Uncle Cringe
Everyone has an Uncle Cringe. But Neve’s is the worst one of all. And this will be the most embarrassing trip of her whole life. Neve is certain of one thing in life: every family has an Uncle Cringe. And unfortunately, hers is the cringiest of all. Always over the top with unlikely jokes, embarrassing dancing and an obsession with bolts. But when the school organises a Parents’ Day and hers are so super busy they can’t come, the situation gets out of hand: Uncle Cringe is coming instead! In desperation, Neve looks for a plan to avoid him… and even manages to get him chosen to appear on a ridiculous TV show, Too Many Togas. Mission accomplished? Nope! Now she has to go with him on a trip out of town, with the worst travelling companion ever. Will she survive the most embarrassing trip of her life, without losing her dignity? Or will she have to accept that we’re all a bit Cringe in the end?
A laugh-out-loud, character-driven comedy full of wild humor and absurd disasters.
A story by Book on a Tree
By the same author or illustrator
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Sherlock, Lupin and Me. Book 18: Deadly Trap for Mr. Holmes
A trap in Hyde Park, Holmes behind bars, and one last deadly game staged in Moriarty’s shadow. London, December 1919. A mysterious invitation draws Mila to Hyde Park, where what should have been a clarifying meeting turns into an ambush. Billy Gutsby is kidnapped, Mila barely escapes capture, and within hours the unthinkable happens: Sherlock Holmes is arrested after being…
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Sherlock, Lupin and Me. Book 17: Crime at Christmas
A snowbound Christmas inn, a dead guest under the same roof, and a theatrical revenge plot hidden beneath holly, cocoa and old English charm. Mayfield, England, 1919. Hoping to give Sherlock Holmes and Arsène Lupin an unforgettable English Christmas, Irene takes Mila, Billy Gutsby and the two old friends to the King’s White Horse, a cosy country inn in the…
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Sherlock, Lupin and Me. Book 16: The Assassin’s Mask
A glamorous seaside holiday, a corpse dressed as a pirate, and a murder plot hidden behind wealth, romance and theatrical deception. Torquay, 1919. Mila arrives on the Devon coast hoping for a few peaceful days by the sea, but her holiday is quickly overshadowed by death. While Harold Grayling and his dazzling fiancée, Lady Cecilia Hagbury-Winch, prepare a lavish masked…
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Sherlock, Lupin and Me. Book 15: The Top-hat Man Enigma
A dead princess’s final clue, invisible writing on blank pages, and a race across Europe to stop a chemical weapon from falling into the wrong hands London, 1919. Mila is still reeling from Anastasia’s death in Danzig when Sherlock Holmes begins to study the objects her sister died protecting: a hexagonal key and a note bearing the number 734 090.…
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Sherlock, Lupin and Me. Book 14: Searching for Anastasia
A funeral in London, a missing Romanov princess, and a mission that reunites three legends for one last impossible rescue. London, 1919. At Dr Watson’s funeral, Irene Adler seeks out Sherlock Holmes and Arsène Lupin after nearly fifty years apart. She needs their help to protect her adopted daughter Mila, whose true identity places her at the heart of one…
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Sherlock, Lupin and Me. Book 13: Double Ending
A vanished corpse, secret tunnels beneath London, and a counterfeit masterpiece that reveals how differently the trio’s future is already unfolding. Now living in New York under a false name, Irene receives a box from her old life: a few treasured objects, and one of her London notebooks. As she begins rereading it, memory pulls her back to an earlier…
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Sherlock, Lupin and Me. Book 12: The Ship of Goodbyes
A secret refuge on the Welsh coast, a house full of warnings and hidden sounds, and a farewell that changes the future of the trio forever. Hidden away with her real mother at Farewell’s Head, a lonely manor perched above the sea in North Wales, Irene Adler is told she is finally safe. But the house soon fills with strange…
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Sherlock, Lupin and Me. Book 11: The Port of Deception
A castle that may not really be for sale, coded lights on the Clyde, and a hidden political conspiracy that turns Irene herself into the centre of the mystery. When Irene Adler begins suffering from severe headaches, the new Dr. Marqueson prescribes an unexpected cure: rowing. But what starts as a lively new routine with Sherlock Holmes and Arsène Lupin…
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Sherlock, Lupin and Me. Book 10: The Lord of Crime
A string of absurd crimes, a nursery rhyme turned into a deadly script, and the first appearance of a mind brilliant enough to challenge Sherlock. Spring 1872. London seems full of bizarre little crimes with no clear logic behind them: a cobbler found with a bow in his hands after shooting a French chef, a drugged sailor chained beside an…
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Sherlock, Lupin and Me. Book 9: Murder at the Fox Hunt
A vanished stranger, a corpse hidden in a village well, and a country-house mystery rooted in a deadly lie from the Crimean War. London, February 1872. Irene Adler travels with her father to the Devon countryside, hoping a few quiet days away might lift Leopold’s dark winter mood. Instead, what begins as a country retreat soon turns into a new…
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Sherlock, Lupin and Me. Book 8: The Sphinx of Hyde Park
A scholar found dead in a sarcophagus, a chain of secrets reaching back to Egypt, and a revenge plot buried for years beneath academic glory. Just days before Christmas 1871, London is gripped by the shocking death of Gideon Hawthorne, director of the British Museum, found suffocated inside an Egyptian sarcophagus. What at first looks like a sensational “curse of…
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Sherlock, Lupin and Me. Book 7: The Mystery of the King Cobra
A vanished butler, a robbery at the London docks, and a mystery that reaches from Victorian London to the shadows of colonial India. Back in London with her father and still trying to rebuild her life after the tragedy in Paris, Irene Adler hopes for a quieter future. Instead, a sudden shock unsettles the fragile calm of her new home:…
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Sherlock, Lupin and Me. Book 6: The Shadows of the Seine
A missing cousin, a gang war on the Seine, and a case that drags the trio into the most dangerous corners of Paris. Back in Paris for a brief return to ordinary life, Irene Adler is overjoyed to be reunited with Sherlock Holmes and Arsène Lupin. But their happy reunion is short-lived. When Arsène’s idealistic cousin Fabien d’Andrésy vanishes after…
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Sherlock, Lupin and Me. Book 5: The Ice Castle
A false naturalist, a white castle in the Alps, and a mystery built on disguises, spies and shifting identities. Still shaken by the discovery of her true origins, Irene Adler travels to Davos, in the Swiss Alps, to meet her real mother, Alexandra Sophie von Klemnitz. But before she can find any real peace, Sherlock Holmes and Arsène Lupin are…
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Sherlock, Lupin and Me. Book 4: The Cathedral of Fear
A mysterious warning, a torn map, and a secret society hidden beneath Paris. When Irene Adler is forced to leave London for the Norman countryside, she expects only boredom and silence. Instead, a mysterious woman approaches her with a cryptic warning about her mother and entrusts her with a hidden packet containing part of an ancient map. Reunited with Arsène…
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Murder on the Occident Express. Puzzle Mysteries Collection
A rookie inspector, a luxury train, and a murder in the snowy Alps — but the real culprit may already be on another train. Fresh out of the Academy, Inspector Lucius Asgren is sent to a remote Alpine village for his first assignment — and immediately finds himself facing a murder aboard the legendary Occident Express. As the case is…
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Ten Little Tenants. Puzzle Mysteries Collection
The city is slipping into darkness. Blackouts spread. Tremors shake the streets. And in the middle of this growing unease, a murder is committed in Ash Building, a grim apartment block standing alone on the edge of town. The case is assigned to Lucius Asgren, the most brilliant detective on the force — a legend known for solving the impossible.…
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Mystery Hotel. Puzzle Mysteries Collection
December 1961. Now an old man, Nino recounts to his granddaughter Clara an extraordinary night from his childhood, when he was eleven years old and helping his uncle Piero and aunt Ada at the modest Hotel Mimosa in the small spa town of Z***. Once famous during the Belle Époque for its casino and thermal baths, the town has long…
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Sherlock, Lupin and Me. Book 3: The Mystery of the Scarlet Rose
A coded advertisement, a vanished scientist, and a shadowy enemy who always seems one move ahead. When Irene travels to London to spend the winter holidays with her friends Sherlock Holmes and Arsène Lupin, she expects strolls through Covent Garden and quiet days in the Shackleton Coffee House. Instead, the trio finds themselves entangled in one of their most dangerous…
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Sherlock, Lupin and Me. Book 2: Last Act at the Opera House
A vanished diva, a theatre full of secrets, and three young detectives who refuse to believe in coincidences. When Irene Adler travels to London to hear the great soprano Ophelia Merridew, she expects nothing more than a dazzling performance. But the glamorous world of the Royal Opera hides rivalries, fears and ambitions — and when a man is murdered and…
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Sherlock, Lupin and Me. The Black Queen’s Trio
It all starts with a seaside town, a mysterious woman in black, and three extraordinary children who will one day become legends. When twelve-year-old Irene Adler arrives in the walled port town of Saint-Malo, she expects a quiet summer. Instead, she meets two boys who will change her life forever: sharp-minded Sherlock Holmes and daring Arsène Lupin. What begins as…
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The Elves On Strike
An ironic, laugh-out-loud story about the funniest Christmas revolution ever! Why does everyone love Santa while nobody remembers the elves who actually make the toys? Fed up with staying in the shadows, the elves rise up. Led by the ambitious Piotr and his loyal sidekick Filip, they declare independence and decide to run Christmas on their own. But without Santa…
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Ghosts Are Kindly Asked Not To Scream
From the duo who won both the Andersen and Super-Andersen Prizes comes a spooky, funny ghost story. In Naples’ haunted Hotel Lojacono, four eccentric ghosts revel in scaring guests – until a famous actress books the entire hotel and demands silence. Miserable and forbidden to scream, they stumble on clues to a long-lost treasure and join forces with Armida, a…
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Who Stole The Star?
Who stole the sheriff’s star? A mystery full of fur, fun, and fuzzy suspects. Sheriff Biscottino McKenzy is proud of his quiet, orderly town. But one morning, his precious star badge goes missing! He immediately suspects the last three “free” rascals in town: Pippy Dakota (an otter who runs a hair salon), Coccola Bill (a dad-badger taking care of his cubs),…
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When I’m a Caveman
“What will you do when you grow up?” they ask me every time. “You can do this and that, there’s plenty of choice! The manager, the principal, or the administrator. The magistrate, the judge, or the mega-director.” But I will do something completely different, let me say it loud and clear! I will do the best job that exists in…
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Mysteries of Summer
Six mysteries. One season where mystery never takes a break. Six original summer stories by Italian acclaimed authors. A girl haunted by a ghost who might be herself. A cursed necklace passed from hand to hand. A school trip gone terrifyingly wrong… Each tale is a standalone mystery—spine-chilling, elegant, or surreal—set in the inescapable heat of the Italian summer. A fresh,…
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I Am a Leaf
“One day I am blowing, one day I can’t get going. One day blazing sun, one day there is none.” Day after day, like a leaf in the wind, our emotions change. Sometimes we feel light and free, other times we feel weighed down. One day we feel brave, the next we feel scared and small. Some days we feel…
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Detective Linus and the Turquoise Falcon – vol. 1
The most famous detective around… at least according to him! With a flair for drama, an eccentric sense of style, and a huge ego, young detective Linus investigates the most absurd and hilarious crimes in town. Surrounded by a cast of equally quirky characters. One summer morning, a postcard arrives at Linus’s house from his friend Giangi. Apparently there’s a…
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Monsieur Claquette’s Sunday
Tomorrow is an important day for Monsieur Claquette: it’s Sunday. Like every Sunday, he will go to his dance lesson. And, like every Sunday, he will be very agitated. Like every Sunday, he will put a lot of effort into calculating every possible unexpected event: he wants to arrive at a very precise time. Not a minute before, not a…
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Ghost Agency – Vol.4: Even Ghosts Quiver
Ghosts are disappearing – and not in the usual “ooooh, I’m moving on” kind of way. One minute they’re moaning in basements or rattling chains in attics… and the next, poof – gone. When Will Moogley receives a mysterious call and finds only a puddle of strange bluish slime where a ghost should be, he knows something’s not right. All…
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Ghost Agency – Vol.3: The Skyscraper Ghost
Something spooky is going on at the Empire State Building. Tourists are fainting, elevators are levitating on their own, and a terrifying ghost has taken up (illegal) residence in the city’s most iconic skyscraper. The problem? He doesn’t have a contract. And worse—he refuses to leave. Will Moogley, young head of the world’s worst-run ghost temp agency, is called in…
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Ghost Agency – Vol.2: A Fearfully Frightening Family!
Jerrold was supposed to enjoy his peaceful retirement – haunting a quiet, creaky old house in Brooklyn. But his afterlife is turned upside down when a rowdy, clueless human family moves in, completely ignoring the fact that the place is already occupied. They blare music, hang curtains, and worst of all… they’re not even a little bit scared of him.…
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Ghost Agency – Vol.1: Good Job, Will Moogley!
Will Moogley, the young and reluctant heir to the failing Ghost Agency, is struggling to keep the ghost-placement business afloat. His agency provides ghosts for hauntings, but with few clients and little money, things look bleak. An unexpected opportunity arises when a luxury hotel chain, Scary Inn, announces plans to renovate an old castle into a haunted hotel for wealthy…
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A Colour In The Crowd
A child reflects on his identity in rhyme, starting from the fact that he is something different depending on the context. A tenant in the building; a pupil at school; on the street, for some, he is an unwelcome dash of colour. A colour can become anything it wants when it’s set free. A delicate rhyming tale that’s full of…
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An Accidental Christmas
During the night of an eclipse, a raccoon lights a beacon to illuminate the wood. The blackbirds, observing the light, mistakenly believe that Christmas has arrived, and they hurry to turn on all the lights hidden among the trees for the occasion, waking up rabbits, badgers and foxes who, rubbing their eyes, look around and shout: “It’s Christmas! We need…
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Ogre Nostril’s Christmas
What happens at Christmas in the land of ogres, where every year the ugliest house wins a prize? This year, the competition is fiercer than ever. Ogres are pulling roofs off, breeding swarms of bugs, and unleashing explosions, turning their street into a chaotic mess. But one house remains strangely untouched by all this destruction—Ogre Nostril’s home. No matter how…
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Maud West, Lady Detective vol.1 – A Matryoshka of Mysteries
She’s a mistress of disguise with the acumen of Miss Marple, the resourcefulness of Enola Holmes and a helper who always gets into trouble. It’s Maud West, the first real lady detective who ever lived. London, October 1920. Maud West and her young assistant Max Finch have just solved an intricate investigation and are preparing to celebrate with a nice…
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Maud West, Lady Detective vol.3 – A Labyrinth of Mirrors
She’s a mistress of disguise with the acumen of Miss Marple, the resourcefulness of Enola Holmes and a helper who always gets into trouble. It’s Maud West, the first real lady detective who ever lived. Somewhere in England, 1920. What are Maggie and Max Finch doing in a cottage in the middle of the forest? And why are they keeping…
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Maud West, Lady Detective vol.2 – A Cathedral of Cobwebs
She’s a mistress of disguise with the acumen of Miss Marple, the resourcefulness of Enola Holmes and a helper who always gets into trouble. It’s Maud West, the first real lady detective who ever lived. Boasting his new cap, Finch invites Maggie to the cinema. But romantic gestures are not her thing… better to dive into Maud West’s new assignment.…
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Detective Linus: an Explosive Case for a Crackling Hero – vol. 5
The most famous young detective around. At least, according to him. Linus likes to work in the shadows, but he’s a detective so famous that he’s destined for glory! He claims to have a personal secretary, whom he refers to as Mum for convenience’s sake, and an assistant, Bagarre, a little dog whose potential Mum doesn’t seem to have understood…
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Detective Linus and the Dishonourable Case of the Missing Honourable – vol. 4
The most famous young detective around. At least, according to him. Linus likes to work in the shadows, but he’s a detective so famous that he’s destined for glory! He claims to have a personal secretary, whom he refers to as Mum for convenience’s sake, and an assistant, Bagarre, a little dog whose potential Mum doesn’t seem to have understood…
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Detective Linus: His Enemies Hate Him, His Friends Put up with Him – vol. 3
The most famous young detective around. At least, according to him. Linus likes to work in the shadows, but he’s a detective so famous that he’s destined for glory! He claims to have a personal secretary, whom he refers to as Mum for convenience’s sake, and an assistant, Bagarre, a little dog whose potential Mum doesn’t seem to have understood…
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Detective Linus Incredibly Solves Another Case – vol. 2
The most famous young detective around. At least, according to him. Linus likes to work in the shadows, but he’s a detective so famous that he’s destined for glory! He claims to have a personal secretary, whom he refers to as Mum for convenience’s sake, and an assistant, Bagarre, a little dog whose potential Mum doesn’t seem to have understood…
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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…
