This image is the cover for the book Neptun

Neptun

At bedtime, Julian spots two large eyes studying him through his bedroom window. The boy looks just like him, but of a different colour, a different race, of a different world. The boy is Neptun. With his mum’s permission, Neptun takes Julian on an adventure through our solar system, introducing to him worlds beyond our imagination, where although of different species, colour and planet, all are the same in love, friendship, and struggles. A wonderful children’s perspective on the world, humanity and aliens, infused with otherworldly colourful depictions of what other planets and creatures may look like. It is a story about friendship, unity, and unconditional love and acceptance of anyone who is different.

Ana Ciumac

Ana Ciumac was born in a very small country in Europe, Moldova. She comes from a large family, youngest of six. Her mother had an uncapped passion for the art of storytelling, thus had an infectious influence in Ana’s storytelling journey. She has always loved creating her own bedtime stories for her two daughters, always raw and unpenned. She started telling her wonderous stories to her first grandchild, Julian Nicolas when he was barely one year old. As soon as he could utter words, he told his grandma that one day he’d love to tell these stories to his own grandchildren – the moment when the written word of Ana’s storytelling has now been born. Ana will pass on her storytelling to the next generations to come.

Austin Macauley Publishers