October 2018
Workshop of Optical toys “O Desenho Mexe” w/kids
With a brief introduction to optical toys: Taumotrope, Zootrope and Folioscope, we will explore the illusion of movement. With an imaginary animal and with only a few drawings, we will animate roaring lions, flying birds, dogs barking, frogs to coach, ... In this workshop the movement is drawn and the drawing moves. Let's design, animate and build an optical toy. Teachers: Alexandra Ramires and Laura Goncalves Age> Children from 5 to 12 years. Duration> 90 minutes Price> € 10 per participant Subscriptions at…
Find out more »Workshop Optical toys f/adults
With a brief introduction to optical toys: Taumotrope, Zootrope and Folioscope, we will explore the illusion of movement. With an imaginary animal and with only a few drawings, we will animate roaring lions, flying birds, dogs barking, frogs to coach, ... In this workshop, the movement is drawn and the drawing moves. Let's design, animate and build an optical toy. Trainers> Alexandra Ramires and Laura Goncalves Duration> 90 minutes Price> € 15 per participant Subscriptions at info@itsabook.pt
Find out more »Oficina Imagens por Camadas c/ Carolina Celas
This workshop has as its starting point the book "Horizonte". It is about strategies for creating images with different levels of reading, in order to be appreciated by both adults and children. How to turn a complex idea into a simple idea for everyone? Let's draw together, create images with different meanings and draw by the imagination through small exercises. Trainer: Carolina Celas Who> Adults and Youth How much>€ 15 per participant How many> Maximum capacity: 8 participants How> subscriptions at…
Find out more »November 2018
Oficina Green & Draw c/ Yara Kono
We have books, we have plants, we have an illustrator. Good ingredients for a relaxed drawing session. At It's a Book in partnership with the superbotânica and under the guidance of Yara Kono. For adults. € 10 per participant Subscriptions at info@itsabook.pt
Find out more »Festa do 2º Aniversário da It’s a Book
It's a Book celebrates its 2nd Anniversary! And to celebrate, we'll have an afternoon full of excitement! From 4 pm: // Inauguration of the exhibition "It's Playful" by illustrators Carolina Celas, Ma Dale Na Matoso, Maria Remédio and Yara Kono // Release surprise It's a Book You're all invited!
Find out more »Oficina “Põe a mão na massa!” c/ o ilustrador Mantraste
Easy, in this workshop we will put our hand in the mass and shape the words using plasticine as if it were the paint and the fingers as a brush. The rest is imagination! From 5 to 9 years. € 10 per participant. Subscriptions at info@itsabook.pt Lord Mantraste was born in 1988, the son of a hairdresser and a shepherd, was raised in the forest like an animal. He is an adept of popular mysticism and nature, now lives hidden…
Find out more »December 2018
Launch Jardim Botânico VIII w/ Inês Machado
Illustrator Ines Machado comes to It's a Book to launch volume VIII of the Botanical Gardens collection! The Botanical Gardens are a collection of small books with illustrated records of rare species of imaginary flora. In limited editions of 30 copies and printed in serigraphy by a Lavandaria
Find out more »Launch HiHiHi w/ André Ruivo & Ana Seixas
Launch two more HiHiHi to color and draw! Illustrated by André Ruivo and Ana Seixas - Illustration A lively afternoon for all ages, with lots of coloring pages!
Find out more »January 2019
Workshop Vestidos do Tiago c/ Joana Estrela
The book "Vestidos do Tiago " is about a boy who likes dresses and asks his mother to buy him one. And what happens next? What do you think should happen? In this workshop, we will read the book, draw an end to the story and paint new dresses for James! For children from 6 to 9 years old 90 minutes In a partnership with the São Luiz Theater in the context of the Tertúlias "That's genre ... what?" https://www.teatrosaoluiz.pt/espetaculo/tertulias-isso-e-genero-que/…
Find out more »February 2019
Oficina It’s a Book “Gostamos de animais”!
What is your favorite animal? The cat, the dog? Or is it the giraffe with its long neck? Come and illustrate animals with us and build your animal! In the end you take home your own book, full of animals created by you, and many others that you will discover! 90 minutes For children from 5 to 8 years old € 8 per participant Subscriptions at info@itsabook.pt
Find out more »Worskhop “Put your hands in the dough!” c/ o illustrator Mantraste
Easy, in this workshop, we will put our hand in the mass and give shapes to the words using plasticine as if it were the ink and the fingers were the brush. The rest is imagination! From 5 to 9 years. € 10 per participant. Subscriptions at info@itsabook.pt Lord Mantraste was born in 1988, the son of a hairdresser and a shepherd was raised in the forest like an animal. He is an adept of popular mysticism and of nature,…
Find out more »March 2019
Workshop ABC of Masks w/ Carolina Celas
ABC's Office of Masks w / Carolina Celas Scary, Brilliant, Caricatures, Snappy, Happy, Large, Hypnotic, Unlikely, Dwarfs, Stingers, Monstrous, Nasty, Dark, Popular, Radiant, Wise, Traditional, Unique, Versatile, Whimsical, Zealous. Assustadoras, Brilhantes, Caricatas, Descomunais, Enfadonhas, Felizes,Grandes, Hipnoticas, Improváveis, Janotas, Lingrinhas, Monstruosas, Narigudas, Obscuras, Populares, Queridas, Radiantes, Sábias, Tradicionais, Únicas, Versáteis, Xistosas, Zelosas This is the ABCs of Masks and so let's create masks in this workshop through colorful and geometric cutouts. With the illustrator Carolina Celas! From 5 to 10 years…
Find out more »Mostra Making Of 7 “Caretos e Coretos” Carolina Celas
And to celebrate the Carnival, we will inaugurate the seventh Mostra Making Of of the book "Caretos e Coretos - Popular Traditions in Portugal" illustrated by Carolina Celas! Come and watch the whole process of the illustrator until you reach the beautiful book! She will also do a Masks Workshop with the little ones, not to be missed.
Find out more »Workshop Drawings in Air – My first mobile (3 and 4 years old)
Let's try different materials and ways of making drawings, small collages, paintings and mini-constructions, all of which together will be able to float in the air and balance in a mobile storyteller! Duration 60 minutes Children 3 and 4 years + adult 15 € child + adult Registration at info@itsabook.pt
Find out more »Launch Triciclo 5 Magazine
The collective of the Triciclo publisher comes to It's a Book on March 23 in the company of Catarina Sobral, guest illustrator of this fifth issue of the children's magazine. After two years of activity, Ana Braga, Inês Machado and Tiago Guerreiro started a series of collaborations with other illustrators in the scope of their magazine. Tricycle # 5 will tell us the fun and didactic journey of the brothers Gil and Olivia to Trás-os-Montes. Along the way, you will…
Find out more »Workshop Impossível w/ Catarina Sobral
Particle, start, run away! You are a particle in the Big Bang explosion. As you travel through the Universe to find all the particles that will make you a human, you cross with meteorites, black holes, and dinosaurs! There are several challenges you have to face, and almost all involve a bad pencil, paper and a lot of imagination. With illustrator Catarina Sobral! Children from 4 to 8 years old | 60 minutes € 10 per participant Subscriptions at info@itsabook.pt
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