Looking at a painting or an object in a museum, you may have wondered “Who is the author?”, “Why did they choose this technique?”, “How come their work is exhibited in a museum?”, “Are there hidden meanings?”. Melania Longo, art historian, and Alessandro Sanna, illustrator, invite readers to enter some of the most important museums of the world, observe artworks, play with paintings and artists, and, most importantly, ask questions.

Each painting mirrors the era in which it was painted: faces, hairstyles, clothes, architecture and landscapes in the background change. But there’s something which does not change: gestures, such as a mother holding her child, two lovers kissing, poses on social occasions like a wedding. Through the masterpieces displayed at Pinacoteca di Brera, in Milan, Marta Sironi and Guido Scarabottolo invite children to observe gestures, to learn and recognize their meaning, and to try to reproduce them.

Paris in 1903 was a very modern city and the most popular among artists: that year Charlotte Perriand was born. A great sportswoman and music enthusiast, she was attracted by empty space because emptiness, she used to say, can contain anything. She worked with Le Corbusier and Jean Prouvé. Drawing on her love for mountains, she designed the famous ski resort “Les Arcs”. After her first book about the life of Lina Bo Bardi, Ángela León introduces us another restless protagonist of 20th Century culture.

Everything is ready for the newcomer. Nothing should be missing: a place to sleep, bathing equipment, and everything they need to feel cozy. Many things are to be planned: they shall try new sports, visit art exhibitions, belong to exclusive clubs, play the ball, cook... And then someone rings at the doorbell: who’s that? A story about caring, welcoming and becoming friends.

Beneath me, all around me, is the sky. This is the first of a boardbook series about the sky, the earth, the fire and the water. Starting from familiar images, Cécile Roumiguière and Marion Duval take little readers into an exploration of the world through the four elements.

Here we discover the colours and sensation given by fire, the golden flash of a match; the orange tongues in a fireplace, the small blue flames under a pot. Starting from familiar images, Cécile Roumiguière and Marion Duval take little readers into an exploration of the world through the four elements.

Un libro che fa affiorare visioni e ricordi. La materia traslucida delle pagine fa sì che le immagini appaiano e scompaiano. Le parole vengono a galla nel silenzio, suscitate dalla memoria, dall’amore e dall’assenza. Le delicate illustrazioni di Joanna Concejo guidano le parole di Laëtitia Bourget fissando un gesto, spesso un dettaglio, dando spazio per immaginare l’infinito a partire da vicino, da una certezza: “Tu sei qui”.

Grande scrittrice e studiosa di fiabe, nel 1976 Beatrice Solinas Donghi pubblicò un importante studio sulle fiabe: La fiaba come racconto che oggi, per la sua modernità e il suo spessore, riproponiamo nella collana I topi saggi. In questo bellissimo e ricco saggio, la studiosa esplora il multiforme universo della fiaba, carico di suggestioni, ma regolato da leggi rigorose.

After Che cos'è? and E questo cos'è?, Paolo Ventura, a renowned international artist, is back with a new style and technique for a wordless book. A poetic story, inhabited by fantastic beings, which begins in the magic and silence of winter and ends in spring. A sort of circle, where every absence becomes a presence, and the end is a new beginning.

La Befana is a character of Italian folklore, an old lady or a witch who brings candies (when they're good) or charcoal (when they're bad) to children, around Christmas time. But she's much more than that! There are many traditions behind this character, made of mysteries and metamorphoses. Her arrival corresponds to the awakening of spring, with plants and animals being brought back to life, and many other precious gifts. A story full of charm, written by Barbara Cuoghi and illustrated by Elenia Beretta.