Not Any Mountain

“Mountains are the palm lines of the planet.” With this powerful phrase, Julio Serrano introduces a poetically charged story in which a girl forms an intimate bond with her mountain. She gives it a name, holds it in her hands, and discovers that it changes color according to emotion: blue when she walks away, red when her heart beats.
In this relationship of complicity, the mountain reveals itself as a volcano, a fruit of fire, and a guardian of telluric secrets. The girl’s dreams—where mountains become oceanic puzzles and magma “sings”—weave a poetic geology that connects tectonic plates and eruptions with family memory: black-and-white photographs, a grandmother who knows about earthquakes.
Juan Palomino brings this narrative to life through illustrations that fuse realism and symbolism. Using a volcanic palette—dominated by magma reds and deep blues—he visualizes the profound connection between landscape and identity.

Key points

2025 – Selected for the BRAW Amazing Bookshelf, Bologna Ragazzi Award
2025 – 100 Recommended Books Award, Cuatrogatos Foundation, USA
Selected by the Chicago School District, Illinois, USA, for its Bilingual Program

• The book and its authors have received numerous distinctions.
• A hymn to the ancestral relationship and connection between people and nature.
• A book to read aloud that invites you to observe the natural surroundings with fresh eyes.