Books by Pierdomenico Baccalario and Complete Book Reviews
Pierdomenico Baccalario, Author, Leah D. Janeczko, Translator , trans. from the Italian by Leah D. Janeczko, illus. by Iacopo Bruno. Random $16.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-375-85895-6
In this first book in the Century Quartet, Baccalario offers an uneven tale of four children discovering their crucial roles in an event of global proportions. When 12-year-old Elettra's father mixes up the reservations at her family's...
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Alessandro Gatti and Pierdomenico Baccalario, trans. from the Italian by Brenda Porster, illus. by Simona Mulazzini. Enchanted Lion (Consortium, dist.), $22.95 (56p) ISBN 978-1-59270-186-5
Baccalario (the Enchanted Emporium series) and Gatti, in his English-language debut, trace the paths of a black inkdrop and a white snowflake, which come together in a central gatefold. In the snowflake’s tale, he seeks the perfect place to land as...
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