La bambina che non dormiva mai

"Once upon a time, there was a little girl who never slept. Her mother was very worried because children need to sleep. She begged her, lulled her, sang to her, but she didn't do anything. Her eyes were wide open, she kicked the blue pillow, kicked the yellow pillow, and her legs were pedaling in the air. She would have gladly walked on the ceiling if she could..."

A little girl doesn't sleep, and her mother, out of worry, stops eating and gets smaller and smaller, almost to the point of disappearing. And then it's up to the little girl to invent something. And what? Dreaming, perhaps?

Target Age: 3+ years

Author: Lidia Ravera

She was born in Turin. A journalist and writer, she achieved fame in 1976 with her debut novel, Pigs with Wings, a bestseller with three million copies sold (now published by Bompiani, also in a graphic novel version). She has written thirty works of fiction. Her latest novels, Piangi pure, Gli scaduti, Il terzo tempo, L’amore che dura, Avanti, parla, and One Day All This Will Be Yours (2024) are in the Bompiani catalog, as are the autobiographical novella Tempo con bambina and the short story La somma di due. The essay Age Pride (Einaudi) was published in 2023. She has worked for film, theater, and television.