Look Up

From the beloved illustrator of Giant on the Shore, a dreamy retelling of a Mexican legend about the other world that exists right in front of us, if only we slow down and look.

Many, many years ago, a man was immensely curious about the sky, his curiosity as big as the sky itself. He would spend all day looking up, his eyes reflecting clouds or stars. But as time went on, his gaze was brought to earth, and he joined his neighbors in looking down, putting one foot in front of the other—until the passing days became a mysterious labyrinth that opened before him, leading him somewhere secret.

With the power of a myth and the finesse of a watercolor, Look Up opens up the worlds within worlds that only careful attention can reveal. Award-winning author and artist Azul López welcomes us into subtle and immersive acrylic paintings in a tale of wonder lost and found, and of the courage required to turn one’s gaze in another direction.

Azul López is a Mexican illustrator of books for children and young adults, including Giant on the Shore and Look Up, both published by Transit Children’s Editions. She is the winner of the 2017 National Poster Contest, and her work has been selected for the IX Ibero–American Illustration Catalog. She is also the recipient of the International Illustration Bologna Children’s Book Fair-Fundación SM award.