Beatrice Alemagna

Beatrice Alemagna has written and illustrated dozens of children’s books, which have received numerous awards all over the world and have been translated into 14 languages. The author-illustrator of two New York Times Best Illustrated books, she has also been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award seven times and shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award twice. Enchanted Lion has published four of her picture books: The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy; Child of GlassTelling Stories Wrong; and the forthcoming You Can't Kill Snow White, a picture book for teens and adults, published under Enchanted Lion's Unruly imprint. Born in Bologna, Italy, Alemagna lives and works in Paris, France.

Beatrice Alemagna's Titles

We Go to the Park A Picture Book

We Go to the Park

We Go to the Park is a beautiful, lyrical meditation on going to the park to playwhich extends into a reflection on life itselffrom Booker Prize-longlisted...


Daydreamy Child Takes a Walk

A Daydreamy Child Takes a Walk

Written by Gianni Rodari, the father of modern Italian children's literature, and charmingly illustrated by award-winning artist Beatrice Alemagna,...


Telling Stories Wrong

Telling Stories Wrong

A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2022 ★ Everyone knows how "Little Red Riding Hood" goes....


You Can't Kill Snow White

You Can't Kill Snow White

In this dark, genre-defying picture-book adaptation of Snow White, acclaimed artist Beatrice Alemagna tells the story from the point ofviewof...


Things That Go Away

Things That Go Away

The picture book Things That Go Away is a playful ode to things that come and go in lifeand the one special bond that never fades. There are...


Child of Glass

Child of Glass

A story about difference, exclusion, experience, and ultimately the embrace of one's core self, Child of Glass explores the interplay between...


Big Little Thing

The Big Little Thing

From the award-winning illustrator Beatrice Alemagna, this beautiful book explores the pure pleasure of savoring the little things in life It...


Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy

The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy

Winner of the 2016 Mildred L. Batchelder AwardHere Alemagna stakes herself on the idea that the adventures children make for themselves are by...


Little Big Boubo

Little Big Boubo

The latest book from award-winning illustrator Beatrice Alemagna is a tender and humorous reflection on toddlerhood that will strike a chord...


Lion in Paris

A Lion in Paris

A Lion in Paris is widely regarded as the most accomplished book by multi-award-winning children's author/illustrator Beatrice Alemagna. It tells...