The Knights of Good Manners
Pierdomenico Baccalario, Emanuele Benetti
I Didn’t Expect…
Picture book
A picture book that celebrates the unexpected little things.
I didn’t expect…To go out with a scarf and umbrella, but then suddenly the sky is blue!
To meet a cat that has popped up from who knows where, and who wants to make friends with you.
To see a flower bloom in a vase that has been empty for a long time.
A poem that invites active observation of the world and all the beauty you can discover if only you take a better look around you. The world is full of beauty, even in times of pandemic, war or famine. You just need to know how to look for it.
- Gentle, unexpected emotions that light up our lives and surprise us every day, in every latitude, at every age.
- Winner of the 2022 Livio Sossi editorial illustration prize, presented during Lucca Comics & Games 2022.
Publisher:
Terre di Mezzo
Target:
5-7
Year:
2022
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.
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