LILLIPUT - CATALOGUE Foreign Rights - Spring 2024

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CATALOGUE

Silvia Vecchini The light blue ball of wool Ekaterina Truckhan

Guia Risari If I were a little bird Simona Mulazzani

Umberto Sebastiano Tilda and the moon Valeria Petrone

Annamaria Gozzi A true lie Maria Giron

Pino Pace Where’s the house of Nerone the cat? Isabella Grott

Susanna Mattiangeli Where does it lead? Chiara Baglioni

Annamaria Gozzi The secret of the yellow flower Maja Celija

Francesca Bellacicco Allegra, the lunch and the crocodile Katya Longhi

Susanna Mattiangeli Red line, Blue line Alice Beniero

Guia Risari The three guinea pigs Valeria Valenza

Biagio Effe Ito Andrea Rivola

Gabriele Rebagliati The little crabs and the sea Jacopo Rosati

Umberto Sebastiano Tilda and the magic words Valeria Petrone

Susanna Mattiangeli An inside out Little Riding Hood Paolo Cardoni

Lilith Moscon The little reign in the forest Ilaria Falorsi

Chiara Lorenzoni Mirtillo’s Christmas Beatrice Cerocchi

Cristina Marsi Stink and veggies Marco Bonatti

Gabriele Rebagliati Grattaciela Philip Giordano

Daniele Movarelli SuperCarlo Liuna Virardi

Davide Calì The bear who didn’t want to do anything lalalimola

Annamaria Gozzi Celeste Cinderella Clarissa Corradin

Silvia Vecchini The yellow and white striped sock Martina Tonello

Biagio Effe The Christmas’ orange Luca Tagliafico

Daniele Movarelli A clumsy elephant Veronica Ruffato

Chiara Lorenzoni Gelsomino the harlequin postman Romina Marchionni

Chiara Carminati Graffio the pirate and Captain Losco Alistar

Luca Tortolini The escape of Ciro Simone Rea

Alessandra Rogante Franco the singing rooster Francesca De Luca

Annamaria Gozzi Little blue duckling Cinzia Franceschini

Susanna Mattiangeli A perfect cheek Felicita Sala

Veronica Carratello The child in the puddle Veronica Carratello

Cristina Marsi Polyphemus and the kittens Marco Bonatti

Francesca Bellacicco Little monkey, where are you? Ekaterina Truckhan

Alberto Galotta The train! Alessandra Vitelli

Susanna Mattiangeli Amina the singer Valeria Valenza

Angelo Mozzillo The Christmas of Nostril the Ogre Alice Piaggio

Cristina Bellemo I want to become a king Gaia Bordicchia

Chiara Lorenzoni Smelly Astolfo the wolf Francesca Dafne Vignaga

Pino Pace Let’s pretend! Maria Giron

Daniele Movarelli The girl of the paintings Martina Tonello

Maddalena Schiavo Everything’s perfect Valeria Valenza

Cristina Marsi The crow on the laundry thread Marco Bonatti

Carla Anzile The cat with the roller skates Carolina Grosa

Susanna Mattiangeli A geat idea Carola Ghilardi

Sandra Dema Little Slo Marta Migliore

Chiara Lorenzoni Astolfo the wolf saves the bees Francesca Dafne Vignaga

Dario Pomodoro King Giovanni and the Moon Claudia Favilli

Franncesca Casadei Montanari The machines of breaths Monica Gori

Daniele Movarelli The small planet Veronica Truttero

Lele Luzzati The three brothers Lele Luzzati

Mariapaola Pesce Martino and me Stefano Martinuz

Melissa Panarello The ball Francesca Dafne Vignaga

Stefania Graziosi Little Mozart Valeria Valenza

Valentina Rizzi Flying with mom Cecilia Fallongo

Cristina Marsi Magic Milla Francesca Carabelli

Susanna Mattiangeli Lì and Lù Giulia Tudori

Daniele Movarelli The day I woke up as a kid Carlotta Notaro

Sergio Rossi I found a dinosaur! Arianna Bellucci

Silvia Vecchini

The light blue ball of wool

Illustrated by Ekaterina Trukhan

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• Knowledge of the world

• The self and the other

• The seasons and the animals

Isadora lives in a house in the woods with her blue sheep. She has a lot of friends and she loves to help them in times of trouble and they do the same, because friendship is a long blue wire which connects, colours, warms and heals.

Guia Risari

If I were a little bird

Illustrated by Simona Mulazzani

pages 32 16,3x22,5

• Knowledge of the world

• The self and the other

• Images, sounds and colours

How many times have we stopped to watch the flight of a bird? This time it’s a little girl who is following its never-ending path. From the windowsill to the tree, the rooftops, the sky, the sun and back to the ground again.

The little bird isn’t just an acrobat in the air, but also a messenger, a creature that brings together two worlds with an invisible ribbon. And the little girl’s eyes are filled with things, emotions, thoughts, dreams...

Umberto Sebastiano Tilda and the moon

Illustrated by Valeria Petrone

pages 32 16,3x22,5

• Knowledge of the world

• The self and the other

• Festivities: Christmas

Sometimes in order to truly appreciate the good things in life, we have to distance ourselves just a little, maybe going higher until we can reach the moon. From up there, everything seems easier and it only takes a soap bubble to let us understand that friendship is one of the most valuable gifts we can receive.

Annamaria Gozzi

A true lie

by Maria Girón

• The self and the other

• Emotions

• Family

A little sister is a real bother. Everybody’s attention is given to her. The only thing left to do is steal her dummy and tell a lie. But what does a lie look like? It has to be small, but if you keep telling it, the lie grows and it starts walking with legs that are longer than dad’s. It becomes threatening, it changes shape and colour to the point where we learn that a sister is a true thing. And thank goodness that she is there.

Pino Pace

Where’s the house of Nerone the cat?

Illustrated by Isabella Grott

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• Knowledge of the world

• The city and the neighbourhood

• Emotions

Nerone is a house cat and he has been living among cuddles and dry food. He is beautiful and healthy but he is lazy... One day he sees that the window of the terrace is open and he goes out to discover the world. Among the rooftops and the roads of his city, Nerone finds out that the world is huge, full of stray cats, of people who kick a ball, of mysterious forests and a lot of sausages.

Susanna Mattiangeli

Where does it lead?

Illustrated by Chiara Baglioni

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• The self and the other

• How to welcome somebody at school

• Emotions

How many doors do we come across during our day? Doors that are open and doors that are closed. Revolving doors, folding doors. Front doors and smaller doors. A lot of passages towards places, people and things to do. A book for those who enter and those who exit, for those who want to go out or those who want to stay cosy in their bedroom.

Annamaria Gozzi

The secret of the yellow flower

Illustrated by Maja Celija

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• Knowledge of the world

• The self and the other

Bibi arrives at a new school with poster paint, paintbrushes, clothes and hats, soft toys, toy trains and puppets. It looks as if it has everything or is something missing? Maybe Bibi knows a secret that can explain a part of life that is happening outside. An everyday story that unveils the magic in the little things that we have to defend at all costs.

Francesca Bellacicco

Allegra, the lunch and the crocodile

Illustrated by Katya Longhi

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• Self-knowledge

• Emotions

Allegra is a cheerful and carefree princess and she thinks that nothing is more boring than formal lunches when her parents – well, yes, the King and the Queen – invite their friends and they talk and talk and talk... All she has to do is hide in the world of fantasy, where a hat immediately becomes a pond and where it is possible to meet a hungry crocodile that is searching for a scared frog.

Susanna Mattiangeli

Red line, Blue line

Illustrated by Alice Beniero

pages 32 16,3x22,5

• The self and the other

• Discovering the world around us

Red line and Blue line are friends. Together, they discover the world which is made of white pages to cover. Sometimes they end up arguing, as often happens between friends. But the will to stay together and discover the world is stronger than the arguments and quarrels. An original and poetical story about friendship.

Guia Risari

The three Guinea pigs

Illustrated by Valeria Valenza

pages 32 16,3x22,5

• The self and the other

• Emotions

• Across Cultures

The three guinea pigs come from far away and they don’t know the secret of the wolf yet. Between traps and attempts to blow everything down, the wolf slowly becomes thinner and thinner. The three guinea pigs are really strong. And they have no intention of letting him get away with it. A really surprising ending, an original, lively retelling of a traditional fairytale which is loved by everyone.

Illustrated by Andrea Rivola

pages 32 16,3x22,5

• The self and the other

• Emotions

Ito is a fun and a little bit overthe-top child. His day is full of emotions: he likes tennis and rock music, he is afraid of whales, thieves and ants. He bakes some bread with his father and he mows the lawn with his mother. A unique combination of tenderness and cheekiness, intelligence and poetry all in one character that you’ll find hard to forget.

Biagio Effe

Gabriele Rebagliati

The little crabs and the sea

Illustrated by Jacopo Rosati

pages 32 16,3x22,5

• Knowledge of the world

• The self and the other

• The seasons and the animals

Some joyful little crabs discover a castle on the seashore. They can finally abandon their burrow in order to live in an elegant and spacious house. But their parties are too loud: the Sea is really angry and he sends his daughter, Little wave, to wipe out everything... Thanks to the help of the child who builds sandcastles, harmony will be restored. A simple, poetical and timeless story.

Umberto Sebastiano Tilda

and the magic words

Illustrated by Valeria Petrone

pages 32 16,3x22,5

• Knowledge of the world

• The self and the other

• The seasons: summer

Tilda, Orso and Topino are at the beach where they meet a new friend, who is really original: he is Bradipoeta! What can he do? As the name suggests, he can write poems. Is poetry useful for anything? A colourful and fun book to understand the strength of friendship and the power of words.

An inside out

Little Riding Hood

Illustrated by Paolo Cardoni

pages 32 16,3x22,5

• The self and the other

• Traditional storytelling

The story of Little Red Riding Hood like you’ve never read it before. From the beginning to the end, a real inside out little riding hood. All the characters are here: Little Red Riding Hood, the Wolf, the Grandmother, the Hunter, the Mother, the cake and a large mouth... This shows us that the most loved fairytale works from all points of view. An original and fun Little Red Riding Hood, illustrated by a master like Paolo Cardoni.

Susanna Mattiangeli

Lilith Moscon

The little reign in the forest

Illustrated by Ilaria Falorsi

pages 32 16,3x22,5

• The seasons

• Emotions

Princess Gea wants a dress with a cloak as long as her reign. How can someone not listen to the desire of a princess? Everybody starts doing something... The Autumn gnome, the Winter gnome, the Spring gnome and the Summer gnome bring her the most wonderful dress. A poetical and fun fairytale to understand the charm of the four seasons.

Chiara Lorenzoni

Mirtillo’s Christmas Illustrated by

Beatrice Cerocchi

pages 32 16,3x22,5

• The self and the other

• Festivities: Christmas

Christmas is coming and Santa Claus is busy preparing gifts for all the children with his assistants, just like every year. But what happens if Santa catches a cold and he has to stay home? Luckily among his helpers there’s Mirtillo the Elf. Will he save Christmas for the children who are looking up at the stars and waiting for a gift?

Cristina Marsi

Stink and Veggies

Illustrated by Marco Bonatti

pages 32 16,3x22,5

• Written in rhyme

• Emotions

This is a story of a hungry bear whose tummy gets bigger and bigger. When he eats too much pizza, it makes him gassy. What can he do to get Lady Bear to fall in love with him? He has to change his eating habits and his friends are ready to help him. Will he be happy with his tummy?

Gabriele Rebagliati Grattaciela

Illustrated by Philip Giordano

pages 32 16,3x22,5

• The discovery of the self

• Emotions

Grattaciela grows without stopping. She is so tall that she can’t fit into her parents’ apartment anymore. The town children enjoy climbing her long legs and then sliding down... One day someone tells her that there’s a place, far, far away. It’s the town of fireflies, where happiness reigns. Grattaciela arrives there with long steps and she finds tall, shiny building. A timeless and poetical fairytale to tell us that everyone has their own place in the world, waiting to welcome them.

Daniele Movarelli SuperCarlo

La collana di narrativa per l’infanzia

Illustrated

by

Liuna Virardi

SuperCarlo non ha un costume, niente mantelli e mascherine. Solo i suoi occhiali scuri. Percepisce suoni leggerissimi, riconosce le persone toccandone i visi, ritrova la strada di casa grazie al suo superolfatto!

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Un eroe del quotidiano che grazie ai suoi poteri risolve le situazioni più difficili. Ma, nonostante sia un supereroe, anche SuperCarlo ogni tanto ha bisogno degli altri, soprattutto per mangiare una fetta di torta in compagnia di un amico.

• Amicizia • La città

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• Friendship

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SuperCarlo has no costume, no cap or mask. He just wears his dark glasses. He can hear the slightest noise, he can recognise people just by touching their faces, he can find the way to come back home just with his super sense of smell.

An everyday superhero who can solve all the most difficult problems. But, even if he is a superhero, SuperCarlo needs help sometimes, especially to eat a slice of cake all together.

Daniele Movarelli

Liuna Virardi SuperCarlo La Spiga edizioni

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The bear who didn’t want to do anything

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C’era una volta un orso, un alce e un tasso.

Illustrated by Lalalimola pages 32 16,3x22,5 ,90 • Nature • Friendship

L’alce aveva sempre tante idee: andare a pesca, raccogliere la legna, cantare una canzone attorno al fuoco...

Ma l’orso non aveva mai voglia di fare niente, mentre il tasso voleva fare tutto, ma poi puntualmente si addormentava.

Un divertente racconto da uno degli autori italiani più conosciuti con le illustrazioni di un vero talento dell’illustrazione spagnola.

• Natura • Amicizia

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Once

upon a time there was a bear, a

moose

and a badger. The moose came up with good ideas: going fishing, collecting firewood, singing a song around the fire... However, the bear didn’t want to do anything, while the badger wanted to do everything but ended up falling asleep.

A fun story written by one of Italy’s most well-known writers with the illustrations of a real Spanish talent.

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Annamaria Gozzi Celeste Cinderella Illustrated

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Una matrigna e due sorellastre...

E poi l’invito per un ballo a Palazzo. Chi non vorrebbe andarci?

by Clarissa Corradin

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Ma Celeste non ha proprio niente da indossare. Finché Mama Liù, la proprietaria della lavanderia sotto casa, non fa uscire da una nube di vapore un vestito di seta blu. Celeste può andare al ballo, e lì s’incanta a guardare un funambolo sospeso nel cielo, che cammina in equilibrio sulla fune.

La riscrittura poetica e originale di una delle storie più romantiche e amate.

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• Traditional storytelling

• Emotions

A stepmother and two step-sisters... Then the invitation to a ball at the Palace. Who wouldn’t go there? But Celeste has nothing to wear. Mama Liu, the owner of the laundry outside her house, creates a blue silk dress from a cloud of steam.

Celeste can now go to the ball and the tightrope walker – who is suspended in the air, walking along a rope – immediately catches her attention. The poetical and original rewriting of one of the most romantic and loved stories ever told.

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Silvia Vecchini

La collana di narrativa per l’infanzia

The yellow and white striped sock

Illustrated by Martina Tonello

Linda si è appena trasferita in una nuova città: è curiosa, avrebbe voglia di scoprire tutto ciò che la circonda, ma ancora non conosce nessuno. Poi, una mattina, il suo calzino a righe bianche e gialle cade dal terrazzo al decimo piano, dove lei abita. Inizia così un viaggio sorprendente e poetico, tra parcheggi e giardini pubblici, carrelli della spesa e salotti pieni di giochi.

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La poesia delle parole di Silvia Vecchini, una delle autrici italiane più amate, e le illustrazioni di Martina Tonello per un esordio che è molto più di una promessa.

• Il sé e l’altro

• La città

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• The self and the other

• The city

Linda has recently moved to another city. She is curious, she wants to discover everything that surrounds her but she doesn’t know anybody. Then, one day one of her yellow and white striped socks falls from the tenth floor of the building where she lives. In this way, an amazing and poetical journey starts between car parks and parks, shopping trolleys, and living rooms filled with toys. The words of Silvia Vecchini, one of Italy’s most loved writers, are filled with magic, as well as the drawings by Martina Tonello, a debut that is much more than a promise.

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The Christmas’ orange

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Il Natale si avvicina e nell’aria c’è l’euforia dei preparativi e degli ultimi acquisti. Ma una vecchina, al supermercato, compra solo un’arancia. Leo e Tina, arrivati da poco in città, sono molto incuriositi.

Perché quella donna ha comprato solo un’arancia?

Nevica il giorno di Natale: l’occasione per vedere le cose in modo diverso. All’improvviso scoprono che la signora abita nel loro stesso palazzo. Cosa prepareranno per il pranzo di Natale?

Illustrated by Luca Tagliafico pages 32 16,3x22,5

Un’originale e poetica storia di Natale.

• Il sé e l’altro

• Feste tradizionali

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It’s almost Christmas time and you can feel the excitement of the preparations and the last-minute purchases in the air. But there’s an old lady at the supermarket who buys just an orange. Leo and Tina arrived in the city not long ago and they’re curious. Why did the old lady buy only one orange? It’s Christmas and it’s snowing. The right moment to see things in a different way. Suddenly they find out that the old lady lives in their building. What will they cook for Christmas? An original and poetical Christmas story.

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Daniele Movarelli

A clumsy elephant

La collana di narrativa per l’infanzia

Illustrated by Veronica Ruffato

Cosa succede se un bambino e il suo amico elefante arrivano in una nuova città?

Forse non conoscono bene le abitudini: come ci si comporta al ristorante con un tipo invadente come un elefante?

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E nel negozio di lampadari? O al corso di ricamo?

Tra amicizia e poesia, diffidenza e scoperta, la nuova storia dell’autore di SuperCarlo

• Il sé e l’altro

• Amicizia

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• Friendship

What happens if a child and his elephant friend arrive in a new city? Maybe they don’t exactly know the habits and traditions. How should they behave at the restaurant with an intrusive type such as the elephant? And in the chandelier store?

And knitting class? A mix of friendship, poetry, mistrust and discovery, the new story by the author of SuperCarlo.

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Daniele Movarelli

Veronica Ruffato

Chiara Lorenzoni Gelsomino

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the harlequin postman

Un bel giorno arriva in città la bella Adelina Colombina e per il postino Gelsomino iniziano i guai. Ogni volta che le consegna la posta c’è qualcuno pronto a mordergli il sedere!

Illustrated by Romina Marchionni

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Ma forse con un po’ di salsicce le cose possono cambiare: il suo vestito ormai è rovinato, ma Adelina Colombina lo invita al ballo e la festa di Carnevale sarà indimenticabile.

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One day, the beautiful Adelina Colombina arrives in the city and that’s when the postman Gelsomino gets into trouble. Every time he has to deliver the post, there is someone ready to bite his back! Maybe with some sausages he can solve the problem. His uniform is already ruined but Adelina Colombina invites him to the ball. The party will be unforgettable.

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Chiara Carminati

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Graffio the Pirate and Captain Losco

Quando Capitan Losco si lancia all’arrembaggio non lo ferma nessuno: ha solo il bottino in testa! Ma cosa succede se il bottino non è proprio quello che si aspettava?

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Una storia in rima scoppiettante scritta da una delle autrici più amate della letteratura per ragazzi con le divertenti illustrazioni di Alistar.

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When Captain Losco starts to board a ship, no one can stop him. He only thinks about the loot. But what happens if the loot isn’t exactly what he was expecting? An exuberant story written in rhyme by one of the most loved authors of children’s literature with the funny illustrations made by Alistar.

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“Dobbiamo partire e non possiamo portarti con noi, però torneremo presto a riprenderti”.

Fra gatti, pavoni e pesci, nelle acque più profonde e su in alto nel cielo, il cane Ciro compie un viaggio per ritornare a stare con i suoi amici… Siete pronti anche voi per compiere questo straordinario viaggio?

• Amicizia

• Scoperta del mondo

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“We have to leave and we can’t bring you with us. But we will come back soon and we will get you back”. Among cats, peacocks and fish, in deep-water or up in the sky, Ciro the dog starts a journey to reach his friends... Are you ready to start this adventure?

Luca Tortolini • Simone Rea La fuga di Ciro

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Alessandra Rogante

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Franco the singing rooster

Sonnacchiona è un paesino dove nessuno canta più al mattino. Per risolvere il problema, cosa si può fare?

Illustrated by Francesca De Luca

Un coro è certo facile creare! Ma se il gallo è stonato, a cantare va allenato.

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Ci pensa il gufo Papageno do re mi impara in un baleno per le altre note ci può pensare e la direttrice Cesarina soddisfare.

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Sonnachiona is a little town where nobody sings in the morning anymore. What should be done to solve the problem? Setting up a choir is the easiest thing to do! But if the rooster can’t sing really well, he will have to practise a lot! Papageno the parrot will handle the problem and Franco will learn the do re mi in no time. And Cesarina will help Franco to learn the rest of the musical notes.

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Annamaria Gozzi

Little blue duckling

Illustrated by Cinzia Franceschini

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• Classical storytelling

• The self and the other

One day, a blue duckling hatches out of one of mummy duck’s eggs. Nobody on the farm likes the look of this strange little duckling. So the little one has nothing else to do but discovering the world alone. During his journey, he meets frogs, spiders, turkeys, flamingos and everyone is ready to give him advice. Backflip after backflip, the duckling will find never-ending surprises and above all unexpected happiness. This is story was written so that we can learn to believe in what we are and enjoy all the wonders that await us.

2017 Andersen prize for the best collection

For the careful selection of words and images, enhanced by excellent work and great editing. For a project able to create beautiful stories that can be read together or can be used as a first attempt at reading on your own. For the variety which characterises the entire collection and opens up an unlimited number of possibilities for future development.

Susanna Mattiangeli

A perfect cheek

Illustrated by Felicita Sala

pages 32 16,3x22,5

• Self-knowledge and the world

• Emotions

“It was a normal morning in June and – who knows where and who knows why – a kiss was born”. This is how the poetical journey of a kiss starts, in between abandonment and the search for a house. But how will it end? A delicate and dreamy story written by one of the most original writers of contemporary children’s literature and winner of the Andersen Prize for best writer in 2018. This book was illustrated with the unmistakable style of Felicita Sala, winner of the Andersen Prize for best illustrator in 2020.

Veronica Carratello

The child in the puddle

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• The self and the other

• Friendship

Azzurra doesn’t love the rain because she has to stay home. When it stops raining, she unexpectedly finds someone in the garden outside her house: Mud. In this way, an original and intense friendship starts but it’s destined to finish with the arrival of the hot weather. However, this friendship will make a flower grow and a smile will appear on Azzurra’s lips.

Cristina Marsi Polyphemus and the kittens

Illustrated by Marco Bonatti

pages 32 16,3x22,5

• Written in rhyme

• Knowledge of the world

Polyphemus lives alone, on an unwelcoming island but he isn’t a solitary. He always suffers from loneliness and he can’t get used to it. Then one day, in a faraway seaside town, he meets a strange group: a lot of colourful kittens ready to amuse young readers. The return of the author of Stink and veggies with a new fun story.

Francesca Bellacicco

Little monkey, where are you?

Illustrated by Ekaterina Truckhan

pages 32 16,3x22,5

• Knowledge of the world

• Nature and animals

Little monkey gets lost in the forest. How will her friend Little Elephant find her again among all these dangers? Maybe all he can do is ask Gigi the porcupine or Zaza the raccoon or Fiona the iguana to help him. Will they find her again?

Alberto Galotta

The train!

Illustrated by Alessandra Vitelli

pp 32 16,3x22,5

• Oneself and the other ones

• Discovery of the world

Giacomo loves playing football with his daddy. But one day their ball is thrown near the railway and Giacomo discovers something new, attractive and mysterious: the train!

A wonderful train, with an elephant and a crocodile playing hide-and-seek, an octopus playing an orchestra and a penguin eating an ice-cream…

Amina the singer

Illustrated

by Valeria Valenza

pp 32

16,3x22,5

4,90

• Oneself and the other ones

• Feelings

Amina loves singing and she can’t stand a long time without doing that. With the power of her voice, she faces with optimism all events, also the bad ones, because she knows the best song for every moment, every place and every climate.

Susanna Mattiangeli

Angelo Mozzillo

The Christmas of Nostril the Ogre

Illustrated by Alice Piaggio

pp 32

16,3x22,5

• Emotions

• Traditional festivities

What happens at Christmas in the country inhabited only by ogres where an award is given each year to the ugliest house? Some people flood it, others rip out all the flowers. But, unfortunately for him, the more Nostril the Ogre tries to make his house look ugly, the prettier it becomes. A funny and unusual Christmas tale.

Cristina Bellemo I want to become a king!

Illustrated by Gaia Bordicchia

pp 32

16,3x22,5

4,90

• Oneself and the other ones

• Feelings

Once upon a time there was a king! His name was Never Resting Always Moving because he had many things to do. But one day he got sick, with all his names, and he was desperate. Who could replace him? The little prince Ninin had a dream: he wanted to become the king. A puzzle, definitely. How will it end? To discover the story, you have to follow our heroes into the blue rooms of the castle.

Chiara Lorenzoni

Smelly Astolfo the wolf

Illustrated by Francesca Dafne Vignaga

pp 32 16,3x22,5

• Oneself and the other ones

• Feelings

In the forest of silver pines, there lives a pack of wolves. Astolfo the wolf, unlike the other wolves who tease him, prefers the scent of flowers. And when the frightening Ugo Nasofino captures Bigio the wolf, Astolfo the wolf’s plan to free the preys will prove to be a surprise. A story filled with redemption and diversity.

Pino Pace

Let’s pretend!

Illustrated by Maria Giron

pp 32

16,3x22,5

• Oneself and the other ones

• Feelings

This story tells of how one dull afternoon, not knowing what to do, can become an unforgettable, poetic and delicate adventure. You can pretend to be a pirate, an astronaut or a doctor... But, in the end, you’ll discover that the most beautiful thing to do is pretending to be a child.

The girl of the paintings

Illustrated by Martina Tonello

pp 32

16,3x22,5

• Art

• Discovery of the world

Diana and his faithful dog Lump are bored. After playing all afternoon, they casually discover a painting on the television: they enter it, and they start a trip among famous and poetic paintings. The trip turns into a dream among colours, lines and shapes.

An original opportunity to get closer to works of contemporary art in a funny and participating way.

Daniele Movarelli

Maddalena Schiavo

Everything’s perfect Illustrated by Valeria

Valenza

pp 32

16,3x22,5

• Oneself and the other ones

• Discovery of the world

These are the adventure of the hippo who’s in love with his new bike. For many days he has admired it until he decided to go out and find something beautiful, round and perfect like the wheel of his bike… Even if the wheel is no longer perfect. But everything is perfect if we look at it with love, even imperfect things can be amazing.

Cristina Marsi

The crow on the laundry thread

Illustrated by Marco Bonatti

pp 32

16,3x22,5

• Written in rhymed verse

• Discovery of the world

The happy crow is flying gently and twirling in the wind, when he sees something tied up and sets it free: it’s his friend, the laundry thread! They ramble through the sky and make a mess, but without doing any harm, the crow is friendly and a little bit bungler, he makes all the children happy!

Carla Anzile

The cat with the roller skates

Illustrated by Carolina Grosa

pp 32

16,3x22,5

• Classic Tales

• Adventure

One day, Topazio receives a cat with roller skates as a gift. What will happen next? This cat is very lazy, an idle feline that always rests and takes advantage of every opportunity to sleep. But nothing will be the same as before. One day a group of artists arrives in the village and the life of Topazio and his cat will change forever.

Susanna Mattiangeli A great idea

Illustrated by Carola Ghilardi

pp 32 16,3x22,5

• Oneself and the other ones

• Traditional festivities.

“Christmas is coming and Tito is not sure whether he has been a good kid this year. He caused some trouble, he spent a lot of time thinking about the next mischief, he didn’t listen to any advice that was given to him and, every now and then, he also ran away”. What to do? It takes a great idea to impress Santa Claus! A poetic and funny tale written by Susanna Mattiangeli, a creative writer. This book was illustrated by Carola Ghilardi, her colorful drawings are bright and expressive.

Sandra Dema

Little Slo

Illustrated by Marta Migliore

pp 32

16,3x22,5

• Oneself and the other ones

• Feelings

Little Slo lives in the green forest with his mom. He wants to play, and he is not able to understand the dangers of the word yet. The many questions he asks as well as the answers he receives will help him to appreciate the magic of the nature and to understand how lucky he is to be part of it.

Chiara Lorenzoni

Astolfo the wolf saves the bees

Illustrated by Francesca Dafne Vignaga

pp 32 16,3x22,5

• Oneself and the other ones

• Feelings

Beware! There is a new unexpected danger in the forest! The queen bee has been kidnapped and the hive is in danger. Luckly, Astolfo the wolf lives nearby and he immediately summons his friends. With courage and cunning, they will teach a lesson to Ugo Nasofino, the hunter who wanted the honey all to himself.

King Giovanni and the Moon

Illustrated by Claudia Favilli

pp 32

16,3x22,5

• Oneself and the other ones

• Feelings King Giovanni has everything a king could desire. But does he really own everything? No, he wants to own the Moon! But how can he catch it? Most importantly, is there a place so big where he can keep it? What he needs is a brilliant idea and the little King thinks he has found it.

Dario Pomodoro

Francesca Casadei Montanari

The machines of breaths

Illustrated by Monica Gori

pp 32 16,3x22,5

• Oneself and the other ones

• Traditional festivities

Edo doesn’t like to play alone, but if his mother is busy he mustn’t lose heart. For this reason, he invents something never seen before: the machines of breaths. How do these odd devices work? That’s easy! They capture puffs, screams, breaths sighs, and they run everywhere until evening...

Daniele Movarelli

The small planet

Illustrated by Veronica Truttero

pp 32 16,3x22,5

• Oneself and the other ones

• Feelings

A planet, no matter how small, can hold great surprises, like an unexpected encounter and the beginning of a friendship. Just like the one Plik and Pluk have. Plik loves to invent new things, Pluk loves to gaze at the stars. These are different ways of looking at the universe around us. And they will discover the world around them during the most beautiful journey: friendship.

Lele Luzzati

The three brothers

Illustrated by Lele Luzzati

pp 32 16,3x22,5

• The self and the other

• Adventure

Three suitors desire the same bride: this is going to cause a lot of troubles to the sultan. “Let’s see who will bring my daughter the most beautiful gift!”. The first brother chooses an enchanted trumpet, the second one a spyglass and the last one a flying carpet. She thanks each and every one of them, but in the end she will surprise everyone with her choice.

Mariapaola Pesce

Martino and me

Illustrated by Stefano Martinuz

pp 32 16,3x22,5

• The self and the other

• Friendship

A child and a dragon have known each other since forever and they love doing the same things. They play hide and seek, they dress up as knights, they watch TV together, they eat biscuits in the garden... Sometimes they argue, but their fear of darkness helps them to make i up A story to understand that things aren’t always the way we see them.

Melissa Panarello

The ball

Illustrated by Francesca Dafne Vignaga

pp 32

16,3x22,5 9788846840103

• The self and the other

• Friendship

What happens to a ball when it rolls freely through the park? Everyone wants to play with it: the old lady on the bench, an ant, a man who’s busy talking on his phone, even the moon. Wherever the ball stops, it always finds someone ready to kick it, throw it or use it in his own way. Because the ball, just like the freedom, belongs to everyone.

Stefania Graziosi, Young Mozart

Ill. Valeria Valenza

Everyone knows Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, but how was the great musician like when he was a child? Young Mozart has always been hearing music inside his head and is ready to turn everything he sees into a melody. But what does he do at night? He dreams about music, of course. His favourite dream is a fairy tale: there’s a princess, an evil queen, a funny character with a dress made of feathers and... A magic flute!

Valentina Rizzi, Flying with mom ill. Cecilia Fallongo

“Hello, honey! Can you hear me?” “Loud and clear, Mommy, where are you?” “I see high dunes of sand and so many stars that I can’t count them”. Peter is sure of one thing: when the phone rings, it’s his mom calling him from the other side of the world, ready to make him dream with her stories of extraordinary places. That’s because Peter’s mom spends all her time in the clouds flying airplanes, and Peter is looking forward to taking off with her.

Cristina Marsi, Magic Milla ill. Francesca Carabelli

There’s no one like Milla in this world. Do you want to know why? If a bee is suffering or someone hurts a tree, Milla has to help them immediately. That’s because she is a little warrior of the Nature! Strange things happen to her: if she gets angry, nettles grow in her hair and her skin turns green. She can hear the river that gurgles or the messages brought by the wind, which is why, together with her faithful crow Isabella, she will live the most bizarre adventures in order to save the planet.

Susanna Mattiangeli, Lì and Lù ill. Giulia Tudori

A journey through the woods between dream and reality, following two small creatures capable of making every experience unforgettable. Lì and Lù get bored and so they start running faster and faster. They end up in a forest, they find themselves riding a snail and then swimming in a pond because it takes very little to turn boredom into something interesting...

Daniele Movarelli, The day I woke up as a kid ill. Carlotta Notaro

Mr. Henri got up and went to the bathroom. But something was wrong: he couldn’t reach the mirror. He was so astonished when he realized he was a child again. He was small. Mr. Henri really had a bad day and the only thing he would have liked was to be able to be a carefree child one more time. Sooner said than done: the next day he woke up and suddeny his clothes have become huge and his beard is gone. But what does a child do? Mr. Henri no longer remembers.

Sergio Rossi, I found a dinosaur! ill. Arianna Bellucci

No one imagined that strange and mysterious animals had lived on our planet, way before human beings existed. Then, Mary came along and everyone changed their minds... Mary is a little girl who lives in a town by the sea in England and loves to look for fossils to sell to tourists in the summer. What she doesn’t know yet is that she, of all people, will change history, when she comes across strange finds: teeth, claws, skulls that seem to belong to animals which hadn’t been discovered yet: the dinosaurs!