Spain
(Galician)
156
Aleixandre, Marilar (text)
Enríquez, Lázaro (illus.)
Paxaros de papel (Paper birds)
Vigo : Xerais, 2001. - [36] p.
ISBN 84-8302-698-8
Birds - Dream - Imagination - Diversity – Difference
A fantastic world awaits Rodrigo when, one night (in a dream?), he flies to
Caibarién. The island, a happy counter-world, is populated by an infinite
variety of birds glistening in all colours imaginable. The birds, however, are
not happy in their paradise. They, too, want to go out into the world to see and
experience something new and different, such as grey things, black things, or
cities. The boy takes the birds on a journey through his reality, which in turn
seems fascinating to them. The special charm of this book about the appeal of
the exotic and the desire for diversity lies in the partly surreal and symbolic
pictures. They glow with suggestive colours and invite readers to dream and to
invent their own stories. (6+)
157
Moreno, María Victoria
Guedellas de seda e liño (Curls of silk)
Vigo : Galaxia, 1999. - 172 p.
(Costa oeste ; 26)
ISBN 84-8288-304-6
Family - Family conflict - Class society
This novel in the style of a family saga unfolds in fictive, yet typical
and well observed settings along the Galician coast. The narrative is centred on
an old and respected aristocratic family; for generations, they have played a
priviledged role in the region while living practically cut off from the rest of
society. Despite all the pomp and ceremony, they cannot longer maintain the
pretence; the family witnesses its own irredeemable decline. With beautiful,
plain words, the author draws the portrait of a hermetic society still under the
spell of days gone by and cruelly confronted with the realities of a changing
world. (15+)
158
Sánchez, Gloria (text)
Fra, Irene (illus.)
Chinto e Tom (Chinto and
Tom <proper names>)
Madrid : SM, 2001. - 78 p.
(O barco de vapor : Serie azul ; 15)
ISBN 84-348-7749-x
Friendship - Imagination – Creatività
Chinto and Tom - brothers, friends, or possibly even a couple - have
inherited a bed and a piece of land in an idyllic area. With great enthusiasm,
they start building a cosy home, in which they plan to live together in peace
and harmony. Once the new home is built, they realise the bed doesn't fit
through the door. Because the bed is indispensable - but, unfortunately, cannot
be taken apart - inventiveness is called for ... The story, told with a great
deal of sympathy for the protagonists, is full of imaginative, absurd, and
surreal ideas, lending the book vitality and lightheartedness. The simple,
humorous, and, at the same time, poetic language adds another wonderful touch.
(8+) ¤
(Premio Lazarillo ; 2000)