Gianni Rodari used puns, topsy-turvyism and zany names to invent stories for children and help children invent their own. From “The Grammar of Fantasy.”Credit...Matthew Forsythe Supported by By Mac ...

A striking element of Promemoria is its clear demarcation of actions that should never occur. Rodari’s blunt reminder that "war" should never be an option serves as a moral compass, establishing an ...

The children’s book writer never caught on in America, partly because of his Communist Party ties, but the English-language release of his masterpiece could change that. By Anna Momigliano EUPILIO, ...

The luminous legacy of 20th-century author Giovanni “Gianni” Rodari (1920–1980) remains largely unknown here in the U.S. But in his native Italy, Rodari is a revered storyteller and educator, ...

This hopeful but short-sighted allegory, a translation of a short story by Italian writer Rodari, opens with an enigmatic statement: "I knew one child who was 7 children." Seven crudely drawn boys, ...

“Telephone Tales,” a collection of stories by the Italian children’s writer Gianni Rodari (1920-80), contains a piece called “The War of the Bells,” which begins, “Once upon a time, there was a war—a ...

“Twice Upon a Time There Was a Baron Called Lamberto”, “Many Stories to Play”, “The Blue Arrow” and “Gelsomino in the Country of Liars” have been released by Hoopa Publications. Hoopa, which is one of ...

‘Look both ways when you cross the street,’ Giovanni’s mother tells him when he goes out. He’s a careless boy, easily distracted, and the reader is primed. In the street, the boy is ‘so pleased with ...