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Roger Mello, Artwork for Griso, the One and Only (Elsewhere Editions). Collection of the artist. © 2015 Roger Mello. 

Fuzuê Family Day with Roger Mello

Artists & Authors
For Families
Performances
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Free with Museum admission

Free for Museum Members

Spend the afternoon at The Carle with award-winning artist Roger Mello! Mello will read from his book, Griso: The One and Only, about a unicorn who travels the world in search of another unicorn. 

Book signing to follow program. Can’t make the event? You may reserve signed books online.

Additional activities throughout the day include a lively and fun-filled dance workshop with Brazilian dancer Luana Dias David and a special art activity in the Art Studio creating a wearable art headpiece inspired by Griso the Unicorn.

Schedule

12:00 – 4:45 pmSpecial Art Project: Creature Couture (Art Studio)
12:30 – 1:30 pmBrazilian Dance workshop with Luana Dias David (Auditorium)
2:00 – 2:30 pmSpecial Storytime with Roger Mello (Reading Library)
2:30 – 3:30 pmBook Signing with Roger Mello (Great Hall)

 

Fuzuê! Invention & Imagination in the Art of Roger Mello is made possible through the generous support of the Garcia Family Foundation. Additional support for Roger Mello’s residency courtesy of the Edwin C. Gentzler Translation Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. 

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Book jacket of Griso: The One and Only, by Roger Mello, with an assortment of horned animals in red and black against a yellow background.

Roger Mello, Cover illustration for Griso, the One and Only (Elsewhere Editions). © 2024 Roger Mello. 

Who You'll Meet
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Roger Mello

Roger Mello is an internationally recognized artist. He has written and illustrated over 100 picture books. In 2014, he made history by becoming the first illustrator from Latin America to win the Hans Christian Andersen Award. 

Dancer Luana Dias David

Luana Dias David

A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Luana was exposed to Samba, Capoeira, Breakdancing, Latin Social dance, and Jazz and Classic Ballet, which has inspired her dance philosophy and style. As a performing artist with over 20 years of experience teaching and creating, it gives Luana great satisfaction to combine skills into true cultural dance pieces.