An author of children's books, she is also a highly regarded Italian translator. Among her works is the Italian translation of several books in J. K. Rowling Harry Potter series, published by Salani (publisher).[5]
His novel Bambini nel bosco (Fanucci) was a finalist for the 2010 Strega Prize. It is the first children's book ever to have competed for the prize.
With her novel Tentativi di botanica degli affetti (Bompiani), she was a finalist for the Premio Campiello[6] and winner of the “Alessandro Manzoni - Città Di Lecco” International Literary Prize,[7] both in 2013.
Her works have been translated in fifteen countries. Among other awards, she has received the Pippi Prize for Signore e signorine (Ladies and Young Ladies) and the Elsa Morante Prize for La spada e il cuore (The Sword and the Heart).
She has won the Andersen Prize - The World of Childhood five times, both as an author and as a translator.
Since fall 2015, she has been the editorial director of Bompiani.
