The book fair where creativity meets the future, London Book Fair, opened its doors last March 11-13, 2025, in Olympia, London. Drawing around 30,000 attendees, this year’s London Book Fair showcased the vibrant world of publishing and creative content, marking a significant milestone in the industry. The fair not only maintained its impressive attendance figures but also celebrated a 10-percent boost in rights-center table sales compared to 2024.
Citi of Books is proud to have been part of this prestigious event, representing the incredible works of our talented authors in stand 7B94. In our assigned booth, a range of books—from fiction to nonfiction—would be on exhibit. A book included in the gallery was “Alisa in Washerland (German Edition)” by Marian Flores.
Author and illustrator, Marian Flores attended Paier School of Art, where she earned a certificate in Advertising and Commercial Art. After working for many years as a graphic artist, she returned to college in 2002, graduating from Naugatuck Valley Community College in 2004, where she received an A.S in General studies.
In preparation for a career teaching art, she will graduate Central Connecticut State University in December 2006, with a B.S. in Art Education. Marian currently resides in Wolcott, CT, with her husband, Pete, and son Richard.
“Alisa in Washerland (German Edition)” by Marian Flores is a contemporary twist and plays on words with the classic book, Alice in Wonderland, influenced by the author dislikes doing the dishes as a child, and her nieces’ disdain for putting dishes into the dishwasher. The author’s sister had a dream of being inside the dishwasher, which became Marian’s idea to combine all these things in one story.
The main character of this fantasy is a ten-year-old girl named Alisa, who always tantrums about washing the dishes and wishes that she never has to. Her mother heard this and scolded her. Later, Alisa shrank in size and was sucked inside the dishwasher’s magical realm, where she saw strange creatures washing the dishes. She suddenly missed her friends and family and wanted to return to the real world. She made it back into the real world and swore to never again whine about having to do the dishes.