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August 2, 2023
A sneak peek Fall’23 new titles
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Begin trembling with fear… While we are currently working on the new catalogue and updating the new titles blog, we would like to share with you a few words from our Editorial Director. It is a reflection on fear in children’s literature, which gives many clues as to the leitmotif of Combel’s next campaign: […]
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June 26, 2023
An interview by Pelio Papadia, editor-in-chief of Taλκ Magazine and talcmag.gr First question for our audience: Who is Àngels Navarro and what made her decide that she wanted to write for children? Àngels Navarro is a child psychologist, specialised in cognitive development, who worked for many years with children with special needs: Down’s Syndrome, autistic […]
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February 24, 2023
Zoom in the new search-and-find book by Cristina Losantos! Last week we published Cristina Losantos’ long-awaited title: I Spy with my Little Eye. The City. A wonderful search and find book with more than 800 characters that encourages kids to explore the city escene by scene. To get to know the author’s creative process, we […]
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February 6, 2023
Meet & greet us at Bologna H29 D7! We’re so excited for another year of the Bologna Book Fair. Especially for this 2023 edition. The BCBF celebrates its 60th anniversary and we are ready to party! What about you? While we are still fixing appointments and getting everything ready for the world’s leading event in the children’s publishing industry, we […]
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September 16, 2022
Combel Fall foreign rights list is out now! While we are fixing appointments for the Frankfurt Book Fair and the new fall catalogue is on print, we want to share with you the letter from the Editorial Director. “Art is play,” as Paul Klee said. That is why at Combel we conceive it as an […]
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May 10, 2022
The power of museums
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Celebrating International Museum Day 2022 with a purpose As every 18th May, museums from all around the world celebrate International Museum Day (IMD). This year the slogan is “The power of museums”. The purpose is to explore the potential of museums to bring about positive change in their communities through three lenses: achieving sustainability, innovating […]
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April 27, 2022
Two titles on the TOP 5 bestsellers Catalan children’s books list on World Book Day! Last Saturday, more than 300 books and roses stalls were set up again in Barcelona. Thousands took to the streets to celebrate Sant Jordi and look for new books. What a massive party! As you know, in Catalonia we […]
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February 2, 2022
What important event happened exactly 100 years ago today? On February 2nd, 1922, James Joyce’s Ulysses was published as a complete novel by Sylvia Beach, the owner of the Paris legendary bookstore Shakespeare and Company. Widely regarded as the greatest literary work of the 20th century, this experimental masterpiece beloved and hated equally, incomprehensible […]
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January 28, 2022
A wonderful start to the season! While we are fixing appointments for Bologna and London Book Fairs (in person!) and working on the new Spring catalogue, we’ve learnt the excellent news that Pere Ginard artwork will be showcased at the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition 2022. We found out that Pere sent a set of OOAK illustrations from his […]
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January 18, 2022
The Amazing Creepy Granny House is full of secrets, and its authors, Martí and Salomó, reveal some of them. While the little ones play at lifting the book’s flaps, adults can look for the hidden references. So, get your magnifying glass ready to enjoy a title full of tributes to fantasy culture. So much […]
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