Cristina Plays - Hardcover

by Micaela Chirif (Author), Paula Ortiz (Illustrator), Lawrence Schimel (Translator)

★ "Differently scaled settings invite connective bedtime play in this frolicsome work. Reportorial text and bright, layered digital patterns result in a smarty worked telling of epic proportions that puts child and stuffy on the same level." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

Inside this surreal picture book, Cristina plays, Cristina cleans and Cristina dances.

Cristina explores ordinary tasks like eating and tidying and makes curious discoveries before tumbling into sleep and visiting a fantastical dream world. Cristina Plays sweeps the reader into a clever game where Cristina might be a toy rabbit in a doll house or the child playing with it.

Back Jacket

It's time to play, to imagine and to dream! What is real and what is make believe? In this magical adventure, it's up to you!

Author Biography

Micaela Chirif is an award-winning Peruvian author of children's books and poetry. She has a degree in philosophy from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, as well as a master's degree in books and children's literature from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Her picture books have won numerous awards and have been translated into Korean, Japanese, English, Portuguese and French.

Paula Ortiz was born in Medellín, Colombia. She is a graphic designer with a master's degree in children's literature and has worked as an illustrator in the publishing sector for more than ten years. She currently lives in a small coffee town in Colombia hidden in the mountains.