Lantana Publishing Nilanjana Roy, author of The Wildings TYLER THE TIGON has never fitted in. Neither a tiger like his dad nor a lion like his mum, poor Tyler stands out like a sore

Lantana Publishing2017 Catalogue

Welcome to Lantana Publishing, the home of award-winning multicultural books for children.

We are an exciting new publishing house dedicated to diverse and multicultural picture books for children. All of our titles are fun, contemporary stories that shed light onto the many ways in which cultures around

the world celebrate their traditions, beliefs and landscapes. Our books always include a lot of adventure and just a little bit of magic.

Because all children deserve to see themselves in the books they read.

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Etabo loves to race camels. It feels like he is flying. One day he might even beat his older brother when they race. But with the price of water rising, Etabo’s father must sell the camels, and his siblings must find work. What will Etabo do now?

From acclaimed Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu and award-winning illustrator Manuela Adreani, this story of love and hope centres on the inspiring Turkana people of north-west Kenya. Told with gentleness and humour, it is a universal story about keeping one’s dreams alive.

Born in Nairobi, Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu represents a new generation of African filmmakers. Her award-winning films have screened in over 100 film festivals around the world. The Wooden Camel is her first picture book.

Manuela Adreani is an award-winning children’s book illustrator and animator living in Turin, Italy. Her accolades include winning the illustration contest for the 130th anniversary of the creation of Pinocchio.

Title: The Wooden CamelBy: Wanuri Kahiu& Manuela AdreaniPrice: £8.99Pub Date: 12th April 2017Dimensions: 240x240 mmPages: 32; Age: 4-8Binding: PaperbackISBN: 978-1-911373-13-1Export: Yes; Rights: World

Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl was born in the United States to Ugandan parents. For over ten years, she has worked in international development in East and Southern Africa. This is her first picture book.

Sandra van Doorn was born in France and now lives in Australia. She attended art classes at Emily Carr University in Vancouver before embarking on her career as a children’s illustrator.

Title: Sleep Well, Siba and SabaBy: Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl & Sandra van DoornPrice: £8.99Pub Date: 28th March 2017Dimensions: 240x240 mmPages: 32; Age: 4-8Binding: PaperbackISBN: 978-1-911373-10-0Export: Yes; Rights: World

‘Sleep well, Siba and Saba is an enchanting, beautiful

and fun read – utterly compelling.’

Yewande Omotoso, author of The Woman Next Door

Forgetful sisters Siba and Saba are always losing something. Sandals, slippers, sweaters – you name it, they lose it.

When the two sisters fall asleep each night, they dream about the things they have lost that day. Until, one night, their

dreams begin to reveal something entirely unexpected...

With playful illustrations and a lullaby-like rhythm, this heart-warming story set in

Uganda is truly one to be treasured.

Aditya and Anjali love listening to their grandmother’s stories, particularly the scary one about the ghost in the tree. But the night their grandmother passes away, all her stories seem to lose their meaning. Then something happens that is more mysterious and magical than any story. Could their grandmother still be with them after all? A poignant and moving story about bereavement and healing, stunningly illustrated and told in gorgeous poetic prose.

Sharanya Manivannan&

Nerina Canzi

Sharanya Manivannan is an award-winning poet and writer from India. She has received the Lavanya Sankaran Fellowship for 2008-2009 and a 2012 ELLE Fiction Award, and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize twice. This is her first picture book.

Nerina Canzi is an award-winning Argentinian illustrator. In 2015, she won the prestigious Premio Nacional Y Latinoamericano de Literatura Infantil Y Juvenil award and was selected for the VI Salón de Ilustración Imagen Palabra in Colombia.

Title: The Ammuchi Puchi

By: Sharanya Manivannan

& Nerina Canzi

Price: £8.99

Pub Date: 17th October 2016

Dimensions: 240x240 mm

Pages: 32; Age: 7-11

Binding: Paperback

ISBN: 978-1-911373-02-5

Export: Yes; Rights: World

‘Heart-wrenching and full of hope, The

Ammuchi Puchi glows with magic and wisdom.’ - Nilanjana Roy, author of

The Wildings

TYLER THE TIGON has never fitted in. Neither a tiger like his dad nor a lion like his

mum, poor Tyler stands out like a sore thumb. Taunted and teased by the other jungle

creatures, he flees into the forest with the weight of the world on his shoulders. But who should he find there? An equally extraordinary

creature with a tale as sad as his own… A playful and poignant story told in rhyming verse about appreciating your differences and

learning to love the skin you’re in.

Title: The Tigon and the LigerBy: Keilly Swift & Cosei Kawa

Price: £8.99Pub Date: 8th Sept 2016

Dimensions: 240x240 mmPages: 32; Age: 4-8

Binding: PaperbackISBN: 978-0-9932253-9-0


Tyler the tigon was terribly rare.

A big cat like him isn’t found everywhere.

Unique from his ears to his tail to his tum,

His dad was a tiger, a lion his mum…

Keilly Swift grew up in the Bahamas, where she was something of a curiosity at her local school. Keilly has worked in children’s publishing for more than fifteen years for organisations including the BBC, Eaglemoss and Egmont. The Tigon and the Liger is her first picture book.

Cosei Kawa is an award-winning Japanese illustrator. His many accolades include the Sydney Taylor Book Award (US), Silver Medal Honour, the Macmillan Prize for Children’s Books (UK), Highly Commended, and the Turry’s Picture Book Award (Japan).

The Tigon and the Liger

is destined to become a

new classic and is a book

every child should grow

up reading.’ – Nicky Cox

MBE, First News

HAROUN, the cat, likes nothing better than to spend his days sleeping in the sunlit courtyards of Damascus. But one thing always ruins his sleep: jasmine! Haroun can’t stand the sweet-scented flowers! So one day, he hatches a plan to fix the problem. But little does he know that in doing so he deeply angers the Jasmine Spirit who plans her revenge in her own crafty and hilarious way...

Title: The Jasmine SneezeBy: Nadine Kaadan

Price: £8.99Pub Date: 11th April 2016Dimensions: 240x240 mm

Pages: 32; Age: 4-8Binding: Paperback

ISBN: 978-0-9932253-8-3Export: Yes; Rights: World

Nadine Kaadan is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator from Damascus, Syria, now living in London, whose mission is to encourage a reading culture in the Arab world. Nadine has published over 15 books in the Arab region. Her picture book Leila, Answer me! won the Anna Lindh award in 2011 and is now being used to teach the Arabic language at Harvard University.

‘Take a deep breath of The Jasmine Sneeze

and you’ll be transported to one of the

world’s most beautiful cities. There,

you’ll get caught up in Damascus’ dense

colours and patterns, as well as its light-

hearted, sweet-smelling humour. A joy!’

– Marcia Lynx Qualey, author of

popular blog ArabLit

ANIKA has recently emigrated from

India and is having a difficult tim

e

adjusting to life in a new country –

not to mention life in a new school.

Taking to the internet, she searches

for Lord Ganesh, the Hindu

elephant god, to help her solve her

problems. But does Lord Ganesh

truly help her, or has she been relying

on her own inner wisdom all along?

‘Indian mythology gets a contemporary

twist in this poignant sto

ry about

friendship, fitting in, and a young girl’s

struggle to stand up for what’s ri

ght.’

– Deborah Kerbel, award-winning

author of Under the Moon

Title: Looking for Lord Ganesh

By: Mahtab Narsimhan & Sonja Wimmer

Price: £8.99

Pub Date: 11th April 2016

Dimensions: 240x240 mm

Pages: 32; Age: 7-11

Binding: Paperback

ISBN: 978-0-9932253-6-9

eBook ISBN: 978-0-9932253-7-6

Export: Yes; Rights: W

orld

German illustrator Sonja Wimmer has won many awards for her illustration including the Gold Medal for Best Illustrator at the US Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards 2011, and Most Inspirational Children’s Picture Book at the 2013 International Latino Book Awards.

Mahtab Narsimhan was born in Mumbai and immigrated to Canada. Her debut novel The Third Eye won the Silver Birch Fiction Award in 2009. The Tiffin was named one of the five best books for Young People in 2011 by the Quill & Quire.

WHEN ANYAUGO follows a giant chicken into her kitchen one warm night in Nigeria, she embarks on a

hilarious adventure where nothing is quite as it seems. Is the nature spirit that lives in the wooden walls of the house a help or a hindrance? Is the

mischievous giant chicken a friend or a foe? Most importantly, will Anyaugo find the courage to protect the tradi-tions she loves, and save the food her aunties have cooked for the New Yam

Festival the following day?

Title: Chicken in the KitchenBy: Nnedi Okorafor & Mehrdokht Amini

Price: £8.99Pub Date: 12th Oct 2015Dimensions: 240x240 mm


ISBN: 978-0-9932253-0-7eBook ISBN: 978-0-9932253-1-4


US/Nigerian author Nnedi Okorafor’s adult novel Who Fears Death won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, her YA novel Zahrah the Windseeker won the Wole

Soyinka Prize for African Literature and her children’s novel Long Juju Man won the Macmillan Writer’s Prize for Africa.

Iranian illustrator Mehrdokht Amini’s picture book Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns, written by Hena Khan, was selected for the 2013 Association for Library Services for

Children notable children’s booklist.

*WINNER* of the Children’s Africana Best

Book Award 2016

NOMINATED for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2017

WHITE RAVENS Honour List 2016

IT IS THE EVE of Chinese New Year. Lanterns are hung

in the shopping malls of Singapore and Yao is preparing to

wake the ancient sky dragon, Shen Long, from his year-long

sleep. From the moment Shen Long opens his great amber

eyes and unfurls his silver-blue tail, Yao will be propelled on

a magical journey through the skies of Singapore to battle

the bad luck of the previous year and usher in the good...

Title: Dragon DancerBy: Joyce Chng & Jérémy Pailler



ISBN: 978-0-9932253-2-1eBook ISBN: 978-0-9932253-3-8


French illustrator Jérémy Pailler’s first animated children’s film, Gerdas Vej, won the Best Animation for Teenagers Award at the Festival Internacional de Cine y Audiovisual Infantil y Juvenil in Venezuela and the Best Foreign Student Animation Award at the International Family Film Festival in the US.

‘This book really is utterly stunning, told in atmospheric prose with glorious

illustrations to match.’ - Phil and Charlotte, authors of the

popular blog ReadItDaddy

Singapore native Joyce Chng is a prolific writer of science fiction. Her fiction has appeared in Crossed Genres, We See a Different Frontier and the Apex Book of World SF II. Her YA trilogies are published by Books Actually and Fox Spirit Press.

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Book Award

2016

AROHAN is desperate for a guitar.

What eight year old boy isn’t? So when

Arohan’s grandmother gives him a

plain old bamboo flute for his

birthday, he is understandably a little

upset. But the xiao is steeped in the

myths and legends of China and has

its own special magic, as Arohan is

soon to discover...

Title: Phoenix SongBy: Tutu Dutta & Martina Peluso



ISBN: 978-0-9932253-4-5eBook ISBN: 978-0-9932253-5-2


Tutu Dutta is a Malaysian author who has written seven books for young people, including her middle

grade series, The Jugra Chronicles. She is a spokesperson for Asian writing and has served on the judging panel

for the Scholastic Asia Young Writers Award.

Martina Peluso is an Italian illustrator who has exhibited her work throughout Europe. As Art

Director of the Kolibri Cultural Association in Naples, she has combined her passion for art and children’s

education by organising countless cultural events and shows for young people.

‘Phoenix Song is a beautifully-

crafted picture book that will have

children gripped by its blend of

music, magic and contemporary

reality as they get right behind its

young hero, whom they will

completely take to their hearts.’

- Marjorie Coughlan, Mirrors,

Windows, Doors

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