About us

It all started with a question

“Daddy, who is Frankenstein, really?” asked Bryan, aged 4. From that curiosity, together with a graphic designer and illustrator and an expert in children’s language, Lumo Books was born.

Lumo Books

Where to find them

On Amazon, as a full-color paperback and Kindle eBook. For children aged 3 to 10, in 9 languages.

IT · EN · ES · DE · FR · PT · PL · NL · JA

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More gentle monsters coming soon

Doctor Jekyll is brewing a grumpy potion… and other monsters are waiting their turn.

The Vampire and the Red Umbrella

The Vampire and the Red Umbrella

Dracula for little readers

Available

Our series

  • The Gentle Monsters Ongoing
    Horror classics made tender.
  • The Classics Coming soon
    Great novels for little readers.
  • Little Lanterns Coming soon
    Gentle stories about life’s difficult topics.

The Gentle Monsters

Frankenstein, Dracula, Jekyll… horror classics become tender stories. Sparky hides in every book: can you find him?

The Giant Who Wanted a Friend

The Giant Who Wanted a Friend

Frankenstein for little readers

Available
Lumo Books

Little lights for great books

Welcome

Lumo Books

Illustrated books for children aged 3 to 10: the great classics gently retold, to read together.

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Little lights for great books

Our website is about to light up

Lumo Books tells the great classics to children aged 3 to 10, with tender illustrated stories. The website is coming soon: meanwhile, the first Gentle Monsters books are already available on Amazon.

The first books

The Giant Who Wanted a Friend – Frankenstein for little readersOn AmazonThe Vampire and the Red Umbrella – Dracula for little readersOn Amazon