LITTLE ONES
“The most beautiful stories of dinosaurs, mammoths and men of Prehistory“By Isabella Salmoirago, illustrated by Paola Formica (Gribaudo, 190 pages, 12.90 euros), takes the young reader to prehistoric times, together with new extraordinary friends: Tric, a triceratops puppy always ready to live new adventures will make them discover the fantastic world of dinosaurs; Zannetta, cheerful and famous for her terrible fart, will introduce mammoths up close; finally Bim and Bam, two primitive brothers, will show how, in all geological eras, friendship is always the most precious asset!
Of the same publishing house is “The most beautiful stories of fairies, mermaids, unicorns and other enchanted creatures“By Stefania Lepera, illustrated by Rosaria Battiloro (Gribaudo, 192 pages, 12.90 euros), which takes the reader into an enchanted world, where wonderful creatures live and where you discover a large forest populated by fairies, gnomes and elves, a deep ocean where enchanting mermaids swim, an ancient forest inhabited by unicorns, a pretty village where young wizards and little witches undertake to learn their first spells… In the book, many other special and magical friends meet.
“When the moon smiles”By Petr Horácek (Gribaudo, 12.90 euros) is a bedtime story to be counted. Evening falls and on the farm there is a great confusion: the animals that should already be asleep roam the courtyard … and those that should be awake, where are they? To put everything back in its place, the moon lights up the stars one by one. A tender bedtime story, to fall asleep counting the stars.
MEDIUM
“Yuko’s diary. The world through my eyes“By Marty & Yuko (Fabbri editori, 204 pages € 15.90) is a love story between a dog and its mistress, told by the four-legged friend: from the day my mistress chose among the thousand sweetest faces and very nice, I discovered the beauty of the world that awaited me beyond the gate of the place where I was born. A world of places to explore, tasty food, games and lots of pampering. But not only. The life of a dog is also made up of challenges, some very difficult: to end up under the clutches of the trainer, to compete in dog shows in front of very strict judges, to face the dreaded visits to the vet. By my side there is always her, Marty: the human to whom I am and I will always be faithful. Nothing and no one can ever divide us, not even the most powerful of thunderstorms.
“What a storm! 50 emotions told to the kids“By Umberto Galimberti and Anna Vivarelli (Feltrinelli, 231 pages, € 19.50) aims to educate children to know and care for their emotions, so that they do not take possession of them and do not drag them, without their knowledge , in places where they no longer recognize each other or, worse still, where they recognize themselves without having been the ones to direct their own path or even less to have chosen the destination in which they arrived. Recognizing emotions and educating about feelings are very important challenges for the formation of any girl or boy. The philosopher Umberto Galimberti, with this book designed for the youngest, but also very useful and interesting for adults, accompanies the reader towards this fundamental stage through an illustrated journey to discover ourselves and our complexity, teaching us to recognize our emotions. and to manage them in a conscious way. Fifty emotions told through episodes of everyday life, but also through myths, tales, legends and literary ideas that will involve and in some cases entertain the reader, as well as overturning the patterns and showing us unexpected facets of our mind. Because knowing themselves in a profound way is the first step that children can take to achieve their own happiness.
“The secret refuge”By Paola Barbato (The steamboat, 15 euros) stars Peter and Flynn, who have always been friends. And this summer they will make a dream come true: a secret refuge in the woods. First, however, they have to get rid of Matty, Peter’s mint-brother. As? Easy, just tell them that their refuge is in the Meat Grinder, the old filter pump in the swamp, and that it is guarded by Mudman, an evil creature of mud and slime. But beware: sometimes made-up stories contain a little bit of truth …
“30 days to understand autism”By Mélanie Babe, Marine Baroukh and Charline Dunan (Uovonero, 160 pages, € 16) is a book that challenges you to act. Curiosity and immersive activities to be played individually or in groups to understand how, thanks to empathy and awareness, it is possible to overcome difficulties. Thirty days to step into the shoes of an autistic person and to measure himself against some of the obstacles and challenges he faces every day, but also to understand his strengths and peculiarities. One challenge a day, accompanied by questions to reflect, ideas for social sharing of the experience, fun informative texts and pop and colorful illustrations. A month to have fun, reflect and develop a new awareness. Ready for the challenge? The volume is the third title of the editorial project. The other titles are “30 Days to Understand Visual Disorders” and “30 Days to Understand Learning Disorders”.
“Kidnapping in the library”By Margareth Mahy, illustrated by Quentin Blake (Interline, 10 euros) starring a band of ferocious brigands, who kidnap Serena Laburnum, the charming librarian, in the hope of obtaining a ransom from the Municipality. But the kidnappers’ plans seem to go awry when everyone falls ill with chickenpox and is bedridden. To pass the time, Serena reads them stories, and from that day – little by little – the kidnappers begin to change. A story about the power of reading.
BIG
“You don’t have to tell anyone”By Riccardo Gazzaniga (Rizzoli, 319 pages, 15 euros) is a Stephen King-style thriller, a novel of strong empathy. It seems like a summer like any other, that of 1989: Luca spends it in Lamon, a small town in the mountains of the Veneto, between football matches against local children and excursions with his younger brother, Giorgio. But it is in this summer so equal to all the others that something changes forever in Luca’s heart. One evening he notices that two eyes are scrutinizing him and Giorgio from the woods behind the house: something (or someone?) Threatens them. Does it have something to do with the black car that days later starts following him everywhere? And there is not only this to confuse Luca, but also love, a totally new feeling that distorts everything he has always thought he knew … Riccardo Gazzaniga enters the soul of a thirteen year old boy with incredible precision and sensitivity, offering its readers a surprising thriller where nothing is ever what it seems. Not even emotions.
“The black country“By Stefano Garzaro (Piemme, 230 pages, € 16.90) is inspired by the centenary of the birth of Sophie Scholl: Stefano Garzaro revisits the genre of alternative history with an original and compelling novel, closely linked to a past not to be forgotten and a future not to be allowed. Turin, today: since the Party won the elections, Italy has plunged into a terrible dictatorship, complete with secret police and forced labor camps. The Resistance seems only a legend, until Marta, Paolo and the other boys of the clique meet Günther, the elderly neighbor who grew up in Germany at the time of the Nazis. Among the pages of his diary they discover the story of Sophie and Hans Scholl, and the boys of the White Rose, the students who opposed the barbarism of Nazism with all their might. The boys of the Clique understand that the past can rekindle the desire to believe in freedom. And they find the courage to fight, all together, to get it.
“The book of emotions”By Umberto Galimberti (Feltrinelli, 224 pages, 19 euros) is a guide to explore a land still largely unknown and rediscover our intimate space, which hasn’t belonged to us for some time. We live in an age that treats our emotions as commodities. Politics, especially populist politics, has made it its own language. The school does not educate, because it ignores the sentimental apparatus of digital natives. Ours is an era of frightening expansion of technical rationality. On the one hand, this expansion imposes the removal of emotions and, on the other, it triggers a retreat reaction in one’s feeling, assumed as the only law of life. Added to this is the constant search for visibility and notoriety, which transforms our emotions into goods. But then are we still able to recognize what an emotion is? Umberto Galimberti builds an extraordinary journey in the depths of our experience and teaches us to rediscover our intimate space, that is, the space that is denied to the public to grant it to those who want to enter their deep secret which is often unknown even to ourselves.
“Gulliver’s son”By Michael Morpurgo (The steamboat, 237 pages, € 16.50) is inspired by current events: the war forces Omar and his mother to leave their home in Afghanistan forever. After the refugee camp and the long march towards the sea, they find a dinghy waiting for them, but the money is not enough for both. So Omar embarks on his own, leaving his mother with the promise that they will soon find themselves in England, at Uncle Said’s house. During the ocean crossing, in order not to be overcome by fear, the 12-year-old tries to focus on his mother’s face, on his future life in another country and on cricket which is his passion, but then a violent storm sinks the boat with everyone. its occupants. And when the end seems to have come for Omar, that’s where his story begins … A lesson in humanity and hope where a little boy can turn into a giant.
“From tears to smiles”By Lia Levi (Piemme, 98 pages, 14 euros) has an important date: it is April 2021 when Lia Levi finds this short novel by chance, more than seventy years after having written it. He was buried in the drawer of her desk, twenty-five sheets of yellowed paper forgotten in the flap of her mother’s diary: the first book written by her Lia about her when she was only twelve, during the war. It is set in the period of the fascist racial laws and the Nazi occupation, and the protagonist is a Jewish family. However, it is not about the writer’s family, but about fictional characters: there are a mother and a father, there is Marcella, the judicious eldest daughter, and there is her little brother Bobi, who is quite the opposite of her.
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