Modified on Oct. 28, 2009

Text by Gabriela Keselman

Illustrations by Gabriela Rubio

Published by Kókinos

Hardback – 250 x 350 – 32 pages

Catalina doesn’t like saying goodbye. Every time she has to say goodbye she has a strange feeling in her heart and she gets butterflies in her stomach and really feels like shouting “DON’T GO AWAY!”.

But the sun disappears so that the moon can come out and the winter leaves us to give way to spring, as her father leaves her room so that she can sleep and dream… In this way, Catalina understands that some things have to go in order to make way in our lives for other things that are just as nice, just as fun and just as comforting.

This is a story full of daring three colour illustrations (black, red and golden inks), where each farewell has a reason to be and a happy ending. Through this story, readers will realize the importance of being able to let things go and to learn how to say goodbye.

Printed in 2 true colours + golden ink

Issued in Spanish language

Finalist of the Madrid Booksellers Prize 2009