Malala’s Story Told to Children

Viviana Mazza, a writer and journalist, was one of the first in Italy to share Malala Yousafzai’s story with young readers. Published in 2015, La storia di Malala raccontata ai bambini uses a language suited to younger audiences as it tells the story of the young Pakistani activist who in 2012 was gravely injured in a Taliban attack for having written on her blog about the denial of women’s rights and education in her country. Her name has become synonymous with courage, and her work a source of inspiration for all the many women, girls and children who fight for their freedom and for their rights. Both educational and deeply moving, the book played a key role in introducing even the youngest readers to Malala’s story. In 2014, Malala became the youngest-ever Nobel laureate, aged just seventeen, when she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, together with activist Kailash Satyarthi, for their “struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.” Reading age: from 8 years La storia di Malala raccontata ai bambini Viviana Mazza, illustrations by Paolo D’Altan Mondadori, 2020