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Your name Luca Azzolini Edizioni EL ILLUSTRATED THE MOST DANGEROUS is courage ROAD IN THE WORLD GIANNI This is the true story of three children and the incredible journey It takes courage to oppose human traffickers. Salem Osman had it ven after the fall of the Ro- Einaudi Ragazzi they have to complete. Arun is just seven years old, Waman is ten E but at what a cost! For three years he had to separate himself from age 12+, 144 pages ! his son Asad and his daughter Zarah. They too had to show their fa- and Manjula is twelve. They were born in one of the most remote man Empire, Latin continued HIGHLIGHT ther’s courage when, without knowing what had become of each other, valleys of Kashmir in the far north of India between its borders to be for centuries the univer- BOLOGNA ! ALMANAC they left North Africa on emigrant boats. They had to face fear and 2018 with Pakistan and China. They have a dream: to go to school… sal language of philosophers, Emme Edizioni RODARI HIGHLIGHT solitude. The learnt to look out for themselves, to trust the right peo - BOLOGNA 365 GREAT EVENTS ple and never to lose hope. Amidst ambushes, unexpected help and To make this dream come true they have to walk more than a scientists and learned people 2018 Every day is special. On every day in the history encounters that showed that human solidarity never dies, the brother hundred kilometers through wild and hostile territory at a height in general. This explains the and sister reached Rome. They had suffered hunger, hidden in tomato of 4000 meters. huge number of mottos, judgments, ways of of mankind something incredible, astounding, fields and escaped from the traffickers who were NEW TITLES Three children, four days in the mountains, on insidious paths revolutionary or epoch-making occurred. We travel pursuing them. They passed through thick and saying in which it is rich and that are still through all the dates in the calendar discovering thin and became stronger and more courageous ! amidst sharp rocks and in arctic winds. No commodities: just a used today. In a very lighthearted, even jok- the most curious, peculiar or significant events just as their father had always wanted them to hundred kilometers to cover by foot along the most dangerous ing way, this Latin lover refers to the “Lover GIANNI RODARI. THE NICEST be and who was now waiting for them in Milan. HIGHLIGHT road in the world. To get to school. To get to their dreams. from prehistory to the present day. A book to of Latin” and proposes and explains forty leaf through from beginning to end or to consult by AQUILINO BOLOGNA ILLUSTRATED STORIES 2018 of the most famous Latin sayings to young 240 PAGES, AGE 4+ at random. 365 great events, one for every day cover illustration by A. BARONCIANI, readers who, if they haven’t already heard of the year. CHAMPIONS age 10+, pages 176 them, will hear them sooner or later and A VOLUME THAT INCLUDES EIGHT OF THE MOST FAMOUS STO- ! A book, an almanac, a calendar, Nicoletta Bortolotti RIES OF GIANNI RODARI, THE GREATEST ITALIAN CHILDREN’S and a time machine all in one. ! will, hopefully, use them forever. HIGHLIGHT HIGHLIGHT WRITER OF THE 20TH CENTURY WHO, WITH HIS IMAGINATION THE LIE THAT SAVED BOLOGNA BOLOGNA Text by: Mino Milani AND FORESIGHT, HAS ENTHRALLED MILLIONS OF READERS ALL OVER THE WORLD. THIS IS A SELECTION THAT HAS BEEN LATIN LOVER 2018 Christian Hill, illustrations by 2018 THE WORLD Illustrations by: Sara Not ILLUSTRATED BY THE MOST NOTABLE CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN ARTISTS IN ORDER TO PAY HOMAGE TO AN AUTHOR WHO, Giovanni Costa, age 8+, 216 pages Seen through the eyes of two children, this is the story of age 12+, 160 pages Latin for everyday life pages 96

MORE THAN ANY OTHER, KNEW HOW TO PLAY WITH WORDS. THIS IS A GIFT-BOOK THAT IS ENHANCED BY THE IMPRESSIVE 192 pages 144 pages Giovanni Borromeo, a leading physician who, on 16th October LARGE FORMAT GRAPHICS. A new, modern series dedicated 1943 when the SS swept through the ghetto in Rome and entered

A CHRISTMAS TOY to sports champions. The grip- the hospital opposite, saved the lives of the Jews who were ping stories of the lives of men ! patients there. How did he do it? By relating that they were 80 PAGES, AGE 6+ HIGHLIGHT and women, 30 champions for each suffering from the terrible and highly contagious K syndrome Come and BOLOGNA Turn It Up! AN UNUSUAL TOY IN AN OLD-FASH- (that didn’t exist) and frightening even the Nazis. Sometimes visit our sport, and the victories and tri- 2018 IONED SHOP WINDOW, A STRANGE umphs that made them great. history can depend on a marvelous lie. stand! Pirandello LITTLE MAN AND A DAD LOOKING Goals that changed the outcome 20 LEGENDARY ROCK-STARS The story of Giovanni Borromeo, “Righteous among the of a match, a kick from backﬁeld Nations”. Hall 25 B 2 FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS: THESE The howls of Nirvana, the provocative rock of the D. Aristarco

that made history, a spine-chilling SIMPLY HEROES Age 9+ A. Strada, G. Spini The Resistance of the seven Cervi brothers Katja Centomo Franca Viola, The girl who said no

ARE THE INGREDIENTS OF A STORY by pass, the technical perfection of a Rolling Stones, the spatial experimentation of IN WHICH RODARI SHOWS HIMSELF Second World War, the seven brothers Cervi refused to be stopped 1965. Franca Viola said no. Having decided that she could not be robbed FOOTBALL BASKETBALL dance step. All this is what makes Pink Floyd, the transformations of David Bowie, by the rising wave of violence: if anything, they drew strength from of her freedom, with great courage she changed the history of Italy: she ill. by Sara Not from YET AGAIN TO BE A POET WITH AN the technology of Daft Punk. TURN IT UP! tells up sport. All this is what warms the it and had no fear in facing a firing squad on 28th December 1943. brought charges against the man who had kidnapped and raped her, thus Natale Perego INEXHAUSTIBLE IMAGINATION. hearts of the fans. the lives of some of the biggest stars in rock and The civic example of an entire family. An exemplary and heroic opposing a culture that expected a rape victim to marry her aggressor. A PERFECT CHRISTMAS STORY. A 4 richly illustrated volumes full of pop history who with the courage of their artistic family that became a symbol of the Freedom movement. Franca Viola’s act of courage allows women today to be free. DRAGONS DON’T SCARE ME LOVELY GIFT-BOOK THAT PAYS HOM- news-reports and curious details. convictions, changed the face of modern music. 20 Are there still dragons to be overcome? Yes, there are. GETTING TO LOVE THE GREAT CLASSICS OF AGE TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF All the texts are inserted within a In few words revolutionary musicians whose lives are an exam- George, an eleven year old who has just begun secondary school has a LITERATURE EVEN BEFORE READING THEM RODARI. A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR modern and engaging layout that ple of the force of willpower, determination, spirit 1918 personal dragon to crush right on his doorstep. He has discovered that PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. makes the reading of them even of freedom and courage to be yourself. age 12+, 144 pages two unsavory types are keeping prisoner, in a hut behind the apartment more gripping. MANDELA 2018 block where he lives, three small boys who they are training as pick- “A GIANT OF HISTORY” BARACK OBAMA pockets. A solitary, imaginative boy, but also stubborn and with a mind of his own, George follows his instinct. He intends to free the A HUNDRED YEARS AFTER HIS BIRTH, this is the occasion to recount the AT THE THEATER WITH GIANNI RODARI extraordinary life of Nelson Mandela, a man who fought against racism and injustice and became boys even if it means being captured himself. This is not the usual 200 PAGES, AGE FOR ALL a moral example for his country and for the whole world. A giant of history who fought for what afternoon adventure to pass the time because if it doesn’t succeed he believed in his whole life long and who faced with dignity the many years he spent in prison in his own life would be affected. But there are some things that you paperback, A COLLECTION OF THEATRICAL TEXTS BY GIANNI RODARI IN A DELUXE EDITION. TO CREATE A THEATER FOR CHILDREN, By Mark Menozzi, Luca Cognolato, LAURA PUSCEDDU ABIS order to keep faith with his ideals of freedom, equality, justice and peace. can’t turn a blind eye on and George never holds back when he sets STARTING FROM THEIR INVENTIONS AND THEIR WORDS WAS A PROJECT THAT WAS CLOSE TO GIANNI RODARI’S HEART IN Daniele Nicastro, Sarah Rossi illustrations by BLA Graphics The courageous life of a Nobel Prize Winner for Peace 112 pp (100 pp of text) himself a goal. This is a fast-moving adventure story intended for THE ‘SEVENTIES, LEADING HIM TO CARRY OUT AN EXPERIMENT THAT INVOLVED PARENTS, TEACHERS, EDUCATIONALISTS AND age 8+, pages 96 age 11+, pages 160 CAR RACING DANCE kids and written in the language that they use. THEATER PEOPLE. THE THEATER OF GIANNI RODARI IS A THEATER THAT WAS BORN FROM CHILDREN AND RETURNS TO THEM. TOMMASO PERCIVALE, age 7+, 80 pages bologna 2018 gianni rodari new titles Fiction NON fiction / Fiction fiction fiction 12-14 fiction New Titles

that made history, a spine-chilling SIMPLY HEROES Age 9+ A. Strada, G. Spini The Resistance of the seven Cervi brothers Katja Centomo Franca Viola, The girl who said no

Ironic stories… but not overly so… decidedly new series that deals with the great peoples whose ourselves and to others and to reach mutual photograph of Gianni Rodari gether and the help they get from neighbors and friends they manage to not following the general trend. exploits helped to make History great. understanding with a laugh. overcome all their problems. The secrets and wonders of the great ancient A new series that has as protag- A potato wants to become Miss World but Rights sold: French (Canada only), Castilian, Simple Chinese, Polish. NEW BIND UP! A New stories and new characters created by Nicoletta Costa in order to talk ends up cooked in the oven, a giraffe dies of civilizations revealed in breathtaking stories that are full onist the fabulous Mucca Moka, of information. to children about the importance of having an open heart and a sense of hunger because he wants to look slimmer, a by Daniele Aristarco Pizza for Everybody! Chocolate School the famous cow who instead of solidarity, respect, sharing and friendship. greedy leveret ends up under an avalanche Rights sold: Turkish, Polish. ill. by Sar a Not, age 11+, page 216 milk makes chocolate! The great Time of chocolate and cream: these stories are in- for School ! 1. The Bombi Family ! friend of children uses her im- spired by the great classic children’s stories ! backlist but they are also very up-to-date. They talk 2. The Bombi Family HIGHLIGHT agination at the stove, like a HIGHLIGHT by Nicoletta Costa about anorexia and bullying and about run- BOLOGNA real chef! BOLOGNA pages 40, age 6+ on a Journey ning away om home, in order to warn chil- foreign rights: Gaia Stock 2018 2018 AND dren about the dangers that, unfortunately, Rights sold: Turkish. MYTHS LEGENDS Illustrations by surround them in the difficult world of to- The Primitives The Mesopotamians Edizioni EL - Einaudi Ragazzi - Emme Edizioni day and that can’t be overcome by prohibi- OF ANCIENT ROME Via J. Ressel 5, 34018 San Dorligo della Valle (Trieste) Italy tions but by acquiring self-awareness. Age 7+, pages 120 THE ODYSSEY STARDUST FOREVER tel: +39 040 3880313, fax: +39 040 3880330 backlist A delicate but intense n the refined and profound writing of a great writer? OF ARGO book that tells children FREE - The e-mail: [email protected] - www.edizioniel.com Everyone knows the about the mysteries we read about the legends of the greatest city in his- story of Odysseus. But of life. story of who really knows the A text that is as light Libero Grassi tory. Lots of stories that form part of the great myths Greek Myths for Young Kids story of his dog Argo? as a feather. A decla- A boy, by means of the I of ancient Rome that have contributed to What was his “odys- ration of the uncondi- memories of friends SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE GERMANY It’s Spring! sey”? What goes on in tional trust in life and board books, age 3+,24 pages Each book tells to children five and family members, creating the legend on the basis of which Milk and Honey School Cook! a dog’s head? What is it in love that a mother reconstructs the life SPEAKING COUNTRIES myths from Ancient Greece. thinking? How does it makes to her children. of a man who became Rome became the capital a s t o r y a d a y see the world? Perhaps A child is curious and a symbol of the fight we’ll never know for asks serious questions against criminality. He Cristina Bernardi A story a day for every day of Spring because every day needs a story sure. Guido Sgardoli, a city of a great Empire. Sandra Rodericks By Agostino Traini, age 6+, 40 pages about life and time realizes that the Mafia and there is time enough every day to read a story. veterinary writer, tries and the mystery that is not a remote threat Ute Körner Literary Agent Michael Meller Literary Agency GUIDO SGARDOLI to answer the question STEFANO goes beyond time and ANNAMARIA and that to fight it we Stories of animals, fairies, dinosaurs, witches, monsters, princess- in this book. distance and that links need to find the cour- C/Aragó, 224-pral-2 Landwehrstrasse 17 es, kings and all the characters that live every day in the imaginary age 9+, 184 pages For the first time the BORDIGLIONI people who really love PICCIONE age and the dignity to Myths and Legends of Ancient Rome 80336 München, Germany story of the Odyssey is each other. The mother say No. ES-08011 Barcelona, Spain world of children. Stories to be read in the Spring, sitting on the told from the point of age 6+, 56 pages age 10+, 144 pages replies and reassures, by Mino Milani, illustrated by Angelo Ruta, age 9+, pages 224 tel: +34 93 3238970 tel: +49 89 366371 grass under a cherry tree. by Sarah Rossi backlist view of the dog Argo. using to the utmost the THOSE CRAZY power of telling stories. fax: +49 89 366372 A book to make a pre- ill. by Barbara Bongini, pg 48, age 6+ fax: +34 93 4514869 sent of to all the children e-mail: e-mail: CRAZY ANIMALS born in Springtime. Gods and Heroes Monsters and Heroes Rights sold: Greek. [email protected] Really weird creatures. A belligerent humming bird weighing six grams, Rights sold: [email protected] a rock-jumping penguin, a cuckoo that misses its adoptive mother, a liz- do you still www.uklitag.com www.melleragency.com by Giuditta Campello Georgian, ard that can ran on water. Among these crazy, crazy creatures there is Hungarian, HUGE even a little medusa that never dies… The book is a series of sixty “self- illustrations by A great collection with the idea of introducing our Silvia, remember? Angela Marchetti Turkish, success ies” that has a wide range of creatures that have something in common. youngest readers to the great events that have formed Romanian. They are all sixty endowed with extraordinary abilities and really strange Age 6+, pages 120 The squared circle the world we live in. Each book presents a novel about A series of classics written with the ambitious aim of introducing smaller 43 poems chosen from the immense heritage of Italian lit- For any information on the rights of habits... a dierent episode of our History. children to some of the world’s all-time masterpieces in simpler and shorter versions. erature. The best known lines, the ones that have stayed Stories to read to Stories to read to Stories to read with and other geometric nursery rhymes in the memory, the ones that once learnt as children the Andersen Prize winner my little boy my little girl m u m m y a n d d a d d y What happened to the little boy who quarreled with geometry? Why are never forgotten. Poetry that stays in the heart and do two incidental straight lines, aer colliding, feel happy? How is a In every volume there are seven stories by Stefano Bordiglioni thought out specifically for the very squared circle formed? The protagonists of this collection of nursery comes back from the heart. young, written with delicacy and richly illustrated. They are perfect for being listened to by small chil- rhymes are angles, straight lines and figures with a personality of their A special edition enriched by the endearing illustrations Gianni Rodari dren who cannot yet read but can follow the story through the pictures. own and a story to tell. The author presents geometry to us according of Sara Not. to a new and amusing perspective; each concept or theorem “comes 7 simple, amusing stories, targeted at children of a specific age group to stimulate them in the pleasure by STEFANO BORDIGLIONI out of” the school book, becomes a character and begins to tell his please contact Gaia Stock - [email protected] of listening to stories being read aloud. illustrations by Febe Sillani story by means of surreal settings based on a witty play of words. Silvia, do you still remember? Stefano Bordiglioni ill. by B. Vagnozzi, S. Boccato, Cristina Spanò, 3+, 48 pages age 7+, pages 160 by Luca Tozzi, illustrations by Giulia Orecchia, age 7+, pages 80 paperback, age 7+, 80 pages, full colour illustrations, 24 titles available Rights sold: Polish. paperback, age 7+, 80 pages, full colour illustrations, 42 titles available by Dante, Petrarca, Pascoli, Leopardi... ,illustrated by Sara Not, pages 160 toddlers first readers Rhymes and short stories fiction fiction fiction/poetry CONTACTS 6 New Titles! 78 TITLES Christian Hill STORIES that Three Steps AVAILABLE A step-by-step challenge GREAT PEOPLES FICTION Pirandello + to learn to read age: 5+, 40 pages i OF THE PAST NON walk through the life and works of BOMBI age 8+, 120 pages Pirandello, BORN 150 YEARS AGO. end BADLY FICTION Nicoletta Costa The author who taught us how to inves- The stories that end badly are always the Mummy, daddy and the two little Bombis are a happy family. Together they A most intriguing… tigate the thousand facets of the human soul, to listen to face the little upheavals of life and thanks to the love that keeps them to-

Ironic stories… but not overly so… decidedly new series that deals with the great peoples whose ourselves and to others and to reach mutual photograph of Gianni Rodari gether and the help they get from neighbors and friends they manage to not following the general trend. exploits helped to make History great. understanding with a laugh. overcome all their problems. The secrets and wonders of the great ancient A new series that has as protag- A potato wants to become Miss World but Rights sold: French (Canada only), Castilian, Simple Chinese, Polish. NEW BIND UP! A New stories and new characters created by Nicoletta Costa in order to talk ends up cooked in the oven, a giraffe dies of civilizations revealed in breathtaking stories that are full onist the fabulous Mucca Moka, of information. to children about the importance of having an open heart and a sense of hunger because he wants to look slimmer, a by Daniele Aristarco Pizza for Everybody! Chocolate School the famous cow who instead of solidarity, respect, sharing and friendship. greedy leveret ends up under an avalanche Rights sold: Turkish, Polish. ill. by Sar a Not, age 11+, page 216 milk makes chocolate! The great Time of chocolate and cream: these stories are in- for School ! 1. The Bombi Family ! friend of children uses her im- spired by the great classic children’s stories ! backlist but they are also very up-to-date. They talk 2. The Bombi Family HIGHLIGHT agination at the stove, like a HIGHLIGHT by Nicoletta Costa about anorexia and bullying and about run- BOLOGNA real chef! BOLOGNA pages 40, age 6+ on a Journey ning away om home, in order to warn chil- foreign rights: Gaia Stock 2018 2018 AND dren about the dangers that, unfortunately, Rights sold: Turkish. MYTHS LEGENDS Illustrations by surround them in the difficult world of to- The Primitives The Mesopotamians Edizioni EL - Einaudi Ragazzi - Emme Edizioni day and that can’t be overcome by prohibi- OF ANCIENT ROME Via J. Ressel 5, 34018 San Dorligo della Valle (Trieste) Italy tions but by acquiring self-awareness. Age 7+, pages 120 THE ODYSSEY STARDUST FOREVER tel: +39 040 3880313, fax: +39 040 3880330 backlist A delicate but intense n the refined and profound writing of a great writer? OF ARGO book that tells children FREE - The e-mail: [email protected] - www.edizioniel.com Everyone knows the about the mysteries we read about the legends of the greatest city in his- story of Odysseus. But of life. story of who really knows the A text that is as light Libero Grassi tory. Lots of stories that form part of the great myths Greek Myths for Young Kids story of his dog Argo? as a feather. A decla- A boy, by means of the I of ancient Rome that have contributed to What was his “odys- ration of the uncondi- memories of friends SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE GERMANY It’s Spring! sey”? What goes on in tional trust in life and board books, age 3+,24 pages Each book tells to children five and family members, creating the legend on the basis of which Milk and Honey School Cook! a dog’s head? What is it in love that a mother reconstructs the life SPEAKING COUNTRIES myths from Ancient Greece. thinking? How does it makes to her children. of a man who became Rome became the capital a s t o r y a d a y see the world? Perhaps A child is curious and a symbol of the fight we’ll never know for asks serious questions against criminality. He Cristina Bernardi A story a day for every day of Spring because every day needs a story sure. Guido Sgardoli, a city of a great Empire. Sandra Rodericks By Agostino Traini, age 6+, 40 pages about life and time realizes that the Mafia and there is time enough every day to read a story. veterinary writer, tries and the mystery that is not a remote threat Ute Körner Literary Agent Michael Meller Literary Agency GUIDO SGARDOLI to answer the question STEFANO goes beyond time and ANNAMARIA and that to fight it we Stories of animals, fairies, dinosaurs, witches, monsters, princess- in this book. distance and that links need to find the cour- C/Aragó, 224-pral-2 Landwehrstrasse 17 es, kings and all the characters that live every day in the imaginary age 9+, 184 pages For the first time the BORDIGLIONI people who really love PICCIONE age and the dignity to Myths and Legends of Ancient Rome 80336 München, Germany story of the Odyssey is each other. The mother say No. ES-08011 Barcelona, Spain world of children. Stories to be read in the Spring, sitting on the told from the point of age 6+, 56 pages age 10+, 144 pages replies and reassures, by Mino Milani, illustrated by Angelo Ruta, age 9+, pages 224 tel: +34 93 3238970 tel: +49 89 366371 grass under a cherry tree. by Sarah Rossi backlist view of the dog Argo. using to the utmost the THOSE CRAZY power of telling stories. fax: +49 89 366372 A book to make a pre- ill. by Barbara Bongini, pg 48, age 6+ fax: +34 93 4514869 sent of to all the children e-mail: e-mail: CRAZY ANIMALS born in Springtime. Gods and HeroesMonsters Monsters and and Heroes Heroes Rights sold: Greek. [email protected] Really weird creatures. A belligerent humming bird weighing six grams, Rights sold: [email protected] a rock-jumping penguin, a cuckoo that misses its adoptive mother, a liz- do you still www.uklitag.com www.melleragency.com by Giuditta Campello Georgian, ard that can ran on water. Among these crazy, crazy creatures there is Hungarian, HUGE even a little medusa that never dies… The book is a series of sixty “self- illustrations by A great collection with the idea of introducing our Silvia, remember? Angela Marchetti Turkish, success ies” that has a wide range of creatures that have something in common. youngest readers to the great events that have formed Romanian. They are all sixty endowed with extraordinary abilities and really strange Age 6+, pages 120 The squared circle the world we live in. Each book presents a novel about A series of classics written with the ambitious aim of introducing smaller 43 poems chosen from the immense heritage of Italian lit- For any information on the rights of habits... a dierent episode of our History. children to some of the world’s all-time masterpieces in simpler and shorter versions. erature. The best known lines, the ones that have stayed Stories to read to Stories to read to Stories to read with and other geometric nursery rhymes in the memory, the ones that once learnt as children the Andersen Prize winner my little boy my little girl m u m m y a n d d a d d y What happened to the little boy who quarreled with geometry? Why are never forgotten. Poetry that stays in the heart and do two incidental straight lines, aer colliding, feel happy? How is a In every volume there are seven stories by Stefano Bordiglioni thought out specifically for the very squared circle formed? The protagonists of this collection of nursery comes back from the heart. young, written with delicacy and richly illustrated. They are perfect for being listened to by small chil- rhymes are angles, straight lines and figures with a personality of their A special edition enriched by the endearing illustrations Gianni Rodari dren who cannot yet read but can follow the story through the pictures. own and a story to tell. The author presents geometry to us according of Sara Not. to a new and amusing perspective; each concept or theorem “comes 7 simple, amusing stories, targeted at children of a specific age group to stimulate them in the pleasure by STEFANO BORDIGLIONI out of” the school book, becomes a character and begins to tell his please contact Gaia Stock - [email protected] of listening to stories being read aloud. illustrations by Febe Sillani story by means of surreal settings based on a witty play of words. Silvia, do you still remember? Stefano Bordiglioni ill. by B. Vagnozzi, S. Boccato, Cristina Spanò, 3+, 48 pages age 7+, pages 160 by Luca Tozzi, illustrations by Giulia Orecchia, age 7+, pages 80 paperback, age 7+, 80 pages, full colour illustrations, 24 titles available Rights sold: Polish. paperback, age 7+, 80 pages, full colour illustrations, 42 titles available by Dante, Petrarca, Pascoli, Leopardi... ,illustrated by Sara Not, pages 160 toddlers first readers Rhymes and short stories fiction fiction fiction/poetry CONTACTS 6 New Titles! 78 TITLES Christian Hill STORIES that Three Steps AVAILABLE A step-by-step challenge GREAT PEOPLES FICTION Pirandello + to learn to read age: 5+, 40 pages i OF THE PAST NON walk through the life and works of BOMBI age 8+, 120 pages Pirandello, BORN 150 YEARS AGO. end BADLY FICTION Nicoletta Costa The author who taught us how to inves- The stories that end badly are always the Mummy, daddy and the two little Bombis are a happy family. Together they A most intriguing… tigate the thousand facets of the human soul, to listen to face the little upheavals of life and thanks to the love that keeps them to-

Ironic stories… but not overly so… decidedly new series that deals with the great peoples whose ourselves and to others and to reach mutual photograph of Gianni Rodari gether and the help they get from neighbors and friends they manage to not following the general trend. exploits helped to make History great. understanding with a laugh. overcome all their problems. The secrets and wonders of the great ancient A new series that has as protag- A potato wants to become Miss World but Rights sold: French (Canada only), Castilian, Simple Chinese, Polish. NEW BIND UP! A New stories and new characters created by Nicoletta Costa in order to talk ends up cooked in the oven, a giraffe dies of civilizations revealed in breathtaking stories that are full onist the fabulous Mucca Moka, of information. to children about the importance of having an open heart and a sense of hunger because he wants to look slimmer, a by Daniele Aristarco Pizza for Everybody! Chocolate School the famous cow who instead of solidarity, respect, sharing and friendship. greedy leveret ends up under an avalanche Rights sold: Turkish, Polish. ill. by Sar a Not, age 11+, page 216 milk makes chocolate! The great Time of chocolate and cream: these stories are in- for School ! 1. The Bombi Family ! friend of children uses her im- spired by the great classic children’s stories ! backlist but they are also very up-to-date. They talk 2. The Bombi Family HIGHLIGHT agination at the stove, like a HIGHLIGHT by Nicoletta Costa about anorexia and bullying and about run- BOLOGNA real chef! BOLOGNA pages 40, age 6+ on a Journey ning away om home, in order to warn chil- foreign rights: Gaia Stock 2018 2018 AND dren about the dangers that, unfortunately, Rights sold: Turkish. MYTHS LEGENDS Illustrations by surround them in the difficult world of to- The Primitives The Primitives The Mesopotamians Edizioni EL - Einaudi Ragazzi - Emme Edizioni day and that can’t be overcome by prohibi- OF ANCIENT ROME Via J. Ressel 5, 34018 San Dorligo della Valle (Trieste) Italy tions but by acquiring self-awareness. Age 7+, pages 120 THE ODYSSEY STARDUST FOREVER tel: +39 040 3880313, fax: +39 040 3880330 backlist A delicate but intense n the refined and profound writing of a great writer? OF ARGO book that tells children FREE - The e-mail: [email protected] - www.edizioniel.com Everyone knows the about the mysteries we read about the legends of the greatest city in his- story of Odysseus. But of life. story of who really knows the A text that is as light Libero Grassi tory. Lots of stories that form part of the great myths Greek Myths for Young Kids story of his dog Argo? as a feather. A decla- A boy, by means of the I of ancient Rome that have contributed to What was his “odys- ration of the uncondi- memories of friends SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE GERMANY It’s Spring! sey”? What goes on in tional trust in life and board books, age 3+,24 pages Each book tells to children five and family members, creating the legend on the basis of which Milk and Honey School Cook! a dog’s head? What is it in love that a mother reconstructs the life SPEAKING COUNTRIES myths from Ancient Greece. thinking? How does it makes to her children. of a man who became Rome became the capital a s t o r y a d a y see the world? Perhaps A child is curious and a symbol of the fight we’ll never know for asks serious questions against criminality. He Cristina Bernardi A story a day for every day of Spring because every day needs a story sure. Guido Sgardoli, a city of a great Empire. Sandra Rodericks By Agostino Traini, age 6+, 40 pages about life and time realizes that the Mafia and there is time enough every day to read a story. veterinary writer, tries and the mystery that is not a remote threat Ute Körner Literary Agent Michael Meller Literary Agency GUIDO SGARDOLI to answer the question STEFANO goes beyond time and ANNAMARIA and that to fight it we Stories of animals, fairies, dinosaurs, witches, monsters, princess- in this book. distance and that links need to find the cour- C/Aragó, 224-pral-2 Landwehrstrasse 17 es, kings and all the characters that live every day in the imaginary age 9+, 184 pages For the first time the BORDIGLIONI people who really love PICCIONE age and the dignity to Myths and Legends of Ancient Rome 80336 München, Germany story of the Odyssey is each other. The mother say No. ES-08011 Barcelona, Spain world of children. Stories to be read in the Spring, sitting on the told from the point of age 6+, 56 pages age 10+, 144 pages replies and reassures, by Mino Milani, illustrated by Angelo Ruta, age 9+, pages 224 tel: +34 93 3238970 tel: +49 89 366371 grass under a cherry tree. by Sarah Rossi backlist view of the dog Argo. using to the utmost the THOSE CRAZY power of telling stories. fax: +49 89 366372 A book to make a pre- ill. by Barbara Bongini, pg 48, age 6+ fax: +34 93 4514869 sent of to all the children e-mail: e-mail: CRAZY ANIMALS born in Springtime. Gods and Heroes Monsters and Heroes Rights sold: Greek. [email protected] Really weird creatures. A belligerent humming bird weighing six grams, Rights sold: [email protected] a rock-jumping penguin, a cuckoo that misses its adoptive mother, a liz- do you still www.uklitag.com www.melleragency.com by Giuditta Campello Georgian, ard that can ran on water. Among these crazy, crazy creatures there is Hungarian, HUGE even a little medusa that never dies… The book is a series of sixty “self- illustrations by A great collection with the idea of introducing our Silvia, remember? Angela Marchetti Turkish, success ies” that has a wide range of creatures that have something in common. youngest readers to the great events that have formed Romanian. They are all sixty endowed with extraordinary abilities and really strange Age 6+, pages 120 The squared circle the world we live in. Each book presents a novel about A series of classics written with the ambitious aim of introducing smaller 43 poems chosen from the immense heritage of Italian lit- For any information on the rights of habits... a dierent episode of our History. children to some of the world’s all-time masterpieces in simpler and shorter versions. erature. The best known lines, the ones that have stayed Stories to read to Stories to read to Stories to read with and other geometric nursery rhymes in the memory, the ones that once learnt as children the Andersen Prize winner my little boy my little girl m u m m y a n d d a d d y What happened to the little boy who quarreled with geometry? Why are never forgotten. Poetry that stays in the heart and do two incidental straight lines, aer colliding, feel happy? How is a In every volume there are seven stories by Stefano Bordiglioni thought out specifically for the very squared circle formed? The protagonists of this collection of nursery comes back from the heart. young, written with delicacy and richly illustrated. They are perfect for being listened to by small chil- rhymes are angles, straight lines and figures with a personality of their A special edition enriched by the endearing illustrations Gianni Rodari dren who cannot yet read but can follow the story through the pictures. own and a story to tell. The author presents geometry to us according of Sara Not. to a new and amusing perspective; each concept or theorem “comes 7 simple, amusing stories, targeted at children of a specific age group to stimulate them in the pleasure by STEFANO BORDIGLIONI out of” the school book, becomes a character and begins to tell his please contact Gaia Stock - [email protected] of listening to stories being read aloud. illustrations by Febe Sillani story by means of surreal settings based on a witty play of words. Silvia, do you still remember? Stefano Bordiglioni ill. by B. Vagnozzi, S. Boccato, Cristina Spanò, 3+, 48 pages age 7+, pages 160 by Luca Tozzi, illustrations by Giulia Orecchia, age 7+, pages 80 paperback, age 7+, 80 pages, full colour illustrations, 24 titles available Rights sold: Polish. paperback, age 7+, 80 pages, full colour illustrations, 42 titles available by Dante, Petrarca, Pascoli, Leopardi... ,illustrated by Sara Not, pages 160 toddlers first readers Rhymes and short stories fiction fiction fiction/poetry CONTACTS 6 New Titles! 78 TITLES Christian Hill STORIES that Three Steps AVAILABLE A step-by-step challenge GREAT PEOPLES FICTION Pirandello + to learn to read age: 5+, 40 pages i OF THE PAST NON walk through the life and works of BOMBI age 8+, 120 pages Pirandello, BORN 150 YEARS AGO. end BADLY FICTION Nicoletta Costa The author who taught us how to inves- The stories that end badly are always the Mummy, daddy and the two little Bombis are a happy family. Together they A most intriguing… tigate the thousand facets of the human soul, to listen to face the little upheavals of life and thanks to the love that keeps them to-