Featured Titles: Our Most Anticipated Fall Books
Featured Titles - Children
The Not-So-Perfect Princess and the Not-So-Dreadful Dragon by Jayneen Sanders
Rights Sold:
Vietnamese (Worldwide)
Mongolian (Mongolia)
→ Age Range: 4 - 10
★ Winner of the SILVER Award for Children's Picture Books (early reader) in the Foreword Reviews 2019 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year!
Princess Petal is NOT what you would expect the ‘perfect’ princess to be.
In fact, she is quite the opposite. Her princess dresses are torn and scruffy, she wears an old woolly hat instead of a golden crown and she is very (very) loud. So when Princess Petal meets a fire-breathing dragon while out hiking in the forest, both are in for a bit of a shock!
An enchanting tale about friendship, diversity, acceptance and being exactly who we are meant to be. The moral behind this story is imperative yet simple: we are all different and that’s okay, making judgements and assumptions about people is not okay, all genders should be treated equally.
Also included are discussion questions for parents, caregivers and educators.
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“Jayneen Sanders has created another excellent picture book that challenges gender stereotypes and encourages kindness, diversity and the message its ok to be who you really are! The Not-So-Perfect-Princess reminds me of me - another excellent picture book for homes and schools.” — Maggie Dent, parenting educator and author of Mothering Our Boys
Little Big Chats by Jayneen Sanders
Rights Sold:
Vietnamese (Worldwide)
Mongolian (Mongolia)
Romanian (Romania)
→ Age Range: 2 - 6
The Little BIG Chats series has been written to assist parents, caregivers and educators to have open and age-appropriate conversations with early learners around crucial, and yet at times, ‘tough’ topics. And what better way than using children’s picture books!
There are 12 books in the Little BIG Chats series:
Empathy: Exploring the meaning of empathy and kindness
I Always Try: Developing a growth mindset of resilience and persistence
Feelings: Understanding different feelings and emotions
Everyone is Equal: Introducing the importance of gender equality and diversity
Around the World: Celebrating the importance of racial equality and diversity
Mindfulness: Exploring the importance of mindfulness and learning calming skills
Families: Celebrating diversity in families
Consent: Introducing consent and body boundaries
My Safety Network: Introducing a Safety Network (3 to 5 trusted adults a child can go to if they feel unsafe)
My Early Warning Signs: Exploring Early Warning Signs and what to do if a child experiences these signs
Private Parts are Private: Learning private parts are private and what to do if touched inappropriately
Secrets and Surprises: Learning the difference between secrets and surprises
Some pages will have questions for your child to interact with and discuss.
Jayneen Sanders (aka Jay Dale) is an experienced author, publisher, elementary school teacher, mother of three and an active advocate for body safety, gender equality and respectful relationship education being taught both in homes and in schools.
She is an accomplished children's book author, writing a number of titles for such literacy series as ZigZags, Totally Kidz, Deadly and Incredible, and a children's picture book series for Penguin. She is currently working with an educational publisher as lead author of a literacy series. Jay has written over 100 titles in that series.
Featured Titles - Adult
Side Effects: How Left-Brain Right-Brain Differences Shape Everyday Behaviour by Lorin J. Elias Ph.D.
Rights Sold:
Korean (South Korea)
Human behaviour is lopsided. When cradling a newborn child, most of us cradle the infant to the left. When posing for a portrait, we tend to put our left cheek forward. When kissing a lover, we usually tilt our head to the right.
Why is our behaviour so lopsided and what does this teach us about our brains?
How have humans instinctively used this information to make our images more attractive and impactful? Can knowing how left-brain right-brain differences shape our opinions, tendencies, and attitudes help us make better choices in art, architecture, advertising, or even athletics?
Side Effects delves into how lateral biases in our brains influence everyday behaviour and how being aware of these biases can be to our advantage.
The Lefts and Rights of Everyday Life | Lorin Elias | TEDx University of Saskatchewan
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Lorin J. Elias is a professor of psychology at the University of Saskatchewan. He completed his Ph.D. in behavioural neuroscience at the University of Waterloo, and has been studying left-brain right-brain differences for over twenty years. Lorin lives in Saskatoon.
Go For Stupid: The Art of Achieving Ridiculous Goals by Steve D. Sims
Rights Sold:
Polish (Worldwide)
In the age of "gotcha" culture, people are terrified to do anything that might be laughed at. Steve Sims is the exact opposite.
In Go For Stupid: The Art of Achieving Ridiculous Goals, Steve teaches you how to ignore what everyone else thinks and go for big, stupid, ridiculous goals. From organizing a private dinner in front of Michaelangelo's David to securing a tour of SpaceX led by Elon Musk himself, his accomplishments always start with the same questions: How far can I take this? What would make this a stupid achievement? Steve examines famously stupid goals in history, the key habits of successful people, and lessons from his own career to help you let go of your fear and get out of your own way.
If you do something amazing, you will be ridiculed until you are revered. Stop overthinking and go for ridiculous, stupid goals. Once you "go for stupid," you open the door to the life you always dreamed about.
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"There are those who talk a good talk, and then there is Steve, who lives it." — Jim Kwik, NYT bestselling author of Limitless
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"Steve Sims dares to imagine achieving the impossible and then delivers time and time again. Better still, he has distilled his trade secrets into this compelling book that has as its own audacious goal to teach you how you can achieve almost anything you can imagine, regardless of the odds or incredulity of your friends, family, or others who find your ambitions too threatening to their own limiting beliefs of what is possible." — Roland Frasier, Co-Founder of Scalable, DigitalMarketer, and Traffic & Conversion Summit
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"The day before something is a breakthrough, it's a crazy idea. Steve Sims has the ability to go after goals that most laugh at, and that's usually just before he achieves them!" — Peter H. Diamandis, MD, Founder of XPRIZE and Singularity and author of Abundance and Bold
Jay Abraham sits down to interview Steve Sims about his new book, "Go for Stupid; The Art of Achieving Ridiculous Goals"
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Steve Sims For more than two decades, Steve Sims was the go-to contact for the wealthiest people on the planet. As the founder of the world's leading experiential concierge firm, Sims utilized his talent for connecting with people's passions and making things happen to develop a client list of the world's rich and famous. He has also been a keynote speaker for Harvard, the Pentagon, Mastermind Talks, and the Entrepreneur Society of San Francisco. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, kids, dogs, and a lot of motorcycles.
