The Cat Book
by Silvia Borando
If you like purr and soft fur, this book is for you! Your new pet-on-paper wakes up, is up to some mischief, comes to you to be cuddled... Look after it, play and have fun with it!
If you like purr and soft fur, this book is for you! Your new pet-on-paper wakes up, is up to some mischief, comes to you to be cuddled... Look after it, play and have fun with it!
What’s that? Is it the sky? Or a city skyline? No, it’s a hippo! Try and guess what each thing could be from a close-up detail. Zoom out and you will get the full picture!
Look carefully! Who’s hidden in the meadow? And in the sand? Try and guess which animals can’t be seen on each differently coloured background.
People have differently coloured skin, and that’s a fact. But is our skin colour exactly what we think it’s like? A light-hearted talk that shows how most of the times... it’s just a matter of shades!
A group of various animals get together to talk about the moles they get to see day by day – large moles and small ones, fast moles, moles that are upside down... it really seems that a lot of different types of moles can be spotted around! A story about perspectives, not to forget that there is always a good reason to explain why each one of us sees things differently.
Who has ever seen a very tall spider? Or an incredibly fast snail? Probably no one ever, and that’s the reason why you need to open this book! A gallery of unusual animals and exceptional encounters which will satisfy the curiosity of all the readers.
A dad and his little son are spending the afternoon on the beach, but an irreverent wave scatters their things around, and that can be kind of a mess! Shells and seaweed take the place of their own shirts, shoes and sunglasses, and the two of them are changed into funny figures. But when it’s time to go home, will all things get back to where they belong?
A beaver is half-asleep in the wood. Some animals come to him frantically telling him what to do with a strange egg they have just found in the forest. ‘In no way must you give it to the hen’, they warn the beaver. But... will he get the message right? A story with some misunderstandings and a lesson to learn: never fall asleep when someone is talking to you!
Who said that a hedgehog can’t change its looks from time to time? Shampooing, curlers and twenty-three funny hairstyles for a demanding hedgehog who is trying to get the perfect cut.
Who said that a zebra can’t change its looks from time to time? Different fabrics, needles and twenty-one bizarre costumes for a zebra who is very hard to please.
What can a little kid do all alone, when nothing seems to be around him? Luckily, he suddenly finds a pastime... but not all turns out to be what it looks like! A silent story, full of suspense and surprises, for anyone who’s looking for something to do.
Mr Dog just cannot find his tail. Fortunately, he will be helped in his search by Mr Turtle, a wise counsellor ready to give him some good advice. Will Mr Dog finally succeed in solving his problem? A seemingly easy question... with an impossible answer!
Out of the black page come the voices of a theatre company giving vent to their emotions before their debut. Will everyone be ready by the time the spotlights are turned on? A story in the dark, thirty-two mysterious characters and a sudden flash of light which will make things clear...
Mr Dog has been looking for his tail for some time, unsuccessfully. Not even with the help of a cooperative friend does he seem to be able to solve his problem. But someone has heard the two talking over the matter, and that may put an end to it... Will Mr Dog finally succeed in finding his tail?
If a chick runs into a worm it is lucky. If a worm runs into a chick it is unlucky. But what if the worm manages to run away from the chick? Who will be the lucky one? A call for playing with opposites without settling for just one version of the facts. Because things can always be... the other way round!