Gianni Rodari
The story of the fish-accountant
40 pages (four colours), 5,15 euros, Isbn 88-8212-281-6

Is it possible to love swimming so much as to become a fish? The accountant of the tale dives into the lake early in the morning or late in the evening and little by little gots fins on his body. Imagination mingles with nature. Book for children aged 9 and over.

Gianni Rodari is Italy’s most important children’s writers and is one of the Italian writers whose books can boast the largest number of translations all over the world.
 

Mauro Maulini illustrated many books by Gianni Rodari and manufactured puppets for the theatre company Colla, which put on many texts by Rodari himself.