Over the years I've visited hundreds of schools in Italy to talk about bullying. The visits have been face to face or virutal and more often than not we talk about the stories, Egghead or Egghead the Movie, which are largely autobiographical. Through the story, the students often open up about their own world and their own experiences of bullying. It's easier to do that through the eyes of a character in a book. Somehow, a story always works its magic. The first time I went t

I’m working on a new story at the moment. It’s a sequel to the story, Boloro I I'm currently working on a new graded reader. It’s a sequel to the story, Boloroo’s Big Question. The first book, as you might know, is about a Mongolian girl who lives in Italy with her parents. She is a curious girl who is always asking questions. Her biggest question is about happiness. She asks people in her life how she can find happiness. Each person she asks gives her a different answer. The

Receiving an ERF Language Learner Literature Award for The Drum - Sapporo, Japan (September 2025) The Drum has received an ERF Language Learner Literature Award. Writing graded readers often take months or even years to develop. Receiving recognition from the Extensive Reading Foundation for what I do means a great deal to me. The words of the judges touched me deeply: The Drum is a touching and meaningful children's story that addresses grief and healing through a mix of rea