La hora de la medianoche

"En los cuentos de este libro hay fantasmas, muertos que viven en un castillo, abuelos que se transforman en perros, un joven que a medianoche visita la tumba de una bruja, y muchas sensaciones horribles"--Page 4 of cover.

While a mighty lion sleeps, a small mouse runs up its back and gets tangled in its mane. The lion is angry. No one should disturb the king of the beasts! The lion says that it will eat the mouse. But the mouse pleads for its life. The mouse claims that one day it may be able to save the life of the lion. The lion laughs at that. How could a tiny mouse save a mighty lion? But the lion decides to free the mouse anyway. Later, the lion is caught in a hunter's net. The lion cannot escape. Can the mouse save the lion from the hunter's trap?

En esta novela para niños y jóvenes, la maestra Serafina parece ser una bruja. Tiene un ratón mágico, un búho y unos poderes especiales que transforman la clase de tercero.

Snowmen are born on the top of a mountain one winter. At first they all look alike, but as they begin to change, rivalry, jealousy, and hate start to tear them apart. Power struggles ensue where they once was a peaceful, homogeneous community. Spring brings a respite, but what will happen when it gets cold again? Do we ever learn from the past?