Babymouse: Regina del Mondo!

Sì! Babymouse has gone to Italy!

(The subtitle they added says "I want a world that's all pink...")

Our paisanos at Salani Editore put out a first-class translation of Babymouse: Queen of the World. The book, which has a sturdy library binding and retails for 10 euros, is great fun to read aloud in an Italian accent. (If only my mother's family had spoken more Italian around her, I might have a prayer of being able to read it properly.) It's nice to know some things withstand translation, such as "Tipico!" and "Stupidi baffi!"




Some things that did change:

• An alarm clock in Italy doesn't go, "Riiinnng!" It goes, "Driiiin!"
• A bus pulling away doesn't go "Vrooom!" It goes, "Brumm!"
• Babymouse's little brother, "Squeak," becomes "Squik"
• "Felicia Furrypaws" becomes "Felizia Zampotti!"
• and "Wilson the Weasel" becomes "Donny Donnola"
  

It's great fun to see. And there's only one thing left to say:

Mmm... Tortine.