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A Different Meaning
A thought-provoking photographic picture book that invites children to look at words — and actions — from a different perspective. Many verbs are commonly associated with aggression, conflict, or violence. Yet the same words can have a different, gentle meaning. This photographic picture book plays with this tension, presenting a series of verbs that appear harsh or hostile at first…
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We Animals
A poetic and thought-provoking picture book exploring the deep connection between humans and all other living creatures. Through luminous images and lyrical text, Bimba Landmann invites readers to rediscover a simple yet profound truth: humans are animals too, part of the same living world, sharing emotions, desires, and the longing to live and belong. A book that gently encourages empathy…
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Also Like This
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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To Hug Nobody
A tender and poetic story of an unexpected friendship, where a boy learns to see beyond silence and difference. Recognising, understanding, and communicating with others is no simple matter: at times their inner world can seem dark and impenetrable, like the surface of a lake. Damiano is facing a loss far greater than he is. Maddalena is autistic. Damiano loves school,…
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…And the Others
An ideal sequel to Thingy, this book tells the story of a sensitive young girl and her imaginary friend, who accompanies her on a journey of growth and self-discovery. Anna has grown up, but she likes to go back in her mind to the episodes that marked her life accompanied by Thingy, her imaginary friend as a child. Anna tells…
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What Is a Syndrome?
A visually striking and thought-provoking journey, revealing a complex, shared human experience of difference, struggle, and inclusion. What is a Syndrome? A microcosm? A crisis? Something random? A fight? An attack? A common history? What else? Whatever it is, it’s something that concerns all of us. This picture book doesn’t give an answer but provides some interesting food for thought…
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Thingy
An ode to children’s inner life and the healing power of imaginary friends. “Thingies” take part to the inner life of so many children. Each one is different, cause they express their creators’ personality, com- forting them in times of need. Anna’s Thingy spurs her to take refuge in creativity, kindly reminding her that she can use her body and…
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The Truth Is Like a Bird
A universal metaphor for truth, an invitation for children to see it as something alive and resilient. If you push the truth off a cliff, it will fly away. If you throw it into water, it won’t drown. If you bury it underground, it will grow. Through a sequence of vivid metaphors, the book shows truth as something living, resilient,…
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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. 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; bees…
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It’s All About Knots
From the knot untied at birth to the shoelaces learned on winter afternoons, each moment of growing up is linked to a different kind of knot. Some knots tighten in the throat on the first day of school, others are loosened by sharing small daily stories. As the child grows, he learns that knots—like imperfections—make each life unique and strong.…
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Brief History of Happiness
Humans have searched for it across time, it sometimes slips through our fingers when we try to grasp it too tightly: we name it “Happiness”. On the Island of Big Questions lives Sofia, who answers what cannot be weighed or measured—questions about Happiness. There was a time when happiness did not yet exist. Then life appeared on Earth, and with it…
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Brief History of Freedom
On the Island of Big Questions, Sofia introduces her best friend: Freedom. Through a lively, ironic, and accessible journey across time, the book explores what freedom truly means — and what it does not. From the laws of the universe and the constraints of nature to humanity’s inventions, readers discover how freedom emerged as a uniquely human achievement. Yet freedom…
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Brief History of Friendship
Friendship has shaped survival, culture, and happiness across time. On the Island of Big Questions, we are led by a special guide: Sofia. She’s a little girl who is thousands of years old. With her help, we’ll start for a lively and surprising journey into the history of Friendship. From atoms forming molecules to whales surrounded by companions, from prehistoric fires…
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Hi, I Am Sun
The story of the Sun told by itself, without mincing words A cheerful science book where the Sun itself grabs the microphone and starts chatting with Earthlings. In a friendly, slightly cheeky voice, it tells its life story: how it was born from cosmic dust, how it shines, and why life on Earth depends so much on its daily work.…
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Hi, I Am Gea
The true and extraordinary story of a planet alone in the Universe and of how it became the mother of all living beings. A story that begins before us and continues around us, together with us. Because Gea is our Earth. Hi, I Am Gea is the story of Earth told in the first person, as if our planet itself were…
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And Then It Was Time
A celebration of moments that shape who we are and who we’re becoming. A tender invitation to embrace change, cherish growth, and look ahead with wonder. “And then it was the time to grow up, to make great plans, to not be afraid, to learn new things, to make new friends, to make big promises”: this is the text of…
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A Room of My Own
A poetic and beautifully illustrated journey into the heart of one of the greatest literary minds. What do a writer, a spider, and a child have in common? In A Room of My Own, young readers embark on a poetic and imaginative journey into the world of Virginia Woolf, discovering the power of creativity, independence, and storytelling. Through a playful…
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Toni, the Magicicada
A poetic tale of courage, justice, and the magic of storytelling. A beautifully illustrated journey into the heart of one of the greatest literary minds. Toni, the Magicicada is the third volume in the acclaimed series introducing young readers to the ideas of great feminist thinkers. After Virginia Woolf and Simone de Beauvoir, this beautifully illustrated book brings to life…
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The Emotions Chef
«There is a small town where restaurants are all excellent: both the traditional dishes and the exotic ones are tasty. The food is delicious, impeccable and well cooked. Yet, those who live in the town always recommend going to the only restaurant where… you don’t eat. » The Emotions Chef serves very special dishes everyday. He cooks just a single…
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Rita’s Garden
As soon as Sofia wakes up, she looks for Rita. Her beloved cat usually runs to her when she calls her name. But this morning Rita does not come. Sofia calls her uncle, and suddenly his eyes become sad. Sofia realises something has happened. Rita is there, and yet it is as if she were not there. Everything about her…
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