macmillan children’s publishing group Frankfurt 2012 Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers Feiwel & Friends First Second Henry Holt Books for Young Readers Roaring Brook Press and also including St. Martin’s Press and Tor/Starscape Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group Foreign Subsidiary Rights Contacts For Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers, First Second, Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, and Roaring Brook Press: Holly Hunnicutt Deputy Director, Subsidiary Rights 646-307-5297 [email protected] Samantha Metzger Subsidiary Rights Associate 646-307-5298 [email protected] Miriam Miller Subsidiary Rights Assistant 646-307-5031 [email protected] For Feiwel & Friends, St. Martin’s Press & Tor/Starscape: Kerry Nordling Director, Subsidiary Rights 646-307-5718 [email protected] Marta Ficke Subsidiary Rights Manager 646-307-5715 [email protected] Witt Phillips Foreign Rights Assistant 646-307-5016 [email protected] Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group Jonathan Yaged, President and Publisher Editors: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers Joy Peskin, Editorial Director Margaret Ferguson, Publisher, Margaret Ferguson Books Frances Foster, Publisher, Frances Foster Books Wesley Adams, Executive Editor Janine O’Malley, Senior Editor Feiwel & Friends Jean Feiwel, SVP, Publishing Director Liz Szabla, Editor-in-Chief First Second Mark Siegel, Editorial Director Calista Brill, Senior Editor Henry Holt Books for Young Readers Laura Godwin, VP, Publisher Christy Ottaviano, Editorial Director, Christy Ottaviano Books Sally Doherty, Executive Editor Kate Farrell, Senior Editor Noa Wheeler, Editor Roaring Brook Press Simon Boughton, SVP, Publishing Director Neal Porter, Editorial Director, Neal Porter Books Nancy Mercado, Executive Editor Deirdre Langeland, Senior Editor Katherine Jacobs, Editor macmillan children’s publishing group chapter books Not quite ready for Goosebumps? Try Scary Tales! Home Sweet Horror by James Preller, illustrated by Iacopo Bruno Feiwel & Friends Hardcover: July 2013; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 96 pp.; Ages 7-10; Editor: Jean Feiwel Paperback: July 2013; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 96 pp. Moving into a new home is always tough, but when the house is alive...that’s when the real horror starts. Appliances that turn on by themselves. Liquid warnings. Strange sounds. Messages in the static. And not one, but two dueling spirits - one benign and motherly, the other malevolent and evil. I Scream, You Scream Feiwel & Friends Hardcover: July 2013; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 96 pp.; Ages 7-10; Editor: Jean Feiwel Paperback: July 2013; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 96 pp. The second book in James Preller’s new horror series for the chapter book set - Scary Tales. JAMES PRELLER, author of Six Innings and Bystander, is bringing the thrills and chills of horror to the chapter book crowd in Home Sweet Horror - the first book in his new horror series, Scary Tales. Book 3: Zombie School Daze coming Fall 2013 4 bad kitty macmillan children’s publishing group OVER 4 MILLION COPIES SOLD! NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES! Bad Kitty School Daze by Nick Bruel Neal Porter Books/Roaring Brook Press January 2013; 5 ½ x 8; 160 pp.; Ages 7-10; Editor: Neal Porter Kitty and Puppy are out of control! They’re screaming, fighting, hissing and drooling all over the house, and all of the commotion is upsetting Baby. Time for school - obedience school, that is. Can Kitty learn to follow the rules and make friends with the other students, or will she bring chaos to the classroom? Find out in Bad Kitty’s hilarious, new (mis)adventure! With Nick Bruel’s trademark humor and Kitty’s trademark misbehavior, this is sure to become a favorite in the Bad Kitty collection. Visit www.badkittybooks.com for extras and games! September 2009 May 2010 May 2011 June 2011 December 2012 Rights sales: • Chinese Simplified/Macmillan Century - Chapter Books 1 - 4 • French (Europe only)/Bayard Jeunesse - Chapter Books 1 - 2 • French (North America only)/Scholastic Canada - Chapter Books 1 - 2 • German/Baumhaus - Chapter Books 1 - 2 • Hebrew/Iguana Publishers - Chapter Books 1 - 2 • Italian/De Agostini - Chapter Books 1 - 3 • Portuguese (Brazil)/Editora DCL - Chapter Books 1 - 4 • Spanish/RBA Libros - Chapter Books 1 - 4 • Turkish/Epsilon Yayinlari - Chapter Books 1 - 5 • UK/Puffin - Chapter Books 1 - 4 5 macmillan children’s publishing group chapter books The Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut: Bowling Alley Bandit by Laurie Keller Christy Ottaviano Books/Holt Books for Young Readers June 2013; 5 ½ x 8; 112 pp.; Ages 7 - 10; B&W Illustrations; Editor: Christy Ottaviano Arnie the Doughnut is back with new adventures - for chapter book readers! As Mr. Bing’s new pet “doughnut dog,” Arnie couldn’t be happier. When Mr. Bing joins a bowling league, Arnie gets to go along to practices and competitions. But then Mr. Bing loses his glasses and starts rolling gutter balls. Someone or something is behind the madness. Arnie must solve the mystery and save the day. COVER NOT FINAL Full of the same winning charm and silly humor that Laurie Keller is known for, this chapter book - the first in the series - is sure to please her fans. LAURIE KELLER is the acclaimed author-illustrator of Do Unto Otters, Arnie the Doughnut, and The Scrambled States of America. Rights sales for Arnie the Doughnut: Chinese Complex/Art and Collection Co. • Korean/Connaissances Co. Knuckle and Potty Destroy Happy World by James Proimos Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt Books for Young Readers May 2012; 5 ½ x 7; 80 pp.; Ages 7 - 10; Editor: Christy Ottaviano This is a chapter book in the spirit of Captain Underpants about a couple of popular children’s book characters who hate being drawn as cute and loveable bears by the artist who created them. Together with their goofball friends Winkie the Pug and the Chicken in the Beret, they set out to destroy the happy world that is created for them. Simple: they’ll just erase Happy World with their de-zonker contraptions. Little do Knuckle and Potty know that Happy World isn’t as happy (or as nice!) as they think. JAMES PROIMOS is the author and illustrator of the Johnny Mutton series as well as When Guinea Pigs Fly. He has also created shows for Cartoon Network and the WB. 6 middle grade macmillan children’s publishing group My Life as a Book Series My Life as a Cartoonist by Janet Tashjian, pictures by Jake Tashjian Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt Books for Young Readers May 2013; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 224 pp.; Ages 9- 12; Editor: Christy Ottaviano Books Series praise: “Give this to kids who think they don’t like reading. It might change their minds.” - Booklist, starred review “A kinder, gentler Wimpy Kid with all the fun and more plot.” - Kirkus Reviews, starred review There’s a new kid in Derek Fallon’s class. His name is Umberto and he uses a wheelchair. COVER NOT FINAL Derek’s family is still fostering Frank the monkey, and Derek thinks it would be great to train Frank to assist Umberto. So Derek starts drawing a cartoon strip about “Super Frank” and sharing it at school. But Derek soon realizes that Umberto, a class clown himself, is definitely not looking for any help, and Derek becomes the butt of Umberto’s jokes. How will Derek get himself out of this misunderstood mess before he is the laughingstock of the school? JANET TASHJIAN is the author of many popular novels including the My Life as a Book series and The Gospel According to Larry. JAKE TASHJIAN has been drawing pictures of his vocabulary words on index cards since he was a kid. He now has a stack of index cards taller than a house. October 2011 July 2010 Rights sales: • Catalan/Macmillan Infantil y Juvenil - Books 1 - 2 • Chinese Complex/Yuan Liou - Books 1 - 2 • Chinese Simplified/Macmillan Century - Books 1 - 3 • Czech/Albatros Media - Books 1 - 2 • German/Boje Verlag - Books 1 - 2 • Hebrew/Dani Books - Books 1 - 2 • Italian/la Nuova Frontiera - Book 1 • Korean/Bear Books - Book 1 • Portuguese/Pandorga Editore - Books 1 - 3 • Slovak/Albatros Media - Books 1 - 2 • Spanish/Macmillan Infantil y Juvenil - Books 1 - 2 • Turkish/Yakamoz Yayinlari - Books 1 - 3 7 macmillan children’s publishing group middle grade The Charlie Joe Jackson Series Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Summer Vacation by Tommy Greenwald Roaring Brook Press May 2013; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 224 pp.; Ages 9 - 12; Editor: Nancy Mercado “Hilarious...This debut is filled with passages that beg to be shared...With its subversive humor and contemporary details drawn straight from kids’ worlds, this clever title should attract a wide following.” - Booklist, starred review “Charlie Joe’s insider knowledge of the inner machinations of middle-school cliques will make younger readers smile in anticipation, and his direct address to readers makes make him feel like an older buddy showing the way…Slackers everywhere have a new, likable hero in Charlie Joe Jackson.” - Kirkus Reviews Charlie Joe Jackson spends the summer at an academic summer camp called Camp Rituhbukee and desperately tries to convert all the other kids to non-academics. TOMMY GREENWALD has enjoyed reading all his life, which is why he’s appalled that his kids Charlie, Joe and Jack, would prefer getting a dental check-up to checking out a book. After years of pleading, threatening, and bribing, Tommy finally decided the only way to get his kids to read was to write a book about how to get out of reading. This is the result. And they read it! (So they say.) July 2011 April 2012 Book 4, Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Making Money to come May 2014 Book 5, Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Growing Up to come May 2015 Rights sales: • Catalan/Grup Editorial 62 - Books 1 - 2 • French/Milan Editions - Books 1 - 2 • German/Baumhaus - Books 1 - 3 • Greek/Psichogios Publications - Book 1 • Hebrew/Armchair Publishing House - Books 1 - 2 • Korean/Bear Books - Books 1- 3 • Portuguese (Brazil)/Novo Seculo Editora • Spanish/Ediciones B - Books 1 - 2 • Turkish/Epsilon Yayinlari - Books 1 - 3 8 middle grade macmillan children’s publishing group Jack Strong Takes a Stand by Tommy Greenwald Roaring Brook Press September 2013; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 224 pp.; Ages 8 - 12; Editor: Nancy Mercado Jack Strong just wants to be a regular kid.