I’ve worked on The dog book for a couple of years. Four years earlier I adopted a homeless puppy who was afraid of everything in this world. It was my first dog and we went through a lot of troubles with her. I’ve studied a lot and I felt that I had to share all my knowledge with others. So I decided to make a children book about dogs, where I can share a lot of useful information and tell a story about my beautiful dog Joe. In this books I mixed b/w pages with colourful illustrations working with gouache, graphite and coloured pencils.
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Non-fiction
96 pages
Hardcover
Published by Thames&Hudson

Translated in 11 languages including Russian, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, French, Korean, Chinese, Greek, Dutch.

Awards
⭐ 2022 Image of the book, illustration and book design competition, winner
⭐ 2022 Winner of the Non/fiction's Competition for the best illustrated book cover
⭐ 2022 Winner of the Illustrators Exhibition organised by Bologna Children’s Book Fair
⭐ Book for the Environment Award (Un libro per l’ambiente), honorable mention: for the Italian edition Storia di Jo: come prendersi cura di un amico a quattro zampe by Terre di Mezzo, 2022−2023
⭐ The BRAW Amazing Bookshelf: selected among twenty of the best debut works (Opera Prima section of the BolognaRagazzi), BCBF 2023
⭐ Silver Award Honouring outstanding design and concept in the category Guidebooks, non fiction for children, by ICMA Award (for German language edition by Gerstenberg)

Reviews (selection):
"An engaging mix of personal experiences and solid guidelines."
— Kirkus review of the English-language edition, 2023

"The large format and spectacular illustrations by Elena Bulay make it a perfect gift for all animal lovers, especially those who have, or want, a four-legged friend." (translated from Italian)
— Quattrozampe, review of the Italian-language edition, 2023

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