[Selected work](https://kathiuska.com/#case-studies) # A estória do sol e do rinoceronte A picture book about strength and tenderness Illustration and book design2020 ![A estória do sol e do rinoceronte, illustration and book design 27](/media/responsive/06a358b74b0185a1-960.webp) For Ondjaki’s picture book, I created the illustrations, cover, lettering and interior layout, then prepared the files for printing. Published by Alfaguara in Portugal in 2020, the story follows a rhinoceros who asks the sun for help with the sadness in his heart. Publisher Alfaguara · Portugal Format 40-page picture book Deliverables - Illustrations and character studies - Cover and interior layout - Hand lettering - Print-ready files ## Editions and recognition Published in Portuguese, English and German, with editions from four publishers. My cover, lettering, layout and print-ready delivery were for the original Portuguese edition. Portugal · Portuguese [Alfaguara](https://penguinlivros.pt/loja/alfaguara-infantil-juvenil/livro/a-estoria-do-sol-e-do-rinoceronte/)Original edition · 2020 Brazil · Portuguese [Pallas Míni](https://pallaseditora.com.br/produto/a-estoria-do-sol-e-do-rinoceronte/)A estória do sol e do rinoceronte Germany · German [Schaltzeit Verlag](https://www.schaltzeitverlag.de/kinderb%C3%BCcher/das-zweihorn/)Das Zweihorn · 2022 UK · English [Tate Publishing](https://shop.tate.org.uk/the-sun-and-the-rhinoceros-paperback/28990.html)The Sun and the Rhinoceros · Hardback and paperback The illustration and book-design project was featured in [Best of Behance](https://www.behance.net/gallery/101770343/A-Estoria-do-Sol-e-do-Rinoceronte). The German edition was recommended by the [German Academy for Children’s and Young Adult Literature](https://www.akademie-kjl.de/veranstaltungen-projekte/literarischer-adventskalender/literarischer-adventskalender-2022/) in its literary Advent calendar, January 2023. ## The characters Studies of the sun and the rhinoceros establish their shapes, expressions and colours before they enter the story. ![Character explorations for the sun and the rhinoceros](/media/responsive/7dbe640d81776b80-960.webp) ![Character explorations for the sun and the rhinoceros](/media/responsive/929ee8a1eefd1d81-960.webp) ![Character explorations for the sun and the rhinoceros](/media/responsive/3d9e675eb352a9ba-960.webp) ## Illustration and lettering The handwritten text sits within the landscapes, alongside the sun, water and plants. I designed each spread as a composition of words and images, not as an illustration with a separate text box. ![A estória do sol e do rinoceronte, illustration and book design 17](/media/responsive/eee21b74554f5330-960.webp) ![A estória do sol e do rinoceronte, illustration and book design 19](/media/responsive/aeb39fc14b540639-960.webp) ![A estória do sol e do rinoceronte, illustration and book design 22](/media/responsive/3228549c85ff7e4b-960.webp) ![A estória do sol e do rinoceronte, illustration and book design 24](/media/responsive/0472b44a638f5958-960.webp) ![A estória do sol e do rinoceronte, illustration and book design 26](/media/responsive/b98556392ea41c4f-960.webp) ![A estória do sol e do rinoceronte, illustration and book design 28](/media/responsive/7ae49ba789542def-960.webp) ## Planning the pages The pencil layouts bring the text, drawings and centre fold into the same plan. This is where I worked out the composition of each spread before finishing the artwork. ![Pencil spread layout with handwritten text for A estória do sol e do rinoceronte](/media/responsive/541d1e6a83a5f069-960.webp) ![Pencil spread layout with handwritten text for A estória do sol e do rinoceronte](/media/responsive/ef086786b3b54357-960.webp) ![Pencil spread layout with handwritten text for A estória do sol e do rinoceronte](/media/responsive/96df7eb1eab87d1f-960.webp) ![Pencil spread layout with handwritten text for A estória do sol e do rinoceronte](/media/responsive/63c678154de9c19d-960.webp) ![Pencil spread layout with handwritten text for A estória do sol e do rinoceronte](/media/responsive/389d06c7bccd41c2-960.webp) ![Pencil spread layout with handwritten text for A estória do sol e do rinoceronte](/media/responsive/ec490152d09d16f5-960.webp) ![Pencil spread layout with handwritten text for A estória do sol e do rinoceronte](/media/responsive/ad3a5226f11e724a-960.webp) ![Pencil spread layout with handwritten text for A estória do sol e do rinoceronte](/media/responsive/add1ead6633575f6-960.webp) ![Pencil spread layout with handwritten text for A estória do sol e do rinoceronte](/media/responsive/3d46415142ece9de-960.webp) ## Cover, endpapers and interior My work included the complete book layout and the files delivered for printing. The cover and endpapers use the same plants, colours and lettering as the story. ![A estória do sol e do rinoceronte, illustration and book design 1](/media/responsive/681ce11ea508634f-960.webp) ![A estória do sol e do rinoceronte, illustration and book design 2](/media/responsive/8d376742d027d68c-960.webp) ![A estória do sol e do rinoceronte, illustration and book design 3](/media/responsive/b13a0c9912a93975-960.webp) ![A estória do sol e do rinoceronte, illustration and book design 16](/media/responsive/a5c275b262937041-960.webp) ![A estória do sol e do rinoceronte, illustration and book design 18](/media/responsive/192a863af7b9d1ed-960.webp) ![A estória do sol e do rinoceronte, illustration and book design 20](/media/responsive/eee560b623048164-960.webp) ![A estória do sol e do rinoceronte, illustration and book design 21](/media/responsive/6522077421482a41-960.webp) ![A estória do sol e do rinoceronte, illustration and book design 23](/media/responsive/2ae86c9de4b5cdda-960.webp) ![A estória do sol e do rinoceronte, illustration and book design 25](/media/responsive/74a17633388e1688-960.webp) ![A estória do sol e do rinoceronte, illustration and book design 29](/media/responsive/19dad47d306c19f2-960.webp) ![A estória do sol e do rinoceronte, illustration and book design 30](/media/responsive/eb061826bfeb95aa-960.webp) ## The printed book ![Photograph of the printed book, A estória do sol e do rinoceronte](/media/responsive/4ad59f7338911717-960.webp) ![Photograph of the printed book, A estória do sol e do rinoceronte](/media/responsive/8540f4ebb37b5b2b-960.webp) ![Photograph of the printed book, A estória do sol e do rinoceronte](/media/responsive/8cb96502c919d15d-960.webp) ![Photograph of the printed book, A estória do sol e do rinoceronte](/media/responsive/0765cfedb58a05c5-960.webp) ![Photograph of the printed book, A estória do sol e do rinoceronte](/media/responsive/67621abf5e67a8db-960.webp) ![Photograph of the printed book, A estória do sol e do rinoceronte](/media/responsive/96732a26363e2a07-960.webp) [Alfaguara edition](https://penguinlivros.pt/loja/alfaguara-infantil-juvenil/livro/a-estoria-do-sol-e-do-rinoceronte/)[Publisher’s sample](https://static.fnac-static.com/multimedia/PT/pdf/9789897840142.pdf) ## Credits Text Ondjaki Illustration, cover, layout and lettering Catalina Vásquez Publishing Alfaguara Infantil & Juvenil · Portugal [Next caseA Translating Body_Animation for an immersive museum installation_![An illuminated forest of plants, animals and mountains from A Translating Body](/media/responsive/8158e2e572574ceb-1450.webp)](https://kathiuska.com/work/a-translating-body/) Source: https://kathiuska.com/work/rinoceronte/