Lulu and the Hunger MonsterTM/Lulú y el Monstruo del Hambre

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 ...

Thomas es un friki. Un nolife. Un geek. ¿Un qué? Un geek. Es decir, un chico más bien discreto obsesionado por los juegos de ordenador hasta el punto de renunciar a su vida social. Y es que para él todo es perfecto en su mundo virtual en alta defi nición: allí no tienen cabida matones como Latreille, profesoras de francés pesadas como Madame Friol, padres enrollados adictos a eBay y Facebook y que sólo comen cosas bio, y hermanas pequeñas marisabidillas. Lo es hasta que aparece en su vida Esther, la chica más guapa del instituto, amante de los caballos y la naturaleza, y que odia...

Experts agree that the first sentence of a book is fundamental. It provokes intrigue and curiosity, promises mysteries to be solved and hours of entertainment. If it works, it hooks us. In this book, the author writes 22 stories that start with the first sentences of famous novels, such as Rayuela, David Copperfield, El perfume, and La silla de plata, among others. Additionally, it reveals to the reader that words are not enough by themselves, but that, on occasion, they inspire more words.

Emily Elizabeth is starting kindergarten and she's a little nervous. Good thing that the teacher sent a note home that says each child can bring something from home to make the transition a little easier. But the teacher didn't bet on a child bringing something -- or someone -- as big as Clifford! Emily Elizabeth est� a punto de comenzar Kindergarten y se siente un poco nerviosa. Pero la maestra manda una nota a las casas de sus estudiantes pidi�ndoles que traigan a la escuela algo especial para que no se sientan mal el primer d�a de clases. La maestra nunca imagin� que uno ni�o...