"The
wind came, and then the rain,
and then the storm.
It was dark everywhere. Around
and inside.
After that, the world had been ther before,
was just
gone forever.
It was no longer recognizable.
There were only
ruins. And so, they left. "
"YOU
CAN" talks, in an indirect, delicate and poetic way, about the
terrible experience of the loss of a close family member, a death
that
destroys the life of a child and his family... a chasm that opens up...
but it's not the end of everything.
"YOU CAN" talks
about a great pain but also describes the possibility to
overcome it
in order to be able to find a new way of living together:
"It
takes commitment, strength and effort, it takes words and silences,
and memory. But you can do it. "
THE AUTHORS
Texts: Beatrice Masini
She lives and works in Milan. Journalist, translator of novels
(including Harry Potter, from the third volume of the series onwards).
She has published forty books for children and teens, including
illustrated albums, collections of short stories and novels, many of
them published in many languages).
Illustrations: Arianna Papini
She lives and works in Florence, she is a well know author and
illustrator.
She has published more than seventy books with many Italian and
European publishing houses. She has received numerous awards.
She has taken part in eighty solo and group exhibitions in Italy and
abroad.
She’s a volunteer at the Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology for
Helios.
Illustrated albums • 32 pages • In 23 x 34 cm format • Age: from 5 years upwards
Series: I need a story
Other titles in the series:
A foster-mother for princess Martina (talking about foster care).
The
house with lots of windows (talking about the hospitalization
of children).
Anna
finds her dreams (talking about child abuse).
Bibo in the mirror-land (talking about international adoption).
My sister is a four leaf-clover (talking about disability and family
relationships).
I'm not splitting up (talking about separation).
© Carthusia Edizioni - all rights reserved
C · A · R · T · H · U · S · I · A