This Would Never Happen to Rita
$38.15
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
23 October 2025
Summary
The Beautiful Mess: A Story of Imperfection and Joy
A stunning new picture book from Simona Ciraolo who, with wit, style and emotional insight, shows her readers that imperfections and making a mess are beautiful, vital parts of childhood.
A little girl and her best friend, Rita, are drawing together. Rita’s drawing is very beautiful and her dad tells her that he will keep it forever. The girl looks at her own drawing. It’s good, too, she thinks, but then … she sees it: a
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529521016 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529521017 |
| Author: | Simona Ciraolo |
| Publisher: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 23 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 21mm |
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About The Author
Simona Ciraolo
Simona Ciraolo is the illustrator of Can’t Catch Me! by Timothy Knapman and the author-illustrator of If Winter Comes, Tell it I’m Not here, and other books for children. She studied animation at the National Film School in Turin, Italy, and earned an MA in Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art, where she was awarded the Sebastian Walker Award in 2014. Born in Sardinia, Italy, Simona now lives in London.
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