Baci di sole, abbracci di luna is the Italian-English bilingual version of Sun Kisses, Moon Hugs, a beautiful picture book with a simple but powerful message: love lasts forever. Lyrical writing and delightful illustrations provide perfect bedtime reading for any child. The book is also ideal for supporting children through grief, separation anxiety, divorce, illness, moving or other traumatic situations, by wrapping them in a warm and comforting emotional security blanket and opening a dialogue on the nature of love. Even when loved ones cannot be with us, we can feel their presence through our deep connections to the natural world. Sun Kisses, Moon Hugs has received glowing testimonials from parents, grandparents, librarians, Child Life Specialists, therapists, social workers, teachers, hospice caregivers...and most importantly, KIDS Sun Kisses, Moon Hugs is a Gold Medal winner of the International Publishers Award, and a featured title in the LeVar Burton Kids Skybrary app. The book was selected as a Child's Grief Awareness Day book-of-the-month, and also featured three years in a row for Children's Multicultural Book Day.

Reading Baci di sole, abbracci di luna together is a wonderful way to introduce children to the joy of literacy while simultaneously growing their proficiency in both Italian and English. This is also a wonderful bridge book for dual-language households and a fun way for families to stay connected across the miles. Parallel text written in both Italian and English, accompanied by colorful and engaging illustrations, is ideal for English or Italian language learners and ESL or language immersion pre-school and primary classrooms. This edition was translated with love by an Italian kindergarten teacher and musician with more than 25 years of classroom experience.

Baci di Sole, Abbracci di Luna - pocket, Italienska, 2022