How to Make Mum and Dad Angry
Gabriella Ballin
A colour in the crowd
Picture book
What can I become? Who will I be? Whatever I want. Whoever I please.
A child reflects on his identity in rhyme, starting from the fact that he is something different depending on the context. A tenant in the building; a pupil at school; on the street, for some, he is an unwelcome dash of colour. A colour can become anything it wants when it’s set free. A delicate rhyming tale that’s full of meaning.
- A rhyming tale, gentle and full of meaning.
- Racism; Identity; Diversity; Childhood.
Publisher:
Errekappa Edizioni
Target:
5-7
Year:
2023
Author
Angelo Mozzillo
Angelo Mozzillo was born in Naples and lives in Milan. He writes short stories, screenplays, reportage, and rhyming tales. He is the author of the humorous mystery series Detective Linus, the novel The Little Gatsby, and the hilarious travel diary The Woods Are Nice but I Wouldn’t Live There (all published by Il Battello a Vapore).
His recent picture books include I Wrote a Book for You (But This Isn’t It) (Camelozampa), An Important Secret(Minibombo), and Monsieur Claquette’s Sunday (Rizzoli). His book I Am a Leaf (Bacchilega Junior) won both the Andersen Prize and the Super Andersen Prize in 2021.
Author
Anna Ippolito
Anna Ippolito was born in Turin on January 8, 1984. She graduated in visual communication from the Primo Liceo Artistico in Turin, attended a three-year illustration course at the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Turin, and in 2011 obtained a four-year degree in painting with a thesis in anatomy from the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti in Turin, under the guidance of Radu Dragomirescu.
Since 2009, she has been collaborating with artist Marzio Zorio, with whom she creates interactive and sound installations.
She currently lives and works in Turin.
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