Bim Bam Bum

Bim, Bam and Bum were going to the beach.
They stopped for a moment,
knocked on a door: “Knock, knock!”
And they shouted: “CAAATAAA!”

This XVII Compostela Prize for Picture Books is a fresh, amusing work that shows the most playful side of childhood, a stage in which friendship and happiness are essential components. Both in the text and in the illustrations, play, freedom, movement, phonetic experimentation and humour are harmoniously present.

The story, simple and musical, is based on resources from the oral tradition such as cumulatives and repetitions, together with phonetic games typical of the avant-garde. It has a vibrant rhythm that encourages the reader to continue reading until the end. Plastically, the free-form images that play with space and colours stand out.

Key points

2024 – XVII Compostela Prize for Picture Books

• The use of resources for language development, such as phonic and word games, onomatopoeia and cumulative storytelling.
• Awarded title
• From the author of My Guide, My Captain, The Migrants, With Open Arms and Five Little Mice, among others.

Maria Girón

2024 – XVII Compostela Prize for Picture Books
2023, 2018 – Cuatrogatos Foundation, 100 Recommended Books
2022 – IBBY Honour List
2021 – Cuatrogatos Foundation Award
2010 – Selected for group exhibition, Bologna Children’s Book Fair