The Island of Shadows

By Davide Cali and Claudia Palmarucci

Adapted from the Italian original, this picture book imagines a mythical world in which animals' nightmares take literal form, yet the scariest place of all is the dreamless Island of Shadows, the domain of extinct creatures.

A Tale of Extinction

An imaginative animal dream world and a reflection on animal extinctions.

Populated by many real Australian animals.

Brilliant illustrations are inspired by antique scientific manuals of extinct and endangered animals.

Grades 2-4, 7-9 years.

Davide Calì is an Italian writer of children's literature and cartoonist. Originally from Switzerland, he grew up in Italy, where he embarked on a career as a cartoonist. From 1982 to 2008, he collaborated with the monthly magazine "Linus" as a designer, and from 1998, he began to publish children's books. His works have been translated into more than 30 languages, and some have been adapted for the theater.

Illustrator Claudia Palmarucci is an Italian artist and illustrator whose work has appeared in numerous books, including Marie Curie: In the Land of Science, which was awarded the 2020 BolognaRagazzi Award for Nonfiction.

Creative Editions, 2023, hardcover, 9.4 x 12.1 inches, 32 pages.