63rd edition 13- 16 April 2026 | Bologna - Italy
63rd edition 13- 16 April 2026 | Bologna - Italy
Title: Río Viento
English title: Wind River
Author: Adolfo Córdova
Illustration: Mariana Alcántara
Publisher: Ediciones El Naranjo
Year: 2025
Country/Region: Mexico
Wind River is a poetic and refreshing book for the very small. The horizontal and vertical orientation of pages espress the movement of the children characters, and the reader has to turn the book to follow the protagonists in their exploration through the narrative. Its boardbook format invites the youngest readers to engage physically with the story, feeling the flow of wind and water. Gestural painting and an artsy language, with brushstrokes that capture the motion of wind and water, make the story come alive. Evocative words accompany the images, blending rhythm, sound and movement, and creating an immersive journey of discovery for the child.
Title: Troupeau: L'hiver, l'été
English title: The Mountain Accordion Book
Author: Sarah Cheveau
Illustration: Sarah Cheveau
Publisher: La Partie
Year: 2025
Country/Region: France
This leporello is an art project: as a reader, you can be physically surrounded by an enchanting visual and organic ode to nature.The object invites you to tell different stories, folding the book and the landscape in different combinations. The tactile quality of the palette is directly derived from the charcoal that the artist prepared herself.
Title: Un instant
English title: A Moment
Author: Liuna Virardi
Illustration: Liuna Virardi
Publisher: L'Agrume
Year: 2025
Country/Region: France
A subtle and surprising exploration of the fleeting nature of time, presented in the form of a meditative flapbook. This delicate book examines connections between everyday experiences, emotions and moments: desire, memory, temptation, joy, celebration, light, pause, and expectations. The notion of causality and time is represented and explored through different perspectives of meaning, with carefully chosen lexical choices and the ability to address in a privileged and highly relatable way the world of children.
