
by Joke van Leeuwen · CRUÏLLA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466132053

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«Quan el meu pare era un arbust» is the children's novel by Joke van Leeuwen, published by Cruïlla in paperback (112 pages, in Catalan).
In the midst of war, Ela's father must leave for the front and the girl stays with her grandmother, while her mother lives in another country. When the situation worsens, Ela sets off with other children on a long journey to the country where her mother lives, full of dangers and absurd bureaucratic procedures, to reunite with her.
The book belongs to the El Vaixell de Vapor collection (no. 188). The original title is Toen mijn vader een struik werd. The book is included in the IBBY Honour List 2016.
For readers aged 8 to 11 interested in realistic stories about war, autonomy and personal identity.

Johannes Leendert van Soest was a Dutch engineer and botanist renowned for his taraxacological work.
