Books for Children and Young Adults in Spanish 2021

María Fernanda Paz-Castillo Muertos de susto Frightened to Death Luis María Pescetti El pulpo está crudo The Octopus is Raw ILLUSTRATIONS María Osorio GR P Legends, Myths, and Fables / Mysteries and Detective Stories / Caribbean and Latin American 9789585939363 7" x 9½" / 80 pp $16.95 / HB Literature Narrative / Stories / Legends ILLUSTRATIONS O'Kif GR W Humor / Imagination and Play / Nonsense 9781682928707 5¼" x 8" / 64 pp $13.95 / PB Literature Narrative / Short Stories / Humor / Satire For intrepid little readers who are not afraid of searching for new challenges and thrills, this book is a gathering of classical legends that have bewitched us all. From every corner of the globe, well-known characters la Chillona, la Patasola, la Pesanta, and Juan Sin Miedo, come to remind us of how it feels to be truly scared—yet unable to put the book down. This volume contains twelve short stories full of imagination and humor, with silly dialogues and crazy, outrageously funny stories, such as the one about a boy who ate flowers or the one about a fight between two hilarious arch-super-enemies. 2006 THE WHITE RAVENS AWARD AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR Luis María Pescetti Nadie te creería Nobody Would Believe it ILLUSTRATIONS O'Kif GR W Nonsense / Humor / Short Stories 9786070136078 5¼" x 8" / 172 pp $13.95 / PB Literature Narrative / Short Stories / Humor / Satire Could there be a book where humor, nonsense, and the absurd happily coexist with fantasy, feelings, and reflections? Renowned Argentine author Luis María Pescetti surprises readers with a unique work, where each story is as distinctive and unique as each moment in life. AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR 122 WWW. LOQUELEO.COM/US 3-8 Short Stories SHORT STORIES