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Hideaway
by Melania Longo
Age Range: Under_5
“My hideaway is a house of slender branches and singing leaves, woven greenery, breathing freshness. No one can come in, only me and the person I told the secret to one day.” Two children’s imagination takes flight in this wonderful and magical escape to a world of make-believe by Italian author Melania Longo, translated into English by Brenda Porster, and accompanied by ethereal-like artwork from one of Italy’s leading contemporary illustrators Alessandro Sanna who recently served as Italian Children’s Laureate.
The short poetic text on each double-spread flows seamlessly as it covers the seasons – “when it snows outside, we hold our steaming breath and warmed by our words, we forget it is winter.” In the summer the children build a porch and “look for shade to nap under while the cicadas are singing.”
Sanno’s evocative illustrations encapsulate the children’s imagination with their soft pastel hues, silhouettes and enhanced black outlines showing their ingenuity as they create different make-believe scenarios until a calm voice reminds them that it’s time for bed.
Longo is an art historian who specialises in the study of reading images with a focus on responses to illustrated books.
A gentle and exquisite picture book that is sure to capture the imagination of any young reader (and adult).