Exo

En esta colección de tres volúmenes, se recogen historias del folklore popular norteamericano. Una serie de narraciones que han tenido un gran éxito durante años en todo el mundo, ilustradas por el reputado artista Brett Helquist. Guillermo del Toro anunció que se encuentra trabajando en una adaptación a la pantalla grande. "Los primeros colonos norteamericanos solían entretenerse contando historias de miedo. Se reunían al anochecer en alguna cabaña, o alrededor de un fuego, y competían para demostrar quién era capaz de asustar más. Algunas chicas y chicos hacen lo mismo hoy día. ...

Originally published in English by Candlewick Press in 2009 under title: Mercy Watson: something wonky this way comes.

Pollito Belleza is a baby chick with a great gift for singing granted by an absentminded fairy, but to pursue his dream of achieving fame he must first leave the farm and make his way to the city.

The bear's hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. Each animal says no, some more elaborately than others. But just as the bear begins to despond, a deer comes by and asks a simple question that sparks the bear's memory and renews his search with a vengeance. Told completely in dialogue, this delicious take on the classic repetitive tale plays out in sly illustrations laced with visual humor - and winks at the reader with a wry irreverence that will have kids of all ages thrilled to be in on the...