The Forest of Breaths
by Sebastiano Ruiz Mignone, Daniela Costa
Description
Sibilla was very fond of her grandfather Rinaldo, who always had a special thought for her. However, the grandfather wasn’t feeling good and used to go out from the house less and less. She asked the grandfather; “Why are you short of breath?” The grandfather replied “Because I’m old.” Then, he added: “Obviously I’ve run out of stock of breaths.” Also at dinner, Sibilla’s father told the girl that the reason for Granpa’s shortage of breath was just that he was getting older. However, she was not convinced because her friend’s grandfather was old too, but he wasn’t like that. She had to fi nd a way to fi nd the ‘breath stock’ and help Grandpa. One night Sibilla dreamed of being in a wood, where someone was calling her. It was “the Breath of Sleep”. There were also many other kind of breaths. Sibilla listened to all those breaths and looked for the one lost by Grandpa, but she could not fi nd it there. So, Sibilla asked her mother if there was a place where she could ‘buy’ new breaths, talked with her teacher who was also out of breath after running up the stairs but yet she could not fi nd the right answer. And talking with Grandpa during a walk, she fi nally told him she was trying to fi nd the place where to buy a “breath stock” for him, but that she had not found it! So, one night when she was in her bed, she immediately closed her eyes and waited for sleep to come, to be able to return to that magical place where she had been once and fi nd what she was looking for. And sleep fi nally came. And the place was there. Again, she was in the Forest of Breaths, but this time Sibilla was sure she would fi nd the breath her grandfather lost. Because in dreams, sometimes, there are hidden things that only children can fi nd and discover…
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Author Biography
Sebastiano Ruiz Mignone, Turin, is one of the most brilliant authors of the new Italian children’s literature. He has published with all the major publishers (recent titles are Il ghasma con asma, Einaudi, and Pirati all’arrembaggio, Edizioni EL) and has won several literary awards, including the Andersen Prize and the Cento Award.
Daniela Costa lives and works in Turin and has published with various children's publishing houses. She collaborates with magazines in the sector and holds workshops and workshops for children, teenagers and adults.
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- Publisher Interlinea
- Orginal LanguageItalian
- Publication Country or regionItaly
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 10 EUR
- Pages32
- ReadershipChildren
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleIl bosco dei respiri
- Original Language AuthorsItalian
- Copyright Year2022
- Dimensions21 x 13 cm
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