The book to be published by edition Paulsen (France) in April 2026. More images to come.
Alexis Jenni tells the story of Tenzing Norgay, a poor young shepherd from the high plateaus of the Himalayas who grows up at the foot of Everest. Like all the climbers he sees passing by, he dreams of reaching the summit of the roof of the world. While the mountain is unpredictable, it sometimes smiles upon the humble and the courageous.
Fly like a bird
Olga Ptashnik | 32pp | 21 x 28,2 cm
Fly beautiful and gracefully, fast or slow, high or above the ground: fly your way and sing your own song.
Little bird wants to fly but he doesn’t know how. So far, he can only flap his wings. So, while his feathers grow and his wings become stronger, his friends tell him all about how other birds, from hummingbirds, albatrosses to pelicans, fly. Will this give him the confidence to take to the skies himself?
Rights sold to Taiwan (Les Gouttes Press) | USA (Eerdmans Young Readers).
Journey above the Earth. Diary of a swallow
Pavel Kvartalnov & Olga Ptashnik | 48pp | 22.7 x 28.5 cm
As autumn sets in and the weather is getting colder, so the journey starts every year of thousands of swallows flying from Europe to Africa, in search of warmer climates. Follow one of them and its companions, as they leave Ireland, flying over cities, mountains, sea, desert and jungle to get to destination. A long trip full of excitement, discoveries and dangers for a little bird. Debut album of Russian ornithologist Pavel Kvartalnov and illustrator Olga Ptashnik, the book has been selected amongst 350 projects for the “DPictus Unpublished Picturebook Showcase”, to take place at the 2019 Frankfurt Bookfair.
Rights sold in France (Rue du Monde) | Germany (Insel Verlag) | Italy (Caissa) | Russia (Samokat Books) | Taiwan (Les Gouttes Press) | China (Guangxi Normal University Press Group Co., Ltd)
The monster's forest
Xuhua Xie & Olga Ptashnik | Oriental Babies & Kids Limited, China | 40pp | 26.5 x 21.20cm
Monster wants to plant a forest. A dark and scary forest it has to be, unlike any others. With a dark cave of his own of course. But, as busy as he is, he needs to find someone to look after it. Who will that be? A tiger? An elephant? Until a sweet little furry white rabbit shows up. Not scary enough, Monster thinks…well, he could be surprised!
