Right List 2024
Frankfurt Book Fair
PAOLA FONTANA
YOU TEACH, I LEARN AND VICEVERSA!
A SMALL HANDBOOK FOR PARENTS, EDUCATORS AND CHILDREN WITH DIDACTIC SUGGESTIONS
This book is the first volume of a series (“From the butterfly to the caterpillar”) addressed to adults (parents, educators, teachers) but which has as its starting point the world of children.The themes are an help for the development of the personal life of children: identity, apologizing, permission and thanks, a smile, the importance of greeting, kindness as a lifestyle and respect for our planet. It must be read in tandem, with a view to reciprocity, with didactic suggestions, activities to be carried out, stories, poems, reflections, organized in small units of reading and practical learning.
THEMES: educational activities, needs of the child, adult needs, pathguide
Paola Fontana has been dedicated for years to teaching, on which he has published over five hundred publications. She has taught national training courses.
Rights: World pp. 64 17 x 17 cm. Paperback
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Text, illustrations and graphic design by Paola Fontana.
WHAT’S NEW??!!
GIGLIOLA ALVISI
SHOTS OF FREEDOM
THE DESIRE FOR THE FUTURE OF THE IRANIAN BOYS
Tehran, Iran: Kimiya, an 11-year-old girl, sees her older brothers secretly attend protests against the regime and parents terrified by the moral police.
Padua: Azad, an Iranian exile in Italy since the eighties, has wanted to forget that he is iranian and has no contact with his homeland. When he was in Iran he had documented with photographs what was happening.
The stories of these two families will intertwine thanks to the photos, an exhibition and a blog, in a story alternating between Italy and Iran very exciting.
THEMES: right to freedom, control over women, rights, justice, women, life, Iranian people
Gigliola Alvisi lives in Padua, in a house on the banks of an ancient river, together with her husband and a wise dog. In between stories, she loves meeting young readers in libraries and schools.
Issues such as the right to freedom and control over women are at the heart of political debate and teaching in schools.
The freedom of the Iranian people against theocratic oppression by the regime of the ayatollahs has become the freedom of all those who defend rights, justice, women and life.
ELENA SOPRANO
BABYGECKO
DISABILITY AND INCLUSION IN A NOVEL FULL OF HUMOUR
BabyGecko, a very weird baby who looks like a lizard, is born in a modern extended family. Once at home, everybody have a different reaction towards the newborn. BabyGecko, who will get the attention of the media from all over the world and the interests of doctors to try new therapies, will manage to make everybody understand what really matters in life.
Rights: World 8+ pp. 96 12 x 19 cm. Paperback
THEMES: overcoming prejudices, fun, fantasy, adventure, disability, humour
ROALD DAHL’S STYLE
Elena Soprano writes for adults and kids and published with many publishing houses. She wrote texts for the Radio Rai and for Radio Svizzera Italiana, and also short stories for newspapers.
AntonGionata Ferrari works with many publishing houses in young adult book publishing. In 2007 won the Anderson Prize as best italian illustrator for kids.
FUNNY ILLUSTRATIONS
BY ANTONGIONATA FERRARI, ANDERSON PRIZE 2007
INVOLVING RHYTHM, VERY IRONIC AND STUNNING!!!
LAURA BONALUMI
ANNA, THE MINUS 40
ANOREXIA AND DIFFICULTY OF LIVING IN A NOVEL FOR TEEN
Anna is an anorexic 16-year-old girl who... can’t do it. When she disappears, however, we readers can still hear her and she can still see what her friends do and observe the behaviour of her mother, with whom the relationship was always problematic. In this way Anna revises her existence and, while considering the point of view of others, allows us readers to compose the puzzle of a life marked by the silent eating disorder and allows her, the protagonist, to question herself.
The book of Bonalumi is not scary, it does not alienate, indeed. His words are welcoming and praise the awareness of life, without rhetoric, without sweetening anything, without unnecessary sentimentality. How teens are. How they like it.
THEMES: anorexia, difficulty of living, eating disorders, friendship, relationship with mother, family, death, hope
Laura Bonalumi, after a long experience in advertisement, discovered the passion for writing and became a kids books author.
Rights: World 14+ pp. 144 14,5 x 21 cm. Paperback
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LAURA BONALUMI DESTINATION CHRISTMAS
TEENAGERS’ LOVE STORY TO FIND OUT CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS BY A BESTSELLING AUTHOR
Giovanni, 17 years old, takes the boring 7.07 am train every morning to go to school, when one day he sees her, beautiful and unreachable, wearing a rainbow scarf to light up the dark mornings. But how can he get close to her? How can he get to know her? How can he make her fall in love? Maybe he could start with a postcard… a postcard a day. And since there’s only one month left until Christmas, it will be Christmas cards. A love story under the Christmas tree between two teenagers to find out together the magic and traditions of Christmas.
Rights: World 12+ pp. 96 14,5 x 21 cm. Paperback
THEMES: love story, christmas, feelings, traditions, family, teenagers, christmas food and songs
Laura Bonalumi, after a long experience in advertisement, discovered the passion for writing and became a kids books author.
CHIARA PESSINA - FRANCESCA VILLA
DANIELA MAZZILLI
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WANT IT!
IMPORTANT THEMES REGARDING THE GROWTH OF TODDLERS
Lea the bunny sees Teo raccoon with some sticks and she decides to take them away from him without asking for his permission. This generates an unsolvable quarrel, until Gigi the bear intervenes. It is a book thought and created by kindergarten teachers in order to face the problems of everyday life being in contact with the toddlers. Through a very understandable language and simple and impactful images, the book speaks about the importance of sharing, which is for the first time faced at this age, when the first social interactions start.
Rights: World 0-3 pp. 32 20 x 18 cm. Hardcover
THEMES: importance of sharing, social interaction
EASY LANGUAGE AND IMPACTFUL IMAGES PICTURE BOOK
CHIARA PESSINA - FRANCESCA VILLA
DANIELA MAZZILLI
I DON’T WANT TO LEAVE YOU, MUM!
IMPORTANT THEMES REGARDING THE GROWTH OF TODDLERS
Lea the bunny loves to be close to her mom and to hold her yellow scarf, that she never let go, because it is soft and has her mother’s perfume. Lea never lets it go, but in this way there is a lot of games she cannot play, until… Thought and created by kindergarten teachers to face the problems of everyday life being in contact with the toddlers. Through a very understandable language and simple and impactful images, the book is inspired by some moms’ help requests to make the breastfeeding interruption easier. Lea will discover new ways to share time with her mom, leaving the scarf, metaphor for the bond created during the breastfeeding.
PICTURE BOOK
THEMES: breastfeeding interruption, indipendence of toddlers
EASY LANGUAGE AND IMPACTFUL IMAGES
ANNALISA PONTI
VIPER POWDER
AN EXCITING AND CURRENT MEDIEVAL NOVEL
Victim of a violent father, Maria flees home to start a new life: with herself she has nothing but courage, intelligence and a knowledge of plants and their healing properties, bequeathed by her mother. With the help of Pasquale, a teenager, Maria learns the hard life of the road, thus cosying up with Magister Rudolfo, the most famous doctor of Naples, and then with the apothecary, from which he will learn many recipes to treat the sick, but also to kill…
Rights: World 12+ pp. 272
14,5 x 21 cm. Paperback
THEMES: history, middleages, herbal medicine, femicide, violence on women, feelings
Annalisa Ponti is a high school teacher in Milan. In 2016 she published Storia di una principessa e della sua forchetta (Rizzoli) and in 2021 Dove vengono le idee? (Libraccio Editore).
WINNER OF THE PRIZE “DENTRO SALERNO”
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MARCO ERBA
THE PURPLE HOUSE
A FANTASY NOIR WHERE PAIN GIVES SPACE TO HOPE
Clelia’s life is perfect and a future of glory awaits her thanks to the President, supreme authority of her town. The disquieting Purple House, however, draws her, causing odd visions and opening cracks in the soul. Is a flawless life or an authentic existence better? Can unforeseen events turn into opportunities?
A story of growth and training, showing how each obstacle can become a launch pad.
ÀNCORAWO
THEMES: pain, happiness, feelings, emotion, growth, self-acceptance, resilience, suffering
W BESTSELLER
Marco Erba, teacher and writer, lives in the province of Milan with his family and a dog very similar to Neve, Clelia’s dog. With Rizzoli published four books, with Àncora Il segreto della spada rubina (2020), a fairy tale about the power of forgiveness.
IN LOVEOF A DOSSA
A NOVEL WITH HUMOUR, LOVE AND A HINT OF YELLOW TO KNOW THE BOYS OF ISRAEL
A novel for teenagers, full of hilarious situations, which speaks of love and shows at the same time a real picture of young israelis today. For a reason that launches an investigation worthy of a nice mistery, the family of Ido, a family of jewish israelis perfectly identified with modernity, suddenly has to host five orthodox jewish brothers and pretends to be orthodox so as not to traumatize the little ones who know nothing outside their own reality. You can imagine the consequences and if you add that then Ido takes a real crush on the twelveyear-old Avigail, the troubles never ends!
THEMES: fun, Israel, religion, growth, love, adolescence
SEPTEMBER 2024: SECOND BOOK OF THE PROJECT “BOYS AND GIRLS OF THE WORLD”
Ghila Piattelli (Rome, 1973) has lived in Israel since 1992. She works as a translator and italian teacher. In 2020 she published her first novel Resta ancora un po’.
MINNOW AND THE KINGDOM OF LANDA PATELLA
Mirco Mazzoli - Matteo Merli
Minnow, the millionth son of King Neptune, is an 11-year-old aquatic child determined to solve problems, especially those concerning the sea and the planet. With the ability to shrink at will, he declares, “I’m ready to save the joint!”.
From age 8 • Themes: ecology, pollution control, environmental sustainability, intensive fishing.
AND THE FLINT’S SKY
Mirco Mazzoli - Matteo Merli
In the second adventure, Minnow encounters the seagulls, the Flints. They discuss the Landa Patella Kingdom and its king. Minnow then faces “the pirates” who overfish, depleting the sea. Minnow aims to save the planet.
From age 8 • Themes: ecology, pollution control, environmental sustainability, intensive fishing.
BLACKFEATHER
Martino Santuari
After an initiatory test, Blackfeather, a sparrow from the Fourwings flock, befriends the Nestless, a group of homeless birds. Blackfeather faces several trials to return home and become heir to his flock. Eventually, he returns home and surprises everyone by bringing the Nestless with him, integrating them into the sparrow flock.
From age 11 • Themes: formation, growth, feelings, acceptance of self, nature, friendship, resilience.
24x21 cm. - pp. 32
14,5x21 cm. - pp. 144
24x21 cm. - pp. 32
BOYS AT WAR
Stefano Motta
In the memorial monument of Monte Grappa in northern Italy, there is a Hungarian soldier named Peter Pan. Remarkably, he shares many traits with J.M. Barrie’s famous character, such as agility, seeming to fly in the trenches, and being part of the “Boys lost” like the protagonists of Barrie’s story. The novel recounts the story of this soldier and others whose dreams were shattered by the Great War. It is a poignant and unique way to educate young people about the realities of World War I.
From age 11 • Themes: history, World War I, war, friendship.
14,5x21 cm. - pp. 96
20x19 cm. - pp. 72
STORYGAMI
Sabrina Penteriani
An original activity book that contains five very delicate and funny short stories with kids and animals as protagonists and twelve colorful sheets of paper to create origamis. The red string that links all these five stories is the creation of origamis. At the end of each story there are instructions for kids to make them. QR codes are linked to videos that show how to create them.
From age 6 • Themes: creativity, manual skill, origam.
THE DESERT TOWN
Sabrina Penteriani
The town is eerily silent and empty, with no humans or cars in sight. Animals go about their lives but soon notice the strange absence of people. They learn that a dark shadow is threatening humans, forcing them to stay indoors. The future is uncertain: will humans return to their normal lives, or will animals rule the deserted town forever?
From age 6 • Themes: ecology, pollution, green, environmental sustainability.
20x20 cm. - pp. 40
LUNA AND THE FEATHERS CASE
Antonio Barbieri
A very funny adventure with Luna, the brattest of all kids who causes a lot of troubles with her animal friends.
The fox Irene has disappeared, Luna and her friends will look for her after they acknowledged that doctor Volpacchioni has prescribed her a feathers soup! But Irene doesn’t want to eat her friends, the chicks! Will Luna find Irene? And will Irene eat the feathers soup?
From age 3 • Themes: fun, adventure, paradox.
CHRISTMAS FOR REAL
Antonio Barbieri
LUNA AND HER ADVENTURES 1
Luna, a very funny little girl with emerald eyes, causes a lot of troubles with her animal friends. The book is about three of her adventures: Luna’s surgery; Luna, Gigi and Tino the elephant; Luna and Biso the bison.
From age 3 • Themes: fun, adventure, imagination.
Stefano Motta - Giovanni Beduschi
In the Mattei family there is little Adriano who has the bright obstinacy to make the nativity scene for real, «for real», he says.
In the family of Nazareth is coming another little guy who will upset the world. Two families in comparison. And then a protective donkey, a laid-back ox, an unruly lamb... and it’s Christmas.
From age 0 • Themes: Christmas, Nativity, traditions, fun.
18x18 cm. - pp. 32
14,5x21 cm. - pp. 72
18x18 cm. - pp. 32
THE GUEST
Michela Musante
Lucrezia, 12 years old, joy of living and a disease that destroys her liver. Waiting for the transplant, the author, mum Michela, lives dramatic days alongside her daughter: sleepless nights, scary visits to the intensive care unit and consultation with doctors and paramedics...
From age 15 • Themes: pain, illness, children, family, hope, transplants, maternal love, children.
14,5x21 cm. - pp. 224
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