Foreign rights Catalogue autumn 2015

Foreign Rights Catalogue
Autumn 2015
F
rom their creation in 2011, Bulles de savon (“soap bubbles” in French!) have sought
to combine literary excellence and art. Music, history, literature and biography are at
the heart of the catalogue, and readership ranges from the very young to middle-grade.
Bulles de savon’s books are unique in their dedication to poetry, both visual and textual. Each
title is conceived, written and illustrated with the utmost elegance, precision, and - let us not
forget - imagination.
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Coup de chaud (Sudden Heat)
N ovel by R aphaële F rier
C over by S olange G autier
The Book
Coup de chaud (Sudden Heat) is about a family secret, kept hidden for
sixteen years until the novel’s protagonist Marie finally discovers it. Her
parents made a mistake, leaving a hole in the family that never fully closed
up. Mansour, Marie’s friend and crush from Senegal, helps her to accept the
difficult truth. Along the way, Marie helps Mansour’s family find a solution
to their own dilemma.
Notes on this Title
Second volume in a series of novels called Envol (Taking Flight)
l The subject of child death is rarely dealt with in literature for young people.
Raphaële Frier does so here with precision and care, ultimately conveying
a message of hope.
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The Authors
Novel collection Envol
140 x 210 mm
170 pages
€10.90
11 years and up
ISBN : 9791090597259
Sale date April 8,2015
In just a short time, Raphaële Frier has published several celebrated novels
(Talents hauts, Rue du monde, among publishers). Her taste for childrens’
literature is informed by her work as a teacher. In her books, Frier tries to evoke
the strong, simple feelings of childhood, and her own children and her students
help to guide her towards those subjects they care about most.
Solange Gautier creates posters and book covers using
photography and collage. She works for publishers (with
Flammarion Jeunesse, Bêtes de guerre) and newspapers such as
Le monde diplomatique and Le Figaro.
In the same
collection
The Wall
and us
Le ciel d’Homère (Under Homer’s Sky)
N ovel
C over
by
A gnès de L estrade
J ulieta C ánepa
art by
The Book
ra de
Ag nè s de Le st
Nine-year-old Anouck befriends Homer, a strange old monster who lives in her
neighborhood. She doesn’t realize it, but Homer is homeless. Little by little, Anouck finds
ways to introduce him to her friends and family. After a short stint in the hospital, Homer
returns to the neighborhood – but now, thanks to Anouck’s mother, he has a roof over his
head. The protagonists are reminded that life is full of good reasons to live.
Notes on this title
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With her latest,Agnès de Lestrade gives us another one of her short but spunky, sensitive stories..
The book is perfectly pitched, and will resonate particularly well with urban children.
The Authors
Agnès de Lestrade, born in 1964, made a name for herself with her 2003 children’s
novel, La petite fille qui ne voulait pas cracher (The Little Girl Who Didn’t Want to Spit).
Since then, she’s been on a roll: fifty picture books and novels later, her work has been
translated into many languages.
Paperback
140 x 190 mm
80 pages
€7.50
9 years and up
ISBN : 979-10-90597-34-1
Sale date September 9, 2015
Julieta Cánepa is a graphic designer and fashion creator, founder of the Paris design
studio Youkunst. She has been Bulles de savon’s resident graphic designer for the past
two years.
Painters,
Who are you?
W ritten by J ean R ené
I llustrations by M arcelino T ruong
The Book
After the considerable success of Poets,Who are You?, here is its sequel, featuring
portraits of eighteen painters.The idea is the same: to get close to these creators,
to hear their voices, rediscover their lives and their work. Painters,Who are You?
straddles the line between documentary, biography, and art book.
Notes on the Title
Second book in the series Who are You?
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The series has been very positively received by educators, librarians, and an
exceptionally wide readership.
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The 18 painters:
1­. Miró
2. Da Vinci
3. Gauguin
4. Monet
5. Cézanne
6. Matisse
7. Rembrandt
8. Magritte
9. Bonnard
10. Chagall
11. Van Gogh
12. Picasso
13. Raphael
14. Botticelli
15. Bruegel
16. Michelangelo
17. Klimt
18. Bosch
The Authors
Jean René, is a songwriter, translator, biographer and publisher
who enjoys scrambling the puzzle pieces, all while absorbing
himself in everything dealing with art.
Hardcover picture book
270 x 340 mm
48 pages
€18,95
For ages ten and up
ISBN : 9791090597266
Published April 2015
Marcelino Truong, was born in Manila but is Vietnamese at heart.
He is at once an illustrator, painter, and cartoonist. Close to poetic
realism, his style has been appreciated by publications such as
Libération and Elle. His last success, published by Denoël, is a graphic
novel entitled Une si jolie petite guerre (Such a Pretty Little War).
In the same collection
Poets,
Who are you?
Writers, Who are You?
In the same
collection
Painters,
Who are you?
W ritten by P ierre D ucrozet
P ortraits by A nna F orlati
The Book
Here, eighteen great writers from around the world share the essence of their
lives and work: Flaubert, Balzac, Stendhal, Proust, Céline, Camus, Kafka, Borges,
Cortázar, Kerouac, Pérec,Tolkien, Dostoyevski, Hemingway,Woolf, Calvino, Orwell
and Dumas. Each right-hand page includes a large portrait of the writer by painter
Anna Forlati, with key dates from the writer’s life. On the left, a text written in
the first person as if by the writer, and the beginning of a chapter from one of his
or her famous works.
Poets,
Who are you?
Notes on this title
This is the third volume in our foremost series. It follows in the footsteps of
Poets, Who are You?, which was awarded a Special Choice award by the National
French Library in 2013.
lThe series is meant for a wide public: middle and high school-level students,
parents and teachers will all find something to like and learn.
l
The Authors
Hardcover picture book
270 x 340 mm
48 pages
€18,95
10 years and up
ISBN : 979-10-90597-32-7
Sale date August 26,2015
Pierre Ducrozet is the author of three novels published by Grasset in
France: Requiem pour Lola rouge (2010, Prix de la Vocation), La vie qu’on voulait
and Eroica (2015), about Jean-Michel Basquiat. For Bulles de savon, he has
written Poets, Who are You?, Marco Polo and Louis Armstrong (Lire dans le noir
Prize, 2013).
Anna Forlati is a young Venetian artist who paints with many colors
and imagination. For Bulles de savon, she illustrated the Petites histoires du
monde (texts by Jean-Claude Carrière). Here, she takes on portrait art.
COMING SOON !
January 2016:
EXPLORERS,
WHO ARE YOU ?
Didier Bazy / Alessandro
Ferraro
March 2016:
REBELS,
WHO ARE YOU ?
Pierre Ducrozet / Jean René /
Anna Forlati
August 2016:
PHILOSOPHERS,
WHO ARE YOU ?
Dorian Astor / Alessandro
Ferraro
Maman est un oiseau
(Mother is a bird)
N ovel
A nne L oyer
I llustrations by L eïla B rient
by
In the same
collection
Lou, the Cat and the
Assassins
The Book
Maman est un oiseau (Mother is a Bird) is about an eight-year old named Manon
whose mother is an airplane pilot. Her father stays at home and takes care of
Manon and her younger brother Tim. Everyone misses mother bird while she’s
up in the air, but the family has learned to cope with her absences, and celebrates
plenty when she returns! At school, Manon has to prepare a presentation about
her parents’ occupations. She’s nervous; some of the boys in her class have
made fun of her about her father being a stay-at-home dad. Their fathers are
policemen, firefighters. After some difficulty, Manon finds the words to make
her presentation. Now, the class not only understands why Manon’s dad doesn’t
work: they are impressed to learn that her mother is a bird!
MY DEAR LITTLE
HEART
Notes on this title
Part of the Plume series
• An ideal book for beginning readers; deals with the real-life topic of the sensitive
meeting point between home and school life
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The Authors
Paperback
125 x 190 mm
48 pages
€6.00
5 years and up
ISBN : 9791090597211
Published January 2015
Before becoming a writer, Anne Loyer studied law
and history. She worked as a journalist for fifteen years,
then decided to dedicate herself to writing her own
stories. Today she lives in the Cantal region of France,
where she is surrounded both by real mountains and
by mountains of books.where she is surrounded both
by real mountains and by mountains of books.
Leïla Brient is an author and illustrator. She studied
in Grenoble and at the Beaux-Arts school in Paris. She
collaborates frequently with Anne Loyer.
Professor Borax’s
Dream
Mon cher petit coeur
(My Dear Little Heart)
In the same
collection
Lou, the Cat and the
Assassins
N ovel by A gnès de L estrade
I llustrations by P eggy N ille
The Book
Mon cher petit cœur (My Dear Little Heart) is the story of a young girl who is
about to undergo a heart transplant. She has many questions: who will my donor
be? Will I like my new heart as much as the one I have now? Will my new heart
also love my crush at school, Leopold?
Notes on this Title
MY DEAR LITTLE
HEART
This is a touching short novel for beginning readers.
l Agnès de Lestrade has just won the Prix littéraire de la Citoyenneté (Literary
Prize for Citizenship) for Mon cher petit cœur.
l Rights have been sold for the Korean language.
l
Les auteurs
Paperback
125 x 190 mm
48 pages
€6.00
6 years and up
ISBN : 9791090597211
Published October 2013
Agnès de Lestrade, born in 1964, made a name for herself
with her 2003 children’s novel, La petite fille qui ne voulait pas
cracher (The Little Girl Who Didn’t Want to Spit). Since then,
she’s been on a roll: fifty picture books and novels later, her
work has been translated into many languages.
Peggy Nille spent three years in the Paris Beaux-Arts
school studying painting. After working as a graphic artist
for an advertising company, she began to illustrate children’s
books for different publishers: Nathan, Syros, Hatier…
Professor Borax’s
Dream
GRAND HISTORY
OF THE ARAB WORLD
W ritten by F rançois R eynaert
P reface by M alek C hebel
I llustrations by L aura F anelli
The Book
An illustrated book that tells the story of the Arab world in a simple and
elegant fashion. From the Roman Empire to the Middle Ages, it shows that
East and West aren’t really so far apart. It becomes clear in reading that, in
fact, their roots are shared.
Notes on this Title
• The striking style of François Reynaert, editorialist at L’Obs magazine, and the
impassioned preface by Malek Chebel make this book a veritable event
• In light of recent events on the world stage, children are increasingly curious
about the meanings of words such as Arab, Muslim, Mohammed. This book is a
delightful introduction to these concepts and their history.
The Authors
Hardcover documentary picture book
280 x 280 mm
40 pages
€14,95
10 years and up
ISBN : 979-10-90597-29-7
Published May 2015
François Reynaert is a journalist at L’Obs, a French weekly
magazine. He writes about history and science. He has
published several books and writes often on the Arab world.
Born in Termoli, Italy, Laura Fanelli is an illustrator and graphic
designer based in Toulouse, France. After studying visual
communication, she worked as a graphic designer in Rome,
Brussels, and in Spain before moving to France to illustrate
children’s books.