Sangre en el río / Blood on the River

Subtly and appealingly illustrated, this picture book encourages children to challenge established points of view and teaches them to put themselves in another’s shoes. What happens when you stand on your hands and kick your feet up toward the sky? Puddles become clouds, submarines fly, and that creature you’re gawking at might be gawking at you. With pages meant to be read from top to bottom (or bottom to top) rather than left to right, this clever story shows kids just how different things can seem with a simple change of perspective. Sutilmente y atractivamente ilustrado, este libro...

La protagonista de esta novela es insulinodependiente y tiene que crecer y aprender a lidiar con su realidad y el cuidado de su diabetes. Hay veces en que esto le resulta difícil y se siente diferente. Sin embago, al embarcarse en una aventura con sus vecinos, una chica china cuyos padres no hablan castellano, y un chico a cargo de su casa porque su madre sufre depresión, descubre los valores que la unen con el mundo que la rodea.

Perro Viejo was taken away from his mother at birth and has known no other life than that of servitude on a sugar plantation. His name, which means "Old Dog," was given to him by the plantation master because, like the bloodhounds that chased fugitive slaves, Perro Viejo is always searching for the scent of his long lost mother. The only thing that keeps him alive is the memory of Asuncion, a beautiful girl he once met while washing his master's horses at a river. Never to see her again, he closes his heart to all forms of love. Nearing the end of his life, Perro Viejo meets Beira, an old...

Coco, el perro del protagonista, acaba de morir. Eso pone muy triste al niño, que no sabe cómo llenará el vacío que su mascota ha dejado. Cuál no será su sorpresa cuando esa misma noche la sombra de Coco aparece en su habitación para jugar con él, y no vendrá solo. Pero será mejor mantener el secreto, porque seguro que a los mayores esto les parece muy extraño.