Italy is the birthplace of modern Western civilization. It brings together monuments of the Great Culture of the Ancient period, the Renaissance and the Renaissance. Italy is unique: blue skies, bright sun, azure sea, colorful plants, eventful history, classical architecture and sculpture, enchanting music, cheerful people. This is exactly what he talks about in a language accessible to children in his book “Sunny Days, or Tales of Italy” » Anna Eliseeva. The characters of the book: the boy Salvo, the girl Sophie, the dog Giacomo, the donkey Roberto and their guide in time and space - the sorceress lizard Rakel - are bright and romantic. They meet Archimedes in ancient Syracuse, sink to the bottom of the sea to a sunken pirate ship and go to the blue grotto in search of treasure, penetrate the mouth of the Etna volcano, collect olives and dance the tarantella. The description of historical events, architecture, culture, the art of ceramics, music and dance, agriculture, nature and natural phenomena, the life and customs of the people of Italy, which the author knows in detail from the inside, broadens the child’s horizons. And the overall positive mood of the book creates a feeling of warmth and comfort.