u/Asphyx_

I've been trying to identify a children's book or YN I read in Italy sometime between 1996 and 2001. The book may have been published earlier. I think it was a translated book, but I’m not sure.

Here's what I remember:
The protagonist was a young boy. He was at home in bed, and I'm fairly sure he had a fever.
His window was open and faced a street. He could hear sounds coming from outside.
The sounds seemed to trigger dreams, fantasies, or adventures. I vaguely remember him drifting off, experiencing fantastical adventures, then waking up and realizing he was still in bed with a fever.
The overall feeling was wonder and imagination rather than fear.
The setting was contemporary, not historical.

Things I'm not sure about:
It may have been a collection of stories, or it may have been one continuous story.
I vaguely remember a dragon or some green fantastical creature on the cover, but I don't trust this memory.
The illustrations may have been cartoonish rather than realistic.

TLDR: a boy with a fever in bed, a window overlooking the street, outside noises leading into dreamlike adventures, and a warm sense of wonder.

Does this ring a bell for anyone?

Ciao, come da titolo, cerco un libro letto quando ero piccola. Ho ricordi confusi, a grandi linee era la storia di un bambino costretto a letto per la febbre, che aveva la finestra aperta in stanza e sentiva rumori provenire dalla strada e iniziava così a immaginarsi storie a partire da quei rumori.

Non ricordo le storie specifiche o un’esempio di rumore.

Fisicamente, ricordo il libro come abbastanza grande, bianco, senza sovraccopertina, con un drago illustrato (in stile cartoon, non super realistico).

Non so se fosse un romanzo o una raccolta di racconti. Non so se fosse di autore italiano o tradotto.

Dovrei averlo letto tra il 1996 e il 2001.

Qualcuno sa di cosa parlo?