by Gianni Rodari · EDICIONES SM · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467543551
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«Veinte historias más una» is a short story collection by Gianni Rodari, published by EDICIONES SM in paperback, with 249 pages, in Spanish.
An innkeeper who ends up turned into a living statue, an emperor who boasts of a musical ear he does not have, a prince who prefers the life of a woodcutter and a princess unable to contain her laughter are some of the protagonists. Twenty-one stories where fantasy overflows reality and hints at contemporary society.
It is number 209 in the El Barco de Vapor Naranja collection. Translation by Consuelo Gallego and illustrations by Francisco Collado.
Recommended for readers aged 8 to 12 looking for tales with humor, imagination and unforgettable characters.
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.
