Even though he has promised his mama he will stay focused, Little Giovanni cannot help but continue to daydream and pay attention to the smaller, more wonderous, details of the world around him. Written by the father of modern Italian children’s literature, Gianni Rodari, with a Batchelder Award winning translation by Antony Shugaar, A Daydreamy Child Takes a Walk is beautifully illustrated by New York Public Library Best illustrator, Beatrice Alemagna and is sure to delight young readers with its assertion of the power and value of childlike wonder.
- ISBN: 9781592704033
- Author: Gianni Rodari
- Illustrator: Beatrice Alemagna
- Translator: Antony Shugaar
- Published: 2023 , Enchanted Lion Books
- Themes: Childhood, Imagination, wonder
- Descriptors: Europe, Fiction, Italy, Primary (ages 6-9), USBBY Outstanding International Book
- No. of pages: 32