Joy BondielliStories for curious minds
Stories for curious young minds
Follow it beyond the familiar — to a bay full of clues, a lighthouse beneath migrating wings, and a forest that speaks through all five senses.
Three places. Three awakenings.
A mystery written in saltwater
In a small village in northern Norway, Erik follows strange sounds, giant splashes and clues scattered along the shore. The closer he looks, the more the sea reveals.
Curiosity · Observation · Care for nature
Two days where the land meets the sky
A birthday invitation becomes an unforgettable stay inside a lighthouse. Between beams of light, wind and migrating birds, two classmates learn that every journey has a direction.
Friendship · Migration · Wonder
The quietest trail holds the most secrets
A path beside home calls to a curious boy. Guided by his older friend, a local woodcutter, he enters the forest and learns to see, hear, touch, smell and feel the living world around him.
Five senses · Mentorship · Living forest
A story you can almost touch
Every spread changes rhythm: full-page scenes, hand-drawn discoveries, surprising typography and small facts that invite children to stop, ask and look again.
Every young explorer belongs
Joy’s stories welcome boys and girls to explore side by side, each in their own way. The light square format is easy to hold, share and read together — at home, in class or under a favorite tree.
Joy’s way of telling stories
These are adventures first — educational not because they explain everything, but because they make children want to discover more.
Behind the pages, a heart full of wonder
Born in Vicenza, Italy, in 1986, Joy grew up with a dreamy spirit and a deep instinct for the inner world of children. She holds a degree in Educational Sciences and spent more than eleven years in an international school, guiding children from many cultures as they discovered the world — and themselves.
Her stories grow where pedagogy meets travel. Northern Europe, wild water, forests, animals and the quiet questions children ask all find their way into her notebooks. Each place becomes a doorway; each encounter, a new perspective.
Today she lives in Italy, where she walks through woods, observes the smallest details and turns emotions into adventures that respect the natural rhythms of childhood.
The wonder notebook
Reading guides, nature discoveries and practical ideas to explore with children — from Joy’s notebook to your next shared adventure.
Explore all 225 guides →Bring the journey home
Illustrated nature adventures created for children — and for the grown-ups who still know how to wonder.
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