SANMAMED, MARTA
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.
