Suitable for children aged 10 and over
“THE MAN WHO GREW COMETS”
1st Edition: EL Edition ” The treasure” 2002
2nd Edition: Einaudi Children Ed. “Stories and Rhymes”, 2004
Illustrated by: Germano Ovani
“That night the sky was full of stars. They were so many, hiding the dark under the veil of light, as if the moon was there. ” The stars can see me” thought Arno, his face pressed against the window-pane…
The stars are the eyes of the sky – Myriam was saying – the moon is its mouth and the sun is its crown. And the comets ? What were the comets ?…”
“The biggest comet appeared in these thousand years, an extraordinary happening”. So the teacher said and Arno, the main character of this new, marvellous novel by Angela Nanetti, knows that when the comet appears he will have to express the wish that he been keeping hidden for so many years…
With this story, once again, Angela Nanetti proved to be a very sensitive interpreter of the children’s universe, of the anxieties and the desires, of successes and disillusions which make children’s eyes bright or dulled…”
Pino Boero
” As a matter of fact beautiful books are still around and sometimes more are added. The surprise of this Christmas is ” The man who grew comets ” by Angela Nanetti……..”
Elena Baroncini – “Il Sole 24 Ore” -December 22nd 2002
Published in:
ITALY, NETHERLADS, THAILAND, SLOVAKIA HUNGARY, SWITZERLAND and VIETNAM.
Prizes and Awards:
- Placed 1st 53rd Ed. “Castello Literary Price”, 2003 – Sanguinetto (VR) – Italy –
- Finalist National Prize “Legambiente”, 2004 – Ancona (Italy)
- Special mention Withe Ravens 2003
- Selected for “Pépites d’or” Salon de Montreuil (Paris) 2013
