Marin Italians

Festa del Libro - A Children's Italian Book Fair Extravaganza

Direct from Italy, over 200 children's books from the country's distinguished publishers will be available in October in Marin. (date and location will be announced soon).
Bring your family and discover some of the finest Italian children's literature available today. Sponsored by Marin Italians, this event is an unprecedented and rare opportunity to find material that will inspire and enrich their child’s linguistic education.

See the festa libri

For more info about this event contact our Education Coordinator

Publishers present at the fair:
Babalibri  (Milan)
Babalibri specializes in literature for preschool and elementary ages. Renown works such as “Il Pallocino Rosso” by author Lela Mari and “Guizzino” by Leo Leonni helped shape the world of children’s literature in the 1970s.
Carthusia Edizioni  (Milan)
Founded in 1987 by Patrizia Zerbi, Carthusia Edizioni is an all woman publishing company that designs and publishes educational and informative books for children, educators and parents. Their material includes bilingual and historical works.
Topipittori (Milan)
A boutique Italian publishing company, Topipittori produces eight to ten picture books for children and young adults each year. The nature of the material focuses on topics for emotional and intellectual development.
Zoolibri  (Reggip Emilia)
Zoolibri publishes a broad spectrum of material, such as those related to animation, culture, graphic design, comics, history and more.