In Bob’s Belly

Bob is my dog. A very good dog – sweet and obedient. Everyone in the family loves him. But Bob has a tiny, really tiny problem. Everything ends up in his belly. Literally everything!
The neighbor’s cat, a rocking chair, a clock, a dentist’s chair with both dentist and patient, a limousine… and even my homework!

This picture book offers deliciously absurd humor, playing with the natural tendency of our canine companions to gnaw, chew, and swallow just about anything. Just imagine the occasions when Bob might have gulped down a pirate ship or the Ferris wheel at the fair. At least now we know where all the things we’ve lost have gone!

Alfredo Paniconi (author)
Italian author. In Bob’s Belly is his first book published in France.
Lina Itagaki (illustrator)
Lithuanian illustrator. She previously illustrated Haikus from Siberia (Sarbacane) and The Little Girl with the
Gun (Éditions du Ricochet).

Publication: September 2025