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we have grown old together and we already know we will miss his smile, and his special trumpetlike whistling.
For the new illustrations present in the book, we are indebted to Luca Barsanti, brother of Laura
and Maria Antonietta, who succeeded in realizing most of the drawing of our book before dying in
February 2005. He made the drawing work in a wonderful way, confirming his artistic skill. Though
almost eight years have passed by, and some snow has also fallen on his roof, he is still the same
light-hearted and amusing company who delighted us during the preparation of the first edition. We
will be always grateful to him.
Preface
we have grown old together and we already know we will miss his smile, and his special trumpetlike whistling.
For the new illustrations present in the book, we are indebted to Luca Barsanti, brother of Laura
and Maria Antonietta, who succeeded in realizing most of the drawing of our book before dying in
February 2005. He made the drawing work in a wonderful way, confirming his artistic skill. Though
almost eight years have passed by, and some snow has also fallen on his roof, he is still the same
light-hearted and amusing company who delighted us during the preparation of the first edition. We
will be always grateful to him.