Books
The Island
Once there was an island, neither great nor small, the size of a standard island.
One day, a boat with people of the continent arrives on the island, and from then on, the islanders only wish to be like their visitors.
Thus begins the construction of a bridge: a bridge so large to build, that it will need all the stone of the mountain, all the wood from the forest, all the sand from the beach...
What will be left at the end?
I've Never Seen a Bike and Ducks Wont Let Go
Learning about the world is important; also to understand the world.
Reading, writing, counting, drawing... all that.
But the world was also made for living: to look at, to find out with our own hands, to experiment.
Preferably in direct, alive and in color.
Ir e Vir
On Earth, we are not the only ones to travel long distances. Like us, many birds, fish and mammals make hundreds of miles in search of food, of a warm land or of a good place to have their young.
These incredible travelers amaze us with the distances they travel, but not only that. There is something else in the way they travel that can make us slow down and think...
A book for everyday
Each morning brings us a new day to open and unwrap.
A book of days and happenings, stirring our own memories.
Where do we go when we disappear?
Apart very few exceptions, no one can answer with absolute certainty to the question that makes the title of this book.
Where do we go when we disappear? takes advantage of the lack of definitive answers and launches new hypotheses – colorful and poetic, serious or nonsensical, as the case may be... – And so helps to brighten a dark theme.
Whatever
Billy has a problem (unfortunately quite common) he is extremely difficult to please. His father tries, showing him the most amazing things in the world, but to everything Billy answers with a weary shrug and a laconic "Whatever"
It is true that parents can have infinite patience - and Billy's father seems to have it - but there are times when even a father has to take drastic measures.
How does a chicken...
A chicken is known as being a silly and ugly bird.
They say she doesn’t fly and doesn’t sing, she just scratches and cackles and poops everywhere (and it’s true).
But the truth, the real truth is told in this book ...
Nature has created an unsuspected animal – ugly, clumsy, obedient, half blind... in order to carry inside a great treasure.
When you see a chicken, don’t let yourself be fooled.
Be respectful. She deserves it.
We all do everything
We all do everything has no words and works as a game. There are characters – men, women, young and old – and a wide variety of activities that these characters can do. Readers are able to make different combinations. By turning the pages you can make changes and observe how, at least in this book, there are no prejudices or preconceived ideas. Here we all do it: grandparents go surfboarding, fathers hang up clothes, mothers do handyman works, everything happens naturally.
This book is the result of a creativity contest launched by the municipality of Geneva. It is an original project of Éditions Notari, created with the purpose of promoting equality between men and women.
High-tide
A picture book can be a disconcerting object.
One doesn’t see words, and readers, who are accustomed to the presence of a text that takes you by the hand, may feel rather lost (a bit like when we get to a beach and look for the best place to sit).
Some readers will ask "What can we do with this book?"
We advise everyone to go barefoot and, sitting on the sand, to take a deep breath of the sea air. We are certain that strangeness will evaporate (or get carried away by a wave) and the beach atmosphere will envelop them, carrying away all doubts.
Then, slowly, waves will gain over.
Thanks to everyone!
We are surrounded by a large family of parents, siblings and grandparents, as well as neighbours, teachers and friends... When the boy in this book discovered that his large family had taught him both simple and complicated things, he decided to thank everyone from whom he had learnt something important: ‘Thank you to everyone!’ he shouted.
A Day in the Life of an Umbrella
One day, somebody left an umbrella on the bus.
A passenger used it to fend off a pickpocket and this was the prelude to all sorts of adventures.
At the end of the day, and after many twists and turns, the umbrella ended up where you would least expect it.
Follow the Arrow!
A city full of signs, indications and compulsory turns.
A boy that lives his days between the arrows, never daring to deviate from his course.
And a revolutionary idea that invades his thoughts and makes him, one day venture out...
A book for all those who like to travel to unexplored places and are not afraid of getting lost.
While my Hair was Growing
A short novel about haircuts, hairstyles, locks and other miracles
Hair is not an easy matter: Who has it straight, prefers curls.
Who has it dark, finds blondes the most beautiful.
Who has it short, longs for it to grow quickly...
Mila, the hairdresser in this book, understands all this and is able to surprise her clients with the wildest transformations.
One day, a small tragedy happened inside the walls of the salon...
Exchangescope
What can this strange word mean?
Is it the name of a fish with crooked eyes?
Or is it what we call someone who is constantly changing opinion?
None of that. The exchangescope is the invention of the century: a fabulous machine that changes the world, shuffling the parts and giving them back, showing everything in new and unexpected arrangements.
If there are things you think need changing, take a peep at the exchangescope and press the button.
The Backyards’ Book
In this book we don’t go into anyone’s home.
We follow stories that take place outside, near the lemon and loquat trees, gardens and clotheslines, tanks and mini-pools.
The yards are small, indeed. But with some effort, all dreams can fit in them.
The First Tangerine Slice
What does a girl do with a tangerine in her hand?
She smells it, tastes it, tries it...
It’s a unique event (the girl had never tasted anything like it before) and, so, everyone comes to watch.
Will she like it?
This first slice will linger in her memory for ever,
for, as she says, it has that first time flavour.
The Quilt
In comic books, each square tells a little piece of a story.
This book isn’t a comic, or anything like it, but even so each square in the book is a patchwork (made of cloth) which also tells a story.
There’s a patchwork quilt, a grandmother with a great memory and lots of grandchildren eager to hear her tales.
At night, on going to bed, the grandmother doesn’t need books. All she needs is to look at the quilt and all the characters and plots in it, for the story telling to begin…
At Home, We Are...
In this book, Mathematics helps us to count not only bones, teeth or nails, but also the days and moments of the family living in this house.
The story begins with six heads “each one thinking about it’s own things “and goes on being told with a great deal of counting. All accounts done, we get to know it much better.
Fast, Slow
We may not hear its ticking, but the truth is that clocks are around every corner. From morning to bedtime, they go on, relentlessly, measuring time, making us run or wait even when we less feel like it. Outside, time “goes through a counting machine”; inside, time is elastic and all kinds of jokes, thoughts and rides fit in it.
But it is not always easy to go at the right pace... so, “fast” and “slow” are two words that this child hears often throughout the day.
Wandering Around
The boy in this book often goes out for a stroll with his grandfather.
The grandfather always wanders on ahead, engrossed in his own affairs; the boy paces further back, busy taking in all that comes across his path.
Whether they are grains of sand, stones, worms or puddles of rain, everything is a motive of interest, a reason to stop in wonder.
A book that challenges readers to discover the world without fear, just wandering around...
Two Roads
The old road and the new road.
Two possible routes to reach the same destination.
Two almost parallel journeys, each one with its own twist.
Who drove the most kilometers?
Who got there the fastest?
Who had the most surprises on the way?
The answers are out there... on the road.
Fasten your seat belts, we’re about to drive off...
Is That Really You?
A missing boot leaves two friends talking to each other. It is a perplexing conversation that almost makes us dizzy! But talks between friends are just like that…
Full of curves, counter curves and odd references (that nobody else understands!) talks between friends are always full of secrets and great complicity.
Tongue Twisters
A book for those who like…
to have a sharp tongue...
to roll their tongue...
to bite their tongue...
to put out their tongue…
to know more than their mother tongue…
A Day on the Beach
There are many ways to tell a story. And one way is without words, in silence, listening to the sound of the sea.
In this book, the images follow the gestures of a day on the beach that ends in a totally unexpected way…
My Neighbour is a Dog
My building has always been very quiet.
Nothing ever happened there…
But one day a huge removal van stopped right in front of our door...
A Mother’s Heart
A mother’s heart isn’t only a muscle that beats without stopping.
It is a magical place where the most amazing things happen…
The World in a Second
Each time a second crosses the world (always running, always in a hurry), millions of things happen. Here, there, everywhere…
The Great Invasion
When they arrived on earth, there were only a few hundred, unobjectionable and rather slow. Then, gradually, more and more kept arriving…
A good-humoured book that is also a protest against automotive invasion.
When I Was Born
A big adventure starts when we are born! Breathing, tasting, feeling…
Some of the fantastic discoveries that made us wonder – and still do – march through the pages of this book.
A Table is Just a Table. Isn't It?
A fun look at the world of tables and people, illustrating that there is no single way of looking at the world, but many varied truths.
A book which invites young and old to think together about such things.
D for Dad
A dad can be the most incredible things: a tractor, a ladder, a mattress or a sponge… This book looks closer at the complicity between fathers and children, and invites them to discover themselves while turning the pages.