by Christine Nöstlinger · Santillana Educación, S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420464770
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«Juan, Julia y Jericó» is a children's novel by Christine Nöstlinger, published by Santillana Educación, S.L. in paperback (112 pages, in Spanish).
Juan, an eight-year-old boy, feels insecure about his physical appearance: he is red-haired, short, freckled, and has crooked teeth. He finds comfort in his friendship with Julia and with the dog Jericó, a loyal and friendly Saint Bernard. The story is about self-acceptance and the importance of friendship.
Illustrations by Karin Schubert and translation by Rosa Pilar Blanco. Original work: «Jokel, Jula und Jericho». Part of the Próxima Parada 8 Años series.
Recommended for readers aged 8 and up who enjoy stories of friendship and children's adventures.
Christine Nöstlinger was an Austrian writer best known for children's books. She received one of two inaugural Astrid Lindgren Memorial Awards from the Swedish Arts Council in 2003, the biggest prize in children's literature, for her career contribution to "children's and young adult literature in the broadest sense." She received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for "lasting contribution to children's literature" in 1984 and was one of three people through 2012 to win both of these major international awards.
