The bestselling global board book series, now in paperback with extended endnotes for older kids! Ciao! It's time for a day in Italy. Play a game of soccer, enjoy paninis and gelato, and have fun until it's time for buonanotte. Even learn words in Italian with pronunciation guides throughout the story. . Part of the Barefoot Books Our World series with over 200k copies sold . Written by Italian author, Francesca Di Marzo and Italian illustrator, Naida Mazzenga . Extended endnotes provide even more insights into life in Italy AGES: 3 to 6 AUTHOR: Francesca Di Marzo was born and raised in Rome, Italy. She is an art historian whose thesis focused on the Renaissance painter Raphael. She worked in several contemporary art museums in Europe as art educator, with a particular propensity for school-age children and teenagers. Since 2011 she has been a tour guide in her hometown and specializes in family tours. In 2016, became the co-founder of a children's bookshop in a suburb of Rome. Naida Mazzenga is an Italian freelance illustrator. After graduating from ISIAU (IT) and an Erasmus at Escola Massana (BCN), she settled in Barcelona, where she currently lives and works. Naida loves to travel and get lost, seeing new worlds and learning about new perspectives. SELLING POINTS: . SERIES: Part of the Our World series of global board books for very young readers. . AUTHENTIC: Italian author and illustrator Francesca Di Marzo and Naida Mazzenga draw on their lived experience of life in Italy to create this book. . AVOIDS STEREOTYPES: A focus on daily life in Italy, rather than landmarks, offers real insights into this culture that will resonate with children from all over the world. . LANGUAGE LEARNING: Introduces basic Italian vocabulary. . GLOBAL AWARENESS FOR VERY YOUNG CHILDREN: Bold artwork, engaging text and relatable topics make global learning accessible to very young readers. . ENDNOTES: Extended endnotes offer simple explanations of the objects and actions found in the book.
