Storyteller Adventures
Storytelling is one of our most fundamental communication methods. Who doesn’t love hearing a good story? The fact is, we spend much of our daily lives hearing and telling stories! It’s our way of sharing information and living vicariously through the experiences of others.
During our first half-century, we have been fortunate enough to have some pretty incredible experiences and we fancy sharing our tales. We’ve called this blog, “Storyteller Adventures,” because we wanted to share some of our incidents of travel as well as to document our journey of how Vista Tranquila Publishers came into existence and how it continues. So, what does our blog include and what can you expect to find? For sure, we’ll touch on topics relevant to bilingual life, our travels around the world, the exotic foods we try, and the intriguing people we encounter. We have astonishing adventures every day though, even when we don’t go anywhere. We’ll share our mundane observations and some truly unique encounters.
Vista Tranquila Publishers is our creation but, it’s so much more than a book publishing company. We seek to tell stories that will inspire interest, promote cross-cultural understanding, and be entertaining at the same time. Our basic premise for our business is in favor of creating shared experiences and opposed to the collection of garage sale fodder. We want to make our books and our products come alive. Once you become a part of the story, the books and the handicrafts we sell become part of our shared encounter, a type of trophy you story in your memory. Everything we post on our website will tell a story. We hope you like what we’re doing, and we look forward to reading your comments!
Day at the zoo
Analuisa Alvarado
Analuisa Alvarado is a Guatemalan illustrator and graphic designer. She holds a B.A. from Francisco Marroquín University and an B.F.A. from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She has completed painting workshops in Florence, Italy and xylography and photography workshops in Guatemala. Her works have been displayed in more than 20 expositions in Guatemala, France, and the United States. This is her first time illustrating a children’s book.
Analuisa Alvarado is a Guatemalan illustrator and graphic designer. She holds a B.A. from Francisco Marroquín University and a B.F.A. from Savannah College of Art and Design. She has completed painting workshops in Florence, Italy and xylography and photography workshops in Guatemala. Her works have been displayed in more than 20 expositions in Guatemala, France, and the United States. Her first illustrated book, The Magical Skies of Sumpango/Los cielos mágicos de Sumpango is available in English, Spanish, French and German. Antigua’s Amazing Sawdust Carpets/ Las increíbles alfombras de aserrín de Antigua, the second book that she illustrated with author Kimberly Mathis Pitts, was the 2024 Bronze Medal Winner for the International Children’s Book Awards in the category of Most Inspirational Children’s Picture Book- Bilingual. Check her out on Instagram.
Analuisa Alvarado es una ilustradora y diseñadora gráfica guatemalteca. Es licenciada en Bellas Artes por la Universidad Francisco Marroquín y por el Savannah College of Art and Design. Ha realizado talleres de pintura en Florencia, Italia, y de xilografía y fotografía en Guatemala. Sus obras han participado en más de 20 exposiciones en Guatemala, Francia y Estados Unidos. Su primer libro ilustrado, The Magical Skies of Sumpango/Los cielos mágicos de Sumpango, está disponible en inglés, español, francés y alemán. Antigua's Amazing Sawdust Carpets/ Las increíbles alfombras de aserrín de Antigua, el segundo libro que ilustró con la autora Kimberly Mathis Pitts, fue el ganador de la Medalla de Bronce 2024 de los International Children's Book Awards en la categoría de libro ilustrado infantil bilingüe más inspirador. Conócela en Instagram.