Pagine1920–1980 · Omegna, Italy
📖 Best for: K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Gianni Rodari books in order · Borrow free (Open Library & your library) · Free books like these
Gianni Rodari is Italy’s most beloved children’s writer and won the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1970. Telephone Tales are short, silly bedtime stories a travelling father tells his daughter by phone.
New to Gianni Rodari? Start with Telephone Tales.
Gianni Rodari’s books are under copyright, so Pagine doesn’t host them — but you can borrow every title below free. Tap Local library to see which libraries near you have it, Libby / OverDrive to borrow the ebook or audiobook with your library card, or Open Library for free online lending.
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Gianni Rodari is Italy’s most beloved children’s writer and won the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1970. Telephone Tales are short, silly bedtime stories a travelling father tells his daughter by phone.
Telephone Tales is a great place to start; other favourites include The Adventures of Cipollino, The Grammar of Fantasy.
Gianni Rodari’s books are best for k–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · grades 3–5 (ages 8–11).
Gianni Rodari’s books are still under copyright, so they are not free to download. You can borrow them free: from your public library (search WorldCat), as ebooks and audiobooks with a library card through Libby/OverDrive, or from Open Library’s free lending. Pagine links to each below, and suggests similar books you can read free right now.
Search WorldCat to see which libraries near you have a copy, or ask your school or public library. Most libraries also lend Gianni Rodari ebooks and audiobooks free through the Libby app.