UmiCar's Big Race Pictureback / La gran carrera de UmiCar Pictureback

Por las noches Julio oye murmullos, risas y gruñidos bajo la cama. Sus papás dicen que sólo es su imaginación. Pero entonces... ¿quién habrá dejado ese calcetín masticado y lleno de baba? Un amigo le recomienda que busque debajo de la cama para tapar el paso que le permite la entrada al monstruo. Julio se arma de valor y decide entrar al agujero negro y fétido. Asomó con cuidado la cabeza y lo que vio lo dejó impresionado... Un relato sorprendente que da un giro humorístico al clásico temor a los mostruos.

Listen to all the animal noises around the barn! First, read the story in Spanish. Then, flip to the next page and read it again in English. Comparing words in both languages helps early readers with comprehension and literacy. Plus, bright animal illustrations encourage a love of storytime.

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.

Asolina goes out to see the world and rescues two damsels in distress in a modern feminist fairy tale.