Monsters and Legends

About this book

Our ancestors believed in mermaids unicorns and cyclopes not because they were mad but because they didnt know any better. And so what if the terrible kraken so feared by sailors was none other than a giant squid? Monsters and Legends is a delightful journey into the fearsome unknown worlds of dragons vampires yetis and gremlins magnificently illustrated by Gabriella Giandelli. Davide Calis book Piano Piano received a 2006 Bologna Ragazzi Special Award and the Swiss Enfantaisies Prize for Childrens Literature. He is also the co-author of I Cant Wait winner of the 2005 Baobob Prize. Cali has received the Belgian Libbylit Award and Frances SNCF Award.