Name: Telling Stories Wrong
Price: 16.06 EUR
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Author: Beatrice Alemagna
ISBN: 9781592703609

Type

Physical Book

Author

Gianni Rodari

Illustrated by

Beatrice Alemagna

Publisher

Enchanted Lion Books

Year

2022

Language

English

Pages

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

29.6 x 24.8 x 1.0 cm

Weight

0.43 kg.

ISBN13

9781592703609

Synopsis "Telling Stories Wrong "

A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2022 ★ Everyone knows how "Little Red Riding Hood" goes. But Grandpa keeps getting the story all wrong, with hilarious results!"Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Little Yellow Riding Hood--" "Not yellow! It's Red Riding Hood!" So begins the story of a grandpa playfully recounting the well-known fairytale--or his version, at least--to his granddaughter. Try as she might to get him back on track, Grandpa keeps on adding things to the mix, both outlandish and mundane! The end result is an unpredictable tale that comes alive as it's being told, born out of imaginative play and familial affection. This spirited picture book will surprise and delight from start to finish, while reminding readers that storytelling is not only a creative act of improvisation and interaction, but also a powerful pathway for connection and love.Telling Stories Wrong was written by Gianni Rodari, widely regarded as the father of modern Italian children's literature. It exemplifies his great respect for the intelligence of children and the kind of work he did as an educator, developing numerous games and exercises for children to engage and think beyond the status quo, imagining what happens after the end of a familiar story, or what possibilities open up when a new ingredient is introduced. This book is illustrated with great affection by the illustrious artist Beatrice Alemagna (Child of Glass), who counts Gianni Rodari as one of her "spiritual fathers."

Beatrice Alemagna

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Beatrice Alemagna (Bologna, 1973) de pequeña admiraba los libros de Gianni Rodari y las imágenes de Bruno Munari y Emanuele Luzzati, tanto que decidió que de mayor escribiría novelas. Después de terminar sus estudios de diseño y comunicación visual en el ISIA de Urbino, en 1996 ganó el primer premio en el concurso de ilustración Figures futures del Salon du Livre et de la Presse Jeunesse, Montreuil; en 2000, ganó el Prix Attention Talent-Fnac; en 2002, el Prix Octogones. En 2007, consiguió una mención en el Bologna Ragazzi Award. Ha expuesto su obra en Bologna, Milán, Roma, París, Lisboa, Tokio y Kioto. Ha publicado con los más importantes editores franceses, como Seuil, Autrement, Gallimard, Les Grandes Personnes y Hélium; con Phaidon y, en Italia, con Topipittori. Además de escribir e ilustrar sus historias, sus imágenes han acompañado también textos de escritores como Apollinaire, Queneau, Huxley, Grossman, Dahl, Rodari.

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