C‘Is it a lot of free time in summer, why not take advantage of it to read? There are proposals for all genres, for all ages. We have selected 14 titles, divided into two groups, starting from those intended for the little ones.
Who does not remember the very delicate moment – not always voluntary – in which their child has abandoned the pacifier? To accompany the parents in this step, the psychotherapist Alberto Pellai and his wife, the psycho -pedagogist Barbara Tamborini, offer a tender fairy tale, in rhyme. Also keep the other stories for the little ones, with illustrated books that they can browse and mothers and dads light. There is the new adventure of the successful series Il Bosco dei Ragli, a book full of poetry on the stones, another – award -winning in the United States – on the adventure of a puppy exhausted by the heat that takes place with the breeze of the sea, and the first of the Scandinavian series on the Mimun, troll similar to hippos, who are looking for a hibernation house.
There are two recommended books for the first readings independently; A yellow to be solved for the investigation and a story that tackles, with the right language, the theme of artificial intelligence.
For the older ones, we start with a diary on the first tiring days in middle schools, To continue with an Activity Book with 17 puzzles to be resolved. To report the only children’s book that Ian Fleming wrote when he was at the height of James Bond’s success. He wanted to “detach” with a story for his son Caspar. But this too, on a car that can fly, was very successful.
For history enthusiasts, the novel about the life of Goffredo Mameli, who wrote our hymn and died at 21 to defend the Roman Republic. Of pure entertainment, the adventure of an American girl in Italy, between love and discovery of ice cream, and that of an orphaned, rebellious girl, who is sent to a mysterious institute because they give her a beautiful “strilled”.
We conclude with a true, dramatic story that has shaken everyone’s consciences: that of Andrea, The boy with pink trouserswho also inspired the film with Claudia Pandolfi.
“Growing up also means learning to be without and doing without”. The two authors, he psychotherapist, she psycho -pedagogist, husband and wife in life, remember him in the agile introduction. Doing without the pacifier is a fundamental stop in growth, even if it is not easy. This book to read together, in rhyme, helps to make that day less painful. The pacifier “has a small house to return to”, has a mother who waits for him, and she tells her that that child, to whom she company, has become great and no longer needs him.
Hello pacifier my by Alberto Pellai and Barbara Tamborini illustrated by Ilaria Zanellato, Mondadori
Tales of the Bosco dei Ragli – All at the sea! by Giuditta Campello
In the new adventure of the successful series Il Bosco dei Rabigli, grandparents and grandchildren go to the sea for the first time. The three blueberry, hazelnut and brunette brothers rise on the cart and gradually see the landscape change, until the large blue expanse appears. The grandfather plants the umbrella, the little ones build sand castles and bathe. A rhyming story for the little ones who know of sun, summer and family.
There is a stone for you by Mary Lyn Ray
There is a stone for each child: “You can try to go around us. Or you can continue to follow the thoughts you had in mind. But it is difficult to ignore a stone”. Maybe at a first glance it does not seem anything than, but then one realizes that there is always a special one. And the most special, it must still be found. From an illustrious Andersen prize, a register full of poetry on a passion for all children. From 5 years.
There is a stone for you by Mary Lyn Ray Illustrations of Felicita Sala, Rizzoli
Hot Dog by Doug Salati Gribaudo
An award -winning illustrated register, which sold over 100 thousand copies in the United States. The protagonist is a puppy, exhausted by the heat of the city, the crowd and pollution. When he collapses on the street, his owner decides to jump on a train and take him to the sea. And there, with the breeze and noise of the waves, finally the dog resumes his strength and can feel free.
Hot dog by Doug Salati, Gribaudo
The Valle dei Mumin by Tove Jansson
The mumins are trolls (inhabitants of the woods in the Scandinavian fairy tales) similar to small hippos, who live in a house -shaped house -shaped house. In the first adventure of the series, mom Mumin and the son walk in the forest flooded by a flood, looking for a house where to pass the winter in hibernation. In their wandering, they meet other fairytale creatures, and will make the most awaited meeting. The story is taken from the books of Tove Jansson, the greatest Finnish writer of the twentieth century, resumed for the little ones.
The investigation. The caterpillar beyond the hedge of Pierdomenico Baccalario
In the series “I read this!”, Dedicated to the first readings independently of the children (in capital block), a new adventure for the investigation arrives. This time the meeting with an old acquaintance, to the capon, will bring several troubles. Miss Cimice will resolve the situation: when he finds a cocoon of gray wires in a hedge of the park, he will understand where to go looking for the testimony that serves to save investigate. Another adventure is also coming, the Sunday weasel.
Those mysterious toys. Leo and the case of Chiara Patarino’s artificial intelligence
Cangato or elephant plush that send strange messages, and suggest children unusual behaviors. A mysterious drone that seems to control the school, cannot be managed by whom. In the small world of Leo, Greta, Ciccio, Cloe and their friends, all in fifth grade, something is happening. It will be up to the teacher, Oops to the prof, find the teenage of the skein. A story with yellow shades to reflect on today’s great change: artificial intelligence.
Those mysterious toys. Leo and the case of artificial intelligence by Chiara Patarino, àncora
Diary to be extrafire to the middle school of Stefania Lepera
Alice has just finished elementary school, and after the summer the secondary school will begin, or the middle school. It will be all new: other friends, other times, other professors. Her head is “full of many question marks” and so the mother suggests to keep a diary with doubts, fears and hopes. You will also find games, rebus, cruciverba, coloring spaces, riddles, suggestions of small activities to carry out.
Diary to be extrafire to middle school by Stefania Lepera illustrations by Federica Tettamanti
Puzzles to all plans. Criminals in the wretched! by Paul Martin
An Activity Book to play together, illustrated in a fun way, with large double pages to bend. Large and small, from real detectives, will be able to try to resolve 17 puzzles with different degrees of difficulty. It starts with “The Marmokki at the Palace”: a rock group is robbed of the briefcase with the proceeds of the concert. They are suspected and witnesses, the clues will help you understand who mind. Aguzzate the view, you will make it. Perfect for summer days, you can choose to follow the pages or order you want.
Puzzles to all plans. Criminals in the wretched! by Paul Martin, the beaver
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang of Ian Fleming
The Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (so called for the noise it makes when it is set in motion) is not a machine like the others; He can fly, sail the seas, has his own will and manages to save the owner’s family from trouble. Ian Fleming wrote his only children’s novel in 1964, when he was at the height of success with James Bond. He wanted to take a break and find a nice story for his son Caspar. However, he could not rest because the fairy tale, published in episodes in a magazine, with the beautiful illustrations of John Burningham, was very successful. The rhythm, irony, intelligent fun will like today’s children.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming illustrations by John Burningham Adelphi
A hymn to freedom. My friend Mameli and his song for Italy by Silvia Montemurro
“This is the story of how Goffredo has come to write that hymn that certainly still intoned in important situations, those where you are loaded, those where one hopes to win”. To tell the life of Mameli is an invention character, his childhood friend Achille. In the background, the alleys of Genoa, the Risorgimento, the dream of a free Italy and the passionate commitment of Mameli, who died at 21 years of age to defend the Roman Republic. From 10 to 14 years.
A hymn to freedom. My friend Mameli and his song for Italy by Silvia Montemurro, Mondadori
Love & ice cream of Jenna Evans Welch
Lina, Seattle’s teenager, decides to fulfill his mother Hadley’s last desire: go live in Florence as she had done. Lina wants to trace her father, who has never met. But it won’t be easy. He will find an old secret diary of his mother, where he mentions a mysterious love, will meet a boy who will make her heart beat and discover the goodness of Italian ice cream. He will learn to get to know his mother better and even herself. A Netflix film was taken from the novel.
Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch, Feltrinelli
The Academy of Courageous Girls by Judith Rossell
Maggie was left on the stairs of an orphanage managed by Sisters. Over the years he has brought out a rebellious character, hostile to the rules. He does not know how to sew and is not docile. For this reason, at the age of 11 is sent to another structure where they will give them “a beautiful stronged”. The Midwatch Institute for “unwanted girls” has a bad fame: you enter and, it seems, you do not go out. But things “are not as they appear at first glance”. Surprises and twists and turns will not be missing.
The Caraginous Girls Academy by Judith Rossell, Garzanti
Andrea, beyond the boy from the pink trousers of Teresa Manes
In a new edition the tragic story of Andrea, a sensitive boy who was shocked because he put the nail polish on the nails and wore pink trousers; Desperate, he ended up hanging himself in 2012, at 15 years old. The mother Teresa remembers him, engaged in the fight against bullying to ensure that nobody can suffer as his son. The story inspired the film The boy with pink trouserswith Claudia Pandolfi.
Andrea, beyond the boy with pink trousers by Teresa Manes, Fabbri