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I Am A Leaf
Picture book
“I am a leaf waiting for its branch…”
Every day, we are many different things: we are light and shadow, sunshine and rain, happy and sad. We are leaves that swirl and play, fall and rise again. In this emotional whirlwind, however, we all need a branch, a place, where we can be welcomed and loved.
- A project born from a visual idea by Marianna Balducci: the famous “The Dance of the Leaves,” which has won several awards.
- The rhyming text by Angelo Mozzillo blends with the illustrations and enriches them.
- A poetic and delicate book that helps children and adults recognize and embrace their emotions with gentleness and depth.
Publisher:
Bacchilega Junior (Italy)
Target:
0 - 5
Year:
2020
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
Marianna Balducci
An illustrator from Rimini, Marianna Balducci has a degree in fashion and works on advertising and publishing projects for children. She likes to experiment with combinations of traditional and digital tools, combining drawing and photography in particular. With her photo-illustrated books she has received the Nati Per Leggere prize (2018) and the Andersen prize (2021). For ten years, she has accompanied her drawing with a visual communication seminar for the fashion department at Rimini (Alma Mater Studiorum, Bologna). She holds workshops in collaboration with academies and training institutions in the field of illustration.
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