In Italian, from 1yo.
This is a gorgeous board book with colourful illustrations. It is perfect to engage children and learn the colours in Italian. You can make a game out of it and ask the children to find the objects for each colour. Show the children the tabs and let them choose the colours they want to read about.
Start learning clours in Italian with la rubrica dei colori.
Italian, from 8yo.
It is early in the 20th century, and there are dogs being poisoned in New York. It is a case for Sherlock, a stray cat, and his team of dogs to investigate. This is great story to encourage young independent readers to become more proficient in Italian. The text is not overwhelming and there are lots of illustrations.
Find out who is guilty of the poisonnings by reading Sherlock, il racket delle crocchette.
In Italian, from 7yo.
This is a great book to learn about famous historical figures, such as scientists, painters, singers, writers… The format is really orignal. It is a highly engaging book to learn about famous people and their achievements. It starts with a description of the person and gives lots of fun facts. Read clue after clue until your child guesses who it is. If they do not know, there is a flap to lift with the answer.
Read I grandi personaggi da piccoli and learn about 24 famous people.
In Italian, from 4yo.
Time has come to elect the most terrible pirate of the world. Every year, pirates from all over the world get together to choose the worst of the worst. This is a funny story that introduces the 4 final contenders who have to relate their worst actions to deserve the title.
Travel to Robby Capelli-Sporchi’s tavern to find out whether they are really that mean and who is chosen as Il pirata più terribile del mondo.
In Italian, from 1yo.
‘It wasn’t me!’ Who hasn’t heard this before? Someone has painted the wall and the teacher asks ‘who did this?’. None of the children want to admit anything until the teacher says that she really likes it. Then everyone wants to paint the wall.
