Lorena Alvarez

After entering an empty turtle shell she found on a school trip, Sandy meets Hicotea, who has filled the shell with paintings, sculpture, and books, but when Sandy encounters Livion, a dark force, she learns a lesson about the power of art and imagination.

"The story that started it all and spawned a series of film adaptations that have become the stuff of silver screen legend: 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by L. Frank Baum is in fact the first in a series of novels set in Oz, but it is by far the most famous. Published right at the turn of the century in the year 1900, the novel's fantastical setting---a world inhabited by zany creatures and terrifying villains---is a perfect sort of quaint escapism...

Marsha tries scientific experiments to attract friends she can invite to her birthday party, but concludes that the best way to draw others is by being herself.

"On breathtaking mountains, where coffee beans grow, I carry my friends to the green hills below. I drive through the Andes, so windy and steep. Me llamo La Chiva. That's me! Beep, beep, beep! Every morning, a colorful Colombian bus wakes up bright and early with an important job to do--to bring people into town to sell their goods at the local mercado. But when they run into trouble, it's going to take a collective effort to get back on their...

When Goldilocks stumbles upon an empty cottage with three bowls of porridge laid out for breakfast, she sits down to find one that's just right. Little does she know that the porridge belongs to three bears who are on their way home.

"Welcome to the wonderful world of fairy tales, full of wicked wolves, clever princesses and magic beanstalks tat touch the sky. Would you like to be whisked away to a royal ball? Or find out who lives in a castle in the clouds? Then let's begin. Once upon a time..." -- Back cover.

Bedtime rhymes for nursery rhyme and fairy tale characters.

It's Halloween and there are pumpkins everywhere! Follow the adventures of four little trick-or treaters as they make their way to their town's pumpkin parade.

Va a emprender un viaje mágico: sobrevolara una ciudad, cruzara el mar, atravesara una tormenta, ¡y hasta un cielo lleno de avionetas! Acompaña a un niño, una niña y sus perrito en una aventura realmente mágica. Este cuento se ha rescatado de entre las magníficas historias que escribió Margaret Wise Brown, autora de los clásicos infantiles Buenas noches, luna.