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Sergio Ruzzier

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Website and blog: http://www.ruzzier.com

Sergio Ruzzier was born in Milan, Italy, in 1966.

He began his career as an illustrator in 1986.

In 1995 he moved to New York City, where he’s been creating pictures and stories for national and international magazines and book publishers.

His work has been awarded by American Illustration, The Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, and The Society of Publication Designers.
He won the Parents' Choice Gold Medal for “The Room of Wonders” and for his illustrations for “Why Mole Shouted."

He was a recipient of the 2011 Sendak Fellowship.

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	Fish and Sun (I Can Read Comics Level 1, 4) 3.60 avg rating — 243 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	NO! Said Custard the Squirrel: A Picture Book 3.24 avg rating — 200 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I don’t know how you are feeling, these days, but I often find myself thinking of the apocalypse, the end of everything. In that spirit, I’ve been collecting a bunch of nice little spot illustrations placed on the last page of many books, often with the words The End close by. I see them as a friendly farewell from the illustrator. Here are some. I might add more as I find them.

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“The theater was empty: nobody had come. Sometimes these things happen, and nobody can say why.
From ""Amandina".”
― Sergio Ruzzier

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