"Bernie Libster translated into English and tells these stories written by Italian author Gianni Rodari (1920-1980), who was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Prize for children's literature in 1970. "The Little Mermaid" is adopted by a human family and becomes well known for her storytelling. "The Young Shrimp" prefers walking forward to walking backward. "The Man Who Stole the Coliseum" believes that structure belongs to him, and begins carrying bits and pieces of it to his home every day. "A Violet at the North Pole" brings a bit of color and perfume to the area's starkness. "Tonino the Invisible" finds that invisibility is not everything he had hoped it would be. "Tiny Teresa, the Girl Who Refused to Grow" is so upset that her father was killed in a war that she decides she will never grow up, and she doesn't, until circumstances force her to change her mind. The accountant in "The Accountant and the Wind" learns when to hold himself down with bricks, and when to fly free. Libster makes each character unique with his deep, velvety, expressive voice. These whimsical tales can be enjoyed by the entire family."— School Library Journal

"A gift to Americans…full of warmth, humor and delight."— Jay O'Callahan

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