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Roger Mello

Roger Mello is a Brazilian children's book illustrator. He was the first illustrator from Latin America to win the Hans Christian Andersen Award, which he did in 2010.

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Roger Mello (born 20 November 1965) is a Brazilian children's book illustrator. He was the first illustrator from Latin America to win the Hans Christian Andersen Award, which he did in 2010.123

Honours and awards

  • 2002 Espace-Enfants4
  • 2002 Prêmio Jabuti5
  • 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Award6

Publications

  • (with Daniel Hahn) Charcoal Boys (Elsewhere Editions, 2019)
  • (with Daniel Hahn) You can't be too careful! (Elsewhere Editions, 2017)
  • (with Cao Wenxuan, tr. Chloe Garcia Roberts) Feather (Archipelago Books, 2017)
  • Meninos do mangue (Companhia das Letrinhas, 2012)
References

References

  1. Roger Mello, Brazilian Illustrator and Winner of the 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Award, Literary Vittles, 13.4.2014
  2. Christensen, Samantha (2014). "Roger Mello: Brazil ⋆ Illustrator". Bookbird. 52 (2): 11. doi:10.1353/bkb.2014.0043. S2CID 143929153. Project MUSE 539725.
  3. "Roger Mello - Finalist: IBBY official website". www.ibby.org. Archived from the original on 2019-01-28.
  4. "Roger Mello — Bok & Bibliotek". www.bokmassan.se. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. "Roger Mello — Bok & Bibliotek". www.bokmassan.se. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. "Roger Mello — Bok & Bibliotek". www.bokmassan.se. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.