Animals for Sale

A bizarre animal seller proposes a series of fanciful creatures with strange habits, a flamingo that smokes a pipe, a 'slightly tipsy' armadillo, a grumpy porcupine... but nothing satisfies his potential buyer, not even a centipede to take for a walk. Perhaps what he is looking for is not really a pet...

Together with eight other texts, Animals for sale to which Bruno Munari dedicated himself after the birth of his son Alberto. Books made of dies, holes and large and elegant designs that invite you to a game of discoveries and research, leaving everyone hanging on to the magic that paper can do.

Almost entirely reprinted in 1997, this series aims to stimulate children's curiosity by literally letting them discover what's behind something else, encouraging them to search with amazement. Many of these texts were inspired by games and rituals that the artist played with his son Alberto, and which he then chose to put on paper. To the delight of all children, and beyond.