Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land
By (Author) Mirelle Ortega
Cameron & Company Inc
Cameron & Company Inc
8th September 2022
8th December 2022
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
813.6
Commended for Pura Belpre Award (Illustration) 2023
Hardback
40
Width 279mm, Height 229mm
In her debut as author and illustrator, Mirelle Ortega shares her own story of growing up on her familys pineapple farm in Mexico where she learned the true meaning of magicI learned that magic isnt good or bad, it just is. Sometimes it gives, sometimes it takes. Sometimes life blossoms, sometimes it wilts.Growing up on a pineapple farm in Mexico, a girl discovers the true meaning of the word magic in this truly magical picture book about change and transformation of all kindswhat we cant control, such as natural disasters and loss, and what we can. Magic can transform dirt into pineapples, seeds into trees, wool into blankets, words into stories, blank pages into picturesa story into a picture book.
Mirelle Ortega is a storyteller and illustrator inspired by magical realism, classic film, and animation, as well as Latin American cultures. She was born and raised near her familys pineapple farm in Veracruz, Mexico, and now lives in Los Angeles. Magic is her author/illustrator debut.