Silly Milly y la Sorpresa de Cumpleaños (Silly Milly and the Birthday Surprise)

After getting a postcard from their friend Jack in Australia, twins Carlos and Camila magically travel to visit their new friend and his country. Includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension.

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.

"Twins Camila and Carlos find a postcard in their mailbox from a girl in Italy, and they set off on a magical adventure to see her country"--

¡Adéntrate en el reino de Bellua y conoce a sus adorables criaturas! Con gran desenvolvimiento se platea una trama llena de aventuras, misterio y emoción propia para pequeños lectores. ¡Puedo hacerlo! —se dijo Hattie. Estiró los brazos lo máximo que pudo por encima de la cabeza. Pero si podía hacerlo, ¿por qué temblaba de la cabeza a los pies? Hattie B tiene diez años y ha recibido la misión de cuidar y proteger el maravilloso mundo de Bellua y sus criaturas maravillosas del malvado rey Ivar y de su secuaz, una pequeña diablilla. Esta vez tendrá que salvar a un unicornio que...

When Arcoiris loses a color, his friend, Oki the gnome, goes to the owl for advice and then sets out on a journey to a river where he can get some magic water.

Spanish/English edition of a classic tale. One day Tortoise overhears Hare boasting, 'I can run so fast I leave the wind behind.' 'What nonsense,' says Tortoise to Hare. 'I'll give you a race.' Hare falls about laughing, but all the same he accepts the challenge. As they set off, Hare bounds down the lane, with Tortoise creeping along behind. Hare obviously has the natural advantage, so he stops for an elevenses of carrots, is overcome by sleepiness and takes a long nap. Soon Tortoise has crept slowly but surely past him and wins the race - just! Aesop's most well-known fable - pitting...

A story in rebuses explores the relationship of a grandfather and his grandson as they spend their days together and the grandfather answers the boy's questions with stories.