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The Shadow Catcher

Text:  Erna Rosenstein Illustrations: Katarzyna Walentynowicz   7+ 196 pages Hardcover 17 x 22,5 cm (Wolno)     THE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 by IBBY Polish section - the best illustrations and graphic design The Illustrator Katarzyna Walentynowicz - finalist of The 57th Bologna Illustrators Exhibition 2023    Erna Rosenstein was a surrealist painter, graphic artist, and poet. She was born in 1913 in Lviv, and died on 10th November 2004, in Warsaw. Erna Rosenstein was one of the key…...
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Tiger

Text: Cezary Harasimowicz Illustrations: Marta Kurczewska   10+ 160 pages Hardcover 16,5 x 21,6  cm (Agora)       An extraordinary tale of wild animals, good and bad people, and what is most precious - freedom. The Tiger is a star of Circus Paradiso. Every night, crowds of spectators applaud its show-stopping leaps through a flaming hoop. When one day the tiger revolts, the circus director decides to sell it… The Tiger finds itself in a truck, soon discovering that…...
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Our naughty Mom

Text: Justyna Bednarek Illustrations: Katarzyna Palus   7+ 96 pages Hardcover  17 x 21 cm (Wytwórnia)       Kate, Peter, and Max live with their mother on the first floor of an old tenement house. It's a family like many others. They have their daily rituals, joys, and sorrows. Mom’s friend, Elwira (they can always count on her), lives on the ground floor, as well as the elderly Mrs Walczyńska. There is also a girl who has been sitting on…...
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Hania and Hania

Text:  Joanna Rudniańska Illustrations:  Ewa Beniak-Haremska   8+ 56 pages Hardcover 14 x 203 cm (Muchomor)     An unusual, poetic story about twins who were separated shortly after birth, and went to Polish and Jewish families. And then World War II broke out... Their different fortunes are intertwined, showing the young reader simply and beautifully that all people are equal. It is not a realistic story, although the story takes place during the war. The author does not dazzle with…...
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The Secret Story of Socks

Text:  Justyna Bednarek Illustrations:  Daniel de Latour   6+ 152 pages Hardcover 16,5 x 23,5 cm (Poradnia K)     The long-awaited fifth part of the best-selling series about the Incredible Adventures of Socks !!!   Check out also:          The long-awaited fifth part of the best-selling series about the Incredible Adventures of Socks!!! The series, loved by young and older readers around the world, is back! Get ready! It will be the craziest and most addictive adventure you…...
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Between this World and the other World

Text: Urszula Młodnicka-Kornaś Illustrations: Agnieszka Waligóra   10+ 112 pages Hardcover 21x27,5 cm (Albus)     Before you go through the secret gate behind which this world and the other world meet, we need to agree on a few things. Do you know what tradition is? Someone would say it is about old, strange things that are there for no apparent reason. And I will tell you that tradition is sometimes simply about customs. It is also a way of thinking and…...
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King Robotic’s Egg

Text: Zofia Stanecka Illustrations: Bartek Brosz   5+ 48 pages Hardcover  16 8 x 22 cm (Literatura)     In a galaxy far, far away... Or maybe not so far, King Robotic got an egg for breakfast. It was smoothly white in the metal country. It was unlike anything known. It was strange! - We don't want anything unknown! It must be destroyed! Crushed! Annihilated! The courtiers growled. Why there was so much reluctance and ferocity in the castle's inhabitants?…...
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Lucy: The Adventures of some Intrepid Little Rascals

Text:  Małgorzata Roman – Zakrzewska Illustrations:  Patrycja Pawlik   5+ 112 pages 20 x 25 cm Hardcover (Literówka)     Lucy is curious, bright, and incredibly perceptive She’s a charming four-year-old who defies all stereotypes. She loves to paint (even her clothes), she knows her mind and is endearingly sure of herself. She’s expressive, tender, and deeply empathetic. She’s a spirited little girl whose wit and irresistible charm leave a lasting impression. Lusia’s adventures will entertain younger readers while giving…...
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About a Bee who thought that it was wrong to be a bee

Text: Paulina Płatkowska Illustrations: Ola Krzenowska      4+ 40 pages Hardcover 24 x 17 cm (Literatura)     A charming story about discovering your identity, reluctance to being forced into predictable patterns, but most of all, about the fact that everyone is important and has a significant role to play. This subtle story says that even the smallest, sometimes unnoticed creatures, are important and valuable. A young bee that doesn’t understand why it has to keep doing the same…...
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The World according to my Grandfather

Text: Zofia Stanecka Illustrations: Marianna Sztyma   6+ 88  pages Hardcover  14,5 x 20,5 cm (Słowne)     At first, Ricky did not know how to talk to his grandfather: the old man hardly spoke, always sat in an armchair, and did not seem very interested in his grandson. After some time, however, it turned out that magical things were taking place in his house … This is a touching story about a nascent friendship between a grandson and his…...
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