Impossible

The award-winning Portuguese author takes kids on a journey to the origins of the Universe. Particles, stars and dinosaurs, from the Big Bang to the appearance of a man. Very colourful and with fun illustrations, the book goes back in time, about 14 million years ago and gives us answers to many questions that the little ones often ask.

“"In this fantastic book, Catarina Sobral makes a real introduction to cosmology. Newquestions and statements emerge each time we turn the page, as if it was a veryfunny game. The magnificent illustration uses a mixture of techniques and materials- drawings, painting,s collages (gluing), pencils-color, markers, pastel - with lots ofcolor and textures. There is space for new experiences and creations: the importantthing is to imagine, (re) invent. The end pages are mark the beginning and the endof this cosmic adventure and, in the end, the characters are wrapped in stardust. Weknow that our DNA is present in the same fiber with which the stars areembroidered - after all, we are also made of stardust. We sparkle. And we sparkleeven more after reading Impossible."- J”

"In this fantastic book, Catarina Sobral makes a real introduction to cosmology. New questions and statements emerge each time we turn the page, as if it was a very funny game. The magnificent illustration uses a mixture of techniques and materials - drawings, painting, s collages (gluing), pencils-color, markers, pastel - with lots of color and textures. There is space for new experiences and creations: the important thing is to imagine, (re) invent. The end pages are mark the beginning and the end of this cosmic adventure and, in the end, the characters are wrapped in stardust. We know that our DNA is present in the same fiber with which the stars are embroidered - after all, we are also made of stardust. We sparkle. And we sparkle even more after reading Impossible."-Julia Martins, in Deus me Livro"Publishers around the world are actively looking and originating children's book that convey information in a different and innovative way. (...) nonfiction books today are informative but also entertaining, packaged with fun facts and highly illustrated and designed. (...) Barrouillet (...) mentions space and the universe as a trend, represented by books like Impossivel by Catarina Sobral from Portuguese publisher Orfeu Negro..." An interview to Stephanie Barrouillet in Publishing Perspectives

CATARINA SOBRAL is a Portuguese award-wining illustrator, published internationally and praised by readers and critics all over the world. Catarina is also an animation film director.She is the author of STRIKE, ACHIMPA, MY GRANDAD, SO SO BIG and IMPOSSIBLE, all published by Orfeu Negro. Her books have been published in many countries and her work is a regular presence in editorial illustrations, album covers, posters and exhibitions around the world.Her picture books have won prizes such as the International Award for Illustration at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, Best Picture Book by the International Comics Festival Amadora BD or Best Children's Book by the Portuguese Authors' Society. Her work was also distinguished as a finalist at the Golden Pinwheel Award, the Nami Concours or Ilustrarte, to name a few.IMPOSSIBLE is her most recent book, which was published in October 2018, and is her first non-fiction book.While Catarina does not attain to just one technique, her preference falls almost always on a limited palette of colors, and she explores mixing textures and patterns in full rich and bidimensional images. Catarina has illustrated thirteen books and written ten of them.

The award-winning Portuguese author takes kids on a journey to the origins of the Universe. Particles, stars and dinosaurs, from the Big Bang to the appearance of a man. Very colourful and with fun illustrations, the book goes back in time, about 14 million years ago and gives us answers to many questions that the little ones often ask.

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