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- ISBN 9780228106432
- Dimensions: 229 x 279mm
- Publication Date: 01 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: CA
- Product Form: Hardback
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The book that will transform kids' feeling for books.
Emily Dickinson likened a book to a "frugal frigate" that could sail away with you to the unknown lands of imagination.
Albert Einstein's opinion was that "imagination is more important than knowledge."
"A book is a little thing.
It seems like just a bunch of paper. It has a cover, a title, words.
Sometimes drawing, too"
What Is a Book is about the world of imagination that goes far beyond the pieces of paper with words.
A book is a house.
It's like a roof over your head,
A cozy place to stay.
A corner to hide away
Where you feel protected and safe.
A book is a door.
You open it and find yourself in a different world.
Will you meet someone?
What will happen?
As we see that a book can be an airplane, a blanket, a mirror, a window... we see that each of these metaphors is about moving from our known self to a place that is wonderfully stimulating and comforting too.
A book is a window.
There's someone not at all like you out there,
Someone really different
Maybe that's why you're curious and want to know more about her.
A book is a brick, a swing and a sandwich. When you find out why, you'll know why all of us treasure what a book can do for us, where a book can take us, what a book can teach us.
This is both an important book for children and a reminder to adults of why we have loved and honored books, and why they are so important.
Lucia Stipari has been a touring singer, a circus squire, gymnastics teacher and firefighter. Then she began working in publishing and is a book graphics agent. Her school degree is in philosophy and she lives in Italy.
Elisa Codutti is a prizewinning children's book illustrator from Italy. Her illustrations are simple yet sensitive to the world of the child and filled with humorous touches.
