★Rights sold: Simplified Chinese.

★Leo and Filippo are very different, but that doesn’t prevent them from being best friends. Together they have fun, learn to manage their emotions and enjoy the company of their neighbours in the forest and their natural surroundings.

★Each book presents everyday situations which young readers will find familiar and emphasizes the emotional growth of the protagonists. On some pages, the narrative is presented in the form of a comic.

Adolfo Serra was born in Teruel in 1980. He studied Advertising and Public Relations, and later began his career as an illustrator. He has illustrated works including The Magic Lantern (ADA, 93), The Choirboys (ADV, 270), Fearless John (Colorín Colorado), Fearless John (Once Upon a Rhyme), and The Extended Skin (Adarga).

Ester García was born in Cáceres in 1984. She holds a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Salamanca. She has illustrated The Restless Sea (ADA, 255), The Man Who Hugged Trees (ADV, 269), and Mud (ADV, 270).

1. A Peaceful Picnic
It's spring in the forest and Leo heads out in search of Filippo. He wants to suggest that they spend the day together and go on a picnic.
After being assured that it will be a lovely and relaxing day, Filippo
agrees. But the experience will not be as pleasant as they had lanned.
Friendship • Emotions •Independence • Confidence • Bravery • Fear • Protection • Thoughtlessness • Adventure

2. The Rainy Afternoon
It's pouring rain in the forest and all signs point to a very boring
afternoon. Each of the inhabitants approaches the day in a different
way. Things may not turn out exactly as they had imagined, but a grey afternoon can also be wonderful.
Friendship • Patience • Expectations • Negative • Positive • magination • Frustration

3. The Quarrel
Filippo and Leo have fallen out and they have gone their separate ways. But an unexpected discovery and the desire to share it will cause each of them to quickly run in search of the other.
Friendship • Anger • Sadness • Resentment • Independence • Forgiveness • Reconciliation

4. A Strange Visit
A mysterious, unexpected visitor arrives in Ara Forest. The inhabitants receive him with fear. Who could he be? And why has
he come?
Friendship • Prejudices • Imagination • Fear • Protection • Search for truth

5. The Competition
Who’s the better swimmer? Who can hold their breath longer underwater? Who is better at fishing? Filippo and Leo face off in a competition. Who will win?
Friendship • Jealousy • Competitiveness • Frustration • Reconciliation • Justice

6. A Night of Fear
One night, Filippo and Leo head out in search of the Perseids so they can make a wish. But what they find on their adventure is something very different.
Friendship • Fear • Self-esteem • Independence • Desires

7. A Christmas Mystery
It's Christmas and Leo receives a visit from his grandmother Clo, who has decided to celebrate the holiday in style. In anticipation, she has decorated the house and made loads of biscuits, so many that she decides to take a few to Filippo. But time passes and Grandmother Clo still hasn't reached her destination. And so begins a search that will lead Filippo and Leo to encounter the other forest inhabitants and to experience a Christmas filled with all sorts of activities and loads of adventures.