Soledad Sigh-sighs

Bilingual English/Spanish. A tender story about a boy struggling to express his love for his mother and her partner in a nontraditional family.

¿Alguna vez has soñado con desaparecer? Adam, sí. No deja de hacerlo. Cuando se levanta, cuando se acuesta, cuando respira. Cada segundo de su existencia en el que se da cuenta de que Ella ya no está. ¿Alguna vez has vivido como si todo fuera un sueño? April, sí. No deja de hacerlo. Cuando hornea galletas para el grupo de terapia del señor Campbell, cuando observa a su hermano Otto crear música con una simple lata, cuando ve a Adam por primera vez. ¿Pueden tener algo en común un chico que solo vive entre sueños y una chica que solo sueña despierta? ¿Y una chica que cree tener el ...

Going to school is a new experience many early readers can relate to. Through this charming fictional narrative, readers discover some of the important things they can learn from their teacher. As they experience a day in Miss Diaz's classroom, they meet a relatable narrator who shows them how much fun learning at school can be. The simple text is presented in a way that allows early learners to read on their own or with help from an adult. Colorful illustrations are closely aligned to the text to help develop reading comprehension skills and keep readers engaged throughout the story.

In this Spanish book, Ms. Wilde is an eccentric teacher who loves to come to class dressed up as her favorite storybook character. She reads to the class with great enthusiasm. She also brings her dog, Oscar, to school as well. When the class decides to perform "Little Red Riding Hood," little Oscar interferes with Ms. Wilde's best laid plans. On the day the costumes are set to arrive, the class gets the wildest assortment of costumes, none of which are right for "Little Red Riding Hood!" Can Ms. Wilde's class figure out what to do in this predicament? Endearing illustrations of Ms. Wilde's...

Miguel Delibes, uno de los grandes escritores del siglo XX, es autor de una obra amplia y variada. Dotado de un prodigioso dominio de la lengua, Delibes fue, ante todo, un extraordinario creador de personajes. Los textos recogidos en esta antología permiten acercarse al mundo narrativo del autor castellano y entrar en contacto con seres como Daniel, el Mochuelo ( " El camino " ), el Nini ( " Las ratas " ), el viejo Eloy ( " La hoja roja " ) o Paco, el Bajo ( " Los santos inocentes " ), entre otros personajes inolvidables.