Story of the Parrot's Resurrection

Eduardo Galeano



Antonio Santos (sculptures)

«The man recovered his speech,
and explained that the parrot had drowned
And the girl had cried and the orange had undressed
And the fire had gone out and the wall had lost a stone.»

The death of the parrot saddened everyone: a girl, an orange, the fire, the wind... Their sadness was so great that news spread up to the heavens. How could happiness ever return? A legend from North East Brazil about death and rebirth, which Eduardo Galeano tells in simple words to create a profound, magical tale. Sculptures by Antonio Santos add extraordinary visual beauty to the story.

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Age 6 and up; 210 x 280 mm; 24 pp. Hardback

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Antonio Santos

Lupiñén, Huesca, 1955



He studied Fine Art at Barcelona University. A well-known painter, sculptor and graphic artist, his work includes: Y con la cebra que pasó (Sinsentido, 2000); Pancho y El viaje de Pancho (Kalandraka, 2005); La visita del vampiro (Siruela, 2005); Zoo (Sinsentido, 2006); Vacaciones en el Himalaya (Siruela, 2007); El sueño de Marta y El cumpleaños del Ratón (Anaya, 2007). His work has won the Daniel Gil Prize for Best Children’s Book 2003 and the Second National Illustration Prize 2004.

Published titles:
Story of the parrot's resurrection

The Bear's Discourse

Julio Cortázar



Emilio Urberuaga (illustrations)

«And in long summertime I swim at night in the starpecked cistern, I wash my face first with one paw then with the other then with both together, and this causes me a great happiness.» J. Cortázar

This is the story of a bear that lives in the plumbing of a building and who discovers the strange and lonely lives of human beings. This amazing story is a fine example of the literature of the great Julio Cortázar. The illustrations by Emilio Urberuaga light up the wanderings of the
main character.

Age 6 and up; 210 x 280 mm; 24 pp.Hardback. ISBN: 978-84-96509-80-1 / Català: 978-84-96509-86-3

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Emilio Urberuaga

Madrid, 1954



He is the illustrator behind one of the most famous characters in Spanish children’s narrative: Manolito Four-Eyes, which has been translated into more than eighteen languages. His other work has been successfully published in Latin America, Korea, Spain, the USA, Finland, France, Holland, England, Italy and Japan. As a writer and illustrator he has published, among other works, Hilda, das riesenschaf (Bohem Press, 1994); La selva de Sara (Edelvives, 2003); Marina (Anaya, 2004) and Kroko und der mond (Bohem Press, 2006).

Published titles:
The Bear's Discourse

The Boy Who Fell Into a Hole

Jordi Sierra i Fabra


Riki Blanco (illustrations)

«The latest novel of the author of Kafka y la muñeca viajera, National Prize for Children and Young People's Literature 2007».

«No-one wants to see a child who has fallen into a hole. It bothers them. They feel bad. Think about all the people who see accidents on television. They eat lunch, they talk, and when there is something tragic on, they change channels with the touch of a button. A button! That’s how easy it is. Press a button, and reality can take a hike.»

Marc has problems. Since he fell into that hole, he has asked for help but no one does anything. Everyone passes him by, unable to commit themselves, to help out. How can they find a solution when there doesn’t seem to be anyone there? Buried beneath reality, Marc starts to discover what the world is really like.

An intelligent social satire which shows the hypocritical side of society, but also the friendship of some people and the clarity that is possible for those who decide to overcome their situation.

Age 10 and up; 165 x 240 mm; 136 pp. Paperback. ISBN: 978-84-92412-10-5 Català: 978-84-92412-11-2

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Jordi Sierra i Fabra

Barcelona, 1947




His prose has been translated into twenty-five languages, and is among the most widely-read in schools and libraries in Spain. He has won several prizes, including the Gran Angular Prize (1980, 1982 and 1990), the Columna Jove Prize (1993 and 1998), the A la Orilla del Viento International Prize (1999) and the Nèstor Luján Prize for Historic Fiction (2004). In 2006 he was shortlisted for the Andersen Prize and in 2007 he won the National Prize for Children and Young People’s Literature, awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture.

Published titles:
The Boy Who Fell Into a Hole