Libro: Due amiche e un album di fotografie: Italian short stories for beginners (The Due Amiche Series (Beginners and Lower-intermediate Italian Learners)) (Italian Edition)

Italian Graded Reader for Beginners: A Simple Story from the Alps to Learn Italian (A1–A2 CEFR)
Costanza, from Sicily, and Anna, from Milan, meet in South Tyrol for a week's holiday in one of the most beautiful regions of Italy. There they explore the culture, food, and slower pace of life — while you learn Italian alongside them through story, images, and context, discovering an exquisite corner of the country most travellers never reach.
An A1 graded reader for beginners, built on comprehensible input, with bilingual Italian–English word lists and comprehension questions.
This is a story, not a textbook. The language stays slow and repetitive enough for early learners, while the plot keeps you turning the page.

Inside the book: Written in clear, simple A1 Italian 16 short chapters — each one a few minutes' read Bilingual Italian–English word lists in every chapter Comprehension questions to check what you've understood Practical, modern dialogue woven into the story — everyday phrases and verb forms you can actually use while travelling A warm window into South Tyrol's food, culture, and Dolomite landscapes Audio download included, so you can read and listen together

Great input for your conversation class, too: ask your tutor to summarise or discuss one chapter at a time.

Perfect for: adult and teen beginners, self-study learners, classroom and homeschool use, and anyone who's tried the apps and flashcards but wants to finally read something real in Italian.

Written by a certified Italian teacher (University of Venice) who has guided adult learners since 2016 — helping them thrive through engaging stories and easy, natural Italian they can actually absorb.