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Lemniscaat Ltd Lemniscaat Ltd Fall 2018 Fall 2018
Lemniscaat LtdLemniscaat Ltd Fall 2018Fall 2018
Dear book lover,
It never happened before that we presented two books by the same author in one
and the same season. But we just couldn’t help it. Artist Mark Janssen has created
two irresistible picture books: a wordless sea voyage that will take your breath away,
and a thrilling dinosaur hunt in an amazing fold-out book.
Further, you’ll be able to sing along with Grammy Award winner Janis Ian, whose
funny song about an adventurous mouse was turned into a lovely picture book by
illustrator couple Ingrid & Dieter Schubert. You can also spy with a tarantula for the
culprit who stole the beef of King Lion’s birthday cake. And you can dream away
with Pearl, who finds a pair of mermaid shoes and makes her own dream come true.
Mies van Hout, who you may know for her picture books Happy and Surprise,
illustrated the story of Scaredy Sam – an adorable story about Sam who wishes to
overcome his fears and discovers he is braver than he thought. And don’t forget to
join Bert when he sneaks onto a construction site… and saves the day!
Seven wonderful picture books to enjoy this summer and autumn and for many
more years to come.
By the way, have you visited our website yet: www.lemniscaat.co.uk?
Here you’ll find teacher’s guides for most of our books – including all the books
in this catalogue – as well as exciting book trailers and of course all our titles publis-
hed so far.
Happy reading!
Jesse Goossens
publisher
ISBN: 978-1-78807-023-2 | Binding: Hardback | Trim size: 25 x 35.5 cm | Extent: 32 pages | Age: 4+ | Price: £ 9.95
Publication date: July 2018
Mark Janssen
Island
Shipwreck! A father, daughter and their dog wash up on
a small island. Little do the castaways know that the is-
land isn’t what it seems at all.
The island shows the family the wonders of life at sea.
Colourful fish dart in the waves and birds swoop in the
sky. Island life is full of the unexpected. The island pro-
tects the family against all kinds of dangers, from tropical
storms to arctic snow. Menacing animals lurk underwa-
ter, too. The island has its own secret, too. Eventually,
the family is rescued. And there’s a heart-warming sur-
prise when the little girl says farewell to the large kind
turtle – the real island – whose shell has provided the
family with their happy island home.
Island is a wordless picture book. Children are encour-
aged to study the wonderful illustrations and tell the
story in their own words. Mark Janssen’s painterly illus-
trations come alive on the page. Sun hits the water and
sparkles. Splashes of paint become shoals of fish. This is
a charming picture book full of imagination.
Mark Janssen studied at the Academy for Visual Arts in Maas-
tricht. Lemniscaat Ltd published his first picture book Nothing Happened loved by children and parents for its warmth and gen-
tle humour. He has also illustrated Dinos Don’t Exist, see page
17 of this catalogue.
WWW.MARKJANSSEN.NL
Dive into an enchantingly watery world full of surprises
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ISBN: 978-1-78807-024-9 | Binding: Hardback | Trim size: 25 x 34.5 cm | Extent: 32 pages | Age: 4+ | Price: £ 9.95
Publication date: July 2018
Sanne te Loo
Pearl’s Mermaid Shoes
It’s the last day of the holidays. Pearl walks along the beach
and finds something extraordinary in the sand – a pair of
mermaid shoes. Pearl tries on the shoes, which in fact are
scuba flippers. They fit perfectly. She really is a mermaid.
Back home, Pearl wears her mermaid shoes everywhere. The
children at school laugh at her but she’s not discouraged.
She makes a fishy mermaid tail and sets off to find the sea.
After much searching, Pearl finds a different kind of home
just right for a young mermaid – the city fountain. A tender
and gently inspirational story. This delightful picture book
quietly captures the heart.
Sanne te Loo is an illustrator and portrait painter, who
studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Breda. She lives in
Utrecht with her artist husband and two children. Sanne te
Loo’s illustrations combine a dreamy magical quality with
the lyricism of the everyday.
WWW.SANNETELOO.NL
A young girl called Pearl follows her dream to become a mermaid
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‘This delightful import from the Netherlands will strike a chord with all mermaids-in-training. The soft water-color illustrations neatly contrast the city scenes and the beach scenes, with Mia’s real and imagined fish friends following behind her. The final spread shows several mermaids from presumably all over the world and connects readers to the author-illustrator’s web-site.’
– Kirkus Reviews, starred review
ISBN: 978-1-78807-025-6 | Binding: Hardback | Trim size: 24 x 29,4 cm | Extent: 32 pages | Age: 4+ | Price: £ 9.95
Publication date: August 2018
Janis Ian – Illustrated by Ingrid & Dieter Schubert
The Tiny Mouse
Follow the romping adventures of a tiny dapper mouse,
who runs away to sea, suffers from sea sickness, narrowly
escapes a grisly end at the paws of the ship’s captain – a
cat – and escapes back to shore where he settles down
in married bliss. The moral of the tale, it’s better to be
at home than someone’s dinner at sea. Illustrations by
Ingrid & Dieter Schubert are full of quirky detail and
humour.
Janis Ian is a songwriter, performer and author with 9 Grammy
nominations. Her songs ‘At Seventeen’ and ‘Society’s Child’ are
in the Grammy Hall of Fame. Janis Ian wrote the song The Tiny Mouse for the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant.
WWW.INGRIDDIETERSCHUBERT.COM
Ingrid and Dieter Schubert illustrate in partnership. They
studied at the Academy of Design in Münster and the Academy
of Art in Düsseldorf, then the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Am-
sterdam. Their books for children are available in 21 languages.
Their work has been exhibited all over the world and is popu-
lar with both parents and children. The Umbrella published by
Leminscaat received much critical acclaim.
WWW.INGRIDDIETERSCHUBERT.COM
A picture book based on the song The Tiny Mouse by Grammy award-winner Janis Ian.
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‘Janis Ian easily conquers a new audience with her adorable mouse, both book and music. The story is as full of joy and adventure as any young reader could want. And as an added bonus, your child will sing him/herself to sleep with the tune.’
– Jane Yolen, noted children’s author, often called ‘The Hans Christian Andersen of America’
‘A little whimsy, a little darkness, a little music for a song turned into a picture book by veteran singer/songwriter Ian. ...The Schuberts’ illustrations are brightly colored and often surreal. ... Both words and music are appended ... It is a rollicking little num-ber.’
– Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
ISBN: 978-1-78807-026-3 | Binding: Hardback | Trim size: 24 x 35 cm | Extent: 32 pages | Age: 3+ | Price: £ 9.95
Publication date: September 2018
Tjibbe Veldkamp & Alice Hoogstad
Bert, Get off the Crane!
Every day, Bert stands behind the fence of the building
site and watches the steamroller, the cement truck and
the crane in action. Bert would really like to drive the
big machines himself. One day, he does and flattens a
car with the steamroller, pours concrete on the road and
even hoists a police car up by the crane! But surprisingly
Bert is the hero of the day and deserves a reward. This is
a picture book with a clever visual sub-plot. As soon as
you reach the end, go back to the beginning to find all
the picture clues and see Bert foil a bank robbery.
There’s so much for children to enjoy – the detailed il-
lustrations of the machines in action, the chaos and of
course the clever back-to-front solving of the mystery.
Tjibbe Veldkamp is the author of picture books, stories for
young children and ya novels. Lemniscaat published his pic-
ture books 22 Orphans and Tom the Tamer.
WWW.TJIBBEVELDKAMP.NL
Alice Hoogstad is an illustrator of children’s books, which
have been published in countries around the world. Some have
been made into animated films. Monster Book, published by
Lemniscaat, won the Golden Brush award for Best Illustrator.
Bert causes mayhem on the building site but surprisingly he’s also the hero of the day!
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‘Veldkamp (Tom the Tamer) and Hoogstad (Mon-ster Book) offer an unabashed fantasy in which a boy named Sam causes all manner of mischief at a construction site. ... Readers paying attention the backgrounds of Hoogstad’s loopy, pastel-colored scenes may get a hint of why Sam is embarking on his path of destruction, and all is revealed in the final pages. Not only does Sam get to drive some big trucks around, he gets to be the hero, too. What more could a kid want?”
– Publishers Weekly
‘This oversize Dutch import will undoubt-edly demand to be reread. It has enough twists and turns to keep the interest of not just vehicle lovers but anyone who likes solving a good mystery.’
– New York Times Book Review
ISBN: 978-1-78807-027-0 | Binding: Hardback | Trim size: 29,4 x 24 cm | Extent: 32 pages | Age: 3+ | Price: £ 9.95
Publication date: September 2018
Marlies Verhelst & Linde Faas
King Lion’s Feast
Tarantula has made a delicious birthday cake for King
Lion – from meat! On top, he places an extra-tender joint
of beef, but the moment Tarantula turns his back, the treat
disappears. Who is the beef thief? Tarantula sets off to find
out. He looks inside the mouths of all the animals going
to the king’s party. He finds Gorilla tasting banana soup,
Hornbill drinking fig-pip punch and Bat testing crunchy
beetle snacks, but he doesn’t discover the surprising beef
thief until the party is just about to start.
Marlies Verhelst’s story is full of pace and humour. Chil-
dren will relish the dishes the animals prepare for the
feast. Linde Faas’ illustrations are full of a sketchy energy
and capture the cheeky character of each animal.
Marlies Verhelst studied Dutch Language and Litera-
ture, then worked as a teacher. In 2006, she won a story
contest of one of Holland’s major women magazines, Li-
belle. She hasn’t stopped writing stories and columns for
adults and children’s since. King Lion’s Feast is Marlies’ elev-
enth children’s book and her first for Lemniscaat.
WWW.MARLIESVERHELST.NL
Linde Faas graduated with honours from the Art Academy
in Breda. She works as an animator, illustrator and artist.
Lemniscaat published Cola Fountains and Spattering Paint Bombs and Spurting Arteries and Flooding Oceans together
with Jesse Goossens. WWW.LINDEFAAS.NL
Who has stolen the treat from the very top of King Lion’s birthday cake?
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‘Faas makes the most of each double-page spread, whether Snake dangles from a vine, supporting a tray of eggs with his tail, Giraffe extending a long neck or Crocodile coiling around the perimeter of the pages. When everyone brings their offerings to the birthday banquet, the culprit becomes clear in a satisfyingly hu-morous ending.’
– Shelf Awareness
ISBN: 978-1-78807-028-7 | Binding: Hardback | Trim size: 21.5 x 26 cm | Extent: 32 pages | Age: 4+ | Price: £ 9.95
Publication date: October 2018
Mathilde Stein & Mies van Hout
Scaredy Sam
Scaredy Sam is scared of absolutely everything, from
wearing his favourite flowery dungarees in public to the
ghost he thinks lives under his bed. Sam makes an ap-
pointment with the Magic Tree to become less cowardly,
but first he must travel through the woods, where all the
wild creatures live. Step by step, Sam becomes less afraid.
He politely and boldly confronts a dragon, a giant spider
and a gnarled witch. By the time Sam reaches the Magic
Tree, he’s no longer afraid. Scaredy Sam has become
Brave Sam.
A quietly inspirational story to help children realise they
are braver than they think. Atmospheric and cheerful
illustrations with a distinctive painterly style help create
a world of magical adventure and self-discovery.
Mathilde Stein grew up in the Netherlands. She studied at
the Bordeaux School of Fine Arts and lived in France for ten
years. Later, she moved to the United Kingdom, where she
worked as Course Director and Senior Lecturer in Event Man-
agement at the University of Central England. Recently, she
has moved back to Holland.
WWW.MATHILDESTEIN.NL
Mies van Hout studied at the Arts Academy in Groningen,
where she majored in graphic design. She works as a freelance
illustrator and graphic designer. Mies van Hout’s work has
been published in more than twenty countries.
WWW.MIESVANHOUT.NL
Perhaps Scaredy Sam is braver than he thinks?
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‘[V]isually striking. ... [T]he double-page paintings will read well from a distance, with elements that garner both goosebumps and giggles (a dragon wears a Band-Aid; a witch sports pink house slip-pers). Try this in the context of classroom discus-sions of emotions.’
– Kirkus Reviews
‘Muted watercolors full of quirky details. ... Wry... with a nice lesson.’
– Chicago Kirkus Reviews
‘While the fun and quirky text will keep readers and listeners engaged, the illustrations truly bring the story to life. Irresistibly detailed cartoon characters in black outlines pop out of the fuzzy, rich-toned background paintings, creating pages that readers will want to pore over. ... [Sam’s] story is a delightful one.’
– School Library Journal
ISBN: 978-1-78807-029-4 | Binding: Hardback | Trim size: 25 x 35,5 cm – with huge fold-outs | Extent: 32 pages
Age: 4+ | Price: £ 11.95 | Publication date: October 2018
Mark Janssen
Dinos Don’t Exist
Two brothers set off on a pretend expedition to find di-
nosaurs. Of course, everyone knows dinos don’t exist, so
there’s no need to be scared – or is there? The reader soon
sees the brothers climb through rocks that are really dino-
saur teeth and mountains that are sharp dinosaur horns.
Then, as each page unfolds, the landscape reveals itself to
be full of dinosaurs!
Mark Janssen plays visual tricks with scale. He creates
a world of bold colourful illustrations where nothing is
quite what it seems. Watch out and look closer … that
tree or hill might be a dinosaur, too.
Mark Janssen studied at the Academy for Visual Arts in
Maastricht. He has illustrated more than 500 books for chil-
dren and adults. Lemniscaat published his first picture book
Nothing Happened, which was enthusiastically received inter-
nationally. See Island, his other exciting new title, on page 5
of this catalogue.
WWW.MARKJANSSEN.NL
Warning! Unfold this book for scary dinosaur surprises!
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