A DAY FULL OF SURPRISES

Illustrated volumes bound with paperboard cover • 64 pages In 17 x 20 cm formatAge: from 7 years upwards€ 16,90

Series: Stories with wingsA series of enthralling illustrated books in which to lose yourself amidst tales, fables, myths and legends, and also to appreciate all the different styles of story-telling.C

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THE BOOKIn their grandparents’ attic, Simone and Elena find an old map of the Royal Palace in Monza…. and so, almost as if it was one of Grandpa’s memories, this is how the story starts. It is set in the beautifully decorated halls and splendid gardens of the Royal Palace in Monza at the end of the 19th Century, and with the help of historical characters, imagination and a little curiosity, the reader discovers a day full of lots of entertaining surprises.

THE AUTHORS The text is by a group of children, who have attended a storytelling workshop held by Marco Ravasio, a teacher at the Holden School in Turin.

PATRIZIA LA PORTA, illustrations.Originally from Rome, she now lives and works in Milan. She has illustrated books for numerous publishers both in Italy and abroad. Since 2004 she has taught on a course for illustrators at the European Design Institute in Milan.

THE ROYAL PALACE BETWEEN HISTORY AND IMAGINATION