Selection Tools: recommendations for Children' Literature

Carlo Collodi is the better known pen-name of Carlo Lorenzini, a journalist and writer born in Florence, who began writing children's books in 1876. Pinocchio's adventures, published in instalments on a children's magazine in 1881, became the greatest Italian modern best-seller, translated world-wide.

Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino

Rodari showed us how to invite others to play with language. His books tell us stories, as well as showing us the process of making stories, and giving the tools to children to do the same. His stories, like children's drawing and painting, attract both adults and children.

Francesco Tullio-Altan was born in Treviso and currently lives in Aquileia. He started his career in Rome and Rio de Janeiro where he worked as a scriptwriter and a set designer both for cinema and television. For the children magazine Il Corriere dei Piccoli he created Pimpa, a dog who is the main character of comic strips. In the last few years, Pimpa has also been the main character of an animation film. His books are translated in many languages.

Geronimo Stilton (pseudonym)

Stilton, a mouse who works both as a journalist and amateur detective, was created by a team of writers a few years ago. It has since sold millions of copies and has been translated in many languages, albeit not in English.

Mondadori, 2004

Mondadori, 2003

Mondadori, 2003

Mondadori, 2003