Hand-picked illustrated books for children. Based in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Being Ugo

$38.00

Author/s: Giulia Pastorino and Sergio Olivotti

Format: Hardback

Publication Date: May 1, 2024

Growing up means changing day by day, and little Ugo is finding that out on his own skin! One day he wakes up SQUIGGLY, another day DOTTY; and each change affects his mood and behaviour at school & with his friends. But Ugo is still Ugo, even if he feels a little different every morning, and what's the point of being all the same all the time? A book about change, about accepting transformation & growth, about the shaky concept of 'normality.'Until the last pages, adults are never seen in full, but only up to the waist. A contrivance that gives us a surprise in the story's ending, and tells us that growing up also means 

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