Weaving together botany, mythology, folklore, religious texts, and centuries of visual art and literary history, this elegant, richly illustrated reference book introduces the hidden symbolism and cultural significance of more than 50 different plants. Translated from English by Maija Brīvere. Published by JĀNIS ROZE.

New in Latvian! Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde's “Natural Behavior”! Translated from Swedish by Jolanta Pētersone. Published by JĀNIS ROZE. Lilī's childhood is spent fighting for bits of her mother's attention. Her mother is almost never home, and on the rare occasions when she does meet, her presence is neither physically nor emotionally soothing. Although her mother claims that she works so that her daughter has everything, in reality Liliī is forced to take care of herself. After many years, Liliī finally dares to become a mother herself, but how can she cope with this important task if she has only had a role model whom she does not want to emulate?

New! Grace Easton's "The House with the Little Red Door" in Latvian! Translated from English by Renāte Punka. Published by JĀNIS ROZE. Olivia lives in a house with a little red door. The mouse lives in a hollow oak tree deep in the garden. When a storm knocks down the mouse tree, Olivia tries her best to find a new home for her neighbor, but does every house feel like home?
Grace Easton is a children's book author and illustrator from London. This book is a charming story about kindness, friendship and a sense of belonging. There is a surprise hidden under the folds on almost every page.

New! Riikka Pulkkinen's novel "The Enchantment/Burvība" translated into Latvian by Maima Grīnberga. Published by JĀNIS ROZE.

Riikka Pulkkinen’s anticipated novel examines the power and comfort of make-believe and the thin line between love and play. Every character in the novel sees Philippa in his or her own way, as a mirror for fantasizing, anger, aspirations, comfort, and freedom, and uses their perceived image of Philippa to their own ends.

New! "Spill Simmer Falter Wither"! In laconic, fragile and unadorned language, Sara Baume reveals to the reader the meeting of two deeply traumatized beings and the uncertain desire to be needed. Translated by Ilmārs Šlāpins. Published by JĀNIS ROZE.

New! Sanita Rībena's debut poetry collection "Kaķe/A Queen"! Artist Aigars Opincāns. Published by JĀNIS ROZE.

Everyone needs to sleep. The parrot, the bear and little Boo go to sleep. The giraffe rests its head on its butt, not on a pillow, and the bat rests its feet on its hind legs. Even bees and wasps sleep. The book “Goodnight, Boo!” by Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold is a great read for curious children and parents who are trying to get their offspring to sleep.

The book has been translated into Latvian by Jolanta Pētersone. Published by JĀNIS ROZE. Illustrated by Mari Kanstad Johnsen.

“How I would like to see a real gladiatorial fight!” says the sharp-toothed dragon Oskars when he and his friend, the little dragon Coconut, are reading a comic about the ancient Romans. The porcupine Matilde doesn’t really understand the boys’ enthusiasm for the fights, but she agrees to go with them on a laser-faser trip to ancient Rome. There, the trio gets to know the gladiators and the Colosseum closer than they would like, and exciting adventures begin.

Translated from German by Inga Karlsberga. Published by JĀNIS ROZE. Available in Latvian HERE.

New! Irene Vallejo's "Papyrus. World History in Books". Translated from Spanish by Dace Meiere. Published by JĀNIS ROZE.
This is a book about the history of books. About humanity's endless thirst for books. About the making of books. About the mysterious origin of writing. About the movement of words in space and time.

New! “Leila and the Blue Fox” by Kiran Millwood Hargrave covers several topical topics in modern society – the message unobtrusively, yet vividly shows the impact that people have on nature and the environment, allows us to look into the inner world of the characters, into their relationships, emphasizing the importance of equality and tolerance, and the need to openly discuss painful problems. Based on the true story of an Arctic fox who walked from Norway to Canada in seventy-six days, a distance of two thousand miles. Translated from English by Renāte Punka. Illustrated by Tom de Freston. Published by JĀNIS ROZE.