Piccolissima

A minuscule girl born into a family of very small people is raised amid adapted household objects — a coconut-shell cradle suspended from a clock pendulum, beds of thistle down, and clothing fashioned from eggshell and poppy leaf — and grows curious about the larger world. Her lively temperament leads to narrow escapes from common hazards — a brother's mouth, a cat, tobacco, and a dish of froth — and to explorations among insects, through which she learns about their manners and customs. The narrative blends playful domestic episodes with gentle natural-history sketches.