Acknowledgements

I know this sounds very stiff and formal, but I think a word of thanks and a round of applause would not be out of order.

Giovanni Guareschi, for being.

Alberto and Carlotta Guareschi, for giving me permission to put up GG's stories and sketches.

My dear ol' Dad, for collecting all of GG's books and thus showing me The Little World, which I may have otherwise missed...

Karen Welbourn, for her flattering description of my web page (see Links) and thus motivating me to do more about the presentation of the site. Her enthusiasm in keeping the GG fandom alive is absolutely amazing.

Paul Kostecki, Katie Moore, Herb Wills, Hank Hoek, Michael & Iona Brand, Sanchia de Souza, Mark Norton and Lynn for mailing me electronic versions of some of GG's stories and thus helping me to get more content online, faster.