Since 2010, Amicus has published books for children that educate and inspire young readers. Our library imprints—Spot, Amicus High Interest, Amicus Illustrated, and Sequence—offer informational books in a variety of formats that make reading to learn fun and encourage life-long learning. Our retail imprint, Amicus Ink, features original picture books and board books, each sharing a child’s-eye view of the world.
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One fine day a poem sneaks into the little Poet’s nose! No, it’s a cloud! Or perhaps it’s rain? In any case, at this moment the Poet discovers the bountiful and multidimensional world of smells, which inspires him to write poetry and share his discoveries with others. Lote Vilma Vītiņa’s book encourages children (and adults) to pay more attention to the smells, odors and aromas which are all around us – in the pantry, on the bus, on the street and in the park. Can you imagine the smells of a sea breeze, a barn, picking berries off a blackcurrant bush, or really screwing up? There is also a special surprise hidden in the book for little readers’ noses, which can not only be smelled in their imaginations, but also in real life! The National Book Art Contest Award “Golden Apple Tree” 2019
This novel belongs to the best-selling and now well-established cat-genre. Barbara Capponi, aka Babas, former creative director of a major advertising agency and independent artist, has created a small masterpiece. Delicious, sharp and irresistible, this small book (12.5 x 18 cm) is enhanced by Daria Bignardi’s preface and by the illustrations of the world-famous fashion illustrator Andrea Ferolla. How to Train Your Human describes with great wit and irony the behavior of one of the most common pets: cats. Their oddities and bizarre behaviors are told from a reversed point of view: it is the cats who are examining the humans. Because there is one truth that humans will not admit, which that the real head of the household is always the cat. It is as if they seduce us, day after day, with their grace and their zen spirit and in the end, we have been tamed. Babas reveals the secret of this millenary art, because we, the humans, are extraordinarily skilled and intelligent but we are often guided by incomprehensible reasoning! A perfect gift book for holidays and celebrations, not only for cat lovers but also for those who view them with disdain: after reading, they will only admire them!
