Ecco’s Adventures are now available in the United States and the United Kingdom!
All excerpts from the comic books and illustrated books are available on the website: https://marinabassano.com
And don’t forget:
The new Ecco adventure is now available on Amazon.
The second comic book, Ecco and the Dog Pound
A new adventure of Ecco the little Shih Tzu in which Léo is taken to a dog pound. Ecco and his friends will have to do everything they can to free him—and the other animals as well.
Available on Amazon
Sensitive Children’s Author – The Poetic World of Marina Bassano
A Gentle взгляд on Childhood
There are countless ways to tell stories to children. Marina Bassano has chosen her own: a soft, attentive, almost whispered path. As a sensitive children’s author, she creates illustrated stories where there is time to feel, to dream, and to observe. Her drawings accompany quiet moments, shared connections between parent and child.
Through her creations, she offers a nod to those who do not always see themselves in loud heroes or fast-paced stories. Instead, she proposes an alternative: children’s literature that is sincere, accessible, and respectful of all sensitivities.
Illustrations That Resonate
Each illustration presented on the site follows this approach. Far from agitation, we find Ecco—the endearing little Shih Tzu—in everyday scenes filled with poetry. In this particular drawing, young readers can connect with simple emotions that are often felt but rarely expressed: the need for solitude, curiosity, or a quiet sense of being different.
The lines are soft, the colors soothing, and the expressions subtle. It is a visual world designed to calm, reassure, and gently awaken imagination. An artistic approach that reflects the author’s personality.
Stories for Those Who Feel More Deeply
Some children are more attentive than others. They observe before acting, ask silent questions, and find wonder in small details. Marina Bassano knows these children well. As a sensitive children’s author, she creates with them in mind—not to explain the world, but to offer a refuge, a mirror, and a space to explore.
This is why her works—even when presented as standalone illustrations—open doors. They do not impose meaning. They suggest, accompany, and leave space for the child to create their own understanding.
Discover the Books on Amazon
If Ecco’s world resonates with you, you can discover the books on Amazon. Each book explores meaningful themes with kindness: difference, fear, friendship, and imagination—always with tenderness, never with heaviness.
These are stories to read together, to browse alone, to give as gifts, or to treasure. Stories where children are free to be themselves.
A Gentle Yet Meaningful Approach
Marina does not seek to make noise. She simply offers another path—the path of calm, listening, and nuance. In a children’s literary landscape that can sometimes feel standardized, her sensitive approach offers a breath of fresh air. Children find a world where they do not need to change in order to be loved.
And for parents, it often reconnects with something from their own childhood—a forgotten emotion, an old dream, a way of seeing the world that simply needed space to return.
An Invitation to Slow Down
Each illustration shared on the site is an opportunity to pause. To look, to talk, to imagine what comes next. Maybe Ecco will go on an adventure—or perhaps he will simply stop to smell the flowers. In the end, what matters is how the child makes the image their own.
This is the true strength of this sensitive work. It does not direct—it accompanies. It trusts the child. And that is likely why it resonates so deeply.