Crónicas de Umbroso

This humorous picture book answers the question all kids want to know--what do teachers do when the bell rings at three? Once the students go home, teachers finally have the run of the school. They skate down the halls, have a food fight in the cafeteria, even mix up wild concoctions in the science lab with disastrous results! All night long, teachers are busy goofing off at school. Kids will never look at their teachers the same way after reading this book!

La señora Gallina quiere preparar una linda fiesta de cumpleaños para su Pollito. Para ello cuenta con la ayuda de Clavito, el puercoespín, y sus amigos de la colina. Ya en la fiesta, entre música y serpentinas, La Gallina le vendalos ojos a Pollito, le da una rama para que rompa la piñata y... Comienza su aventura.

"Si tu abuela volviera" fue la frase que detonó esta historia. Rodrigo y Esteban nunca pudieron imaginar que estas cuatro palabras cambiarían su vida y la de su familia para siempre; que se verían envueltos en una aventura como de película... una aventura cibernética que les haría saber que la amistad y el compañerismo sí pueden derrotar a la maldad.

Joe is eleven years old and does not remember ever living outside of his hospital room. His illness does not let him leave for even a moment and the few visits he receives can bring dangerous microbes to his "bubble." His parents died in a car accident many years ago and so the only person around is his sister, Beth. But his life drastically changes when a new nurse arrives from India in search of a better life in the United Kingdom.