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Award 2014
Publication 2014
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Awarded
Awarded books
In the first edition of the Cuatrogatos Foundation Award, a jury of specialists evaluated hundreds of titles for children and young people published in Spanish by Latin-American creators.As a result of that work, they chose the 20 winning books. These corresponded to publishers of Argentina (Calibroscopio, Edelvives), Colombia (Babel, Norma), Ecuador (Altea Santillana), España (A buen paso, Anaya, Ediciones SM, Kalandraka, Lóguez, OQO Editora), Guatemala (Amanuense), México (Fondo de Cultura Económica, El Naranjo, Océano Travesía, Tecolote), and Venezuela (Ekaré).-
Bulubú
Beatriz Giménez de Ory
Ilustraciones de Mariona CabassaColección OrihuelaPontevedra: Faktoría K de Libros, Kalandraka, 2013PoetryFor those who took off as readers
ISBN: 978-84-15250-52-4
A careful book that pays tribute to the old minstrels and to the playful universe of the puppets. With a structure that combines novelty with lyrical, narrative and theater, and four enchanting characters - the globetrotting artist Bulubú and his puppets Manontroppo, Marionetta and Dragonzález -, this work is, for its freshness and refinement, a rewarding find inside The current Latin American poetry for children. Ovillejos, sonnets and free stanzas, with marked musicality, refer us to a fantastic and timeless universe.
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Caperucita Roja
Adolfo Serra
Colección Clásicos del FondoMéxico D.F.: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2013Libro de imágenesFor the little ones who can ™t read
ISBN: 978-607-16-1653-1
Original recreation of one of the most popular children's stories of universal literature. Disregarding the written text and opting for a visual story made up of attractive images, this new approach to the well-known characters of Little Red Riding Hood and Wolf proposes disturbing perspectives, symbolic associations and a daring use of space. The ability to surprise and thrill from traditional motifs are virtues of this book.
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José Rosero
Colección Rosa y manzanaSanta Marta de Tormes, Salamanca: Lóguez, 2013Libro álbumFor those who took off as readers
ISBN: 978-84-96646-83-44
Beautiful and enigmatic album that unfolds parallel narratives - text and images, reality and fantasy - to expose the drama and dreams of a marginalized human being, and allow him to transcend social invisibility to which he has been reduced. Clarice is a touching character because of her helplessness, the sadness of destiny we guess and her ability to dream. Challenging proposal, which is enriched with the sensitivity and complicity of a reader capable of imagining the underlying stories.
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El cuento fantasma
Jaime Gamboa
Ilustraciones de Wen Hsu ChenCiudad de Guatemala: Amanuense, 2013Short storyFor those who start reading
ISBN: 978-9929-8117-7-5
Splendid illustrations in which comedidas and poetic strokes of color involve figures and locations in white, resolved with an elegant use of textures and reliefs of cut papers. The beauty and creativity of the graphic proposal contribute to the resonance of a story with a good handling of the intrigue, which leads to a surprising end. Celebration of the library as a space of diversity through a different kind of book and reading.
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Felini
Marco Chamorro
Quito: Altea Santillana Ecuador, 2012Picture bookFor those who start reading
ISBN: 978-9942-05-152-3
Album book that plays with different reading planes and is based on unexpected turning points that stimulate the interest of the reader. Graphic image and text harmoniously share the narrative of a story in which nothing is what it seems. The adult mediator will appreciate the delicious tribute to the universe of the cinema -goño to the Italian director Federico Fellini and his masterpiece 8½-, while the children will enjoy a beautiful story, in humorous key, about the love of the lion Felini for a cow. A work that captivates by its humanism and its pure simplicity.
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La guarida de las Lechuzas
Antonio Ramos Revillas
Ilustraciones de Isidro R. EsquivelColección Ecos de TintaMéxico D.F.: Ediciones El Naranjo, 2013NovelFor those who dare with challenging books
ISBN: 978-607-7661-66-5
With a teenager as narrator and protagonist, the novel looks at the complex relationships established by young people today in the family and school settings. With a solid structure, a never-ending narrative rhythm and elegant and expressive prose, the plot drives us with a firm pulse in an exploration of the world of school gangs and the search for individual values. The discovery of love, friendship and the often difficult paternal-filial relationships add to the motives of this sensitive and intelligent work.
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Finalists
Finalists
We highlight a set of works that were finalists in the selection process of the winning books of the Cuatrogatos Foundation Award 2014.
These titles were highly valued for their literary, artistic and editorial quality during the jury deliberations. The finalists are books with great merits, highly recommended reading.
Caminaditos
María Cristina RamosIlustraciones de Elisa ArguiléMadrid: Los cuatro azules, 2013PoetryFor the little ones who can ™t readISBN: 978-84-937295-5-4
El color de la nieve
IMatilde MéndezIlustraciones de María ElinaBuenos Aires: Adriana Hidalgo Pípala, 2012Libro álbumFor those who start readingISBN: 978-987-1556-77-9
Cuando estoy enfadado
Lucía SerranoColección Mi primera sopaMadrid: Anaya, 2013Libro álbumFor the little ones who can ™t readISBN: 978-84-678-4050-6
Cuentos del bosque
Leticia RuifernándezColección Primeras lecturasCaracas / Barcelona: Ekaré, 2013CuentoFor those who start readingISBN: 978-84-941247-2-3
Desde los ojos de un fantasma
Juan Carlos QuezadasColección El barco de vapor, serie rojaMéxico D.F.: Ediciones SM, 2012NovelFor those who dare with challenging booksISBN: 978-6007-24-0559-2
Juicio a tres brujas
Iliana PrietoIlustraciones de Patricia AcostaColección OA InfantilBogotá: Panamericana Editorial, 2013Short storyFor those who took off as readersISBN: 978-958-30-4203-4
Lola: tooodo un día en el zoo
ImaplaColección Primeras travesíasBarcelona / México D.F.: Océano Travesía, 2012Picture bookFor the little ones who can ™t readISBN: 978-607-400-825-8
Mi abuelo el luchador
Antonio Ramos RevillasIlustraciones de Rosana Mesa ZamudioColección Mar de cuentosMéxico D.F.: Ediciones El Naranjo, 2013CuentoFor those who start readingISBN: ISBN: 978-607-7661-70-2
Los miedos de Joaquín
Rubén SilvaIlustraciones de Carmen GarcíaColección Torre de papel, serie amarillaLima: Norma, 2012NovelFor those who dare with challenging booksISBN: 978-9972-09-645-7
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Publishers
Publishers of winning, finalist and recommended books
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