Serafina. El cumpleaños (by Albertine)

Celebrate with Serafina in this vibrant and engaging picture-board book by renowned illustrator Albertine. On the day of her birthday, Serafina wakes up surrounded by her cheerful monster-friends — Gaspar, Marlon, Casimiro, Marcel, León, Caperucita, Rosina, Giorgio, Etienne and Víctor. Together they prepare decorations, plan games, bake a generous cake, welcome an unexpected gallery of guests, and live through a full day of birthday joy.

This large-format board book (26 × 34 cm, 16 pages) offers more than a simple story: each double-page spread is a richly detailed scene inviting young readers to hunt for characters and discover tiny narratives within the big celebration. With Albertine’s first foray into digital painting, the artwork bursts with vivid colour and imaginative whimsy. According to the publisher, the book “stimulates observation and dialogue with the youngest” by turning the act of reading into a playful experience of looking and discovering. 

Ideal for children from about 3 years old, this book becomes both a gift for festive occasions and a tool for early visual literacy: parents and educators can encourage children to name characters, describe what they see, follow the sequence of the day and even invent their own stories about what each guest or monster friend is doing. The combination of party fun, a warm home-filled setting, and playful monsters makes this album stand out as a joyful exploration of birthdays, friendship and imagination.