Pierdomenico Baccalario

The Book of Wonders

Fairy tales

There are stories that are simply wonderful. And this is their book.

Why do we keep telling and passing down, century after century, the story of Cinderella — her glass slipper, and her triumph over her cruel stepmother and stepsisters? Or the story of Pinocchio, whose curiosity leads him down the wrong paths but ultimately earns him the greatest reward of all? Or the Little Mermaid, who carries within her a love too great for a mortal being?
Perhaps because these are wonderful stories — and nothing more needs to be said.

An illustrated book for children aged 5 and up, featuring the most beautiful classic fairy tales retold by Pierdomenico Baccalario and illustrated by Raúl Guerra.
Tales for everyone — young and old alike — to discover, or rediscover, the magic of the world’s most beloved stories.

Publisher: Einaudi Ragazzi

Target: 5-7

Year: 2025

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.

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