by Asun Balzola · S.M. Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434881655
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«El niño de las pulgas» is a children's story by Asun Balzola, published by S.M. Editorial in paperback (64 pages, in Spanish).
The story is inspired by Murillo's painting Niño espulgándose and follows Juanito, a beggar who flees from the king's soldiers when they mistake him for a thief. On his way he meets the painter, who makes him a model and offers him work in his workshop. The book includes information about Murillo and his era to bring the art of the Golden Age closer to young readers.
Published in 2001 by S.M. Editorial, it is part of the El Barco de Vapor collection, Museo series, number 2.
For readers aged 7 to 12, especially those interested in painting, Murillo and the Golden Age.
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.
