A Very Strange Boy - Ricardo Alcántara, Albert Asensio

His classmates didn't play with him. They kept him at a distance and said he was a very strange boy. They would come up with anything to provoke him, but Paul never got angry. "My father is a magician," he would tell them. Until one day they decided to follow him, determined to discover the secret of this very strange boy...

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Ricardo Alcántara was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, but lives in Barcelona. He studied psychology in Brazil. He has written over two hundred children's and young adult books, for which he has won awards such as the Serra d’Or, Lazarillo, Apel·les Mestres, Espasa Calpe and White Ravens, and they have been translated into many languages worldwide. In Greek, his books Captain Spark (six volumes, Modern Times Publications) and Gustavo and the Fears (Patakis Publications) have been published. The children's book A Very Strange Boy has been translated into Portuguese and is his eighth book to be published in Greek.

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Albert Asensio studied graphic design at the Tarragona School of Art and Design (EADT), and then completed a cycle of illustration studies at the Eina Art College in Barcelona, as well as two drawing and painting courses at Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design in London. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Libreter Award and three Junceda awards.

Author: Ricardo Alcántara
Illustrator: Albert Asensio
Translation: Tina Terzioti
Pages: 38
Book dimensions: 23.5 x 23.5 cm.
ISBN: 9786182313138
Ages: 5+