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by Paula Merlán (Author), Concha Pasamar (Illustrator), John Brokenbrow (Translator)
Something's Happening in the City isa charming tale about the simple pleasures of enjoying the big little moments that life offers us every day.
Hannah loves taking her dog, Pippin, for a walk and ambling around the city. Everything is so beautiful in spring! Insects buzz busily through the air, and the sun shines brightly. Today, however, Hannah notices that something is not right; something is going on in the city.Why is her neighbor, Carol, sodistracted as she greets her without even looking into her eyes? And those children sitting on that park bench, why don't they talk to each other or play?Pippin and Hannah, curious, continue walking through the city trying to solve the mystery. Everyone seems to have something on their hands that takes them away from reality!Determined to show others what they are missing --a very blue sky, the flowers hanging from the trees--Hannah carries out a plan.
Author Biography
Paula Merlán (Vigo, 1979) is a Spanish award-winning author. She graduated in Law and Education. Currently, she combines writing with teaching, her two passions. She has published more than twenty children's books, many of them translated into several languages such as Galician, Basque, Catalan, English, Italian, French and Korean. Her most important books are The Bizzies (Cuento de luz, 2019) and For You (Cuento de luz, 2021).
Concha Pasamar is an award-winning Spanish illustrator. Words and drawings have always been part of her. For a few years, illustration has been added to her dedication to teaching and research of the Spanish language, which sometimes also takes her along the path of writing.
