El camino de Marwan

De Patricia Arias
Illustrated by Laura Borras

The Way of Marwan it is made of courage and memory. Marwan is a child who, along with millions of other human beings, crosses seas and deserts, fleeing war and hunger, in search of another place. A step and another step, a frontier, the mother's voice and so Marwan walks, leading the reader by the hand, towards freedom.

 

Honorable Mention Winning Book, Bologna Children's Book Fair 2017, The Best Picture Books of 2018, Kirkus Magazine.

Translated into German, Portuguese, Catalan, Taiwanese, Chinese, English.

Also available in ebook:

FORMAT

Recommended for 5 to 8 years
Binding: Hardcover
Size: 21 25 cm x
Pages: 32
Vintage: 2016
ISBN: 978-956-364-010-6

REVIEW

A moving story about migration. This book is about courage and memory, and addresses important topics in a thoughtful way with the help of bold illustrations in a sophisticated design and production context.

Bologna Book Fair Jury, 2017.

AUTHORS

Patricia Arias He trained at the Granada Theater School and began to perform in various shows. She moved to Brazil in 2012, where she currently lives with her husband, the musician Guga Murray, and their son. In 2013 they founded together Atrium Escola de Música, in Resende (RJ). Her first book, Fio de Lua & Raio de Sol, in collaboration with award-winning writer Roseana Murray, was published in 2013 by Editorial Ibep. With this first job, Patricia and her husband created a children's book-concert, which was performed with great success in various theaters and literary fairs in Brazil, such as Flipiri 2014.

Laura Borras illustrates albums, musical shows and educational projects. Now he combines illustration with teaching at the UPF Barcelona School of Translation and with the creation of family activities. In 2015, he received the Encouragement award at the South Korea International Illustration Contest and was a finalist for the II City of Benicarló International Illustrated Album Award.

VIDEO