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Lophelina

City of Corallia
Illustration: Annette Leenheer

Author: Leonardo Tamborrino

“My story is about a young coral girl named Lophelina. She had to move away from her father Pertusa because she couldn’t live in Corallia – a magnificent city build by the corals with the help of their algae friends. Since she was a child she had to live in the deep ocean with the grumpy auntie Madrepora. One day Lophelina, tired and frustrated, asks to go to Corallia to see the wonderful city and finally meet her father. Unfortunately, aunt Madrepora has to tell her the truth: Corallia no longer exists…”

Listen to Leonardo reading an excerpt from his story in English.

Listen to Leonardo reading an excerpt from his story in his mother tongue Italian.