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Lupe e Isa van a Chile

Book: Lupe and Isa go to Chile

An illustrated journey between the Netherlands and Chile

Hardcover, A4, 48 pages 

Delivery: July 2025
Languages: Spanish and Dutch

Limited-time pre-order. 

Reserve your copy before it’s gone!

Synopsis

From the Netherlands to Chile… an adventure to discover two cultures.
Lupe and Isa, two curious sisters, embark on an unforgettable journey. Discover active volcanoes, ancient trees, and entirely new traditions. While it's winter in one country, it's summer in the other. Everything is different, everything is fascinating.
This is a heartfelt story about friendship, bicultural identity, and discovering the world.
The book is written in Spanish and Dutch — perfect for reading together as a family or in the classroom.

Hardcover of the illustrated book Lupe and Isa go to Chile

What is the book about?

This illustrated book is designed for children from Chilean-Dutch families and explores key topics to help them connect with their bicultural identity. It introduces both countries through their:

  • Time differences and seasons

  • Language and expressions

  • Geography and nature

  • Wildlife

  • Clothing and local customs

  • Celebrations and holidays

About the Author & Illustrator

Paula Pérez de Arce

Paula is a Chilean graphic designer and illustrator, as well as the mother of two bicultural girls: Lupe and Isa. She has lived in the Netherlands for seven years, and it was her personal experience raising her daughters between two cultures that inspired her to create this book.

 

Lupe e Isa van a Chile is a bilingual children’s book (Spanish–Dutch) that celebrates the cultural differences between Chile and the Netherlands through a perspective that is warm and easy for children to understand.

 

With colorful illustrations and fun facts, the book invites young readers to explore two very different — yet equally special — countries.

 

This book is not only for children growing up between both cultures, but also for their families, friends, and loved ones. It serves as a tool to help them better understand the world these children live in, and to get to know — from another point of view — the country that is also part of their story.

Paula Perez de Arce
Pre-order Details
  • Special pre-order price: Chile CLP $19,901 - Europe €19.99 (shipping not included)

  • Delivery: July 2025

  • Shipping:

    • Chile - Blue Express, shipping fee to your home.

    • Netherlands - PostNL, shipping fee to your home.

    • Belgium - B-Post, shipping fee to your home.

  • Pick-up: Chile - Saturday, July 19 and 26, from 12:00 to 13:00 at Colegio “De Andes” Av. Alcántara 445, 7550264 Las Condes, Región Metropolitana, Chile.

  • Payment: 

    • Chile - Secure via Shopify (multiple payment methods) or bank transfer (in CLP$ in a chilean bank)

    • Europe - Secure via Shopify (multiple payment methods)

Patrocinado por:

Logo for the commemoration of 200 years of bilateral relations between Chile and the Netherlands
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