Three Little Pigs / Los Tres Cerditos

Even though Randy is much loved at home, he has a serious problem—everything he has is old! His rich neighbor Mike, who often teases Randy, has a new bike, new toys, and never does chores. Randy, however, rides an old bike, has old toys, and has to do all kinds of work around the house. Though Randy is often reminded that “things don’t bring happiness,” he desperately wishes he could be rich so he could buy everything new.To Randy’s great delight, his wish comes true. Everything he touches turns into gold, even his beloved dog. As he holds his lifeless gold dog, he realizes he’s...

Two persnickety mice, Marcus and Marcella, keep complaining about the noisy forest animals and the hard work they have to do every day in searching for food. They become very excited when a chipmunk tells them about a quiet farmhouse with lots of good food. In spite of warnings from the forest animals, they immediately move to the farm. Their dreams come true. But their wonderful life comes to an abrupt end when the farmer and his wife come home to their unwelcome guests. After barely escaping with their lives, Marcus and Marcella quickly return to their forest home. They learn to appreciate...

Teddy is a grumpy bear cub. Even though he comes from a loving family, along the way he lost his smile. He doesn't enjoy any of the things that usually make children happy, such as playing baseball, riding a bike, taking rides at Playland, and swimming. Teddy tries real hard to find his smile, but nothing works until he asks Grandpa, who shares some surprising advice. Teddy can't understand how making others happy will help, but he’s willing to try. He starts doing helpful things for his family and friends at school. Teddy’s life is transformed. As this moving story unfolds, Teddy...

Mama and Papa have always warned their chicks never to have anything to do with strangers. But the sly fox disguises himself as a little lamb, and uses different tactics to try to trick the chicks into going with him. The cunning fox finally succeeds luring some of the chicks by promising delicious corn to them. Clucky, being the one who always listened to Papa and Mama, doesn’t go along. After a horrifying experience, Clucky’s sister escapes and realizes the importance of listening to parents and never talking to strangers. This cautionary tale stresses the importance of obeying parents...

¿Qué cosa es este libro? Historietas hechas de imágenes. O sólo de palabras. Microcuentos que son poesía o textos que hacen soñar, o personajes que hacen reír y extrañarse, o terrores que son pequeños juegos, o relatos absurdos que no se van sin hacer de la suyas. Y eso es, básicamente, este libro. "Es muy difícil dibujar cómics. Es muy difícil escribir cuentos. Es aún más difícil crear minificciones. Patricio Betteo, el mejor grafista de este país, hace las tres cosas estupendamente, al mismo tiempo. ¡Un álbum brillante!", Bef "Las minificciones e historias cortas vertidas ...

Hora de ir a dormir, pero cuidado de que no te asuste el pequeño monstruo verde que te quita el sueño. ¿De quién son esos ojos siniestros? Deben ser los del monstruo verde que nos quiere merendar. O tal vez sólo sean producto de nuestra imaginación. Este es un libro fabuloso para que los niños aprendan a afrontar sus miedos. Ed Emberly nos impresiona con su nuevo libro de cabecera para todos aquellos niños con miedo a la oscuridad. Buenas noches, pequeño monstruo verde consiste en más de treinta páginas con suajes y múltiples colores, los cuales van formando en conjunto la cara de ...

Los osos Stubby y Prissy no parecen estar de acuerdo en nada. Después de jugar un juego de "Si te mueves, pierdes", dos mapaches ladrones les enseñan a los cachorros una lección que nunca olvidarán: la locura de la obstinación y la importancia de la amistad.

Los cuentos suelen terminar con "se casaron y vivieron felices para siempre". Pero ¿qué pasa después? Este relato empieza donde los demás finalizan: El príncipe y la princesa se casan. Tienen un hijo, luego otro. Ahora deben enfrentar la vida, lo cotidiano. Empieza una aventura permanente, la aventura más grande que hayan vivido nunca. Stories tend to end with, "they got married and lived happily ever after." But what happens next? This story begins where the others end: the prince and princess get married. They have a child, and then another. Now they must confront daily life. It's the ...