Has your child ever asked you what happens when you die? The Afterlife is a picture book that explores various answers to this question. It allows children and adults curious about the topic—which is probably everyone—to consider the different thoughts and beliefs found in various cultures around the world. It’s good and enriching for children to discover that there are many ways of thinking about the afterlife, and that they are all equally valid.
The artists of Circo Galaxia risk their lives every day. They jump from the trapeze without a net, swallow fire and swords, are launched into the air by cannons… Perhaps that’s why they talk so much about death. What comes after? What is the afterlife like? In Circo Galaxia, there are as many different answers as there are fins, antennae, and snouts…

