BOOKS FOR Children and Young Adults in SPANISH 2021

Ana María Machado Un buen coro A Good Choir ILLUSTRATIONS Ivar Da Coll AUTHOR’S NATIONALITY Brazil GR L Advocacy / Making a Change / Achieving Goals / Creativity 9789580485971 5¾" x 7⅜" / 32 pp $10.99 / PB Literature Narrative / Stories MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: 2000 HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AWARD; 2010 PRINCE CLAUS AWARD; 2012 SM IBEROAMERICAN PRIZE FOR CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH LITERATURE In this humorous tale, the people band together to rebel against a king who has forbidden anyone from singing. When someone starts humming a song, others soon join in: farmers in their fields, travelers on the road, even merchants in the market. This impromptu choir softens the king’s heart and finally convinces him to lift his ban, bringing song back into the kingdom. Ana María Machado Ana María Machado El barbero y el coronel The Barber and the Colonel Ana María Machado Pimienta en la cabecita Pepper on a Little Head ILLUSTRATIONS Ivar Da Coll AUTHOR’S NATIONALITY Brazil GR M Humor / Creativity / Conflict Resolution 9789580485803 5¾" x 7⅜" / 48 pp $10.99 / PB Literature Narrative / Stories / Fable ILLUSTRATIONS Ivar Da Coll AUTHOR’S NATIONALITY Brazil GR K Honesty / Classics / Responsibility 9789580485926 5¾" x 7⅜" / 36 pp $10.99 / PB Literature Narrative / Stories / Fable MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: 2000 HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AWARD; 2010 PRINCE CLAUS AWARD; 2012 SM IBEROAMERICAN PRIZE FOR CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH LITERATURE The barber has a difficult task: to guess how many pieces of hair the town’s colonel has on his head. The barber requests the help of his friends, who, instead of helping him, make matters worse. But the wise barber soon gets a bright idea and finds the answer . . . without cheating. When a peppercorn falls on her head, the cowardly hen flees in terror, sure that this is a sign that the world is about to end. She runs to warn the rooster who, in turn, runs to inform the goose, who then goes to the pig with the terrible news. This goes on until all of the animals in the forest are in a frenzy. But soon, people begin to doubt whether there truly is anything to fear . . . MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: 2000 HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AWARD; 2010 PRINCE CLAUS AWARD; 2012 SM IBEROAMERICAN PRIZE FOR CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH LITERATURE Ana María Machado Ah, pajarita si yo pudiera… Oh, Birdy, If Only I Could … ILLUSTRATIONS Ivar Da Coll AUTHOR’S NATIONALITY Brazil GR K Animal Stories / Nature / Ecology 9789580485773 5¾" x 7⅜" / 32 pp $10.99 / PB Literature Narrative / Stories When a little bird sees that a lumberjack is about to cut down the tree where she has her nest, she asks him to stop. But that is not a decision he can make; he is just following orders. And so our heroine flies to talk, one by one, with everyone who may help save her nest. A powerful story about standing up for the things we love despite our size. Ivar Da Coll’s lively illustrations enhance Machado’s text. MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: 2000 HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AWARD; 2010 PRINCE CLAUS AWARD; 2012 SM IBEROAMERICAN PRIZE FOR CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH LITERATURE 22 Short Stories SHORT STORIES K-2