30 illustrated tips for rediscovering the child hiding inside all of us.

As Peter Pan says, as soon as we grow up we generally become certain that we are no longer able to enjoy the magic of the moment. Certain that imagination is not important. Certain that we cannot go back to being children. And yet that’s not always the case. Sometimes, all it takes is to roll around in the grass, cycle downhill at breakneck speed with your arms open wide, or take a ride on a merry-go-round. All it takes is to have a spin on your office chair on a hard day, sing in front of the mirror as soon as you wake up, or have a pillow fight on a dreary Sunday. Brief moments that take you back to fits of giggles, feeling freedom running through your veins, and a joy that doesn’t depend on what you own or have achieved.

This book is also a social project that encouraged readers to share their own “moments to be a child again”. The 10 best comments have been illustrated and are included in this book.

Written with – Sara Di Francescantonio (1988): a compulsive artist since childhood, she is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator who works for publishing houses, literary agencies and newspapers.