Alicia Baladan graduated from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She worked in animation cinema and contemporary art, and then devoted herself to illustration, writing and education.
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The Black Egg
A witty fairy tale which turns into an unforgettable journey about difference and finding one’s true place in the world. One day the hen laid a black egg. None wanted to buy it, so the paesant gave it to the king. The queen has to brood it in her chest, said the hen. And so she did, till a little…
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We Are Not Angels
«The other day, a man leaned over my baby brother’s crib, smiled and exclaimed: “What a little angel!”. “They’re all little angels,” my father replied. Apparently he had forgotten the time I filled his slippers with silly putty and used his pipe to blow bubbles. Are we all little angels? I wouldn’t say so.» We all know that children are…
