Little Onion

by Gianni Rodari

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"In this enchantingly whimsical tale from Italy's great children's author, Gianni Rodari, a young onion named Cipollino sets out into the world to study scoundrels, and in so doing, he undoes the tyrannical Prince Lemon, while making a legion of friends along the way. Cipollino is young, brave, clever, and determined--exactly the kind of valiant hero that's bound to triumph in fairy tales. In this colorful, episodic adventure story, in which nearly everyone is animal, vegetable, or fruit, show more Cipollino leaves home and sets off into the world to free his wrongfully imprisoned father. In the process, he faces off against scoundrels of all kinds with wit and humor, while winning both allies and friends. What hangs in the balance is the freedom of an entire kingdom from the ridiculous rules of the all-powerful Prince Lemon and the dignity of each blueberry, string bean, and spider!"-- show less

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Gianni Rodari
341+ Works 4,095 Members

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Canonical title
Little Onion
Original title
Le avventure di Cipollino
Original publication date
1951
Related movies
Cipollino, the Onion Boy (1961 | IMDb); Chipollino (1972 | IMDb)
Original language
Italian

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Genres
Children's Books, Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS
853.914 — Literature & rhetoric Italian, Romanian & related literatures Italian fiction 1900- 20th Century 1945-1999
LCC
PQ4878 .O313 — Language and Literature French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures Italian literature Individual authors, 1961-2000
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Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
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45
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