Seven Pablos

In a series of vignettes, we hear the story of seven different Pablos' living life at once.
Pablo lives in Chile with his hardworking father. But Pablo also lives in Ecuador, deep in the Amazon rainforest. There is another Pablo living with his family in Mexico, after fleeing the dictatorship in Argentina. And in New York, Pablo shares an overcrowded apartment in the Bronx, where he’s only allowed home for twelve hours at a time. Pablo is the son of a rural schoolteacher in Peru, and another Pablo picks through garbage to survive in Rio de Janiero, while yet another Pablo has big plans to get from Guatemala to Los Angeles. Poet Jorge Luján tells the powerful story of seven different Pablos living seven different lives in this world we all call home.

Jorge Luján, an author, musician and architect born in Argentina and living in Mexico, has published more than 40 books and 8 CDs. With some of the world’s best illustrators he has created an outstanding body of work translated into many languages which includes Trunk to Trunklet, illustrated by Mandana Sadat, also by Enchanted Lion. Jorge has received numerous distinctions and is candidate to the ALMA prize for the 5th time. See more of his work on Facebook at Jorge Luján. Poesía y Música, Youtube Channel, Bandcamp, and www.jorgelujan.net
Chiara Carrer has been creating stories for children for over 20 years. Born in Venice, she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome and has studied engraving at the school of Ornamental Arts of San Giacomo. Since 1990 she has published over one hundred books in Europe and won many prizes, including the New York Times Best Illustrated Award in 2012. She teaches both at the ISIA in Urbino and Academy of fine arts in Bologna.
Mara Faye Lethem was born in Brooklyn. She enjoys both vegetables and meat. She has seen shooting stars, but that was a long time ago.