A publisher devoted to children’s picture books was born in El Verger

The publishing house was born with the idea of ​​specializing in publishing. picture albums for children but with a clear editorial line: the stories told contribute to improving the world. protecting children, animals and the planet.

just olivia is he publisher’s first titlewill be in bookstores in Spanish, English and Catalan/Valencian next October. The book follows five-year-old Kai who wants to write a story but doesn’t know where to start, until the appearance of his little dog Olivia reminds him every day that he has the most incredible adventures with her.

Bazu is the author of the text and the illustrations are responsible for the Venezuelan illustrator. Marjoram PirelaLong lasting in Alicante.

Current editor -Business graduate – who formerly developed a career in marketing and cinema she created this story from her motherhood and observing her son’s relationship with his chihuahua dog., accompanying her since her pregnancy. He wrote the book a few years ago without thinking of publishing it, it became his son’s bedtime favourite, and when he came to El Verger he wondered why he hadn’t set up a publishing house to host this and similar works.

This story addresses “The magical bond between kids and their furry friends fantasy adventures, but talks about a lot of things like love, diversity and the beauty of a world without labels”, explains the author, who has three more stories in his works and plans to add other authors to his catalog in the medium term, with a respectful perspective on boys and girls, animals and the care of nature. as long as they follow the established line to contribute to literature.

“The idea is not just to publish books, it’s books that help to have a better world. and especially in these three axes, with the stories that contribute to it Sand particle “in accepting other creatures and adapting to their needs,” says the editor, adding that this project stems from her love for books “and a desire to take on something that adds value compared to a world dominated by Instagram or influencers. “I want to go back to craftsmanship and recover the slowness and connections that seem to have been lost to slow down, create a more empathetic society,” says Mireia Bazu. reading promotional campaigns so that children’s audiences are nourished by these stories and the values ​​associated with them from the beginning: “It will cost, but we will try to reverse it on our small scale”. Born in Barcelona and raised in Alicante, who lived for a long time in Switzerland, he also made his own way when he decided to move to El Verger to live “in a quiet place and more in touch with nature”.

Mar de Sauces has just started – it was created last May and the website has been up for a month – and its manager says it still has to wait to see how the first book, which is on pre-sale in a special edition, works out. for “open the catalog to other authors in the region or region, to expand the map first. It’s not easy to find writers who fit this philosophy and the line we draw for ourselves, but that’s the intention.” The foresight is to publish all work in three languages.but first you have to see how they work.

Mar de Sauces thus joins other publishers in its news, such as Fun Readers in Bigastro, founded seven years ago and dedicated to children’s and youth books, with about thirty titles that have emerged in the province and outside the capital in recent years. or Degomagom, which started operations from Ibi in 2018 and has just published its eighth book.