In Why don't my cheeks blush?Isabel María Lozano Orenes invites us to walk alongside Dana, a girl who gazes at her reflection with doubts and questions. Through unexpected encounters and landscapes that transform her, Dana begins to discover that what she believed to be flaws are, in reality, unique traces of her history and her very being.
This story, accompanied by Sarah Massou Vicente's warm and expressive illustrations, reminds us that beauty is not measured by external molds or imposed standards. It is a story that celebrates the diversity of bodies and ways of inhabiting the world, that challenges normative perspectives, and opens the door to self-recognition through both individual and collective affection.
The work is a journey of self-discovery and resistance against aesthetic pressure, a tender and powerful reminder for children and adults alike that who we are is already valuable. Dana doesn't seek to fit in: she learns to blossom from within herself.