Roberto Piumini

He is regarded as one of Italy's "most beloved children's authors".

Roberto Piumini studied at Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. The recorded working language is Italian and English. The field of work recorded is creative and professional writing, pedagogy and children's and young adult literature. Distinctions recorded are Dessì Prize, Rattenfänger-Literaturpreis, Premio Chiara and Prize Cento.

• 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

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.