Albino Bernardini was born into a large middle-class family in Siniscola, Sardinia, Italy on October 18, 1917. His father, Venerando, was a tax collector and his mother, Giulia, a homemaker entirely devoted to the upbringing of her 12 children (7 boys and 5 girls). Albino attended primary school in his native town and afterwards his family sent him out to Chiavari, Genoa, to attend a three-year course at a vocational school. After having obtained a diploma he returned to Sardinia where he joined the Istituto Magistrale in Nuoro. After a few years he was compelled to drop out of school due to family reasons. Since his family owned quite a number of beehives, he then decided to spend his time in beekeeping thus acquiring a quite fair mastery in apiculture. Being drafted during World War II, he actively partook in the Albania, Greece and Yugoslavia campaigns. This tragic war experience inspired him to write a book entitled “disavventure di un povero soldato” (Misfortunes of a poor soldier), a true story novel intended for children which is a firm condemnation of stupidity and meaninglessness of all wars. Since 1945 he dedicated himself thoroughly to the school world. In 1960 along with his family he left for Tivoli. In the surroundings of the Capital City he begins a new chapter in his life and in Rome he joins the MCE (Educational Cooperation Movement). Among other leading personalities he is introduced to Gianni Rodari, a poet-writer for children. Albino and Gianni were bound by a deep friendship until the poet’s death in 1980. In 1968 Albino Bernardini was remarkably successful. He published his first book “Un anno a Pietralata” (A year in Pietralata). In 1972 an incredibly successful RAI TV-movie was released. “Diario di un Maestro” (Diary of a school teacher) was based on this book. This Movie gave him international fame as it was shown In Italy and The Museum of Modern Art In New York. Since then he did nothing but churn out a series 20 books. They consisted of short stories and children’s tales. Worth mentioning are: “Bobby va a scuola (Bobby goes to school), “La banda del bolide” (The gang of the toy racing car), “Tante storie sarde” (A collection of Sardinian stories), “Le avventure di Grodde” (The adventures of a fox named Grodde), “Il palazzo delle ali” (The building of the wings) and his latest work “Un secolo di memorie” (A Hundred years of Memories). Albino Bernardini has received over 15.000 letters from children from all over Italy. In addition to visiting hundreds of schools within Italy, he also visited schools abroad in the U.S.A., former Soviet Union, Switzerland and Poland. During his career he has been awarded numerous well-deserved acknowledgments and prizes as a tribute to his appreciable commitment in the school circle and education world. He currently presides at the literary panel “Premio Nazionale di Letteratura Infantile Sardegna" (National children’s literature prize – Sardinia) which is held every two years in Olzai, Nuoro. It awards a prize for both published and unpublished works. Follower of French pedagogue Freinet and Swiss scholar Jean Piaget, Albino Bernardini is the one who skilfully invented the so-called “stories without an ending”. These are stories, which intentionally lack ending in order to allow children to make up their own endings. It is the author’s intention to offer a helpful tool for children to learn how to write stories and tales and improve their potential writing abilities. He has collaborated with several newspapers to name a few: l’Unità, Paese Sera and Unione Sarda. He is currently a widower, his beloved wife Vincenza passed away in late 1996. Albino has three children and seven grandchildren who live near from the town where he resides, Bagni di Tivoli. It’s his habit to spend his vacations in his Sardinian summer residence, La Caletta, the Siniscola harbour. Albino passed away quietly in his house surrounded by his family on March 31st 2015.