Somewhere in the centre of Italy is a picture-postcard mountaintop village called Monteprandone. Like most other Italian villages, Monteprandone is lined with ancient homes where jasmine blooms through every crack and cobbled streets curl like sleeping cats. Here a little girl named Elena carries an ancestral secret as old as the mountains. Like her forefathers, and long before she could read or tie her shoelaces, Elena discovered she could speak with animals - and, more wonderfully, they could speak with her. Birds chirped news from rooftops, cats whispered village gossip, and even hedgehogs muttered complaints about cold stone paths.

But Elena was not alone in this gift. Distant relatives like the flour-dusted baker, the cheerful postman, and the elderly cat lady, Signora Bella, each shared this quiet magic. Yet in Monteprandone, such wonders were wrapped in silence. The village knew that some truths were best kept secret - like warm bread at dawn or the soft purr of a promise.

Elena of Monteprandone and the Adventures with her Wildlings follows Elena, a kind, curious girl, with muddy boots, and her wild companions, the “Wildlings,” a group of talking animals and birds, who share her heart and sense of adventure. Each story is a tale of empathy, courage, and connection.

Together, they’ll remind us that compassion, courage, and community can transform even the smallest act of kindness into something extraordinary.