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Salamander
Young Europa Anguissola learns about art and life amid paintbrushes, games and hidden dragons: painting is the magic that reveals the world’s secrets. Cremona, Italy, 1556. Europa Anguissola is about ten years old. One quiet autumn day, during an outing in the woods with her sisters, she glimpses an extraordinary creature resembling a tiny dragon: a salamander. Fascinated by this…
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What Is the Sky?
A collection of universal questions, blending philosophy and humour, designed to spark a search for meaning and to fire the imagination. In this luminous and original picture book, Guia Risari gathers twenty-four universal questions — the kind children ask naturally and adults often struggle to answer. Her responses are playful, unexpected, and poetic: trees bloom because they are incorrigible optimists;…
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Wanted
A witty and insightful picture book that turns family conflicts into a series of hilarious “classified ads.” “Wanted: a mum who never gets angry.” “Looking for: a quiet and obedient daughter.” “Found: a terrible mum — free to anyone who will take her.” Through a clever back-and-forth of ads posted on the walls of the house, a mother and daughter…
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Smash the Boxes!
How do stereotypes and prejudice work? What impact do they have on people’s lives? How can we deconstruct them and change our mindset? This book explores stereotypes and prejudice across different areas: body, gender, education, immigration, religion, identity, sexual orientation, age, and new technologies. Understanding how our mind reacts when faced with diversity can change the actions and behaviors that lead…
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A luminous and poetic bedtime picture book — an intimate declaration of love that tells every child the world is wide with possibilities, and you can be more than one thing at once. How does the world appear to a newborn human baby? Sometimes it seems like a perfectly ordered grid, but it can also be a tangled, impenetrable hedge.…
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Cece & Cice On the Sand
Two inseparable friends embrace the joyful adventures each season brings! It’s summer, and Cece and Cice are up bright and early, ready for the beach! With sun cream, shady specs and a cart full of supplies, they roll in the sand, dive into the sea, and vanish in the waves… only to pop up with a splash and a cheeky…
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Cece & Cice In the Meadow
Two inseparable friends embrace the joyful adventures each season brings! Cece and Cice stretch out lazily in a sunny meadow, dozing beneath a parasol, snacking on boiled eggs atop a chequered cloth. But spring breezes are full of surprises — and soon everything’s up in the air, including them! With gentle humour and clever twists, this is another delightful day…
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Chromosomes
Lucia looks back on her life through her most treasured memories: the love she shared with Giorgio, summers in Ischia, and laughter-filled Sundays with friends. But her story goes beyond personal recollection—it becomes a tapestry of generations, crossing continents and centuries. From seafaring grandparents and adventurous ancestors to ancient origins rooted in the heart of Africa, Cromosomi is a celebration…
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Cece & Cice On the Snow
Two inseparable friends embrace the joyful adventures each season brings! Cece and Cice won’t get out of bed — not in winter! But once they’re finally up, wrapped in hats, gloves and checkered scarves, it’s time to head out into the snow. They tumble, roll and disappear into snowy drifts… only to reappear with a surprise! With warmth, humour and…
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Cece & Cice Among the Leaves
Two inseparable friends embrace the joyful adventures each season brings! Cece and Cice are two curious and cheeky little ones who turn an ordinary day into an adventure — ignoring the alarm, savouring hot tea and lemon marmalade, then finally getting out to explore! Between splashing in puddles and the joy of coming back to a warm home and putting…
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Micro Space Rabbits
A surreal and humorous picture book, with fascinating and highly detailed illustrations. It’s a morning like any other, when suddenly three small spaceships enter through the kitchen window. To the amazement of the young narrator, dozens of microscopic rabbits dressed in spacesuits descend from them! It soon becomes clear what their mission is: to find some orange juice. But what…
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CRACK
A very original non-fiction picture book about the disruptive changes that make the world move forward. Life is born if something goes CRACK. Everywhere, all around us, things need to get broken in order to generate change and opportunity. From the egg that hatches to the explosion of a supernova, from the erosion of atmospheric elements to the digestion that…
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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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Little Sailing Manual
If it’s the first time you go by sea, you should be guided by an experienced sailor. Someone like Aldo, who knows that the first thing to do when sailing is to set a destination. A destination that can be reached with unexpected events and ingenuity, through difficulties and cooperation. Aldo says you will always get somewhere. A sea story…
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