The Book of Small Unimportant Essential Beings written from notes taken by Milena Nonó and the field sketchbooks of Doctor Phantasticus compiled by Milena always at night, always by moonlight.
Who makes you think of your significant other at the very same time that (s)he’s thinking of you?
Who puts the dewdrops on the flowers before the sun comes up?
Who visits us at night and ruffles our hair while we sleep?
Synopsis
A beautiful bestiary of magical characters like nothing you’ve
ever seen before. And this is the point: no one has ever seen
them, even though they are associated with small everyday moments.
Has anybody ever really explained to you why we wake
up with our hair in a mess? Or do you believe that the stars stay up in the sky by themselves every night? Do you know who undoes your shoelaces?
The delicate illustrations, the recreated universe and the poetic sensibility of the text make this book a perfect gift for readers of all ages.
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About the authors
CONRAD ROSET
Drawing is his passion and has been a constant feature of his life. He was trained at the faculty of Fine Art in Barcelona. Thanks to getting his illustrations seen on internet he started working for Zara and, later, for different brands, advertising agencies and publishers like Adidas, Coca Cola, F.C. Barcelona, Ogilvy, Vice, Marionnaud, Editorial Oceano, Mango, Bwin, Paz Comunicação Estratégica (Brazil), Random House, Editorial New Star (China).
He has exhibited in galleries and museums in the United States, London, Madrid and Barcelona.
WHO IS MILENA NONÓ?
Who is your favourite Mirabilia?
All of them! All of them! Phantasticus first of all, he taught me everything. But there are so many! Alethedhora drives me wild, she’s so … and Colombat! Da Vinci … I couldn’t choose one … People think that they’re made up. But it’s all there in the books!
How many fingers have you got? And wings?
(laughs) Fingers? You can count them (hides her hands under the table). And wings … you can’t count them! (laughs again, as if she’s said something impolite).
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