Medias Dulces

Rhyming verse describes the good food, decorations, and stories when grandmother arrives for the annual celebration of the Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead.

A la casa de Carlos ha llegado un bebé, su primer hermano. Carlos pregunta cuánto más tendrá que soportarlo. Su padre contesta que tendrá que ser para siempre.

A young capybara is anxious to grow up to be able to do what his parents can do, until he realizes that he is just the right size to have fun his own way.

While a mighty lion sleeps, a small mouse runs up its back and gets tangled in its mane. The lion is angry. No one should disturb the king of the beasts! The lion says that it will eat the mouse. But the mouse pleads for its life. The mouse claims that one day it may be able to save the life of the lion. The lion laughs at that. How could a tiny mouse save a mighty lion? But the lion decides to free the mouse anyway. Later, the lion is caught in a hunter's net. The lion cannot escape. Can the mouse save the lion from the hunter's trap?

Mr. Cumpleaños organiza todas las fiestas: ¡es su especialidad! Pero un día, se está preparando una misteriosa celebración de la que él no está al corriente. ¡Sorpresa, Mr. Cumpleaños!

Little Eddie heard his sister say, "Cumple mama mini-peli-coso," and is determined to find a birthday gift for his mother too. In his journey through the city, each shopkeeper offers him a small object, but none is the marvelous present he's looking for. Will he find the perfect gift?

Arthur finds his role as director of the Thanksgiving play a difficult one, especially since no one will agree to play the turkey. Original.