The Monster City

Text: Joanna Guszta Illustrations:  Przemek Liput   6+ 40 pages 23 x 28 cm Hardcover (Kropka)     Must have Award 2021  by the Łódź Design Festival; Wise Book of the Year 2020 (a literary award for the best popular science book published in Polish, awarded by the Jagiellonian University); Polish Graphic Design Awards 2020 - distinction for illustrations See also: A monstrous story about a friendly urban space… Wait a moment! Who is the real monster here? The city…...
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The Cat. Owner’s Manual

Text: Kasia Antczak Illustrations:  Kasia Fryza   5+ 48 pages 20 x 24,7 cm Hardcover (Kropka) Rights sold: Spanish, Catalan     The user's manual usually explains how to use the device correctly. This manual is different because a cat is a living being, so the caring owner should know how to care for it properly. Please, meet Dot, the cat who will tell you about her world and guide you through the issues of cat care. She will show…...
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The Dog. Owner’s Manual

Text: Kasia Antczak Illustrations:  Kasia Fryza   5+ 48 pages 20 x 24,7 cm Hardcover (Kropka) Rights sold: Spanish, Catalan     Using the pieces of advice given by the dog Bubbles in this charming picture book, you will learn how to deal with the dog in different situations, for example, when it signals that it's hungry, is scared, it wants to go for a walk, that something is wrong, feels insecure or wants to play. Thanks to simple slogans…...
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The Ninth Planet

Text: Monika Milewska & Agnieszka Pollo Illustrations: Natalia Uryniuk     7+ 56 pages Hardcover 20,5 x 29 cm (Widnokrąg)   One day a planet disappears from the solar system. What happened? Celestine, a young comet with an icy but big heart, tries to solve the case. In the process, she gets into cosmic trouble herself. As you follow the trajectory of her adventures, you will learn not only the gossip of planetary life but also the laws governing the…...
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I change. What happens to me during adolescence

Text: Izabela Jąderek Illustrations: Zosia Dzierzawska   12+ 255 pages Hardcover 17,5 x 22,3 cm (Slowne)   It is a compendium of the anatomy, the physiology of puberty, the discovery and development of sexual and gender identity, but also assertiveness and social relations as well as online safety. It can also help adults to talk to children about their psychosexual development. For each and every one of us, psychosexual development continues from cradle to grave. Adolescence is of huge importance.…...
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Look how great Love is

Text: Alicja Dyrda Illustrations: Ola Szwajda 3+ 36 pages Hardcover 22 x 21,5 cm (Natuli)   This book is full of attentiveness (mindfulness), tenderness and closeness. It shows what love is: how to recognise and nurture it. It's about that moment when mum looks into her baby's eyes, or when dad grabs his child's hand... About the invisible, powerful force that is born with our baby and magically grows to fill our hearts, bodies and the whole world.    …...
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Morty and Stage fright

Concept: Anna Majcherczyk Illustrations:  Kasia Adamek-Chase   6+ 44 pages 19,5 x 22,5 cm Hardcover (Buka)     It shows up unannounced and uninvited. And it is by no means a favourite guest in our hearts. It shows up unannounced and uninvited. And it is by no means a welcome guest in our hearts. Almost everyone knows fear. And if you don't, sooner or later you will. Morty has just found out that he will be singing a song during an…...
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The Secret Story of Socks. Part 2

Text:  Justyna Bednarek Illustrations:  Daniel de Latour   6+ 160 pages Hardcover 16,5 x 23,5 cm (Poradnia K)   The Best Book of 2023 by IBBY Polish section – illustrations category nomination EMPIK 2023 BESTSELLERS by the biggest bookshops chain in Poland- nomination             Do you know why the Mona Lisa from Leonardo da Vinci's painting smiles in such a strange way? Have you heard what socks did in the South China Sea or the Wild West? did Charles Dickens come…...
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Dad’s Bottle

Concept: Artur Gębka Illustrations:  Agata Dudek   9+ 64 pages 16,5 x 23,5 cm Hardcover (Widnokrąg) Rights sold: Korean     Nomination for The Best Book of 2023 by IBBY Polish section – illustrations category.   When did it first appear? Nobody knows for sure. At first, it stood next to the armchair, unobtrusively. From the beginning, Wojtek did not like it, but Dad... Dad stared at the bottle longer and more carefully until it started to grow. An extremely…...
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