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A Daydreamy Child Takes a Walk

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Category: Picture Books

Written by Gianni Rodari, the father of modern Italian children's literature, and charmingly illustrated by award-winning artist Beatrice Alemagna, this bright, sweet story reminds us what children are really like in the most essential and beautiful way!

Little Giovanni is always daydreaming, always paying attention to the small miracles that lead him to lose track of the big picture. So even though he’s promised his mama to keep his eyes open on his walk, he can’t help but get distracted. Cheerful, carefree, and curious, Giovanni literally loses himself as he discovers the wide, wonderful world around him. Here, Rodari highlights the gorgeous way children give themselves over to their attention to the world by having Giovanni lose parts of himself as he walks along. Should his mama worry? No! Because: “That’s just the way children are.”
Following her New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Telling Stories Wrong, Beatrice Alemagna returns to illustrate another of Gianni Rodari’s delightful stories from Telephone Tales. With a Batchelder Award winning translation by Antony Shugaar, this classic story from one of Italy’s most beloved and important authors of children’s literature asserts the power of flights of fancy and the value of childlike wonder.
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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Elizabeth E. ★★★★★

The illustrations from Beatrice Alemagna are so lively and textured, they make each page feel like a little adventure. My niece kept pointing at the bright colors and giggling at the dreamy rhymes.

Julian K. ★★★★★

My son asked to read it three times in a row, and the warm, playful rhythm of the words kept me smiling just as much as the bright, simple illustrations did.

Madison ★★★★★

The illustrations by Beatrice Alemagna are so distinctive and full of playful details—my little one keeps pointing out new things on every page. Gianni Rodari’s writing has a gentle, dreamy rhythm that makes bedtime reading feel like a quiet adventure.

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