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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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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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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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To Those Who Teach
For those who teach. For those who learn. For everyone. Teaching is not just a profession; it’s an act of generosity, a mark we leave on others, and a journey of mutual discovery. A chi insegna. Promemoria piccolo is a poetic and visual celebration of this timeless exchange, reminding us that we are all teachers and learners, in different ways…
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Us Kodama
From award-winning author and illustrator Bimba Landmann, a feel-good picture book about the little creatures of the forest and their wisdom. A book to treasure during the 12 months of the year, taking us into the forest to learn about how it changes with the seasons, how its creatures live in harmony with the rythms of nature, and how much…
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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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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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Butterflair
Butterflair is born at the beginning of a warm autumn day, splipping out of a drop of dawn. Butterflair is only going to live that one day. Her twin is too sad to do anything, but Butterflair isn’t: there are so many things she wants to do, so many places to explore, so many new friends to meet! During her short…
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