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A estória do sol e do rinoceronte

A picture book by Ondjaki, illustrated and designed by Catalina Vásquez.

A estória do sol e do rinoceronte, written by Ondjaki. I created the illustrations, cover, hand lettering and interior layout, and prepared the print files for Alfaguara’s original Portuguese edition, published in 2020.

A rhinoceros asks the sun for help with the sadness in his heart. Ondjaki’s fable brings strength and tenderness into the same encounter.

Role
Illustration
Year
2020
Category
Editorial
Book & artwork
Estória do Sol e do Rinoceronte cover with plants framing a blue centre
Yellow-orange endpaper patterned with slender purple plants
Printed Rinoceronte book photographed at an angle on yellow
Character explorations for the sun and the rhinoceros
Character explorations for the sun and the rhinoceros
Character explorations for the sun and the rhinoceros
Pencil spread layout with handwritten text for A estória do sol e do rinoceronte
Pencil spread layout with handwritten text for A estória do sol e do rinoceronte
Pencil spread layout with handwritten text for A estória do sol e do rinoceronte
Pencil spread layout with handwritten text for A estória do sol e do rinoceronte
Pencil spread layout with handwritten text for A estória do sol e do rinoceronte
Pencil spread layout with handwritten text for A estória do sol e do rinoceronte
Pencil spread layout with handwritten text for A estória do sol e do rinoceronte
Pencil spread layout with handwritten text for A estória do sol e do rinoceronte
Pencil spread layout with handwritten text for A estória do sol e do rinoceronte
Stack of illustrated Rinoceronte books on yellow
Pink rhinoceros beneath flying dark birds and hanging vegetation
Open Rinoceronte book with landscape illustrations on yellow
Radiating yellow sun beside blue sky and vividly patterned vegetation
Printed spread of a pink rhinoceros crossing a pale landscape
Open illustrated book showing rhinoceroses beside blue water
Pink rhinoceroses moving through a golden landscape with blue pools
Printed spread with a rhinoceros in a golden tree-lined landscape
Rhinoceros beneath a large tree facing a bright radiating sun
Open book pairing the sun illustration with a dark golden scene
Close-up of the pink rhinoceros and orange horn beside Portuguese text
Rinoceronte cover and back shown flat on yellow
Wide golden landscape beneath an orange sun at dusk
Pattern of slender purple plants on a textured yellow field
Blue back-cover artwork with text inside a ring of colourful plants
Printed book close-up showing the pink rhinoceros among birds and plants
Photograph of the printed book, A estória do sol e do rinoceronte
Photograph of the printed book, A estória do sol e do rinoceronte
Photograph of the printed book, A estória do sol e do rinoceronte
Photograph of the printed book, A estória do sol e do rinoceronte
Photograph of the printed book, A estória do sol e do rinoceronte
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