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Bernardo, aged 11, is the hockey goalkeeper for the school team and his father is the greatest fan. But when the day of the final dawns, Bernardo falls ill. Father and son find themselves in a dilemma: should he play or stay at home? They finally decide to go to the doctor and in the way home, while the father is on the pharmacy Bernardo disappears… A funny book about the stupid things that a parents can do for their kids.

Elements of magical realism turn a grandmother/grandson day of fishing into an extraordinary experience. When this duo casts out their lines, they catch some fish and a snapping turtle. But with a little time and patience, they catch all sorts of unexpected things in Magic Lake--rollerblades, fuzzy slippers, a fire-breathing dragon, and a ferry that takes them to faraway places. The young boy learns that life is an adventure filled with the magic of possibility.

Había una vez un ratón narigudo, regordete, paticorto y muy forzudo, que además era muy peleador, presumido y abusivo. A todos los ratones trataba siempre a empujones. Así las cosas, un día caminando, se encontró con un resorte: Era una cosa rara, debilucha y enroscada, pero no por chiquita era menos fuerte que el ratón.

En un duelo entre el anonimato y la popularidad, el hijo de el Enmascarado de Lata decide utilizar su arma secreta Para que los rudos de la escuela por fin lo acepten. Pero en la tercera ca da descubre lo que en realidad se esconde tras la m scara.