I primi sacramenti

Frank Dickens
Vallardi

Vashti Harrison
Little, Brown and Company

A NEW YORK TIMES INSTANT BESTSELLER!A USA TODAY BESTSELLER!
This beautifully illustrated New York Times bestseller introduces readers of all ages to 40 women who changed the world.
An important book for all ages, Little Leaders educates and inspires as it relates true stories of forty trailblazing black women in American history. Illuminating text paired with irresistible illustrations bring to life both iconic and lesser-known female figures of Black history such as abolitionist Sojourner Truth, pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball, politician Shirley Chisholm, mathematician Katherine Johnson, poet Maya Angelou, and filmmaker Julie Dash.

Among these biographies, readers will find heroes, role models, and everyday women who did extraordinary things - bold women whose actions and beliefs contributed to making the world better for generations of girls and women to come. Whether they were putting pen to paper, soaring through the air or speaking up for the rights of others, the women profiled in these pages were all taking a stand against a world that didn't always accept them.


The leaders in this book may be little, but they all did something big and amazing, inspiring generations to come.

Jon Agee
Michael Di Capua Books - Scholastic

Jon Agee at his best--goofy story, bravura pictures!

In the middle of busy New York City, a cabdriver picks up a tiny guy in a goofy suit who wants to go to the other side of town. The other side of town, it turns out, is not in Brooklyn or Queens. It's a zany, pink-and-green world where things look very familiar but are completely different.

Now, it's one thing to go there, but how on earth do you ever get back?

Cale Atkinson
Disney-Hyperion

Sometimes Tim feels invisible at school-until one day, when Tim meets Sam. But Sam isn't just any new friend: he's a blue whale, and he can't find his way home! Returning Sam to the sea is hard work, but Tim is determined to help. After all, it's not every day you meet a new friend!
This picture book about the power of friendship by new talent Cale Atkinson is brought to life by charming, dynamic illustrations.

Elisha Cooper
Orchard Books

Award-winning author Elisha Cooper uses his renowned soft yet lively watercolors to celebrate the cherished act of visiting the beach.

"Away to the beach! Away to sand and salt water, to rolling dunes and pounding waves."

A day at the beach supplies any child with a lifetime of memories. In this new picture book by award-winning author Elisha Cooper, the simple magic of building sand castles, collecting seashells, and running from the waves is brought to life through poetic text and lively illustrations. Together, readers will be able to visit the beach year-round as they share this delightful book.

Michael Slack
Disney - Hyperion Books

While on a field trip a young alien named Blip notices a blue and green world and sneaks off to investigate. Blip inspects and identifies each of the perplexing objects that cross his path-from a friendly pig and a clutch of ardent chickens to an annoyed cow and an oh-so-tempting tractor-can he figure out where he's landed before his teacher shows up?

Toni Buzzeo
Disney - Hyperion Books

Little Tembo, a baby elephant, is thirsty and her herd cannot find any water. But Bibi, the matriarch, "remembers the way to wet." As Bibi leads them across the parched savannah, Tembo happily follows, every now and then getting distracted by her own memories of games she loves to play. With touching family moments interspersed between Tembo's playful actions, this tribute to grandmothers will make a perfect read-aloud.
Praise for Stay Close to Mama

"Readers and their parents will instantly see themselves in this loving but ongoing conflict over the need to explore and the need to protect, and they'll undoubtedly find the two characters adorable and reassuring."
-Publisher's Weekly

Wohnoutka's large, almost impressionistic paintings grant a rich glimpse of the broad savanna and its denizens.
-School Library Journal

Praise for Just Like My Papa

"The acrylic illustrations are larger than life and show the expanses of the savannah but remain warm and kid-friendly, especially in the lions' depth of expression, ranging from curiosity to impatience, from concern to pride. The pacing is superb, with the right amount of drama for the youngest readers yet awash with reassuring paternal love and care for young Kito."
-School Library Journal

Marie Chaterine Le Junel de Barneville Aulnoy
Emme edizioni

Andrea Rauch
Edizioni Nuages

Il libro condensato dei gatti tuttofare ha un illustre riferimento, il libro di Thomas Stearn Eliot Old Possum's Book of practical Cats, che dette origine anche alla celeberrima versione teatrale di Cats. Ma il libro di Rauch è, appunto, 'condensato' e per questo le vite di quei gatti illustri (SandoCane, Gatton Manolesta, Maicontento, Mefisto...) sono state ridotte a filastrocche brevi e sapide che raccontano storie, sensazioni, tutte legate tra loro, oltre che dai disegni, da quello che anche Eliot riconosce come grande prerogativa dei gatti: la ricerca di un nome segreto che li identifichi e dia loro personalità e carattere.

Kristen Lippincott
Istituto Geografico De Agostini

Sally Ann Wright
Centro Ambrosiano

Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Philippe J. Dubois, Valérie Guidoux
L'ippocampo

Una quarantina tra le più belle fotografie di Yann Arthus-Bertrand è riunita in questo volume dedicato allo sviluppo durevole, cioè alla necessità di trovare un equilibrio tra il nostro stile di vita moderno e i limiti che ci impone il rispetto del pianeta.