Tuttodunpezzo

I was lucky enough to meet Paolo from Topipittori at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair anreven more lucky when he invited me to illustrate a book. At the time I was visiting Milan and had some time to spend making sketches and engage in long conversations with Paolo and his team about how the book should go. The story is very funny about a character that is uptight and spotless and one day it falls into a hole and breaks into three pieces. This book became a animation  that was awarded a gold medal at The Society of Illustrators of New York.

Tuttodunpezzo

Tuttodunpezzo always knows what to do.
When Tuttodunpezzo travels he never forgets anything.
Tuttodunpezzo doesn’t even let go of an idea: good or bad.
Tuttodunpezzo never gives his heart away to anyone.
Tuttodunpezzo doesn’t even poop or pee!
He doesn’t leave pieces of himself anywhere.
Tuttodunpezzo doesn’t have leaves, which the autumn wind might blow away.
Tuttodunpezzo never loses patience. He never misses a street.
He never misses a street.
Tuttodunpezzo never, ever wastes time. Yours or his.
Tuttodunpezzo is always complete, he is always full. He is all in one piece.
One day Tuttodunpezzo went for a walk in the forest. All of a sudden, wallop!, he fell down a hole.
Tuttodunpezzo broke into three pieces.
Cric, Croc! The hole is very deep…
“Help!” The first piece shouts. “I am in trouble!” The second piece screams. “What should I do?”  the third piece cries.
With a jump, hop!, the third piece comes out. Then it finds a rope, and pulls up the second piece and the first piece.
“Yippie! We made it!”
“We three are very strong!”
Tuttodunpezzo is cool again.
Tuttodunpezzo

Tuttodunpezzo always knows what to do.
When Tuttodunpezzo travels he never forgets anything.
Tuttodunpezzo doesn’t even let go of an idea: good or bad.
Tuttodunpezzo never gives his heart away to anyone.
Tuttodunpezzo doesn’t even poop or pee!
He doesn’t leave pieces of himself anywhere.
Tuttodunpezzo doesn’t have leaves, which the autumn wind might blow away.
Tuttodunpezzo never loses patience. He never misses a street.
He never misses a street.
Tuttodunpezzo never, ever wastes time. Yours or his.
Tuttodunpezzo is always complete, he is always full. He is all in one piece.
One day Tuttodunpezzo went for a walk in the forest. All of a sudden, wallop!, he fell down a hole.
Tuttodunpezzo broke into three pieces.
Cric, Croc! The hole is very deep…
“Help!” The first piece shouts. “I am in trouble!” The second piece screams. “What should I do?”  the third piece cries.
With a jump, hop!, the third piece comes out. Then it finds a rope, and pulls up the second piece and the first piece.
“Yippie! We made it!”
“We three are very strong!”
Tuttodunpezzo is cool again.