Our January Children’s Book of the Month is Lost by the award-winning illustrator Mariajo Illustrajo.
Lost is a visually stunning story showing that there is love, friendship and help to be found even in the loneliest of places.
A powerful story of friendship, with a gentle environmental undertone of taking care of animals in need.
Beautiful illustrations are in Mariajo Ilustrajo’s unique and distinctive style, printed with a special bright orange Pantone ink to make them jump off the page, making this a visually striking picture book to be treasured.
A polar bear finds himself lost, in a big concrete city. He politely asks the city folk for help but everyone is much too busy and impatient to help the newcomer. He finds himself travelling on the subway only to be noticed, finally by a little girl.
The girl takes the homesick bear by the paw and under her innocent wing. Under the nose of her seemingly unaware mum, she feeds him dinner, gives him a bath and they read stories together.
When the polar bear wistfully looks at a poster of the North Pole on her bedroom wall, the little girl realises that her friend needs help to get home.
This is a beautifully crafted story that tells a simple but touching story with humour and kindness about the power friendship has to help you feel found, and even to transport you home.
Age Range: 3 to 6
Lost by Mariajo Illustrate is available for £12.99.
Author Bio:
Mariajo Ilustrajo is a Spanish Illustrator based in the UK. she completed her MA in Children’s Illustration from the prestigious Cambridge Anglia Ruskin course in April 2021. In November 2020 she was crowned the overall winner of the 2020 Association of Illustrators award, sponsored by Walker Books. Her debut picture book, ‘Flooded’ was published by Frances Lincoln Children’s Books in May 2021.