“During my childhood, picture books left very special impressions on my soul. They are able to communicate much more than stories alone. The very atmosphere around a book, how much love went into it, and the spirit that speaks to me from the book, all these things have always fascinated me and led me to draw. Maybe this picture book may now bring joy and gentleness to many big and small humans.”
Eva Luna Benedetti

Colias is sitting on a rock. Suddenly, Earth Spirit Afon turns up, who had accompanied Colias’s mother to the Otherworld. Colias tells him about his mother’s death, then Afon invites him to go on a journey. Colias then experiences again all those wonderful times with his mother; Afon shows him the Light which his mother passed through, and also the lightness which now surrounds her. Back at the rock, Colias finds great warmth mingling with his grief. He knows now that, even though he may not be able to see something, it can still be there and exist – just like his mother, whose song he can hear in the distance.

Irene Pfenniger, born 1984, grew up in Switzerland, in a 400 year-old house, that was handed down through many generations. Now her two children and her life partner are also living in and experiencing this house. After training in carpentry as a first career, she then worked in the social services. However, she had always been fascinated with getting closer to other people through the magic of stories.

Eva Luna Benedetti lives in Switzerland and works as a diploma illustrator and musician, and a mother of a young daughter. She studied at an art college in Zurich. Even as a child, she planned to illustrate children’s books. She was finally able to realize this dream together with author Irene Pfenniger. Her sources of inspiration include the power of Nature, our heart essence, children’s laughter and the world of colour.