Storytime with Roger Mello at Third Place Books (Ravenna)

Join award-winning Brazilian illustrator, writer and playwright Roger Mello for a book reading and discussion. Mello’s first book, You Can’t Be Too Careful is available in English. His most recent book, Feather which was written by one of China’s most-known children’s authors Cao Wenxuan, will be coming out in November. In addition to his vibrant art, many of Mello’s children’s books are characterized by striking social criticism, in particular of child labor practices. In 2014, he made history by becoming the first illustrator from Latin America to win the Hans Christian Andersen award, an award colloquially referred to as the Nobel prize for children’s literature.