A Universe of Stories. Starring: the Book

Exhibition cover by Andrea Antinori
Books that celebrate THE BOOK
In recent years picture books on the subject of the book itself have flourished including stories of libraries, bookstores, publishers, activists, writers and pioneers.
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Bookstores
Quintessential places for meeting and exchange, bookstores bring together people with a common passion.

Franklin's Flying Bookshop
Thames & Hudson, London, 2017

Franklin's Flying Bookshop

Franklin's Flying Bookshop

Zampalabras
Nórdica Libros, 2018

Zampalabras

Zampalabras

The Bookshop Cat
Hakusensha, Tokyo, 2018

The Bookshop Cat

The Bookshop Cat

Balderdash!
John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth Children's Books
Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2017

Balderdash!

Balderdash!

Mercredi à la librairie
Sarbacane , Paris, 2007

Mercredi à la librairie

Mercredi à la librairie

A Good Story
Creative Education, Mankato, 2017

A Good Story

A Good Story
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Libraries
Libraries are treasure troves of books that inform, educate and entertain young and adult readers.

Planting Stories
The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
Harper Collins Children's Books, New York, 2019
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Planting Stories

Planting Stories

Schomburg
The Man Who Built a Library
Candlewick Press, Somerville, 2017

Schomburg

Schomburg

The Library Child
HanulimKids Publishing Co., Seoul, 2010

The Library Child

The Library Child
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Franklin's Flying BookshopJen Campbell, ill. Katie Harnett. Thames & Hudson, London, 2017
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ZampalabrasJavier Fonseca, ill. Juan Berrio. Nórdica Libros, 2018
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The Bookshop CatYuko Higuchi. Hakusensha, Tokyo, 2018
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Balderdash!John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth Children's BooksMichelle Markel, ill. Nancy Carpenter. Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2017
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Mercredi à la librairieSylvie Neeman, ill. Olivier Tallec. Sarbacane , Paris, 2007
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A Good StoryZack Rock. Creative Education, Mankato, 2017
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Planting StoriesThe Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura BelpréAnika Aldamuy, Denise, ill. Paola Escobar. Harper Collins Children's Books, New York, 2019
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SchomburgThe Man Who Built a LibraryCarole Boston Weatherford, ill. Eric Velasquez. Candlewick Press, Somerville, 2017
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The Library ChildChae In-Seon, ill. Bae Hyun-Joo. HanulimKids Publishing Co., Seoul, 2010
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Midnight at the LibraryUrsula Dubosarsky, ill. Ron Brooks. NLA Publishing, 2018
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Library LionMichelle Knudsen, ill. Kevin Hawkes. Candlewick Press, 2006
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The Man Who Loved Libraries: The Story of Andrew CarnagieAndrew Larsen, ill. Katty Maurey. Owlkids Books, 2017
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Library MouseDavid Kirk. Harry N Abrams, 2007
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Books! Books! Books!Explore Inside the Greatest Library on EarthMick Manning, ill. Brita Granström. Otter-Barry Books, 2017
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The Boy Who Was Raised by LibrariansCarla Morris, ill. Brad Sneed. Peachtree Publishing, 2013
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Una sorpresa per Teo il bibliotecorsoMarina Orsi, ill. Elisa Paganelli. Emme Edizioni, 2019
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Teo il bibliotecorsoMarina Orsi, ill. Elisa Paganelli. Emme edizioni, 2018
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The Mermaid’s PursePatricia Polacco. G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young People, 2016
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Biblioteca???Uma biblioteca pode fazer milagres!Lorenz Pauli, ill. Kathrin Schärer. BRINQUE - BOOK Editora, 2017
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Vamos descobrir a Biblioteca Nacional de PortugalLuísa Dulca Soares, ill. Mariana Rio. Pato Lógico / INCM Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda, 2019
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Lyric McKerrigan, Secret LibrarianJacob Sager Weinstein, ill. Vera Brosgol. Clarion Books, 2018
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The LibrarySarah Stewart, ill. David Small. Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1995
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Red Knit Cap Girl and The Reading TreeNaoko Stoop. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2014
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Atlas de literatura universalAA.VV, ill. Augustín Comotto, Tono Cristòfobol. Nórdica Libros, 2017
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Mary Who Wrote FrankensteinLinda Bailey, ill. Júlia Sardà. Tundra Books, 2018
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On Wings of WordsThe Extraordinary Life of Emily DickinsonJennifer Berne, ill. Rebecca Stadtlander. Chronicle Books, 2020
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The Important Thing About Margaret Wise BrownMac Barnett, ill. Sarah Jacoby. Balzer + Bray, 2019
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A Boy, a Mouse, and a Spider. The Story of E. B. WhiteBarbara Herkert, ill. Lauren Castillo. Henry Holt and Company, 2017
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Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane AustenDeborah Hopkinson, ill. Quin Leng. Balzer + Bray, 2018
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The BrontësChildren of the MoorsMick Manning, ill. Brita Granström. Franklin Watts, 2016
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Le amiche che vorresti e dove trovarleBeatrice Masini, ill. Fabian Negrin. Giunti, 2019
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John Ronald’s DragonsThe Story of J.R.R. TolkienCaroline McAlister, ill. Eliza Wheeler. Roaring Brook Press, 2017
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Brave Jane AustenReader, Writer, Author, RebelLisa Pliscou, ill. Jen Corace. Henry Holt and Company, 2018
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A Velocity of BeingLetters to A Young ReaderA.a. V.v., various ill.. Enchanted Lion Books, 2018
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My Worst Book Ever!Allan Ahlberg, ill. Bruce Ingman. Thames & Hudson, 2018
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Clara y el hombre en la ventanaMaria Teresa Andruetto, ill. Martina Trach. Limonero, 2018
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Leggo!Attilio. Lapis, 2020
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Direitos do pequeno leitorPatricia Auerbach, ill. Odilon Moraes. Companhia das Letrinhas, 2017
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Il libro dei libri da leggere per diventare grandiPierdomenico Baccalario, ill. Andrea Ucini. Einaudi Ragazzi, 2018
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Les Coulisses du Livre JeunesseGilles Bachelet. L'atelier du poisson soluble, 2015
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Le livre du livre du livreJulien Baer, ill. Simon Bailly. Hélium, 2018
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Le grand incendieGilles Baum, ill. Barroux. Les éditions des éléphants, 2016
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Où tu lis, toi?Cécile Bergame, ill. Magali Dulain. Didier Jeunesse, 2019
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Questo libro fa di tuttoSilvia Borando. Minibombo, 2017
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I Like BooksAnthony Browne. Walker Books, 2003
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El mejor libro del mundoCanizales. Apila Ediciones, 2017
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Ce que lisent les animaux avant de dormirNoé Carlain, ill. Nicolas Duffaut. Sarbacane, 2008
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Papa qui litRemy Chaurand, ill. Charles Dutertre. Didier jeunesse, 2016
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Les livresChristos, ill. Lili Chemin. éditions møtus, 2016
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Orbis Sensualium PictusEl mundo en imágenesIohannes Amos Comenius, ill. Paulo Kreutzberger. Libros del Zorro Rojo, 2017
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Tu lis où?Géraldine Collet, ill. Magali Le Huche. Glenat Jeunesse, 2009
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Give Me Back My Book!Travis Foster, ill. Ethan Long. Chronicle Books, 2017
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Das Buch, das niemand lasCornelia Funke. Dressler Verlag, 2018
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Oh non, pas un livre!Stéphanie Guérineau, ill. Mercè Gali. Langue au chat, 2018
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Il giardiniere dei sogniClaudio Gobbetti, ill. Diyana Nikolova. Sassi, 2019
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Jenta som ville redde bøkeneKlaus Hagerup, ill. Lisa Aisato. Gyldendal, 2017
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I Do Not Like Books Anymore!Daisy Hirst. Candlewick Press, 2018
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Quando un bambino leggePino Imperatore, ill. Alessandro Di Sorbo. Edizioni Primavera, 2018
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The gorilla that read to othersKim Joo-hyun. Borim Press, 2010
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Open This Little BookJesse Klausmeier, ill. Suzy Lee. Chronicle Books, 2012
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Let Me Finish!Minh Lê, ill. Isabel Roxas. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2016
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Tu me lis cette historie?Didier Lévy, ill. Kotimi. Rue du monde, 2017
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L’arbre lecteurDidiver Levy, ill. Tiziana Romanin. Sarbacane, 2016
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Se Eu fosse um livroJosé Jorge Letria, ill. André Letria. Pato Lógico, 2011
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To Read or Not to ReadThat Is My QuestionJimmy Liao. Locus Publishing, 2018
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The Good Little BookKyo MacLear, ill. Marion Arbona. Tundra Books, 2015
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As mãos e os livrosQue dança esta. Que festa!Isabel M. Martins, ill. Madalena Matoso. Planeta Tangerina, 2019
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Libri!Murray McCain, ill. John Alcorn. Topipittori,
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The Book With No PicturesB.J. Novak. Puffin, 2014
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Oje, ein Buch!Lorenz Pauli, ill. Miriam Zedelius. Atlantis, 2018
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O que é um livro?Ana Elisa Riberio, ill. Anna Cunha. Editora UFMG, 2018
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Picoti...Tous partis?François Rogier. A pas de loups, 2018
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This Is Not a Picture Book!Sergio Ruzzier. Chronicle Books, 2016
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Castelli di libriAlessandro Sanna. Franco Cosimo Panini, 2014
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Hug this Book!Barney Saltzberg, ill. Fred Benaglia. Phaidon, 2016
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Pour faire un livreAlain Serres, ill. Solenn Larnicol. Rue du monde, 2013
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Comment apprendre à ses parents à aimer les livres pour enfantsAlain Serres, ill. Bruno Heitz. Rue du monde, 2008
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Chīsana risu no emerarudoErie Sonoda. Bunkeido, 2016
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Bienvenue dans ma Maison d’éditionSophie Strady, ill. Didier Cornille. Hélium, 2019
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Het BoekMarije Tolman, Ronald Tolman. Querido, 2017
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I Am a StoryDan Yaccarino. Harper Collins Children’s Books, 2016
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The Amazing BooksSifan Yang. Guangxi Normal University Press Group, 2016
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The WhisperPamela Zagarenski. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers, 2015
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The Right WordRoget and His ThesaurusJen Bryant, ill. Melissa Sweet. Eedermans Publishing, 2014
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How To Read a BookMelissa Sweet, ill. Kwame Alexander. Harper Collins, 2019
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Some Writer!The Story of E. B. WhiteMelissa Sweet. Harcourt Children’s Books, 2016
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A River of WordsThe Story of William Carlos WilliamsJen Bryant, ill. Melissa Sweet. Eedermans Publishing, 2008
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The Incredible Book Eating BoyOliver Jeffers. Harper Collins Children’s Books, 2015
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A Child of BooksSam Winston, ill. Oliver Jeffers. Candlewick Press, 2016
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Oliver Jeffers reading 'A Child of Books'
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The Not So Quiet LibraryZachariah Ohora. Dial Books, 2017
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Read the Book, Lemmings!Ame Dyckman, ill. Zachariah Ohora. Little, Brown & Company, 2017
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Little Libraries, Big HeroesJohn Parra. Clarion Books, 2019
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BiblioburroJeanette Winter. Beach Lane Books, 2011
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The Librarian of BasraA True Story from IraqJeanette Winter. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005
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Malala. A Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal. A Brave Boy from PakistanJeanette Winter. Beach Lane Books, 2014
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Nasreen’s Secret School. A True Story from AfghanistanJeanette Winter. Beach Lane Books, 2009
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Lucy’s BookNatalie Jane Prior, ill. Cheryl Orsini. Lothian Children’s Books, 2017
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The Magic BookshopNatalie Jane Prior, ill. Cheryl Orsini. ABC Books, 2018
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Le livre en colèreCédric Ramadier, Vincent Bourgeau. L’ école des loisirs, 2016
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Le livre qui dortCédric Ramadier, Vincent Bourgeau. L’ école des loisirs, 2017
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Le livre amoreuxCédric Ramadier, Vincent Bourgeau. L’ école des loisirs, 2017
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Le livre qui a peurCédric Ramadier, Vincent Bourgeau. L’ école des loisirs, 2018
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Le livre que dit non!Cédric Ramadier, Vincent Bourgeau. L’ école des loisirs, 2019
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Le livre va à l'écoleCédric Ramadier, Vincent Bourgeau. L'école des loisirs, 2020
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Come si legge un libro?Daniel Fehr, ill. Maurizio A.C. Quarello. Orecchio Acerbo, 2018
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Come si esce da questo libro e soprattutto quando?Daniel Fehr, ill. Maurizio A.C. Quarello. Orecchio Acerbo, 2019
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The Lost BookMargarita Surnaite. Margaret McElderry Books, 2019
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Bunny’s Book ClubAnnie Silvestro, ill. Tatiana Mai-Wyss. Doubleday, 2017
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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris LessmoreWilliam Joyce, Joe Bluhm. Atheneum, 2012
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How Rocket Learned to ReadTad Hills. Schwartz & Wade Books, 2010
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The Library BookTom Chapin, Michael Mark, ill. Chuck Groenink. Atheneum, 2017
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Sylvia’s BookshopRobert Burleigh, ill. Katy Wu. Paula Wiseman, 2018