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An astronaut grapples with the absence of his otherworldly friend in this poignant tale of loss and acceptance from an award-winning Spanish illustrator. When Astro arrives on a faraway planet, everyone wants to meet him. Who's this strange person, and why is he here? But one kind creature in particular is especially drawn to him. Together, they form an unlikely bond and navigate the world's curious terrains-mountains, caves, oceans. When the creature is taken from him, Astro must confront the difficult questions that underlie our existence: Why are we here? What is our life for? Using a mix of collage, pencil and ink, and thickly layered acrylic, award-winning Manuel Marsol's illustrations teem with the vastness and wonder of life near and far. "I guarantee that nothing else for sale in America right now quite looks or feels like this book."-Betsy Bird, School Library Journal
About the author
Manuel Marsol (Madrid, 1984) is an illustrator & children’s book author. In 2017, he received the International Illustration Prize at the Bologna Children's Book Fair. The winning illustrations form part of the picture book
Yōkai (Fulgencio Pimentel 2017), which was co-authored with Carmen Chica.
Summary
An astronaut grapples with the absence of his otherworldly friend in this poignant tale of loss and acceptance from an award-winning Spanish illustrator.
When Astro arrives on a faraway planet, everyone wants to meet him. Who’s this strange person, and why is he here? But one kind creature in particular is especially drawn to him.
Together, they form an unlikely bond and navigate the world’s curious terrains—mountains, caves, oceans. When the creature is taken from him, Astro must confront the difficult questions that underlie our existence: Why are we here? What is our life for?
Using a mix of collage, pencil and ink, and thickly layered acrylic, award-winning Manuel Marsol’s illustrations teem with the vastness and wonder of life near and far.
"I guarantee that nothing else for sale in America right now quite looks or feels like this book."—Betsy Bird, School Library Journal
Foreword
- 300 early copies targeting key media outlets and independent booksellers in Oakland, San Francisco, New York, Minneapolis, Seattle, Chicago, and Houston
- Virtual events
- Social media promotion on Transit Children's Editions newsletter, website, and social media channels
- Giveaways on Twitter, Instagram & Goodreads
- Simultaneous print and e-book release, with ebook ISBN to be included on all press materials, author and publisher websites, and whenever print ISBN is listed
