Finalist at the 2011 International Latino Book Awards. Balzo, a very restless boy, goes shopping with his mom and accidentally breaks some figurines. There is no reason to be angry ... couldn't it happen to anyone?
Balzo goes shopping with his mother and they stop by a store where boys and girls can't touch anything. To stop himself from getting bored, he pretends to be a silkworm. But while he's playing, he accidentally knocks some figurines off a shelf, and worst of all, he bumps his head. Neither his mother nor the storekeeper seem to notice the lump; instead, they tell off Balzo as if he'd smashed the figurines (and caused the lump) on purpose?. On purpose? He was just playing around with his imaginary friends! Unfortunately, no one is interested in knowing his part of the story? And mom is so angry she sounds like an ogre!
Once they get home, Balzo goes straight to bed when suddenly he hears this powerful sound: «CRASH!». Could it happen to anyone?
Balzo accompanies his mother to a store where children cannot touch anything. To avoid boredom, he pretends to be a caterpillar and accidentally bumps his head and makes a mess. Neither his mother nor the shopkeeper notice the bump but instead give Balzo a hard time because of the mess he has made. Imaginative and charming, this story illustrates the importance of forgiving children's mishaps.
"This original story written by Mar Pavón is superbly illustrated by Sonja Wimmer with more intense colors differentiating when the images are imagined or real, brighter when Balzo fantasizes and more subdued when they are real." -Boolino.es
