Among the Clouds

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Arianna Usai

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46 pages

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A poetic and delicate fairy tale that celebrates creativity, cooperation among children, and the importance of play

One day, tired of observing the Earth only from above, the clouds decide to come down. They land in gardens, houses and cities, causing chaos but also wonder: they show up in bars, play in parks, and let children pet them. However, their stay on the ground empties the sky, making the sun scorching, the moon sad, and the Earth increasingly arid.

Nino, a sensitive and attentive child, notices the consequences of this absence and looks for a way to bring the clouds back to the sky. Inspired by a butterfly, he involves his friends: they colour sheets as if they were butterflies and flowers, tie them to woollen threads and, with the help of the wind, make them fly like kites. The clouds, intrigued by the new colourful toys, follow them and return to the sky, happy and light. Since then, they no longer fall, or do so only rarely… because on Earth there is always at least one child flying a kite.

A bilingual Italian and English picture book, written and illustrated by Arianna Usai, for children aged 4 to 8 who love poetic and imaginative stories, for parents and teachers looking for sweet but meaningful reads to share, and for anyone who wants to cultivate wonder, empathy and respect for nature.

Arianna Usai

Arianna Usai was born in 1987 in Tione di Trento. She graduated from the Art Institute of Trento in 2006, after a year of study in Denmark with the Intercultura programme, an experience that would later influence many of her illustrations. She then moved to Rome to attend the European Institute of Design, graduating in 2009 in Illustration and Multimedia Animation. She has taken courses on illustration for children with Cristiana Cerretti, Maurizio Quarello and Roger Olmos, and in 2011 attended the summer course in Illustration and Visual Storytelling at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Since 2011 she has worked with the Santa Rita da Cascia ONLUS. https://www.edizionilalbero.it

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