Different

I wonder how often adults read picture books to learn about history.  When I was fourteen, I visited Spain during Franco’s rule. But I didn’t learn much about the Spanish Civil War. 

‘Different’, is a fictional account of a brother and sister’s experiences during this war. The chapters seesaw between each sibling’s perspective and each chapter is as moving as it is informative. 

 

Importantly, the back pages have a non-fiction account of the war.

 

The illustrations are colorful, sculptural, and stylistically idiosyncratic. 

 

All and all, a winner.

Different

A Story of the Spanish Civil War

Written by Mónica Montañés
Illustrated by Eva Sánchez Gómez
Translated by Lawrence Schimel

See more illustration's by Eva Sánchez Gómez here: https://apic.cat/author/eva-snchez-gmez/