Roberto Piumini

Roberto Piumini was born in the town of Edolo in northern Italy{{Cite web|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/roberto-piumini|title=Piumini, Roberto nell'Enciclopedia Treccani|website=www.treccani.it}} and graduated with a degree in pedagogy from the Università Cattolica in Milan.{{Cite web|url=https://archivio.festivaletteratura.it/entita/2275-piumini-roberto|title=Piumini, Roberto|website=archivio.festivaletteratura.it}} His first book, Il giovane che entrava nel palazzo, won the first edition of the Cento Prize for children's books, chaired by author Gianni Rodari. During his long and prolific career he has written stories and poetry for readers of all ages {{Cite web|url=https://www.sapere.it/enciclopedia/Piumini%2C+Rob%C3%A8rto.html|title=Piumini, Robèrto su Enciclopedia | Sapere.it|website=www.sapere.it}}{{Cite web|url=http://fairtales.bolognachildrensbookfair.com/|title=Tag|first=Bologna|last=Fiere|website=Fairtale The BCBF waggles}} and has been awarded numerous prizes. He is regarded as one of Italy's "most beloved children's authors".{{Cite web|url=http://fairtales.bolognachildrensbookfair.com/|title=Is There Something in the Air? - Roberto Piumini|first=Bologna|last=Fiere|website=Fairtale The BCBF waggles}}

• Il giovane che entrava nel palazzo (1978)
• Il Cuoco prigioniero (1985), on which was based the animated film Totò Sapore e la magica storia della pizza
• Il carro a sei ruote (1986)
• Lo stralisco (1987)
• Motu-Iti. L'isola dei gabbiani (1989)
• Denis del pane (1992)
• Mattia e il nonno(1993)
• Caratteristiche del bosco sacro (2000)
• Il diavolo al mulino (2001)
• La nuova Commedia di Dante (2004)
• L'amatore (2011)
• L'amorosa figura (2013)
• Tre fratelli Piumini (2013)
• I silenziosi strumenti d'amore (2014)
• Shakespeare in versi (2017)
• Alzati, Martin (2018)
• La rosa di Brod (2019)
• La barba del Manzoni (2020)
• Kintaro. Il ragazzo d'oro (2021)

His lyrics have been set to music by Enzo Rao for songs performed by Oriana Civile

English translations of stories told or retold by Roberto Piumini include:

• The Tortoise and the Hare, illustrated by Barbara Nascimbeni (2011){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e6akyaHLmucC&q=bibliogroup:%22Storybook+Classics%22|isbn=9781404865037|title=The Tortoise and the Hare|year=2011|publisher=Capstone}}
• The Selfish Giant, illustrated by Nicoletta Costa (2011){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SGQhtKD-0E4C|title=The Selfish Giant|date=7 January 2011|publisher=Capstone|isbn=9781404864986|via=Google Books}}
• Glowrushes, translated by Leah Janeczko (2022)https://pushkinpress.com/books/a-world-for-madurer. Pushkin Children's Press 2022. {{ISBN|9781782693819}}

His stories have been translated into numerous other languages including French,{{Cite web|url=https://iiclione.esteri.it/iic_lione/fr/gli_eventi/calendario/incontro-con-l-autore-roberto-piumini.html|title=RENCONTRE AVEC L'AUTEUR ROBERTO PIUMINI|website=iiclione.esteri.it}} German,{{Cite web|url=https://www.hanser-literaturverlage.de/autor/roberto-piumini/|title=Roberto Piumini - Autoren - Hanser Literaturverlage|website=www.hanser-literaturverlage.de}} Dutch, and Polish.{{Cite web|url=https://wnh.uksw.edu.pl/node/1459|title=dr Ewa Nicewicz | Wydział Nauk Humanistycznych|website=wnh.uksw.edu.pl}}

His poem Is There Something in the Air?, a "playful antivirus made of words", has been translated into over 40 languages.

• 1979 - Cento Prize for Il giovane che entrava nel palazzo{{Cite web|url=https://www.premioletteraturaragazzi.it/edizioni_precedenti.htm?v_lingua=ITA&v_menu_lista=PLETT-PLARC-PLA79|title=Premio Letteratura Ragazzi|website=www.premioletteraturaragazzi.it}}
• 1983 - Premio Andersen Baia delle favole{{Cite web|url=https://zecchinodoro.org/artista/roberto-piumini|title=Roberto Piumini}}
• 1984 - Premio Le Palme d'oro for Storie dell'orizzonte
• 1991 - Premio letterario Piero Chiara{{Cite web|url=http://www.premiochiara.it/edizioni-precedenti/albo-oro-premio-chiara/|title=Albo d'oro del Premio Chiara | Premio Chiara|website=www.premiochiara.it}}
• 1994 - Vlag en Wimpel award for the Dutch translation of Mattia e il nonno
• 1995 - Vlag en Wimpel award for the Dutch translation of Lo stralisco
• 1995 - Premio Dessì for La rosa di Brod
• 1995 - Premio Cento for Denis del pane{{Cite web|url=https://www.premioletteraturaragazzi.it/edizioni_precedenti.htm?v_lingua=ITA&v_menu_lista=PLETT-PLARC-PLA95|title=Premio Letteratura Ragazzi|website=www.premioletteraturaragazzi.it}}
• 1998 - Rattenfänger-Literaturpreis Hameln for the German translation of Motu-Iti: l'isola dei gabbiani{{Cite web|url=https://www.literaturpreisgewinner.de/kinder-jugend/rattenfaenger-literaturpreis|title=Rattenfänger-Literaturpreis | Literaturpreis Gewinner}}
• 2012 - Premio Settembrini for L'amatore, (2011){{cite web |url=https://www.regione.veneto.it/web/cultura/premio-settembrini-2012 |title=Regione Veneto - Premio Settembrini 2012 |website=www.regione.veneto.it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717074650/http://www.regione.veneto.it/web/cultura/premio-settembrini-2012 |archive-date=2013-07-17}}
• 2014 - Premio Graziosi Terra lifetime achievement award, in particular for Mattia e il nonno{{Cite web|url=http://www.freenovara.it/cultura-e-spettacolo/novara/al-cantafiabe-roberto-piumini-il-premio-graziosi-terra-degli-aironi|title=Al cantafiabe Roberto Piumini il premio Graziosi Terra degli aironi | FreeNovara|website=www.freenovara.it}}
• 2020 - Premio Andersen - Trofeo Baia delle Favole for Nel regno di Bistoria{{Cite web|url=https://www.twebnews.it/2020/09/05/premio-andersen-proclamati-i-vincitori/|title=Premio Andersen: proclamati i vincitori|date=5 September 2020}}
• 2020 - Premio Rodari lifetime achievement awardhttps://www.interlinea.com/news--il-premio-rodari-festeggia-la-carriera-di-roberto-piumini-745.html [Italian]

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• {{Official website|www.robertopiumini.it}} (in Italian)

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