Atack Royale

"Is that my cat? It can't be." Something's up with this rather large kitty, the same one who used to fit through the cat door and climb trees fearlessly. In true Jonathan Allen style, the story unfolds little by little, page by page, keeping us guessing right until the end, when we get a BIG, happy surprise.

Robert Louis Stevenson, a diferencia de muchos otros escritores, creó moralidades y tramas en sus fábulas. El no fue un hombre religioso. Fue algo más, un hombre ético. Cada fabula de este libro tiene su propio estilo y vocabulario: algunas son coloquiales, otras son intemporales y podrían ser muy antiguas. En todas ellas se combinan cosas heterogéneas, casi en cada renglón hay una sorpresa. Esta es una breve y secreta obra maestra.

Sebastián's parents throw Dorado the goldfish back since he is too big to fit in the fishbowl, but when he loses weight they catch him again and put him in the bowl, where he is safe from fishermen, but Sebastián can tell he is not happy.

Now in Spanish! The colors of Hispaniola burst into life in this striking, evocative debut picture book that celebrates the joy of being Dominican. If Dominican were a color, it would be the sunset in the sky, blazing red and burning bright. If Dominican were a color, it’d be the roar of the ocean in the deep of the night, With the moon beaming down rays of sheer delight. The palette of the Dominican Republic is exuberant and unlimited. Maiz comes up amarillo, the blue-black of dreams washes over sandy shores, and people’s skin can be the shade of cinnamon in cocoa or of mahogany. This...