The Befana's Shoes
Annamaria Soldera, Yvonne Campedel
Piazza 25 aprile
Historical
Picture book
A square, a child, a nation being reborn.
From 1934 — the year Italy won the football World Cup — to 1945, the day of Liberation, an Italian square watches history unfold. It’s a story of war, of exclusion, of loss. And then, finally, of rebirth. It’s the story of the Italian Republic and its freedom, told through the poetic gaze of a young girl.
- A powerful and moving civic tale that introduces younger readers to the story of Italy’s Liberation, using accessible language and striking visual storytelling.
- With evocative illustrations by Alessandro Sanna, one of Italy’s greatest illustrators, capturing the atmosphere of a painful yet crucial era with rare sensitivity.
Publisher:
Rizzoli
Target:
0 - 5
Year:
2020
Author
Pierdomenico Baccalario
Pierdomenico Baccalario has been writing children’s novels since 1997, when he won the Il Battello a Vapore literary prize with La strada del Guerriero (The Way of the Warrior) using his neighbour’s name. Since then, his bestsellers have been written under as many pseudonyms (the best known being Ulysses Moore and Irene Adler), translated into more than thirty languages and published with major Italian and foreign publishers. He has collaborated with Lucca Comics & Games for more than twenty years, has written for Repubblica and is a columnist for the newspaper Corriere della Sera’s La Lettura literary supplement. In 2014, he founded the Book on a Tree creative agency in London.
Author
Alessandro Sanna
Alessandro Sanna, born in 1975 in Nogara (Verona), is a renowned illustrator and author of children's books, winner of three Andersen Awards. After studying Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna and earning a degree in Graphic Design, he has collaborated with numerous Italian and international publishers, illustrating both classic texts and works by contemporary authors. In 2020, he collaborated with Book on a Tree for the publication of Piazza 25 Aprile, written by Pier Domenico Baccalario. Sanna is known for his ability to experiment with different artistic techniques, from illustration to painting, and for his innovative and sensitive approach to storytelling through images. In addition to his editorial work, he is also active in education, leading drawing and creativity workshops for both children and adults.
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