Tengo Una Mama y Punto!

This collection of stories from diverse places—China, the Philippines, Tibet, Ireland, Spain, and Peru—represents wise, confident, tenacious, and resourceful, heroes who defend the values of honesty, respect, gratitude, peace, equality, and altruism. Through this literary journey, children can experience the joy and pleasure of reading while stimulating their intelligence and imagination. Esta colección de cuentos de diversos lugares—China, las Filipinas, Tibet, Irlanda, España, y Perú—representa héroes astutos, confiados tenaces, e ingeniosos que defienden valores como la...

Molinete is a bashful little boy who is afraid of many things: crocodiles, short men, dreams, and unopened boxes. He is even afraid of his own father. Luckily, the boy manages to overcome these apprehensions with the help of one of his friends.

Tres funambulistas, los Walendas, mueren en el transcurso de una función del circo donde trabajan; no se trata de una muerte accidental, sino de un asesinato premeditado. Los Irregulares de Baker Street, un grupo de doce niños que viven en la calle pasando toda suerte de penalidades, pero que han creado una especie de comuna donde se ayudan unos a otros y que colaboran con Holmes cuando alguno de sus casos así lo requieren, son contratados por el inquilino de Baker Street para que le ayuden a resolver el misterio. Como no podría ser de otra forma, entre las dotes deductivas de Sherlock...

In Xavier Garza’s bilingual kids’ book, young Carlitos attends his first lucha libre match in Mexico City. At ringside, Carlitos sees the famous luchador—the Man in the Silver Mask, a man whose eyes look terribly familiar. The masked wrestler even smiles at Carlitos! He is mesmerized as the Man in the Silver Mask is pitted against the terrible forces of evil—los rudos, the bad guys of lucha libre. They make the audience boo and hiss! In the end, though, the Man in the Silver Mask triumphs and, in the process, gains a lifelong fan.