El Nogal / The Walnut Tree - Paperback

by Araiz Mesanza (Illustrator), Gonzalo Moure (Author)

One afternoon in November, a very strong wind came and uprooted the walnut tree from the school. Its destiny seemed to be the chainsaw, the firewood, the fire. But the will of a little girl changed everything forever. This true story, which took place in a village in Asturias, is told here by the walnut tree itself. It reminds us that life can always sprout again.

Author Biography

Araiz Mesanza (Vitoria-Gasteiz, 1983) is an artist and illustrator with a degree in Fine Arts by the University of the Basque Country and specialized in illustration at the Escola Massana (Barcelona). She has worked as an illustrator since 2009. Now she lives in Oslo, Norway. Gonzalo Moure Trénor is a Spanish writer born in 1951, specializing in young adult literature. He has won several important young adult literature awards, such as the Gran Angular, the Ala Delta, and the Barco de Vapor Prizes. He writes about social issues and the relationship between parents and teenagers. He published his first novel in 1991 and has since published several award-winning works aimed at children and young adult readers.