La princesa rana

Collects books one through three--"The Bad Beginning," "The Reptile Room," and "The Wide Window"--of this extremely miserable but popular series.

Un mosquito chiquito cuenta una historia, con tal lujo de detalles y tan exagerada, que desencadena una serie de eventos entre quienes le escuchaban: algunos de ellos cómicos y otros, lamentablemente, tristes. Todos los animales de la selva se entristecen al saber que ha muerto una lechuza por causa de la historia y esto le ocasiona una terrible tristeza a mamá lechuza hasta el punto que no puede despertar al sol. Los animales se juntan para arreglar la situación y castigar al mosquito. Mosquito decide no exagerar las historias nunca más y al mismo tiempo aprende una gran lección. Las...

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.

When he moves in with his aunt and uncle to the dodgeball-loving city of Hardington, Phillip gets a rude awakening to the community when he gets a direct hit to the face by the dodgeball-champion of the town, but Phillip doesn't won't take the assault lying down and so takes the bully to court to get the matter sorted once and for all.