Roger Mello
Illustrator, writer and playwright, Roger Mello was born in Brasilia, in 1965. He has illustrated more than one hundred titles, having provided the text for nineteen of them. After graduating in Design from ESDI/UERJ , he worked with Ziraldo at Zapin. He has been awarded innumerable prizes, both in Brazil and abroad, for his work as an illustrator and writer. He has participated in a number of international book fairs, including Catalan; Paris Book Salon; Montreuil; Blogna and Gothenburg – Brazil, a Bright Blend of Colors – an initiative of the FNLIJ ; Brooklyn Public Library – USA, 1999; Le Immagini Della Fantasia – Sarmede, Italy, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007; I Colori del Sacro – Padua, Italy; 2002, 2003, 2004. His book “Meninos do Mangue” (Mangrove Booys) received the International Award from the Fondation Espace Enfants (Switzerland) in 2002. Together with other Brazilian writers, he received a special mention during the Escale Brésil at the Montreuil Salon, France, in 2005. In that same year, his illustrations for the popular verses in “Nau Catarineta” (The Ship called Catarineta) was part of an itinerant show that toured Parisian libraries.
Three of his books: “A Flor do Lado de Lá” (The Flower on the Other Side) , “Todo Cuidado é Pouco!” (You can’t be Too Careful!) and “Meninos do Mangue” (Mangrove Boys) are on the “list of books that every child should read before becoming an adult” , published by the Folha de São Paulo newspaper in 2007.
