen Press: All rights Age group: 12+ years FRANKFURT 2016 6 ANDERSEN PRESS FICTION HALL 6.1 STAND C78 WONDERBOY NICOLE BURSTEIN A funny and frank superhero story set in the world of Othergirl. Wilco is one of life’s losers – he’s picked on, pushed around, and bullied by the rugby boys at the posh private school he attends on a scholarship. But his life is about to change: Wilco learns he can move things with his mind.
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