We connect beautiful children's books and brilliant illustrators with publishers across the globe.
ABOUT US
The Black Cat Agency is a children’s book agency based in the UK. We represent publishers from various countries, including Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Colombia, and sell their rights worldwide. We also act as co-agents for the Turkish market, selecting the best titles from around the world.
We established our agency at the beginning of 2020, and in just four years we have sold rights in more than 30 different languages. Every year, we publish two catalogues: a spring catalogue just before the Bologna Book Fair and an autumn catalogue before the Frankfurt Book Fair. We choose to represent books we love, with great writing, fascinating subjects and gorgeous illustrations. We try to keep our list as diverse as possible, with books on a wide range of subjects with varying illustration styles. Along with picture books and early readers, we also represent middle grade titles. For all the books we represent, we have high-quality full English translations available. We enjoy bringing the books we love to different corners of the world.
Every year, we travel to the Bologna, London and Frankfurt book fairs. We also attend the Guadalajara Book Fair and the Sharjah Publishers Conference. On top of that, we attend fellowship programs and make business trips to cities across the globe. We always look forward to meeting our publisher and agent friends on our travels and celebrating our great deals together!
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✨We are absolutely delighted to announce that Yuan Huan's Telephone Box—a book that made our hearts race with its enchanting story and which we shared with editors around the globe with immense enthusiasm—has been awarded the prestigious Premio Rodari Award, one of the highest honors in international children's literature.
First and foremost, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to our esteemed author, Miyase Sertbarut, and the Tudem family for bringing this beautiful work to life. We also acknowledge the publishing houses that have acquired rights for the book in Korean, Arabic, Albanian, Chinese, Spanish, Slovak, and most recently, Ukrainian. We also wish to express our sincere gratitude to Emons Edizioni for their dedication to the book, which has been instrumental in this significant achievement.
As The Black Cat Agency celebrates its fifth anniversary, we are reminded once again of the importance of our mission: to forge meaningful connections between cultures, stories, and children around the world. 🖤
#yuanhuanınkulübesi #yuanhuanınkulubesi #yuanhuanstelephonebox #rodariaward #premiorodari2024 #PremioRodari #festivaldiletteratura #omegna
#festivaldiletteraturaperragazzi #worldkidlit #childrensbooks #miyasesertbarut
1 week ago
✨We are absolutely delighted to announce that Yuan Huan's Telephone Box—a book that made our hearts race with its enchanting story and which we shared with editors around the globe with immense enthusiasm—has been awarded the prestigious Premio Rodari Award, one of the highest honors in international children's literature.
First and foremost, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to our esteemed author, Miyase Sertbarut, and the Tudem family for bringing this beautiful work to life. We also acknowledge the publishing houses that have acquired rights for the book in Korean, Arabic, Albanian, Chinese, Spanish, Slovak, and most recently, Ukrainian. We also wish to express our sincere gratitude to Emons Edizioni for their dedication to the book, which has been instrumental in this significant achievement.
As The Black Cat Agency celebrates its fifth anniversary, we are reminded once again of the importance of our mission: to forge meaningful connections between cultures, stories, and children around the world. 🖤
#yuanhuanınkulübesi #yuanhuanınkulubesi #yuanhuanstelephonebox #rodariaward #premiorodari2024 #PremioRodari #festivaldiletteratura #omegna
#festivaldiletteraturaperragazzi #worldkidlit #childrensbooks #miyasesertbarut
1 week ago
✨ We are absolutely delighted to announce that Yuan Huan's Telephone Box—a book that made our hearts race with its enchanting story and which we shared with editors around the globe with immense enthusiasm—has been awarded the prestigious Premio Rodari Award, one of the highest honors in international children's literature.
First and foremost, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to our esteemed author, Miyase Sertbarut, and the Tudem family for bringing this beautiful work to life. We also acknowledge the publishing houses that have acquired rights for the book in Korean, Arabic, Albanian, Chinese, Spanish, Slovak, and most recently, Ukrainian. We also wish to express our sincere gratitude to Emons Edizioni for their dedication to the book, which has been instrumental in this significant achievement.
As The Black Cat Agency celebrates its fifth anniversary, we are reminded once again of the importance of our mission: to forge meaningful connections between cultures, stories, and children around the world. 🖤
#yuanhuanınkulübesi #yuanhuanınkulubesi #yuanhuanstelephonebox #rodariaward #premiorodari2024 #PremioRodari #festivaldiletteratura #omegna #festivaldiletteraturaperragazzi #worldkidlit #childrensbooks #miyasesertbarut
1 week ago
The natural world is waiting for us to notice its beauty.
Even though we are surrounded by concrete walls and asphalt roads, nature is everywhere. A little attention and curiosity is all it takes to
The Calendar of Nature reveals the colourful awakening of spring, the planting and harvesting seasons, bird migrations and the changing colours of forests throughout the seasons… By doing so, it invites us all to explore the natural world throughout the year.
📕 Title: The Calender of Nature
✍🏼 Author: Fatih Dikmen
🎨 Illustrator: Rukiye Ulusan
📚 Publisher: Taze Kitap Publishing
24 pages
29 x 29 cm
6+
World rights available except Turkish
#nature #foliage #calendar #trees #flowers #seasons #wildlife #lifecycle #worldkidlit
2 months ago
The natural world is waiting for us to notice its beauty.
Even though we are surrounded by concrete walls and asphalt roads, nature is everywhere. A little attention and curiosity is all it takes to
The Calendar of Nature reveals the colourful awakening of spring, the planting and harvesting seasons, bird migrations and the changing colours of forests throughout the seasons… By doing so, it invites us all to explore the natural world throughout the year.
📕 Title: The Calender of Nature
✍🏼 Author: Fatih Dikmen
🎨 Illustrator: Rukiye Ulusan
📚 Publisher: Taze Kitap Publishing
24 pages
29 x 29 cm
6+
World rights available except Turkish
#nature #foliage #calendar #trees #flowers #seasons #wildlife #lifecycle #worldkidlit
2 months ago
The natural world is waiting for us to notice its beauty.
Even though we are surrounded by concrete walls and asphalt roads, nature is everywhere. A little attention and curiosity is all it takes to notice it.
The Calendar of Nature reveals the colourful awakening of spring, the planting and harvesting seasons, bird migrations and the changing colours of forests throughout the seasons… By doing so, it invites us all to explore the natural world throughout the year.
📕 Title: The Calender of Nature
✍🏼 Author: Fatih Dikmen
🎨 Illustrator: Rukiye Ulusan
📚 Publisher: Taze Kitap Publishing
24 pages
29 x 29 cm
6+
World rights available except Turkish
#nature #foliage #calendar #trees #flowers #seasons #wildlife #lifecycle #worldkidlit
2 months ago
Grab a pen and paper and write your own story!
This brilliantly original book encourages readers to write. While reading a fun tale about the writing of a story, young readers are given exercises to encourage them to write their own stories, step by step, from character creation and choosing a narrator all the way through to crafting an exciting plot.
📕 Title: Story Workshop
✍🏼 Author: Mavisel Yener
🎨 Illustrator: Nur Dombaycı
📚 Publisher: Tudem Publishing
120 pages
17 x 24 cm
8+
World rights available except Turkish
#creativewriting #writingexercises #writingastory #worldkidlit
2 months ago
Grab a pen and paper and write your own story!
This brilliantly original book encourages readers to write. While reading a fun tale about the writing of a story, young readers are given exercises to encourage them to write their own stories, step by step, from character creation and choosing a narrator all the way through to crafting an exciting plot.
📕 Title: Story Workshop
✍🏼 Author: Mavisel Yener
🎨 Illustrator: Nur Dombaycı
📚 Publisher: Tudem Publishing
120 pages
17 x 24 cm
8+
World rights available except Turkish
#creativewriting #writingexercises #writingastory #worldkidlit
2 months ago