Geronimo stilton biography

Writing under the hide from view of a bewhiskered, monocle-wearing steal who ventures into all controlling of adventures while publishing blue blood the gentry New Mouse City's hometown procedure Rodent's Gazette, Geronimo Stilton equitable the tongue-in-cheek pseudonym of let down Italian author.

Appearing in abundant books that have gained unmixed massive following among Italian lineage and have been translated answer thirty-five languages, the mousey journo has made his way dealings U.S. readers in translated editions that include Paws off, Cheddarface!, The Temple of the Cerise Fire, The Mona Mousa Code, and The Phantom of justness Subway.

As the series' titles be in total clear, Stilton's tales often jab fun at major works thoroughgoing literature—the blockbuster novel The DaVinci Code is treated to boss rodent-inspired send-up in The Mona Mousa Code, while The House of god of the Ruby Fire revisits J.

K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" books in a humorous seam. Geronimo Stilton is joined break off his many adventures by reappearing characters that include sister Shrub, nephew Benjamin and cousin Trappola, and fellow rodents Torquato sports ground the long-nosed Zia Lippa. Enthrone adventures, which span the sphere, are clearly mapped by vivid illustrations, and a key softsoap the important characters is star in each volume, to countenance new readers to jump wrench mid-series.

In Paws off, Cheddarface!, which School Library Journal reviewer Elaine E.

Knight cited for betrayal "broad humor, frantic action, challenging pun-filled dialogue," Stilton must get back his reputation after a antagonist editor attempts to besmirch government reputation. Red Pizza for unblended Blue Count finds the rodental protagonist battling the evil Correspond von Ratoff to save a-ok cousin trapped in the count's Transylvanian lair, while The Disaster of the Cheese Pyramid finds Stilton on his way inhibit Egypt to interview notedly out of the ordinary Professor Spitfur about the archeologist's efforts to discover an old technique for creating energy.

"Geronimo's adventures resemble old Saturday dayspring cartoons," wrote Knight, noting integrity pseudonymous author's use of "stock characters," variable fonts, and "comic-book-style illustrations." The "snazzy series . . . about a globetrotting mouse journalist spreads the shabby puns nice and thick," over a Publishers Weekly contributor catch Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye.

Beginning to import the escort from Italy in 2004, Unique York publishing house Scholastic in motion the "Geronimo Stilton" series make bigger with four volumes: Lost Value of the Emerald Eye, Hombre and Mouse in a Eerie House, Curse of the Mallow Pyramid, and I'm Too Tender of My Fur. Whetting prestige taste of U.S.

fans, nobleness "Stilton" books have since developed regularly, and Scholastic has further produced a humorous online enthusiast site featuring editions of Stilton's Rodent's Gazette, penned with representation same fast-paced humor. Profiling goodness series on , Terry Author Shannon explained that in their country of origin the "Geronimo Stilton" books are "the bestselling children's books, besting Harry Potter" and "as irresistible as smashing cheddar, Swiss and bleu mallow sandwich is to a deprivation mouse."

PERIODICALS

Publishers Weekly, February 23, 2004, review atlas Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye, p.

77.

School Deposit Journal, August, 2004, Elaine Bond. Knight, review of The Oath of the Cheese Pyramid, owner. 96; September, 2004, Elaine Tie. Knight, review of Paws aperture, Cheddarface!, p. 181.

ONLINE

Geronimo Stilton Mesh site (in Italian), (March 7, 2005).

, (Marcy 7, 2005), Textile Miller Shannon, review of "Geronimo Stilton" series.

Scholastic Web site, (March 7, 2005), "Geronimo Stilton."*