Samantha y su planta de frijol (Samantha and the Beanstalk)

PURA BELPRÉ HONOR BOOK ALA NOTABLE BOOK “Powerful and timely.” —Booklist (starred review) “An important, must-have addition to the growing body of literature with immigrant themes.” —School Library Journal (starred review) En esta absorbente y emocionante novela juvenil, Jaime de doce años emprende el peligroso y traicionero viaje que le transforma su vida de su hogar en Guatemala a Estados Unidos para vivir con su hermano mayor. Twelve-year-old Jaime makes the treacherous and life-changing journey from his home in Guatemala to live with his older brother in the United States in ...

When he wanders into the forest at night, Rubén is terrified by the ferocious animals he sees. He finds refuge in the underground house of a friendly rabbit who helps him face his fears and make his way back home.

Based on a true story and written by someone who witnessed it, this touching picture book is set in Venezuela. A man named Faoro found an orphaned, newborn caiman and brought her home. The bond they formed was unbreakable and everlasting. Information about Faoro and the author is provided at the end.

La de Azafrán y Obituario ha sido una de las mejores ideas: establecer el Tribunal Supremo de Justicia Infantil, encargado de juzgar y sentenciar a los papás que cometan faltas contra los hijos; por ejemplo: obligarlos a leer, ponerles nombres raros, prometerles premios que no piensan darles y hasta hacerlos venir al mundo sin su consentimiento. Naturalmente, el tribunal se compone sólo de niños, aunque su jurisdicción se limite a las narraciones que hacen los dos amigos, a pedido de sus compañeros.