★ Elena Odriozola shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award 2024!
★ It is the childhood memoirs of Juan Kruz Igerabide, one of the best Spanish poets and multi-awarded!
★ To listen, to remember and to confabulate.
★ English sample translation available.

With an Eye on the Neck, to see what is going on behind him and also to memory, to the idea of looking into the past.

One of the most widespread practices of oral storytelling arises when a grandfather or grandmother tells their grandchildren: “When I was little…” Stories about a world that is both distant and similar; about experiences that would be impossible for children to live today, as well as others with which they can easily identify; about someone who is both familiar and surprisingly unknown.

In this childhood memories, we hear the voice of Juan Kruz Igarabide. In his remembrance, there is room forhumour, psychological portraits, anecdotes and historical reflections. Always with a prose that is as beautiful as it is fluid. However, one of the most outstanding achievements of this work is its ability to reach readers of different ages. On one hand, Children will enjoy the adventures and will recognise themselves in the everyday situations experienced by the main character, at school, at home or at the playing ground. On the other, their parents and teachers will find a portrait of a familiar world that tends to disappear and their grandparents will find an opportunity to remember things that seem to have been lost forever. In short, With an Eye in the Neck is a book that invites to be shared and commented on.

Juan Kruz Igerabide (Author)
He is a Spanish writer who has published many works aimed at children and young people, although his literary career began with literature for adults. He has received important awards:
　　In 2018, National Prize for Children`s and Young People`s Literature
　　In 2006, Baporea Children`s Literature Award
　　In 2003, National Critics Award
　　In 1999, Euskadi Prize for Children`s and Young People`s Literature
　　In 1997, Baporea Children`s Literature Award
　　In 1994, National Critics Award

Elena Odriozola (Illustrator)
She is an award-winning illustrator and co-editor. With Gustavo Puerta, she co-founded Ediciones Modernas el Embudo in order to publish some of her more personal and ludic works. Her illustrations have received many awards, including Spain`s National Award, the Euskadi Award, the International Junceda Award and the Bratislava Golden Apple. In 2024, she was on the shortlist for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

Besides, she was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award (in 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024) and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2020).