Cornelius y la Estrella Perro

A single mother explains to her son that his daddy left soon after he was born. Includes section with suggestions for answering the question, "Do I have a daddy?"

Bea, a girl who suffers from Down's syndrome, loves her baby sister very much. One day, however, Bea feels excluded and angry when Ana, her sister, returns from school with her best friend. But then Bea makes friends with the boy who has just moved next door.

La Colección Hadas de la Naturaleza parte de los cuatro elementos que los antiguos consideraban constitutivos del universo: el aire, la tierra, el fuego y el agua, para enseñarles a los mas pequeños, a través de bellas poesías, el respeto por la Madre Naturaleza. Cada elemento será encarnado por un hada que lleva en sus alas una enseñanza. El. hada del fuego aprenderá que no es bueno estar enojada.

"Claudia spends the summer in the house of her grandmother, who is Chinese. She tells Claudia bits of family history, a terrible past that is a source of both sadness and pride. In this way, Claudia learns about the hard life of her great-grandfather Opal, who was a spy during World War I. The novel, rich in life lessons and emotions, recreates exotic environments through Chinese stories and legends interspersed with the narration."