A Big Dream

There was once a little chap with big dreams, eager to grow, to be big,
to be someone who wouldn’t go… unnoticed.

This is the story of a crocodile who wants to leave its mark on the universe, far beyond its own meager place in the world. The crocodile is a metaphor of human ambition; it is eager to grow and leave behind
some trace of its presence. Just like the crocodile, some people are convinced they are destined to do great things, despite not knowing exactly what those things might be or how to achieve them, and, as a result, they devour everything around them.
Beautiful album with wonderful double-page acrylic illustrations, full of symbolic elements and accompanied by simple phrases.

Key points

2011 – IBBY Brazil Award
2011 – JUUL Award, Ikastolas de Navarra
2009 – International Compostela Prize for Picture Books
Argentina’s National Reading Plan
Portugal’s National Reading Plan (PNL)

• Winner of the International Compostela Prize for Picture Books 2009.
• It represents the desire to grow and advance, to finally understand
that we are part of a whole.
• Includes phosphorescent elements on the cover and a sheet with bright
stars stickers.

Felipe Ugalde

2021 – Selection in Bratislava Illustration Biennale
2002 – 13th NOMA Concours, Encouragement Prize
1996, 1991 – Honourable Mention in the Catalogue of Children’s and Youth Illustrators, Mexico
1983 – IBBY Mexico, second place in Antoniorrobles Award