Pinguinos Del Senor Papper

Now in Spanish! The colors of Hispaniola burst into life in this striking, evocative debut picture book that celebrates the joy of being Dominican. If Dominican were a color, it would be the sunset in the sky, blazing red and burning bright. If Dominican were a color, it’d be the roar of the ocean in the deep of the night, With the moon beaming down rays of sheer delight. The palette of the Dominican Republic is exuberant and unlimited. Maiz comes up amarillo, the blue-black of dreams washes over sandy shores, and people’s skin can be the shade of cinnamon in cocoa or of mahogany. This...

Nikolai, un pintor con talento pero sin fortuna, hace un pacto con Anuva, una mujer que nadie ha visto y de la que nadie ha escuchado hablar. "Hazme un retrato, si me gusta, tendrás la vida que siempre has querido. Si no..." ¿Existe realmente Anuva?, ¿Cuál es el precio que debe pagar Nikolai a cambio del éxito prometido?, ¿Por qué, siendo pintor, se niega a mostrar su obra más valiosa? Estas son algunas de las preguntas que surgen a lo largo del este relato samarita.

Gato descubre que todo nace. Cuando se juntan dos colores, nace otro; cuando se planta una semilla, nace una planta; de un gusanito puede nacer una mariposa; de un huevo de gallina salen pollitos; de la panza de una mamá humana nace un bebé y de la panza de una mamá gata nació él... ¿Cuántas cosas más podrán nacer?

Joe is eleven years old and does not remember ever living outside of his hospital room. His illness does not let him leave for even a moment and the few visits he receives can bring dangerous microbes to his "bubble." His parents died in a car accident many years ago and so the only person around is his sister, Beth. But his life drastically changes when a new nurse arrives from India in search of a better life in the United Kingdom.