Bargains! PROMOTIONS
Loredana Baldinucci is a translator and editor of children's books, and has been the Italian voice of Rick Riordan for years, translating the Percy Jackson, Apollo and Magnus Chase series. She usually takes care of other people's books, but she loves writing in all its forms, and as an author she has published illustrated books and chapter books.She lives and works between Umbria and Milan. Melinda Berti lives and works in Florence. She loves to explore and create and tries to bring a bit of her world into everything she draws. Winner of the 2024 Sossi Prize, she works for Italy and abroad.
""Young readers tired of siblings and other family members invading their spaces and searching for respite will identify with Silver’s longing for privacy and be warmed by the thoughtfulness of his loving family. Intricate colored-pencil drawings…will delight readers and have them returning again and again to search for new details....a gentle journey appropriate for emerging and confident young readers.” —Booklist “Echoing nothing so much as the exquisite, naturalistic whimsy of Kaya Doi’s Chirri & Chirra series … A homey tale with a classic storybook feel and a gentle, uplifting conclusion.” —Kirkus Reviews
