Spain (Catalan)


159
Carbó, Joaquim (text)
Gans, Francesc Luis (illus.)
Juma i el diamant (Juma and the diamond)
Barcelona : Ed. Cruïlla, 2000. – 186pp
([El vaixell de vapor / Sèrie vermella] ; 94)
ISBN 84-8286-853-5
Africa - War - Violence - Solidarity - Refugee
13-year-old Juma works like a slave in a diamond mine. Following his escape, he meets other children, and one after another they join him in his quest for freedom. Finally, they are a group of six, and together, they struggle for survival, always hoping to see their families and homes again. Told from the perspective of children and their experiences, the misery and violence (e.g. the refugee trails) of the war-stricken African countries becomes cruelly evident. The story is realistic and never sensational. On the contrary, it gives a differentiated account of the social situation and develops a strong cast of individual characters. (11+)


160
Gisbert, Montse (text/illus.)
El bebé més dolç del món (The sweetest baby of the world)
Valencia : Tandem Ed., [1999]. – [36pp]
ISBN 84-8131-237-x
(Span. ed.: El bebé más dulce del mundo)
Bee
Told from the perspective of a young bee, this book describes the life in a bee-colony: raising, »construction«, nectar collection, production of honey etc. A short appendix provides further information. Despite these informations, this book is first and foremost an imaginative picture book, heedlessly anthropomorphising the world of the bees. This is most evident in the brightly coloured, cheerful and wild illustrations. They show, for example, a bee swinging a broom or transporting construction material on a truck. This book is an unusual cross-over between the picture story- and reference book. (4+)


161
Rius, Lluís (text)
Ginesta, Montse (illus.)
Adormits! (Sleepy-heads!)
Barcelona : LaGalera [et al.], 2000. – 30pp
ISBN 84-246-3410-1. - 84-226-8484-5
Parents - Falling asleep - Waking up
To wake up her parents, who once again have dosed off in front of the TV, their daughter assembles a team of very special helpers, who come from the other appartments of the house. Finally, a swaying pyramid makes its way through the stairway: the »downstairs-bringer«, the »upstairs-bringer«, the »light-on-turner« and – of course – the »sleeper-waker«. The imaginative story is complemented by lively and dynamic cartoon-style colour-illustrations. Some very original double-page illustrations with flabs folding upwards (!) catch the entire stairway of the fantastic house in its full height. (4+) (Premi Hospital Sant Joan de Déu; 2000)

List of countries

List of languages