Little Awa

Awa lives in a small house in a peaceful and quiet village - too quiet. When the village elders gather to solve the mystery of the silence, they turn to kind Little Awa - who has a special way with nature - to find a solution. As she embarks on her journey, she is helped by "the ones" in the ground and in the sky. One day she finds herself covered in feathers. She dreams she is flying over her village, delivering the one thing that has been missing - the beautiful and long-forgotten songs of the birds. But this is not the end of Awa's journey in this moving tale.

Mrinali Álvarez Astacio is a Puerto Rican illustrator and author. She grew up in the countryside surrounded by art, since her parents were artists. Her early exposure to the colorful landscapes of the Caribbean created a relationship with nature akin to that of Little Awá. As an illustrator, she enjoys crafting a story in visuals that inspire the writing. Mrinali has an M.A. and Ph.D. in Children's Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art in the United Kingdom.