by Asun Balzola · EDICIONES SM · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434881488
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«La infantita quiere buñuelos» is the children's story by Asun Balzola, published by Ediciones SM in paperback (64 pages, in Spanish).
During the day Velázquez finishes painting Las meninas, the little princess protagonist only thinks about eating buñuelos. The book adds a second historical section presenting the characters in the painting, the painter's life, and his era.
It is number 1 in the El Barco de Vapor Saber collection; the edition was published in 2005.
Suitable for children aged 7 to 12, it serves as a first introduction to art and to the painting Las meninas.
Asunción Balzola Elorza, better known as Asun Balzola, was a Spanish autodidact illustrator, writer and translator. After partially recovering from a severe car crash, she studied painting and graphic arts at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid. Balzola worked in advertising and graphic design, in addition to her work in the fine arts. Among other awards, she received the Lazarillo Prize for her illustrations and has twice earned the Spanish National Illustration Prize.
