author/illustrator: Adolfo Córdova, ill. by Manu Montoya
ages: 4+
36 pages
20 x 23 cm
Hardback
Lecturita
River Enchantments
A story that immerses us in a living river, surrounded by jungle, and full of fish of many shapes and colours, where a dip in the water can become the best childhood game.
He leaves early, barefoot, without waking anyone, more stealthy than his cat. He walks to the riverbank, meets his friends, and with a splash... they're already playing enchanted fish! Will you play too With a poetic tone, the book lets us hear the murmur of the water and the laughter of children between its pages, highlighting that anything is possible with good friends ready for adventure.THE AUTHOR
Adolfo Córdova is a journalist, writer, researcher and reading promotor. He studied Literature for Children and Young Adults in Barcelona. Adolfo has published 15 books that have received several awards, including the Mexico’s National Fine Arts Prize for Children’s Fiction, The White Ravens Award, the Bologna Ragazzi Award, The Best Books for Children of Banco del Libro and The Best Children's Books of the New York Public Library.
THE ILLUSTRATOR
Manu Montoya has worked for advertising agencies and as an illustrator for SM editorial, Cruïlla, Penguin Random House, Usborne, Little Brown, Candlewick, and others. She loves working with gouache, colored pencils, ink, and digital medial. Her illustrations for "The Bug Hotel" were selected as part of the Illustrators Exhibition of the Bologna Children's Book Fair.