Michael D'Ignazio

Michele D'Ignazio was born in Cosenza in 1984 and publishes books with Rizzoli. His best-known books are the long-selling Story of a Pencil, which has captivated thousands of children and become a favorite school read; the Santa Claus trilogy, which began with Santa Claus's Second Job, translated into 15 languages ​​(in Great Britain by the major publisher Pan MacMillan); Pacunaimba, an adventurous novel exploring Brazil's most hidden corners; and the autobiographical and moving My Special Sign. His 2024 Fate i thunder. Scatenate tempesta, seminate poesia (Let the Storm Rise, Spread Poetry), which tells the story of the rebirth of a small town in Calabria, was published. His 2026 book Felice and the Invention of the Sea.