The “Gabriel Garcia Marquez” Library from the Union of South American Nations, as well as the book Where Dreams are Born: UNASUR for children,” written by Liset Lantigua and illustrated by Roberto Icaza, were both acknowledged by the 2017 Ibero-American Yearbook of Literature for Children and Young People, prepared under the auspices of the Government of Spain.

 

The “Garcia Marquez” Library has a collection of 3,000 books, most of them by Latin American authors. The library is a pioneering space from the national and regional library-science point of view, and has become a hub for knowledge, culture, writing, reading, and recreation for all the children of the community of San Antonio de Pichincha, Mitad del Mundo (Quito), where the headquarters of UNASUR are located.

 

At the same time, the Ibero-American Yearbook of Literature for Children and Young People recognizes the book Where Dreams are Born: UNASUR for Children, where a combination of text and illustrations serves to show not only the ideas behind the South American organization such as culture, art, peace, and solidarity, but also the mission and the values of the Union, in a friendly and tailored language for children, aimed at allowing them to observe and learn from the international body.