La scoperta di Milano
1941
Humorous and slightly autobiographical

Il destino si chiama Clotilde
1942
Decidedly humorous. Sometimes violently so. Written with the intention of cheering up its reader.

Il marito in collegio (A Husband in a Boarding School)
1944
Humorous, but much more bland than “Clotilde”. Written with the intention of bringing a smile.

La favola di Natale
1945
Written in December 1944 when he was a prisoner in a German Lager

Italia provvisoria
1947
An album of memories of post-war Italy

Don Camillo
1948

Lo Zibaldino
1963
Tales of family life and amusing stories

Diario clandestino (My Secret Diary)
1954
Special memories of imprisonment

Don Camillo e il suo gregge (Don Camillo and his Flock)
1953
Special memories of imprisonment

Corrierino delle famiglie
anno 1949
Tales of family life

Il compagno di Don Camillo (Comrade Don Camillo)
1948

La calda estate del pestifero
1967
Fairytale for children