Cloe is a six-year-old girl who tells her mom stories that she types on the computer. Cloe’s passion is Spiderman. She chooses, for her first of primary school, the school bag of her favourite superhero. Everybody’s reaction though can be summarised in the following annoying statement: “But it’s a male school bag!”

The book covers various topics related to (gender) stereotypes, gender identity and to the challenge students have to face in an increasingly multicultural environment: sexist toys, the perception of homosexual couples, cultural and social diversity, and the glossy world depicted in children’s books.

She’s a poet and writer who deals with communication in the social field. She wrote “I like Spiderman… so what” for the publishing house Settenove, a classic of Italian feminist literature for children, which inspired the 2021 homonymous short film, and “Period Girl”, a novel about menstruation. She wrote “Ti amo in tutti i generi del mondo” (published by Giraldi Editore) – a novel on nonbinary gender – and “Poetry Attack”(published by Interno Libri).

His first picture book (“Mi Primer Viaje”, QOQEditora, 2012) was translated into five languages. He won the Special Jury Award two years in a row, at the Lucca Junior contest, and the award for originality and iconic experimentation at the 2013 Syria Poletti Prize. Among his books: “Cieli bambini” (Secop), “Mamma cerca casa” (Ed. Paoline), “Ago. Storia di un capitano” (Biancoenero).