The Strabosco’s Animals

Adventure
Fairy tales
Humorous

In Strambosco, everything is the opposite of everything, and oddities are the norm.

A squirrel with vertigo, a nearsighted hawk, a claustrophobic mole, and many other strange animals are fighting against those who threaten Strambosco.

MANURE WEAPON

In Strambosco, everything is the opposite of everything, as we know, and the animals that live there are truly odd. Here is the owl afraid of the dark, the squirrel with vertigo, a nearsighted hawk, and a raccoon. But today, the situation is serious, and there is an investigation to be done: who has hidden traps in the Puntacqua clearing, in the Fetid Swamps, on the path near Frizzolago, and who knows where else? If there’s a need to chase off a shady poacher, the oddball gang from Strambosco is ready. Even to use… extremely stinky weapons. Animalazzi, attack!

THEFT OF THE RUT

Alarm in Strambosco, the strangest forest there is: someone has stolen the Rut river! The sparkling waters of the stream have vanished into thin air, and the legendary Frizzolago no longer fizzes. Tuffy, the otter who can’t swim, is determined to find out what happened to the Rut, and with her is the whole gang of quirky animals. Setolo, the cleanliness-obsessed wild boar, and Vertigo, the squirrel with vertigo, suspect that the sparkling water factory down in Valle Fumosa might be involved, and they already have a totally crazy plan… Animalazzi, attack!

A DIAPER FOR PUZ

So many oddities in Strambosco! The dormouse Nocetto has chocolate-covered whiskers, the owl Ray is eating chips, and the bear Ursus has prepared a banana infusion… but there are no banana trees in Strambosco! And that’s not all: the spider Clava uses glue to catch his prey, and little Puz the bear is wandering around in a terribly stinky diaper! All the clues lead to the Fetid Swamps: the only thing left to do is hold our noses and get to the bottom of this mystery…

SETOLO WITH A BAD HAIR DAY

The wild boar Setolo is filing his hooves when he freezes in fear: a loud noise echoes through the forest, enough to make the fur on your back stand up! Setolo and his animal friends muster up the courage and, reaching the densest and darkest part of Strambosco, discover that some trees have vanished into thin air… Could it be a tree-eating monster? There’s no time to lose, they need to investigate. Even at the risk of messing up their hair!

A COLD-BLOODED SNAKE

It’s midsummer when a strange boa constrictor, abandoned by its owner, shows up in Strambosco. His name is Celsius, and he’s the only cold-blooded snake in the world. He absolutely needs to cool off during the hot days, and the oddball animal gang will try everything to help him, from soaking in cold water to indulging in a feast of shaved ice. Nothing works. The solution might be that the bees fan him, but what will they want in return from Vertigo, Setolo, Puz, and Ray?

THE FORGETFUL ELEPHANT

How do you hide an elephant? That’s what Strambosco’s animal gang will have to figure out, because the evil circus owners who he escaped from are looking for him. The operation is complicated, though, because the elephant is no ordinary pachyderm: he is Smemo and forgets everything! The only thing he remembers is his mom in Africa. The best solution would be to take him back to the savannah, but which animal could take him across the sea?

Publisher: Piemme
Target: 8-10
Year: 2021
Author
Giuseppe Festa

Giuseppe Festa has a degree in Natural Sciences and works in environmental education. He has published several novels, including La luna è dei lupi (Salani), Cento passi per volare (Salani), I figli del bosco (Garzanti), and Una trappola d’aria (Longanesi). He won the Premio Rodari in 2021, the Premio Bancarellino in 2022, and the prestigious Premio Kadaitosho in Japan.

He is the founder and lead singer of Lingalad, with whom he performs concerts in Italy and abroad. As the protagonist and screenwriter of the award-winning documentary Oltre la Frontiera, he has also authored nature documentaries broadcast by Rai. Additionally, he has written articles and stories for National Geographic, Corriere della Sera, and La Repubblica.

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