Altibajos

by Cristina Bellemo, Maddalena Gerli (Illustrator), Flavia Costa (Translator)

En la cima de una montaña hay un país llamado País de Alto. Al pie de esa misma montaña está el País de Bajo. Los habitantes del País de Alto y los del País de Bajo son muy diferentes entre sí: unos distraídos, los otros muy prudentes y apurados. Entre ellos no hay contacto ni comunicación, hasta que un buen día se desencadena una tormenta de viento, nieve, lluvia y confites, y la vida (y las cosas) de la gente de ambos países quedará inevitablemente mezclada.

44 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2013

About the author

Cristina Bellemo was born in 1970 in Bassano del Grappa, where she currently lives. After studying humanities at secondary school, she graduated in Ancient Greek at Padua University. She’s been working as a journalist for several magazines and she’s director of L’AbBeCedario, a magazine issued by the A.B.C. Association (Associazione Bambini Chirurgici) of Burlo Garofolo children’s hospital in Trieste. She’s written a number of books (Edizioni Messaggero Padova, Erickson Edizioni, Zoolibri, Topipittori, Rizzoli) and curated art catalogues for Bozzetto Edizioni. Besides, she’s been awarded literary prizes such as Trofeo Baia delle favole within Premio Andersen for La leggerezza perduta. She’s married to Massimiliano and has a daughter, Cecilia, and a son, Sebastiano. Since many years, she regularly meets children and adults with whom she shares the passion and the magic of storytelling. She collaborates with the eccentric theatre company I Poffargnacchi and she often leaves for unexpected journeys: her baggage is a cart full of books.