For Odette Massi Lorenzo and of course Federica Text and illustrations copyright 2017 by Scot Ritchie Published in Canada and the USA in 2017 by Groundwood Books All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher Distribution of this electronic edition via the Internet or any other means without the permis sion of the publisher is illegal Please do not participate in electronic piracy of copyrighted material purchase only authorized electronic editions We appreciate your support of the author’s rights Groundwood Books House of Anansi Press groundwoodbooks com We acknowledge for their nancial support of our publishing program the Canada Council for the Arts the Ontario Arts Council and the Government of Canada With the participation of the Government of Canada Avec la participation du gouvernement du Canada an Ontario government agency un organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Ritchie Scot author illustrator Federica Scot Ritchie Issued in print and electronic formats ISBN 978-1-55498-968-3 hardcover ISBN 978-1-55498-969-0 PDF PS8635 I825F43 2017 jC813 6 C2016-908001-3 C2016-908002-1 I Title The illustrations were rendered in ink and Adobe Photoshop Design by Michael Solomon Federica SCOT RITCHIE GROUNDWOOD BOOKS HOUSE OF ANANSI PRESS Toronto Berkeley
On the edge of a big city in a medium-sized house lived a little girl named Federica Her mum and dad were always too busy to tidy up so her house was a buggy buzzy mess To get away from it all Federica would go to the park where everything was peaceful
On the edge of a big city in a medium-sized house lived a little girl named Federica Her mum and dad were always too busy to tidy up so her house was a buggy buzzy mess To get away from it all Federica would go to the park where everything was peaceful
