Quentin Blake
Author
Publisher
Pavilion Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A collection of folktales of adventure, mystery, and magic includes the stories of a boy who discovers a belt that imparts amazing strength, a frog who is really a princess in disguise, and a prince who flies on a magic carpet."--
Author
Publisher
Alfagura Juvenil
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
Español
Description
"Un gigante rapta a Sofía del orfelinato. Pero no hay que preocuparse: es un gigante con buenas intenciones. A todod nos gustaría tener un amigo como el Gran Gigante Bonachón porque, además de ser muy divertido, posee unas habilidades muy especiales." --
"Kidnapped from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling...
126) Santa's last present
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Julian is only pretending to believe in Father Christmas for one more year to please his parents, until he discovers a very special present under the Christmas tree.
Author
Series
Publisher
Montena
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Español
Description
Dennis, who has a boring and lonely home life, but leads the soccer team at school in scoring, is convinced by his friend Lisa to embrace his inner fashion aficionado and wear a dress to school, but when he takes her advice, he is expelled, which endangers his chances of playing in the Final Cup.
Author
Publisher
The New York Review Children's Book Collection
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Have you met Monster? He's not scary or mean like other monsters. He's tall, skinny, and purple, and he's curious about everything: making friends, finding a home, and exploring his city.--Back cover.
130) Tove Jansson
Author
Series
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"This book provides fresh insights and a deeper appreciation of the life and art of Tove Jansson (1914-2001), one of the most original, influential and perennially enjoyed illustrators of the 20th century. Jansson's flourishing Moomin books are examined in detail, as are her interpretations of such classics as Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Hunting of the Snark, and J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Born in Helsinki among the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfaguara/Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Español
Description
"La continuación de Charlie y la fábrica de chocolate cuenta las aventuras de la familia Bucket a bordo de un ascensor que los eleva hasta el espacio exterior, donde son perseguidos por criaturas peligrosas y otras sorpresas." --
Publisher
Weston Woods Studios
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Diary of a spider: This spider is a lot like a normal kid--he goes to gym class and has Grandparents Day at school. But he also gets to spin sticky webs, take wind-catching lessons, and have a fly as a best friend! Roberto the insect architect: Roberto the termite travels to the big city to follow his dream of becoming a successful architect. Norman the doorman: Norman, the guard of the Art Museum, is surprised when his sculpture wins first prize...
Author
Language
English
Description
Twins Vicky and Bertie buy a horse at an auction, but this is no ordinary horse, this is a Young Performing Horse. He learns his sums at school with them and even performs alongside them in London when they set off to make their fortune on the stage. Is there no end to the Young Performing Horse's talents?
Author
Language
English
Description
Which fish holds the world record for most escape attempts? Which human cannonball travelled the furthest? What is the world's soppiest fairy tale? Find out these amazing record breakers and lots, lots more in this hilarious alternative to the Guinness Book of World Records.
135) Mouse Trouble
Author
Language
English
Description
The grumpy miller is having mouse trouble, so he buys himself a large tabby cat. Fortunately for the mice, the cat is too unfit to catch even a single mouse. But when the miller loses his temper and threatens to drown the poor tabby, the mice decide they must intervene, as they have grown surprisingly fond of him . . .
136) Mr. Nodd's Ark
Author
Language
English
Description
Mr. Nodd is a keen carpenter - he's made a wooden umbrella for his wife, wooden bicycles for his sons Ham and Shem, and a wooden romper-suit for baby Japhet. But when he builds a huge boat in his garden, Mr. Nodd has finally gone too far. What use is a giant boat, marooned in the garden? Then the weather forecast gives him his answer: serious floods are coming. Come with the whole Nodd family on an adventure to discover the perfect use for Mr. Nodd's...
137) All the Year Round
Author
Language
English
Description
Discover the most entertaining way to spend the year: with a spot of spring cleaning (that ends in a mess), a summer picnic (invaded by ants), Halloween dress-up (or not, if you're already scary) and the only thing to be done in December...
138) Cuento de Navidad
Author
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Charles Dickens da, con su Cuento de Navidad, forma a nuestras ideas sobre la Navidad. La historia se centra en un solitario avaro, Ebenezer Scrooge, al que una serie de visitantes fantasmales le enseñan el verdadero significado de la festividad y le dan una segunda oportunidad. Una historia plagada de ternura y redención humana.
En el libro no solo se rescatan las tradiciones que llegaron hasta la sociedad victoriana sino que se consolidan las...
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A lone trombone playing solo is joined by various instruments, one by one, to create a joyous music performance in the lead story Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin. Other stories include Musical Max, when the neighbors start complaining about the noise Max stops practicing his trombone, bass, xylophone, flute, harmonica, cymbals, and synthesizer.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the creator of Peter Rabbit comes the tale of a serious, well-behaved young black cat, who leads a daring double life defeating vile villains.
Beatrix Potter created some of the world's most beloved characters, and they will be coming to life in a movie slated for Spring 2018. And this book, written in 1941 but never illustrated, introduces the charming Kitty-in-Boots, who has been imagined by Quentin Blake.
When Miss Kitty sneaks...
Beatrix Potter created some of the world's most beloved characters, and they will be coming to life in a movie slated for Spring 2018. And this book, written in 1941 but never illustrated, introduces the charming Kitty-in-Boots, who has been imagined by Quentin Blake.
When Miss Kitty sneaks...