Somethings Happening in the City
(Hardback)
Available Formats
Publishing Details
Somethings Happening in the City
By (Author) Paula Merln
Illustrated by Concha Pasamar
Translated by John Brokenbrow
Cuento de Luz SL
Cuento de Luz SL
28th April 2022
Spain
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Pets and pet care: Dogs
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and be
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Positive / good mental health
Physical Properties
Hardback
32
Width 210mm, Height 260mm
500g
Description
Somethings Happening in the City isa charming tale about the simple pleasures of enjoying the big little moments that life offers us every day.
Hannah loves taking her dog, Pippin, for a walk and ambling around the city. Everything is so beautiful in spring! Insects buzz busily through the air, and the sun shines brightly. Today, however, Hannah notices that something is not right; something is going on in the city.
Why is her neighbor, Carol, so distracted as she greets her without even looking into her eyes And those children sitting on that park bench, why don't they talk to each other or play
Pippin and Hannah, curious, continue walking through the city trying to solve the mystery. Everyone seems to have something on their hands that takes them away from reality!
Determined to show others what they are missing a very blue sky, the flowers hanging from the treesHannah carries out a plan.
Reviews
Once again Concha Pasamar transforms Merlns text, with whom she already coincided in La cometa de los sueos, into a succession of realistic images of profound beauty, an invitation to discover the beauty of the "little things" that the world has to offer and to leave aside the excessive dependence on technology. Subtle criticism through a sweet and sensitive vision that will appeal to readers of any age. Canal Lector
Author Bio
Paula Merln (Vigo, 1979) is a Spanish award-winning author. She graduated in Law and Education. Currently, she combines writing with teaching, her two passions. She has published more than twenty children's books, many of them translated into several languages such as Galician, Basque, Catalan, English, Italian, French and Korean. Her most important books are The Bizzies (Cuento de luz, 2019) and For You (Cuento de luz, 2021).
Concha Pasamar is an award-winning Spanish illustrator. Words and drawings have always been part of her. For a few years, illustration has been added to her dedication to teaching and research of the Spanish language, which sometimes also takes her along the path of writing.
