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Mara loves travelling with her parents, but what she really loves is the annual festival in her town. This year, a special balloon will take her on a journey to show her what is really important in life. A wonderful book illustrated by Valeria Shapavalova that shows us the bonds that tie us no matter how far away we are.
Héctor wants a puppy, like his cousins. But is it as easy as it seems to look after an animal? How much will he have to learn to do? Can he persuade his parents to let him adopt a puppy? Héctor has a whole summer to discover what it really means to own a dog.
Desperation is growing in the magical kingdom of Lendataria. The moon doesn't shine any more: its light has gone out and nobody knows why. "Hang on, we need to fix this," says counsellor Amuletus to himself, and he visits the king, asking him to offer a reward to anyone who can solve the problem. "Someone light a candle! Someone set a torch alight!
This picture book is ideal to help little people learn about independence. Little Elephant is a big boy, and he has an extremely important mission: to go ON HIS OWN to buy some of the finishing touches for Tortoise's hundredth birthday. What could go wrong? He only has to buy candles, chocolate, balloons... and he knows where he needs to go to get it all.
Topo's life is bland and boring. But one day he decides to change, deciding that his greatest aspiration is to become an artist. And for this he will need to ask friends to help him to reach his goal. It is only when he decides to throw in the towel, after various failed attempts, that he accidentally discovers his gift. A picture book about unfulfilled dreams and, perseverance.
An exquisite, evocative picture book about our relationships with our grandparents, the passing on of knowledge and the cycle of life. This book invites us to look at the sky and the beings that inhabit it, to change our perspective and to find our own path. Its illustrations transform themselves and show how we can find inspiration and poetry in the world around us.
What's she doing? What is Teresa doing? Is she eating cake? Is she drawing a picture? And what about her friends? What are they doing? It could be anything: two flaps, two stories. What is she doing? This lift-the-flap book is written by Mar Benegas and illustrated by Miguel Ordóñez as part of the Marsupiflap collection.
Eva is twelve years old. She’s very curious and is always asking questions. When she meets Ray, a somewhat wacky inventor, she discovers that not everything is as it seems and that answers are not always the most important thing.