Evelina Daciūtė, Greta Alice. Diena, kai nieko nenutiko (The Day When Nothing Happened), Vilnius: Alma littera, 2021. – 28 p.  

This book is part of a 3-step series of books for children learning to read. The author paints a convincing picture of the book’s protagonists – a sister and a brother – who are expecting that something unexpected will happen today. Nothing happens every day, after all… Life gets so boring when nothing happens… And yet every day is full of new experiences and adventures, colours and sounds. The mood of every special day is revealed in enchanting colours by the illustrator Greta Alice. The book features a kaleidoscope of seemingly ordinary events: the children notice that there are more ducks than usual by the river, and start speculating whether the swans are going to show up the next day. They lose sight of each other in the forest and finally find each other again. Every Wednesday, they notice the neighbours’ cat sitting in a tree: is it eavesdropping on people’s conversations or listening to the radio if it can tell when it’s Wednesday?! The children decide that the Great Wall of China is not that long, because if it was, it would surely land up in Lithuania. Before going to bed, the children might think that nothing interesting happened: the truth is that, every time, they have had an exciting day full of extraordinary little moments.

Evelina Daciūtė (b. 1975) is a journalist, poet and writer. Most of her works are intended for children. She has written more than ten books. With Aušra Kiudulaitė as co-author, Laimė yra lapė (The Fox on the Swing) is her best known work. This book has won numerous awards in Lithuania and worldwide, including the Mildred L. Batchelder Award, presented by the American Library Association. In 2020, the author received the Global Lithuanian Award for her contribution to Lithuanian culture.

Greta Alice (b. 1992) is an illustrator, graphic designer and educator. She creates comic books and has illustrated a number of children’s and young adult books. In 2018, she was awarded the Book Art Exhibition diploma for her personal project – illustrations for Ričardas Gavelis’ book Vilniaus Pokeris (Vilnius Poker).
Illustrator’s portfolio: https://gretalice.com

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