Grisela – Anke deVries and Willemien Min – Kalandraka (PNL | LER+)

«Grisela» is a current fable about the importance of being ourselves and accepting our defects and virtues. In fact, when Grisela, the mouse protagonist of this story, doesn't like the gray color of her skin and decides to paint herself in various colors, it's also not red, green or yellow, nor with stripes, moles or flowers, that she can feel better.

And what hurts and saddens her even more are the mocking comments of the animals she comes across, as she changes skin color, until a sudden mishap makes her throw herself into the water, and then...

This simple narrative for first readers also stands out for the contrast between states of mind and emotions, which generate empathy and solidarity from those who read it. In a current society, so mediated by image and appearances, this album fosters the cult of feelings that go beyond superficiality, such as self-esteem or friendship.

The expressive images that complement the text stand out on the white and minimalist background of the pages, in a visual composition that combines color with pencil strokes and paper collages.

Recommended Age: 3 years and older

Size: 22 x 22 cm