Introduction (Written by the illustrator Barbara Pelizzoli) Recently my mother invited me to illustrate a children's poem. After reading the manuscript, those starry nights when my mom would recite this poem to us children, came back to mind. I never tired of listening to it as the poem always enchanted me. It is with great honor that now, after many years, I present to this generation a timeless poem. I humbly portray these sweet words with my art,...