Italian and Italian American Culture Booklist for Children

PICTURE BOOKS

• Anno's Italy, by Mitsumasa Anno
• Peppe the Lamplighter, by Elisa Bartone
• A Picnic in October, by Eve Bunting
• Big Anthony and the Magic Ring, by Tomie de Paola
• The Clown of God, an Old Story, by Tomie de Paola
• Days of the Blackbird: a Tale of Northen Italy, by Tomie de Paola
• Strega Nona, by Tomie de Paola

PICTURE PLUS

• American Too, by Elisa Bartone
• The Neptune Fountain, by Taylor Morrison
• Grandfather's Rock: an Italian Folktale, by Joel Strangis

FICTION

• Under Copp's Hill, by Katherine Ayres
• The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi
• Fire at the Triangle Factory, by Holly Littlefield
• Saffy's Angel, by Hilary McKay
• Daughter of Venice, by Donna Jo Napoli

NON-FICTION

• The Italian Americans, by J. Philip di Franco (305.8 D)
• Italian Americans, by Michael Witkoski (305.8 W)
• America is Also Italian, by Jerre Mangione (325.245 M)
• They Came From Italy; the Stories of Famous Italian Americans, by Barbara Marinacci (920 M)
• Welcome to Italy, by Meredith Costain (945 C)
• Count Your Way Through Italy, by Jim Haskins (945 H)
• A Picture History of Italy, by Thomas Leckie Jarman (945 J)
• Italy: Gem of the Mediterranean, by David C. King (945 K)
• The Land and People of Italy, by David Travis (945 T)

FOLKLORE COLLECTION

• Tony's Bread, by Tomie de Paola (398 D)
• The Prince of the Dolomites, by Tomie de Paola (398 D)
• Favorite Fairy Tales Told in Italy, by V. Haviland (398 H)
• Count Silvernose, by Eric A. Kimmel (398 K)
• Caterina, the Clever Farm Girl, by Julienne Peterson (398 P)
• The Wonderful Eggs of Furicchia, by Anne Rockwell (398 R)
• Papa Gatto: an Italian Fairy Tale, by Ruth Sanderson (398 S) 
• Petrosinella: a Neapolitan Rapunzel, by Diane Stanley (398 S)
• The Cobbler's Dilemma, by Kurt Werth (398 W)
• Too Much Nose, an Italian Tale, by Harve Zemach (398 Z)

BOOKS IN ITALIAN

• La Casetta sul Lago Verde, Il Mare d'Argento, by Gladis Engely
• Arcobaleno il Pesciolino Piu Bello di Tutti I Mari, Pit il Piccolo Pinguino, by Marcus Pfister
• Paolino Torna a Casa!, Una Sorellina per Paolino, by Brigitte Weninger

Prepared by the Children's Services Staff of: The White Plains Public Library 100 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 (914) 422- 1476 Web Site: www.whiteplainslibrary.org