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ALBIN MICHELJEUNESSEMARION JABLONSKI,Managing Directormarion.jablonski@albin-michel.frAURÉLIE LAPAUTRE,Coeditions/Foreign Rightsaurelie.lapautre@albin-michel.frSTÉPHANIE HAURAY,Coeditions/Foreign Rightsstephanie.hauray@albin-michel.frALBIN MICHELJEUNESSEFRANKFURT 2011FOREIGN RIGHTSCATALOGUEAll of our publications, be theypop-up books, novelty books, picturebooks, novels or non-fiction titles,are brought to life with imaginationand enthusiasm. It’s our pleasureto share them with you!ÉVELYNE GUYOT,Acquisitions Editorevelyne.guyot@albin-michel.frSHAÏNE CASSIM,Editorshaine.cassim@albin-michel.frBÉATRICE VINCENT,Editorbeatrice.vincent@albin-michel.frAlbin Michel Jeunesse22, rue Huyghens 75014 ParisTel.: 33 (0) 1 42 79 46 00Fax.: 33 (0) 1 42 79 46 80www.albin-michel.frCome and visit usin Hall 6.1, Stand B964LUCETTE SAVIER,Editorlucette.savier@albin-michel.frWILLIAM BABOIN,Artistic Directorwilliam.baboin@albin-michel.frCover Design by Benjamin Lacombe

pop up BOOKHIDE and SEEKDAVID A. CARTERPop-up book, 229X229mm, 7 spreadsAges 3+­David Carter is an internationally acclaimedpop-up artist. Since his first success withHow Many Bugs in a Box?, he has createdmore than 50 pop-up books, including the RedDot series which sold hundreds of thousandsof copies around the world.Spend countless hours of funsearching for images and wordshidden within the art!“Hide and Seek is thefirst title in the second seriesof my art pop-up books. In thefirst series of 5 titles, The Red Dotseries, I ask the reader to search for asingle image hidden within ten pop-up kineticsculptures. With this Hide and Seek series, I haveexpanded the concept and I am now askingthe reader to search for hundreds of imagesor words hidden within the pop-up kineticsculptures. My wish is that the reader will seethese pop-up books as an art exhibition ontheir bookshelf. I hope my art tickles yourmind and as always, please touch the art.”David A. Carterpop up BOOK

BOX SETFour Minibooks, four great stories,where three irresistible and intrepidMinicats lead us on their sweet,offbeat ventures!MINICATSBRUNO GIBERTA box set of 4 hardcover books with jacket, 95X130mm,24 pages each, €13.90Ages 4+WWho are the Minicats?Three mini rascals intent on not lettingthemselves be intimidated by a world not withintheir reach. When you are a mini cat, everythingis either too high or too big, but when thesethree Minicats team up, nothing is impossible.This is how they decide to drive the car to go buysome milk; to go big game fishing; to wash upin the bathroom sink; or even to feed Lucien the dog.They turn all these challenges into adventures,full of unexpected twists. In the end, the Minicatsalways wind up happy, and sometimes they’veeven grown up a bit.I LOVE CHRISTMASMINNE & MERLINHardcover picture book, 245X275mm, 48 pages, €13.90Ages 5+I“ loved finding the gifts under the Christmas tree.It was all so beautiful that I said: what if we don'tunwrap them! We could keep them there, all year!That would be marvelous, every day would beChristmas morning. And you said: what's wrong withyour head? And you pounced on a big packageand tore off the silver paper.”25 anecdotes to count down the daysand get excited before Christmas!Minne is the author of J’aime, which was awardedthe Bologna Ragazzi Award for fiction in 2004,and J’aime l’été, both previously published atAlbin Michel Jeunesse and sold worldwide.PICTURE BOOKThe Minicats Wash UpThe Minicats Go FetchSome MilkThe Minicats Makea New FriendThe Minicats DoSome GoodMerlin is the author and illustratorof Le Garage, a 2010 internationalsuccess. In this new title, Merlinconfirms his talent and rendersthe Christmas emotions in a swarmingclassic style à la Richard Scarry.

ILLUSTRATED NON-FICTIONA new title in the “IllustratedInventories” collection, invitingreaders of all ages to an excitingtour of the world, in search ofthe most beautiful cultural sites!AN ILLUSTRATED INVENTORYOF THE WONDERSOF THE WORLDVIRGINIE ALDJIDI& EMMANUELLE TCHOUKRIELHardcover picture book, 215X300mm, 72 pages, €15Ages 5+Discover 80 monuments and historic centers, all onthe UNESCO World Heritage List and spread around morethan 50 countries. The monuments are organized by continent andthe accompanying texts give historical facts and striking anecdotes.Emmanuelle Tchoukriel’s naturalist watercolours renderthe diversity and beauty of these Wonders of the World.Already availablein the series:The Stamp Art Kit is an elegant art kit including a booklet withadvice and step-by-step tips from the illustrator on how to drawamazing pictures of animals + 12 printed cards to stamp,with animals to dress and scenes to bring to life, using 3 patternedstamps, 7 animal stamps and 3 different inks.The Watercolour Art Kit is an elegant art kit including a bookletwith advice and step-by-step tips from the illustrator to creategorgeous watercolour paintings of fruits & vegetables + 12 printedcards to colour, with cut out fruits and scenes to bring to life,8 watercolour pencils, 2 brushes and 1 tube of glue.THE STAMPART KITTHE WATER COLOURART KITVIRGINIE ALDJIDI& EMMANUELLE TCHOUKRIELBox set with drawer + softcover book,236X169X40mm + 165X230cm, 64 pages, €20Ages 5+Creative art kits inspiredby the beautiful “IllustratedInventories” collectionART KIT

PICTURE BOOKTHE FAIRYHERBARIUMSEBASTIEN PEREZ& BENJAMIN LACOMBEHardcover picture book with laser-cutsand tracing paper, 280X310mm, 64 pages, €25PICTURE BOOKAges 7+Aleksandr Bogdanovich, an eminent Russian botaniston special assignment in Rasputin’s Cabinet of OccultSciences, is in search of the Elixir of life. His work leads himto Brocéliande, the enchanted forest famous for bothits medicinal plants and its legends. The secret and intricateworld of fairies he discovers there is going to changehis life forever…Pen and ink drawings, oil paintings, and watercolorsintermingle and reveal themselves through cutoutsand translucent paper.Benjamin Lacombe has created a rareand unique world, mixing botanicalmarvels and magical creatures.As a child, Benjamin Lacombeused to collect movies byWalt Disney and Tim Burton.Today, as an artist,his illustrated worldcombines Disney’senchantment withBurton’s fantasy fora very personal andspectacular result.His books havebeen sold worldwide.

STATIONERYCalendarBenjamin Lacombehas produced an elegantrange of stationery itemsinspired by the enchantingworld of The FairyHerbarium!NotebookSTATIONERYPostcards in a folder. Agenda. Notebook withElastic Band. Calendar. Postcardsin a folderAgenda