You and me. Siblings

BOOK REVIEW

YOU AND ME. SIBLINGS

Author: Elisenda Roca From the reader report by: Rodrigo Petronio

A beautiful book, simple and very good for cross-cutting themes related to the coexistence between siblings, birth of new siblings, how to deal with differences and possible conflicts. It alternates the voices/talks between the older sister and the little brother who has just arrived. This alternation is often regular, one page for each speech/point of view. Illustrations are very sober and totally match the text’s proposal.

Elisenda Roca (Barcelona, 1963) is a journalist and writer. She worked in different radio, television and press media. Together with Carlota Basil she published Vamos ser pais and O que posso comer estando grávida?, books that were very well-accepted by readers. For children she has published Me explica uma história? , and in recent years has published the series Melhora, illustrated by Cristina Losantos, about children’s social behavior. The series has six volumes already and has been translated into English, Korean, Chinese, and other languages. Among her latest published titles are two illustrated books: A pequena Amelia, with illustrations by Paula Bonet, and Você e eu - a história mais bonita do mundo, with illustrations by Guridi.

Raúl Nieto Guridi is an experienced Spanish illustrator. Under the premise of sharing stories that can serve as powerful tools for emotional expression, he seeks to explore the children’s doubts and emotions when a sibling is just born. He is the winner of several awards and has a solid body of work that is recognized throughout the Spanish and global publishing market.

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Title YOU AND ME. SIBLINGS TÚ Y YO. HERMANOS

Author Elisenda Roca Genre Children and Young Adults Pages 48

ISBN 978-84-91016-17-5 Year of publication 2020 Number of editions 12 Language Spanish Spanish retail price 15.90 €

Author’s biography: Elisenda Roca is a journalist, writer, and theatrical director. She has directed, produced, and presented programmes for radio and TV. She studied Information Science at the Autónoma University in Barcelona. She has been the vice-rector at Catalunya’s School of journalism and director of the audio-visual production company Paraula. She was part of the jury for the literary prize, Lletra d’Or. She has worked for several media companies such as Antena 3 and TVE where she presented the program Cifras y Letras (Numbers and Letters); as well as TV3 and COM Radio. She has published stories for children, illustrated pop-up books, novels for young adults and, in collaboration with Dr Carlota Basil, she also wrote an educational book about conception, pregnancy and the postnatal period. Among her the many prizes she has received over her career, of most importance are the Òmnium Cultural for radio, the Ondas for TV, the TP de Oro and the ATP, among others.

Synopsis: You and me. Siblings is the second part of You and me. The most wonderful story in the world, also written by Elisenda Roca and illustrated by Guridi. The siblings are growing – and their love is too. Having a brother or sister is fantastic! Except when they squabble. This is what the story is about. With affection and humour, this book tells us about the conflicts, feelings, and everyday adventures of having siblings. Written in rhyme and accompanied by Guridi’s fun and expressive illustrations, the story helps little girls and boys to understand that having a brother or sister is very exciting!

Publisher: Combel, Editorial Casals, S. A. Editorial Casals is now 150 years old. Since 1989, under the name Combel, we publish illustrated books for children from infants to nine years old, with a specialist catalogue in novelty and pop-up books, including cardboard books and books for bath time, stories, graphic novels and non-fiction.

Publishing rights available from: Editorial Casals, S. A. - CIF A08199820 Casp 79, Barcelona www.combeleditorial.com https://www.combeleditorial.com/cuentacombel/elisenda-roca/ Contact: Esther Serra [esther.serra@editorialcasals.com] [rights@combeleditorial.com] Phone: (+34) 932 449 550

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