About Our Books
Discover more about what makes our MinaLima edition books extra special from the creative process that goes into each and every page, to our exclusive book offering only available from minalima.com and House of MinaLima London & Edinburgh.
THE CREATIVE PROCESS
INSIDE THE BOOK
Ever since we published our first book in 2011, we’ve been reimagining stories of adventure, fairy tales and magic. In a MinaLima edition, pages teem with rich illustrations, interactive paper-engineered elements and intricate details. Our books are more than just words on a page, they’re worlds brought to life with our unique brand of MinaLima magic.
RICHLY ILLUSTRATED
Our richly illustrated editions always start their journey with the story. We arrange the text across the empty pages before roughly sketching out key illustration moments for pivotal scenes and anywhere we can add extra storytelling. We then decide on a custom colour palette for the book and begin to add the vibrancy, texture and playful details that are typical of our unique illustration style.
PAPER ENGINEERED ELEMENTS
To bring even more storytelling into our editions, we always look for opportunities to add interactive paper-engineered elements. Once we’ve chosen our key moments, we experiment with paper mock-ups, illustrate each part of the design, choose any special finishes and then work closely with our printers to create the final 3D pieces. Bringing the story to life, our paper-engineered elements let us surprise and delight our readers in exciting and unexpected ways.
INTRICATE DETAILS
One of the most recognisable things about a MinaLima edition is the sheer number of details we squeeze onto every page. From chapter openers peppered with hints for the upcoming story, to larger illustrations that reveal even more than first meets the eye, you may only notice some details on your third reading. Sometimes we even sneak in a reference to our founders, Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima – see if you can spot them in our Harry Potter MinaLima Editions!
FROM COVER TO COVER
Whether it’s selecting the fonts and arranging the text, or picking cover materials and designing endpapers, each and every page of our books is bursting with MinaLima magic. We strive to transport you, the reader, into the world of the story through the entire design of the book. That means considering every single page, from cover to cover, to craft a book that will be treasured by young and old for generations to come.
DISCOVER
OUR BOOK OFFERING
The MinaLima Library has grown beyond our wildest dreams since we published our first book in 2011 – and it is all due to our readers who continue to love all our MinaLima editions.
Our way of thanking you is with an exclusive book offering. With every book purchased from minalima.com and House of MinaLima London & Edinburgh you’ll receive a MinaLima bookplate and free book print.
OUR BOOKPLATE OPTIONS
With a decorative gold foil design and an Ex Libris section for your name, our bookplates come pre-attached to the front endpaper of all our MinaLima editions. As standard with every single book, you’ll now receive our illustrated bookplate, or as an extra, you can add your own custom message with our personalised bookplate.
ILLUSTRATED
A celebration of our MinaLima library and studio, our illustrated bookplate features two owls inspired by Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima. See if you can spot who’s who of the feathered friends!
PERSONALISED
Write your name, a special message or even a favourite quote on your personalised bookplate. Printed with our own font that was designed and created using Miraphora Mina’s handwriting, you can add a personal MinaLima touch to your book.
Exclusively available at minalima.com.
OUR BOOK PRINTS
For the first time, you can own a piece of the creativity from the the early stages of our design process with each book print featuring a working sketch from the making of our MinaLima editions. Every book title has its own working sketch, offering you insight into the start of the journey of an illustration found inside the book. Take a look at some of our designs below or click through to see the full range!
PETER PAN
From the chapter opener illustration where Peter and the Darling children take flight for Neverland from 14 Kensington Gardens.
Chapter 3, ‘Come Away! Come Away!’
THE JUNGLE BOOK
From the illustration where the Bandar-log make a speech about the capture of the man-cub Mowgli in the Cold Lairs
Chapter 2, ‘Kaa’s Hunting’
THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
From the illustration where Beauty first encounters the monstrous Beast after becoming imprisoned in his enchanted castle.
Chapter 3, ‘Beauty Meets the Beast’
THE LITTLE MERMAID AND OTHER FAIRY TALES
From the illustration where the Little Mermaid watches the Prince’s ship and gazes longingly at the colourful fireworks and lanterns.
Fairy Tale 1, ‘The Little Mermaid’
THE SECRET GARDEN
From the chapter opener illustration where Mary and Dickon enjoy the blossoming spring buds and flowers of the secret garden.
Chapter XVI, ‘”I Won’t!” Said Mary’
ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND & THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS
From the illustration where Alice grows so large that she bursts out of the White Rabbit’s house.
Chapter IV, ‘The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill’
THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO
From the illustration where Pinocchio heads out into the snow on a stormy night to find some food in the village.
Chapter 5, ‘Pinocchio is hungry, and he looks for an egg to make himself an omelet; but just as he breaks it in the pan the omelet flies through the window’
THE WONDERFUL WIZARD
OF OZ
From the chapter opener illustration where Dorothy, Toto and their new friends reach the gates to the Emerald City.
Chapter 10, ‘The Guardian of the Gate’
SNOW WHITE AND OTHER GRIMMS’ FAIRY TALES
From the illustration where the Seven Dwarfs gather around Snow White after she has taken a fateful bite of the poisoned apple.
Fairy Tale 1, ‘Snow White (Snowdrop)’
HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE
From the illustration where Harry follows Professor Snape into the Forbidden Forest and overhears him threatening Professor Quirrell.
Chapter Thirteen, ‘Nicholas Flamel’
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
From the illustration where Harry finds himself lost in the Floo Network on his way to Diagon Alley after leaving The Burrow.
Chapter Four, ‘At Flourish and Blotts’
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
From the illustration where Harry becomes surrounded by Dementors during a stormy Quidditch match against Hufflepuff.
Chapter Nine, ‘Grim Defeat’
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM: THE ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
From the illustration of a Mooncalf, one of the many beasts found inside Newt Scamander’s magical suitcase.
Page 86
FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD: THE ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
From the illustration of Dumbledore’s deluminator, used to darken the streets of London.
Page 281
THE MAGIC OF MINALIMA
Featuring Miraphora Mina’s design for the iconic front cover of The Marauder’s Map from
working sketch to final creation.
Volume 1, ‘Welcome to Hogwarts’
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Our book offering is exclusive to minalima.com and House of MinaLima London & Edinburgh.
Our MinaLima bookplates and book prints are not available individually. These exclusives are a special gift to our readers when they purchase a book from minalima.com, House of MinaLima London or House of MinaLima Edinburgh.
Our personalised bookplates are the way to add your own custom message to your book. With a 100 character limit, write your name, a special message or even your favourite quote and we will print it onto your bookplate especially for you.
Our personalised bookplates are printed on-demand, just for you. Please allow 3-5 business days for production plus our standard delivery times. See our Delivery Information page for more details on our delivery times.
Currently each personalised bookplate is printed with our own font that was designed and created using Miraphora Mina’s handwriting, this font only includes accented characters to support Western Latin languages. Emojis and any other images are not supported and will not be printed.
For the first time, you can own a piece of the creativity from the early stages of our design process with each book print featuring a working sketch from the making of our MinaLima editions. Every book title has its own unique working sketch, offering you insight into the start of the journey of an illustration found inside the book. While our art prints are available for purchase, our book prints are exclusive to our book offering and only available with a book purchase.
SHOP ALL
MINALIMA BOOKS
FROM OUR HOUSE TO YOURS
Our favourite part of the journey is the moment our MinaLima editions find a place on the bookshelves of our fans. We love to see where you’ve displayed your books, whether carefully curated in your bedroom or centre stage on your bookcase. Why not share yours?
