Fall/Winter 2012-2013 Frontlist Catalog - Children's Titles

3DTotal Publishing AK Press Akashic Books Alice James Books Alyson Books Anvil Press Archipelago Books Arsenal Pulp Press ArtNetwork Aunt Lute Books Aztext Press Ballistic Publishing Behler Publications Bellevue Literary Press Biblioasis Bilingual Readers BIS Publishers Bitter Lemon Press Black Balloon Publishing BOA Editions, Ltd. Breakaway Books Bywater Books Centipede Press Central Recovery Press Child Heroes Publishing Chin Music Press Cinco Puntos Press City Lights Publishers Coach House Books Coffee House Press Common Courage Press Contrasto Copper Canyon Press de.Mo Design Limited Dewi Lewis Publishing Dialogue Dzanc Books The Eighth Mountain Press Enchanted Lion Books Enigma Books Etruscan Press Exterminating Angel Press

February Books The Feminist Press at CUNY Fence Books Feral House Five Ties Publishing Frame Publishers Fulcrum Publishing Gentle Path Press GLAS New Russian Writing Global Book Sales Green Integer Gryphon House The Gryphon Press Haus Publishing Haymarket Books Helter Skelter Publishing Holy Cow! Press Icon Books Ig Publishing Image Continuum Press Immedium Imperfect Publishing Independent Thinking Press Joshua Odell Editions Kehrer Verlag Kube Publishing Ltd Leapfrog Press Long River Press LoudMouth Press Lumen Books Manic D Press Marion Boyars Publishers, Ltd. Mathew Price Ltd. MCCM Creations Milo Books Monkfish Book Publishing

New Internationalist New Rivers Press New Society Publishers New Village Press Nicolo Whimsey Press Nobrow Press Nortia Press Ocean Press Old Street Publishing Paris Press Paul Dry Books Process Profile Books Promopress Pushkin Press Redleaf Press Saqi Books Sarabande Books Serpent’s Tail Small Beer Press South End Press Stone Bridge Press Talonbooks Telegram Theatre Communications Group Torrey House Press Turtle Point Press Two Dollar Radio Tyrant Books Umbrage Editions Uncivilized Books Wave Books White Pine Press Windhorse Publications Zephyr Press Zuccotti Park Press

Children’s and Young Adult Titles

Where Independent Publishers Live

Fall / Winter 2012–2013

Congratulations to all our award winners!
2011 New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book
Ice
Arthur Geisert Enchanted Lion Books Trade Cloth US $14.95 CAN $17.50 978-1-59270-098-1 W*

2012 International Reading Association Teacher’s Choice Reading List
Walking Home to Rosie Lee
A. LaFaye Illustrated by Keith Shepherd Cinco Puntos Press Trade Cloth US $16.95 CAN $20.50 978-1-933693-97-2 USC

2012 Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choice for the Arts
Which Side Are You On?
The Story of a Song George Ella Lyon Illustrated by Christopher Cardinale Cinco Puntos Press Trade Cloth US $17.95 CAN $19.99 978-1-933693-96-5 USC

2012 Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choice for Picture Book
Fox and Hen Together
Béatrice Rodriguez Enchanted Lion Books Trade Cloth US $14.95 CAN $17.95 978-1-59270-109-4 USC

2012 Sydney Talor Honor Book for Teen Readers
The Blood Lie
A Novel Shirley Reva Vernick Cinco Puntos Press Trade Cloth US $15.95 CAN $17.50 978-1-933693-84-2 USC

2011 Aesop Prize
Trickster
Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection Edited by Matt Dembicki Fulcrum Publishing Trade Paper US $22.95 978-1-55591-724-1 US

Recent Award Winners and Finalists

Bilingual Readers .........................................................................................................................1 Breakaway Books ......................................................................................................................... 3 Cinco Puntos Press ...................................................................................................................... 5 Enchanted Lion Books .................................................................................................................. 9 Fulcrum Publishing .................................................................................................................... 15 Immedium ............................................................................................................................... 17 Kube Publishing Ltd ................................................................................................................... 19 Leapfrog Press ........................................................................................................................... 21 Manic D Press............................................................................................................................23 Nobrow Press ............................................................................................................................25 Nortia Press ..............................................................................................................................27 Promopress.............................................................................................................................. 29 Small Beer Press ......................................................................................................................... 31

Distributed Children’s Publishers ...................................................................................................33 Index by Title ............................................................................................................................35 Index by Primary Subject ..............................................................................................................36

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Bilingual Readers Good Morning/Buenos días
Bilingual edition

Sergio Membrillas
Good Morning/Buenos días is the perfect first book for parents who wish to teach their young children Spanish and English. This finely crafted board book promotes interactive language development in both languages through a shared parent-child reading routine each morning. With this extraordinary new board book, children and parents alike discover a new sense of wonder at the world around them through the eyes of Baby. Sergio Membrillas’ vintagestyle illustrations will catch the eye of readers of all ages. The perfect complement to Good Night/Buenas noches. Rounded corners and washable pages.
JUVENILE FICTION / FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY October 7⅞ x 5½ | 16 pp 8 color illustrations Board Book US $8.95 | CAN $9.99 978-84-92968-17-6 USC Spanish bilingual Ages up to 4

Marketing Plans
Co-op available • Advance reader copies National print and online campaign • Social media campaign

Children and parents discover the wonders of a new day through a baby’s eyes.

Good Night/Buenas noches
Bilingual edition

Sergio Membrillas
Good Night/Buenas noches is the perfect first book for parents who wish to teach their young children Spanish and English. This finely crafted board book promotes interactive language development in both languages through a shared parent-child reading bedtime routine. With this extraordinary new board book, children and parents alike discover a new sense of wonder at the world around them through the eyes of Baby. Sergio Membrillas’ vintagestyle illustrations will catch the eye of readers of all ages. The perfect complement to Good Morning/Buenos días. Rounded corners and washable pages.
JUVENILE FICTION / FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY October 7⅞ x 5½ | 16 pp 8 color illustrations Board Book US $8.95 | CAN $9.99 978-84-92968-18-3 USC Spanish bilingual Ages up to 4

Marketing Plans
Co-op available • Advance reader copies National print and online campaign • Social media campaign

Children and parents discover the wonders of bedtime through a baby’s eyes.

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Selected Backlist from Bilingual Readers

Let’s Eat! / ¡A comer!
Bilingual edition Ana Gómez
JUVENILE FICTION 5⅛ x 5⅛ | 32 pp 30 color illustrations Kit US $19.95 | CAN $21.99 978-84-937273-6-9 USC Ages up to 5

Sea Animals / Animales del mar
Bilingual edition Mike Lowery
JUVENILE FICTION 7⅞ x 7⅞ | 16 pp 16 color illustrations Board Book US $9.95 | CAN $10.99 978-84-937273-2-1 USC Ages up to 4

Jungle Animals / Animales de la selva
Bilingual edition Mike Lowery
JUVENILE FICTION 7⅞ x 7⅞ | 16 pp 16 color illustrations Board Book US $9.95 | CAN $10.99 978-84-937273-1-4 USC Ages up to 4

Body Parts / Las partes del cuerpo
Bilingual edition Mike Lowery
JUVENILE FICTION 7⅞ x 7⅞ | 16 pp 16 color illustrations Board Book US $9.95 | CAN $10.99 978-84-937273-8-3 USC Ages up to 4

Move Your Body / Mueve tu cuerpo
Bilingual edition Mike Lowery
JUVENILE FICTION 7⅞ x 7⅞ | 16 pp 16 color illustrations Board Book US $9.95 | CAN $10.99 978-84-937273-9-0 USC Ages up to 4

Marina and the Little Green Boy / Marina y el niño verde
Illustrations by Miguel Ordóñez
JUVENILE FICTION 7⅛ x 7⅛ | 32 pp 32 color illustrations Trade Cloth US $11.95 | CAN $12.99 978-84-937273-4-5 USC Ages 4 to 8

Bilingual edition Antonio Vicente

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Breakaway Books Vertical
Janet Berend

Skateboarder Josh Lowman witnesses one of the best skateboarders in town (the local bully) commit a crime. For days he agonizes over whether to tell anyone. Meanwhile, his friendships with a fellow skater (who is debating whether to drop out of school), a beautiful girl in his class (who loves to read, and seems to like Josh), and a cool math tutor (a college student who skates) slowly steer him toward a new kind of courage. Josh has a mesmerizing narrator’s voice; he rattles off a vacuous Valleyspeak while slowly coming into his own, intellectually and morally. There is a hint of Holden Caufield about him. Vivid descriptions of skateboarding throughout the book will keep any skateboarder glued to the page. And a plot that rolls ahead constantly will maintain the reader’s attention, while intermittently sneaking in a few lessons from English and math class, which serve to advance the story. (References to math in skateboard ramp design; plus small epiphanies from Lord of the Flies, Antigone, and Of Mice and Men.) Josh starts out as a school-hating dude and slowly comes around to seeing that he can skate and be smart . . . and a decent person. Vertical will be loved by kids and by parents and teachers.
A middle-school novel about a skateboarder faced with a moral dilemma.
JUVENILE FICTION September A Paperback Original 6 x 9 | 160 pp Trade Paper US $12.95 | CAN $14.50 978-1-891369-98-8 USC Ages 11 to 15

Marketing Plans
• National print and online campaign • Outreach to skateboarding magazines and websites • Outreach to middle school teachers and librarians Author Hometown: Encinitas, CA

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Selected Backlist from Breakaway Books

Have Fun, Get Faster, & Go Farther Written and Illustrated by Carol Goodrow
SPORTS & RECREATION / JUVENILE NONFICTION 6 x 9 | 88 pp 80 color illustrations Trade Paper US $10.95 | CAN $13.00 978-1-891369-76-6 USC Ages 6 to 12

Kids Running

Happy Feet, Healthy Food
Written and Illustrated by Carol Goodrow
Foreword by Amby Burfoot

Keri Tarr: Cat Detective
Illustrated by Jeffrey Scott Burrows
JUVENILE FICTION 5½ x 8¼ | 80 pp 10 color illustrations Trade Paper US $9.95 | CAN $12.00 978-1-891369-52-0 USC Ages 10 to 14

Wendy Lement

JUVENILE NONFICTION / HEALTH & FITNESS 6¼ x 9⅜ | 112 pp 112 color illustrations Trade Cloth US $14.00 | CAN $17.00 978-1-891369-46-9 USC Ages 6 to 12

Illustrated by Lilly Golden
JUVENILE FICTION / SPORTS & RECREATION 8¼ x 9¾ | 32 pp 30 color illustrations Trade Cloth US $15.00 | CAN $18.00 978-1-891369-40-7 USC Ages 2 to 6

Kara Douglass Thom

See Mom Run

Illustrated by Andy Yelenak
JUVENILE FICTION / SPORTS & RECREATION 8¼ x 9¾ | 32 pp 32 color illustrations Trade Cloth US $15.00 | CAN $18.00 978-1-891369-44-5 USC Ages 2 to 6

Dulcibella Blackett

Run, Dad, Run!

My Dad Is an Ironman
Illustrated by Coreen Steinbach
JUVENILE FICTION / SPORTS & RECREATION 8¼ x 9¾ | 32 pp 30 color illustrations Trade Cloth US $15.00 | CAN $18.00 978-1-891369-51-3 USC Ages 2 to 6

Ray Hoese

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Cinco Puntos Press Cadillac Chronicles
Brett Hartman

Alex Riley has just turned sixteen. He lives with his mother. His top priorities in life are to find his father and a girl with a decent set of breasts. His mother has a knack for sabotaging his plans. To advance her political career, she takes in an elderly black man named Lester Bray. Lester arrives with a cherry Cadillac and an old man’s personality. It takes only a week for Alex’s mother to ask Lester to leave. That makes Alex angry. On the morning of his eviction, Lester and Alex set out on a road trip, ostensibly to find the boy’s father in Fort Lauderdale. But the two don’t just head south. They also cross through un-navigated political, racial, and personal territory. A wild ride, Cadillac Chronicles explores what it means to—finally—find a real friend. Brett Hartman lived an unremarkable life in Fort Lauderdale until May 18, 1983, when he was arrested for aggravated battery. While away at Auburn University, he suffered a psychotic breakdown and months of intensive treatment. Though he made a full recovery, the events of that period never left him. He continued his education at Indiana State, where he received a doctorate in clinical psychology; he has worked as a psychologist ever since. His memoir Hammerhead 84 covers his journey through the mental health industry. Cadillac Chronicles is his debut novel. He lives in Albany, New York, with his wife and their two sons.

JUVENILE FICTION October 6 x 9 | 304 pp Trade Cloth US $16.95 | CAN $18.50 978-1-935955-41-2 USC Ages 16 and up eBook ISBN: 978-1-935955-42-9 W

A Cadillac takes an ornery old black man and an angry white teenager down a road neither has traveled before.

Marketing Plans
• National print and online campaign

Author Events
Boston, MA • Albany, NY • New York, NY Author Hometown: Albany, NY

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Cinco Puntos Press Don’t Say a Word, Mamá / No Digas Nada, Mamá
Joe Hayes
Illustrated by Esau Andrade Valencia
Mamá says she has the best daughters in the world. The two women live near their mother—Rosa with her husband and children, Blanca by herself. They both have flourishing gardens. Rosa and Blanca are so generous and kind and thoughtful—well, everyone, including Mamá, ends up with too much corn, tomatoes, and red hot chiles! It’s crazy! It’s also Joe Hayes at his finest, telling one of those stories young kids love, full of mishaps, surprise endings, and happy mommas! In fact, one seven-year old—after hearing Joe tell Don’t Say a Word, Mamá!—came home and told her mother, “I heard a story today that I think changed my life!” That’s a pretty fantastic endorsement! Joe Hayes has been enchanting listeners and readers alike for over thirty years. His books have received many awards including two Land of Enchantment Children’s Book Awards and an Aesop Accolade Award. His books have also been on the Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List three times. Ghost Fever won the Texas Bluebonnet Award for 2006–2007.
JUVENILE FICTION September 8½ x 11 | 32 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Paper US $7.95 | CAN $8.99 978-1-935955-45-0 USC Trade Cloth US $17.95 | CAN $19.99 978-1-935955-29-0 USC Ages 4 to 8 eBook ISBN: 978-1-935955-30-6 W

Esau Andrade Valencia comes from a family of folk artists. He is increasingly being recognized as a master artist in the tradition of Diego Rivera and Rufino Tamayo. His paintings are included in the collection of the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California, as well as in the Downey Museum of Art in Downey, California.
Can a pair of sisters be too generous with each other? Only if their mother doesn’t say a word.

Marketing Plans
• National print and online campaign Author Hometown: Santa Fe, NM

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Cinco Puntos Press Count Me In
A Parade of Mexican Folk Art Numbers in English and Spanish

Cynthia Weill
Illustrated by the Aguilar Sisters
Practice your numbers in English and Spanish when you count the beautiful dancers, playful musicians, and happy children of Oaxaca as the Guelaguetza parade goes by! Pronounced Gal-a-get-zah, the lively celebration—full of traditional dancing and music—takes place every July deep in the heart of southern Mexico. ONE band leader with a big white balloon! DOS hombres with firecrackers! THREE musicians! FOUR giants! All exquisitely handcrafted by the Mexican folk art masters Guillermina, Josefina, Irene, and Concepción Aguilar, in collaboration with author and scholar Cynthia Weill. ¡Bienvenidos! Welcome to the parade! Cynthia Weill is a professor and mentor to teachers at Columbia University’s Teachers College. She also owns a non-profit—Aid to Women Artisans—that promotes the craftwork of artisans from developing countries. Count Me In is her fourth book in the First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art Series. The Aguilar Sisters are Mexico’s most beloved artisans. They learned how to make clay figurines from their mother Doña Isaura. These lively independent women are considered great masters of Mexican folk art and have been visited by Queen Elizabeth, Queen Sofia of Spain, various Mexican presidents, and Nelson Rockefeller. Their humorous ceramics of the people of their town and state are in museum collections the world over.
Oaxacan dancers and musicians celebrate with a colorful parade. Count yourself in the fun!
JUVENILE NONFICTION October First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art 8 x 8 | 32 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Cloth US $14.95 | CAN $16.50 978-1-935955-39-9 USC Spanish bilingual Ages 2 to 6 eBook ISBN: 978-1-935955-40-5 W

Marketing Plans
• National print and online campaign

Author Events
Brooklyn, NY • Manhattan, NY • Queens, NY Author Hometown: New York, NY

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Selected Backlist from Cinco Puntos Press

First Trade Paper Edition Benjamin Alire Sáenz
JUVENILE FICTION 6 x 9 | 304 pp Trade Paper US $11.95 | CAN $12.99 978-1-935955-09-2 USC Ages 16 and up

Last Night I Sang to the Monster

This Thing Called the Future
J.L. Powers
JUVENILE FICTION 6 x 9 | 208 pp Trade Cloth US $16.95 | CAN $20.50 978-1-933693-95-8 W Ages 13 to 16

A Novel Shirley Reva Vernick
JUVENILE FICTION 5½ x 8½ | 144 pp Trade Cloth US $15.95 | CAN $17.50 978-1-933693-84-2 USC Ages 13 to 18

The Blood Lie

Which Side Are You On?
Illustrated by Christopher Cardinale
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / JUVENILE NONFICTION 8½ x 11 | 40 pp Color illustrations Trade Cloth US $17.95 | CAN $19.99 978-1-933693-96-5 W Ages 9 to 11

The Story of a Song George Ella Lyon

Walking Home to Rosie Lee
Illustrated by Keith Shepherd
JUVENILE FICTION 8½ x 11 | 32 pp 15 color illustrations Trade Cloth US $16.95 | CAN $20.50 978-1-933693-97-2 W Ages 7 to 11

A. LaFaye

Mr. Mendoza’s Paintbrush
Illustrated by Christopher Cardinale
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS 7 x 10 | 64 pp 512 color illustrations Trade Paper US $16.95 | CAN $18.50 978-1-933693-23-1 USC Ages 9 to 12

Luis Alberto Urrea

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Enchanted Lion Books Mr. Orange
Truus Matti

Truus Matti is a Dutch editor and author. Her first book, Departure Time, was a 2011 Batchelder Honor Book, an ALA Notable Book of 2011, and received starred reviews in Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal. Mr. Orange is her second book.
A 1940s New York City boy talks with Piet Mondrian, whom he knows only as Mr. Orange, about the war, the future, creativity, and color.

JUVENILE FICTION November 6 x 8⅞ | 128 pp Trade Cloth US $16.95 | CAN $18.50 978-1-59270-123-0 W* Ages 9 and up

Marketing Plans
Co-op available Advance reader copies • National print and online campaign • Social media campaign

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Cover for Dutch original version. US cover to come.

The year: 1943. The place: Manhattan. Mr. Orange is told from the perspective of Linus Muller, the third of six children, whose parents own a grocery store. Linus’ oldest brother Albie volunteers to fight in World War II, and it’s his departure that sets the story in motion. When Albie leaves, Linus takes on new responsibilities, including grocery deliveries to customers. Among his customers is a man who has come from Europe and is an artist, but Linus never quite catches his name, so he calls him Mr. Orange for the crate of fruit he delivers to him every other week. The book revolves around Linus’ experience of the war through his brother’s departure and the conversations he has with Mr. Orange about war, heroes, the future, and the freedom to create. Only at the end does Linus learn that the artist was Piet Mondrian. Linus thus discovers that the incredible influence Mr. Orange has had on him and the sense of possibility that he has given to him is also a gift he has given to others and to the future through his work.

Enchanted Lion Books Bear Despair
Gaëtan Dorémus

Don’t ever take a bear’s teddy bear, no matter how cute you think it is. If you do, you’ll be in for trouble. Big trouble. For a bear whose teddy has been stolen isn’t simply heartbroken, but determined to get it back. So determined that he might just gobble up more than honey to do so! However, should he succeed in getting his teddy back, then there just might be a surprise in store. This is a book that all readers will relish, and one they will want to read again and again. Born in 1971, Gaëtan Dorémus received his degree from the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg, France, in 1999, after which he picked up a few other degrees while creating picture books and illustrations for the press. Dorémus has illustrated over twenty books and has produced hundreds of freestanding illustrations and cartoons. He loves to bicycle ride, walk in the mountains, and eat green tomatoes with cinnamon. In 2006, he became a Papa.
JUVENILE FICTION September Stories Without Words 10¼ x 6 | 32 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Cloth US $14.95 | CAN $16.50 978-1-59270-125-4 W* Ages 4 to 7

Don’t ever take a bear’s teddy bear, no matter how cute you think it is.

Marketing Plans
Co-op available Advance reader copies • National print and online campaign • Social media campaign

Also Available
Ice Arthur Geisert JUVENILE FICTION Stories Without Words 10⅛ x 5⅞ | 32 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Cloth US $14.95 | CAN $16.99 978-1-59270-098-1 W* Ages 4 to 8 The Giant Seed Arthur Geisert JUVENILE FICTION Stories Without Words 10¼ x 6 | 32 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Cloth US $14.95 | CAN $16.50 978-1-59270-115-5 W* Ages 4 to 8

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Enchanted Lion Books Nora the Mind Reader
Orit Gidali
Illustrated by Aya Gordon-Noy

One day, Nora returns home from kindergarten upset because a boy in her class told her that she has the legs of a flamingo! When her mother gives her a magic wand to read people’s minds, a new and fascinating world opens for her. She discovers that people don’t always say what they think or think what they say. Full of generosity and humor, Nora the Mind Reader is a beautifully imaginative book that illustrates the potential divide between thoughts and words in a clear and thoughtful way. Orit Gidali was born in 1974. Her first book was published in 2003, and her second in 2006. Both titles are poetry books. Orit lives in Rehovot, Israel, is married to the poet Alex Ben-Ari, and is the mother of Hallel, Noa, Ofri, and Aner. Nora the Mind Reader is Orit’s first picture book. Aya Gordon-Noy is an illustrator and graphic designer. Aya graduated with distinction from the department of graphic design at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in 1996 and was awarded the Yossi Stem prize for illustration.
JUVENILE FICTION September 8¼ x 9⅜ | 32 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Cloth US $15.95 | CAN $17.50 978-1-59270-120-9 USC Ages 4 to 8

A clever, sensitive story that explores the difference between what people say and think in a smart and imaginative way.

Marketing Plans
Co-op available Advance reader copies • National print and online campaign • Social media campaign

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Enchanted Lion Books Pomelo Explores Color
Ramona Badescu ˘
Illustrated by Benjamin Chaud

Imaginative, playful, and funny, Pomelo Explores Color is all about discovery and the experience of seeing color anew. In this humorous and emotionally astute exploration of color, Pomelo looks about and discovers twelve colors in all their nuance. He encounters the infinite white of falling snow, the hypnotizing red of love, and the shadowy blue of the unknown. The colors describe our concrete world, but also reflect emotional states, as well as the curious, oddball sensibility of our dear Pomelo. Ramona Badescu was born in 1980 in southern Romania. She arrived in ˘ France at the age of eleven and started to write for children ten years later. She lives in the wonderfully diverse French city of Marseille. Benjamin Chaud lives and works in Paris, France. He has illustrated an impressive number of picture books and has written at least one as well.
Imaginative, playful, and funny, Pomelo Explores Color is all about exploration and the experience of seeing color anew.

JUVENILE FICTION October 6 x 6⅜ | 120 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Cloth US $16.95 | CAN $18.50 978-1-59270-126-1 W* Ages 3 and up

Marketing Plans
Co-op available Advance reader copies • National print and online campaign • Social media campaign

Also Available

Pomelo Begins to Grow Ramona Badescu ˘ Illustrated by Benjamin Chaud JUVENILE FICTION 9½ x 12½ | 48 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Cloth US $16.95 | CAN $18.50 978-1-59270-111-7 W* Ages 4 to 8

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Enchanted Lion Books Waterloo & Trafalgar
Olivier Tallec

In this impressive, expressive roll of visual storytelling, Olivier Tallec portrays two characters, separated by only narrow walls, who spy on each other through the seasons. Moving between day and night, long stretches at their binoculars, and mundane daily tasks, they fight their cold war, full of suspicion, never daring to bridge the gap between them. Then, one day, they discover that their differences don’t make them enemies and that a whole other way of being in the world together is possible. Waterloo & Trafalgar is a subtle picture book, marked by true comic humor, that shows how pointless war actually is. Olivier Tallec was born in Brittany, France, in 1970. After graduating from the École Supérieure d’Art Graphique in Paris, he worked in advertising as a graphic designer before devoting himself to illustration. Over the past fifteen years, he has illustrated about sixty children’s books, many to great acclaim, while continuing to illustrate for newspapers and magazines as well. His illustrations have been described as bold, comic, breathtaking, beautiful, sensitive, emotional, and stunning.

In his first wordless picture book, Olivier Tallec shows the pointlessness of war through his smart, comic, emotionally astute illustrations.

JUVENILE FICTION October 7½ x 10¼ | 64 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Cloth US $17.95 | CAN $19.99 978-1-59270-127-8 W* Ages 6 and up

Marketing Plans
Co-op available Advance reader copies • National print and online campaign • Social media campaign

Also Available
Big Wolf and Little Wolf Nadine Brun-Cosme Illustrated by Olivier Tallec JUVENILE FICTION 9½ x 11¾ | 32 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Cloth US $16.95 | CAN $19.95 978-1-59270-084-4 W* Ages 3 to 7 This is a Poem that Heals Fish Jean-Pierre Siméon Illustrated by Olivier Tallec JUVENILE FICTION 10 x 10 | 48 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Cloth US $16.95 | CAN $19.95 978-1-59270-067-7 W* Ages 4 to 8

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Enchanted Lion Books My Father’s Arms Are A Boat
Stein Erik Lunde and Øyvind Torseter
Translated by Kari Dickson

It’s quieter than it’s ever been. Unable to sleep, a young boy climbs into his father’s arms. Feeling the warmth and closeness of his father, he begins to ask questions about the birds, the foxes, and whether his mom will ever wake up. They go outside under the starry sky. Loss and love are as present as the white spruces, while the father’s clear answers and assurances calm his worried son. Here we feel the cycles of life and life’s continuity, even in the face of absence and loss, so strongly and clearly that we know at the end that everything will somehow, be all right. Born in 1953, Stein Erik Lunde has written sixteen books, mostly for children and young adults. His books have been published in many countries. This is his first book to be published in the United States. He also writes lyrics and has translated Bob Dylan into Norwegian. In 2009 My Father’s Arms Are A Boat was awarded the Norwegian Ministry’s Culture Prize for the Best Book for Children and Youth. The book was also nominated for the 2011 German Children’s Literature Award.
JUVENILE FICTION February 7⅞ x 9½ | 40 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Cloth US $15.95 | CAN $17.50 978-1-59270-124-7 USC Ages 4 and up

Born in 1972, Øyvind Torseter is an artist and one of Norway’s most acclaimed illustrators. He employs both traditional and digital picture techniques. Torseter has received numerous prizes for many of his books. In 2011 he received the Norwegian Book Art Prize. For 2012 he has been nominated for the ALMA Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.
In this quiet, sad, but ultimately incandescent picture book, we meet a gentle, steady father who calms his anxious son.

Marketing Plans
Co-op available • Advance Access program

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Fulcrum Publishing District Comics
An Unconventional History of Washington, DC

Edited by Matt Dembicki

District Comics is a graphic anthology featuring lesser-known stories about Washington, DC, from its earliest days as a rustic settlement along the swampy banks of the Potomac to the modern-day metropolis. Spanning 1794–2009, District Comics stops along the way for a duel, a drink in the Senate’s speakeasy, a look into the punk scene, and much more. Featuring stories by: • Scott O. Brown, award-winning man of comics and Harvey Award nominee • Chad Lambert, five-time Howard E. Day Memorial Prize finalist and writer for Kung Fu Panda and Megamind • Jim Ottaviani, creator of The New York Times bestseller Feynman Matt Dembicki, a member of the D.C. Conspiracy—a comics creators collective in the nation’s capital—previously edited and contributed to the Eisnernominated and Aesop Prize–winning Trickster: Native American Tales, A Graphic Collection. His graphic novel Xoc—about a great white shark—will also be published in 2012.
A graphic anthology featuring lesser-known stories about our nation’s capital.

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / JUVENILE FICTION September A Paperback Original 8 x 8 | 256 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Paper US $24.95 978-1-55591-751-7 US Ages 10 and up

Marketing Plans
10,000-copy print run Advance reader copies • National radio campaign • National print and online campaign • Social media campaign Author Hometown: Fairfax, VA

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Selected Backlist from Fulcrum Publishing

Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection Edited by Matt Dembicki
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / JUVENILE FICTION 8 x 8 | 232 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Paper US $22.95 978-1-55591-724-1 US Ages 8 and up

Trickster

The Life of Aldo Leopold Marybeth Lorbiecki
JUVENILE NONFICTION 7 x 9 | 112 pp B&W photographs throughout Trade Paper US $12.95 978-1-55591-474-5 US Ages 8 to 12

Things Natural, Wild, and Free

The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted Julie Dunlap
JUVENILE NONFICTION 7 x 9 | 112 pp B&W photographs throughout Trade Paper US $12.95 978-1-55591-470-7 US Ages 8 to 12

Parks for the People

Women Icons of the West
Five Women Who Forged the American Frontier Julie Danneberg
JUVENILE NONFICTION 7 x 9 | 96 pp 32 B&W photographs Trade Paper US $14.95 978-1-55591-694-7 US Ages 8 to 12

Women Artists of the West
Five Portraits in Creativity and Courage Julie Danneberg
JUVENILE NONFICTION 7 x 9 | 96 pp 32 B&W photographs Trade Paper US $14.95 978-1-55591-861-3 US Ages 8 to 12

Women Writers of the West
Five Chroniclers of the Frontier Julie Danneberg
JUVENILE NONFICTION 7 x 9 | 96 pp 21 B&W photographs Trade Paper US $14.95 978-1-55591-464-6 US Ages 8 to 12

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Immedium Justin Time
The Pancake Express

Brandon James Scott

“Remember as a kid when possibilities seemed endless and a cardboard box could transform into a fort, a tank, a mountain, or a Super Mario pipe? . . . Justin Time is a new animated program for pre-schoolers that brings that boundless creativity to the small screen. The show centers on Justin, a young boy who imagines himself traveling around the world at different points in history.” —Torontoist “Tired of preschool cartoons spending an inordinate amount of time on boring matching games, talking down its audience, or afraid of going out on a creative limb? If so, then meet Justin Time. . . . The series is about trust and teamwork—whether nestled deep in the jungle or perched high on top of a snowcapped mountain—and the many other elements of friendship most conducive to having a great time (and learning a thing or two along the way). Justin Time encourages a kind of freewheeling imagination that hopes to leave the didactic and lazy storytelling of yester-animation in the dust.” —Animation Insider This debut series is based on episodes from a new animated television show (airing on PBS Sprout in the United States April 2012 and Disney Junior in Canada September 2012). All aboard! Justin and his pal Squidgy imagine themselves behind the wheel of a classic steam train, delivering important cargo for their friend Olive. But they discover it’s not easy getting through the Canadian wilderness. Will their barrel of maple syrup make it to Flap Jack Falls in time for the Pancake Festival? Never give up!
JUVENILE FICTION September 9½ x 10 | 36 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Cloth US $15.95 | CAN $17.50 978-1-59702-035-0 USC Ages 3 to 8

Calvin and Hobbes meet the Time Machine!

Marketing Plans
• National print and online campaign • Social media campaign

Author Events
Toronto, ON Author Hometown: Toronto, ON

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Immedium Animals Don’t, So I Won’t
David G. Derrick Jr.

“[David Derrick’s] artwork is unique due to his experience in the film and animation industry. To animate literally means to give life. David conveys movement and life in his pieces through strong poses and powerful gestures.” —Artists for Conservation Ben loved pretending he was an animal. But when his mom said, “Clean up for dinner,” Ben claimed, “Animals don’t, so I won’t.” However, he didn’t expect two could play the same game! Next child and parent transform into penguins, leopards, bears, and more animals in a humorous and enlightening dance of wits. This inventive tale reinvents the familiar bedtime routine.
Marketing Plans
National print and online campaign • Social media campaign

JUVENILE FICTION September 8½ x 10½ | 36 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Cloth US $15.95 | CAN $17.50 978-1-59702-029-9 USC Ages 3 to 8

A boy transforms into animals, trying to disobey and outwit his mom— Ben 10 meets Dr. Doolittle.

Author Events
Los Angeles, CA Author Hometown: Valencia, CA

The Treehouse Heroes
The Forgotten Beast

Phil Amara
Illustrated by Alina Chau
“An enchanting tale of magic, heroism, and plenty of action. . . . They’ve conjured up something classic, yet so new. I love it.”—Dan Yaccarino From their treehouse headquarters come five teen titans and their wise teacher. Now they must save the “Zez,” a mystical Asiatic beast, from an encroaching civilization, the menacing General Moon, and his soldiers. Using all their varied powers, can the Treehouse Heroes protect their new friend and restore the balance of nature? Written by a Dark Horse comics editor and illustrated by a Star Wars: The Clone Wars animator, this fresh blend of adventure and lyrical art will excite young readers.
Marketing Plans
National print and online campaign • Social media campaign • Author tour

JUVENILE FICTION October 8 x 11 | 36 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Cloth US $15.95 | CAN $17.50 978-1-59702-034-3 USC Ages 3 to 8

Author Events The Teen Titans meet Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: an Asian-inspired team of heroes à la Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Los Angeles, CA • San Francisco, CA • Boston, MA Author Hometown: Boston, MA Illustrator Hometown: San Rafael, CA

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Kube Publishing Ltd When Wings Expand
Mehded Maryam Sinclair

Winner of the Unpublished Muslim Writer’s Award 2011. She wrapped her arms around me and said, “Nur! I know. I don’t want to go. But all I can do is keep trusting in Allah. Nur, I will always be with you! My love and advice will always be with you to guide you in the right direction.” She patted my heart. “They are forever sealed inside this little place.” Writing on the pages of her journal, Nur, a teenage girl in Canada, charts the onset and advance of her mother’s cancer. Nur watches her mother’s body begin to shrink and her mood begin to darken. And when family and friends begin to encroach, Nur must face the prospect of her mother’s looming death. Nur bears the crushing loss and finds her adolescent life more demanding and complex. But with the legacy of her mother’s love, her family’s support, and the guidance of her faith, she manages to overcome the searing pain and use her newfound strength to bring joy to the lives of others, showing them that after death wings can expand. Mehded Maryam Sinclair is a professional storyteller with twenty-five years of experience. Her career as a touring and teaching artist began with Vermont Council. She lived in Turkey for ten years, teaching language and storytelling, and now resides in Amman, Jordan. Mehded is the author of two picture books, Miraculous Happenings in the Year of the Elephant and A Trust of Treasures (both published by Kube Publishing, Ltd).
A raw and emotional journal charting the death of Nur’s mother to cancer.

JUVENILE FICTION January A Paperback Original The Islamic Foundation 5⅛ x 7¾ | 150 pp B&W illustrations throughout Trade Paper US $9.95 | CAN $10.99 978-0-86037-499-2 USC Ages 10 to 15

Marketing Plans
Advance reader copies • Blog tour on middle-reader books and children’s grief counseling sites • Reviews in library journals • Coverage in Muslim interest and parenting magazines • Social media campaign • Outreach to cancer support groups and bereavement charities • Promotion through: www.stories-of-light.com

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Kube Publishing Ltd Marvelous Stories from the Life of Muhammad
Mardijah Aldrich Tarantino
This book is a collection of eighteen lively, well-loved stories from the life of the Prophet Muhammad. They highlight the main stations of his life—from orphaned child to Prophet of God and beloved leader of all Muslims. The book includes twenty-three charming illustrations that offer a glimpse of the world in which the stories are set. Mardijah Aldrich Tarantino is of American and French heritage. She has traveled widely and enjoys painting, languages, and writing for children. She lives in Cathedral City, California.
JUVENILE FICTION October A Paperback Original The Islamic Foundation 8½ x 5¾ | 120 pp B&W illustrations throughout Trade Paper US $8.95 | CAN $9.99 978-0-86037-103-8 USC Ages 8 to 12

Marketing Plans
National print and online campaign • Social media campaign Author Hometown: Cathedral City, CA

A collection of lively, well-loved stories from the life of the Prophet Muhammad.

Imam al-Ghazali
A Concise Life

Edoardo Albert
In this short biography you will discover how Imam al-Ghazali rose from his humble background as a fatherless young boy to become the preeminent Muslim scholar of the eleventh century and a towering figure in the history of Islamic thought. It also reveals why, after years of success, he left behind his prestigious teaching position and became a penniless traveler trying to experience the peace of a contented inner life. With illustrations, photographs, and maps, the rich and diverse world that produced al-Ghazali is vividly brought alive.
JUVENILE NONFICTION January A Paperback Original 5⅜ x 7⅜ | 84 pp 7 color photographs, 16 color illustrations, and 4 maps Trade Paper US $9.95 | CAN $10.99 978-1-84774-030-4 USC Ages 15 to 19

Edoardo Albert is a London-based writer of Italian and Sri Lankan extraction.

Imam al-Ghazali is a towering Muslim figure from the eleventh century whose thoughts and actions changed Islam forever.

Marketing Plans
National print and online campaign • Social media campaign

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Leapfrog Press Travels with Louis
Mick Carlon
“When Louis was home in Queens, neighborhood kids would gather around as he brought them into jazz. His music still vibrantly lives around the world, and his spirit of humaneness lives in Travels with Louis by Mick Carlon, teacher of jazz to the young of all ages.”—Nat Hentoff “Thanks to his friendship with the great Louis Armstrong, twelve-year old Fred sees his world expand from ice cream and baseball in Queens to jazz at the Village Vanguard, a civil rights sit-in in Nashville, and ecstatic concerts in London and Paris. A wonderful story, which rings true on many levels.” —Michael Cogswell, director, Louis Armstrong House Museum “Carlon is driven by a love divided evenly between the subject and the act of writing itself.”—Brian Morton, author of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Praise for Mick Carlon’s Riding on Duke’s Train: “In schools where students are lucky enough to experience classroom jazz studies, this title, combining rich musical history and a ‘you are there’ approach, is a natural.”—Kirkus Reviews “Enthralling. . . . An adventure story with a smart, historical framework.” —ForeWord, Recommended Books for Kids “A ripping good yarn.”—Brian Morton Queens, 1959. Twelve-year-old Fred loves reading, baseball, and playing trumpet with his neighbor, Louis Armstrong. Fred accompanies Louis to Nashville, where he encounters a Civil Rights lunch counter strike, and to London and Paris. Characters include Langston Hughes, Dizzy Gillespie, and Duke Ellington. Says jazz photographer Jack Bradley, “Reading this book is like visiting my friend again. This is the way he was, folks.”
The warm-hearted story of Louis Armstrong and twelve-year-old Fred, who learns about jazz—and life—from the great musician himself. Also Available
JUVENILE FICTION September A Paperback Original LeapKids 5¼ x 7¾ | 240 pp Trade Paper US $9.95 | CAN $10.99 978-1-935248-35-4 USC Ages 8 to 15 eBook ISBN: 978-1-935248-36-1 W

Marketing Plans
Co-op available Advance reader copies available at ALA and MLA • National print and online campaign: outreach to schools, children’s, parenting, and jazz magazines and websites • Social media campaign • Promotion through: The Louis Armstrong House Museum, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and www.mickcarlon.com

Author Events
Bridgeport, CT • Washington, DC • Tallahassee, FL • Boston, MA • Cape Cod, MA • Dartmouth, MA • Martha’s Vineyard, MA • Manhattan, NY • New York, NY • Providence, RI Author Hometown: Centerville, MA

Riding on Duke’s Train Mick Carlon JUVENILE FICTION LeapKids 5¼ x 7¾ | 160 pp Trade Paper US $9.95 | CAN $10.99 978-1-935248-06-4 USC Ages 6 to 12

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Selected Backlist from Leapfrog Press

Billy and the Birdfrogs
B.B. Wurge
JUVENILE FICTION 5¼ x 7¾ | 178 pp 11 B&W illustrations Trade Paper US $9.95 | CAN $10.95 978-0-9815148-2-6 USC Ages 8 to 12

B.B. Wurge
JUVENILE FICTION 5¼ x 7¾ | 152 pp 7 B&W illustrations Trade Paper US $9.95 | CAN $11.50 978-0-9815148-9-5 USC Ages 8 to 12

Squiggle

The Last Notebook of Leonardo
B.B. Wurge
JUVENILE FICTION 5¼ x 7¾ | 154 pp B&W illustrations throughout Trade Paper US $9.95 | CAN $12.00 978-1-935248-14-9 USC Ages 8 to 12

Riding on Duke’s Train
Mick Carlon
JUVENILE FICTION 5¼ x 7¾ | 160 pp Trade Paper US $9.95 | CAN $10.99 978-1-935248-06-4 USC Ages 6 to 12

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Manic D Press A Rule Is To Break
A Child’s Guide to Anarchy

John Seven and Jana Christy

“A Rule Is To Break says: Go ahead and throw your best self a party! So glad it exists.” —Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses) “After encountering the lively little anarchist in John and Jana’s delightful A Rule Is To Break, I will always remember the playful little devil with a mind of her own. A children’s book on anarchy seems somehow just right: an instinctive, intuitive sense of fairness, community, and interdependence sits naturally enough with a desire for participatory democracy, self-determination, and peace and global justice.”—Bill Ayers, author of To Teach: The Journey in Comics and Fugitive Days Simply celebrating childhood: the joy, the wonder of discovery, the spontaneity, and strong emotions. . . . Wild Child is free to do as she pleases. A Rule Is To Break: A Child’s Guide to Anarchy follows Wild Child as she learns about just being herself and how that translates into kid autonomy. It presents the ideas of challenging societal expectations and tradition and expressing yourself freely in kid-terms that are both funny and thought provoking—it even functions as a guidebook for adults to understand what it is to be a critically thinking, creative individual. Wild Child is the role model for disobedience that is sometimes civil. John Seven and Jana Christy’s previous collaboration The Ocean Story won Creative Child magazine’s 2011 Creative Child Award Seal of Excellence and was shortlisted for the 2012 Green Earth Book Award.

JUVENILE FICTION / POP CULTURE September 6 x 9 | 44 pp Color illustrations throughout Paper over Board US $14.95 | CAN $16.50 978-1-933149-25-7 W* Ages 4 and up

In a world with too many rules, Wild Child is free to be herself, doing and learning as she pleases.

Marketing Plans
• National print and online campaign • Social media campaign

Author Events
Portland, ME • Amherst, MA • Boston, MA • New York, NY • Providence, RI Author Hometowns: North Adams, MA

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Manic D Press Happy Punks 1 2 3
A Counting Story

John Seven and Jana Christy

“To call Happy Punks 1 2 3 ‘adorable’ would be an understatement. It tells us ‘Welcome to Planet Earth!’ and ‘Here’s some cool stuff you could do in life!’” —Teresa Taylor, B*tthole Surfers Welcome to New Flip City, a Busytown for a new era and home of the Happy Punks, twelve colorful, fun-loving, and creatively exciting friends. Come along as the Happy Punks get ready for their big show and are joined by their friends, a collection of animals, robots, zombies, snowmen, cavemen, and more who make life in New Flip City fun—and who all love to dance at the end of the day! In Happy Punks 1 2 3 we meet each of the punks as they go through their day, explore New Flip City, meet up with their friends, and have a big party with music and dancing. We also learn to count to twelve! John Seven and Jana Christy are a married creative team living in western Massachusetts. They have published several books together, including the award-winning science picture book The Ocean Story, recipient of the Creative Child Award Seal of Excellence.

JUVENILE FICTION / MUSIC March 8 x 10 | 32 pp Color illustrations throughout Paper over Board US $15.95 | CAN $17.50 978-1-933149-67-7 W* Ages 3 and up

Happy Punks 1 2 3 is what happens when Richard Scarry collides with Joey Ramone. Marketing Plans
• National print and online campaign • Social media campaign Author Hometowns: North Adams, MA

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Nobrow Press High Times
A History of Aviation

Golden Cosmos
Respected Berlin illustrators Golden Cosmos celebrate the cultural history of flight in the latest title from Nobrow’s popular Leporello series. A concertina book, High Times unfolds to reveal a bold fifty-four-inch panorama that can be read as a book, displayed on a mantelpiece, or framed as a beautiful print. With their trademark bold use of color and adeptness for shape and form, Golden Cosmos lovingly recall humanity’s quest to conquer the skies. Featuring everything from Icarus’ mythological attempts to the revolutionary innovations of the Jet Age and beyond, High Times is perfect for lovers of history, technology, and art alike.
JUVENILE NONFICTION October Leporello 5½ x 9⅜ | 20 pp Color illustrations throughout Slipcased US $16.00 | CAN $17.50 978-1-907704-35-2 USC Ages 5 and up

A stunning concertina detailing the history of aviation from Icarus to the revolutionary innovations of the twenty-first century!

Worse Things Happen at Sea
Kellie Strøm

Inspired by the tall tales of doomed voyages passed down from sailor to son for generations, Kellie Strøm delivers a concertina book detailing fantastical monsters, historical boats, and the immense power of the sea. A master children’s book illustrator, Strøm’s rich tapestry of nautical chaos stretches over twenty panels and features terrifying beasts from the darkest depths of the ocean causing havoc against the most beautiful vessels to ever grace the seven seas, including Greek galleys, Arab dhows, Chinese junks, and Portuguese sailing ships. An elaborate and intricate masterpiece, adults, children, and salty sea-dogs alike will adore this work.

Sea monsters, shipwrecks, and tumultuous oceans: expert illustrator Kellie Strøm imagines the worst that could happen at sea!

JUVENILE FICTION October Leporello 5½ x 9⅜ | 20 pp Color illustrations throughout Slipcased US $16.00 | CAN $17.50 978-1-907704-33-8 USC Ages 5 and up

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Nobrow Press Swan Lake
Ping Zhu

Based on a performance of Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, Ping Zhu captures the delicate precision and backstage bustle of ballet in this delightfully designed concertina book. A tribute to the measured intensity of ballet, Zhu explores both sides of the curtain at a working dance venue. Once the book is unfolded, readers will find the elegant front-of-house performance on one side and the fraught mechanics of the show on the other. Swan Lake will be immediately loved by all those with an interest in the performing arts.
JUVENILE NONFICTION September Leporello 5½ x 9⅜ | 20 pp Color illustrations throughout Slipcased US $16.00 | CAN $17.50 978-1-907704-22-2 USC Ages 5 and up

A stunning concertina detailing a night at the ballet, which anyone with an interest in the performing arts will love!

Space Race
Tom Clohosy Cole

JUVENILE NONFICTION November Leporello 5½ x 9⅜ | 20 pp Color illustrations throughout Slipcased US $16.00 | CAN $17.50 978-1-907704-43-7 USC Ages 5 and up

Part of Nobrow’s best-selling Leporello series, Space Race chronicles the history of humanity’s exploration of outer space during the Cold War. Leading us through one of the defining chapters of the twentieth century, Tom Clohosy Cole breathlessly illustrates the momentous events that saw opposing superpowers look to the stars in their ideological tightrope battle for supremacy. Not only an astonishing work of art in its own right, the book comes with a fact sheet detailing important breakthroughs between 1957 and 1975. Space Race is the perfect title for adults and children alike to recall one of humanity’s most exciting periods.

A beautiful concertina covering the defining events of the United States and USSR’s Cold War race into outer space.

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Nortia Press Night Letter
Meghan Nuttall Sayres

“Intrigues, a kidnapping, and an exciting rescue attempt kept me turning the pages of this engrossing novel.”—Marilyn Carpenter, PhD, professor emeritus, Eastern Washington University, founder of The Children’s Book Compass Anahita, a nomadic weaver living in nineteenth-century Iran, is kidnapped on the eve of her wedding and thrown into the world of slavery and the mystical Sufi faith. Tinged with the fairy tale quality of her award-winning Anahita’s Woven Riddle, Meghan Nuttall Sayres weaves details of Persian culture with poetry to create the story of a damsel in distress determined to save herself. The book includes a discussion and study guide, Persian interior art, and cover art by award-winning Tehran-based artist Rashin Kheirieh. Meghan Nuttall Sayres is a tapestry weaver who has traveled in Turkey, Iran, and Central Asia, where she has met with scholars, carpet weavers, dyemasters, and merchants to study the age-old techniques, symbolism, and Sufi poetry that infuse many rugs woven throughout the Middle East. While researching Night Letter Meghan traveled by train across the deserts of Uzbekistan to the ancient cities of Samarkand and Bukhara, plotting scenes and imagining Anahita’s possible escape routes. Other books by Meghan include Weaving Tapestry in Rural Ireland and Daughters of the Desert: Tales of Remarkable Women From the Christian, Jewish and Muslim Traditions (as a co-author). She is also editor of the anthology Love and Pomegranates: Artists and Wayfarers on Iran. Meghan lives in Washington state.
Set in Persia, Night Letter is a tale of slavery, mysticism, and a damsel in distress determined to save herself.

JUVENILE FICTION November 6 x 9 | 224 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Cloth US $18.99 | CAN $20.99 978-0-9848359-0-4 USC Ages 12 and up

Marketing Plans
Advance reader copies available at ALA and BEA • Outreach to young adult librarians and Iranian American publications and organizations • Social media campaign • Goodreads, LibraryThing, and Twitter giveaways • Online study and discussion guide • Promotion through: www.MeghanNuttallSayres.com Author Hometown: Spokane, WA

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Nortia Press Anahita’s Woven Riddle
Meghan Nuttall Sayres

“A richly textured, carefully researched novel . . . excellent use of Sufi poetry and a strong cast of characters make this more than memorable. Romantic, delightful and educational too!”—Kirkus Reviews “An engrossing story that weaves in Persian culture, history, and surroundings, and portrays the life of a unique young woman and her quest for love.” —School Library Journal “Anahita’s Woven Riddle offers a glimpse into a world not many books enter. Sayres does an excellent job developing characters that intrigue and tug at the heart.” —Historical Novels Review When Anahita, a nomadic weaver in nineteenth-century Iran, learns that her father wants her to wed the leader of her tribe—a man she finds repulsive—she designs her own fate by weaving a riddle into her wedding carpet, which suitors must guess to win her hand. Anahita’s Woven Riddle includes a discussion and study guide, Persian interior art, and brand new cover art by award-winning Tehran-based artist Rashin Kheirieh. She is pictured below, along with her sketches of the covers of Night Letter and Anahita’s Woven Riddle. Meghan Nuttall Sayres’ debut novel Anahita’s Woven Riddle has been translated into several languages. Among other distinctions, it was chosen as an American Library Association (ALA) Top Ten Best Book, an American Booksellers Association Book Sense/Indie Pick, and an ALA Amelia Bloomer Feminist Choice Book.
An enchanting tale of a young Persian woman determined to weave her own fate.

JUVENILE FICTION November 6 x 9 | 354 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Paper US $14.95 | CAN $16.50 978-0-9848359-2-8 USC Ages 12 and up

Marketing Plans
• Promotion through: www.MeghanNuttallSayres.com Author Hometown: Spokane, WA

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Promopress 3D Paper Craft Robots
Patrick Pasques

There is a boom of the art of paper-craft detected through the Internet and blogs by designers and artistic creators expanding the knowledge of it to a wider audience. The tri-dimensional evolution of all visual techniques demands how to learn to use the spatial sphere and this title gives the basis by getting used to spatial reasoning abilities. An ideal book for entertaining all the family, this title offers a wide range of robot designs to be folded and assembled, with a retro-inspired look that will fascinate both children and adults. It is very eye-catching for those who like paper creations.
A wonderful compilation of 3D paper crafts both entertaining and educational.

JUVENILE NONFICTION / CRAFTS & HOBBIES September 8 x 11 | 48 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Cloth US $14.95 | CAN $16.50 978-84-92810-64-2 USC Ages 7 and up

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Promopress 3D Paper Craft Racing Cars
Patrick Pasques

There is a boom of the art of paper-craft detected through the internet and blogs by designers and artistic creators expanding the knowledge of it to a wider audience. The tri-dimensional evolution of all visual techniques demands how to learn to use the spatial sphere and this title gives the basis by getting used to spatial reasoning abilities. An ideal book for entertaining all the family, this title offers a wide range of car designs to be folded and assembled, with a retro-inspired look that will fascinate both children and adults. It is very eye-catching for those who like paper creations.

A wonderful compilation of 3D paper crafts both entertaining and educational.

JUVENILE NONFICTION / CRAFTS & HOBBIES September 8 x 11 | 48 pp Color illustrations throughout Trade Cloth US $14.95 | CAN $16.50 978-84-92810-63-5 USC Ages 7 and up

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Small Beer Press Earth and Air
Tales of Elemental Creatures

Peter Dickinson

Praise for Peter Dickinson’s children’s books: “One of the real masters of children’s literature.”—Philip Pullman “Peter Dickinson is a national treasure.”—The Guardian “Magnificent. Peter Dickinson is the past-master story-teller of our day.” —The Times Literary Supplement In three earthy and three airy stories, Peter Dickinson’s changelings, gryphons, and gods get in the way of the rest of us who are struggling to find someone to fall in love with, something interesting to do, somewhere to run to. These are smart, funny, provocative stories, but even as they float the reader away on a cloud of myth, they remain firmly grounded. Includes a foreword by the author. Peter Dickinson is the author of over fifty books including Eva, Emma Tupper’s Dairy, and the Michael L. Printz Honor Book The Ropemaker. He has twice received the Crime Writers’ Association’s Gold Dagger as well as the Guardian Award and Whitbread Prize. He lives in England and is married to the novelist Robin McKinley.
Six new earthbound and airy stories from a two-time winner of both the Carnegie Medal and Whitbread Award.

JUVENILE FICTION / SHORT STORIES September Big Mouth House 5½ x 8½ | 256 pp Trade Paper US $14.95 | CAN $16.50 978-1-61873-038-1 W Trade Cloth US $17.95 | CAN $19.99 978-1-61873-058-9 W Ages 10 and up eBook ISBN: 978-1-61873-039-8 W

Marketing Plans
Co-op available Advance reader copies available at ALA • Fliers in IndieBound White Box • Advance Access, Goodreads, and LibraryThing giveaways • Promotion through: www.peterdickinson.com

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Selected Backlist from Small Beer Press

The Shimmers in the Night
A Novel Lydia Millet
JUVENILE FICTION 5½ x 7½ | 256 pp Trade Cloth US $16.95 | CAN $18.50 978-1-931520-78-2 W Ages 9 to 12

The Fires Beneath the Sea
First Trade Paper Edition Lydia Millet
JUVENILE FICTION 5½ x 8½ | 256 pp Trade Paper US $12.00 | CAN $12.99 978-1-931520-47-8 W Ages 9 to 12

First Trade Paper Edition Joan Aiken
Introduction by Garth Nix and Lizza Aiken

The Serial Garden

JUVENILE FICTION 5½ x 8½ | 320 pp Trade Paper US $16.00 | CAN $17.50 978-1-931520-82-9 USC Ages 10 and up

The Freedom Maze
a novel Delia Sherman
JUVENILE FICTION 5½ x 8½ | 258 pp Trade Cloth US $16.95 | CAN $18.50 978-1-931520-30-0 W Ages 10 and up

The Poison Eaters
and Other Stories First Edition Holly Black

A Novel Carol Emshwiller
FICTION 5½ x 8¼ | 242 pp Trade Paper US $16.00 | CAN $19.50 978-1-931520-03-4 W Ages 14 and up

The Mount

JUVENILE FICTION 5½ x 8½ | 256 pp Trade Cloth US $17.99 | CAN $19.99 978-1-931520-63-8 W Ages 14 and up

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Bilingual Readers
c/ Aguas, 3—bajo dcha. 28005 Madrid SPAIN
Executives: Deanna Lyles and Íñigo Gil ph 011 34 91 758 0606 [email protected] www.bilingualreaders.com ISBN prefixes: 978-84-937273, 978-0-9568171

Fulcrum Publishing
4690 Table Mountain Drive Golden, CO 80403
Executives: Derek Lawrence and Sam Scinta ph 303/277-1623 f 303/279-7111 [email protected] www.fulcrum-books.com, www.speckpress.com ISBN prefixes: 978-1-55591, 978-1-933108, 978-0-9725776, 978-1-936218

Child Heroes Publishing
3717 W. Owens Ct. Stillwater, OK 74074
Executive: Sharon Liddle ph 757/286-8181 f 757/626-3109 [email protected] www.childheroespublishing.com ISBN prefix: 978-0-9746568

The Gryphon Press
6808 Margarets Lane Edina, MN 55439
Executive: Emilie Buchwald f 952/941-6593 [email protected] ISBN prefix: 978-0-940719

Cinco Puntos Press
701 Texas Avenue El Paso, TX 79901
Executives: Bobby and Lee Byrd ph 915/838-1625 f 915/838-1635 [email protected] www.cincopuntos.com ISBN prefixes: 978-0-938317, 978-1-933693

Icon Books
Omnibus Business Centre 39-41 North Road London, N7 9DP UNITED KINGDOM
Executive: Simon Flynn ph 011 44 (0) 2076 979 695 f 011 44 (0) 1763 208 080 [email protected] www.iconbooks.co.uk ISBN prefixes: 978-1-84831, 978-1-84046, 978-1-874166, 978-1-906850

Enchanted Lion Books
20 Jay Street, Studio M-18 Brooklyn, NY 11201
Publisher: Claudia Bedrick ph 646/785-9272 [email protected] www.enchantedlionbooks.com ISBN prefix: 978-1-59270

Immedium
P.O. Box 31846 San Francisco, CA 94131-0846
Executive: Oliver Chin ph 415/452-8546 f 360/937-6272 [email protected] www.immedium.com ISBN prefix: 978-1-59702

Consortium Distributed Children’s and Young Adult Publishers Fall / Winter 2012–2013

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Kube Publishing Ltd
MCC, Ratby Lane Markfield Leicestershire, LE67 9SY UNITED KINGDOM
Executives: Haris Ahmad and Farooq Murad ph 011 44 (0) 1530 249 230 f 011 44 (0) 1530 249 656 [email protected] www.kubepublishing.com ISBN prefixes: 978-0-86037, 978-0-9536768, 978-1-84774

Mathew Price Ltd.
3213 Squireswood Drive Carrollton, TX 75006
Executive: Mathew Price ph 972/418-1292 f 972/418-1292 [email protected] www.mathewprice.com ISBN prefix: 978-1-935021

Leapfrog Press
P.O. Box 2110 Teaticket, MA 02536
Executive: Lisa Graziano ph 774/392-4384 [email protected] www.leapfrogpress.com ISBN prefixes: 978-0-9654578, 978-0-9679520, 978-0-9728984, 978-0-9815148, 978-1-9352480, 978-1-9352481

Nobrow Press
62 Great Eastern Street London, EC2A 3QR UNITED KINGDOM
Executives: Sam Arthur and Alex Spiro ph 011 44 (0) 207 033 4430 [email protected] www.nobrow.net ISBN prefixes: 978-0-9562135, 978-1-907704

Long River Press
360 Swift Avenue, Suite 48 South San Francisco, CA 94080
Executive: Chris Robyn ph 650/872-7718 ext. 312 f 650/872-7808 [email protected] www.longriverpress.com ISBN prefixes: 978-1-59265, 978-0-9821816, 978-0-8351

Small Beer Press
150 Pleasant Street #306 Easthampton, MA 01027
Executives: Gavin J. Grant and Kelly Link ph/f 413/203-1636 [email protected] www.smallbeerpress.com ISBN prefixes: 978-1-931520, 978-1-61873

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Consortium Distributed Children’s and Young Adult Publishers Fall / Winter 2012–2013

3D Paper Craft Racing Cars, 30 3D Paper Craft Robots, 29

H
Happy Punks 1 2 3, 24 High Times, 25

R
A Rule Is To Break, 23

A
Anahita’s Woven Riddle, 28 Animals Don’t, So I Won’t, 18

I
Imam al-Ghazali, 20

S
Space Race, 26 Swan Lake, 26

B
Bear Despair, 10

J
Justin Time, 17

T
Travels with Louis, 21 The Treehouse Heroes, 18

C
Cadillac Chronicles, 5 Count Me In, 7

M
Marvelous Stories from the Life of Muhammad, 20 Mr. Orange, 9 My Father’s Arms Are A Boat, 14

V
Vertical, 3

D
District Comics, 15 Don’t Say a Word, Mamá / No Digas Nada, Mamá, 6

W
Waterloo & Trafalgar, 13 When Wings Expand, 19 Worse Things Happen at Sea, 25

N
Night Letter, 27 Nora the Mind Reader, 11

E
Earth and Air, 31

P
Pomelo Explores Color, 12

G
Good Morning/Buenos días, 1 Good Night/Buenas noches, 1

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JUVENILE FICTION
Anahita’s Woven Riddle, 28 Animals Don’t, So I Won’t, 18 Bear Despair, 10 Cadillac Chronicles, 5 District Comics, 15 Don’t Say a Word, Mamá / No Digas Nada, Mamá, 6 Earth and Air, 31 Good Morning/Buenos días, 1 Good Night/Buenas noches, 1 Happy Punks 1 2 3, 24 Justin Time, 17

Marvelous Stories from the Life of Muhammad, 20 Mr. Orange, 9 My Father’s Arms Are A Boat, 14 Night Letter, 27 Nora the Mind Reader, 11 Pomelo Explores Color, 12 A Rule Is To Break, 23 Travels with Louis, 21 The Treehouse Heroes, 18 Vertical, 3 Waterloo & Trafalgar, 13 When Wings Expand, 19 Worse Things Happen at Sea, 25

JUVENILE NONFICTION
3D Paper Craft Racing Cars, 30 3D Paper Craft Robots, 29 Count Me In, 7 High Times, 25 Imam al-Ghazali, 20 Space Race, 26 Swan Lake, 26

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