SQUARED STORIES SERIES

Illustrated volumes with delicate short tales written for the youngest readers and with activity pages at the end of the book. A series which presents a collection of stories that deal with important and difficult subjects in clear and simple language.
  

Once upon a time there was a tiny little dolphin

 

 

A delicate tale which tells the story of the unexpected birth of a tiny little dolphin, of its vulnerability in the stormy seas all around, and how important it is to have the love and support of all those around on the new journey that is life

<<Once upon a time there was a tiny little dolphin, and there was his mummy dolphin, a mummy dolphin and her newly-arrived baby dolphin, who was born without any warning on a terrible stormy day...>>

"There were so many different fish: devil fish, groupers, tuna, even flying fish and clown fish, but none of them could help him. It was when he felt a tentacle tickling a fin that 
he suddenly felt a shiver running down his spine.

<<Welcome>> said an octopus <<What are you looking for?>>

<<A treasure. A treasure that can save my son.>>

The octopus had eight arms and three hearts; this the dolphin knew."

Text author: Emanuela Nava

Illustrations: Giulia Re

Illustrated and bound volume • 40 pages In 23 x 23 cm format • Age: from 3 years and upwards 

Series: Squared stories
Other titles in the series: Nino little yellow chick, The cat who lost his tail, I'm right here.

   

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THE PIRIPU'S LIBRARY SERIES

This series tells the adventures of little Piripu Bibi. Simple stories told in an invented language: a happy sequence of sounds that invite the adult reader to play with the intonation of the voice, the expressions of the face and body… and thus develop a happy sense of playing together. 

Tararì tararera

This book wants to create a new original language for children who usually live among tired and self-absorbed adults.

A sort of “children slang” aimed to take fun and complicity to children.

This tale is written in Piripù language: the ancient language of the actors, the language they used to speak in their performances all around the world. This is the old game where you make up “voices”, open your eyes as widest as you can and sigh. It’s about the magic to go over the words sound.

For children and... parents (who’ll live their childhood again).

THIS IS THE MAGIC OF STORYTELLING WITHOUT WORDS...

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FOURTH REPRINT

Andersen Prize 2010 
Best Book 0-6 years

Super Andersen Prize 2010

Best book of the year

THE AUTHOR

Emanuela Bussolati is a very appreciated author and illustrator for children books.

She has published for different publishing houses for children.

Series devised and created by Emanuela Bussolati

Bound and illustrated volume  • 40 pages  • In 23.5 x 25 cm format  • Age: from 2 onwards... and for everyone!

Series: The Piripu's Library

Other titles in the series: Badabum, Rulba rulba!

READING TARARì TAREREA IN WEST AFRICA

Tararì tararera 

Reading - La Maison de la Joie - Ouidah, Benin - West Africa

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THE PIRIPU'S LIBRARY SERIES

This series tells the adventures of little Piripu Bibi. Simple stories told in an invented language: a happy sequence of sounds that invite the adult reader to play with the intonation of the voice, the expressions of the face and body… and thus develop a happy sense of playing together.

Ba....da...bum!

 

After the great critical and public success of Tarari Tararera, here is a new adventure for Piripu Bibi. This new story talks about the Piripu language, the ancient language used by actors and mimes in the past to make themselves understood everywhere… the old game of “make a sound like…”, interpreting, making people open their eyes wide and hold their breath. The magic of story-telling beyond words.

A SURPRISING PROVOCATION IN ORDER TO FEEL YOUNG AGAIN
 TOGETHER WITH CHILDREN

 

THIS IS THE MAGIC OF STORY-TELLING WITHOUT WORDS...



THE AUTHOR

Emanuela Bussolati is one of the most highly considered children’s authors and illustrators.

She is currently working for numerous publishing houses both in Italy and abroad.

Series devised and created by Emanuela Bussolati

Bound and illustrated volume  • 40 pages •  In 23.5 x 25 cm format • Age: from 2 onwards... and for everyone!

Series: The Piripu's Library

Other titles in the series:Tararì tararera, Rulba Rulba!





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THE ART OF CREATION SERIES

Journeys out of time into unusual places where the enthralling and involving narrative and wonderful pictures come together to focus particular attention on Art, Astronomy, Travel and much more besides.

 

The dreams of Liu To

 

 

This story by Roberto Piumini is a genuine voyage of discovery into the art of the lute-maker, a complex journey that examines the skill, dedication and passion that result in the creation of this beautiful instrument, and ends up by looking at the fascinating relationship that is established between the craftsman and the musician once the instrument has been finished. Through the use of added in-depth information and extra material, four fact sheets focus on the artistic value of the lute-maker’s profession and the tremendous wealth of an ancient tradition that is ready to be re-discovered, and brought back to life for future generations.

"You can 't make a good violin on the assembly line,
ten, a hundred, a thousand, all alike
You have to make it one at a time: your enthusiasm,
for each of them, must be special."

THE AUTHORS

ROBERTO PIUMINI, texts: author of nursery rhymes, poetry, poems, fables, stories, novels, theatre scripts and songs for young and old alike.

PAOLO RUI, illustrations: considered one of the top Italian illustrators, his books have been translated in numerous countries worldwide
Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte Foundation and Antonio Stradivari Foundation: fact sheet information

Paperboard-bound volume in concertina format • 24 pages • Format: closed 11,5 x 23 cm, opened 138 x 23 cm • Age: 3-9 years

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B.LIVE - THE OTHER SIDE OF FASHION

 
What goes into the creation of a fashion collection? 
A world of suggestions and creative inspiration, a surprising,unexpected and at times roller-coaster journey that is revealed to us page after page through the first-hand experiences of a group of adolescents who follow a fashion workshop, right up to the conception and creation of a
fashion collection that will be put on the market.This book then is a journey through pictures, photos, colours, thoughts and emotions which
come together to tell the story of fashion in general and one collection in particular created by the young people behind the brand “B.LIVE”.

Don't give into fashion
but invent your own
don't be a sylist's dummy
but in ironic tone
put your own image
among your own words 

Alda Merini



 

The B.LIVE project sprang from the desire to explain the process behind the “Il Tempo Magico” art and fashion workshop organized by the Magica Cleme Foundation. The participants in the workshop are a group of adolescents.

SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS FROM THE WORLD OF FASHION


Text and picture authors:
A group of adolescents who took part in the “Il Tempo Magico” fashion and art workshop.

Teaching staff from the “Magic Time” workshop:
Gentucca Bini - fashion stylist, Madina Ferrari - Gruppo Madina, Paola Gaggiotti - artist, Michela Gattermayer – assistant editor Vanity Fair, Alice Patriccioli - photographer.


Pocket-sized volume of 144 pages • Size: 12 x 18 cm • Age: from 14 years upwards







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REMAINING - Because art is a meeting with no concept of time

Remaining is a large illustrated volume that Gek Tessaro has dedicated to Art. 
It is an evocative and charming journey through a series of museums, an example of how it is possible to look at all the details of a work of art, examine the colours and shades, and finally “discover it” by devoting all the time to it that it deserves.
Line by line he tells the story of a series of apparently impossible meetings with men and women who lived centuries ago, but who are still here now, waiting for those who, in their turn have decided to listen to them.

But the journey today has no cliffs to scale  

Nor genuine cities and their geographic tales
It’s a journey, 
a trip towards dreams made real
which can be both touched and yet which I feel.
Painted by men from distant lands   
precious jewels created by hand.
Ancient emotions that still speak today they are old, 
but now I want to hear what they say

It can’t be seen

You can’t seen the wind

It’s invisible to our eyes

more or less like what we feel

but the dust and the leaves

allow the wind to be seen

like the playing of the waves

that show off in the sea

It is the folds of the cloth

that give grace to the motion.

Women dance happily

and show us the wind

You opened the first curtain

when you opened this book

the moment you carefully

turned the pages to look

the second was opened by

the angels on either side

aware of its importance an

full of honour and pride

the third curtain opens up to

life and sound

so delicate that she uses one hand alone

Translation by Jonathan Cox

Conceived and created by Gek Tessaro

GEK TESSARO
Is an author and illustrator. Driven by a provocative spirit combined with a subtle vein of irony, he has worked with numerous different publishing houses and received many important awards, including
the Andersen 2010 Award for best complete author and the National Nati per Leggere Award (Born to read ndt) in 2011. His concept of drawn and illustrated theatre comes from his interest in spoken drawing, pictures that tell stories. Using an overhead projector to display his astonishing techniques, he brings life to the narratives taken from his texts. His capacity for observation and synthesis are transformed into enthralling and absorbing theatrical performances .

Illustrated volume of 64 pages with laminated cover • In 28,5 x 28,5 cm format • Age: from 9 years upwards

   

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GROWING UP WITHOUT SIDE-EFFECTS

 

 

The courage to think about God

Growing up without forgetting the important things

An interview with Domenico Barrilà:

You can’t see God but you can feel his presence, in the heart of the city, in the history of mankind, in the way people think and act. For good, for bad. God (or Allah, Jahvé, Brahma etc.)is in the thoughts of everyone, even those who don’t believe in him. But, as with all relationships, even the one that we have with God can go wrong. This book tells children about the need that man has, and has always had, for spirituality and the need to make sense of the world and all it contains, and how thinking about God can help us to find answers.

SPIRITUALITY AS EXPLAINED TO CHILDREN


Text author: Domenico Barrilà
Illustrations: Emanuela Bussolati 
 
Picture book • 40 pages  • In 23 x 23 cm format • Age from 4 years upwards

Series: Growing up without side-effects
Other titles in the series: The courage to be ME, The courage to be brave, The courage to be open-hearted, This is me.




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GROWING UP WITHOUT SIDE-EFFECTS

An innovative and successful series with the stated intention of helping the youngest readers to come to terms with the doubts that they have about themselves. The idea is to give them simple, clear and accessible to- ols so that they can deal successfully with the anguish of feeling inadequate, as well as becoming calm and relaxed and more confident in their ability to cope.

The courage to think about God

Growing up without forgetting the important things

You can’t see God but you can feel his presence, in the heart of the city, in the history of mankind, in the way people think and act. For good, for bad. God (or Allah, Jahvé, Brahma etc...) is in the thoughts of everyone, even those who don’t believe in him. But, as with all relationships, even the one that we have with God can go wrong. This book tells children about the need that man has, and has always had, for spirituality and the need to make sense of the world and all it contains, and how thinking about God can help us to find answers.

 

SPIRITUALITY AS EXPLAINED TO CHILDREN

Text author: Domenico Barrilà 
Illustrations: Emanuela Bussolati 
Picture book • 40 pages  • In 23 x 23 cm format • Age from 4 years upwards


Series: Growing up without side-effects
Other titles in the series: The courage to be ME, The courage to be brave, The courage to be open-hearted, This is me.


Series devised and edited by Domenico Barrilà 




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STORIES WITHOUT BOUNDARIES SERIES

Bilingual books about far-countries tales, to let children know about foreign worlds and different cultures, together with the respect for their own culture. 

This unique format allows the story to be enjoyed in two ways.

It can be read as a real picture book, where the story is presented in two different languages, but it can be enjoyed as one 138 cm long picture which tells the whole story.

Inside, there are also two pages full of information and interesting facts about the country the book is dealing with.

Andersen Prize 2003: Best informative series 

“For the elegance, originality and precision of an editorial project dedicated to the themes of inter-culturalism. For the high and convincing quality of the illustrations. For the pleasure of the short narrated stories”

THE KING’S EARS
A story from Serbia

King Trojan had a great secret, which he kept hidden from all of his people. 
Nobody who discovered what it was lived to survive his anger. But secrets, like lies, don’t last for long...

Texts and series edited by Graziella Favaro









 

BILINGUAL EDITION: ITALIAN-SERBIAN 

Series recommended by Born to Read National Project










Created in collaboration with Ageop Italia Onlus and Nurdor Serbia



THE AUTHORS

Graziella Favaro, texts. Graziella Favaro is a pedagogist and an expert in intercultural education and in the educational inclusion of immigrant children. She is also responsible for the scientific section of “Intercultural Education" by INDIRE (MIUR - Italian Ministry of Education ndt) as well as being the author of numerous essays and manuals on intercultural education.

Valeria Petrone, illustrations. Valeria Petrone is a world-renowned illustrator, having had work published in Italy, Great Britain, the United States, France and Japan. Her work has been chosen by the Annual of the New York Society of Illustrators and the Annual of the Italian Association of illustrators.



Texts and series edited by Graziella Favaro

Paperboard bound volumes • 24 pages • In folded-accordion style • Size: 11,5 x 23 cm closed, 138 x 23 cm open  • Patented format • Age: 3-9 years

Series: Stories without boundaries

22 titles - 20 different languages
Albanian • Chinese • Dari • Romany • Tagalog • Wolof • Spanish • Arabic • Singhalese • Khmer • Albanian • French • Tamil  • English • Romanian • Creole • Kurdish • Swahili • Serbian • Italian

20 Countries
Albania • Algeria • Afganistan • Cambodia • China • Egypt  • Haiti  • India • Italy • Kenya • Iraqui kurdistan • Morocco • Philippines • Perù Romania • Rom Story • Senegal • Serbia • Sierra Leone • Sri Lanka
 








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