Cyparissus: That which dies is never forgotten; that which is forgotten, dies

By Marta Sanmamed and Sonja Wimmer

Gold Medal at the 2015 Independent Publisher Book Awards. A tender story based on Greek mythology that will help us face death and loss.

Irene and her dog Lucy were inseparable. But one day, everything changed… When Irene arrived home from school, she couldn’t find her friend anywhere. She asked where Lucy was, and her mom told her that Lucy had run off in the park.

When George went to riding class and didn't find his horse, Paddy, he got worried. "Paddy’s up in the clouds”, they told him. George couldn’t understand how a little horse could jump that high, but he decided he had to get everything ready for whenever he came back.

During the long, dark nights, Molly would be woken by nightmares every time she dozed off to sleep. She longed so much for Gus, her gray rabbit…

Tango was a happy little goldfinch who loved to sing his songs from the windowsill. One day, Danny went to buy some bread, but when he came back, the house was silent. He asked his grandpa what was wrong, and he told Danny that Tango had gone on a long, long journey…

Four stories that address the loss and absence of a loved one. A picture book that will help many parents and grandparents to explain in a simple and beautiful way the complex issue of the loss of a loved one forever.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Cuento de Luz
• Release date: Apr 20, 2015
• ISBN: 9788416147113

Marta Sanmamed

Marta Sanmamed is a multi-disciplinary artist whose work has been exhibited individually and in collaboration with other artists, not only in Spain but also in the USA and the rest of Europe. As well as being a writer, graphic designer and web designer, blogger and creator of TV formats, she is an enthusiastic supporter of funerary art, believing that “ in order to know a city in any depth, you have to visit its market, its oldest bookshop and its cemetery.” An organizer of guided tours and exclusively staged events in cemeteries, she likes to walk amongst tombs surrounded by children, as their eyes are unclouded by prejudices. Sonja Wimmer is an award-winning illustrator whose work has been featured in books, posters, and magazines. Her books include Could It Happen to Anyone? (Honorable Mention as Best Children's Picture Book-Spanish at the 2012 International Latino Book Awards), A Night Time Story (Silver Medal Winner at the 2013 Independent Publisher Book Awards), The Word Collector (which earned her Best Illustrator at the 2011 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards and which won Second Best Children's Picture Book-English at the 2012 International Latino Book Awards), The Sky of Afghanistan (Gold Medal Winner at the 2012 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards), Story of a Cockroach (Best Cover Illustration at the 2012 International Latino Book Awards), Walking Through a World of Aromas (Second Best Children's Fiction Picture Book-English at the 2013 International Latino Book Awards), John's Whistle and The Gardener's Surprise.

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