The first Handstand Kids book journeys to Italy to make delicious and nutritious Italian recipes." My friend and her two kids, aged 6 1/2 and 4, tested it out. They liked the recipes and made a ...

“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 ...

Reading this book, children will learn to identify and choose all their favourite pasta shapes. The recommended ages is 5-7. Click on "play" to listen to the interview ...

Talking Pictures. Pivoting to discuss the visual interpretations of Calvino’s books, Italian illustrators Andrea Antinori and Irene Rinaldi, whose work is featured in the exhibit, gave ...

In the 53 years since the award’s establishment in 1968, 105 children’s and young adult books have won gold medals; of these, 31 are about the Holocaust. (That’s almost 30 percent, if you ...