On 3 November 1957, the USSR sent the first living creature into space aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft.
It was a dog called Laïka. Found in the street, she was calm and docile. This book tells her story, from her birth in the street, before men had even given her a name.
One day, she is captured by busy humans who subject her to tests and experiments. Locked up in cramped rooms, she misses her freedom. Little does she know that the greatest journey of all has been planned for her.
By telling these historical events from the animal’s point of view, Almudena Pano delivers a touching tale that questions the legitimacy of human ownership of living things. She questions the relativity of what counts, and for whom.
Publication : 5 Sep 2025•Age : From 4 years•Size : 18 x 28 cm•Volume : 56 pages•Price : 17.5€•ISBN : 978-2-931296-30-1•Rights sold :
Almudena Pano is a Spanish author-illustrator living in Brussels. After having oriented herself towards the artistic branch, she trained in graphic design and pursued a career in the world of advertising, which took her from Spain to Belgium. She decided to reshuffle her cards and went back to studying illustration at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels. At the same time, she and Elisa Sartori created the art collective 10eme Arte, dedicated to the creation of murals. Their works are present in the public space, as well as in shops, bars, concert halls…
Histoire en morceaux, her first book, won the Prix de la Première œuvre jeunesse de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. She also wrote and illustrated the acclaimed comic strip Gloria (Rue de l'échiquier). With 10eme Arte, she illustrated the poet Lisette Lombé's text A hauteur d'enfant (CotCotCot) (The BRAW amazing bookshelve 2024).
