Why do we cry?

"Why are we crying?" Mario asks his mother. And she tells him about the clouds, the ocean, the chests and the walls.

Here is a poetic illustrated book that reminds us that tears slowly nourish us, help us grow, soothe us and are a balm for our wounds. And also that everyone can cry: girls and boys; little ones and adults; strong and weak...

At the end of the book you will find a large article about tears: what they are, what they consist of, why they are this shape, how much a tear weighs, who can cry. And also - tasks that will help children and adults discuss personal experience, analyze it and fantasize a little, doing creative work based on the book. After all, the author and the artist came up with it exactly like this - they wanted to share their own experience, reflect on the origins of tears and tell how drawing helps to cope when tears are so needed, but for some reason do not come.

The book has been published in Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, English, French, Italian, Greek, Danish, Korean and Japanese, and has won the Parents` Choice Gold Award (2020), Northern Lights Book Awards (2021) and Premio Junceda (2019).

Recommended reader age: 2+

Author: Fran Pintadera
Artist: Ana Sender
Translation: Olga Obvintseva
Year of issue: 2024
Publisher: Polyandria
Pages: 40
Cover type: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-5-6050985-2-2