El Patito Feo

En muchos cuentos populares los animales actúan como personas y, por tanto, se les atribuyen sus mismas cualidades y debilidades. Algunos son presumidos, otros gandules, los hay incomprendidos y también confiados. Personajes de cuento que, sin duda, ilustran la vida real.

"My name is Gaby, and I'm looking for a home. Having the nicest clothes or cell phone isn't important, but I'd like to have a cat that I can talk to when I'm home alone." When Gaby Ramirez Howard starts volunteering at the local animal shelter, she takes special pride in writing adoption advertisements. Her flyers help the cats and dogs there find their forever homes: places where they'll be loved and cared for, no matter what. Gaby is in need of a forever home herself. Her mother has recently been deported to Honduras and Gaby doesn't know where to turn. Meanwhile, Gaby's favorite shelter...

"A bilingual story, inspired by the childhood of Valentina Cruz, whose family was one of the first permanent inhabitants of the Galapagos islands. Valentina makes a promise to protect the islands and her animal friends"--

Wendy is excited when she spots a cat charm in Mrs. Bast's booth, but Mrs. Bast refuses to sell it to her. She warns Wendy that it isn't a cat charm-- it's a "werecat" charm and it's dangerous. Wendy doesn't care, she grabs the charm, throws down some money, and runs. That night, at the stroke of midnight-- Wendy starts to change.

Sabrina parece estar siempre distraída. "Está siempre en las nubes", dice su padre. Y su madre no sabe qué hacer. ¿Qué le pasa a Sabrina? Sólo la tía Cora la entiende, la niña quiere vivir en las nubes, tiene un mundo ahí, una casa ...una vida hermosa. ¿O es que acaso todos vivimos igual y en el mismo lugar?