De Victoria para Alejandro

17 autores, muertos de miedo, han escrito los textos de este libro. Lo cierto es que cada uno ha convocado a su fantasma a fin de crear estos cuentos y poemas con miedo para temblar, reir y pensar.

Ese momento deberá guardarse con mucho celo, como el más hermoso de todos los recuerdos familiares. Después, llegará la hora de contártelo, el minuto sublime del recuento. Nadie mejor que la mamá podrá describir aquel proceso . Fue toda una vida de esperanzas y algunos intentos fallidos que finalmente te hicieron posible, cuando de a dos se hizo la luz y apareció este milagroso fruto del amor. Pero todos debimos esperar todavía algún tiempo. Y tras nueve meses de dulce y tensa espera, por fin, llegó el momento. Ahora estás aquí viviendo tus primeras horas; reconociendo el...

New in Spanish, a sweet and hilarious story for the youngster whose heart is set on a new pet. A dragon might not be the most conventional pet, but this boy is determined. He argues his case to Mom and Dad with wit and charm, detailing the many benefits of dragon ownership: A dragon is the perfect bully deterrent! The perfect answer to snow-shoveling in the winter! The perfect trick-or-treating accessory! The perfect portable summer campfire! He swears he'll take really good care of it, too. He'll feed it, walk it, bathe it, take it to the doctor, and even teach it to fly. This laugh-out-loud ...

The bear's hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. Each animal says no, some more elaborately than others. But just as the bear begins to despond, a deer comes by and asks a simple question that sparks the bear's memory and renews his search with a vengeance. Told completely in dialogue, this delicious take on the classic repetitive tale plays out in sly illustrations laced with visual humor - and winks at the reader with a wry irreverence that will have kids of all ages thrilled to be in on the...