El Anfitrión

As a young orphan, Oliver is left to fend for himself until he is befriended by a band of young thieves who quickly train him in their craft. But, Oliver is not content to be a thief for he knows that life holds great joys and that true happiness cannot be stolen, but must be earned.

This impressive pop-up book tells the story of the Virgin of Guadalupe-one of Latin America's most powerful icons. Beautifully narrated, the text is a mixture of Mexican, Native American, and Spanish styles. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

En un país en el que no existía la palabra hablada, la gente aprendió a decirlo todo ¡pintando! Todo iba de maravillas, hasta que un día ocurrió lo inimaginable: ¡se acabó la tinta! Y ahora, ¿cómo iban a comunicarse? La risa contagiosa trata de las distintas formas que puede tomar la comunicación, de seres curiosos que habitan países desconocidos, del color y su ausencia y de lo importante que es saber reír a carcajadas. Del mismo escritor, Amanuense ha publicado Alma del mar, El cuento fantasma y Corazón de marimba. El arte de la ilustradora también puede verse en En botas de...

Take an ordinary, everyday kind of errand, add one little girl with a big imagination and the result is not just a trip to the store but a whole world of possibilities. Shau-yu is simply on her way to buy eggs for dinner's fried rice, yet she takes the reader on a journey filled with adventure and imaginings. Taiwan's traditional stores may be foreign to American readers, but Shau-yu's afternoon walk shows us all that imagination is universal.