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Lucia Perrucci
The Forest is Beautiful But… I Wouldn’t Live There!
Adventure
The formidable feat of two unlikely hikers.
Angelo Mozzillo and Davide Panizza, respectively an author and illustrator of children’s books, aren’t exactly athletic types. The furthest they ever go on foot, usually, is the route from home to the ice cream shop (and even that’s, only if there’s a public transport strike).But, thanks to a cruel twist of fate (and an even crueller colleague, the writer Davide Morosinotto), the two find themselves walking the Via degli Dei (Path of the Gods) – the walking route that leads from the centre of Bologna to the centre of Florence through the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines – in six days. The pair have no training. No equipment. No hope. Will they make it?
- A true story that will make you laugh.
- An adventure novel that is also an autobiographical travel diary.
Publisher:
Piemme
Target:
8-10
Year:
2024
Author
Angelo Mozzillo
Angelo Mozzillo was born in Naples and lives in Milan. He writes short stories, screenplays, reportage, and rhyming tales. He is the author of the humorous mystery series Detective Linus, the novel The Little Gatsby, and the hilarious travel diary The Woods Are Nice but I Wouldn’t Live There (all published by Il Battello a Vapore).
His recent picture books include I Wrote a Book for You (But This Isn’t It) (Camelozampa), An Important Secret(Minibombo), and Monsieur Claquette’s Sunday (Rizzoli). His book I Am a Leaf (Bacchilega Junior) won both the Andersen Prize and the Super Andersen Prize in 2021.
Author
Davide Panizza
Davide Panizza studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Urbino and later at MiMaster in Milan, where he discovered the world of children’s illustration. He now lives and works in Bologna, illustrating stories and designing board games for kids. His recent work includes the Detective Linus series by Angelo Mozzillo (Battello a Vapore), the Captain Bitorzoloseries by Andrea Visibelli (Il Castoro), and the picture book The Breeding of Unlikely Dogs by Teo Benedetti (Franco Cosimo Panini). He has also made his debut as a game designer with the board game Jurassic Valley (RedGlove).
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