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Butterflies
Suddenly, in the night, Marco can hear a soft noise: FLAP FLAP FLAP. Then he realises that the noise is coming from… his stomach! What is happening to him? The doctor says there’s nothing wrong with him. He simply has fallen in love with a girl from his school, but she doesn’t even seem to notice him… Love can hit you when you least expect…
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Vincent’s Boots
The first title of Fairy Tales in Art series: the lives and works of famous artists retold through popular fairy tales. Everyone knows the story of Puss in Boots, the clever cat that turned a poor villager into a king. But in this retelling by popular children’s writer Beniamino Sidoti, the young man is no less than Vincent van Gogh,…
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A Shooting Star at Christmas
Once upon a time there was a shooting star, the last shooting star left in the sky after the summer, who was afraid to dive into the sky. Once upon a time there was a cloud, the highest, that was stuck on the top of a mountain. Once upon a time there was a black and white dog, who didn’t…
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At Cockcrow
There was a kingdom far back in time that chose its rulers in a curious way: it was the roosters who chose the new regent. The name of the chosen one had to be sung in chorus by all the roosters of the kingdom. Thus, between one king and the next, years passed in which chaos and war, ruin and disarray reigned. When the…
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The Parable of the Independent Bakers
There was once an old bread shop, owned by an old couple who had baked their delicious bread, made by hand every day in a very special way, for as long as anyone could remember. Over the years, a big factory had bought all the other bread shops in town. One day, the man from the big bread factory came…
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Evil Queen
Caterina sees her mother as a Queen, sometimes evil, sometimes good; the doorman is ogre Latronio and the city is populated by dragons, witches and knights. Drawing his sword, Belcillotto protects her from danger. Then Belcillotto turns back into Francesco and asks Caterina’s mother if she can go play with him. “Come” Caterina says as they walk towards the park. “I will show you my kingdom”.…
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My Little Meatball
All small children love cuddling with their mum! And all mums know that their baby is so soft, cuddly, round… they would like to eat them! In this tender game, mum is asking for permission to eat little bits and pieces of the child… The child’s repeated “No!” are part of the game too. Any child will recognize themselves and…
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Peggy Can Find Anything
At Peggy’s house, things often get misplaced and go missing. Today everyone is looking for something they have lost: Mum has lost her car keys, Dad can’t find his watch, Peggy’s brothers have lost a shoe and a teddy bear… But they are very lucky to have Peggy: she is very good at finding things!
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I Miss
A poetic and touching picture book for all ages, about losing and finding ourselves and the bond between grandparent and grandchild. A poetic picture book about the sense of missing the things you love the most. In a touching revelation, we see that the protagonist is an old woman, feeling she has lost so much. But then the irruption of…
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The Forest Rooster
Waking up in the morning is a problem for everyone. Sometimes an alarm clock rings for the humans, but who wakes up the inhabitants of the forest? The animals call him the Forest Rooster because every morning at dawn he sings melodies to wake them up, going out to find even the smallest and most solitary creature.
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The Lionchild and Other Children
How many children are there in the world? There’s the Fish-child, the Cat-child, the Monkey-child and many many others, each one is different and unique. And you, which child are you? A gallery of boys and girls who share a character feature with an animal. Children will enjoy recognizing themselves in the different features each animal represent and choosing the one who best describes how they…
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Nurse Lugton’s Curtain
When Nurse Lugton falls asleep, something extraordinary happens: on her knees, covering the entire apron, there is a huge piece of embroidered blue fabric that comes to life. Virginia Woolf’s overwhelming, dreamlike and ironic writing takes us into the invisible stream of consciousness of dreams. Frozen in the pattern of a drawing-room curtain, a dreamlike world waits patiently while Nurse Lugton sews… a refined illustrated edition…
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Angels
In a city where adults are distracted and absent, children gazes know what to look at and see. Ferrara’s verses tell of a ‘dystopian’ reality – which is none other than our own – in which angels are there, to rescue, heal, protect… There is a whole world which is invisible to adults, but very present to children’s lives. A poetic reflection on how…
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I Wrote You a Book (Just not This One!)
A sweet and tender dedication to Mum, an amusing homage to a child’s imagination. Sometimes it takes a whole book to tell a person how much you love her. And if that person is Mum, it will have to be a beautiful book: full of pictures, difficult words, beautiful things to make her smile, music. And everything will have to…
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Little Footprints
The inhabitants of the clearing are very different from one another: in What a hurry! Koala spends all his time relaxing, while Weasel and Raccoon run back and forth the whole day. In You are too much! Elephant doesn’t fit anywhere, he is too big, too high, too slow… definitively, he is too much. Boar is confused, he can’t understand why…
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Peter the Pirate
That night Peter dreamt he was a pirate: with two belts crossing over his chest, sabre, black hat and all. Not just any pirate though, but the Golden Tooth pirate! As a pirate, Peter is living a wonderful night of adventures, and finding a treasure, of course. Then in the morning he wakes up as a child, and he’s not really sure who dreamt…
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Cheese
Mr Cheese is running and a carousel of animals is running behind him: the rabbit riding the horse, the bear with the bees and the parrot, the giraffe on the snail, the snake with the ostrich… Where is everybody running to? Finding the answer is only part of the fun, in this picture book which is a joy for the eyes and an invitation to recognize all the animals in the…
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Yet Another Little Red Riding Hood
What would happen if Little Red Riding Hood found herself in a desert? The wolf, the hunter, the grandmother, and Little Red Riding Hood herself become interchangeable masks. How did all the protagonists know that she would be in the desert? An original and humorous retelling of the classical fairy-tale.
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Grimm Alphabet
One morning when they woke up, brothers Jacob and Wilhem found themselves transformed into two large birds. It was winter. The snow was deep. They had to fly to get wood. They scraped away the snow with their little paws and found a golden key. They thought that where there was a key there must also be a lock, and digging into the ground they…
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The Sofa
Every Thursday, on the day of the general tidying up of the house, when the time comes to move the sofa, something unexpected happens: a sea of objects re-emerges like a lost treasure. So while big hands are folding clothes and dusting cupboards, little hands are taking care of the monster hidden under the sofa!
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