A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice
Giuseppe Iacobaci Book order (chronological)






Un mare di draghi! Betsy e Mr. Tigre contro i pirati
- 198 pages
- 7 hours of reading
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?
The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
The Sunday Times Bestseller and New York Times Bestseller. A book of hope for uncertain times. 'Feeling a little blue? Meet the new Winnie the Pooh.' The Daily Mail 'A wonderful work of art and a wonderful window into the human heart' Richard Curtis Enter the world of Charlie's four unlikely friends, discover their story and their most important life lessons. The conversations of the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse have been shared thousands of times online, recreated in school art classes, hung on hospital walls and turned into tattoos. In Charlie's first book, you will find his most-loved illustrations and some new ones too.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Movie Tie-In Edition
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's soon to be a highly anticipated feature film! This paperback edition features cover artwork from the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark motion picture. Stephen Gammell's artwork from the original Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark appears in all its spooky glory in the book's interior. Read if you dare! Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends, in which folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time. And don't miss More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Scary Stories 3!
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?
Oscar junior: Il leone buono
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Tra tutti i leoni d'Africa, ce n'è uno un po' diverso. Lui non mangia mercanti indù, ma la pasta con gli scampi e ha le ali sulla groppa. Così, quando gli altri leoni infastiditi dalla sua bontà lo minacciano, se ne vola via e torna a Venezia, dove trova il padre e i suoi vecchi amici e si consola con un bicchiere di succo di pomodoro. Ma i viaggi, si sa, possono cambiare le persone... e gli animali.
Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a perfectly normal boy. Well, he would be perfectly normal if he didn't live in a graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor the world of the dead.There are dangers and adventures for Bod in the graveyard: the strange and terrible menace of the Sleer; a gravestone entrance to a desert that leads to the city of ghouls; friendship with a witch, and so much more.But it is in the land of the living that real danger lurks, for it is there that the man Jack lives and he has already killed Bod's family.A deliciously dark masterwork by bestselling author Neil Gaiman, with illustrations by award-winning Dave McKean.
M Is for Magic
- 272 pages
- 10 hours of reading
Master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a breathtaking collection of tales for younger readers that may chill or amuse, but that always embrace the unexpected: Humpty Dumpty's sister hires a private detective to investigate her brother's death. A teenage boy who has trouble talking to girls finds himself at a rather unusual party. A boy raised in a graveyard makes a discovery, and confronts the much more troubling world of the living.
Voyage to the End of the Room
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
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.
Haunted
- 412 pages
- 15 hours of reading
When a group of people reply to an ad proclaiming 'abandon your life for three months', most believe they are shedding the distractions of real life so they can release the masterpiece that lurks within. However, their 'home' for three months turns out to be a desolate theatre - and their plight is about to become distinctly acute.



