Cipariso (Cyparissus)

Por Marta Sanmamed y Sonja Wimmer

Gold Medal at the 2015 Independent Publisher Book Awards. A tender story based on Greek mythology that will help us face death and loss.

Irene and her dog Lucy were inseparable. But one day, everything changed… When Irene arrived home from school, she couldn’t find her friend anywhere. She asked where Lucy was, and her mom told her that Lucy had run off in the park.

When George went to riding class and didn't find his horse, Paddy, he got worried. "Paddy’s up in the clouds”, they told him. George couldn’t understand how a little horse could jump that high, but he decided he had to get everything ready for whenever he came back.

During the long, dark nights, Molly would be woken by nightmares every time she dozed off to sleep. She longed so much for Gus, her gray rabbit…

Tango was a happy little goldfinch who loved to sing his songs from the windowsill. One day, Danny went to buy some bread, but when he came back, the house was silent. He asked his grandpa what was wrong, and he told Danny that Tango had gone on a long, long journey…

Four stories that address the loss and absence of a loved one. A picture book that will help many parents and grandparents to explain in a simple and beautiful way the complex issue of the loss of a loved one forever.

Medalla de oro en los Independent Publisher Book Awards de 2015. Una tierna historia basada en la mitología griega que nos ayudará a afrontar la muerte y la pérdida.

Irene y su perrita Luna eran inseparables. Pero llegó el día en el que todo cambió… Al regresar del colegio, Irene no encontró a su amiga por ninguna parte. Preguntó por ella y su madre le dijo que Luna se había escapado en el parque.

Cuando Javier llegó a clase de equitación y no encontró a su caballo Pampero, se preocupó. «Está en las nubes», le dijeron. Javier no entendió cómo había llegado tan alto su amigo, pero tenía que prepararlo todo para cuando regresara.

Durante las largas noches Martina se despertaba sudorosa y con pesadillas cada vez que se quedaba dormida. Añoraba tanto a Míster Puch, su conejo gris…

Tango era un jilguero feliz y muy cantarín que silbaba melodías sobre el alféizar de la ventana. Un día, Daniel se fue a comprar pan y cuando volvió no encontró a su amigo por ningún lado. Preguntó al abuelo y este le dijo que Tango se había ido a hacer un largo viaje…

Cuatro historias sobre la pérdida y la ausencia de un ser querido. Un cuento que ayudará a muchos padres y madres y abuelos/as a explicarles de una manera sencilla y hermosa a los niños y niñas de la familia el complejo tema de la pérdida para siempre de un ser querido.

• Idioma: Español
• Editorial: Cuento de Luz
• Fecha de lanzamiento: 20 abr 2015
• ISBN: 9788416147069

Marta Sanmamed

Marta Sanmamed is a multi-disciplinary artist whose work has been exhibited individually and in collaboration with other artists, not only in Spain but also in the USA and the rest of Europe. As well as being a writer, graphic designer and web designer, blogger and creator of TV formats, she is an enthusiastic supporter of funerary art, believing that “ in order to know a city in any depth, you have to visit its market, its oldest bookshop and its cemetery.” An organizer of guided tours and exclusively staged events in cemeteries, she likes to walk amongst tombs surrounded by children, as their eyes are unclouded by prejudices. Sonja Wimmer is an award-winning illustrator whose work has been featured in books, posters, and magazines. Her books include Could It Happen to Anyone? (Honorable Mention as Best Children's Picture Book-Spanish at the 2012 International Latino Book Awards), A Night Time Story (Silver Medal Winner at the 2013 Independent Publisher Book Awards), The Word Collector (which earned her Best Illustrator at the 2011 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards and which won Second Best Children's Picture Book-English at the 2012 International Latino Book Awards), The Sky of Afghanistan (Gold Medal Winner at the 2012 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards), Story of a Cockroach (Best Cover Illustration at the 2012 International Latino Book Awards), Walking Through a World of Aromas (Second Best Children's Fiction Picture Book-English at the 2013 International Latino Book Awards), John's Whistle and The Gardener's Surprise.

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