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A tender, beautifully illustrated children's book about the magic of friendship and the joy of connection.
The Porcupine Prince and his fellow porcupines share a problem: they are just too spiny to get close to each other. And when the Prince finally tries to tell his family how lonely he feels, they can¿t quite seem to hear him. To find the closeness he craves, the Prince must journey beyond the orderly and familiar Porcupine Empire and into the wet, wandering wilderness, where an unlikely friendship with some slippery salamanders helps him to discover his soft side¿and to share that softness with his prickly family.
The Porcupine Prince is a surreal fable about the magic of friendship and the joy of connection.
About the author
Tom Haviv is the author of the book of poetry A Flag of No Nation, published by Jewish Currents, and the children's book Woven. His multimedia work has been presented and performed internationally. Tom is the cofounder of Ayin Press and lives in Brooklyn.
Born in Berlin in 1994, Yanfush (aka Inbar Algazi) is an Israeli illustrator based in Toulouse. Her work focuses on picture books (Bella & Zouzou, zeltner, 2021), but also exhibitions (Médiathèque Saint-Cyprien, Toulouse Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv), workshops, and various collaborations. She works in a variety of techniques, mixing and exploring everything from monotype to calligraphy, trying to catch poetic moments, tiny stories, and translate them onto paper.
Summary
A tender, beautifully illustrated children's book about the magic of friendship and the joy of connection.
The Porcupine Prince and his fellow porcupines share a problem: they are just too spiny to get close to each other. And when the Prince finally tries to tell his family how lonely he feels, they can’t quite seem to hear him. To find the closeness he craves, the Prince must journey beyond the orderly and familiar Porcupine Empire and into the wet, wandering wilderness, where an unlikely friendship with some slippery salamanders helps him to discover his soft side—and to share that softness with his prickly family. The Porcupine Prince is a surreal fable about the magic of friendship and the joy of connection.
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Marketing
- Ambitious social media campaign, with takeover of illustrator Inbar Algazi’s Instagram account (16.6K followers).
- Pre-publication submission to industry reviewers (Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, Shelf Awareness, School Library Journal, Booklist, etc.).
- Outreach to independent booksellers, libraries, and schoolteachers.
- Targeted social media advertising.
- Submission to children’s book awards.
Publicity
- Launch events with Jewish organizations engaged in early education (conversations are under way with PJ Library and other organizations with major reach).
- Tabling at children’s book fairs.
- Email campaign to children’s book reviewers, with focus on print media and podcasts.
