Tortoise
General info:
Year: 2022
Text: Angela Cuartas
Technique: Oil pastel
Size: 15 x 30 cms
Published in:
- PORTUGAL / Alfarroba, 2024
- BRAZIL / Companhia das letrinhas, 2023
- SPAIN / Tres tigres tristes, 2022
Coming soon:
- SOUTH KOREA / Bookgorae, 2025
Awards and recognitions:
- 2024, Caminhos de leitura Award, Portugal.
- 2024, Highly recommended book, FNLIJ - IBBY, Brazil.
- 2023, Winner, Cuatro Gatos Foundation Book Selection, United States.
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Memory is a house with a garden. If you look closely, in the garden you find water, earth and turtle
tracks. If you get even closer, you will see that
the shell from the turtles it hides smells, colors,
textures and a warm memory.