La Hora De Los Padres / The Parent Hour

Everyone loves the beach. . . except Chipmunk. Can best friend Bear help change his mind? An early reader for kindergarteners, now in Spanish. A Bank Street Best Children's Picture Book of the Year in Spanish "I like the beach," says Bear. "Not me!" says Chipmunk--and for so many reasons. Too hot, too sandy, and too many fish! As many times as Bear proclaims his love for beach activities, Chipmunk responds with the refrain, "Not me!" As Chipmunk's misadventures pile up, he has to admit, "I am not a beach person." At this story's heartwarming conclusion, Bear asks, "Why did you come?" Chipmunk ...

La vida de Álex, un chico de ocho años, cambia radicalmente: no solo su madre se ha ido de casa, sino que con su padre y su hermana Sara va a mudarse a un nuevo piso. Mientras su progenitor realiza la mudanza a la nueva vivienda, envían a Álex y a Sara a casa de las hermanas de su padre, que viven en una gran casa de campo rodeadas de sus gatos. Con su hermana, sus tías y los gatos, Álex pasará el verano más raro de su vida. Aprenderá que la magia existe y pensará cómo utilizarla para que su madre vuelva.

Francis procede de un hogar donde vive un ambiente de inseguridad. Se ha buscadomalas compañías y se ve en situaciones difíciles. Hace amistad con una familiade una granja que le presta su ayuda y experimenta lo que es vivir el ambiente de una familia cristiana. Francis recuerda haber oído hablar acerca del "río de la vida". ¿Qué río será ese? ¿Dónde se encontrará?Francis comes from a home that is filled with insecurity. He finds himself with untrustworthy friends and in difficult situations. He becomes friends with a familyon a farm that helps him and surrounds him with an...

When children approach Agatha wanting to know the source of the beautiful fabrics in her weaving shop, she always recites a simple verse. Everything comes from something, Nothing comes from nothing. Just like paper comes from trees, And glass comes from sand, An answer comes from a question. All you have to do is ask. Perhaps Agatha forgets her own advice, for one night her pleasant sleep is disrupted by six cranky, cold, naked geese. They want to discuss the source of the feathers keeping her so warm in her brand new feather bed. In a delightful O. Henry-inspired ending, Agatha arrives at a...