Una Postal Desde Italia (a Postcard from Italy)

"Milly loves to be silly! But when Dad wakes up with a cold on his birthday, Milly changes all of her silly plans to help him feel better. Milly loves to be silly, but she loves Dad even more and wants to help take care of him on his special day"--

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 Japan, and they set off on a magical adventure to see her country"--

Como otros chicos, María recibe muchos regalos en Navidad. Y entre todos, hay uno que llama especialmente su atención: un cascanueces. Pero ¿quién es, en realidad, Cascanueces? ¿Y por qué debe enfrentarse al espantoso Rey de los Ratones?

"Each animal has some characteristic that makes it spectacular. In the farm, forest, garden, jungle, steppe, or river, this book tests children¿s¿and adults¿¿knowledge of animals, wherever they might live. By way of riddles, different characteristics of an animal are presented so that together, children and adults can put two and two together and figure out the answers."

La primera y desternillante aventura de alto voltaje de la superestrella ALESHA DIXON Aurora Beam acaba de llevarse una gran SORPRESA. Su madre es una superheroína secreta, y ahora los propios poderes de Aurora empiezan a manifestarse: ¡de las yemas de los dedos le salen chispas de luz! Tiene mucho que asimilar. Ni siquiera sabe dar una voltereta medianamente bien, ¿CÓMO VA A SER UNA SUPERHEROÍNA? Entonces, aparece un supermalvado con un plan para robar una piedra preciosa. ¿Podrá Aurora evitarlo, ayudada (o quizá entorpecida) por sus valerosos amigos y un avestruz muy estirado?

Hutchins' mouthwatering story about Marna's freshly baked cookies will certainly appeal to Spanish speakers. The spirited illustrations, filled with cookies, interracial children, toys, & a cat, add a buoyant tone to this picture book that also teaches a thing or two about addition & subtraction in an appetizing manner