About Us
Naphegy (Sun-hill) Publishing was established in 2006 with the mission
to provide quality children’s books, and to become a publisher for parents
who wish their kids to grow into open minded and curious adults. To that end,
Naphegy started with successful books from abroad and sought out talented
young Hungarian writers and illustrators to develop a new range of books
together. Today, we provide books for an ever wider audience, including
kindergarteners and elementary school-age children as well.
Quality in both form and content was always the most important factor,
and that hasn’t changed when Naphegy joined Kossuth Publishing Group
in 2014.
Naphegy was the recipient of the prestigious IBBY – Children’s Publisher
of the Year Award in 2006, and our books have received numerous other
prices before and since.
Profile
Contact
Contact person
1043 Budapest,
Bocskai utca 26., Hungary
Phone: +36-1-888-9150
www.naphegykiado.hu
Edina Kertész
[email protected]
Phone: +36-1-888-9152
Naphegy publishes books for three distinct age groups. For ages two and above,
we provide fine and colourfully illustrated books; the titles for 4+ kids are there
to develop their reading skills, while the titles for ages 6+ are helping children
in familiarising themselves with the world of letters. We are working on several
series, but also provide a careful selection of singe volume titles as well.
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Children’s Books
Children’s Books
CSILLA KŐSZEGHY
BLANKA RADNÓTI
ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S BOOKS FOR AGES 2 AND ABOVE
Blanka is a children’s book illustrator – she lives in Budapest and she is the human
belonging to Boris, the cutest little fluffball this series is about. The series has been
picked for the longlist of the Belgian Children’s Authors’ Association Award.
Csilla Kőszeghy works as a freelance illustrator. Her work appeared in many
children’s books, magazines, textbooks and museum catalogues. She studied
graphics and design in Budapest and later illustration in London.
16 pp • 260 × 340 mm • Naphegy, 2015–2016
Great Sport Browser
Wherever we look, everyone is on the move:
in the great outdoors, at the gym, or at the pool.
Here we get to learn about all the different sports
and their many benefits – which may end up
motivating the little ones to get moving themselves.
In the meantime, let’s help Lili to find her stuffed
pink rabbit page after page.
48 pp • 210 × 160 mm • Naphegy, 2015–2016
Boris Says Hello
about fear, courage, and tolerance
Boris is a very courageous puppy, who’s not afraid
of anything. He might be a bit cautious though,
when facing off the long-necked monster of the flat,
or meeting the water-sprouting snake and the rattling
bus, but most of all when he comes up against that
most dangerous of foes, the storm.
Boris, the Superhero
about fear, courage, and tolerance
Christmas Browser
Wherever we look, everyone’s getting into the
Christmas buzz. The advent show is rehearsing,
the band is putting on the finishing touches, the kids
are going around carolling. In this browser you can
see how all the town’s residents are getting ready
for the holiday and what they do on Christmas Eve.
Follow the characters one by one and learn their
stories.
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Boris is daydreaming about special abilities he’d like
to have; to be tiny like spider or tall like a tree…
or to be able to speak to humans. Then, he could
tell his owner how much he loves him.
Boris Wanders the World
Boris has been waiting for the first snowflake for
a long-long time so when the first snow finally falls,
he wants immediately to go outside, play and build
a snow-dog. He decides to run away, but everything
is so scary. Later, he learns about holidays and surprises.
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Children’s Books
Children’s Books
EDINA KERTÉSZ
Inspector Dodo and the Tame Shark
Writer, editor, author of five children’s books. Her works have been
picked up by the Hungarian Children’s Literature Institue as some of the best
in the country.
Lawrence Awful is at it again. What does he want
with the Ancient Glass Eye and how does he plan
to us the tame shark he keeps in the water tower?
To all these questions, only Dr Lawrence Tiny,
the ten-year-old inventor, and Inspector Dodo can
uncover the anwers.
Pötyi and Pepita, Private Investigators
with illustrations by Mónika Horváth
Gripping stories about two girl-detectives
and magic spells.
The Mysterious Key – Pötyi and Pepita find
a key on the pavement, and set out in search
for the owner. Magical secrets are revealed.
The Music Box – A box with spells inside will
help Pötyi, Pepita, and their friends find out
where all the animals are gone.
Fake Beard – All animals escape from the zoo,
and a sinister figure looms over the city.
Pötyi and Pepita join the fight once again
with magic and spells.
160 pp • 210 × 160 mm • Naphegy, 2016
Corporal Dodo and the Statue Thieves
with illustrations by Zsuzsi László
A novel for kids with adventure, fun and mystery
about a stolen gold statue, a boy with a jetpack,
and three thieves dressed as Santa Claus.
142 pp • 210 × 160 mm • Naphegy, 2015
116 pp • 120 × 170 mm • Naphegy, 2013–2015
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Children’s Books
Children’s Books
Kitten Princess
ZSUZSA TAMÁS
Zsuzsa Tamás is a poet, editor, IBBY Award-winning author. She lives in Budapest
with her two young daughters who heavily influenced the stories in her books.
Ildi Horváth works as a graphic designer and illustrator, and lives near Budapest
in a detached house with a few chickens and a bunny.
Little Mimi series
by Zsuzsa Tamás with illustrations by Blanka Radnóti
A prince sets off in search of a bride, but he gets no further than a little hut
in the forest, where he meets the most interesting creatures. A lyric tale by
the poet Zsuzsa Tamás.
A lovely contemporary tale of a young prince
64 pp • 225 × 290 mm • Naphegy, 2011 • The recipient of the 2011 IBBY Price
GREAT CHANGES AFFECT EVEN THE LITTLEST OF US
Little Mimi and the Blackthorn
Kindergarten
Tales to Totality
Mimi has great changes coming in her life.
Mum thinks there’s not enough room in their
old burrow and will have to move, and Mimi
will have to start kindergarten.
A tale following the classical tradition about a newborn princess and her royal
parents who have to collect stories from the twelve wise men.
by Zsuzsa Tamás with illustrations by Juli Illyés
120 pp • 220 × 285 mm • Naphegy, 2012
48 pp • 210 × 160 mm • Naphegy, 2015
ENG translation available
Please contact Caroline Hill-Trevor at Rights People
Also in the series
Little Mimi the Big Sister • Naphegy, 2015
Little Mimi and Friends • Naphegy, 2017
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Children’s Books
Children’s Books
ILDIKÓ BOLDIZSÁR
KRISZTINA RITA MOLNÁR
Ildikó Boldizsár is a fable-researcher, writer, therapist, the creator of the Metamorphoses Story-therapy Method, and recipient of the prestigious IBBY Award (twice).
Her story-therapy method uses the ancient knowledge hidden in folktales and help
kids learn and grow. In her own stories she focuses of universal human values.
Poet and author whose Malena’s Garden is now on its third edition.
Ms Molnár travels a lot, meeting her young readers at more than a hundred
readings each year.
KATALIN SZEGEDI
She had her masters’ degree in 1991 and started illustrating
books immediately after graduation, and since then
numerous books have been issued with her illustrations,
and several of them were honoured, and given prizes.
She has been selected to the IBBY honour list,
and her book, Born to be a Princess was selected
to the White Ravens 2010.
Malena’s Garden
with illustrations by Cecília Simonyi
A lovely story about Malena, the lonely little girl,
who likes to play the piano and wander around in their
huge garden, whose best friend is a thousand-year-old
cricket. Artistic illustrations, explanations and a recipe
for fig Marble Cake.
240 pp • 150 × 210 mm • Naphegy, 2013
36 pp • 225 × 325 mm • Naphegy, 2016
Rights sold: FR, PL
A Princess is Born - A Prince is Born
Malena Goes to Crete
with illustrations by Katalin Szegedi
with illustrations by Cecília Simonyi
About seeing the beauty in the world, and getting
to know ourselves.
Jano, Luca and Malena, the three friends we
first met reading their adventures in Malena’s
Garden, write their new adventures in their
journals. This is how we learn about their
discoveries, both tiny and grand, that they
make when they are away from each other. Malena goes to Crete,
Jano visits his granny, and Luca writes about her time in a small village.
When a little girl is born, the princesses of the skies
gather to shower the newborn with their blessings
before she sets out to discover the world. When it’s
a little boy, he has the same task and two helpers,
Thought and Remembrance to guide him.
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224 pp • 150 × 210 mm • Naphegy, 2016