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HARPERCOLLINS CHILDREN’S BOOKS BOLOGNA RIGHTS GUIDE 2015
Carla Alonzi
HarperCollins Children’s Books
A96
CONTENTS
Picture Books New Titles
1
Picture Books Recent Highlights
24
Global Brands
26
Fiction New Titles
33
Fiction Recent Highlights
48
PICTURE BOOKS NEW TITLES
1
PICTURE BOOKS
AN EXTRAORDINARY COLLABORATION FROM
AND
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
IRISH CHILDREN’S LAUREATE
Oliver Jeffers
Oliver Jeffers is an
outstanding talent and
has won many high-profile
awards, including the Nestlé
Children’s Book Prize Gold
Award, the Blue Peter Book
of the Year and the Irish
Children’s Book of the Year.
Oliver lives and works in
Brooklyn, New York, and
you can visit his website at
www.oliverjeffersworld.com.
October 2015 3 years+ 48pp Hardback: 280 x 220mm Mini Hardback: 203 x 160mm
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Sophie Hicks @ The Sophie Hicks Agency (text)
Paul Moreton @ Bell Lomax Moreton Agency (artwork)
2
PICTURE BOOKS
Sometimes, with a little electricity,
or magic, or luck,
an imaginary friend might appear
just when you need one…
An imaginary friend like Fred.
AVAILABLE IN TWO
DAZZLING EDITIONS
Eoin Colfer
Eoin Colfer is the
internationally bestselling
author of the Artemis
Fowl series as well as
several standalone novels,
including the highly
acclaimed Airman. He
was born, raised, and
currently lives in
Wexford, Ireland.
3
PICTURE BOOKS
THE HILARIOUS SEQUEL TO THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT!
Also Available
WATCH OUT – THE CRAYONS ARE BACK AND THEY’RE
CROSSER THAN EVER!
One day, Duncan is happily colouring, when a set of postcards
arrives from the crayons he has lost, forgotten, broken – even
melted in the clothes dryer and stuck to a pair of underpants!
About The Day the Crayons Quit:
• On the NY Times bestseller list for 76 consecutive weeks
• Won the Children’s Choice Award at the CBI Book of the Year Awards,
the E.B. White Read-Aloud Award and was shortlisted for the
Kate Greenaway Medal
• Sold in 19 languages
• Over half a million copies sold in translation
• Film rights optioned to Universal Pictures
4
August 2015 3 years+ 40pp 254 x 254mm
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Michael Green @ Philomel, USA
Written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
PICTURE BOOKS
OLIVER JEFFERS HAS SOLD
MORE THAN 3 MILLION COPIES
WORLDWIDE AND IS TRANSLATED
INTO 34 LANGUAGES
INTRODUCING THE FOURTH TITLE IN THIS
IRRESISTIBLE SERIES!
The Hueys explore the concept of opposites in
their characteristically quirky way. Packed full
of visual humour, this book will be enjoyed by
children and adults alike.
ALSO AVAILABLE:
What’s the Opposite?: July 2015 3 years+ 32pp 270 x 270mm
The New Jumper / None the Number board books: May 2015
It Wasn’t Me / What’s the Opposite? board books: May 2016
1-3 years 30pp 200 x 200mm
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: [email protected]
BOARD
BOOKS
COMING
SOON!
FOR A FULL LIST OF FORMATS AND RIGHTS
AVAILABLE PLEASE CONTACT HCUK
5
PICTURE BOOKS
David Walliams
Actor and writer David
Walliams has been hailed
as a ‘new Roald Dahl’ for
his brilliant children’s
books, which have sold in
extraordinary numbers.
His first two picture books
both rocketed straight to
number one in the picture
book chart in their first
weeks of publication.
David is the biggest
British Children’s author
to debut this century.
6
FROM GLOBAL BESTSELLING
DREAM TEAM DAVID WALLIAMS
AND TONY ROSS, COME TWO
CLASSIC PICTURE BOOKS!
AN EXPLOSIVELY FUNNY SPACE
ADVENTURE!
“Part Aesop, part Spike Milligan…
this is rollicking stuff” Big Issue
Both Available Now
3 years+ 32pp 270 x 270mm
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Paul Stevens @ Independent Talent (text) /
[email protected] (artwork)
For a full list of rights sold please contact HCUK
PICTURE BOOKS
THIS ELEPHANT-ASTICALLY FUNNY
EXTRAVAGANZA IS PACKED WITH
WARMTH AND WIT.
BOTH
NO.1
BESTS
ELLING
E
PICTUKRS
BOO
Tony Ross
Tony Ross’s first book was
published in 1972. Since
then he has written over
100 books for children
and illustrated over 2000,
including the bestselling
Horrid Henry series.
7
PICTURE BOOKS
A
FROM A BRIGHT NEW STAR
FROM THE CREATOR OF BLOWN
AWAY COMES A CAPTIVATING TALE
OF NEW FRIENDS, FORGIVENESS
AND HULA-HOOPING.
By day, Rob is the awardwinning art director of
the Observer magazine.
By night he makes up
silly stories for his three
daughters and draws
pictures to go with them.
Rob lives and works in
London, and is BEARly
able to contain his
excitement about his
second book!
8
GRRRRREAT NEW STORY
Fred Bear might be the champion, but
when he loses his GRRRRR just before
the best bear contest it’s going to take
more than his training to win…
September 2015 3 years+ 32pp 280 x 220mm
World rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Jodie Hodges @ United Agents
THE MOST CAPTIVATING DEBUT OF 2014 –
NOW IN PAPERBACK!
SOLD IN
9
LANGUAGES!
PICTURE BOOKS
Y
SHORTLISTED
FOR THE
WATERSTONE’S
BOOK AWARD
Available Now 3 years+ 32pp 280 x 220mm
World rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Jodie Hodges @ United Agents
For a full list of rights sold please contact HCUK
9
PICTURE BOOKS
Elephant’s Pyjamas
Written by Michelle Robinson and illustrated by Emily Fox
HILARIOUS TEXT
FROM AWARD
WINNING WRITER,
MICHELLE
ROBINSON
JUMBO-SIZED PYJAMA PARTY PANIC!
Elephant has been invited to a pyjama party. He can’t wait!
There’s just one problem… he doesn’t have any pyjamas.
Poor Elephant searches high and low, often with embarrassing
results, but he can’t find anything suitable. What can Elephant’s
friends do to make sure he joins in the fun?
10
April 2016 2 years+ 32pp 265 x 259mm
World rights: HCUK
Film/TV: James Catchpole @ The Catchpole Agency (text) / [email protected] (artwork)
Merchandising: [email protected]
DEBUT
PICTURE BOOK
FROM STUNNING
NEW TALENT,
EMILY FOX
Written by Helen Baugh
Illustrated by Ben Mantle
GIANT JELLY JAWS
AND THE PIRATES
PICTURE BOOKS
A SWASHBUCKLING ADVENTURE
FULL OF CHEEKY HUMOUR!
Jake, the new cabin boy, isn’t brave like the rest
of the pirate crew; he can’t climb the rigging and
he still sleeps with a teddy! So how ever will he
scare away the enemy pirates who have caught his
shipmates? If only he could make a terrifying noise
like the legendary sea monster, Giant Jelly Jaws…
January 2016 3 years+ 32pp 265 x 259mm
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV: Gaia Banks at Sheil Land Associates (text) /
[email protected] (artwork)
Merchandising: [email protected]
11
PICTURE BOOKS
A BRAND
NEW PREQUEL
TO BESTSELLER
BLUE
KANGAROO
When I First Met Y
ou,
Blue Kangaroo
!
HOW THE FRIENDSHIP
OF A LIFETIME BEGAN!
Emma
Chichester Clark
When Lily gets a baby brother, she soon
discovers that it’s not easy learning new
things and helping to look after someone
so small. But then Grandma brings her a
very special surprise; someone who also
needs to be cared for – Blue Kangaroo.
And from the moment that Lily and Blue
Kangaroo meet, it is love!
Emma Chichester Clark
is one of the most highlyregarded picture book
creators working today and
HarperCollins is proud to be
her primary publisher. See
what Emma and her dog
Plum get up to at:
A brand new title in this much-loved series.
www.emmachichesterclark.co.uk
September 2015 2 years+ 32pp 280 x 220mm
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Laura Cecil @ Laura Cecil Literary Agency
12
Also Available:
Where Are You, Blue Kangaroo?
Merry Christmas, Blue Kangaroo!
Happy Birthday, Blue Kangaroo!
It Was You, Blue Kangaroo!
I’ll Show You, Blue Kangaroo!
What Shall We Do, Blue Kangaroo?
Come to School Too, Blue Kangaroo!
For a full list of rights sold please contact HCUK
A magical story of
friendship to power
the imagination
and inspire children
towards a lifelong
love of reading.
LUXURIOUS GIFT BOOKS
THAT NO CHILD’S
LIBRARY SHOULD BE
WITHOUT!
PICTURE BOOKS
Written by the internationally
bestselling and award-winning
author Michael Morpurgo
Available Now
3 years+ 64pp 280 x 220mm
World Rights: HCUK
Rights Sold: French, Korean, Taiwan
(Complex Chinese), Turkish
Film/TV/Merchandising: Veronique Baxter
@ David Higham Associates (text) /
Laura Cecil @ Laura Cecil Literary Agency
(artwork)
ALSO AVAILABLE:
Available Now 3 years+ 32pp 312 x 228mm
World Rights: HCUK
Rights Sold: Afrikaans, Arabic, French, Russian, Simplified
Chinese, Taiwan (Complex Chinese), Turkish, US
Film/TV/ Merchandising: [email protected]
13
PICTURE BOOKS
The Tiger
Who Came
to Tea
Judith Kerr
Judith Kerr OBE is the
creator of the classic
picture book The Tiger
Who Came to Tea,
and the author of the
highly-acclaimed When
Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
series. After leaving
her childhood home in
Berlin to escape the rise
of Nazism she settled in
England, and has become
one of its best-loved
authors.
The Tiger Who Came to Tea, first published in
1968, has become one of the best-loved classic
picture books of all time. The tale of Sophie and
her mother entertaining a tiger for a tea party
in their kitchen is both deceptively simple and
yet utterly compelling. Judith Kerr’s exquisite
skill in capturing and celebrating the magic in
everyday moments is testament to this beloved
story’s enduring success.
- Over 9 million copies sold worldwide
- Translated into 15 languages
- Growing portfolio of UK licensing – existing
categories include plush, apparel, puzzles,
stationery, dress-up and prints
- Highly successful live theatre show, running
since 2008 and now touring Australia & Asia
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AN ICONIC
PICTURE BOOK,
45 YEARS IN
PRINT.
PICTURE BOOKS
A TREASURE TROVE OF
CLASSIC TITLES FROM
JUDITH KERR
The Crocodile
Under the Bed
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE TIGER
WHO CAME TO TEA COMES A
CLASSIC IN THE MAKING
Matthew learns that being left
behind can be fun if you have
friends, in this enchanting new
story from the cherished picture
book creator Judith Kerr.
All Available Now World Rights: HCUK Film/TV/ Merchandising: [email protected]
For a full list of rights sold and formats available please contact HCUK
3 years+ 32pp 280 x 220mm
Film/TV/Merchandising:
[email protected]
15
GLOBAL
PICTUREBRANDS
BOOKS
Paddington
Paddington, the world’s favourite bear, has touched
the hearts of children and adults worldwide for more
than 50 years with his earnest good intentions and
humorous misadventures.
Michael Bond
Michael Bond has been
writing about Paddington
for more than fifty years.
He was awarded an OBE
in 1997, and lives in
London.
Fresh from his first starring role on the big screen,
Paddington returns to his roots, with a line-up of
classic publishing formats to delight fans of all ages.
•
Paddington the Movie was one of the biggest
box office hits of 2014
•
One of the best reviewed, most critically
acclaimed and loved films of the year
•
Over 35 million books sold to date worldwide
•
Cross-generational appeal
PUBLISHED
IN OVER
30
LANGUAGES
16
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV: Hilary Delamere @ The Agency
Merchandising: The Copyrights Group
For a full list of rights sold and available
please contact HCUK
All Available Now
THE PADDINGTON
TREASURY FOR
THE VERY YOUNG
Packed with classic
Paddington stories.
An irresistible gift
for fans, old
and new!
PICTURE BOOKS
CLASSIC PICTURE BOOKS
3 years+ 144pp 280 x 220mm
World Rights: HCUK
Merchandising: The Copyrights Group
Film/TV: Hilary Delamere @ The Agency
A BEAR CALLED
PADDINGTON
GIFT EDITION
4 years+ 32pp
Square Format: 265 x 259mm
Portrait Format: 246 x 189mm
Exquisite new
full-colour
gift edition
4 years+ 144pp
254 x 189mm
World Rights (text) /Film/TV:
Hilary Delamere @ The Agency
World Rights (artwork): HCUK
Merchandising: The Copyrights Group
17
PICTURE BOOKS
A LAUGH-OUT-LOUD NEW PICTURE BOOK
FROM THE CREATOR OF
HARRY AND THE BUCKETFUL OF DINOSAURS
AND THE ILLUSTRATOR OF
THE DINOSAUR THAT POOPED CHRISTMAS
Written by Ian Whybrow
Illustrated by Garry Parsons
Uncle Fearless has offered to look
after the lively baby meerkats but he soon
discovers that things are not as
easy as they appear, especially
when that naughty meerkat,
Trouble, is around!
IAN
WHYBROW
HAS SOLD MORE THAN
April 2015 3 years+ 265 x 259mm
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: [email protected]
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1.3 MILLION
BOOKS
WORLDWIDE
PICTURE BOOKS
MONSTROUS FUN WITH DAD
FROM AN EXCITING NEW PAIRING
Written by David O’Connell
Illustrated by Francesca Gambatesa
Little monster wants to be just like his daddy!
But while being a grown-up is fun, being small can
be just as exciting, as little monster soon learns…
May 2016 3 years+ 32pp 265 x 259mm
World rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Jodie Hodges/Jane Willis @ United Agents (text)
[email protected] (artwork)
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PICTURE BOOKS
AN ESSENTIAL ADDITION TO EVERY CHILD’S BOOKSHELF
A beautifully illustrated, magical re-telling
of one of the most beloved fairy tales.
Illustrated by
Sarah Gibb
AVAILABLE
NOW!
20
October 2015 4 years+ 32pp 290 x 235mm
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: [email protected]
& the Scary Something
LOVE
MONSTER
PLUSH
COMING
SOON!
Written and illustrated
by Rachel Bright
RACHEL BRIGHT IS
AN AWARD-WINNING
ILLUSTRATOR AND
THE TALENT BEHIND
THE GLOBAL GIFT
PHENOMENON THE
BRIGHT SIDE
PICTURE BOOKS
THE FOURTH TITLE
IN THIS MONSTER
HIT SERIES!
AVAILABLE NOW:
NO. 1 US
BESTSELLER!
Love Monster can’t sleep. It sounds as though a Scary Something is
coming up the garden path… opening the front door… and climbing up
the stairs outside his bedroom. But all is not quite as it seems...
This hair-raising (and funny) tale of finding the courage to face one’s
makes a great book for Halloween – or for any time of year!
fears
October
3 years+32pp
32pp265265mm
x 259mm
October
20152015
3 years+
x 259mm
World
Rights:
HCUK
World Rights: HCUK
Rights
Brazilian
Portuguese,
Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, US
Rights
Sold:Sold:
Simplified
Chinese,
US
Film/TV/Merchandising:
[email protected]
Film/TV/Merchandising: [email protected]
21
PICTURE BOOKS
A HILARIOUS STORY FULL OF NOISE AND TEATIME CHAOS FROM
Daddy Lion is having a "quiet little tea
party" for his cubs. They want to invite all
their friends but Daddy says no; he doesn’t
want the pot-bellied pigs hogging the cream
buns or Skunk stinking the whole place out!
But things do not go quite as planned…
Feeding time at the zoo has never been such fun!
June 2015 3 years+ 32pp 265 x 259mm
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Mandy Suhr @ Miles Stott Agency (text) /
Hilary Delamere @ The Agency (artwork)
AVAILABLE NOW:
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“David Mackintosh is one of my favourite
author/illustrators, and he is hitting a new
peak with this book. It’s stunningly
beautiful and simple.”
Oliver Jeffers
ALSO AVAILABLE:
PICTURE BOOKS
THE UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE THROUGH
THE EYES OF AN AWARD-WINNING
PICTURE BOOK TALENT
SHORTLISTED
FOR THE
ROALD DAHL
FUNNY PRIZE
August 2015
3 years+ 32pp 280 x 220mm
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: www.profuselyillustrated.com
For a full list of rights sold and available please contact HCUK
23
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PICTURE BOOKS RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Picture
Books
Recent
Highlights
Illustrated by A. Richard Allen
Written by Helen Baugh
Illustrated by Ben Mantle
A HILARIOUS STORY FULL OF NOISES AND NAUGHTINESS.
A SURE-FIRE CHRISTMAS CRACKER OF A BOOK!
Available Now 3 years+ 32pp 265 x 259mm
World Rights: HCUK Rights Sold: US, Welsh
Film/TV/Merchandising: [email protected]
A DYNAMIC, SLAPSTICK
PICTURE BOOK DEBUT
PACKED FULL OF
UNSTOPPABLE ANTICS!
PICTURE BOOKS RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Written by Roman Milisic
“Cuppa cocoa! Apes-a-go-go!” Watch out, the
Great Apes have come to town, and that only
means one thing… TROUBLE! Soon there is
nothing but a muddy, mucky mess. Will the
pernickety mayor ever win the Tidiest Town
competition with these unruly visitors around?
Available Now 3 years+ 32pp 312 x 226mm
World Rights: HCUK
Rights Sold: US
Film/TV/Merchandising: Michelle Kass @ Michelle Kass Associates
25
GLOBAL BRANDS
26
GLOBAL
PICTUREBRANDS
BOOKS
GLOBAL BRANDS
PICTURE
BOOKS
Hello Kitty and Friends star in their own highly
collectible illustrated fiction series!
Hello Kitty is one of the most
iconic and popular brands in
the world, bringing in annual
worldwide sales of over
£7 billion.
©1976, 2015 SANRIO CO., LTD.
18 TITLES
AVAILABLE
0
OVER 150,00
LD
SO
S
IE
P
CO
Pub date X years+ XXpp XXX x XXXmm
Rights Sold: RIGHTS TO COMPLETE
Film/TV/Merchandising: [email protected]
5 years+ 112pp 185 x 129mm
5,000 words each Integrated B/W Illustrations
Film/TV/Merchandising: Sanrio
For a full list of rights sold and available please
contact HCUK
27
GLOBAL BRANDS
Great TV tie-ins...
they’re a Bing thing!
Nominated for a BAFTA Award, winner of a Writer’s Guild
Award and loved by children and the grown-ups in their lives.
Bing is taking the pre-school world by storm!
STORY BOOKS:
ACTIVITY BOOKS:
Story books: 2-6 years 32pp with stickers 235 x213mm Paperback
Activity books: 2-6 years 24-32pp 280 x 220mm Paperback
Bing’s Little Library: August 2015 10pp Each 90 x 90mm Slipcase with 4 titles
World Rights: HCUK (excluding Japan)
Licensing and TV: Bethan Garton @ Acamar Films Ltd
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Board
Share the ups and downs of everyday
life in this playful pre-school series
of classic picture books!
Written and illustrated
by Ted Dewan
GLOBAL BRANDS
CLASSIC
PICTURE BOOKS
AVAILABLE NOW:
LITTLE LIBRARY:
TV SERIES
SOLD TO 43
COUNTRIES
Adapted from the original books by Ted Dewan and using images created by
Acamar Films and Brown Bag Films. Copyright © 2015 Acamar Films Ltd
Bing – Paint Day: available May 2015 2-6 years 32pp
250 x 250mm
World Rights: HCUK (excluding Japan)
Rights Sold: Italian, Simplified Chinese
Licensing and TV: Bethan Garton @ Acamar Films Ltd
29
GLOBAL BRANDS
A RECENTLY DISCOVERED,
BRAND NEW TITLE FROM THE
RICHARD SCARRY ARCHIVE!
SOLD IN
11
LANGUAGES
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Discovered by his son, Huck Scarry, this beautiful book was published for
the first time ever in 2013. The original text and detailed illustrations from
Richard Scarry have been coloured and completed by Huck.
Available Now 32pp 280 x 220mm
World Rights: HCUK
For a full lists of rights sold please contact HCUK
GLOBAL BRANDS
The Chronicles of Narnia have sold over 100 million units
worldwide in over 70 countries and in 53 different languages
Voted best children’s book of all time by Booktrust, The Lion, The Witch
and the Wardrobe now comes in a stunning gift edition
Author Name
NOT FINAL ART
THE CHRONICLES OF
NARNIA BOX SET
November 2015
7 years+
280 x 215 mm
THE LION,
THE
WITCH
Author
copy
Author copy
AND THE
WARDROBE
– copy
Author
copy Author
A BEAUTIFUL
GIFTAuthor copy
Author copy
EDITION
Author copy Author copy
Avaliable Now
Author copy
7 years + 208pp
Author copy
151 x 110mm
Rights sold: 53 languages
Film/TV/Merchandising: C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
Cover art by Pauline Baynes © C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
Pub date X years+ XXpp XXX x XXXmm The Chronicles of Narnia, Narnia and all book titles, characters and locales original to The Chronicles
of Narnia are trademarks of C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. Use without permission is strictly prohibited.
Rights Sold: RIGHTS TO COMPLETE
Film/TV/Merchandising: [email protected]
www.narnia.com
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GLOBAL BRANDS
BRAMBLY HEDGE
Written and illustrated by Jill Barklem
CELEBRATE THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
ENCHANTING MINIATURE WORLD OF THE HEDGEROW!
Step into the enchanting world of the mice of Brambly
Hedge in this truly special slipcased treasury bringing
together all 8 classic stories. An exquisite keepsake gift
for all the family to enjoy.
Author
MORE Name
THAN
6 MILLION
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The Complete Brambly Hedge HB in Slipcase: November 2015
All other titles available now
3 years+ 32pp per title 170 x 140mm
The Complete Brambly Hedge: 248pp 246 x 189mm
World Rights: HCUK
Pub date X years+ XXpp XXX x XXXmmFilm/TV/Merchandising: Brambly Hedge Ltd
Rights Sold: RIGHTS TO COMPLETE
For a full list of rights sold please contact HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: [email protected]
FICTION NEW TITLES
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FICTION 9+
FICTION 9+
MAGIC MEETS MAYHEM IN A
RIP-ROARING, PAGE-TURNING
ADVENTURE SERIES FROM AN
EXCITING DEBUT AUTHOR
Everything magical you’ve ever read about or
imagined is all real! And Ned is about to discover
that, without him, our world will soon be engulfed
in magical beasts and beings – the good and the bad!
With the help of a robot mouse and a flying circus
peopled by a bloodthirsty genie, a talking King Kong
and an elf-inventor, it’s up to Ned to battle a deadly
pirate-magician, save magic, his dad and the worlds,
all in one week!
• Imaginative, exciting and
fast-paced commercial
adventure, every chapter
ends on a cliffhanger!
• Debut author with
terrific film credentials
as a movie title
sequence creator
Book 1: March 2016 Book 2: Summer 2016 Book 3: Spring 2017
9 years+ 348pp 197 x 129mm World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Paul Moreton @ Bell-Lomax Agency
JUSTIN FISHER
Justin Fisher is a title sequence
designer for Hollywood
movies and commercials. He’s
designed for Steven Spielberg,
Michael Bay, Tim Burton, Joel
Schumacher and Brian Singer,
for everything from X-Men 2
to Charlie and The Chocolate
Factory. This is his first novel.
Justin lives with his wife and
three young children in London.
He has never been in the circus
but he can juggle. Sort of.
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FICTION 9+
DAVID WALLIAMS
David Walliams is back with another
heart-warming, hilarious and oh-so
villainous tale…
Actor and writer David
Walliams has been hailed
as a ‘new Roald Dahl’ for
his brilliant children’s
books, which have sold in
extraordinary numbers.
David is the biggest British
Children’s author to debut
this century and in 2014
was the winner of the
National Book Award for
the third year running, this
time with Awful Auntie.
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September 2015 9 years+ Approx. 352pp 216 x 135mm
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Paul Stevens @ Independent Talent (text) /
[email protected] (artwork)
For a full list of rights sold please contact HCUK
FICTION 9+
le Now
All Availab
SOLDGUIANGES
BIGGEST
SELLING B
OOK IN
THE UK IN
2014
s’
“Dav id Wal lia mar
ch ild ren’s bo oks e
gu aran teed best sellers ”
43 LAN IONALLY
INTERNAT
Daily Mail
“Brilliantly, beautifully
writt en… Mr Dahl finally
has a wort hy successor”
Telegraph
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FICTION 9+
THE POWERFUL NEW NOVEL FROM
MICHAEL
MORPURGO
Michael Morpurgo OBE
has written over 150
books, won many prizes,
and sold millions of copies
around the world. His
novel, War Horse, was
adapted into the most
phenomenally successful
stage show of the 21st
century and, like several
of his other books, was
made into a major movie.
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THE TRUE STORY OF THE MAN WHO
COULD HAVE CHANGED HISTORY
1940. Barney and his mother seek shelter in a tunnel from
attacking German planes. There, in the darkness, a stranger
begins to tell them a story. A story about Billy Byron,
the most decorated soldier of WWI, who once had
the chance to end the war before it even began. But
sometimes the right thing is hard to see – and
even harder to live with…
October 2015
9 years+
Approx. 300pp
216 x 135mm
20,000 words
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Veronique Baxter @ David Higham Agency
FICTION 9+
MORE STUNNING TITLES FROM ONE OF THE
WORLD’S FAVOURITE STORYTELLERS:
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FICTION 9+
“FUNNY, SOMETIMES MOVING,
ALWAYS ENGAGING”
GUARDIAN
“THE BEST BOOK I’VE READ
SINCE I WAS BORN!”
TOM, AGED 11
HILARIOUS, HIGH-CONCEPT NOVEL FROM
THE NEW STAR OF MIDDLE GRADE
DAVID BADDIEL
David Baddiel is a stand-up
comedian, comedy writer
and critically acclaimed
novelist. The Parent Agency
was his first children’s novel.
ated
Illustr
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Jim Fiel
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THE PARENT AGENCY was the bestselling hardback
children’s debut of 2014. An epic wish-fulfilment adventure,
in which its hero, Barry Bennett, swaps his boring parents
for new ones. Only things turn out not to be that simple!
Now, David returns with a new
standalone novel of heart, humour,
adventure and wishes gone wrong.
A tale of a brother and sister who
make an astonishing discovery that
turns their lives upside down – with
funny and moving results...
October 2015 9 years+ Approx. 400pp 216 x 135mm
World Rights: HCUK
Rights Sold: Czech, Dutch, French, German, Slovak, US
Film/TV/Merchandising: Georgia Garrett @ Rodgers, Coleridge and White (text)
[email protected] (artwork)
FICTION 9+
Written by Sophie
Cleverly
A COMMERCIAL, SPINE-TINGLING
MYSTERY SERIES - FOR TWEEN
GIRLS WHO LIKE A FRESH
TWIST IN THEIR TALE!
Secret diaries, terrifying teachers, and unsolved
disappearances... Two captivating mystery-adventures
starring twin sisters with secrets of their own.
Book 1: Available Now Book 2: November 2015 Book 3: July 2016
9 years+ 288pp 197 x 129mm 55,000 words
World Rights: HCUK
Rights Sold: Thai
Film/TV/Merchandising: [email protected]
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FICTION 9+
THE LAUGH-OUT-LOUD LETTERS, TEXTS AND EMAILS
OF HARRY RIDDLES – A KID WITH A LOT TO SHOUT ABOUT
“Totally awesome….
I could not stop laughing.”
Leia, age 10
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Kid or
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boo
Tom Gates you will like this
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laug
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mad
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really funny and
Books 1-2: Available Now
Book 3: August 2015
9 years+ Approx. 400pp
185 x 129mm Approx. 20,000 words
Isaac, age 8
Integrated B/W line drawings
World Rights: HCUK
Rights Sold: Czech, Portuguese, Slovak
Film/TV/Merchandising: Kate McLennan @ Abner Stein
A hilarious
series starring a
stand-out comic
character!
FICTION 9+
THE MOST EMBARRASSING
DAD IN THE WORLD IS BACK
AND EMBARRASSING NAT
EVEN MORE THAN EVER!
A hilarious
series from TVdy
and radio coment
-writing tale
Nigel Smith
Books 1-2: Available Now Book 3: July 2015
9 years+ 240pp 197 x 129mm 40,000 words
Integrated B/W line drawings World Rights: HCUK
Rights Sold: Turkish
Film/TV/Merchandising: Ivan Mulcahy @ Mulcahy Associates
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FICTION 11+
LAUREN CHILD
Lauren Child is an
award-winning and multimillion selling author
and illustrator, and first
introduced the character of
Ruby Redfort in the Clarice
Bean novels. She also
created the phenomenally
successful Charlie and
Lola books, and is an
Associate Producer on
the TV show of the same
name.
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HAS SOLT SERIES
170K COD OVER
IN THE UPIES
K
HEY, BOZO! MEET RUBY REDFORT:
UNDERCOVER AGENT, CODE-CRACKER…
AND THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
Look out for the penultimate book in the scarily awesome
Ruby Redfort series, by Lauren Child.
Coming October 2015!
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Books 1 – 4: Available Now
Book 5: October 2015
Book 6: October 2016
11 years+ 352pp 185 x 135mm
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Caroline Walsh @ David Higham
For a full list of rights sold please contact HCUK
“What more could
adventure-loving
girls want?”
The Sunday Times
Julia Eccleshare, Guardian
“cool, punchy, stylish”
Sun
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FANTASTER
NEW COV!
LOOK
FICTION 11+
“Lauren Child has
put imagination and
fun back into the real
worlds of childhood”
SOLD
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FICTION 11+
Bestselling funny fiction for teens –
the UK’s No.1 teen girl brand.
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LANG
UAGE
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All That Glitters , the hilarious fourth
book in the series, sees Harriet hit the
big time! And don’t miss the brilliant
Geek Girl novella, Geek Drama .
HOLLY SMALE
Holly Smale was
unexpectedly spotted by
a top modelling agency
at fifteen, and spent the
following two years falling
over on catwalks. Holly
graduated from Bristol
University, and set herself
on the path to becoming
an author. Between then
and now she also spent
two years living in Japan.
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RIGH
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Books 1-4 Available Now
Book 5: March 2016
Book 6: March 2017
11 years+ 400pp
216 x135mm 70,000 words
A Geek Girl
novella
Geek Drama: Available Now
128pp 178 x111mm 20,000 words
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Kate Shaw @ The Viney Agency
For a full list of rights sold please contact HCUK
FICTION 13+
STEVEN CAMDEN
From the critically acclaimed author of TAPE comes
a book about love, family and revenge, and
whether anyone can really escape where they come from.
He’s Luke. She’s Leia. Just like in Star Wars. Just like they’re made for each other.
Same Film Studies class, different backgrounds, different ends of town. Only this isn’t
a film. This is real life. This is where monsters from the past come back to take revenge.
And where sometimes – only sometimes – love conquers all...
Steven Camden is a
leading spoken-word
poet, living in London
and performing as
Polarbear. You can
follow him on Twitter at
@homeofpolar or find
out more about him at
www.facebook.com/
StevenCamdenTheAuthor
“Truly gripping, cleverly
structured, and powerful”
The Sunday Times
June 2015 13 years+ 368pp 197 x 129mm
72,000 words World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Cathryn Summerhayes @ William Morris Entertainment
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FICTION RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
FICTION
Recent
Highlights
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FICTION 5-7
Written by
Illustrated by
JEANNE WILLIS
JIM FIELD
MOVE OVER SUPERMAN, BATMAN AND SPIDERMAN –
THERE’S A NEW SUPERHERO IN TOWN…
Join the fun at Fuzzby’s diner
where the customers are monsters
and the food bites back!
Books 1-3: Available Now
7 years+ 352pp
185 x 135mm
11,000 words
Integrated B/W line drawings
World Rights: HCUK
Rights Sold: Portuguese
Film/TV/Merchandising:
[email protected]
BLOWING
“A MIND-RE... REALLY
ADVENTUG... IN FACT I
EXCITIN BLE TO PUT IT
WAS UN!A” NICOLE, AGED 8
DOWN
Books 1-3: Available Now
7 years+
Extents vary
197 x 129mm
Approx. 12,000 words
Integrated B/W line drawings
World Rights: HCUK
Rights Sold: Dutch, Portuguese,
Simplified Chinese
Film/TV/ Merchandising:
Jodie Hodges @ United Agents
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PICTURE
BOOKS
FICTION
9+
“Funny, funky, feisty
– and fantastic reads!”
Jacqueline Wilson
THE ORIGINAL QUEEN OF
TWEEN! FALL IN LOVE ALL
OVER AGAIN WITH THE
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR’S
TIMELESS TAKE ON LIFE,
LOVE AND LAUGHTER
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All Available Now
9 years+
Extents vary 197 x 129mm
Approx. 35,000 words each
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising:
[email protected]
Available Now
9 years+
352pp
197 x 130mm
40,000 words
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Philippa Milnes-Smith @ LAW Agency
PICTURE 11+
BOOKS
FICTION
A fantastical adventure perfect for readers
of PERCY JACKSON and THE SPOOK’S
APPRENTICE series
“The Luck Uglies has
it all: a feisty heroine,
monstrous creatures, and
a brimful of humour, and
horror, to keep the readers
turning the pages.”
Joseph Delaney,
author of The Spook’s Apprentice series
Book 1: Available Now Book 2: April 2015 Book 3: April 2016
9 years+ Approx. 440pp 197 x 129mm
Approx. 75,000 words
World Rights: HCUK
Rights Sold: Norwegian
Film/TV/Merchandising: Michelle Andelman @ Regal Literary
AN ACTION-PACKED, IMMERSIVE
FANTASY SERIES, LAYERED WITH
MAGIC AND WONDER
“Breathtaking
and an absolute
joy to read...
an epic
masterpiece.”
MR RIPLEY’S
ENCHANTED BOOKS
Book 1: Available Now Book 2: July 2015 Book 3: February 2016
11 years+ 512pp 197 x 129mm 147,000 words
World Rights: HCUK
Rights Sold: Dutch, Portuguese
Film, TV and Merchandising: Ben Illis @ BIA
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FICTION 13+
AN EXTRAORDINARY NEW VOICE IN YA CONTEMPORARY FICTION
THIS IS NOT A LOVE STORY...
BOO
COMI K 2
NG IN
ALICE OSEMAN
Alice Oseman is a teenage
debut author from Kent, and
is currently reading English
at Durham University.
She is active on Twitter at
@AliceOsman and Tumblr at
chronicintrovert.tumblr.com
and her writing has been
significantly inspired by
behavioural trends on
Tumblr.
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2016
“The Catcher in the Rye
for the digital age”
The Times
The nineteen-year-old author of YA sensation Solitaire writes
unflinchingly direct, incredibly authentic coming-of-age novels –
perfect for John Green and Rainbow Rowell fans.
Her second stand-alone novel, coming soon, spirals out of the
aftermath of teenage tragedy…
Solitaire: Available Now
Book 2: March 2016
13 years+ 400pp 197 x 129mm
73,000 words
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Claire Wilson @ Rogers,
Coleridge and White
For a full list of rights sold please contact HCUK