The present research aims to understand the project visions that accompany pocket books that belong to the gender of children and adolescent literature in the national scene. It interests us to contribute to the understanding of which are the project visions applied to pocket books and how Design participates in the mediation of reading of the contemporary public. We assume that Design is the mediator of reading and, consequently, that the graphic project of pocket editions participates actively in the reading habits and the creation of meaning for the reader. We have selected as a research focus the pocket books that were found in the 16th National Book Fair of Children and Adolescents, which occurred between May 28th and June 8th, 2014 in the city of Rio de Janeiro. In the field research, we have encountered the different ways in which readers relate to these editions. From the survey of children and adolescent books, we have made a graphic analysis of the design of nine of them, which were edited by L&PM, BestBolso and Zahar and allowed us to see the project visions of these editions. We have concluded that in the pocket books published by these publishing houses the maintenance of the parameters related to the historical and formal characteristics of this object is predominant. Finally, we highlight the importance of mediating role of Design on the approach and formation of new readers, pointing out the potentialities yet not explored by the graphic projects of national pocket books of children and adolescent literature.