Valentino

Two short stories by Argentine author Ana Maria Shua including the title story about a young boy who, after realizing that everything in television is a lie, passes through a blue door into a world where everything is true.

One day it was raining so Julia stayed home with her friends and they began to draw. Suddenly, Julia went completely blank! She asked her friends where ideas came from, but no one could tell her. Luke takes them to the forest and it's there where they go on a tour that helps everyone understand how to create fun and poetic ideas.

En casa es difícil jugar a la pelota, pero ella lo intenta... ¡Ay! Se fue por la ventana; quizá la vecina agarró la bola y la ponchó con su aguja. En casa, es difícil crear música sin hacer ruido, pero él lo intenta... ¡Ay! Un pelotazo interrumpió todo; quizá el vecino protestó por el escándalo. ¿Quién de los dos adivinó qué hizo el vecino? Descúbrelo en un libro cuadrado, pero redondo.

When it is time for the swallow to migrate for the winter, her good friend, the turtle, is afraid of forgetting her even though she promises to return, no matter what she suggests could serve as a reminder.