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Last Present
Mademoiselle Gelsomina and her niece have a problem: the aunt receives too many presents from a devoted admirer! So many that aunt and niece often have to set up a little street market to free up some space. The presents are of all types, paintings, maps and ornaments, but also carnivorous plants, a guard goose and some large herbivores! And…
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Can I Come In?
An improvised hut, built with sheets and clothespins, cushions gathered from all over the house, chairs and sofas: a refuge, an inaccessible fort. Everyone collaborates to build it, and the space is reorganised according to everyone’s diversity. The hut becomes the space of imagination and creativity. When an adult wishes to enter the game, they have to ask for permission.…
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The Wrapper
That day Gerardo didn’t even notice. He unwrapped the popsicle he was eating and simply dropped the paper on the ground… From a very small action, catastrophic consequences can arise! In this sparkling picture book we discover what can happen due to a simple piece of paper thrown on the ground: screams, accusations, demonstrations, accidents, strikes, energy crises, conflicts between…
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The Band-Aid Box
I had a box full of band-aids. A square, tin one. I got it for my birthday because I like band-aids. I like them colorful, but a bit see-through. They hide the scratch I’ve got and at the same time tell me exactly where it is. I always want to know where my scratches are. Each scratch is a mark…
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The Jump
Jumping into a pool might seem easy peasy but it can become terrifying as soon as you face it from the pool-board edge perspective… Time stops when you are about to dive. Will our hero be bold enough to jump? From an internationally acclaimed author and illustrator, an exhilarating picture book about that moment when you are too afraid to dive!…
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The Hamster Invasion
When your parents don’t let you keep pets, there’s only one thing you can do: secretly get some hamsters. Then you can feed them, build them a house, play with them, sew clothes for them, give them sunglasses, and, why not, even a car. The only problem is that if your hamsters are a couple, you could very soon find…
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Artists’ Houses for Sale
How would the catalogue of a real estate agency specialising in the houses of famous artists look like? Ericavale Morello, an art teacher and talented illustrator, guides us in an exhilarating and fascinating game to discover 25 houses that belonged to excellent names. A journey to explore art through houses, which becomes a game to find out who the owners…
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Bears Going Up
It’s morning: a bear wakes up, sees a paper plane out of the window and ventures out to chase it. Like in a movie shot, we begin to follow the bear, with an uphill movement that accompanies us to discover the awakening of an entire town, with many different characters engaged in their daily routine, but also a roller-coaster in…
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Angels, Lizards, Children Everywhere
Angels, lizards, children everywhere! Children were seen running like lizards on the walls of the houses, up to the fourth floor. Lizards were seen rising on their hind legs and shouting tremendous threats with powerful voices, in perfect English. Old teacher Rosa Quercia was seen laughing from the window, and throwing pans. Midget Angels were seen swarming into one of…
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The Travelling Feather
Little Kangaroo has found a wonderful Kookaburra feather. But… a naughty gust of wind has lifted the feather into the air! Little Kangaroo tries to jump, hop, bounce, but it’s impossible to catch. Koala arrives: “Don’t panic! If you climb on my back, we’ll catch it in the blink of an eye!” And hop! But right when Little Kangaroo is…
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The Animal Race
One time, the lion, the elephant, the giraffe, the deer, the ostrich, the moose, the wild horse and the dog argued about who could run the fastest. So, they decided to set up a competition. Whoever would complete a lap around the lake first, would be the fastest. But it won’t be a regular competition. For instance, after leading for…
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The Wood Gazette. The Olympic Wood’s World Championship
For an incredible stroke of luck, the Olympic Wood, the football team of the wood, which certainly does not shine for particular sporting skills, got qualified for the World Animal Football Championship. The Wood Gazette decides to send their best journalists to follow the event: who else but Wolf and Polly Pec? The fate of the small team seems to…
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Mickey Messy Monkey
Mickey is about to go lion hunting, when Dad comes into his room. Dad can’t even find Mickey’s bed: all around it is a mess. A real mess! “You can’t go out till you clean your room!” Dad shouts. Mickey loves his room like that. It is his jungle. His secret jungle. He can jump on the bed, then fall…
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Dear Mister G.
An unwelcome guest in the attic upsets the peaceful existence of Elvira and Concetta, two elderly ladies who have never left their village. First the mysterious noises, then a letter from the Houses & Attics Agency, addressed to a “Mr G.”: there is no doubt about it, it must be a ghost who has taken up residence in their attic!…
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The Fox’s Surprise
Fox is preparing a great surprise. It is such a clever idea that, she is sure, no one will be able to guess what it is! First, she invites Bear. Will it be a cake competition? he wonders. Then, she tells Hare. Maybe it is a running contest, Hare tries to guess. Mouse thinks it may be the opening of…
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The Wood Gazette
There’s a new journalist working at The Wood Gazette. Polly the Sheep is a clever apprentice, but the famous journalist Wolf doesn’t like the idea of working with a sheep. The strange cases they will have to write about will make him change his mind… Five short stories about diversity and friendship, with a delicate touch of humour.
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The Wood Gazette. The Crimson Pangolin’s Crime Story
Polly the Sheep and Wolf are back! The famous journalist and his clever apprentice will have to join their skills: there’s a mystery awaiting! A teacher, Mr Crimson Pangolin, has disappeared from the local school. The Wood Gazette sends Wolf and Polly to investigate. While unfolding the mystery, Wolf and Polly will became friends with some young students and help…
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The Pesky Gang
There is a great turmoil in town: the Pesky Gang has struck again! They are a gang of thieves, brave like pirates, agile like macaques, light and silent like ballet dancers. They have stolen everything. They have robbed all the banks, the supermarkets, the bakers, the butchers, the hardware stores, the hairdressers. They even steal each other the last biscuit…
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Shhh
Is it a wordless book? Almost, but not completely: the only words in this picture book are, in fact, onomatopoeias! Page after page, we follow a child during his/her daily routine: waking up in the morning, having breakfast, going to school, and then playing during school break, taking a nap after lunch, going to the swimming pool and back home……
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I Hate Bogey-Brats
Mirello hates bogey-brats. But, since he is a Monster of Scary Scare, he must live with a bogey-brat, who smells of dirty socks and talcum powder. Every night, when it’s bed time, Mirello does his best to scare her, but when it’s the moment of the bedtime story, it’s him who can’t barely keep his eyes open. Not even one of the three! A…
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