El secreto del abuelo

Nunca hubo un conejo más malo que Malvado Conejito. O por lo menos eso pensaríamos al leer la carta que dejó sobre su cama un día después de la escuela.

Llama tiene debilidad por los pasteles, una curiosidad insaciable, espíritu científico y un indiscutible talento artístico. Los martes es la reina de la pista: ¡no hay baile que se le resista! Pero un martes hay algo que no resiste: sus pantalones (¡demasiado pastel!). Y es que, entre lunes y jueves, Llama comete tres errores inocentes que traerán consecuencias cósmicas...

This bilingual collection of spooky stories for intermediate readers features supernatural characters from Mexican-American folklore that will appeal to reluctant readers.

The bear's hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. Each animal says no, some more elaborately than others. But just as the bear begins to despond, a deer comes by and asks a simple question that sparks the bear's memory and renews his search with a vengeance. Told completely in dialogue, this delicious take on the classic repetitive tale plays out in sly illustrations laced with visual humor - and winks at the reader with a wry irreverence that will have kids of all ages thrilled to be in on the...