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CATALOGUE 2021
Tiny owl CATALOGUE 2021 - Grandi & Associati
New 2021 Titles

                                                                                                                       Contents
                                                                                                                       Non-Fiction ...............................................................     2
                                                                                                                       Modern Fables ...........................................................       4
                                                                                                                       Food and Community .................................................            6
                                                                                                                       Hope in a Scary World .................................................         8
                                                                                                                       One Story, Many Voices ...............................................         11
                                                                                                                       Tales by Rumi ............................................................     13
                                                                                                                       Early Years ...............................................................    14
                              Unlocked!
                              Tiny Owl Family                                                                          E-books ...................................................................    15
                              March 2021 (pg 2)
                                                                                                                       Backlist ...................................................................   16
Best Test                                                       Sorry Mrs Cake
                                                                Kate Milner
Pippa Goodhart
                                                                June 2021 (pg 7)
Illustrated by Anna Doherty
February 2021 (pg 4)

                                                                                                                           Picture books for everyone
                                                                                                                           The year of 2020 was a challenge to many of us. This was a year
                                                                                                                           that we faced loneliness, anxiety, and uncertainty more than
                                                                                                                           ever. Hopefully, we start 2021 stronger and more positive. Many
                                                                                                                           of the fabulous Tiny Owl illustrators from around the world,
                                                                                                                           have contributed to our project, Unlocked!, to show us how they
                                                                                                                           coped during lockdown.
                              We All Celebrate!
                              Chitra Soundar                                                                               We have more books in 2021 about hope, togetherness,
                              Illustrated by Jenny Bloomfield                                 Delaram Ghanimifard,
                              October 2021 (pg 3)                                             Co-founder of Tiny Owl
                                                                                                                           community, kindness and celebration. Food is a theme we have
                                                                                              Publishing                   used a lot! There are stories of food when it brings communities
                                                                                                                           together, promotes kindness, is delicious, is fun, and sometimes
The Neighbourhood                                               Gloria's Porridge                                          is vegan!
Surprise                                                        Elizabeth Laird                                            In 2020, #BLM reminded us again of the importance of
Sarah van Dongen                                                Illustrated by Toby Newsome
                                                                May 2021 (pg 11)                                           inclusivity. As always, Tiny Owl books are reflective of our
April 2021 (pg 6)
                                                                                                                           diverse society. Tiny Owl’s final title in 2021 is a dedication to
                                                                                                                           people around the world who celebrate! We All Celebrate!

                                                                Rock & Roll
                                                                Hazel Terry
                                                                August 2021 (pg 8)

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The most important,
Non-Fiction                                                                                                                                                                                         but less known festivals

                                                                                   How Tiny Owl illustrators
                                                                                   coped in lockdown

                                                                                                               We All Celebrate!                                                “When I was asked to write a book about Diwali
                                                                                                               Chitra Soundar                                                   for the western audience, I was amazed to find
UNLOCKED!                                                    “This anthology is a beautiful reference to a
Stories of hope from Tiny Owl artists                                                                          Illustrated by Jenny Bloomfield                                  that there were fewer than 10 books in the last
                                                             moment in history for children and adults to
in lockdown                                                                                                                                                                     decade with Indian festivals featured in any
                                                             look back on in months and years to come -        We all celebrate birthdays and friendships, the onset
                                                                                                                                                                                western market. That made me wonder about
By Tiny Owl illustrators                                     remembering what it was like, how we dealt        of seasons, religious events and national holidays. Our
                                                                                                                                                                                other untold and unique celebrations across the
There is always hope and ways to bring joy and fun to your   with uncertainty, and how we made each other      celebrations are full of colour, specially prepared food
                                                                                                               and good cheer. We All Celebrate! introduces some                world that children should find out more about.
life, even amid a global pandemic and lockdown. From         smile no matter how restricted we were.”
the fabulous family of Tiny Owl illustrators from around                                                       less mentioned celebrations from around the world to             There is more to celebration than the ones
the world, fifteen have contributed to an anthology, each
                                                             Delaram Ghanimifard,                              children, among those that are well known and bring good         embedded in our cultural psyche like Christmas
showing how they coped the lockdown through their            Tiny Owl Publisher                                memories.
                                                                                                                                                                                or Easter or the fireworks of the New Year.
distinctive style of illustration.                                                                             Hardback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-67-5 |
                                                                                                               Publication: 07 October 2021 | Price: £12.99 |
                                                                                                                                                                                Chitra Soundar - Author
Hardback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-76-7 |
                                                                                                               40 pp | 240 x 275 mm | Age: 5+ |
Publication: 04 March 2021 | Price: £12.99 |
                                                                                                               All rights available
40 pp | 240 x 275 mm | Age: 5+ |
All rights available

                                                                                                                                    Chitra Soundar                                                Jenny Bloomfield
                                                                                                                                    Chitra Soundar is an internationally                          Jenny graduated with distinction with
                                                                                                                                    published author of over 40 books for                         an MA in Children's Book Illustration
The artists contributing                  5.    Nicola Davies                11.    Nahid Kazemi                                    children. She is also an oral storyteller                     from Cambridge School of Art in 2019.
include:                                  6.    Anna Doherty                 12.    Kate Milner                                     and writer of many things. Chitra writes                      Drawing and image making is what
                                                                                                                                    picture books and fiction for young                           makes her happy every day. Jenny lives
1.   Ehsan Abdollahi                      7.    Sarah van Dongen             13.    Catell Ronca
                                                                                                                                    readers. Her stories are inspired by                          in Leeds with her husband, two children
2.   Dale Blankenaar                      8.    Jenny Duke                   14.    Hazel Terry                                     folktales from India, Hindu mythology                         and an angry, fat cat called Pop-Pops.
3.   Jenny Bloomfield                     9.    Piet Grobler                 15.    Ken Wilson-Max                                  and her travels around the world.
                                                                                                                                                                                                  https://www.jennydraws.com/
4.   Maria Christania Winardi             10.   Dunja Jogan                                                                         http://www.chitrasoundar.com/

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Modern Fables
                                                                                                                                                           Fair Shares
                                                                From the creators
                                                                of Fair Shares                                                                             Pippa Goodhart
                                                                                                                                                           Illustrated by Anna Doherty
                                                                                                                                                            When Bear and Hare try to reach some juicy pears, they realise they need
                                                                                                                                                           some help. Hare finds three chairs, but is it fair that Hare has two chairs and
                                                                                                                                                           Bear only one? When they have the same, Hare still can’t reach the pears! So
                                                                                                                                                           a little friend teaches them that fair isn’t always everyone getting the same
                                                                                                                                                           thing… with hilarious results!
                                                                                                                                                           A beautifully simple picture book that considers, what’s fair?
                                                                                                                                                           The answer is not always as simple as you’d think!

                                                                                                                                                           Paperback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-50-7 | Publication: 01 September 2019 |
                                                                                                                                                           Price: £6.99 | 32 pp | 230 x 280 mm | Age: 3+ |
                                                                                                                                                           Rights available (excl. North America, Dutch, Korean, Complex Chinese
                                                                                                                                                           and Simplified Chinese)

Best Test                                                  Pippa Goodhart
Pippa Goodhart                                             Pippa Goodhart is the author of over a
Illustrated by Anna Doherty                                hundred children’s books, including the
                                                           prize-winning picture book You Choose,
Both Frog and Bird want to eat the strawberry but can’t    and the Winnie the Witch series which
decide who gets it! They agree that only the best animal   she writes under the pen name of Laura
should get the strawberry. So, Frog and Bird create the    Owen. She trained as a teacher, and            The Snowman and the Sun                                           Paris Cat
Best Test with some friends. The test has the animals      worked for many years in bookselling
hopping, jumping and colouring in. What started out as     before becoming a mother and a writer.         Susan Taghdis (trans. Azita Rassi)                                Dianne Hofmeyr
a competition becomes a group of friends helping each                                                     Illustrated by Ali Mafakheri                                      Illustrated by Piet Grobler
                                                           http://www.pippagoodhart.co.uk/
other and teaching new tricks. In the end, there is one                                                   What happens to a snowman when he melts? Where does               A sassy cat from the back alleys of Paris believes she
unlikely winner.                                                                                          he go? What does he become? This unique picture book,             is quite different to the rest of the rabble. She can do
Paperback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-74-3 |
                                                           Anna Doherty                                   told from the snowman’s point of view, introduces the             anything she sets her mind to – even if others don’t think
Publication: 04 February 2021 | Price: £7.99 |             Anna Doherty is an illustrator from sunny
                                                                                                          water cycle and evaporation. The story prompts discussion         so. Leaving her cat family behind, she sets off to explore
32 pp | 230 x 280 mm | Age: 3+ |                           Scotland. She adores drawing, writing, and     around change and the impact of seasons on our natural            Paris. Cat meet legendary singer Edith Piaf, creates her own
All rights available                                       every single dog in the world. She owns        environment and our place in it. It can also be read as a         stunning designs at a high-fashion atelier and dances with
                                                           too many pencils and she likes tiny sketch     modern-day fable and offers opportunities for deeper              the infamous dancer Josephine Baker and her cheetah.
                                                           books. Outside of illustration, her main       reflection on the different stages in our lives.                  But is this the life she really wants? What about her friends
                                                           skills in life are rock, paper, scissors and                                                                     and family?
                                                                                                          Paperback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-10-1 |
                                                           swimming a long way under water without
                                                           breathing. Her other books include Big Ideas   Publication: 01 September 2015 | Price: £7.99 |                   Paperback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-59-0 |
                                                           for Curious Minds, Sticky, and The Brontës.    24 pp | 235 x 235 mm | Age: 3+ |                                  Publication: 09 July 2020 | Price: £7.99 |
                                                                                                          Rights available (excl. Korean, Turkish, and Dutch)               24 pp | 230 x 280 mm | Age: 5+ |
                                                           https://www.annadohertyillustration.com/
                                                                                                                                                                            Rights available (excl. North America, and Afrikaans)

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It's important to listen!
Food & Community
                                                                      Introducing veganism
                                                                      and vegetarianism

                                                                                                               Sorry Mrs Cake!                                                     “The last time British MEPs took their seats in
                                                                                                               Kate Milner                                                         the European parliament in Strasbourg some
                                                                                                                                                                                   of them turned their back on musicians playing
                                                                                                               Mrs Cake has provided a lovely spread for all of her
                                                                                                               friends. However, the fair is too noisy for anyone to hear          the “Ode To Joy”. It felt like a disgusting display
                                                                                                               about them! With the help of a little boy and his cat,              of disrespect. Not for the first time I thought
Neighbourhood Surprise                                           Sarah van Dongen                              Mrs Cake is able to bring everyone together to enjoy her            about how I could make a book that explained
                                                                                                               bakes and get the thanks she deserves.
Sarah van Dongen                                                 Sarah grew up on a private estate owned                                                                           to children why they should not follow the
                                                                 by her uncle with vegetable gardens,          Paperback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-73-6 |                               example of some of their elders. Listening to
Mrs Fig is moving to a retirement home. Koya and her             an orangery, a herd of dear, horses and       Publication: 03 June 2021 | Price: £7.99 |
friends want to be included in the preparations for a going                                                                                                                        other people seems to me to be more important
                                                                 enough space to explore and play. Her         32 pp | 240 x 275 mm | Age: 4+ |
away party for their friend! They help their parents make        mum was a stay at home mum and there          All rights available                                                than ever at this time of fury and conflict. And
yummy vegan and vegetarian food for everyone in the              was always time to bake, build things,                                                                            I mean not just listening to the people who
neighbourhood to enjoy. The Neighbourhood Surprise is a          make dolls and create. Sarah’s childhood
                                                                                                                                                                                   shout but to the quieter people who may have
tale of a community coming together to celebrate one of          still inspires her today in her work. Her                           Kate Milner
their own. It introduces children to different kinds of diets,   style in illustration is cheerful, personal                                                                       a calmer approach or a different opinion. Every
                                                                                                                                     Kate Milner is an author and illustrator,
namely vegetarian and vegan, and includes facts about            and celebrating daily life.
                                                                                                                                     who has published many books, including
                                                                                                                                                                                   voice is important, even Mrs Cake’s. Perhaps
these lifestyles.                                                www.sarahvandongen.com                                              My Name is Not Refugee. Kate completed        especially Mrs Cake’s.”
                                                                                                                                     an MA in illustration from Anglia Ruskin,
Paperback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-70-5 |
                                                                                                                                     winning the V&A Student Illustration
                                                                                                                                                                                   Kate Milner - Author
Publication: 08 April 2021 | Price: £7.99 |
                                                                                                                                     Award in 2016 and the Klaus Flugge
32 pp | 230 x 275 mm | Age: 4+ |
                                                                                                                                     Prize in 2018. Her illustrations and prints
Rights available (excl. North America)
                                                                                                                                     have been published in magazines and
                                                                                                                                     exhibited in gallaries across London.
                                                                                                                                     katemilner.com

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Hope in a Scary World
                                                                                    Books against conflict                  Last
                                                                                                                            Nicola Davies
                                                                                                                            Inspired by the true story of Sudan, the last male white
                                                                                                                            northern rhino, this is a deeply moving picture book
                                                                                                                            about wildlife conservation from renowned zoologist and
                                                                                                                            children’s book author, Nicola Davies. Last is Nicola Davies’
                                                                                                                            debut as illustrator.

                                                                                                                            Paperback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-48-4 |
                                                                                                                            Publication: 22 September 2020 | Price: £7.99 |
                                                                                                                            32 pp | 235 x 235 mm | Age: 5+ |
                                                                                                                            Rights available (excl. North America, and Korean)

                                                                                                                                                                                            " A powerful conversation message."
                                                                                                                                                                                            Kirkus

Rock and Roll
Hazel Terry                                                                                                                 There’s Room for Everyone
Rock and Roll are two boulders that are used to being alone   “I have vast collections of rocks, stones and                 Anahita Teymorian
together. However, when the people come and award             fossils and I always feel sorry for them locked in            A child grows and discovers the world. As he grows up, he
them with gifts and adornments, they become jealous of
                                                              their rock forms, unable to play in the world as              doesn’t understand why people fight for space. Surely, if
each other. They become competitive over things they do
not need and things that do not matter. Rock and Roll is a    animals, birds or insects.                                    we are kinder to one another, there will always be room
book that celebrates nature, the interconnectedness of                                                                      for everyone?
                                                              However world events and the changing culture
our amazing world, whilst questioning the need for things                                                                   This is a beautiful and profound book – a testament of our
and the narcissism, jealousy and selfishness that ownership
                                                              also inspired this story.”
                                                                                                                            time and a touching allegory for war and the refugee crisis.
promotes.                                                     Hazel Terry - Author
                                                                                                                            Paperback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-39-2 |
Paperback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-75-0 |                                                                                       Publication: 15 October 2019 | Price: £7.99 |
Publication: 02 September 2021 | Price: £7.99 |                                                                             24 pp | 235 x 235 mm | Age: 4+ |
32 pp | 235 x 235 mm | Age: 4+ |
                                                                                Hazel Terry                                 Rights available (excl. North America, Turkish, Spanish,
All rights available                                                            Hazel Terry is an author and illustrator    German, Complex Chinese, and Korean)
                                                                                living in Edinburgh. She has studied many
                                                                                different types of art, including Drawing
                                                                                and Painting in Edinburgh College of
                                                                                Art and an MA in Illustration from the
                                                                                University of Hertfordshire. She uses all
                                                                                types of supplies and mediums in her art,
                                                                                creating beautiful designs with everyday
                                                                                objects. Hazel Terry’s illustration style
                                                                                is eclectic and constantly evolving. She
                                                                                likes using many different techniques and                                                                   "There's Room for Everyone
                                                                                combinations of materials.
                                                                                                                                                                                            appeals for peace."
                                                                                https://www.hazelterry.com/                                                                                 The Observer

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One Story, Many Voices
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Taking responsibility
                                                                                                                                                                                                            and apologizing
                                                                   Bloom
                                                                   Anne Booth
                                                                   Illustrated by Robyn Wilson-Owen
                                                                   There was once a beautiful flower and a little girl who
                                                                   talked to it every morning on her way to school. The owner
                                                                   of the flower shouted at her. The next day, the flower
                                                                   did not open. The angry man didn’t understand. He tried
                                                                   watering it. He tried giving it shade and he tried talking
                                                                   to it. He told it how wonderful he was, how important
                                                                   his job was and how lonely he felt. But it still refused to
                                                                   open. So, he asked the little girl. “Why don’t you tell it how
                                                                   wonderful it is and how much you love it?” she said. As
                                                                   he did so, his own heart filled with love. And the flower
                                                                   bloomed.
"Filled with colour, creativity and warmth,                        The perfect book for young children to talk about feelings,
a metaphor for how we should treat each                            positive thinking and friendship.
other if we are all to flourish."                                  Paperback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-44-6 |
                                                                   Publication: 11 June 2020 | Price: £7.99 |
The Sunday Times
                                                                   24 pp | 270 x 200 mm | Age: 4+ |
                                                                   Rights available (excl. North America)
"A story of hope, persistence,
and finding love in small things."
The Guardian

                                                                                                                                    Gloria’s Porridge                                        Elizabeth Laird
Felix After the Rain
                                                                                                                                    Elizabeth Laird                                          Elizabeth Laird is a multi-award winning author of
Dunja Jogan                                                                                                                         Illustrated by Toby Newsome                              many successful picture books and young fiction. Her
Translated by Olivia Hellewell                                                                                                                                                               travels across the world have influenced her style of
                                                                                                                                    Inspired by an Ethiopian folk tale, Gloria’s Porridge
                                                                                                                                                                                             writing and choice of topics. She is well-known for
Felix hides all of his sorrow inside a large black suitcase that                                                                    shows young children how one act can cause a
                                                                                                                                                                                             tackling a wide range of global issues through her
                                                                                                                                    chain reaction and affect other people’s lives.
he carries with him wherever he goes. One day, a small boy                                                                                                                                   work. During the 1990s Elizabeth travelled round
                                                                                                                                    When Cat wanted some of Gloria’s Porridge, he
opens the suitcase whilst Felix is sleeping. Felix wakes and                                                                        ignored her saying no and ate it all. Gloria then        Ethiopia collecting folk stories from traditional
the tears that he had been carrying for so long suddenly                                                                            scares Cat who tickles the donkey, who interrupts        storytellers, and the British Council produced them in
pour from him. Felix is uplifted, free and his heart is full of                                                                     the bees who then frighten the hen. It is up to the      a series of readers for Ethiopian schools.
joy. Felix embraces the world, and the world embraces him.                                                                          fox then to show the others the importance of
                                                                                                                                                                                             elizabethlaird.co.uk
A beautiful book about feelings of sadness and the power of                                                                         not letting this setback slow them down. This re-
                                                                                                                                    imagined folk tale tackles difficult ideas like having
friendship from Slovenian picture book creator Dunja Jogan.
                                                                                                                                    to take responsibility and overcoming setbacks in a
Awarded the ‘Pen Translates’ grant which celebrates                                                                                 fun and simple manner, ideal for young readers.          Toby Newsome
diverse writing from around the world and strong and                                                                                Toby Newsome's colourful illustrations, inspired by      Toby Newsome was born in Cape Town, South Africa
innovative publishing projects.                                                                                                     his South African surroundings translates the story      in 1975. He studied Graphic Design and started
                                                                                                                                    into a pan-African fusion.                               career as a freelance illustrator and book jacket
Paperback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-45-3 |                                                                                                                                                        designer. Now he mainly works on editorial and
Publication: 24 February 2020 | Price: £7.99 |                                                                                      Paperback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-68-2 |
                                                                                                                                                                                             children’s book illustration. He plays guitar - mostly
32 pp | 230 x 275 mm | Age: 4+ |                                                                                                    Publication: 06 May 2021 | Price: £7.99 |
                                                                                                                                                                                             finger-style folk music and lives in a very beautiful
Rights available (excl. Slovenian and North America)                                                                                32 pp | 220 x 280mm | Age: 4+ |
                                                                                                                                                                                             city, surrounded by the sea and a mountain. Toby
                                                                                                                                    Rights available (excl. North America)
                                                                                                                                                                                             loves hiking, and feels lucky that he can walk to
                                                                                                                                                                                             the forest from his home. Toby’s illustration style is
"A jubilant, visually dramatic allegory."                                                                                                                                                    colourful, Graphic, and whimsical. He loves pattern,
Kirkus                                                                                                                                                                                       so that often features in his work.
                                                                                                                                                                                             tobynewsome.com
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Celebrated as
                                                                          one of the best
                                                                         books of 2019 by
     The Secret of the Tattered Shoes                                      The Guardian
     Jackie Morris
     Illustrated by Ehsan Abdollahi
     The Secret of the Tattered Shoes is a fresh interpretation of the
     beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tale about twelvE princesses who are locked in at
     night, yet whose dancing shoes are worn down by morning. A young soldier is tasked
     to discover their night-time adventures. But unlike the story told by the Brothers
     Grimm, this soldier seeks a different ending.
     Hardback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-37-8 | Publication: 25 September 2019 |
     Price: £12.99 | 40 pp | 240 x 275 mm | Age: 8+ |
     Rights available (excl. North America, Spanish, and Turkish)
                                                                                                Cinderella of                   The Phoenix                      Grobblechops                   The Parrot and the
     "A Celebration of love and living to the full!"                                            the Nile                        of Persia                        Elizabeth Laird                Merchant
     The Sunday Times                                                                           Beverley Naidoo                 Sally Pomme Clayton              Illustrated by Jenny           Retold by Ali Seidabadi
                                                                                                Illustrated by Marjan           Illustrated by Amin              Lucander                       (trans. Azita Rassi)
                                                                                                Vafaeian                        Hassanzadeh Sharif               Amir is worried about the      Illustrated by Marjan
     Under the Great Plum Tree                                                                                                                                                                  Vafaeian
                                                                                                Beautifully retold by the       This legend from                 little monster lurking under
     Sufiya Ahmed                                                                               award-winning author            Shahnameh, written by            the bed. What if it tries to   Mah Jahan, a rich merchant
     Illustrated by Reza Dalvand                                                                Beverley Naidoo, this           the Iranian poet Ferdowsi        eat him up?! And what if       woman, collects and cages
     An unlikely friendship between a monkey and a crocodile forms when the pair                earliest known version of       between c. 977 and 1010          that monster has a dad         beautiful birds but learns
     meet at the foot of a plum tree deep in the heart of India. One day their friendship       Cinderella is brought to life   CE has echoes of Snow            and a mum too? As Amir’s       that to love someone, you
     is tested but with courage, trust and forgiveness they discover that living happily        for the modern-day reader.      White and firebird folklore.     father tucks him in, he        must set it free... Retold
     together tastes just as sweet as Miss Bandari’s golden plums.                                                                                               wonders if the monster         for modern-day readers,
                                                                                                Paperback |                     * Includes an original Iranian
                                                                                                                                                                 might become a friend          this classic tale by Rumi
     Hardback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-46-0 | Publication: 01 October 2019 |                        ISBN: 978-1-910328-56-9 |       musical composition and
                                                                                                                                                                 instead.                       is brought to life by the
     Price: £12.99 | 32 pp | 220 x 280 mm | Age: 5+ |                                           Publication: 27 August 2019     downloadable teacher
                                                                                                | Price: £7.99 | 40 pp |                                                                        award-winning illustrator
     Rights available (excl. North America)                                                                                     resources. Find out more
                                                                                                                                                                 Paperback | ISBN: 978-1-       Marjan Vafaeian.
                                                                                                240 x 275 mm | Age: 6+ |        here: www.tinyowl.co.uk/         910328-61-3 |
     "An originally designed, gorgeuosly illustrated                                            Rights available (excl. North
                                                                                                                                pheonixofpersia                                                 Paperback |
                                                                                                                                                                 Publication: 01 July 2020 |
                                                                                                America and Turkish)
     new vision of an old tale"                                                                                                                                  Price: £7.99 | 32 pp |         ISBN: 978-1-910328-25-5 |
                                                                                                                                Hardback |
     Kirkus (starred review)                                                                                                                                     250 x 250 mm | Age: 5+ |       Publication: 16 March 2017 |
                                                                                                                                ISBN: 978-1-910328-43-9 |
                                                                                                                                                                 Rights available               Price: £7.99 | 24 pp |
                                                                                                                                Publication: 01 May 2019 |
                                                                                                                                                                                                250 x 250 mm | Age: 5+ |
                                                                                                                                Price: £12.99 | 40 pp |
                                                                                                                                                                                                Rights available (excl. North
     Quill Soup                                                                                                                 240 x 275 mm | Age: 6+ |
                                                                                                                                                                                                America, Turkish, and English
                                                                                                                                Rights available (excl. North
     Alan Durant                                                                                                                                                                                for the Indian sub-continent)
                                                                                                                                America)
     Illustrated by Dale Blankenaar
     Noko, the porcupine, is very hungry. On arriving at a village, he asks the other
     animals for some food and shelter. But, despite their full bellies, all the animals say
     they have nothing to spare. Quill Soup is Alan Duran’s retelling of Stone Soup in an
                                                                                                                                                                                                          USBBY
     African setting.                                                                           "In this delightful                                                                                    Outstanding

     Paperback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-66-8 | Publication: 20 June 2020 |                          retelling of an                                                                                        International
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Book List
     Price: £7.99 | 32 pp | 240 x 275 mm | Age: 5+ |                                            ancient Greek                                                                                              2020
     Rights available (excl. South Africa- English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu, Setswana, Sepedi,   varient by Beverley             "An originally
     Siswati, Sesotho, Ndebele, Tshivenda, Xitsonga- North America, French)
                                                                                                Naidoo, our heroine             designed,
                                                                                                                                                                          Picked as
     "An engaging variation on the traditional tale of stone                                    wins the day                    gorgeously                               'Children's
     soup, remarkable for its original illustrations, in primary                                without a fairy                 illustrated                          Mental Health Week                  Read for

     colours, which look like textiles or wallpaper, incorporating                              godmother or a                  new vision                             Scheme by The                     Empathy
                                                                                                                                                                      Reading Agency                     List 2018
     the action into the pattern"                                                               fancy frock"                    of an old tale."
     Sunday Times                                                                               The Telegraph                   Kirkus

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Ali Khodai
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Won "Highly
There’s an elephant and her calf hiding somewhere in                                                                                                                                                                            Commended"
this book — can you find them? Young children will love                                                                                                                                                                           in CLIPPA
unfolding the flaps in this fun, interactive book to reveal                                                                                                                                                                          2019
the adorable animals and their babies. The sturdy and
thick papers are difficult to tear and make it suitable for
younger children.                                                                                                            Dare                                                    Thinker: My Puppy Poet and Me
Hardback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-60-6 |                                                                                         Lorna Gutierrez                                         Eloise Greenfield
Publication: 01 October 2020 | Price: £12.99 |                                                                               Illustrated by Polly Noakes                             Illustrated by Ehsan Abdollahi
24 pp | 170 x 290 mm | Age: 0+ | All rights available
                                                                                                                             Paperback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-42-2 |                   Hardback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-33-0 |
                                                                                                                             Publication: 02 April 2019 | Price: £6.99 |             Publication: 27 April 2018 | Price: £9.99 |
                                                                                                                             32 pp | 235 x 235 mm | Age: 4+ |                        32 pp | 160 x 205 mm | Age: 7+ |
                                                                                                                             Rights available (excl. North America,                  Rights available (excl. North America, and the Philippines)
                                                                                                                             the Philippines and Turkish)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Chosen for
The Drum                                                      The Flute                                                                                                                                                               their Silent
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Books Honours
Ken Wilson-Max                                                Ken Wilson-Max                                                                                                                                                            List IBBY
Illustrated by Catell Ronca                                   Illustrated by Catell Ronca                                                                                                                                                 Italia

Feel the rhythm of the drum and discover joy in your heart    This is the flute. It sounds like yellow. Easy and mellow...
with this delightful picture book – guaranteed to get you     Hear the whisper of the flute and see how it floats
and your baby dancing to the beat!                            like a butterfly. Discover how music can make you              Caged                                                   Chalk Eagle
                                                              move and feel!                                                 Duncan Annand                                           Nazli Tahvili
Hardback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-30-9 |
Publication: 01 March 2018 | Price: £9.99 |                   Hardback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-35-4 |                           Paperback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-31-6 |                   Paperback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-32-3 |
24 pp | 195 x 195 mm | Age: 0+ | All rights available         Publication: 01 March 2019 | Price: £9.99 | 24 pp |            Publication: 24 August 2018 | Price: £8.99 |            Publication: 29 January 2018 | Price: £10.99 |
                                                              195 x 195 mm | Age: 0+ | All rights available                  28 pp | 200 x 270 mm | Age: 4+ | All rights available   32 pp | 200 x 270 mm | Age: 6+ | All rights available

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     A Bottle of Happiness
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     Illustrated by Ehsan Abdollahi
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     Paperback | ISBN: 978-1-910328-26-2 |                Read for                                               T: 07765 403 182                                                            SUBCONTINENT
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