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Telephone tales, Gianni Rodari ; illustrated by Valerio Vidali ; translated from Italian by Antony Shugaar

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Telephone tales

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Gianni Rodari ; illustrated by Valerio Vidali ; translated from Italian by Antony Shugaar

"Every night, at nine oclock, wherever he is, Mr. Bianchi, an accountant who often has to travel for work, calls his daughter and tells her a bedtime story. But since it's still the 20th century world of pay phones, each story has to be told in the time that a single coin will buy. Each story is set in a different place and a different time, with unconventional characters and a wonderful mix of reality and fantasy. One night, its a carousel so beloved by children that an old man finally sneaks on to understand why, and as he sails above the world, he does. Or, its a land filled with butter men, roads paved with chocolate, or a young shrimp who has the courage to do things in a different way from what he's supposed to do."--, Amazon

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