I Am A Leaf
Angelo Mozzillo, Marianna Balducci
Little Fish Came First
Picture book
After a long swim in search of uncharted seas, Little Fish is convinced that he’s finally discovered a place where no one has ever gone before…
Too bad he doesn’t have a flag to plant, to let everyone know that that place belongs only to him. “Need a flag? Here you go!” says the turtle, which appears from around the corner. And then here’s the squid, the crab, the clam, the jellyfish… With great disappointment, Little Fish realizes that actually that space belongs to everyone! But he also discovers that you can play much more fun games with lots of people.
- A story that makes you think about our desire to own things and the pleasure and benefits of sharing.
- A picture book that entertains and makes you think. Through underwater mix-ups and tiny “territorial” disputes, a perfect story to talk about sharing and inclusion with young readers.
Publisher:
Terre di Mezzo
Target:
0 - 5
Year:
2021
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
Alice Piaggio
An illustrator from Genoa, for some years Alice Piaggio has been living in Ticino, Switzerland, surrounded by snow-capped mountains, green meadows and chestnut woods. Selected in 2021 among the 20 most promising young Italian illustrators by the Bologna Children’s Book Fair and exhibited in the “Eccellenze Italiane: La nuova generazione degli illustratori italiani per ragazzi” exhibition, she collaborates with Italian and foreign magazines and publishing houses.
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