A runner dreams of visiting his friend in Rio de Janeiro, exploring the beautiful hills of the city the way he knows best - with his trusty red running shoes. But before he can make the trip - disaster! An injury brings his training to a halt and gives him the dreaded 'injury blues'. As every runner knows, overcoming an injury is an athelete's greatest challenge.
What should a runner do when they can no longer run?
With charming, pastel illustrations and an endearing hero, this book is the perfect pick-me-up for anyone facing the injury blues, to help them on the road to recovery. A story of resilience, perseverance, and the joy of running!
Proceeds from the sale of this book go to Freedom from Torture, a charity that provides therapy and rehabilitation to people who survived torture to heal, and feel safe and strong again.
Dan Schlesinger is a former world class runner and the illustrator of the Japanese edition of Harry Potter, with well over 20 million copies sold.
Dan Schlesinger is a professional oil painter based in Princeton, New Jersey. Dan's work has been shown in some of the most prestigious galleries across the world, including the Mall Gallery, the Medici Gallery, the Walker Galleries and the Courcoux & Courcoux Gallery
Having lived a number of years in the Far East, Dan exhibits widely in Japan. Since 2002, under the auspices of the important Prova Gallery, his work has been shown in over fifty solo exhibitions around the country. He is well known in Japan as the illustrator and cover designer of the Japanese edition of the Harry Potter series, with over 22 million copies sold. Dan also designs book covers for Koudansha, Japan's largest publisher, and has appeared often on Japanese television and radio.
Born in New York City, Dan attended Yale, Harvard and Oxford universities, practicing as a lawyer for several years before embracing a full-time career as an artist. A former professional long distance runner with Nike sponsorship, Dan placed 3rd in the 1982 New York marathon, with a time of 2:11:54. Dan shares his time between London, Princeton and Boston. In his long career he has suffered - and recovered from - numerous injuries. He now runs for fun.
