Ricardo Corazón de León

A day at the beach is no fun if it's raining. In this illustrated story, the main character and her cousin make the most of a rainy day by staying indoors and doing a special craft project together. Readers follow along as the two girls construct and decorate their very own kites. Accessible text is perfect for beginning readers, and close picture-text correlation fosters reading comprehension skills. After reading about this fun craft project, children will be excited to stay inside the next time it rains.

En esta historia de vampiros hay uno que no encaja: Leonildo, que se alimenta de frutos silvestres en lugar de sangre. Cuando la comida escasea en Bomarzo, los demás vampiros deciden marcharse. Leonildo se queda solo, pero su soledad no durará mucho.

Next stop, Guatemala! Lola is excited to go to Guatemala with Abuelita for a few weeks to learn about her heritage and see her relatives. But when she arrives, things don't go as planned. Lola's Spanish isn't as good as she thought, and she feels out of place. To make things worse, her cousin Luis thinks Lola is a snob. Will Lola find her place and enjoy her new adventures or be stuck feeling homesick?

In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.