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There once was a dog with a keen sense of smell. She was known far and wide as Detective Dog Nell. Peter's dog Nell has an amazing sense of smell. Whether it's finding a lost shoe or discovering who did a poo on the new gravel path, her ever-sniffing nose is always hard at work. But Nell has other talents too. Every Monday she goes to school with Peter and listens to children read. So who better to have on hand when they arrive one morning to discover that the school's books have all disappeared! Who could have taken them? And why? There's only one dog for the job ...and Detective Dog Nell is ...

Garlic feels as though she's always doing something wrong. At least with her friend Carrot by her side and the kind Witch Agnes encouraging her, Garlic is happy to just tend her garden, where it's nice and safe.But when her village of vegetable folk learns that a bloodthirsty vampire has moved into the nearby castle, they all agree that, in spite of her fear and self-doubt, Garlic is the obvious choice to confront him. And with everyone counting on her, Garlic reluctantly agrees to face the mysterious vampire, hoping she has what it takes.After all, garlic drives away vampires... right?

Siempre se ha creído en la magia. Sin embargo la realidad es muy distinta a lo que creen que saben algunos: hadas, brujas, vampiros… todos son absurdos cuentos de niños. Si conocieran la verdad oculta y protegida tras esas invenciones, huirían sin dilaciones. Este libro ha caído en tus manos. Con él se te abrirán las puertas a un mundo totalmente desconocido. ¿Serás lo suficientemente valiente para conocer la verdad? ¿O serás sensato y lo dejarás atrás? Si finalmente te atreves, ¿Qué lado escogerás: el bien o mal?

Todos conocemos la conmovedora historia de la hermosa joven que se enamoró de un horrible monstruo, prefiriendo la virtud a la belleza. En esta edición del cuento no hay que elegir entre ambos dones. Las bondades del texto y la exquisitez de las ilustraciones van de la mano hasta el final feliz.