I Was Here First!
Nicoletta Asnicar, Alice Piaggio
What story is this?
Humorous
Picture book
A heartbreaking love story.
We meant a thriller… No no, wait: it’s a fantasy story! (there are mermaids)
Um… But there’s also an alien abduction…
…and mistaken identities…
In short, what kind of story is this??
There’s a guy with a crown, surely a prince. Oh, no, he’s dressed up for a carnival party. It will therefore certainly be set in Venice… Oh no! It’s in Trofarello! But come on! What story is this?
- A book that plays with narrative genres, a tale that talks about tales where the reader directly enters and becomes part of the story.
- A surreal and hilarious meta-narrative that breaks the fourth wall in a wild and unexpected way.
Publisher:
Edizioni Clichy
Target:
5-7
Year:
2023
Author
Sergio Olivotti
Sergio Olivotti holds a degree in Architecture from Genoa and works in education, children’s publishing (as both author and illustrator), and graphic design.
He has collaborated with publishers such as Rizzoli, Terre di Mezzo, Lapis, Sinnos, and Salani, earning prestigious awards including the Andersen Prize and Super Andersen Prize for Se fossi Ugo (Corraini Editore) in 2025.
His works have been selected for international poster biennials in Bolivia, Poland, Mexico, and Russia.
Founder of the Italian Poster Biennial, he teaches editorial design at the Ligustica Academy of Genoa.
With Book on a Tree, he published Ma che storia è? (Clichy, 2023).
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