Green Heroes of the Animal Kingdom
Children's Non-Fiction, Children’s & YA
A cheerful non-fiction book about animals and the clever ways in which they help the climate
Many people are doing all kinds of things to combat climate change. They design brilliant green inventions and adopt small environmentally conscious every day habits that have a large impact on the Earth. Did you know that certain animals are the real climate heroes? Whales, for example, store huge amounts of CO2, grazing muskoxen keep the Arctic cooler, and tapirs plant new trees just by pooping. So it is about time we shine a spotlight on these animals and the clever ways in which they help the climate!
Sara Paletti
Children's Fiction, Children’s & YA, New
This is what I am. I’m an only child. That means I’m special. One of a kind! I don’t have any brothers or sisters. I don’t know if that’s a bad thing. I’ve never known any different.
Sara Paletti lives on the thirteenth floor of a block of flats that will soon be demolished. Her father works in a cheese croquette factory and drives a car with a large croquette on the roof. Her mother is an inventor, and doesn’t have much time for anything else. Sara keeps coming up with plans to make life in the flat more fun, unfortunately not always with success. Then she meets Alfie, the boy in the dress. In Sara’s life, everything is okay, and sometimes it isn’t – but that’s okay too. Or, as she says herself: ‘Everything’s Paletti!’
Praise:
‘Sara Paletti is funny, sometimes hilarious, very hard to put down and it never bored me! The author has a beautiful, colourful, fluent and imaginative writing style […] For the lovely story and fun reading experience and for the gorgeous illustrations, I very much award this book five sparkling stars.’– Indeboekenkast.com
The Super Sleep Machine
Children's Non-Fiction, Children’s & YA, New
All the answers to your questions about sleep
With tips for falling asleep or getting through the day after a sleepless night
Tom van Dommelen always sleeps like a log. But for the past few days, something strange has been happening: suddenly, he is having trouble falling asleep. And since he has not slept for three nights now, his head feels a bit funny. He stops paying attention in class and does not feel like doing anything. Luckily, his mother is an inventor and builds a super sleep machine. Will she be able to discover why Tom is finding it so difficult to fall asleep? And more importantly, will he find his way back to the land of sleep?
Sara Paletti 2 – Home
Children's Fiction, Children’s & YA, New
Sara Paletti lives on the 13th floor of a block of flats. It just happens to be the best block of flats in the whole world! One day, she sees an advertisement to participate in the TV programme At My House. To take part in it, Sara has to show what is so great about the building. She asks all the residents for help: concierge Mrs Bayrak, the students, the new neighbours, the old man with the cane, and Alfie, the boy in the dress. But then the annoying Mrs Donkey appears…
Praise:
‘I’ve got no doubt that Manon Sikkel will get a lot of children reading with this new series – starting with those in my class. I’ll make sure of it.’ – Juf Veronique on Hebban.nl
‘Sara Paletti is a cheerful and inspiring main character. She brims with life, enthusiasm and energy, and never gives up. The sort of character you instantly take to your heart.’ – StoerLeesVoer
‘A delightful, joyful, original story.’ – Kinderboekenjournaal
Off!
Children's Fiction, Children’s & YA, New
A fast-paced picture book about all the sights and sounds of Formula 1
Fred is crazy about racing cars. Today is a special day: he is going to watch the Formula 1 with his dad! Outside the race track, Fred can already hear the cars doing their test laps. But once inside, Fred’s dad gives him a pair of ear protectors. Fred is embarrassed, but this makes him determined to see as much of the race as possible. And since he is watching so closely, he notices something nobody else does… Can Fred prevent a huge crash?
Praise:
‘This beautiful picture book tells a funny story about all the impressions you get on the racetrack, where the senses play a big part in the story.’ – Kinderboekenjournaal.nl
‘What an exciting and cool story! Out with dad, eating hot dogs and also avoiding a crash? Fred does have quite an adventure in this story. The picture book Off! is a debut by writing talent Ineke Upperman, with large and colourful illustrations by Emanuel Wiemans, which complete the story.’ – Stoerleesvoer.nl
Game On
Children’s & YA, New, Young Adult
Winner of the 2023 Young Jury Award
How far will you go for your friends?
Five friends receive a mysterious invitation to take part in a game: pretty Eline, curious Noor, ambitious Shanna, sociable Daan and sporty Jordi. The finale will be held in a remote country house. Game on! But the invitation turns out to be the start of a macabre game: when Shanna disappears without a trace, the other four have no choice but to participate to save their friend. How far are they willing to go for her? Who is out to get them, and why? No fear. No limits. No excuses…
Praise:
‘The writing style is fluent, there are recognisable themes and the tension is built up well. This makes Game On a fine, exciting youth thriller, but also great reading material for the adult lover of youth thrillers!’ – Hebban
‘Game on is a story that makes young readers more aware of their surroundings, fellow human beings, and what is happening around them.’ – Thrillzone.nl
Elephant Paths
The last holiday of a happily divorced family
In Elephant Paths, a happily divorced family rents a villa on the southern French coast once a year to recreate life before the divorce. Every family member thinks they are doing it for another family member, but only Professor Raad knows he is doing it for himself. Every summer, those few days on the southern French coast are among the happiest days of his year. Meet Rachel, Raad’s ex-wife, who has promised her new husband that this is the last time she will go on holiday with her former family. Meet their children, Sara and Gabriel, whose futures seem to come easily to them. And follow the single life of Grant, Rachel’s mother, who eats kibbles with a poncho on to avoid getting her neat summer clothes covered in grease stains.
Elephant Paths is a tragicomic novel about a family that clings to old and tried happiness against its better judgment, even though the cracks in the firmament are clearly visible.
Praise on The Sleep That Knows No Hours:
‘A wondrous book.’ **** – Het Parool
‘Chabot wrote a highly contemporary family novel, full of smooth dialogues.’ – De Groene Amsterdammer
‘From its first word to its last, this novel is packed with imagination, wisdom and heart.’ – Jonathan Safran Foer
‘Dazzling, audacious, one of a kind.’ – Joyce Carol Oates
This Is Your Time
What makes you who you are: your past or your memories of it?
When his father dies and memories drive him back to his childhood, Mart Rebius becomes convinced that he has forgotten something essential about his past. Obsessed by visions and half-memories, he decides to reconstruct his past. He buys his childhood home, hires actors as his family and has them reenact the afternoon of his sixth birthday. Something important happened at that party, he believes. Something that will give him access to a part of his life that has hitherto been inaccessible. Soon enigmatic events follow in rapid succession and Mart starts to doubt his memories. Did he make it all up?
This Is Your Time, Bertram Koeleman’s new novel, is an intense exploration of a life and an exciting novel about the intertwining of identity and memory. Are we the product of our past, or are we the product of what we remember?
Praise:
‘A clever mindfuck with a touch of David Lynch.’ – Trouw on The Bound Heart
‘Koeleman pulls the strings tightly, dosing suspense, intrigue and mystery with finesse and skill.’ – Vrij Nederland Detective & Thrillergids on The Threat Bed
