Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing RIGHTS GUIDE BOLOGNA 2012 SIMON & SCHUSTER CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING DIVISION PICTURE BOOKS AND NOVELTIES CONTACTS CONTACTS FOR ALL US AND UK PICTURE BOOKS AND BOLOGNA 2012 NOVELTY TITLES WORLDWIDE AND UK FICTION: TABLE OF Tracy Phillips, Children’s Co-editions and Rights Director [email protected] CONTENTS Stephanie Purcell, Senior Rights Manager [email protected] Ruth Middleton, Children’s Rights Executive [email protected] General queries: [email protected] Simon & Schuster UK Ltd. Picture Books and Novelties Contacts 1st Floor, 222 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8HB 2 UK Tel: 00 44 207 316 1900 UK Fax: 00 44 207 316 0332 FOREIGN AGENTS WE USE INCLUDE: 3 Novelties KOREA KCC Agency Ms. Rockyoung Lee, [email protected] 13 Picture Books Imprima Agency Ms. Irene Lee, [email protected] CHINA & TAIWAN Fiction Bardon Chinese Media Agency 35 Ms. Cynthia Chang, [email protected] Ms. Jian-Mei Wang, [email protected] Big Apple Tuttlemori Agency 36 US Fiction Ms. Lily Chen, [email protected] JAPAN Japan Uni Agency Mr. Takeshi Oyama, [email protected] 60 UK Fiction 67 International Fiction Agents Contacts FOR US FICTION CONTACTS see inside back cover 2 NOVELTIES Monster House, Page 4 NOVELTIES MONSTER HOUSE Concept and Paper Engineering by Maggie Bateson Illustrated by Sarah Horne Imprint: Simon & Schuster UK A spooky pop-up monster house full of creepy frights! Join Milch and Mulch, the monster twins, as they investigate the strange creaky noises at Monster House. Meet all their friends, tiptoe along creepy corridors, and peek inside hidden cupboards. There are monsters popping out everywhere! A beautifully crafted pop-up monster house, with press-out pieces and a spooky story, from the creator of the bestselling My Fairy carousel books. Publication Date: October 2012 Ages: 3 up Page Extent: 10 pp & pop-up SIMON & SCHUSTER CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING 4 HOLD MY HAND: FARM HOLD MY HAND: SAFARI By Sebastien Braun Imprint: Simon & Schuster UK Adorable shaped board books for little ones Chunky, interactive shaped board books with flocking on every page. With charming artwork from a talented picture book illustrator. Publication Date: June 2013 Ages: 3 up Page Extent: 12 pp RIGHTS GUIDE FRANKFURT 2009 RIGHTS GUIDE BOLOGNA 2012 PEEPO! BOO! By Helen Hurry Imprint: Simon & Schuster UK A charming touch-and-feel novelty book with a noisy cover Play along with a cheeky monkey and his friends in their game of hide-and seek in this irresistible novelty book. With touch-and-feel pages and flaps to lift, this is a book to delight the youngest child and makes a perfect gift. Publication Date: September 2013 Ages: 3 up Page Extent: 12 pp 5 NOVELTIES JACK’S MEGA MACHINES: THE ROCKET RACING CAR THE DINOSAUR DIGGER By Alison Ritchie Illustrated by Mike Byrne Imprint: Simon & Schuster UK Meet Jack and his mega machines! Following the phenomenal success of Princess Evie’s Ponies comes a loud, high-energy, new adventure series for boys. From dinosaur diggers and rocket racing cars to supersonic submarines and mighty monster trucks, Jack’s mega machines transport him to magical worlds for fun adventures. In the first story, Jack and his dog, Riley, zoom off to join an intergalactic race SIMON & SCHUSTER CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING in their rocket car. Will they beat the Milky Way monster trucks, martian moon buggies, and sonic soarers to win the trophy? Each book comes complete with a free pop-up vehicle to play with. Publication Date: September 2012/ January 2013 Ages: 3 up Page Extent: 32 pp & a pop-up vehicle 6 This amazing series goes from strength to strength. With over 200,000 copies of the picture books sold worldwide, 2012 will see the launch of a series of colouring, sticker, and activity books, along with new story adventures to add to the collection. PRINCESS EVIE COLOURING BOOK Illustrated by Sophie Tilley Imprint: Simon & Schuster UK Full of fabulous stickers and beautiful scenes to complete This book is the perfect addition to the Princess Evie collection. Packed full of pictures to colour, doodling activities, and stickers, this book will be ideal for all Princess Evie fans. RIGHTS GUIDE FRANKFURT 2009 Publication Date: July 2012 RIGHTS GUIDE BOLOGNA 2012 Ages: 3 up Page Extent: 24 pp PRINCESS EVIE’S PONIES: DIAMOND THE MAGIC UNICORN By Sarah KilBride Illustrated by Sophie Tilley Imprint: Simon & Schuster UK Another sparkly adventure for Princess Evie and her magic ponies Evie and her cat Sparkles are transported to a world of cloud sprites and unicorns. They arrive just in time to take part in the Unicorn Games. Will Evie and Diamond win a medal? Publication Date: October 2012 Ages: 3 up Page Extent: 32 pp & a pop-up pony 7 NOVELTIES SNIFF! By Matthew Van Fleet Imprint: Paula Wiseman Books Just right for little hands, an interactive novelty book from #1 New York Times bestselling author Matthew Van Fleet! This adorable novelty book celebrates the sense of smell. With humorous illustrations, simple pleasing text, four pull-tabs, five textures, and one sound element, Sniff! will endlessly delight toddlers as they learn about all sorts of animals. Publication Date: August 2012 Ages: 3 up Page Extent: 12 pp Tastes—both delectable and foul—will be on the menu for Matthew Van Fleet’s Lick!, coming Spring 2013. SIMON & SCHUSTER CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING 8 THREE LITTLE MERMAIDS By Mara Van Fleet Imprint: Paula Wiseman Books Have a tea party undersea and practice counting with Three Little Mermaids, this sparkling touch-and-feel and pull-tab book by Mara Van Fleet. Mermaids, lots of counting, and a sparkly tea party—all in a preschool-perfect novelty format. Irresistible! Publication Date: January 2011 Ages: 3 up Page Extent: 16 pp LITTLE COLOR FAIRIES By Mara Van Fleet Imprint: Paula Wiseman Books RIGHTS GUIDE FRANKFURT 2009 RIGHTS GUIDE BOLOGNA 2012 Come to the Royal Rainbow Ball with the Little Color Fairies! Lots of fun, color, and sparkles can be found in this touch-and-feel novelty book. Publication Date: January 2012 Ages: 3 up Page Extent: 16 pp Over 5 million Sabuda pop-ups in print! Pop-up master Robert Sabuda has brought to life such timeless classics as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Beauty & the Beast, Peter Pan, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Amazing three-dimensional paper structures pop off the pages of his intricate, elegant, and playful adaptations. 9 NOVELTIES YOU’RE GETTING A BABY BROTHER! YOU’RE GETTING A BABY SISTER! By Sheila Sweeny Higginson Illustrated by Sam Williams Imprint: Little Simon You’re getting a baby brother or sister! That’s great news . or is it? A baby sibling is joining the family! Everyone is delighted, but older siblings might be a bit unsure. These books address some of the situations that are bound to pop up for older brothers and sisters and also explain how they can be role models for their new baby sibling. Publication Date: February 2012 Ages: 2–5 Page Extent: 24 pp BATHTIME FOR TWINS PLAYTIME FOR TWINS By Ellen Weiss Illustrated by Sam Williams Imprint: Little Simon Twins make bathtime and playtime fun in these amusing board books. These funny twins splash, play peekaboo, and more until, at last, it’s time to say good night. The giggles will continue as these siblings make some noise and read about rocket ships before they wave good-bye to the sun as it sets and head for home. Publication Date: June 2012 Ages: 1–4 Page Extent: 30 pp SIMON & SCHUSTER CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING MY LITTLE BLUE ROBOT By Stephen T. Johnson Imprint: Paula Wiseman Books A sturdy reissue of Stephen T. Johnson’s My Little Blue Robot puts the fun of building and the joy of making a friend into one book. My Little Blue Robot features sturdy, ultrathick cardboard pages from which kids can follow simple step-by-step instructions to build a robot friend using slots and tabs—no glue needed! Publication Date: August 2012 Ages: 4–8 Page Extent: 14 pp 10 YUMMY, FUNNY, EASTER TREATS! By William Boniface Illustrated by Kyle Poling Imprint: Little Simon This interactive book will delight young readers as they use play pieces to help some busy bunnies build an Easter basket! It’s time to build your Easter basket! Children will love helping some busy bunnies build the perfect Easter basket. With thirty colorful play pieces, this interactive story will amuse and entertain young readers as they match up the pieces to the slots to make their own fun Easter basket! Publication Date: January 2013 Ages: 4–6 Page Extent: 12 pp with 30 play pieces RIGHTS GUIDE FRANKFURT 2009 RIGHTS GUIDE BOLOGNA 2012 ITSY BITSY SPIDER Illustrated by Richard Egielski Imprint: Atheneum Books for Young Readers An entirely new pop-up interpretation of the classic song, from Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator Richard Egielski You’ve never seen the itsy-bitsy spider quite like this before! Every page has its own glorious pop-up. The spider literally climbs up the water spout, and the magnificent sun explodes off the page. And have your umbrella at the ready for “down came the rain”! Publication Date: September 2012 Ages: 3–5 Page Extent: 12 pp 11 NOVELTIES ALIENS LOVE UNDERPANTS SOUND BOOK By Claire Freedman Illustrated by Ben Cort Imprint: Simon & Schuster UK Everyone’s favourite aliens are back in this interactive sound book With over 1.5 million copies of the original picture book series sold worldwide, this interactive sound book will be a surefire winner with all Aliens Love Underpants fans.