SPA-CUENTOS NEGROS DE OFELIA I

Ofelia is a special girl who loves horror stories like no other. However, there are so few horror stories that happen in the world of children, that Ophelia herself was given the task of creating some from her very unique imagination. In her third book, she has collected eight spooky stories.

A Mateo le encanta viajar. Él viene y va todo el día, saltando de un lugar a otro. Se maravilla ante el perro de ojos azules, las arañas acróbatas y las vacas que pastan bajo la luz de la luna. Pero no importa dónde se encuentre, siempre se las arregla para regresar a tiempo para la cena y compartir historias de sus aventuras con su amigo. Una historia para sumergirse en el entorno del lago de Mateo y descubrir las maravillas que nos rodean. Mateo loves to travel. He comes and goes all day long, jumping up and down from place to place. He marvels at the blue-eyed dog, the acrobatic...

Una niña que sueña. Una abuela que la espera más allá del tiempo. Subida en un barquito de papel, al cuidado de la luna, una niña se aventura en sus sueños. En la travesía, el océano es un acompañante y sobre su superficie de agua salada, las palabras cantan con una sonoridad especial. En una isla, un mandarino invita a nuestra navegante a acercarse a la orilla. Allí hay una fiesta, abrazos, regalos y una abuela, su abuela, que hornea delicias. Prosa y verso para hablar de amor familiar. Una obra imborrable de la prolífica escritora uruguaya Mercedes Calvo.

Gonzalo has been rummaging in his nose and he has found a little green bit in his fingers. What will he do with it? He could stick it under the table, as he has seen his dad does... Or make a ball and play with it... Use a tissue? That doesn't sound fun!

A tender and poignant story about loving something—and knowing when to let it go. Noi and his father live in a house by the sea. Noi’s father works hard as a fisherman and Noi often has only their six cats for company. So when, one day, he finds a baby whale washed up on the beach after a storm, Noi is excited and takes it home to care for it. He tries to keep his new friend a secret, but there is only so long you can keep a whale in the bath without your dad finding out. Noi is eventually persuaded that the whale has to go back to the sea where it belongs, but now very much aware of his...