(DLA Las Piñas GS LRC) September Author of the Month - Elisabetta Dami

Mr. Geronimo Stilton and Elisabetta Dami!

Who writes the Geronimo Stilton books?

Geronimo Stilton of course!

He is on the book covers and in the bibliographic information inside as the credited author of the books.

Geronimo Stilton is also the pen name of Elisabetta Dami (Milan, 1958), an Italian author who co-owns Edizioni Piemme, an Italian Publishing House that started publishing the Geronimo Stilton Books in the year 2000.

Elisabetta got her start in the world of fiction as a proofreader at the family publishing house. At the age of 19 she began to write her first stories. She has assisted sick children as a volunteer ever since she was young and this experience led to the idea of writing adventure stories featuring a mouse, Geronimo Stilton, as protagonist. The character became a hit both in Italy and abroad. It is thanks to this success that she is able to continue to help sick, orphaned and abandoned children.

In 1999 Elisabetta Dami began to collaborate with the Piemme publishing house, which, thanks to the entrepreneurial intuition of then-owner Pietro Marietti, decided to produce a collection of books telling about the adventures of Geronimo Stilton. Since 2000, when the first story came out, more than 65 million copies have been sold: 20 million in Italy, 45 million in the rest of the world. Intended for children from 5 to 12 years of age, her books have been translated into some 35 languages.

She has written more than 50 books.

The Geronimo Stilton Books are the most popular children’s books in Italy, even outselling Harry Potter! Scholastic has published the English translations of the Geronimo Stilton Books since 2004 and continues to release them every few months.

A graphic novels series is also available and an animated television cartoon series was released in Italy in 2009 and will air in most other countries by 2010.




Geronimo Stilton books

1. Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye (February 2004)
2. The Curse of the Cheese Pyramid (February 2004)
3. Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House (February 2004)
4. I'm Too Fond of My Fur! (February 2004)
5. Four Mice Deep in the Jungle (March 2004)
6. Paws Off, Cheddarface! (April 2004)
7. Red Pizzas for a Blue Count (May 2004)
8. Attack of the Bandit Cats (June 2004)
9. A Fabumouse Vacation for Geronimo (July 2004)
10. All Because of a Cup of Coffee (August 2004)
11. It's Halloween, You 'Fraidy Mouse! (September 2004)
12. Merry Christmas, Geronimo! (October 2004)
13. The Phantom of the Subway (November 2004)
14. The Temple of the Ruby of Fire (December 2004)
15. The Mona Mousa Code (January 2005)
16. A Cheese-Colored Camper (February 2005)




Some Geronimo Stilton favorites!


17. Watch Your Whiskers, Stilton! (March 2005)
18. Shipwreck on the Pirate Islands (April 2005)
19. My Name is Stilton, Geronimo Stilton (May 2005)
20. Surf's Up, Geronimo! (June 2005)
21. The Wild, Wild West (July 2005)
22. The Secret of Cacklefur Castle (August 2005)
23. Valentine's Day Disaster (January 2006)
24. Field Trip to Niagara Falls (March 2006)
25. The Search for Sunken Treasure (June 2006)
26. The Mummy with No Name (August 2006)
27. The Christmas Toy Factory (October 2006)
28. Wedding Crasher (January 2007)
29. Down and Out Down Under (March 2007)
30. The Mouse Island Marathon (June 2007)
31. The Mysterious Cheese Thief (August 2007)
32. Valley of the Giant Skeletons (January 2008)
33. Geronimo and the Gold Medal Mystery (April 2008)
34. Geronimo Stilton, Secret Agent (July 2008)
35. A Very Merry Christmas (September 2008)
36. Geronimo's Valentine (January 2009)
37. The Race Across America (April 2009)
38. A Fabumouse School Adventure (July 2009)
39. Singing Sensation (October 2009)
40. The Karate Mouse (January 2010)
41. Mighty Mount Kilimanjaro (April 2010)
42. The Peculiar Pumpkin Thief (July 2010)
43. I'm Not a Supermouse! (October 2010)
44. The Giant Diamond Robbery (January 2011)
45. Save the White Whale! (April 2011)
46. The Haunted Castle (July 2011)
47. Run for the Hills, Geronimo! (October 2011)
48. The Mystery in Venice (January 2012)
49. The Way of the Samurai (April 2012)
50. This Hotel is Haunted! (July 2012)
51. The Enormouse Pearl Heist (October 2012)



Thea Stilton

Thea Stilton books

1. Thea Stilton and the Dragon's Code (April 2009)
2. Thea Stilton and the Mountain of Fire (September 2009)
3. Thea Stilton and the Ghost of the Shipwreck (March 2010)
4. Thea Stilton and the Secret City (June 2010)
5. Thea Stilton and the Mystery in Paris (November 2010)
6. Thea Stilton and the Cherry Blossom Adventure (March 2011)
7. Thea Stilton and the Star Castaways (June 2011)
8. Thea Stilton: Big Trouble in the Big Apple (September 2011)
9. Thea Stilton and the Ice Treasure (December 2011)
10. Thea Stilton and the Secret of the Old Castle (March 2012)
11. Thea Stilton and the Blue Scarab Hunt (June 2012)
12. Thea Stilton and the Prince's Emerald (September 2012)

Article reference/s:

The Geronimo Stilton Website.

As of the moment, the titles in red are the only Stilton books confirmed to be available at the LRC. However, the LRC is to acquire the rest of the titles soon, as Stilton books seem to be hits among the student clientele.