We were very proud to present our new book, Tata&Squack - Mission Elephant in three language editions on the Bologna Children's Book Fair. Since 1963 the Bologna Children's Book Fair has been a leading international event for publishers. It is the "place-to-be" for selling rights. The exhibition gives everyone the chance to discover the latest market trends in the book industry, to meet the most...
Meer als vijf jaar geleden bezochten we voor het eerst de Childrens Book Fair in Bologna. Bologna was een culinaire ontdekking voor ons en ook dit jaar wisten we weer ware pareltjes te vinden. Huisgemaakte raviolis met sali bij Trattoria Anna Maria, groene asperges bij Il Cesare en de klassieke tortellini in 'brodo' in het 'gouden' kabinet. Het maken van verse pasta is hier tot een kunst...
Es war schön wieder in Bologna zu sein. Wir haben uns inspirieren lassen von den vielen schönen Büchern und vielversprechende neue Kontakte geknüpft. Für uns war es inzwischen der dritte Besuch, aber das erste mal, daß wir auf dem Gemeinschaftsstand der Frankfurter Buchmesse standen. Es hat uns sehr gut gefallen. Die Organisation war super und es war schön andere Verlage zu treffen und sich...
It was great to be in Bologna again. In 2008 we were overwhelmed by the idea to see the whole world of children's books, publishers, agents, writers, illustrators buzzing in one place for a few days. Back then we were still trying to find a publisher for our books. By now we are glad we have our own publishing company, seeing all the great opportunities out there. Thank you Bologna, for the...
The story of how our idea Tata & Squack-The big Journey turns into a book has many beginnings. Its journey starts in 2007 as Tanja asks me to develop together with her a wildness story about a girl and her animal friend in Africa. From idea to book our journey is fraught with challenges. The idea was there but the characters, shape, style, tone, design, were yet to be created. During the next...
