Jorge Lujan is an author, poet, musician, and architect who
has a gift for finding the very best illustrators from all over the
world and collaborating with them to create exceptional children's
books. His very accessible poetry for children can be found in
Con el sol en los ojos / With the Sun in My Eyes,
illustrated by Morteza Zahedi, Doggy Slippers, illustrated
by Isol, Colors! !Colores!, illustrated by Piet Grobler, and
Rooster/Gallo, illustrated by Manuel Monroy. He has also
written an ambitious retelling in verse of the myths in Wagner's
Ring Cycle, Brunhilda and the Ring, illustrated by Linda
Wolfsgruber. Lujan has garnered many excellent reviews and awards
for his work, including the Premio de Poesia para Ninos de ALIJA
(IBBY Argentina). His music for children can be found at
www.myspace.com/jorgelujaninfantil and his website at
www.jorgelujan.com. Born in Argentina, he now lives in Mexico
City.
Chiara Carrer is one of Italy's best-known children's book
illustrators. She has been creating children's books for more than
twenty years, with more than one hundred titles to her credit.
Carrer has won many major awards, including the UNICEF Prize, the
Austrian Kinder und Jugendbuchpreis, the BolognaRagazzi New
Horizons (Special Mention) and the Golden Apple at the Biennial of
Illustration, Bratislava. She also teaches art and has exhibited
her work in Europe, Japan, and Brazil. She lives in Rome.
Praise for Colors! !Colores!:
"The imagery in both words and pictures is often richly original .
. . A lovely book to share, reflect upon and linger over."
Kirkus Reviews
A 2012 New York Times Best Illustrated Book
"This simple yet powerful life-or-death drama between the boy and
the beetle is vividly captured in Carrer's striking, highly
original acrylic, ink pencil, oil pastel and collage illustrations.
Using naive outlines, Expressionistic color washes, open spaces and
constantly changing perspectives, she creates tension between the
aggressive boy and the passive beetle." -Kirkus, starred
review
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