The Lines on Nana's Face

Description

It's granny's birthday, but her little granddaughter wonders why, because of the lines on her face, she looks so worried! But they are simply wrinkles, and grandma is very fond of her lines because they are where she keeps her memories. In this imaginative and charming story, Simona Ciraolo turns the lines from old age into little wrinkles of wonder and memory as a little girl learns all about the precious moments in her grandma's life.

Simona Ciraolo is a Sardinian born author and illustrator who studied animation at the National Film School in Turin, Italy, before moving to the UK where she undertook an MA in Children's Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. She has worked as a freelance 2D animator for children's TV shows and illustrated five picture books for an independent Italian publisher. In 2014, Simona won the Sebastian Walker award for her work in children's picture book illustration. Her style is charming and playful, inviting warmth to the imaginative tales she creates. Before the release of her first picture book with Flying Eye Books, Simona took the time to answer a couple of questions about what makes her tick.

The pictures beautifully illustrate Nana's memories in ways that the reader appreciates almost as much as the girl in the story does. * Ohthebookswelove on Instagram * I absolutely loved the story of Nana telling her granddaughter about each memory. * @brunettekoalareads on Instagram * With beautifully evocative illustrations and printed on matt paper, this is a positive book about what it means to grow older. * Juno Magazine *