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spring 2020 abstract Children’s Books Rights Guide
incoming
Erika De Pieri
The unexpected event 2 - The Day After
21x24 cm, hardcover, 28 pages. From: 3 years.
It’s great to be together and, after all, what’s
the big deal? It will be easy – thinks Bear –,
you only need to get organized. It’ll be nice
to play piggybacks or defeat the dragon... Of
course, we’ll also have to feed, clean, bathe,
cradle, get rid of dangerous things, make ro-
om for games and... Oh, God!
Is Bear gonna make it? Of course, because
at the end of the day the brat will give him the
strength to be together again, just for one last
little kiss.
A book to pamper
yourself with a LOL!
Erika De Pieri made her debut in 2005 with La saponificatrice (Becco Giallo),
which earned her a mention as best newcomer at the 2006 Carlo Boscarato
award.
For Lavieri she published the children’s books La bambina Cioc-
colato (2009), Gedeone tigre in pensione (2010), Il principe az-
zurro ma proprio azzurro (2011, written by Gianna Marrone) and
the comics Il castello scomparso in mare. L’incredibile storia di
Ippolito Nievo (2011, Miro Missaglia Award) and Pietro Savorgnan
di Brazzà. Esploratore di pace (2013).
Since 2012 she has been working for Atlantyca dreamfarm, Edizioni Pa-
oline and Nuinui. For Dami she deals with several series and the “damini”
collection. She is the creator of the carachters of some internationally
successful series such as Dinoamici (De agostini) and Melowy (Fabbri).
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incoming
Davide Predosin, Lucrèce
Operation Cauliflower
17x24 cm, hardcover, 96 pages. From: 7 years.
Casually forgotten during the umpteenth escape of the
grungy circus in which he grew up, the child (or the boy)
with cotton candy hair decided to travel the world in search
of fortune.
Soon, Bored Owl (Gufo Stufo), an owl unsatisfied with his
life and with his hoot, and Minor Tiger, a puppy tiger, unable
to enjoy hunting and laziness between meals, joined the
child with with cotton candy hair.
When they arrived in the Mega-megalopolis, they meet
some street children that bring them to a scientist called
Squared Head. The luminary, considering the talent of the
three guys, recruits them to block the mad plan of the Doc
Geoff Lindemberg Lindemberg, a MTG (Mildly Tall Giant)
who wants to destroy all the cauliflower in the world and
bulldoze the globe.
Our new heroes will therefore extricate themselves from
the kidnapping of Dr. M – who works perpetually on the
shrinking ray for mildly tall giant, unfinished due to his insane attachment to his mother – and from
the sabotage of the Mega Anti-Cauliflower Spray of the Doc Geoff Lindemberg Lindemberg and of
his gang of mildly tall giant bikers.
A picaresque novel, absurd and partly wacky, Cauliflower Operation is the surreal and fantastic
story of the redemption of grungy but willing outcasts. A story that moves between friendship, ac-
tion, love and unexpected miraculous properties of cauliflowers.
incoming
Mario Bellina
The true story of Jolly Roger
(and of the Rotten Sardine’s Captain)
17x24 cm, hardcover, 48 pages. From: 7 years.
Argh! Blistering Jellyfish! This is the story of Jolly Roger,
the most terrifying pirate flag that has never waved in the
gale-force winds of Caribbean.
Jolly Roger lives on the top of the mainmast of the Rotten
Sardine, the scariest and the stinking pirate ship that has
never sailed the seas. Everyone is afraid of Jolly Roger and
all the military, civil and pirate ships knows his terrible reputa-
tion.
Although none can talk about it, on the Rotten Sardine Jolly
Roger is not the most frightening one: the true terror of the
seas is the tormented Captain Spit-in-the-eye, so called be-
cause of his spitting upwind. When he is not locked in his ca-
bin with his eternal headache, he is always hungry for spoils
and boarding. For this reason, also all the other pirates avoid
him. Jolly Roger is clearly proud of his reputation but, like his
crew, he would like to go on a bender with new friends.
Finally, he finds a way to disguise himself and approach other pirate flags and everything goes smo-
othly until the captain finds it out. His anger affects all seas giving the order to attack any ship, vessel,
or boat. His solitary strategy triggers a boomerang effect because all the military ships and also pira-
te’s ones start the Rotten Sardine pursuit.
Once again, Jolly Roger will find a solution to save the ship and the crew too: when enemies arrive
will not find the Captain Spit-in-the-eye ship, but the Captain Yellow Beard one, so called because of
the colour of his beard that is phlegmy yellowish.
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Erika De Pieri
The unexpected event new
21x24 cm, hardcover, 28 pages. From: 3 years.
Bear likes to do the same thing all the
time: sleeping, fishing, eating...
having a pee and a poo.
That was all he needed... nothing more!
But an unexpected event can always
happen in life, and what if the unex-
pected event is a little penguin, that only
needs Bear love?
The crucial thing is not to lose one’s
head!
Aprì l’ombrello e iniziò a cullare,
non fu più solo, nel freddo polare.
La vita dell’orso prese un altro sapore,
dall’imprevisto si era schiuso un amore.
A book to
pamper yourself
a little bit!
Erika De Pieri made her debut in 2005 with La saponificatrice (Becco
Giallo), which earned her a mention as best newcomer at the 2006 Carlo
Boscarato award.
For Lavieri she published the children’s books La bambina
Cioccolato (2009), Gedeone tigre in pensione (2010), Il
principe azzurro ma proprio azzurro (2011, written by Gian-
na Marrone) and the comics Il castello scomparso in mare.
L’incredibile storia di Ippolito Nievo (2011, Miro Missaglia
Award) and Pietro Savorgnan di Brazzà. Esploratore di pa-
ce (2013).
Since 2012 she has been working for Atlantyca dreamfarm, Edi-
zioni Paoline and Nuinui. For Dami she deals with several series and the “damini” collection. She is the
creator of the carachters of some internationally successful series such as Dinoamici (De agostini) and
Melowy (Fabbri).
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Sarah Khoury
The Elephant’s Dream new Sold for:
– French
24x24 cm, hardcover, 28 pages. From: 3 years.
I dreamed of an elephant.
He didn’t look like anything special.
He was big, clumsy and heavy...
just like an elephant...
A little girl dreams of an elephant. And
her elephant has a dream. A dream with
a fresh breeze scent and sparkling with
stars.
A dream that becomes more vivid
than reality, in which an elephant could
choose the wings that most fit him and
finally fly. The author of Ciacio presents
us an unexpected and engaging good
night book.
A book for the sweetest
good night.
Sarah Khoury (1984) graduated in
Painting from Accademia di Belle Arti
(the Academy of Fine Arts) in Venice
in 2008. She currently lives and works
in France. The “orsiglio” (bunny-bear)
Ciacio, a character inspired by her
childhood puppet, is the protagonist of
her works published in Italy: Ciacio e
il mare, Je t’aime, Ciacio al Polo,
Ciacio in Amazzonia, Ciacio in
Campagna, and Ciacio nel bosco, all
published for Lavieri.
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Sarah Khoury
Ciacio in the Wood
15x21 cm, softcover, 28 pages.
Ciacio is a bearbit, half-rabbit and half-bear,
that comes from the memories of the author’s
childhood. What’s Ciacio doing in the wood?
He wants to chase a strange butterfly, but how
many obstacles he encounters along the way!
He should spend the night outside, but, luckily,
new friends show up.
Titles in “Ciacio Series” are already sold
for Spanish, Chinese, French, English/India
Sold for: Optioned for:
– English / India – French
– Spanish, Catalan
Ma poi rimango impigliato
tra i rami
La seguo in silenzio,
e trovo un riparo per la notte.
e altri morbidi, per fortuna!
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Laura Carusino,
Erika De pieri
new
Eglefino Cha Cha Cha
24 cm, hardcover, 32 pages, .
Age: 3-5 years.
Eglefino is really funny! He has big protru-
ding eyes and an unusual crest. He is all co-
lored as if buckets of paint had been thrown
on him, and his two big pink and green feet
make him look even more bizarre!
His greatest desire is to be the character of
a story, hopefully a famous one! But, first he
should discover his talent. This is the only
way to understand his place in the world.
A book to boost self-esteem in
the youngest readers.
Sold for:
– Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Galcian
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Si aggiunse l’allocco e poi la civetta.
Eglefino si ritrovò, senza pensarci, a
fare quello che faceva di solito: contare i
passi al ritmo di quei suoni.
– Uno, due...
Sussurrava Eglefino.
– Uno, due –, ribatteva Eglefino.
– Uh Uh Uh!
– Fiu fiu fiu! –, rispondevano all’unisono.
Rispondevano loro.
Sembrava un musica, una canzone al ritmo di un cha cha cha.
Eglefino iniziò a muovere un piede, poi l’altro.
Ora il bacino e poi il sederino.
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Ilaria Cairoli,
Alberto Casagrande
new
Tram!
29 cm, hardcover (With Folded pgs). , 48 pages, .
Age: 5-9 years.
Wheels slide on tracks, a long arm hooks it to
the sky: so the cable car zips through the streets.
It hangs downtown, high-end shops, decorated
streets, but it also roams around the park, in the
market area, in the most colourful squares.
But what do cable cars dream?
The cable car goes through the city. It is its he-
art, its soul, its movement. Its passing by never go-
es unnoticed, with its rowdy and gentle clank on the
streets. It welcomes and carries the most different
people, weaving a close network of relations.
A book to shed a new light on the ur-
ban geography and people, creating an
unusual and surprising point of view,
observing the city through and around
a cable car.
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Daniela Pareschi
Ugly Ducklyng new
21x29 cm, hardcover, 44 pages. From: 5 years.
The fairy tale from Hans Christian Andersen
still has a lot to say and Daniela Pareschi, with
her perfect merge of classic taste, personality
and irony, deliver us her take on this tale.
Each illustration takes us a step further in the
world of self-acknowledgment, letting us disco-
ver the bravery of the little egg-armoured ex-
plorer, as delicate as the colours used to depict
him, yet persistent and determined.
The tail remains faithful to the original, but
this version helps to meditate on the self-ac-
ceptance, even when we feel different from the
others. Inner beauty is what makes us unique
from the rest.
Daniela Pareschi is an illustrator, art director and set
designer. Among her published works, the 2016 calendar
of “La città del sole”. In 2018 her works have been di-
splayed at the Illustrators’ Exhibitions of the Children’s
Book Fair of Bologna, gaining her the special mention
“Pitti Bimbo”. For Lavieri
she has already illustra-
ted Aiaccio (2018).
Stava al riparo tra le canne della palude quando sentì per la prima volta
il dolce calore del sole sulle piume, le allodole trillavano. Era giunta la pri-
mavera. Allora aprì le ali, che sentì vigorose. Quasi per incanto si ritrovò
tra meli in fiore e profumati arbusti di lillà che protendevano i verdi rami
sull’acqua serpeggiante dei canali.
Che paradiso! E che fresca l’aria della primavera!
«Grazie al cielo. Sono così brutto che neanche i cani mi vogliono». La bat-
tuta di caccia continuava, i pallini sibilavano nell’aria. Il brutto anatroccolo si
acquattò e attese che il silenzio calasse sulla palude. Era pomeriggio inoltrato,
quando si mosse. Corse a più non posso per campi e prati, nonostante il vento
contrario. Sul far della sera intravide una stamberga, che sembrava diroccare
da un momento all’altro. Ma la capanna non sapendo da che parte cadere, pa-
radossalmente restava in piedi.
La furia del vento lo incalzava sempre di più, tanto da doversi accoccolare.
Notò che la porta, tutta sgangherata, era scardinata su un lato. Aveva una
fenditura abbastanza larga. Non avendo scelta si infilò. «Buongiorno, come va?», le chiese una vecchia anatra, giunta in quell’i-
stante a farle visita.
«Ho bisogno di più tempo per quest’uovo, che tarda a schiudersi. Ne-
anche una crepa sul guscio. Ma i nati sono stupendi. Vieni a vedere. Somi-
gliano al padre, quel farabutto, che non è mai venuto a trovarmi».
«Lasciami vedere – disse la vecchia – potrebbe essere un uovo di tac-
china. Una volta accadde anche a me di covarne uno. E per colpa sua i
miei anatroccoli tardarono a entrare in acqua. Che fatica dovetti fare per
convincerli a superare la paura. È proprio un uovo di tacchina. Lascialo
stare, dedicati agli altri che devono imparare a nuotare».
«Farò un altro piccolo sforzo», rispose mamma Anatra.
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best sellers
Paolo Cossi, Massimiliano Frezzato Optioned for: Sold for:
The Bewitched Cat – Ukranian – Russian
– Spanish, Catalan
24x21 cm, hardcover, 28 pages. Age: 4-99 years.
A cat, a normal cat, actually pretty banged
up and mangy, got bewitched one day.
However he does not complain about this
spell, perhaps he’s in love, he is certainly
captivated by a lovely kitten. Torn by this,
he decides to ask his owner, his little witch,
to become a wizard to be able to learn the
craft, or at least the secret of a true love po-
tion ...
But the little witch, who heals everyone
with her herbs, reveals him there are no love
potions, all it takes is some courage in
declaring himself to
his beloved. Ov er 12.000
co pie s so ld
An amazing story, in ita ly
enriched by the illustrations of Massimiliano Frezzato.
Massimiliano Frezzato
Little Red Riding Hood
24x18 cm, hardcover, 24 pages.
Ove r 6.000 copi es
sold in italy
The versions of Little Red Riding Hood
– underlines Frezzato in his brief intro-
duction – “are over a million, one for each
mother, and in most cases the moms’
versions are far less cruel than the bo-
ok’s one”.
And in the game of revisitations, as well
as in its oral narrative game, Little Red Ri-
ding Hood, stands out more than any other
modern tales revealing its strength: to be a
“myth” which constantly renews itself over
time.
In this case the author has regenerated
it – as well as in the pictures – with small
additions, highlighted in the text by a
different color, which can be skipped
if you want to have a more traditional
version and read them and to read
them as a game, giving a new level
of interpretation.
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Massimiliano Frezzato Sold for:
The Unlucky Kitten – French
24x21 cm, hardcover, 56 pages. Age: 4-99 years.
Who said that black cats bring
bad luck? And if it was the oppo-
site? But what if the butterflies
were jinxing it?
The young protagonist of this
book may not be able to give us
an answer, but he might have an
idea on how things are.
Let’s follow him then,
through bottles of milk
poured under teetering
ladders, reckless road
crossings and impro-
bable falls. He will un-
derstand that he is not
unlicky, he has only to start his journey in the world with no fears.
Sergio Olivotti Sold for:
The Zooablator – Polish – Spanish
13x21 cm, softcover, 80 pages. Age: 6-99 years. – Arabian (UAE) – Catalan
“Zoablator is the name for any device capable of bidirectional translation from a
human language into an animal one and vice-versa”.
Finally a book about the long history
of instruments that enabled men throu-
ghout centuries to talk with animals, or,
at least, with the most talkative ones.
Now it is so easy to communicate with
our animals! But, maybe, the most important thing is
having the desire to meet each others.
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James Matthew Barrie - Massimiliano Frezzato Sold for:
Peter and Wendy – Russian
24x21 cm, hardcover, 168 pages.
Peter Pan does not need to be introduced; not just because,
sooner or later, he passes in front of every child’s windows, but
also for his countless remakes. Yet, like many classics, it is rarely
reread in its original version.
Who does remember what happens to Wendy and the lost
boys after the young Darlings return to London?
Once again Massimiliano Frezzato decided to travel on the
original track, giving a chance to look at James Matthew Barrie’s
genius under a new light, as well as an opportunity for a new
translation, faithful to the text and to the tradition at the same
time.
For every child, once adult, who feels the need to meet him
again.
Collodi’s Pinocchio
Illustrated by Massimiliano Frezzato
24x21 cm, hardcover, 228 pages.
Edition with full text and rich appendix includ-
ing all drawings and works by Frezzato about
Pinocchio (cards, calendar, games, portfolio
and more).
Sold for:
– Russian
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Massimiliano Frezzato Sold for: Optioned for:
Sha, the Town – s. Chinese – Spanish
– Catalan
of the Forgotten Things – Ukranian
24x24 cm, hardcover, 28 pages. Age: 4-99 years.
In the middle of the desert of time lies Sha, the city of for-
gotten things.
It is ruled by an old blackbird that takes care of anything co-
ming in: keys, toys, old photographs but also words, ghosts,
fears, old records and songs: everything is ordered by the
Lord of Sha.
Words are evoked; fears and ghosts pampered and nou-
rished as well as dreams. Wars also pass through Sha, be-
cause even wars are forgotten.
But Sha is renewed every night: the desert becomes a sea
and all houses change their arrangement until the moon di-
ves into the horizon.
Massimiliano Frezzato Sold for:
The Flying Boat – Russian
24x24 cm, hardcover, 52 pages. age: 4-99 years.
Once upon a time there was an
old man tired of remembering. And
a flying boat tired of sailing
Once upon a time there was the
sea tired of dominating.
Once upon a time there was a
child tired of playing.
Once there was a moment when
the old man and the child, for an in-
stant, were again as one.
The Flying Boat is a fairy-tale in which “once upon a time”
become a sort of refrain revealing the magic of the story.
Massimiliano Frezzato The Tree Sold for:
24x24 cm, hardcover, 28 pages. Age: 4-99 years. – s. Chinese
– Spanish, Catalan
The tree man lives alone and
peacefully on a hill. He sees time
flowing by at his feet and
along with it the endless
trivial claims of the kings of
mice ...
A short story about pa-
tience, war, peace and,
above all, on the meaning
of freedom.
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Biagio Russo, Daniela Pareschi Sold for:
Aiaccio – Russian
21x28 cm, hardcover, 64 pages. Age: 5-99 years.
Some people say that Gipsy and Angel never existed. That the
story of Aiaccio, the clown of Aladdin Circus, is a legend, passed
down over circus generations. We don’t care if it’s true or not,
what matters to us is to
tell this tale.
A poetic and poi-
gnant tale by Biagio
Russo, illustrated by
Daniela Pareschi.
Luana Vergari, Simona Ciraolo Sold for:
Mummy Has a Baby in Her Tummy – Spanish, Catalan
24 cm, hardcover, 28 pages. Age: 3-6 years. – s. Chinese
– Slovenian
Mummy has a baby in her tum-
my...
She says it’s a girl and her na-
me’s Amelia. At first she won’t be able
to walk while I can already go where-
ver I want. Let’s hope Amelia is as nice
as my dog Ugo, who’s really a funny
chap… However, when I think about it, 3 rd E dition
13 years
that does not sound too good… in catalogue
Luana Vergari, Francesco Filippini Sold for:
Love On The Head – French
24x24 cm, hardcover, 28 pages. Age: 5-99 years. – Spanish, Catalan
Pietro has had Love on his head for some time now. He
doesn’t know where it came from and what it’s doing in his
hair, he only knows that one morning he woke up, he looked in
the mirror and saw it…
A story on the pur-
est love!
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pi c c o l e p e s t i
Since 2004 Lavieri has been designing and pub-
lishing fresh, and often funny, picture books with
original illustrators.
Lavieri “Piccole Pesti” is a publishing project for children and
“grown-ups”, a little help to face the adventures of everyday
life regardless of wizards and witches and of any escape,
not just in metaphorical terms, but from reality. Irony on
the front line to have fun, learn and be blown away.
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