Illustrated books

Basta un attimo per tornare bambini

(It Only Takes a Moment to be a Child Again)

Garzanti, October 2019, pp.72

30 illustrated tips for rediscovering the child hiding inside all of us.

As Peter Pan says, as soon as we grow up we generally become certain that we are no longer able to enjoy the magic of the moment. Certain that imagination is not important. Certain that we cannot go back to being children. And yet that’s not always the case. Sometimes, all it takes is to roll around in the grass, cycle downhill at breakneck speed with your arms open wide, or take a ride on a merry-go-round. All it takes is to have a spin on your office chair on a hard day, sing in front of the mirror as soon as you wake up, or have a pillow fight on a dreary Sunday. Brief moments that take you back to fits of giggles, feeling freedom running through your veins, and a joy that doesn’t depend on what you own or have achieved.

This book is also a social project that encouraged readers to share their own “moments to be a child again”. The 10 best comments have been illustrated and are included in this book.

Written with – Sara Di Francescantonio (1988): a compulsive artist since childhood, she is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator who works for publishing houses, literary agencies and newspapers.

Garzanti, October 2019, pp.72

Enrico Galiano

Enrico Galiano (1977) teaches in a school in the suburbs of north-eastern Italy. He has created a web series called Cose da Prof (Teacher’s Stuff), that has had more than ten million visitors on Facebook. In 2015 he was inserted in the list of the 100 best teachers in Italy. Eppure cadiamo felici was his first novel and became the n.1 Italian debut novel of 2017. Always with Garzanti he published his second novel, Tutta la vita che vuoi (All The Life You Want), about three teenagers in search of happiness amidst fears and hopes.

Sara Di Francescantonio

Sara Di Francescantonio (1988): a compulsive artist since childhood, she is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator who works for publishing houses, literary agencies and newspapers.

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