by Gianni Rodari · Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253029007
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«La Tarte volante» is Gianni Rodari's children's fantasy novel, published by Livre de Poche in paperback (137 pages, in French).
A gigantic flying tart appears over Rome and puts the police and army on alert, who fear an extraterrestrial invasion. The children, however, discover that Martian chocolate is delicious and that the elderly alien hidden among the cream and ice cream is harmless. A fantastic and humorous fable about war and childhood.
March 1996 edition, complete text, in the Livre de Poche Jeunesse collection; the work originally appeared in 1976.
Suitable for readers aged 7 to 10, especially those who enjoy fantastic adventures, humor and a child's view of war.
Giovanni Francesco "Gianni" Rodari was an Italian writer and journalist, most famous for his works of children's literature, notably Il romanzo di Cipollino. For his lasting contribution as a children's author, he received the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1970. He is considered Italy's most important 20th-century children's author, and his books have been translated into many languages, though few have been published in English.
