Geronimo Stilton
Italian children's book series
Geronimo Stilton is an Italian children's book series created by Elisabetta Dami. The books are written as the fictional memoirs of the title character, a mild mannered mouse who keeps getting into faraway adventures in both fictional and real locations. The books are illustrated and important words are shown in various colors and illustrative typefaces.
The series, combined with many spin-off series, has sold over 180 million copies worldwide and has 309 books in total. The series has also been adapted into an animated television series of the same name, theatrical shows, video games, and graphic novels.
Scholastic Corporation began publishing the English version of the series in the US in February 2004. In the UK, the English books are published by Sweet Cherry Publishing. In 2025, the book series was acquired by Italian animation studio Rainbow.
Creation
In the 1990s, Elisabetta Dami found herself unable to have children, so she chose to volunteer at children's hospitals. Inspired by Patch Adams, who participates in Clown Care, she told humorous and adventurous stories starring the character of Geronimo Stilton and teaching morals to entertain patients.
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