Children's & YA
Benni, Celestina e 3 piani in ascensore
by Patrizia Fortunati, Roberta Procacci
Description
The story of a great friendship between different generations.
The last bell of the year rings and Benni is finally free from the school! Will she be able to relax? Of course not! She will have to get to work immediately to save the old De Profundis from a sad destiny: the retirement home. With her, the inseparable parrot Celestina, a group of old friends and a Chinese maid with a Sicilian accent.
Amidst twists and small lies, the brigade will devise the most adventurous plans to save De Profundis...
Will they be able to save their old friends? They certainly will not give up easily!
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Author Biography
Patrizia Fortunati was born in Umbria. She made her debut in 2013 with "Marmellata di prugne" and in 2015 she published "Trecento secondi". In April 2017, her first poetry collection was published, while in March 2018 her third novel, "Altrove". With the series of stories about "Benni and Celestina", she begins its journey into children’s fiction.
Roberta Procacci is an llustrator for children. Draw for Philip Osbourne the hit series “Phil the Nerd’s Diary”. For the same author she created the illustrations in the series “The super adventures of Elen” and illustrated the two novels "Ghosts and bullies" (2016, Peruzzo Editoriale) and "The master of the night and the bullies" (2018, Curcio). In collaboration with RAI meteorologist Francesco Laurenzi, she illustrated "Small experiments in the family" (2016, Gremese Editore) and "Scientific experiments for the whole family" (2017, Gremese Editore).
Gilam Agency - Giovanni Lamanna Agenzia Letteraria
The Gilam Agency – founded by Giovanni Lamanna – is based in Italy and is specialized in Italian Fiction and Non-Fiction, and Children's Books. We represent about 25 authors, some already established (such as Attilio Del Giudice, Francesco Forlani, Peppe Lanzetta, Gianfranco Pecchinenda, Felice Piemontese, Elena Starace, Giulia Bracco, Roger Salloch), some beginners. We also hold the rights to Non-Fiction books (books about Maria Montessori, pedagogy, sport, social science, philosophy...) The Gilam Agency is partner of some Italian publishers (Neo Edizioni, Lavieri, Funambolo, Dalia, Fefé) in selling translation rights on foreign market. We are also going to represent foreign publishers for selling translation rights in Italy. The Gilam Agency takes part in the most important book fairs and exhibitions in Italy and in Europe. In 2020 the Agency has created a new brand (with its own dedicated staff) for Children's and Illustrated Book Rights (the Wrong Cat Rights Agency).
View all titlesBibliographic Information
- Publisher Dalia
- Orginal LanguageItalian
- ISBN/Identifier 9788899207335
- Publication Country or regionItaly
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 11.90 EUR
- Pages128
- ReadershipChildren
- Publish StatusPublished
- Copyright Year2018
- Dimensions19x14 cm
- IllustrationIllustrated
- SeriesDalia ragazzi (7+)
