New Releases by Giuliano Ferri

How to see everyone''s unique strengths? Elephant Pipi is too small to play in the water with her friends. Nini the mouse is too big to play with her friends. When two people meet unexpectedly, will anything interesting happen? The picture book master Giuliano uses curious stories, colorful illustrations, and unexpected developments to let children know that as long as they observe carefully, they can see the advantages of everyone. The elephant Pipi is small and cannot spray high jets of water like other elephants and enjoy the beautiful summer; the mouse Nini is tall and cannot crawl into small holes like other mice.

Kids will love the BIG surprises that await in this interactive board book, with an animal hiding behind each double flap. Guess each animal and see its true size unfold! Is that a scary tiger—or just a playful kitten? A reaching earthworm—or a chameleon grabbing a snack? A sea anemone—or a giant puffer fish? This interactive board book offers so much for little animal lovers, as each spread folds out twice to reveal a larger-than-life creature practically leaping off the page. Toddlers who love guessing games will be delighted by the magnitude of the surprises in this developmentally appropriate book.

“A tactile approach to exploring new worlds...A nice step-up once [babies] have grasped simple concepts and animals names.” - Wall Street Journal When it comes to fun surprises and visual puzzles, once is never enough! You never know what you’ll find when you turn the die-cut pages for a second look at the animals in this ingenious board book. A field of flowers hides a playful lion cub, buzzy bees turn out to be chasing a curious pig, two mice sneaking some cheese must creep around a sleeping cat. And what is that mysterious creature at the end? A child in disguise! The animals in this clever board book will have children looking twice—and more!—as they turn each die-cut page to see the scene transform. Here is a great way to have fun while practicing paying attention and looking closely.

Power to the fishes! From the acclaimed creator of Brick by Brick comes a novelty board book to help toddlers stand up against bullies, with a team of little fish that together stop a bigger fish from gobbling up their friend. Board book master Giuliano Ferri has done it again, this time creating an impactful story of colorful, hungry fish who help themselves to their smaller brethren -- until a band of many small fish appears to fight off the very biggest predator. Each page features a die-cut hole of graduated size, so that every page turn adds to the lovely, multi-tiered central image. What at first seems like a simple fish-eat-fish tale has a happy surprise ending that celebrates standing strong against bullies, with a prompt for building community and collective action.

Guess how I''m feeling? A peekaboo book and a primer on empathy, PEEK-A-MOOD invites children to open the flaps and explore our many emotions. Sometimes you may feel happy. Sometimes you may feel sad -- or angry, or scared, or silly. Whatever your mood, your face will show it. This clever board book uses shaped flaps to help children guess what each animal is feeling before revealing the answers. A final mirror spread allows them to show off how they feel, too.

Masks disguise and surprise in this playful lift-the-flap board book by Giuliani Ferri, the creator of Brick by Brick. An ABC Best Books for Young Readers selection At the masquerade party you never know who you''re going to find. Who''s behind that pirate''s mask? Who''s under that knight''s helmet? In this playful lift-the-flap board book, toddlers will love discovering the animals under- neath, and the alliterative text will give them lots of fun new words to learn.

The acclaimed creator of Brick by Brick, and Peekaboo tells the story of a little creature who is having a hard time growing up. Little Tadpole is going through some big changes in his early life. For one thing, he''s sad when he learns he is losing his tail. Instead, he''s growing strange new legs that he doesn''t know what to do with. The older frogs tell him to be patient, but it''s hard when everything''s changing around you. Then one day he finds himself face to face with a sneaky watersnake, and he learns just how useful his new legs can be. In the process, he discovers a beautiful new world outside the water. This is a funny, endearing look at what it means to grow up.

From the acclaimed creator of Brick by Brick and Peekaboo!: There’s a different animal hiding in each box of this interactive lift-the-flap board book. Follow the clues and lift the flaps to find each one! With fun patterns and footprints, young children will love figuring out who’s in each box before lifting that flap to find the answer. And the last box holds a special surprise.

The best thing about being a vampire bat is scaring all the other animals. With enough practice, Manny hopes to become the scariest vampire bat in the world. But his world is rocked when his baby fangs fall out, and no one thinks he’s all that scary anymore. How will Manny handle this unexpected turn of events? This is a lighthearted look at what happens when things don’t go the way we plan, and how friendship can spring up in the most unexpected ways.

This lively board book features soccer-playing animals. Told with a simple text, it reads in the form of a sportscast and is full of both action words and animal names. Die cuts on every page keep the ball in the game. It’s the perfect little book for young readers who love to play!

Igor, le petit vampire, adore montrer ses dents et effrayer tous ceux qu''il approche. Ces deux dents de lait tombent, et le voilà traumatisé. Il est persuadé de ne plus jamais pouvoir faire peur à personne. Il décide de rester enfermé dans sa grotte. Mais lorsque un ballon perdu pénètre dans la grotte, il découvre le plaisir de ne plus faire peur et de jouer avec les autres. Igor va redevenir le petit vampire effrayant lorsque deux bagarreurs prennent le ballon à ses nouveaux amis.

Les joies du foot racontées aux tout-petits par les papas. La balle passe d''un joueur à l''autre et finit bien sûr dans les buts adverses. Des découpes astucieuses surprennent le lecteur à chaque page.

A foot is a wonderful thing. A marvel of the human body. Still, a single foot can''t do very much. But TWO feet? There is no end to the possibilities! In his charming style, Giuliano Ferri will get young children laughing and off the couch and onto their feet for a new adventure.

Animals demonstrate how they use their five senses, including smelling the flowers, seeing the stars, and tasting fruit.

In this delightful concept book for the very young, artist Giuliano Ferri uses clever die-cuts to explore the senses that invite a child to experience the world around them, and to feel and express love. The final page has a velour element, adding a tactile interactive dimension to this heart-melting story.

Avec ton nez, tu peux sentir le parfum des fleurs. Avec tes yeux, tu peux voir les étoiles. Découvre tout ce que tu peux faire grâce à tes cinq sens !