What a lot of drops in the city!

After a long sleep, they wake up and are curious about what lies below in the city. They jump out of the clouds, begin to fall: one, two, three…

What a lot of drops in the city! allows us to capture an instant in the life of a series of affectionate and delicate characters, through the shower of a cloud burst, that could well be in summer.

The text and images by Eva Montanari recreate with a special poetic charge the adventure the little drops set out on (up to 10!) that precede a downpour, annoyingly or untimely arrive without being seen by those who have to put up with them.

The writer, who is also the illustrator, proposes a plastic work of a sculptural character using different materials – paper, ceramic…- spectacularly imposed taking up the double page designed according to the vertical position of the human figures that represent a flood of fantastic characters camouflaged in the city, although recognizable in their human aspect.

The text by Eva Montanari reminds us of the importance of knowing how to amuse ourselves and to enjoy the little things, at the same time the images allow us to go more deeply into spaces of a peculiar urban taste. The project, as a whole, is a good excuse to get closer to mathematics in an amusing and dynamic way.

SECOND AND THIRD PRIZE BEST EDITED CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD 2009, awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture

Text and llustrations by Eva Montanari

Translation by Mark W. Heslop