My Little One. A Letter to a Newborn Baby Girl

A book full of anecdotes, reflections, and beautiful moments, for those who still want to hope, to rise above the darkness, and to smile—if only for a moment—with the pure smile of children.
During a long summer night, a grandfather watches over his little granddaughter as she sleeps. The little girl is just one year old and has never seen the sea. In a few days, she will, and he is certain that a smile of wonder will light up her face—the immensity of the blue, the amazement at the myriad discoveries that await her in life. With the tearful gaze of one who knows he cannot stay by her side forever, Walter Veltroni addresses the little girl—from grandfather to granddaughter—as if in a tender and luminous letter, to share the most precious lessons he has learned. He speaks to her, to anyone stepping into the world today, and to those who have lived through it in recent decades. He speaks of lightheartedness, hope, commitment, and the importance of sharing. He revisits intimate memories, the joys and the depths of his own childhood; he returns to the boy he once was, to that inexhaustible energy of his youth. He offers as gifts the movies and songs that have accompanied him over the years and his greatest treasure—unforgettable books, from Rodari’s nursery rhymes to Caproni’s poems. In a sort of passing of the torch—at once nostalgic and lighthearted—Walter Veltroni whispers to the women and men of tomorrow to try to savor the beauty of everything new, to fight and always seek connection with others, to love words, doubts, and above all, freedom. Never to give up.

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Publication date: 03.11.2026
Publisher: Rizzoli
Number of Pages: 176
Country: Italy

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