Blog 28/5/2025 Let’s fix it together! From books to action Celebrating World Environment Day 2025 with books that inspire change! Every year on June 5th, World Environment Day reminds us to pause, reflect, and act … Read more 18/2/2025 When Combel books become our best game While we are preparing the Bologna Book Fair, we would like to share a reflection on the adventure of learning by reading and playing: the leitmotif of … Read more 28/1/2025 5 Combel illustrators win at the Bologna Exhibition 2025! Bologna 2025: A big recognition for Combel’s illustrators The winner illustrators for the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition 2025 have been announced. Among the more than 4,000 … Read more 9/12/2024 Naida Mazzenga takes home the 2024 Junceda Award! Naida Mazzenga wins big with her illustrations for Bad Name! We’re thrilled to announce that the talented illustrator Naida Mazzenga has won the prestigious 2024 … Read more 28/11/2024 Presenting Earthlings: Prehistory at the MHE Patricia Geis visits the Museum of Human Evolution (MHE) What a thrill! Patricia Geis was recently invited to the Museum of Human Evolution (MHE), … Read more 14/10/2024 Copons & Fortuny meet Chinese readers at Tianfu Book Fair Agus & Monsters: A phenomenal success in China Jaume Copons and Liliana Fortuny, the creators of the “Agus & Monsters” series, recently had the opportunity … Read more 24/9/2024 Combel new list is ready for Frankfurt: Elementary, dear publishers! 🔎 While we are preparing the Frankfurt Book Fair and the new Fall catalogue is on print, we want to share with you the letter from Noemí Mercadé, our … Read more 12/9/2024 Combel at the Bienal do Livro de São Paulo 2024 Combel attended the 5th Professional Conference along the Bienal. The fifth edition of the fellowship was held on September 4th and 5th, during the … Read more 28/6/2024 Pep Montserrat, National Illustration Prize 2024 We have good news and want to share them with you. One of our most beloved illustrators, Pep Montserrat has been awarded with the National … Read more 12/6/2024 2 Combel titles won the Llibre Vivent Award 2024 After one year of readings, the winners of the 8th edition of the Llibre Vivent (Living Book) were finally unveiled last Saturday at the Palais des rois … Read more 14/5/2024 World Oceans Day Celebrating the oceans and the seas with Combel books World Oceans Day is celebrated every year on 8th June. The UN created this commemoration … Read more 26/2/2024 Building the first library with Combel Spring’24 new list Nurturing a love of reading in kids While we are preparing the Bologna Book Fair and the new Spring catalogue is on print, we want to … Read more 25/1/2024 Mariana Ruiz Johnson at the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition 2024! What better way to start the year? While we are fixing appointments for Bologna Book Fair and working on the new Spring catalogues, we have received the … Read more 28/11/2023 Live the Christmas spirit with Combel books Share the true meaning of Christmas with us! Christmas time has arrived. The colorful lights have been turned on, the traditional Santa Llucia Christmas market has been inaugurated … Read more 2/8/2023 A sneak peek Fall’23 new titles Begin trembling with fear… While we are currently working on the new catalogue and updating the new titles blog, we would like to share … Read more 26/6/2023 Àngels Navarro on “Ready to Learn? Neuroeducation at Stake” 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 … Read more 24/2/2023 Cristina Losantos’ creative work process step by step 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 … Read more 6/2/2023 Combel 2023 foreign rights list is out now! 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 … Read more 16/9/2022 Meet & greet us at Frankfurt H 4.1 E35! 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 … Read more 10/5/2022 The power of museums Celebrating International Museum Day 2022 with a purpose As every 18th May, museums from all around the world celebrate International Museum Day (IMD). This … Read more 27/4/2022 Sant Jordi: A great day for Combel books! 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 … Read more 2/2/2022 The centenary of James Joyce’s “Ulysses” 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 … Read more 28/1/2022 Pere Ginard at the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition 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 … Read more 18/1/2022 Martí+Salomó reveal the secrets hidden in ‘The Amazing Creepy Granny House’ 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 … Read more 29/11/2021 ???? Celebrating Christmas and books with Marta Comín Interview with Marta Comín, the author of My Little Christmas Tree Carousel How did the book My Little Christmas Tree Carousel come about? Well, Christmas … Read more 9/9/2021 Combel’s upcoming Fall 2021 new titles Foreword from our Editorial Director, Noemí Mercadé Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, with a long dry spell without being able to attend book … Read more 22/4/2021 Luisa Vera’s online reading at Sant Jordi in New York Join the NYC online version of Barcelona’s Sant Jordi Book Fair The world-renowned Catalan festival devoted to books was about to land in New … Read more 19/3/2021 2021 Spring Catalogue is out! It is time to browse through the new Combel rights list! In this time of uncertainty, it hasn’t been easy to be a children’s … Read more 3/2/2021 Towards a more sustainable world We are PEFC ® certified! Setting goals for Combel in 2021 starts with an African proverb: Lots of little people, doing little things, can change the world. … Read more 23/12/2020 Season’s readings Wishing you happy holidays & a healthy 2021! We started 2020 with great enthusiasm because this year marks the 150th anniversary of the foundation … Read more 10/11/2020 An interview to Mar Benegas regarding Bits & Bites Excitement and curiosity are necessary for learning. An interview by Ángela Zorrilla* Mar Benegas loves words; because she builds verses and stories with them. Specialist … Read more 28/10/2020 One-of-a-kind Halloween with 7 witches and one unicorn As Halloween approaches… It is the perfect time to introduce you the seven witches of Ariete. Don’t worry. There is no need to put … Read more 4/9/2020 New times, new books, new blog! Together again in these new times! by Combel’s Editorial Director “Every year, Combel publishes many new books by best-loved authors and illustrators: children’s books … Read more 21/7/2020 Superhugs from Superpig WARNING! This post contains spoilers for Superpig We keep trying to get back to normal, but it is not that easy… We missed Bologna and … Read more 17/5/2020 Join us for the International Museum Day! Celebrate the International Museum Day with Combel! Take a guided virtual tour through Inside the Museum Mazes by Luisa Vera and surf modern art from wherever you … Read more 11/5/2020 Together at Home. Coronavirus Days is out! We are very happy to announce the publication of TOGETHER AT HOME. Coronavirus Days. The new digital book from Agus & Monsters in the spirit of … Read more 23/4/2020 World Book Day 2020 #CuentaCombel to celebrate reading Today we celebrate authors, books, illustrators and reading! World Book Day is the biggest celebration of its kind. In Catalonia it becomes an especially romantic festivity. We … Read more 31/3/2020 An invitation to dream of a new world! From: Bitmax & Co In these days of uncertainty, we want to invite you to dream of a new world… A world filled with … Read more 24/3/2020 Victory series: short stories to shorten the distance In recent weeks, most parents are struggling with child care due to school closures, without even knowing how long can last. Flexibility and empathy will help … Read more 21/2/2020 2020 Bologna Book Fair Preview The Bologna Book Fair is around the corner. In advance of the forthcoming fair, you can browse through our new catalogue to see our new … Read more 4/12/2019 Patricia Geis, guest speaker at Shanghai 2019 CCBF Patricia Geis was invited by the China Shanghai International Children Book Fair. This year for the first time, the CCBF casted light on a specific … Read more 3/6/2019 Meritxell Duran’s Friends: finalist at the 2019 Junceda Awards Meritxell Duran was finalist at the 2019 Junceda’s Awards for Friends. As you might know, the Junceda is one of the most important awards of … Read more 7/5/2019 Guridi, You and I at Turin “I’m going to tell you a beautiful story. Wait and see what fun we’ll have!” Raúl Nieto Guridi, a.k.a. Guridi, has been invited by the … Read more 21/2/2019 Barcelona, Guest City at the Buenos Aires International Book Fair This year, Barcelona will be Guest City of Honor in Buenos Aires International Book Fair. We’re proud to announce that the authors Jaume Copons, Liliana Fortuny … Read more 13/2/2019 The new website of Agus & Monsters is now live! We are thrilled to announce the launch of Agus & Monsters newly designed website! You are more than welcome to check out and browse through agusandmonsters.com/en. We are sure that in … Read more 24/1/2019 30 Years… We’re the Combel Generation! We’ve been educating readers for 30 years! Combel was founded in 1989, and its first readers from those times are perhaps now parents themselves who … Read more 5/2/2018 Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2018 One more year, Bambú, Combel and Editorial Casals will be attending the major annual event of children’s books publishing to introduce its latest titles. From the 26th to the 29th of … Read more 26/5/2017 Agus & Monsters – 10 titles, 11 languages It all started back in 2014. Three years have passed since Combel launched the first title of Agus & Monsters’ series. We met Agus, Mr. … Read more 18/4/2017 43rd Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires (Argentina) Combel Editorial and Editorial Bambú will exhibit in the next Buenos Aires Book Fair in Argentina from the 25th to the 27th of April 2017. … Read more 2/3/2017 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 One more year, Bambú, Combel and Editorial Casals will be attending the Bologna Book Fair to introduce its latest titles. The major annual event of … Read more 7/9/2016 Frankfurt Book Fair 2016 One more year, Bambú, Combel and Editorial Casals will be attending the Frankfurt Book Fair to introduce its latest titles. The major annual event of the … Read more 6/9/2016 Liber 2016 Editorial Casals, Combel Editorial and Editorial Bambú will exhibit in the next Liber Book Fair that will take place in Barcelona (Recinto Gran Vía Palacio … Read more 11/4/2016 BOOK EXPO AMERICA We will be in the Book Expo America 2016 (Chicago). Editorial Casals, Combel Editorial and Editorial Bambú will exhibit in the next Book Expo America … Read more 11/4/2016 42ª Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires (Argentina) Combel Editorial and Editorial Bambú will exhibit in the next Buenos Aires Book Fair in Argentina from the 19th to the 21st of April 2016. We will … Read more 26/2/2016 Self-Portraits. Let’s Make Arty Selfies! My Self-Portrait Sketchbook is the first title in the new “Sketchbooks” series, created by Patricia Geis. An activity book for young artists to experiment with … Read more 16/2/2016 Welcome, Plush Toys! Teddy Bear, Little Rabbit, Piggy and Meow are the four cuddly toys in charge of leading the new series created by Patricia Geis: “Plush Toys“. … Read more 28/1/2016 Lalalimola’s illustrations at the Bologna Book Fair Sandra Navarro, Lalalimola, one of the illustrators of Cherry and MegaMaths series, has been selected to participate at the Bologna Illustrator Exhibitors at the forthcoming Bologna … Read more
28/5/2025 Let’s fix it together! From books to action Celebrating World Environment Day 2025 with books that inspire change! Every year on June 5th, World Environment Day reminds us to pause, reflect, and act … Read more
18/2/2025 When Combel books become our best game While we are preparing the Bologna Book Fair, we would like to share a reflection on the adventure of learning by reading and playing: the leitmotif of … Read more
28/1/2025 5 Combel illustrators win at the Bologna Exhibition 2025! Bologna 2025: A big recognition for Combel’s illustrators The winner illustrators for the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition 2025 have been announced. Among the more than 4,000 … Read more
9/12/2024 Naida Mazzenga takes home the 2024 Junceda Award! Naida Mazzenga wins big with her illustrations for Bad Name! We’re thrilled to announce that the talented illustrator Naida Mazzenga has won the prestigious 2024 … Read more
28/11/2024 Presenting Earthlings: Prehistory at the MHE Patricia Geis visits the Museum of Human Evolution (MHE) What a thrill! Patricia Geis was recently invited to the Museum of Human Evolution (MHE), … Read more
14/10/2024 Copons & Fortuny meet Chinese readers at Tianfu Book Fair Agus & Monsters: A phenomenal success in China Jaume Copons and Liliana Fortuny, the creators of the “Agus & Monsters” series, recently had the opportunity … Read more
24/9/2024 Combel new list is ready for Frankfurt: Elementary, dear publishers! 🔎 While we are preparing the Frankfurt Book Fair and the new Fall catalogue is on print, we want to share with you the letter from Noemí Mercadé, our … Read more
12/9/2024 Combel at the Bienal do Livro de São Paulo 2024 Combel attended the 5th Professional Conference along the Bienal. The fifth edition of the fellowship was held on September 4th and 5th, during the … Read more
28/6/2024 Pep Montserrat, National Illustration Prize 2024 We have good news and want to share them with you. One of our most beloved illustrators, Pep Montserrat has been awarded with the National … Read more
12/6/2024 2 Combel titles won the Llibre Vivent Award 2024 After one year of readings, the winners of the 8th edition of the Llibre Vivent (Living Book) were finally unveiled last Saturday at the Palais des rois … Read more
14/5/2024 World Oceans Day Celebrating the oceans and the seas with Combel books World Oceans Day is celebrated every year on 8th June. The UN created this commemoration … Read more
26/2/2024 Building the first library with Combel Spring’24 new list Nurturing a love of reading in kids While we are preparing the Bologna Book Fair and the new Spring catalogue is on print, we want to … Read more
25/1/2024 Mariana Ruiz Johnson at the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition 2024! What better way to start the year? While we are fixing appointments for Bologna Book Fair and working on the new Spring catalogues, we have received the … Read more
28/11/2023 Live the Christmas spirit with Combel books Share the true meaning of Christmas with us! Christmas time has arrived. The colorful lights have been turned on, the traditional Santa Llucia Christmas market has been inaugurated … Read more
2/8/2023 A sneak peek Fall’23 new titles Begin trembling with fear… While we are currently working on the new catalogue and updating the new titles blog, we would like to share … Read more
26/6/2023 Àngels Navarro on “Ready to Learn? Neuroeducation at Stake” 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 … Read more
24/2/2023 Cristina Losantos’ creative work process step by step 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 … Read more
6/2/2023 Combel 2023 foreign rights list is out now! 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 … Read more
16/9/2022 Meet & greet us at Frankfurt H 4.1 E35! 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 … Read more
10/5/2022 The power of museums Celebrating International Museum Day 2022 with a purpose As every 18th May, museums from all around the world celebrate International Museum Day (IMD). This … Read more
27/4/2022 Sant Jordi: A great day for Combel books! 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 … Read more
2/2/2022 The centenary of James Joyce’s “Ulysses” 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 … Read more
28/1/2022 Pere Ginard at the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition 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 … Read more
18/1/2022 Martí+Salomó reveal the secrets hidden in ‘The Amazing Creepy Granny House’ 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 … Read more
29/11/2021 ???? Celebrating Christmas and books with Marta Comín Interview with Marta Comín, the author of My Little Christmas Tree Carousel How did the book My Little Christmas Tree Carousel come about? Well, Christmas … Read more
9/9/2021 Combel’s upcoming Fall 2021 new titles Foreword from our Editorial Director, Noemí Mercadé Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, with a long dry spell without being able to attend book … Read more
22/4/2021 Luisa Vera’s online reading at Sant Jordi in New York Join the NYC online version of Barcelona’s Sant Jordi Book Fair The world-renowned Catalan festival devoted to books was about to land in New … Read more
19/3/2021 2021 Spring Catalogue is out! It is time to browse through the new Combel rights list! In this time of uncertainty, it hasn’t been easy to be a children’s … Read more
3/2/2021 Towards a more sustainable world We are PEFC ® certified! Setting goals for Combel in 2021 starts with an African proverb: Lots of little people, doing little things, can change the world. … Read more
23/12/2020 Season’s readings Wishing you happy holidays & a healthy 2021! We started 2020 with great enthusiasm because this year marks the 150th anniversary of the foundation … Read more
10/11/2020 An interview to Mar Benegas regarding Bits & Bites Excitement and curiosity are necessary for learning. An interview by Ángela Zorrilla* Mar Benegas loves words; because she builds verses and stories with them. Specialist … Read more
28/10/2020 One-of-a-kind Halloween with 7 witches and one unicorn As Halloween approaches… It is the perfect time to introduce you the seven witches of Ariete. Don’t worry. There is no need to put … Read more
4/9/2020 New times, new books, new blog! Together again in these new times! by Combel’s Editorial Director “Every year, Combel publishes many new books by best-loved authors and illustrators: children’s books … Read more
21/7/2020 Superhugs from Superpig WARNING! This post contains spoilers for Superpig We keep trying to get back to normal, but it is not that easy… We missed Bologna and … Read more
17/5/2020 Join us for the International Museum Day! Celebrate the International Museum Day with Combel! Take a guided virtual tour through Inside the Museum Mazes by Luisa Vera and surf modern art from wherever you … Read more
11/5/2020 Together at Home. Coronavirus Days is out! We are very happy to announce the publication of TOGETHER AT HOME. Coronavirus Days. The new digital book from Agus & Monsters in the spirit of … Read more
23/4/2020 World Book Day 2020 #CuentaCombel to celebrate reading Today we celebrate authors, books, illustrators and reading! World Book Day is the biggest celebration of its kind. In Catalonia it becomes an especially romantic festivity. We … Read more
31/3/2020 An invitation to dream of a new world! From: Bitmax & Co In these days of uncertainty, we want to invite you to dream of a new world… A world filled with … Read more
24/3/2020 Victory series: short stories to shorten the distance In recent weeks, most parents are struggling with child care due to school closures, without even knowing how long can last. Flexibility and empathy will help … Read more
21/2/2020 2020 Bologna Book Fair Preview The Bologna Book Fair is around the corner. In advance of the forthcoming fair, you can browse through our new catalogue to see our new … Read more
4/12/2019 Patricia Geis, guest speaker at Shanghai 2019 CCBF Patricia Geis was invited by the China Shanghai International Children Book Fair. This year for the first time, the CCBF casted light on a specific … Read more
3/6/2019 Meritxell Duran’s Friends: finalist at the 2019 Junceda Awards Meritxell Duran was finalist at the 2019 Junceda’s Awards for Friends. As you might know, the Junceda is one of the most important awards of … Read more
7/5/2019 Guridi, You and I at Turin “I’m going to tell you a beautiful story. Wait and see what fun we’ll have!” Raúl Nieto Guridi, a.k.a. Guridi, has been invited by the … Read more
21/2/2019 Barcelona, Guest City at the Buenos Aires International Book Fair This year, Barcelona will be Guest City of Honor in Buenos Aires International Book Fair. We’re proud to announce that the authors Jaume Copons, Liliana Fortuny … Read more
13/2/2019 The new website of Agus & Monsters is now live! We are thrilled to announce the launch of Agus & Monsters newly designed website! You are more than welcome to check out and browse through agusandmonsters.com/en. We are sure that in … Read more
24/1/2019 30 Years… We’re the Combel Generation! We’ve been educating readers for 30 years! Combel was founded in 1989, and its first readers from those times are perhaps now parents themselves who … Read more
5/2/2018 Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2018 One more year, Bambú, Combel and Editorial Casals will be attending the major annual event of children’s books publishing to introduce its latest titles. From the 26th to the 29th of … Read more
26/5/2017 Agus & Monsters – 10 titles, 11 languages It all started back in 2014. Three years have passed since Combel launched the first title of Agus & Monsters’ series. We met Agus, Mr. … Read more
18/4/2017 43rd Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires (Argentina) Combel Editorial and Editorial Bambú will exhibit in the next Buenos Aires Book Fair in Argentina from the 25th to the 27th of April 2017. … Read more
2/3/2017 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 One more year, Bambú, Combel and Editorial Casals will be attending the Bologna Book Fair to introduce its latest titles. The major annual event of … Read more
7/9/2016 Frankfurt Book Fair 2016 One more year, Bambú, Combel and Editorial Casals will be attending the Frankfurt Book Fair to introduce its latest titles. The major annual event of the … Read more
6/9/2016 Liber 2016 Editorial Casals, Combel Editorial and Editorial Bambú will exhibit in the next Liber Book Fair that will take place in Barcelona (Recinto Gran Vía Palacio … Read more
11/4/2016 BOOK EXPO AMERICA We will be in the Book Expo America 2016 (Chicago). Editorial Casals, Combel Editorial and Editorial Bambú will exhibit in the next Book Expo America … Read more
11/4/2016 42ª Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires (Argentina) Combel Editorial and Editorial Bambú will exhibit in the next Buenos Aires Book Fair in Argentina from the 19th to the 21st of April 2016. We will … Read more
26/2/2016 Self-Portraits. Let’s Make Arty Selfies! My Self-Portrait Sketchbook is the first title in the new “Sketchbooks” series, created by Patricia Geis. An activity book for young artists to experiment with … Read more
16/2/2016 Welcome, Plush Toys! Teddy Bear, Little Rabbit, Piggy and Meow are the four cuddly toys in charge of leading the new series created by Patricia Geis: “Plush Toys“. … Read more
28/1/2016 Lalalimola’s illustrations at the Bologna Book Fair Sandra Navarro, Lalalimola, one of the illustrators of Cherry and MegaMaths series, has been selected to participate at the Bologna Illustrator Exhibitors at the forthcoming Bologna … Read more
