Roberto Piumini

Roberto Piumini (born 14 March 1947) is an Italian writer, known particularly for his children's stories.

Born in the town of Edolo in Lombardy, Piumini graduated with a degree in pedagogy from the Università Cattolica in Milan. 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 and has been awarded numerous prizes. He is regarded as one of Italy's "most beloved children's authors".

Selected works 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

Works in translation English translations of stories told or retold by Roberto Piumini include: The Tortoise and the Hare, illustrated by Barbara Nascimbeni (2011) The Selfish Giant, illustrated by Nicoletta Costa (2011) Glowrushes, translated by Leah Janeczko (2022) His stories have been translated into numerous other languages including French, German, Dutch, and Polish. His poem Is There Something in the Air?, a "playful antivirus made of words", has been translated into over 40 languages. 1983 - Premio Andersen Baia delle favole 1984 - Premio Le Palme d'oro for Storie dell'orizzonte 1991 - Premio letterario Piero Chiara 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 1998 - Rattenfänger-Literaturpreis Hameln for the German translation of Motu-Iti: l'isola dei gabbiani 2012 - Premio Settembrini for L'amatore, (2011) 2014 - Premio Graziosi Terra lifetime achievement award, in particular for Mattia e il nonno 2020 - Premio Andersen - Trofeo Baia delle Favole for Nel regno di Bistoria 2020 - Premio Rodari lifetime achievement award