¡Pesadillas! La canción de cuna perdida

Beto and Gaby anxiously wait for their relatives to arrive for Thanksgiving dinner. One by one, they each call to inform the family that they will not be able to attend because of a great snowstorm. Suddenly, their grandmother appears with a group of elder friends who have nowhere to have dinner, and the celebration becomes really special. Contains an informative section on Thanksgiving Day.

In this “captivating and exquisite” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) sequel to the Pura Belpré Award–winning I Lived on Butterfly Hill, thirteen-year-old Celeste Marconi returns home to Chile and after the dictator is removed, and makes it her mission to rebuild her community and find those who are still missing. During Celeste Marconi’s time in Maine, thoughts of the brightly colored cafes and salty air of Valparaíso, Chile, carried her through difficult, homesick days. Now, she’s finally returned home to find the horrible years of the dictatorship has left its mark on her once...

El cómic relata las historias que le ocurren cotidianamente a Guillermo Bandera Negra, apodado como el Pirata, y va narrando, mediante viñetas, cada situación que le ocurre. Aparentemente existen situaciones en la vida de Pirata que parece que no significan nada, pero todas ellas enseñan al niño a enfrentarse a nuevos retos. Pirata es un chico que vive en casa con su madre, porque sus padres se separaron cuando él era muy pequeño.

Las leyendas eran relatada amorosamente de padres a hijos, para que los misterios del mundo tuvieran una explicación. Esta intenta ser una buena selección y, además, ser representativa de nuestro continente. Esperamos que les guste.