Children Whispering to Nature

Children Who Whisper to Nature Book Description Luigi Ballerini, who is much loved with his Italian Andersen award-winning novel Bright Idea Cake, this time takes readers of all ages to unforgettable summer holidays of childhood and friendships that leave a mark. Blending the heart-warming story of two very different children with nature, the author portrays an idyllic world with his magical realist fiction. While wandering on the boundaries of happiness, discoveries and imagination, it destroys anxieties and prejudices and whispers a naive and sincere change. The novel, which makes you feel the healing power of friendship and flowers, offers a warm reading experience full of childhood energy. Living on the farm, far from the crowds, Andrea thinks she will have an ordinary summer, except for the fact that she learns that she is dyslexic. However, their days become more colorful than they expected with the arrival of holiday tenants Nico and his family. Two friends run around in the countryside and make discoveries. One day, when Nico tells him a secret about flowers that he hasn't told anyone, they embark on a mysterious quest. Is there really a connection between speaking the language of nature and happiness? Luigi Ballerini: He was born in Sarzana, Italy, in 1963. Ballerini, who works as a doctor and psychoanalyst, writes articles on education and youth in newspapers and magazines, as well as children's and youth books, and gives seminars to children and young people. Ballerini's book Zia Dorothy (Aunt Dorothy) won the White Raven Award in 2010, and her first book translated into Turkish by Günışığı Kitaplığı, Parlak Fikir Pasta (La signorina Euforbia. Maestra pasticciera), won the Italian Andersen Award in 2014 for children's books for ages 9-12; His book Io sono Zero (Step Zero, 2015) won the Bancarellino Award in the youth book category in 2016. The author's second book published in Turkish is Children Who Whisper to Nature (Lestate di Nico, 2016), and her last children's novel is Lisola di Pibi (Pibinin Island, 2019). Ballerini lives in Milan with her husband and four children. (From the Promotional Bulletin)