Nice things: digging a tunnel making way for the water; becoming friends with someone who has a dinghy boat; digging a hole and hiding it with a towel; looking at the face of someone falling into the hole; classifying bellies and bums. Not nice things: being stung by a jellyfish; getting out of the sea because lips have turned blue; cleaning up their feet; being quite. A little girl moves away from her family’s beach umbrella and, as she gets lost, she starts observing everything around her.

Sergio Ruzzier, author of Una lettera per Leo, Due Topi and Stupido libro!, is back with his new masterpiece, a small sized book for a high quality story and artwork. Fox and Chick, two friends, a house, a bathroom, a party, a soup, many adventures. Readers will not just be witnesses, they’ll have the feeling of becoming part of this world populated by adorable creatures they will never want to do without.

Nature can be friend or enemy, it can be mysterious, overwhelming or frightening but, in any way, it’s something we can’t avoid questioning and invoking, as we are made of it too. Poesie naturali is a poetry collection written by Alessandra Berardi Arrigoni and illustrated by Marina Marcolin, about the deep bond between nature and human beings. Nature becomes an instrument for children’s wondering and feelings. Every poem focuses on what nature tells us when we stop and listen to it.
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It’s six thirty on a spring Friday evening, the protagonist of this book is doing nothing out of ordinary: he’s lying on the grass cuddled by the sun and, as he’s nearly asleep, he hears a magpie squawking, while staring at someone. What’s catching its attention? Who is hiding among the bright colours of the flowers? This is how his emotional and olfactory journey into memories and small things begins. La fioraia is the first book by Luca Di Sciullo, a young illustrator with an outstanding gaze and touch. [Text in Italian]

Marcel is a strange guy. He loves chocolate like all other children, but when he sees a bell tower he dreams of climbing on top of it and flying horseback to the moon. The world is like a large game room to him: appealing, mysterious, full of things to be discovered. With his imagination, he is able to transform and give new life to anything he touches. His eyes see things that no one else sees, especially old-fashioned, outdated stuff. His classmates gave him a nickname for this.

A hundred thousand billion cells: it is what a human being needs to exist. Each of them belongs to a system of vital organs and together they make about 270 bones, 32 teeth, a beating heart, an almost always intelligent brain and many other things. Andrea Nante introduces the latest PiPPo, dedicated to the study of the human body in Art. Illustrations by Sylvie Bello help readers overcome their intimidation to the great masters as re-drawing their works is the best way to learn art history and keep it in memory. [Text in Italian]

Little bear asks his mom three stories, so she starts telling about a night keeper who sends the whole forest to sleep with her gong; about a little girl with a sword who got lost, and about Bo who cannot fall asleep. Kitty Crowther, Alma Award winner, is author of the text and the stunning images of this book, full of mistery and sweetness. [Text in Italian]

Gatto Felice lives in the city, in a very comfortable flat. On a summer night he decides to go visiting his family around the world. There are tigers, snow leopards, lynx, puma, panthers, and of course lions. In 24 hours he touches the most beautiful landscapes: deserts, jungles, ice fields, savannah… And he’s offered herrings, meat skewers, steaks, prawn toasts…

It’s dawn. A strange, uncommon silence embraces everything: “It snowed last night!”. The city has transformed. Even the most familiar of things have become new and mysterious. The way to school for this little girl turns into an adventurous discovery of imaginary and real objects. Anna Masini brings together photography, drawing and words to tell the wonder of children’s gaze.