Giovanni Francesco "Gianni" Rodari (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒanni roˈdaːri]; 23 October 1920 – 14 April 1980) was an Italian writer and journalist, most famous for his works of children's literature, notably Il romanzo di Cipollino. For his...
2703 Rodari (provisional designation 1979 FT2) is an asteroid located in the main asteroid belt. Discovered by Nikolai Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory on 29 March 1979, it was named in honor of Italian journalist and children's...
Roberto Piumini (born 14 March 1947) is an Italian writer, known particularly for his children's stories. Born in the town of Edolo in Lombardy, Piumini graduated with a degree in pedagogy from the Università Cattolica in Milan. His first book, Il...
Gianni is an Italian name (occasionally a surname), a short form of the Italian Giovanni and a cognate of John, meaning God is gracious. Gianni is the most common diminutive of Giovanni in Italian.
The Book of Whys (Italian: Il libro dei perché) is a children's picture book by Italian children's writer and journalist Gianni Rodari. The work contains children's questions that were answered by Rodari in his weekly newspaper column in l'Unità...
October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 69 days remain until the end of the year.
How the Toys Saved Christmas (Italian: La Freccia Azzurra) is a 1996 Italian animated film directed by Enzo D'Alò, based on the children's novel The Befana's Toyshop by Gianni Rodari. In the original version, the story took place during the Epiphany...
Cipollino (pronounced [tʃipolˈliːno]), or Little Onion as translated from the original, is a fictional character from Gianni Rodari's eponymous Tale of Cipollino (Italian: Il romanzo di Cipollino) written in 1951. Also known under its 1957 renamed...
The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are two literary awards given by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), recognising one living author and one living illustrator for their "lasting contribution to children's literature". The...
Bruno Munari (24 October 1907 – 29 September 1998) was "one of the greatest actors of 20th-century art, design and graphics". He was an Italian artist, designer, and inventor who contributed fundamentals to many fields of visual arts (painting,...
