Giuseppe Iacobaci Books

From the revered British illustrator, a modern fable for all ages that explores life's universal lessons, featuring 100 color and black-and-white drawings. "What do you want to be when you grow up?" asked the mole. "Kind," said the boy. Charlie Mackesy offers inspiration and hope in uncertain times in this beautiful book based on his famous quartet of characters. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse explores their unlikely friendship and the poignant, universal lessons they learn together. Radiant with Mackesy's warmth and gentle wit, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse blends hand-written narrative with dozens of drawings, including some of his best-loved illustrations (including "Help," which has been shared over one million times) and new, never-before-seen material. A modern classic in the vein of The Tao of Pooh, The Alchemist, and The Giving Tree, this charmingly designed keepsake will be treasured for generations to come.

When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all, he is the last remaining member of the family. A stunningly original novel deftly constructed over eight chapters, featuring every second year of Bod's life, from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man?

Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately separated from Viola and imprisoned, Todd is forced to learn the ways of the Mayor's new order. But what secrets are hiding just outside of town?

Salvate il misterioso uovo di drago! Il temibile capitano pirata Kaliko Kettle e il suo equipaggio infestano i sette mari attorno a un'isola dimenticata sulla mappa del mondo. Proprio quando si svolge il famoso Festival dei Draghi di Mare, gli abitanti dell'isola celebrano l'arrivo dei draghi marini, che affidano loro il loro piccolo uovo di drago da far schiudere. Ma all'improvviso l'uovo scompare e i genitori dei draghi sono furiosi. È sicuramente colpa dei malvagi pirati! È tempo che Mr. Tiger e Betsy alzino le vele per il loro secondo avventuroso viaggio, con i Gongaloni e il gelato di alga marina dolce-salato nel bagaglio. Riusciranno a riportare indietro l'uovo e a sconfiggere i pirati?

A sinister jack-in-the box haunts the lives of children who owned it, a stray cat does nightly battle to protect his adopted family, and a boy raised in a graveyard confronts the much more troubled world of the living in this wonderful book of short stories.

Made up of 23 of the most horrifying, hilarious, mind-blowing, stomach-churning tales readers will ever encounter, "Haunted" is Palahniuk at his finest--which means his most extreme and his most provocative.

Oceane likes to travel but never goes out. She brings the world into her home via satellite, the Internet and passing foreigners. Tibor Fischer's novel is about what can be known, what evil looks like, why ketchup is important and how Lambeth Council was rated one of the worst.