Redencin / Redemption

Tombo the tadpole declares himself King of the Pond. He brags that he’s the biggest, the fastest, and the strongest tadpole, and he teases and chases all the other tadpoles. But one day while showing off doing a triple flip, Tombo’s life takes a major turn. He’s captured by a boy and taken from his lush pond to a fish tank. There Tombo is fed dry fish flakes, a food he despises.When Tombo turns into a frog, the boy releases him back into his pond. Tombo discovers that he’s no longer the biggest and fastest. It’s then he discovers something much more important than being King of the...

When two children ask their father why he likes painting trains, all his childhood memories come flooding into his mind. He tells his children about how much trains fascinate him and about an adventure he once had on one. The illustrations are attractive, detailed and brightly coloured, to draw the attention of the child.

Tras el éxito de Lota y la casa patas arriba, Lota regresa otra vez a un mundo patas arriba. Su amiga, el hada Olive, le cuenta que el jardín se está muriendo debido a la presencia de un terrorífico Tufichirivípodo y le pide ayuda. El Tufichirivípodo es maléfico, y además crece con cada pensamiento malvado. Pero ¿quién es el responsable de que haya uno en el jardín? ¿Quién lo ha traído? ¿Será capaz Lota de destruir el Tufichirivípodo sin ser absorbida por su poder oscuro y acabar convertida para siempre en fantasma?

Renowned Latina author Julia Alvarez recreates the legend of the Dominican folk character La Vieja Belen in this delighful bilingual rhyming story, beautifully illustrated by Dominican artist Ruddy Nuñez. Alvarez's retelling keeps the magic of the traditional account while contributing a down-to-earth, timely moral: "Of all the gifts you can give, your time is the best."