My Dad is a Clown / Mi papá es un payaso by José Carlos Andrés

She has illustrated literature and poetry for people of all ages, and her books have been included in the IBBY Honor Roll, the White Ravens Catalog, and the Venezuelan Book Bank. She studied Illustration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Ceramics at the INBA School of Arts and Crafts she has combined both crafts since 2015. Her books have been published in Latin America, the United States, Europe, and Asia, and have been translated into many languages.Īmanda Mijangos holds a degree from the School of Architecture and a Diploma on Illustration from the San Carlos Academy, UNAM (University of Misiones, Argentina). Some of her works have been chosen by The White Ravens for the Internationale Jugendbibliothek and have been singled out by ALIJA, the Cuatrogatos Foundation, and the Venezuelan Book Bank. She has received the Norma Fundalectura Prize (2008) and the El Barco de Vapor Prize (20), as well as a special mention in the National Prize of Children’s Literature for the 2008-2011 period. She studied Anthropology at the University of Buenos Aires, and Literature at the National University of Rosario. Sandra Siemens is an Argentine writer of children’s and young adult fiction. Translated by Rafael Abuchedid / Edited by Cecilia Della Croce. Only thus will a tlacuilo be able to paint those words on the sacred books.” And you must know a lot, as my father does, to catch them and listen to what they say. You must be very attentive when they pass nearby. And I make such an effort to observe each and every motion of my father’s body as he works, that my eyes hurt at night.” I open my ears as the morning opens itself to discover the new sounds. He teaches me what he knows, because when I grow up, I shall be a tlacuilo too.

For me, my father’s trade is the nicest in the world, because tlacuilos paint words.

Its poetically beautiful text is masterfully combined with the illustrations, which produce a true visual experience where the color palette, the brush strokes, and the careful details get us to feel the Mexica culture on each page.Ī book that speaks to us about how knowledge in an ancient culture is transferred from generation to generation, and about how to spark a child’s interest in using their hands, feeling proud and loving what is made with them. The book’s copyrights have been sold to Italy.Īn incredible, profound, and deep-felt story about trades, traditions, bonds, and families in pre-Hispanic Mexico, where the tlacuilos were in charge of painting and drawing the temples’ codices and murals. Amanda Mijangos’s illustrations were selected for the 2022 Bologna Children’s Book Fair exhibition. My Dad is a Tlacuilo was included among the 100 books of the 2022 Cuatrogatos Foundation Award and was chosen as one of the New York Public Library’s 2021 Best Books for Kids.

My Dad is a Clown / Mi papá es un payaso by José Carlos Andrés