No One Is Home by Mikolaj Pa ill. Gosia Herba tr. Scotia Gilroy

ACHUKA Book of the Day 9 May 2025

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Powered By Plants [ACHUKA Book of the Day 11 Aug 2022]

Join two friends on a hilarious adventure through an animal city as they embark on a topsy-turvy journey to find each other.

Leo and Kimbo are best friends. Despite living on opposite sides of the city, they meet almost every day. But today is a very special day: it’s Kimbo’s birthday! Leo decides to surprise his friend with a birthday present and so heads off to meet up with Kimbo across the busy city. But little does Leo know that Kimbo is headed to Leo’s house! Will they ever get to celebrate together?

There is so much to see in this zany city: there’s a bug parade, a shop selling rhymes, a busy bakery selling cream puffs and ice cream, a Robo-Dog dancing in the park, and so much more!

From the creators of No. 5 Bubblegum Street, featuring artwork that ‘share[s] the bright hand-drawn style of beloved Scarry characters’ (The Times), join the friends as their paths get tangled and the city takes them on an adventure.

Mikołaj Pa, a cultural studies graduate, works as a graphic designer, writer, and collage artist in Wrocław, Poland. He was a cofounder and long-time editor for the Polish music magazine Popup Music.

For the last fifteen years, Gosia Herba has been working for publishers, magazines, music labels, and ad agencies. She’s also an illustrator and author of books for children and graphic novels. She lives and works in Wrocław, Poland.

Originally from Vancouver, Canada, Scotia Gilroy is now based in Kraków, Poland. She was a mentee in the National Centre for Writing’s Emerging Translator Mentorship in Norwich, England, in 2016-2017 (under the mentorship of Antonia Lloyd-Jones).

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3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ “No hi ha ningú a casa”, de Mikolaj Pasinski, Gosia Herba, Joanna Bielak i @EdJuventud.

Crítica d’Emma Bosch:
“Agraïm als editors que puguem ampliar la col·lecció d’aquesta parella polonesa tan creativa que està agradant força a casa nostra”.https://t.co/bfKXENNUos pic.twitter.com/Hck7fPwyfg

— Ibbycat | Consell Català de LIJ (@Ibbycat_Consell) February 24, 2025