Ode to a Star

Pablo Neruda



Elena Odriozola (illustrations)

«Reaching out at the night
on the terrace of a very tall and sullen skyscraper,
I could touch the nocturnal canopy
and in an art of extraordinary love
I grabbed a celestial star.»

From the top of a skyscraper, in the hugeness of the night, the poet seizes a star. He keeps it in his pocket and sets off on his journey. Its beams shine through the walls of his house and his life is never the same again. A memorable, poetic tale by Pablo Neruda, full of emotion, tenderness and wonder. Delicate illustrations by Elena Odriozola give this book an exquisite graphic dimension, which will appeal to both adults and children.

Elena Odriozola Premio Euskadi
de Ilustración 2009

Age 6 and up; 210 x 280 mm; 24 pp. Hardback
ISBN: 978-84-92412-36-5 / Catalá: 978-84-92412-37-2

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My lost stories

Xan López Domínguez

«Sometimes my lost stories come out and take flight, stories that sleep in me. Stories about wizards, about wizards with dragons, about friendly dragons, about sad dragons. Or the story of a shepherd lying on the grass who thinks he sees a goat flying over the bell tower.»

The delightful stories in this book lead the reader into a world that combines in equal measure both imagination and beautiful illustration. Taking the stories which are lodged in his memory, Xan López Domínguez has created a book that emanates with a profound sensibility, and which takes its place alongside his best works.

Xan López nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Prize 2010.

Age 6 and up; 210 x 280 mm; 24 pp. Hardback
ISBN: 978-84-92412-32-7 Català: 978-84-92412-33-4

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Xan López Domínguez

Lugo, 1957



Studied History of Art at the University of Santiago de Compostela. He has illustrated over three hundred works, winning numerous prizes, such as the Bratislava Biennale Shield (1991), the Illustrator of the Year prize at the Bologna-UNICEF book fair (1993), the Malba Tahon prize awarded by the Brazilian Federation for Children’s and Young People’s Literature -IBBY (1994).He featured in the IBBY List of Honour in Berlin (1992) and the official selection for the Exhibition of the Bologna book fair (1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994).

Published titles:
My lost stories

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Ramon takes a walk

Ramón

Jesús Cisneros

«Along the road comes Ramón. Each Sunday he takes the same route. Early in the morning the orange shadow of his umbrella appears on the path. He likes to imagine that he is a ship with its sails unfurled, sailing towards the park.»

One morning, when it isn’t raining, Ramón goes out with his umbrella up. Everything he comes across on the way has a delicate magic about it: the people, the woods, the autumn and, eventually, the rain. A book in which narrative and illustrations combine to create a serene and profound poetry.

Jesús Cisneros, winner of the prestigious Lazarillo Prize for Illustration 2007

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

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Jesús Cisneros

Zaragoza, 1969



He studied illustration at the School of Art in Zaragoza. He has published, among other titles, Marieta (Pirineo, 1999); El castillo de Irás and No Volverás (Imaginarium, 2002); Papá tenía un sombrero (Anaya, 2006); Las palabras del agua (Anaya, 2008). His work has won the City of Alicante Illustrated Comic Book Second Prize (2006) and the Lazarillo Illustration Prize (2007). In 2008 Jesús Cisneros was selected for the international illustration exhibition of the Bologna Book Fair.

Published titles:
Ramón