Lanterna Books Junior · independent children’s publisher
Illustrated adventure novels, logic puzzle books, nonfiction and activity books for ages 3 to 12. Kids travel through history, crack cases, think things through… and read right to the last page.
Ages 3-12
preschool to 7th grade
3 books
in English, on Amazon.com
5 languages
EN · IT · ES · DE · FR
Screen-free
real paper books to share
Find the right book for your child’s age, play the puzzle of the week, read the parents’ questions on each book page.
Books by age →Free teaching guides, a logic case to print with its solution and a copy on request.
Resources →Details of our English books and a sample copy on request.
Book details →Covers, book details and review copy requests.
Press area →Our books
Two series already have books in English. The other four aren’t translated yet: tell us which ones you’d like to read with the “I want it in English” button. The most requested books will be translated first.
Illustrated adventure novels
Elizabeth Gusman · Ages 8-12
Luca and Giulia travel through the ages with a mysterious astrolabe, without ever being allowed to change the past. Illustrated novels that turn history into a great adventure.
FRITESDEEN
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Logic puzzle books
Milo Carter · Ages 6-8 · Ages 9-12
Something has gone missing. Read the clues, place the suspects in the grid, one per row and per column, and find the culprit. No screen needed.
FRITESDEEN
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Illustrated adventure novels
Silvana Nucci · Ages 8-12
A pyramid in Egypt, a museum where history wakes up, a magic door, a ring from Atlantis: four illustrated adventures full of mysteries and riddles, each with fact pages and a quiz at the end.
ITES
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Illustrated fantasy novels
Charlotte Guard · Ages 8-12
Kyron, Harvey, Judith and Enora receive a silver coin and find themselves in an academy of magic floating in the air. Friendship, courage and trials to pass.
ITDE
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Illustrated nonfiction
Mondo Giovani · Ages 5-12
Dinosaurs, science, space, the human body, great scientists: full-color encyclopedias for kids who are always asking “why?”
Activity books
Mondo Piccoli Giochi · Ages 3-4 · Ages 4-5
Letter mazes, dot-to-dots, shapes to cut out, simple addition: full-color activity books for learning through play before school.
On Amazon.com
Each cover takes you to the book’s page, with sample pages and answers to parents’ questions.
Ages 8-12
Ages 6-8
Ages 9-12
What readers say
An average of 4.4/5, across all our books and editions (Italy, Spain, Germany, France). Our English editions are brand new. Have you read one of our books? Every book page has a “Write a review” button that opens the Amazon review form directly.
Ratings checked on Amazon on November 11 and 13, 2026.
The same story, in other languages
Puzzle of the week · free · online or to print
This morning, the teacher’s pencil case disappeared during recess! Only one suspect was in the same area as the pencil case: that’s the culprit! Read the clues, place the tokens (only one per row and per column) and find the culprit. For ages 6-8: play it here online, or print it and solve it with a pencil.
About us
Lanterna Books Junior is the children’s line of Lanterna Books, a small independent publisher. We make books for kids: novels that make you want to turn the page, puzzle books that train logical thinking, nonfiction for curious minds and activity books for little ones, away from screens.
Our books are published in English, Italian, Spanish, German and French. In English, three titles are already on Amazon.com; the others (more novels, encyclopedias, activity books) are available in other languages for now.
Illustrated novels for kids who have outgrown picture books.
History brought to life and puzzles to solve: kids learn because they want to know how the story ends.
Logic grids that get harder step by step, with a hint and solutions explained one move at a time.
Depending on the title, our books are available in English, Italian, Spanish, German or French.
Luca and Giulia travel through the ages with a mysterious astrolabe, without ever being allowed to change the past. Illustrated novels that turn history into a great adventure.
Something has gone missing. Read the clues, place the suspects in the grid, one per row and per column, and find the culprit. No screen needed.
For bloggers and press
Bloggers, Instagrammers, teachers, librarians: we’ll gladly send you a print or digital copy so you can get to know our books. If you decide to write about them, all we ask for is an honest opinion.