Simona Ciraolo

• Feb-2023
• / General Fiction

From best-selling author of Shy Ones and Hug Me comes a gentle story about a chipmunk named Mino who must leave their mother and set off into the big world ​on their own.[Ciraolo's] deep empathy for those on the verge of a big transition—...

• Oct-2020
• / General Fiction

Despite dire predictions about winter, a child is smitten by the season’s charms in this ode to living in the moment.

Nothing is better than summer, with its joys of swimming every day and eating ice cream. One little boy’s older s...

• Aug-2020
• / General Fiction

He's not the type to stand out. In fact, unless you were looking for him, you wouldn't know he was missing at all. But you know us, the shy ones, we can always spot one another.

This delicate picture book explores the topic of shyness and frie...

• Jun-2016
• / General Fiction

It's granny's birthday, but her little granddaughter wonders why, because of the lines on her face, she looks so worried But they are simply wrinkles, and grandma is very fond of her lines because they are where she keeps her memories.

In this...

• Sep-2014
• / General Fiction

Ever feel like you need a hug, a really big hug from someone? That's how Felipe the young cactus feels, but his family just isn't the touchy-feely kind. Cactuses can be quite prickly sometimes you know . . . and so can Felipe. But he'll be darned if ...