To celebrate Valentine\u2019s Day, we revisit a timeless favourite by the journalist and children\u2019s author Agn\u00e8s de Lestrade, beautifully illustrated by Argentine artist Valeria Docampo. An international bestseller, this enchanting tale has been translated into thirty languages and has won both the Prix Papillotes 2010 and the Prix Litt\u00e9raire de la Citoyennet\u00e9 2010. Little Phileas is in love with the lovely Cybelle. He longs to tell her \u201cI love you,\u201d but he doesn\u2019t have enough coins in his piggy bank. The wealthy and arrogant Oscar, on the other hand, has no trouble declaring to the little girl that one day he will marry her. You see, in their world, words are a luxury, and spoken only by those who can afford to buy them. Every word has a price, and the most important ones come at a steep cost. This means that the rich can say whatever they wish, while the poor must make do with the leftover words, which often don\u2019t really convey their feelings. But the words of love, as this story so beautifully reminds us, are the simplest, like \u201ccherry\u2026 ruby\u2026 chimes!\u201d, which reach directly to the heart. Will Phileas find a way to win Cybelle\u2019s heart?<\/p>\n
Phileas\u2019s Fortune <\/em>is a lovely story, filled with poetic beauty and a message that is as relevant as ever: words are of immense value, and they have the extraordinary power to set us free. <\/p>\n Reading age: from 4 years old <\/p>\n La grande fabbrica delle parole<\/em> <\/p>\n Agn\u00e8s de Lestrade, illustrations by Valeria Docampo <\/p>\n Magination Press, 2010 <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" To celebrate Valentine\u2019s Day, we revisit a timeless favourite by the journalist and children\u2019s author Agn\u00e8s de Lestrade, beautifully illustrated by Argentine artist Valeria Docampo. An international bestseller, this enchanting tale has been translated into thirty languages and has won both the Prix Papillotes 2010 and the Prix Litt\u00e9raire de la Citoyennet\u00e9 2010. Little Phileas […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":103205,"template":"","categoria_consigli":[623],"class_list":["post-103211","reviews","type-reviews","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_consigli-libri-scelti-per-voi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n