7 Mart 2015 Cumartesi

MCPG bülten

 Bologna ​Kitap Fuarı için geri sayım başladı! 

Mariko and Jillian Tamaki
​'nin ​
 This One Summer 
​grafik romanlar kategorisinden 
LA Times 
​Kitap Ödülü finaline kaldı.​ Eserin ayrıca bu yılın başlarında hem
 Caldecott Onur ve 
​hem ​
Printz 
​Onur ​alan 
ilk kitap oldu
​ğunu sizlere hatırlatalım​
!

Claudia Mills
​ ve 
 Rob Shepperson
'un ​
Franklin School Friends ​
​ serisinin bu hafta 3. cü uluslarası satış gerçekleşti.
​Çin
​ce​
 Kompleks haklar
​ı ​
 Global Kids Books
​ yayınevine verildi. Böylece eser, 
İbranice ve Japon
​ca dillerinin yanısıra Çince (kompleks ) çevrilecek.



BESTSELLERS

·         THE SCULPTOR by Scott McCloud / New York Times Bestsellers List, Hardcover Graphic Novels, March 15, 2015: #4 (4th week on the list!)
**CONFIDENTIAL TO THE TRADE UNTIL MARCH 8**




FSG BYR HIGHLIGHTS

SALES:
·         BARTLEBY SPEAKS! by Robin Cruise, illus. by Kevin Hawkes / Korean rights relicensed to Woongjin Think Big
·         KELSEY GREEN READING QUEEN: Franklin School Friends, Book #1 by Claudia Mills, illus. by Rob Shepperson / Chinese Complex rights licensed to Global Kids Books
·         PLANTING THE TREES OF KENYA by Claire A. Nivola / Portuguese (Brazil) rights relicensed to Comboio da Corda


REVIEWS:

MY DOG IS THE BEST by Laurie Ann Thompson, illus. by Paul Schmid
Kirkus, March 15, 2015 issue
“This simple, quiet story conveys the enduring bond between child and dog, with the added appeal of a joke that younger children just beginning to understand humor can enjoy.”
                http://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374300517


MIMI AND BEAR IN THE SNOW by Janee Trasler
Booklist, February 19, 2015
“Fans of Mo Willems’ Knuffle Bunny series or Robie H. Harris’ Maybe a Bear Ate It! will endear to this gentle story of a lost toy found.”
                http://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374349714


ONE FAMILY by George Shannon, illus. by Blanca Gomez
Publishers Weekly, February 27 2015 issue
“Shannon’s message is clear: no matter how many people there are in a family, what color they are, or what ages they are, they’re still a family….Imbued with warmth, comfort, and a kind of universality.”
              http://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374300036


SURVIVAL STRATEGIES OF THE ALMOST BRAVE by Jen White
Kirkus, March 15, 2015 issue
“Using imagery from the natural world, Liberty describes their journey, fueled by junk food and her fears. It's not until the end that she realizes that some of these scary people were wishing her well. Readers familiar with Cynthia Voigt's Homecoming (1981) will recognize the gripping story arc.”
                http://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374300845



FIRST SECOND HIGHLIGHTS

AWARDS:
·         THIS ONE SUMMER by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki / LA Times Book Prize Finalist, Graphic Novels


REVIEWS:

BAKE SALE by Sara Varon
Publishers Weekly, March 4, 2015: “13 Delicious Comics
“A delight.”
                http://us.macmillan.com/books/9781596434196


PRINCESS DECOMPOSIA AND COUNT SPATULA by Andi Watson
BCCB, March 2015 issue
“This graphic novel is absolutely—there’s no getting around the word—charming…This could be exactly the crossover book that romance fans need to convince them once and for all that graphic novels have a place in their world.”
                http://us.macmillan.com/books/9781626721494


RELISH by Lucy Knisley
Publishers Weekly, March 4, 2015: “13 Delicious Comics
“[Knisley’s] clean cartooning and honest storytelling make this graphic novel irresistible.”
                http://us.macmillan.com/books/9781596436237
               


Sublicensed Edition of the Week!

If You Want to See a Whale is a poetic and beautiful book, and Oceano has done a fantastic job creating the Spanish edition of the latest picture book from dynamic duo Julie Fogliano and Erin Stead!

Foreign sales for IF YOU WANT TO SEE A WHALE:
Catalan/Andana ∙ Chinese Complex/Taosheng ∙ Chinese Simplified/Macmillan Century ∙ French/Kaleidoscope ∙ German/Fischer ∙ Greek/Nefeli ∙ Italian/Babalibri ∙ Japanese/Kodansha ∙ Korean/Munhakdongne ∙ Portuguese (Brazil)/Pequeña Zahar ∙ Spanish/Oceano





ROARING BROOK PRESS HIGHLIGHTS

SALES:
·         LITTLE TUG by Stephen Savage / French paperback rights licensed to Galllimard


REVIEWS:

BEN DRAWS TROUBLE by Matt Davies
Booklist, March 15, 2015 issue-
“Succinct and emotionally charged…Full of energy and expression.”
                http://us.macmillan.com/books/9781596437951


HOW TO BABYSIT A LEOPARD by Ted and Betsy Lewin
Kirkus, March 15, 2015 issue
“A husband-and-wife team, seasoned travelers, artists, and children's-book creators, offer readers a selection of highlights from 40 years of careful observation of the natural and human worlds in places near and far.”
                http://us.macmillan.com/books/9781596436169


KATIE FRIEDMAN GIVES UP TEXTING! by Tommy Greenwald, illus. by J.P. Coovert
BCCB, March 2015 issue
“Readers will be thoroughly amused as she and her crew, drawn from different strata of the lunchroom hierarchy, navigate life off the network.”    
                http://us.macmillan.com/books/9781596438378


THE SKUNK by Mac Barnett, illus. by Patrick McDonnell
Kirkus, March 15, 2015 issue
“When is a skunk not a skunk? When it's a…skunk. […] Peculiar, perplexing, and persistent – training wheels for Samuel Beckett.”
                http://us.macmillan.com/books/9781596439665


SUPERTRUCK by Stephen Savage
The Washington Post, March 4, 2015: "Best New Children's Books"“Stephen Savage gets the rhythm and drama of the story exactly right…Supertruck is every small child who dreams of being a hero.”
                http://us.macmillan.com/books/9781596438217


WATER IS WATER by Miranda Paul, illus. by Jason Chin
Booklist, March 15, 2015 issue
“Gentle and very cleverly rhymed…Excellent.”
                http://us.macmillan.com/books/9781596439849


MCPG ANIMAL FRIEND OF THE WEEK

This handsome creature is Christy Ottaviano’s cat, Dante! Christy is the editor of the Book Scavenger series by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman.

Emily and James rush from clue to clue in a literary scavenger hunt in this debut novel, pitched as Chasing Vermeer meets The Goonies at a slumber party thrown by Edgar Allan Poe.

Foreign sales for THE BOOK SCAVENGER series:
Catalan/Estrella Polar (Books 1-3) ∙ Czech/Vikend (Books 1-3) ∙ French/Robert Laffont (Books 1-3) ∙ German/Mixtvision (Books 1-3) ∙ Spanish/Editions Destino (Books 1-3)
                http://us.macmillan.com/books/9781627791151






HENRY HOLT BYR HIGHLIGHTS

REVIEWS:

BEE DANCE by Rick Chrustowski
Kirkus, March 15, 2015 issue
“A riot of color and variety…A tiny but remarkable one-day adventure that may well ignite entomological excitement.”
                http://us.macmillan.com/books/9780805099195


LITTLE BOO by Stephen Wunderli, illus. by Tim Zeltner
Booklist, February 19, 2015
“Zeltner’s acrylic paintings in lush colors complement Wunderli’s inspiring story of patience, while simultaneously showing many parts of a plant’s life cycle.”
                http://us.macmillan.com/books/9780805097085


WINNIE by Sally M. Walker, illus. by Jonathan D. Voss
BCCB, March 2015 issue
“An intriguing and well-written look at a different era of wild animal care…The real-life connection to Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh will draw kids into the history of the book, and photographs of Winnie, Colebourn, and the Milnes on the endpapers will interest youngsters as well.”
                http://us.macmillan.com/books/9780805097153


YOU’RE A CRAB!: A Moody Day Book by Jenny Whitehead
Kirkus, March 15, 2015 issue
“Whitehead delves deep into a tissue-paper-swirled ocean to find all kinds of creatures and the many emotions they may be feeling.”
                http://us.macmillan.com/books/9780805093612




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