Alejandro vive en una ciudad y, como la mayoría de sus habitantes, está destinado a trabajar en las fábricas cuando sea mayor. Pero un buen día una caravana de un circo gitano llega al lugar y Alejandro escuchará por primera vez las alegres melodías y verá los bailes y los números de circo. Entre los miembros de la compañía está Elena, una niña de su edad, de la que se enamora al primer vistazo. Junto con los músicos del circo, Alejandro descubrirá su talento nato para tocar la guitarra y, tras un primer rechazo, su familia se sentirá finalmente orgullosa de él gracias a sus logros.
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LACOMBE, BENJAMIN
Benjamin was born in Paris in 1982.<BR>In 2001, he attended the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Arts D?coratifs of Paris (ENSAD) where he pursued his artistic education. In addition to his studies, he worked as an advertising and animated movie artist before completing his first comic series at the age of 19, along with a few other illustrated books?<BR>His final project « Cherry and Olive », , which he has both written and illustrated, became his first children?s book and was published by Les ?ditions du Seuil in March 2006. The following year, it was released by Walker Books (USA) and nominated one of the top 10 children?s books for the year 2007 in the U.S.A. by the prestigious weekly news magazine Time.<BR>Since then, Benjamin has written and illustrated numerous books. He has notably worked with Albin Michel, Barefoot Books (USA), Edelvives (Spain), Hemingway Korea (Korea), Milan, MaxMilo, Sarbacane, Soleil, Walker Books (USA) and of course Le Seuil Jeunesse, the publishing house which has issued most of his books.<BR>Benjamin exhibits his work on a regular basis. Among others, it has been displayed in the following art galleries: Ad Hoc Art (New York),L?art de rien (Paris), Dorothy Circus (Rome), Maruzen (Tokyo), etc...<BR>Benjamin lives and works in Paris with his dog Virgile, often found