In the hills of Sicily, it is siesta time.
Everything is quiet, but every now and then a strange buzzing sound can be heard.
BzzzzZzzz…
Is it a bee?
But no, it’s Horatius’s library!
Horatius, who used to be a teacher, visits the hilltop villages
with his three-wheeled library.
His mission: to bring books to those who live in isolation.
To the elderly colonel who wants to learn how to grow tomatoes, to the florist who reads stories to her sick mum, to the pupils who are mad about adventures with cyclopses and sea monsters!
- Pages: 40
- ISBN: 978-960-572-580-8
- Publication: 2023
- Date of publication: 12/06/2023
- Dimensions: 23 x 29 εκ.
- Category: Childrens' Books
"Ένα βιβλίο γεμάτο εικόνες κυριολεκτικά και φανταστικά που θα συναρπάσει και τον πιο μικρό ή μεγάλο αναγνώστη. Πλοκή, περιπέτεια, όνειρα που εκπληρώνονται και ιδέες που υλοποιούνται ακόμα και από ανθρώπους που η νιότη τους έχει περάσει. Η αγάπη για τα βιβλία δίνει έναυσμα σε πράξεις μοναδικές που συγκινούν. Η ζωή είναι ένα ταξίδι. Η ανάγνωση ενός βιβλίου είναι σαν αν ζεις κι άλλες ζωές και να ταξιδεύεις ακόμα περισσότερο."
– Ελένη Μπετεινάκη, Τα παραμύθια του ΣαββάτουDavide Cali
Davide Cali is an award-winning children’s author. He began his career in 1994 as a cartoonist for the Italian magazine Linus. He started writing children’s books in 2000 and since then has had more than 100 children’s books published. Each of his stories is profound, moving and highly original. He lives between Italy and France.
Sébastien Pelon
Sébastien Pelon lives and works in Paris. He is a graduate of the Duperré School of Applied Arts. He worked for many years at the Flammarion Père Castor studio. He now works as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator and regularly collaborates with numerous publishing houses, such as Flammarion, Rue de Sèvres, Nathan, Milan, Gallimard... He has illustrated a large number of classic books and stories.