A five-book German deal for Tomi Kontio’s A Dog Called Cat series!

And other translation rights sold to wrap up the month of June:

Lindhart og Ringhof has acquired the Danish rights to Tove Jansson’s Moomin’s Nighttime Adventure (Muumipeikko kohtaa pimeän, WSOY) from Rights & Brands.

Libri Konyvkiado Kft. has acquired the Hungarian rights to Mauri KunnasTwelve Gifts for Santa and Santa Claus and the Magic Drum (Kaksitoista lahjaa joulupukille and Joulupukki ja noitarumpu, Otava) from Rights & Brands.

Rye Field Publications (Cite Publishing Ltd.) has acquired the Complex Chinese rights in Taiwan to Tove Jansson’s The Moomins and the Great Flood (Småtrollen och den stora översvämningen), Comet in Moominland (Kometen kommer), Finn Family Moomintroll (Trollkarlens hatt), The Memoirs of Moominpappa (Muminpappans memoarer), Moominsummer Madness (Farlig midsommar), Moominland Midwinter (Trollvinter), Tales from Moominvalley (Det osynliga barnet), Moominpappa at Sea (Pappan och havet), and Moominvalley in November (Sent I November) from Rights & Brands (Förlaget).

Planeta Mexico has acquired the World Spanish rights to Tiina Raevaara’s A Short History of Eternal Life (Ikuisen elämän lyhyt historia, Otava/Like) from Elina Ahlback Literary Agency.

Jupitermond Verlag has acquired the German rights to Tomi Kontio & Elina Warsta’s A Dog Called Cat series (Koira nimeltään Kissa, Teos), in a 5-book deal, from Helsinki Literary Agency.