After the Rain

Once upon a time, there was a wonderful forest,
full of light, where all kind of animals lived.
One day, suddenly, it started to rain.
And it rained more and more and more.

After the Rain is a modern fable about overcoming adversity, adapting to the environment and collaborating with each other for the survival of the collective. A deluge floods the forest and its inhabitants will have to survive in an improvised shelter. A small fox offers to look for food and water, but the group does not believe in its abilities -or in its intentions- and entrusts those tasks to other animals.
Solidarity and teamwork are present in the work awarded the VIII International Compostela Prize for Picture Books in the search for the common good, which does not depend on luxury, but on essential -and even immaterial- elements to meet basic needs.

Key points

2018 – IBBY Honour List, Illustration
2017 – Selection in Bratislava Illustration Biennale
2016 – Honour List, CLIJ Magazine, Spain
2015 – International Compostela Prize for Picture Books
Portugal’s National Reading Plan (PNL)

• Multi-awarded book and author.
• The book addresses issues such as overcoming adversity, adapting to the environment, teamwork and prejudice.
• Expressive illustrations and a simple text that allows multiple readings and interpretations according to the reader’s age.
• Includes character to assemble and play.

Miguel Cerro

2021 – Best Educational Children’s Picture Book, International Latino Book Awards, USA
2021, 2020 – Cuatrogatos Foundation, 100 Recommended Books
2021 – Finalist in the Hiii Illustration International Competition, China
2015 – Selection in Bratislava Illustration Biennale
2013 – Iberoamerican Illustration Catalogue, Iberoamérica Ilustra