Silence

Best illustrated book at the 2023 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards and awarded by the Cuatro Gatos Foundation, The Latino Books Awards, and Independent Publisher Book Awards

. A silent journey through nature and different landscapes where anything is possible. Open this book to find endless narratives and joyful adventures.

Silence visits me at the riverside. Then he hides. What if I can spot him between the waves of cool water? Or does he rest in the high mountains? Maybe inside the trees? What if I could go find him?

A quiet river, a special girl’s gaze and the wise natural world invite us to listen soundlessly to what cannot be heard. The illustrations with paper cutouts and candy lighting create a symbolic adventure between dream and reality.

An evocative wordless picture book, where playing is guaranteed and endless narrations are possible.

Mejor libro ilustrado en los premios Moonbeam 2023, premiado tambien por la Fundación Cuatro Gatos, Independent Publisher’s Awards y Latino Books Awards en 2023. Un viaje en silencio por diferentes paisajes del mundo natural donde todo es posible. Abre este libro y déjate inspirar por narraciones interminables y aventuras inspiradoras.

El silencio me visita a la orilla del río. Luego se esconde. ¿Y si estuviera en las ondas del agua fresca? ¿O en las altas montañas? ¿O en el interior de los árboles? ¿Y si pudiera ir a buscarlo?

Un río, la mirada de una niña y el mundo natural sabio en silencios nos invitan a escuchar lo que no se oye. Las ilustraciones con recortes de papel y luz de caramelo, crean una sugerente aventura entre el sueño y la realidad.

Author Biography

Nívola Uyá is a Spanish award-winning illustrator and visual artist, with a degree in Environmental Sciences. She loves nature as much as illustration and, whenever possible, combines both worlds. She makes illustrations for books, campaigns, audiovisuals and murals, as well as illustration and creativity workshops in many corners of the world, convinced that the creative process brings out the best in people and makes us more sensitive.

With a palette of luminous colors and a magical-realistic style, she likes to capture possible and optimistic worlds, that spread love and hope. She has more than a dozen illustrated albums published in English, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, German and Swahili, distinguished with several international awards, such as the Silver Medal at the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards for Best Illustrator, and Best Illustrated Album Award at the International Latino Book Awards and the selection Seal Chair of UNESCO for Reading.