Marcovaldo, or Seasons in the City (Italo Calvino)

Very joyful, light reading. Brought me many smiles and chuckles. As far as I can figure out, this is an adult children's book, about an adult child. A Marcovaldo, who lives in a city with his family, and does unskilled labor for a living. In order to enhance his quality of life and his sense of purpose, he often pursues childlike notions that usually end up not completely working out (with some exceptions). He harvests city mushrooms, catches a bird on the roof of his building, cuts down billboards for firewood, and adopts a plant, which he carries around on his motorcycle. Fun, fun, fun.