Short Stories in Italian and Graded Readers
by Serena Capilli
Learn Italian naturally through stories, culture, and comprehensible input.
Hi, I’m Serena Capilli, a certified Italian teacher and author of graded readers for adult learners.
My books are designed for CEFR A1–B2 learners and combine engaging fiction, natural Italian, cultural context, and audio support to help you build vocabulary, listening comprehension, and confidence through reading.
Choose a story for your level and start reading and listening in Italian.
📘 PDF + EPUB 🎧 Audiobooks 🇮🇹 CEFR A1–B2
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Italian Short Stories for Beginners — A1–A2
Start reading Italian with short, accessible stories designed to build confidence through context and repetition.
Due Amiche e un Album di Fotografie
A1 · Italian graded reader
Due Amiche Series — Book 1
A beginner-friendly Italian story about friendship and travel through South Tyrol, with accessible language, vocabulary support, exercises, and audio.
Due Amiche e una Bufera di Neve
A1–A2 · Italian graded reader
Due Amiche Series — Book 2
Follow Costanza and Anna on a new adventure in Valle d’Aosta, combining friendship, mountain life, and accessible Italian for beginner learners.
Magia a Venezia
A1–A2 · Italian graded reader
Learn Italian through a adventure in Venice, where mystery, time travel, acqua alta, and an unexpected encounter with Marco Polo bring Italian language and culture together in a beginner friendly story.
Le Avventure di Paul a Roma
A1–A2 · Italian graded reader
Explore Rome with Paul as he discovers local neighbourhoods, Italian food, unexpected encounters, and everyday life, while beginner learners build useful vocabulary, comprehension, and confidence through simple, natural Italian.
Italian Short Stories for Intermediate Learners — A2–B2
Build your confidence with engaging Italian stories featuring richer vocabulary, natural dialogue, and cultural context.
Incontri in Sicilia
A2· Italian graded reader
Follow Fiona to Sicily as she searches for her Italian family roots, while improving your Italian through natural dialogue, useful vocabulary, culture, and comprehensible input.
Mediterraneo
B1 · Italian graded reader
Follow Liam and Charlotte as they start a new life in Puglia and become caught in a mystery, while learning everyday Italian vocabulary, culture and suspense.
Gioielli, Caffè e Firenze
B1+ · Italian graded reader
Follow Marie as she moves to Florence to learn jewelry making and begins a new life filled with art, romance, mystery, and everyday Italian. Book 1 of Le città di Marie.
Cioccolato, Amore e Torino
B1+ · Italian graded reader
Continue Marie’s journey in Turin as love, creativity, and a new dream unfold through natural Italian, useful expressions, and modern Italian. Book 2 of Le città di Marie.
7 Romance Short Stories in Italian
B1–B2 · Italian graded reader
Explore seven stories about love, relationships, and everyday life while building your Italian through natural conversations, useful expressions, vocabulary support, and audio.
Sweet words from happy students
Amazing book!! It’s the first foreign language book where I have found all the skills together to learn Italian: reading, writing, listening (audiobook available), vocabulary, grammar, and of course Italian expressions (including slang). Plus, culture and exercises to put into practice. Well done, Serena.
Maria, B1-B2 ItalianLearner, Surrey, the UK
Studying for CILS B1 Cittadinanza under Serena’s guidance has been a unique and rewarding experience. Serena is a warm, talented and thoughtful teacher, patient, optimistic, direct and funny. Studying together is a pleasure. In short, she is the best, I highly recommend her!
Jane, Managing Director from London
You definitely got me to a new level, grazie millie! I’m more energized than ever to continue to study.
Matthew, Aerospace Engineer from the US
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