About the book: 2014 / Reading Italian folk tales will not leave children indifferent. They always contain figurative language and a wealth of imagination. Most fairy tales have features of playfulness and irony. They fascinate with the beauty of their style and melodiousness. Italian fairy tales most often try to convey some kind of moral to the reader in a light, at times frankly playful, form. The action is usually transferred from the real world to the fictional world. The illustrations in the book were made by the magnificent children's artist Lidia Shulgina.