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catalogue 2011OQO books
NeverendingTales
Roger Olmos
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nanOQOs collection+ 2 years
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O collection3 - 7 years
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Qontexts collection page 17
OQart collection page 19
OQO books believes in the project for the illustrated album of its own production, for the existence of a creative space
for authors and illustrators with different sensitivities, making each book unique, different… Wonderful tales,
contemporary authors’ proposals and legends from distinct cultures –the mysteries enclosed resist the passing of time-
are combined to develop the imagination and encourage reflection and creativity through…
BOOKS not only for children, ALSO FOR CHILDREN!
Also available in:ES: Spanish PT: Portuguese
GL: Galician FR: French
IT: Italian EU: Basque
BR: Portuguese Brazil PL: Polska
NL: Neerland
Recommended from:
+ 2 years + 4 years+ 3 years + 5 years etc.
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+ 2 yearsboard books
17x16 cm
Tenderness and fantasy to convert little momentsinto great adventures full of emotion and surprises,to enjoy the first steps along the road of literature and read before reading.
André Letria
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SnailsArmando Quintero & André Letria24 pages - September 2009
Five short stories, related but independent,that propose themes of interest for pre-readers: exploring the world, contemplating nature, discovering friendship…
Reading the images provides situationsand characters with which the reader can identify and can build his/her perspective of the worldand experiment emotions, surprise, feelings…,at the same time develop understandingof relationships with others.
Tales to entertain, but also to read, tell,to speak about; to establish a dialogue and action on the part of teachers, family and, definitively,to offer aesthetic and educative experiences.
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Mr. Snail and Miss SnailMr Snail thought he was uglyand didn’t stand out until Miss Snail found him to be handsome and,with his little horns waving in the sun, they walked and walked and talkedand talked, discovering togetherwhat friendship is about that not onlythe garden snails…
7,00€
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What a fright!
Mr Snail and Miss Snail have a walkfull of adventures. Fifi the dogconfuses them with two chocolatesand Tipsy the cat with a pair of marbles. What a fright!, they say at the same time, after coming out unscathed,thanks to them looking after each other.
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Sail, Snail!It had rained and the sun was hiding behind a grey cloud. A beautiful dayfor sailing, Snail concludes. Decided,they set sail on a leaf down a little stream. He closes his eyes and dreamshe is sailing down a big riveruntil his own boat runs aground.The adventure allows him to know five innocent marked reasons to put an endto the voyage, happier than when it began.
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Snail and AntMr Snail walks slowly and ant quickly, something which doesn’t stop themfrom being together always, like good friends. One day they decide to go for a swimin the lake, an outing that will allow themto get to know nature better and themselves.
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Snail and Caterpillar
Mr Snail was eating an enormous, tasty, green leaf. Caterpillar was eating another,the same. Eating from one side,eating from the other… suddenly they met, with unfriendly faces they began to argue:It’s mine! It’s mine!. Meanwhile the pigeon took advantage and eating from one side, eating from the other…
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Tales with roots, stories with wings,limitless dialogue between authors of yesterday and todayand aesthetics that are born in any corner of the planet,to arouse experiences and emotions,and to make sure that a secret friendshipawaits us between the pages of each album.
The thousand whitesof eskimos
My grandmother's house
Have you seen the lion?
Empty-handed The lion's mask
ISBN 978-84-9871-282-7
9 788498 712827
ISBN 978-84-9871-276-6
9 788498 712766
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9 788498 712834
ISBN 978-84-9871-281-0
9 788498 712810
ISBN 978-84-9871-280-3
9 788498 712803
Ana Tortosa & Cecilia Varela36 pages - May 2011
Pep Bruno & Matteo Gubellini36 pages - September 2011
Isabel Minhós & Madalena Matoso36 pages - October 2011
Armando Quintero & Géraldine Alibeu48 pages - September 2011
Margarita del Mazo & Paloma Valdivia48 pages - April 2011
It’s Mario’s birthday and he’s invited Janeto tea. It’s almost time, but Janedoesn’t know what to give him. On the way,she looks for something her friend might like…
The most beautiful is not always the most difficult to find; neither is it necessary to look very farfor it. This story presents us with valuesthat have nothing to do with thosethat the consumer society tries to impose on us. A book about an everlasting present: friendship.
Leave the village till you come to the valley,go into the wood and look for a solitary housewith a fence around it… If you dare!
In this story suspense and narrative tensionare used to deal with the disturbing– but in the end amusing – day the protagonistgoes through, on a day he thinksto be predictable: blow the candles outand eat his birthday cake.
Humoristic brushstrokes in a tangleof clear literary and cinematographic references.
Sometimes to travel far, the only thing neededis a gesture. As in this case, in which it is only necessary to open that little jewel.Inland immense plains, empty and white,where the bears roam await us…Throughout this album, the youngest readerswill come to realize how the geographicaland cultural coordinates determineour way of seeing the world.
I’ve brought him a letter that smellslike freshly cut flowers…
Through this formula, full of lyricism,which the frog repeats to all the animals it meets, this album fills page after page with a typeof puzzle of creatures in the jungle,whose answers become little clues to find outthe reason the lion doesn’t hunt or eatand the reason for his obsessionto reach the moon.
The plastic and narrative collageconfirms how a demonstration of lovedoes not need fearful exploits.
One night, Father Lion went to visit the woodpeckerand asked him to make a mask light as a feather,cold as hate and red as anger.
The step towards adulthood of the one to be called The king of the jungle is used in this albumas an argument against clichés, conventionalismsand stereotypes. The story questions the livesruled by what others expect from us, and warnsof the great unhappiness that provokesthe difficulty of being ourselves, something so simpleand paradoxically so complicated.
3rd PRICE FOR THE BEST EDITEDCHILDREN BOOK 2009MINISTRY OF CULTURE (SPAIN)
VISUAL PRIZE FOR ILLUSTRATIONS AND CHILDREN BOOK 2010
Darabuc & Rashin Kheiriyeh36 pages - June 2011
Foxy Mary and John Cat are two rogueswho one good day get to the palace gatesasking for food. There lives John rat,who does not want to give them anything,and they then offer to prepare the misera marvellous soup: nothing soup.
A fable in which children learn the importanceof sharing and solidarity. Besides this,they will discover that to overcome situationsof need and difficulties, quite oftenthe only thing needed is a little ingenuityand imagination.
A soup of nothing
ISBN 978-84-9871-275-9
9 788498 712759
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Felix, the collector of fearsFina Casalderrey & Teresa Lima40 pages - October 2010
Paloma S. Ibarzábal & Joanna Concejo36 pages - March 2011
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Felix wasn’t like the other children: Felix was the most frightened boy in the world!
In this album, the well-known Galician writer invites us to laugh at ourselves. The Portuguese illustrator accepts the invitation and lends her soft chromatic palette of colours to the story; images that introduce us to Felix’s fascinating world.
A story to favour the expression of feelings.
Sometimes you get lost at night and you can’t find your home. In an unknown wood you aimlessly walk.
This story introduces and makes us livein first person a frightful common place:the terrors of the night. The perfect commandof the poetic and fantastic language reroutesand quenches fear and uncertainty in this albumthat usually accompanies these sorts of experiences. The reader shares with the main characterthe disorientation and also the oneiric journeyback home, thanks to the help of friendly voicesthat cheer him on.
ISBN 978-84-9871-191-2
9 788498 711912 13,50€
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What a lot of dropsin the city!Eva Montanari36 pages - October 2010
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ISBN 978-84-9871-190-5
9 788498 711905 12,90€
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Little old ladies
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Charo Pita & Fátima Afonso48 pages - October 2010
Antea and Filipa are two humble little old ladies who share everything, although their everythingis almost nothing: water soup from Mondayto Saturday and half a noodle each on Sundays. But they are happy being able to counton their greatest wealth: the affection they feel towards each other.
This story shows we are able to do things,that seem impossible, for the people we loveand that deserve to get to old age,but very old age, to enjoy the great pleasures in life together – a great banquet – or the small things – a tiny bean.
ISBN 978-84-9871-192-9
9 788498 711929 13,50€
2ND PRIZE FOR THEBEST EDITED CHILDREN BOOK 2009MINISTRY OF CULTURE (SPAIN)
When you can't findyour way home
ISBN 978-84-9871-278-0
9 788498 712780
Juan A. Belmontes & Natalie Pudalov40 pages - March 2011
Don’t get married to cockerel, girl of silver!Come with me! I’ll look after you,I’ll show you secret places, we’ll makethe evenings longer… But, fox, Speckled Cockerel loves me,he adores me and only asks me to carry himon my head when I go for a walk.
A love triangle of jealousy, sadness, deception…With these ingredients emotion is guaranteed.In this maze of intrigue, this album invites usto reflect on fact that love does not gowith receiving or dominating, but with the happiness of giving, those that show this are thosewho really love us.
Speckled cockerel's wedding
ISBN 978-84-9871-277-3
9 788498 712773
Little John's belly button
ISBN 978-84-9871-279-7
9 788498 712797
Ramón Aragüés & Francesca Chessa36 pages - April 2011
Little John was four years, four monthsand four days old. One day at bath time,a doubt about the small hole in his bellycame to him. And the protagonist,as should happen to all of us,doesn’t like to leave any question unanswered.
Children go through the ‘why’ stagewhen an inexhaustible curiosity for everything that surrounds or concerns thembecomes an absolute necessity to find outon their own. This way, being how the day to day learning and natural process of growing– imperceptible to oneself – comes about.
After a long sleep, they wake up and are curious about what lies below in the city. They jump out of the clouds, begin to fall: one, two, three…
They are the soul of the city, charactersthat show us another side to the city.
An opportunity to bring us closer to the numbers: counting, associating…
DISTINCTION FROM THE JUDGES OF THE PORTUGUESE NATIONAL ILLUSTRATOR’S PRIZE 2011.
Ernest Good MorningJosé Campanari & João Vaz de Carvalho40 pages - September 2010
That Sunday, Ernest was invited to teaat his girlfriend Enriqueta’s house. It was for six o’clock, not a minute earlier or a minute later.Ernest set out on a sunny afternoon,while Enriqueta, her sister, mother, fatherand grandmother got the tea ready. The windbegan to blow, rain drops fell, it rainedand blew gales… while Enriqueta’s familystared at the clock because Ernest was late.
An amusing story in which the protagonist sticksto his grandfather’s saying - bad weatherneeds a good face -, he doesn’t give up,not even when things cannot get worse.
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ISBN 978-84-9871-188-2
9 788498 711882 13,50€
The soup’s hot
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Pablo Albo & André Letria36 pages - September 2010
Well blow, daughter, blow.On a day-to-day basis, the youngest haveto face challenges that for them appearto be insuperable, although adults see themas trivial; in this case, the soup at an impossible temperature.
Overcoming these challenges forms partof a natural process in learning and growth, where the imagination becomes the most efficient resource to which the child has access.
ISBN 978-84-9871-189-9
9 788498 711899 12,90€
MosquitoMargarita del Mazo & Roger Olmos36 pages - June 2010
A mosquito offers to help an old man to discover the tastiest piece of meat, and free himfrom a terrible snake that wants to eat him.In compensation the old man provides the insect with iron dentures so that no victim can escape, but the smart insect will use them to satisfyits excessive voracity…
In a humoristic key, this traditional Chinese tale,of an aetiological nature, reveals why the mosquito, instead of speaking, emits a buzzing soundas if it were a war cry and lets us knowwhy snakes eat mice and swallowsare man’s friends.
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ISBN 978-84-9871-187-5
9 788498 711875 12,90€
Petitusos
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Mar Pavón & João Vaz de Carvalho 40 pages - June 2010
Mammy Pimpon wants to feed her hungry little pimpons, but for nothing in the worldwill she resort to those tasty…
A gallery of surrealist characters that captivate us from the very beginning: mammy Pimpon,little pimpons and petitusos. An amusing original story about the absurdity of certain prohibitions from a fantastical perspective that invites usto smile. A story full of humour from beginning to end.ISBN 978-84-9871-186-8
9 788498 711868 13,50€
The last crow Croco
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Pablo Albo & Miguel A. Díez40 pages - May 2010
Every morning, Filbert and Sacramento’s cockerel went up the bell tower and sang: O sole mío…! That went on for many years, so many it seemed it would never end. However, the cockerel was getting older and one night he closed his eyes…
Death is a difficult concept to understand.The Last Crow tackles this themein an affectionate way, as a natural processof life and with all the stages that characterize it (mourning, acceptance, memories…) The story also stresses the transmission of knowledge as the key to maturity and to advance towards emotional growth.
Roberto Aliaga & Minako Chiba36 pages - May 2010
Codrile was hungry, but mammy crocodilehad to watch the nest. There was an egg in the nest and inside the egg… a brother. Codrile went offready to hunt alone, but he was still littleand he wasn’t used to getting his own food.
A simple story musically narrated and recreated through the affectionate and colourist illustrations stressing that the birth of a brotheris something beautiful that offers more advantages than inconveniences.For that, any fear, that it may create a conflict,is totally weakened when the young ones understand it isn’t necessary to compete for affection.
ISBN 978-84-9871-184-4
9 788498 711844
ISBN 978-84-9871-185-1
9 788498 711851 12,90€13,50€
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Simon Liar
The trotting cooking pot The war of the Numbers
Roberto Aliaga & Simona Mulazzani36 pages - March 2010
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The little mouse, the main character in this story, perceives and expresses reality as a fantastic game for a specific aim: speaking of wolves, foxes and cats that are in his imagination.But the fantasy has an ephemeral characterand does not materialize in its perception.For that, Simon, the same as the readers,will have to distinguish between realityand fantasy at the appropriate moment,just at the end of the story.
Short emotional sentences within the reachof young readers so they identifywith the mouse, his fears, games and fantasy.
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Patacrúa & Kristina Andres36 pages - April 2010
A mean and ambitious king who spends hours counting his wealth; a man and a womanwho have less than the spiders; a villageof peasants who have been cheatedby the monarch; and a cooking pot that goes from one place to another gatheringand sharing out among the disadvantaged what, in justice, corresponds to them.
Amusing traditional Danish story probably written with the idea of amusing and consoling those who only had fantasy at hand to entreat destiny. A homage to Daniel Castelao,a great defender of social justice.
Juan Darién48 pages - April 2010
ONE was a very small number. Always alone and jealous of the others, that seemedso superior. One day, King Minus gave him the plans to build a terrible weapon:the MINUS sign.
Making symbolic and metaphorical useof the mathematical operation of subtraction, this album brings us closer to the injustice of wars originating in the erroneous interpretation of all that which is different, supposes a threat.
ISBN 978-84-9871-182-0
9 788498 711820
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9 788498 711813
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The great journey
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Anna Castagnoli & Gabriel Pacheco40 pages - March 2010
The journey takes place in the mind,in the memory, it is the imaginary routon which we set out, rocked by the lulling music we hear hidden under our beds. The protagonist of this album will sail seas, cross countries at war, rescue animals in danger… and return homea hero.
As a metaphor of life, the journey takes usto discover the world and take part in difficult circumstances, but the nature of the journey itself is the imagination.
ISBN 978-84-9871-180-6
9 788498 711806 13,50€
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Who’s stolen the Moon?
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Mario Catelli & Madalena Matoso36 pages - October 2009
Kip, the youngest of the pack, wants to howl like the adult wolves; one night with a full moonhe runs off to the mountain and breathesin so strongly, the moon falls from the sky…In this amusing story about learningand discovering life, it underlines that wisdomis acquired over the years and thereforeeach stage should be fully taken advantage of.
A simple story for us to intuitively understand where the essence of things is to be found.
VISUAL PRIZE DIPLOMAFOR BOOK DESIGN 200812,90€
And what can I do?
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José Campanari & Jesús Cisneros40 pages - August 2009
Mr Eks reads the news in the newspaperand becomes full of worries. He asks himselfall the time: And what can I do? One dayhe finds an answer; another day, anotherand another…
This album underlines the importanceof knowing how to see beyond ourselvesand of trying a little harder in helping people who need it. There are many things that,without realizing, we can do. It is enoughjust to open our eyes and learn to look.
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DISTINCTION FROM THE JUDGES OF THE PORTUGUESE NATIONAL ILLUSTRATOR’S PRIZE 2010
The seven kidsTareixa Alonso & Teresa Lima40 pages - August 2009
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There were once seven little goatsthat lived happily in a cabin in the woods with their mother; but there was a fierce wolf lurking nearby…
A widely spread and traditional storyfrom Grimm’s classic version. A living reference, within infant literature, that feeds the imagination of younger readers and contributes qualityto the panorama of children’s literature.
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Halfwit Harry
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Patacrúa & Evelyn Daviddi40 pages - June 2009
Halfwit Harry is set on finding a job he likesand tries different trades: on Mondayhe looks for work at the tailors, on Tuesdayat the farmhand’s house, on Wednesdayat the tavern… After some amusing setbacksand failing spectacularly at work, his perseverance and optimism will at last be compensated.
This version of the traditional European tale incorporates an agile original rhythm set outby the seven days of the week indicatingthe passing of time and the end of a cyclewhich completes the protagonist’s independence.
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The three bears
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Marisa Núñez & Minako Chiba36 pages - June 2009
Three bears live in a cabin in the woods. One day the bears went for a walk before breakfast; then Goldilocks found the house empty and went in…
From the traditional tale, the narrator adds a serious of comments about habits, virtues and good manners that influence values such as responsibility, autonomyand the good use of freedom.
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What a downpour!
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Raquel Saiz & Maja Celija36 pages - May 2009
Manolo got up, just like every other day;he washed his face, got dressed…and when he went out… A princess fellon his head! It’s that there are dayswhen the laws of nature don’t work:there are days when love falls from the sky!
Fantasy, irony and absolute normality, revise,with plenty of humour, the topic of the princess from the traditional tales, who meets a princeand falls in love for the rest of her life.
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Rosemary Dromedary Searching the North
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Rachel Chaundler & Bernardo Carvalho40 pages - May 2009
The little dromedary is unable to put upwith his brothers’ abusive behaviour and react when faced with situations that course him distress. That is why he cries none stop and,as a result, has an insignificant hump. However, when things get complicated he acts intelligently and shows who is the strongest.
In the first years of childhood, the complexityof emotions can give the impression of the lack of words to describe them and crying comes to the fore when faced with situations of fear, distress, frustration, confusion, need…
Paula Carbonell & Cecilia Afonso Esteves40 pages - April 2009
The glow-worm plays at being a shooting star, the slug asks for a wish… and then the journey begins to the land of the peach trees,following the polar star, accompaniedby the distinct moon phases.
The journey and not final destinyis what will make the protagonists growand mature and discover new worldson the inside and outside of themselves.A tale to be seen through a child’s eyes,on the grass, among the dew drops.
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12The bear and the crow
Quickeye
PetraMonika Klose & André da Loba48 pages - March 09
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Helga Bansch40 pages - March 09
The bear wanted to fly and the crowwanted to be as strong as a bear.How to do it? The answer appeared to be simple: just to change wings for arms and… fly!... or not?
An amusing story about dreams, loyaltiesand breached agreements, with a clear message: we all have things of value, it is only necessary to look deep down and value our capabilities without giving up our dreams.
Fat is beautiful!, her mother used to say,but Petra didn’t like what she saw in the mirror. She wanted to be tall, thin and elegant,and would be able to move heaven and earthto be physically different.The elephant still has hope of finding a solutionto what she considers a problem, sets her outon a trip of amusing adventures that will bring about a very special meeting.
An optimistic vision in the sense of learningthat authenticity is the road to satisfaction,and that others accept us as we are.
Darabuc & Maurizio A. C. Quarello36 pages - February 09
A mouse, full of curiosity, and wantingto be happy, sets off to see the worldand meets up with two companions, a dogand an elephant. After travelling through several magic lands and crossing the starry ocean,they come across the Cyclops Quickeye and,in their naïveté… Elephant and dog end up in the monster’s belly, but, luckily the curious little mouse manages to save his friends.
They all learn at the end of the story: some to be more wary, others not to use violence. However,it does not offer a moral as is customarybut motivates reflection arouses curiosityand questions in young readers.
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A woodland secretJavier Sobrino & Elena Odriozola40 pages - February 09
Since she saw him, Squirrel couldn’t get him off her mind. When she thought of him she couldn’t see for the clouds, her voice would go, her stomach became as hard as a rock, and it’s that… Squirrel was in love! Her secret reached all the corners of the woods. Many were of the opinion that it was madness, but when autumn came…
A charming and surprising love story in which differences do not suppose any difficulty in relationships.
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Little pink bear’s dream The three little pigs
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Roberto Aliaga & Helga Bansch40 pages - November 08
The little bear cried and cried because he’d lost his dream. Then the giraffe stretchedhis long neck and searched the sky; the old horse went over land and the frog went to the bottom of the river… But none of the things they brought back stopped the little bear from crying…What does a little pink bear dream about?
A story in which we learn that solidarityrequires being in the other person’s shoesand understanding. More than good intentionsare necessary to help someone.
Raquel Méndez & Helga Bansch36 pages - November 08
The youngest little pig didn’t feel like working and, to keep himself warm, he made a houseof straw. The middle little pig workeda little harder and made a house of woodbut the eldest worked very hardto build a house of bricks. When the wolfcame and blew and blew…
True to the original version and with a great dynamic visual dialogue based on simpleand amusing images combined in a timeless album to understand things change,people evolve and growing (combined with effort, intelligence and rational planning)have many advantages.
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Three wishesEva Mejuto & Gabriel Pacheco36 pages - October 2008
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Dreaming on moon-lit nights, makes the future look bright. You may ask for three wishes,was on the mysterious piece of paperthat fell down the chimney, just when the littleold couple were toasting a piece of bread.Gold teeth, elegant clothes, a diamond palace… What a difficult choice!
This story, adapted from the traditional Portuguese oral tradition, speaks about the power of dreams, of luck that capriciously comesand goes before our eyes and that while we have affect and dreams to fulfil, we shall be happy.
The tortoisewho wanted to sleep
The incredible story of the birdgirl and the terrible boy
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Anna Castagnoli & Susanne Janssen48 pages - October 2008
That boy spent hours up a tree. His mother shouted at him from the window; you’re a terrible boy! And so on, every day of the year,so many times and so often that he forgothis own name. But on a strange day in May,the terrible boy found, at the top of the tree,a small bird’s egg…
A book for all ages with material to make us reflect on the importance of affectionand help us to see details that may go unseen, in spite of them forming part of an individual’s personality.
Roberto Aliaga & Alessandra Cimatoribus36 pages - September 2008
The tortoise is very sleepy and is going to sleep all winter. When he’s already in bed, after going through the ritual for him to sleep (brushinghis teeth, putting on his night gown,straightening the sheets…), someone knocksat the door. They’re his friends with presentsto keep him company through the long sleepthat awaits him. The tortoise thanks themfor their kind attention, but he feels sleepierand sleepier and he only wants to be left alone.
A story to help understand bed-timeas something pleasant and to complete the ritual by telling a story before being overcome by sleep.
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A cat in the tree
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Pablo Albo & Géraldine Alibeu40 pages - September 2008
A cat, chased by a dog, runs to the topof a very tall tree and after can’t get down.Those that pass by go up the tree with the ideaof helping; but things start to get moreand more complicated and the solidarityof the firemen, neighbours and family turnsinto a problem for the tree, that can’t supportso much weight…
A story with a lot of humour employingthe essential resources in the oral tradition.It offers possibilities to be dramatizedand in literary experimentation.
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The king’s behind Bella
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Raquel Saiz & Evelyn Daviddi36 pages - June 2008
Like every morning the king was aboutto have breakfast in the royal dining room;and when he sat on his throne… a pinstuck in his behind! Ow! he complained begging for help. But no one dared to touchhis behind. This album demythologizesthe customs and habits at the palace. Agile, simple and amusing text, very appropriatefor young children.
With a great sense of humour and ingenuitythis story shows the silliest side of peoplehigh social standing that, because of heir rank, appear unable to find a solutionto a very simple problem.
Rachel Chaundler & Bernardo Carvalho36 pages - June 2008
The tropical rainforest is full of dangers, but Bellathe butterfly is very naughty and isn’t afraidof anything. One day she gets up closeto the elephants that are splashing aroundin the river and she finds herself in a situationshe cannot control. Bella asks for help, but nobodycan help her. Finally everything is resolvedthanks to the collaboration of an unexpected character…
A simple and tender argument in which themessuch as the importance of being cautious,the value of friendship, or solidarity are treated,which on occasions could enter into conflict.Here we have the difficulty of any learning process.
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The day motherhad a face like a tea-pot
Count with me Oscar the OstrichPep Bruno & Mariona Cabassa40 pages - April 2008
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Rachel Chaundler & Bernardo Carvalho36 pages - April 2008
There are many ways to count. We can countthe clouds while lying in the grass;sitting next to a friend we can count the antsthat crawl out of the anthill, we can countthe poppies while walking through a field…or we can tell a story as we count the characters that appear… But, when we reach twelve,the moon comes out, we all have to go to bed, and the count-down begins!
A story to be read out loud builtupon the characters that enter and exit.A story with many possibilitiesand for multiple readings.
Oscar the Ostrich has a magnificent tail.So as not to squash it at night he sleepswith his head in the ground and his tail in the air. One morning when he wakes up, he stretcheshis neck and feels that his head doesn’t move, Oscar stamps his feet, bends his knees,wiggles his tail and pulls, and pulls and pulls…but his head is trapped and it doesn’t move.If he wants to be free he has no other alternative but to ask for help.
Reminiscent of an old Russian storyby Alexei Tolstoy confirming that power residesin association and team work.
Raquel Saiz & João Vaz de Carvalho36 pages - March 2008
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Follow me!(A LOVE STORY THAT ISN’T STRANGE AT ALL)
TitiritessXerardo Quintiá & Maurizio A. C. Quarello48 pages - March 2008
Titiritess lives in the kingdom of Daybeforeyesterday. Her mother, Mandolin, dreams of her daughterwell married and tries to educate her likea refined courtesan. But her daughter doesn’t share the queen’s aspirations and rejects the conventional life they want to impose on her. Faced withthe imminent arrival of a governess, she decidesto run from the palace to live fantasticand amusing adventures: to know another princesswith sweet lips…
Love without prejudice is celebrated in this storyat the same time that, with the necessary sensitivity, the theme is exposed to a young reader contributing towards an affective education.
José Campanari & Roger Olmos48 pages - February 2008
A grey elephant with pink beauty spots,who lives in a jungle, falls in love with a black ant with a wasp’s waist. The love is returned,but for them to be together they will haveto go down a long road.
A great sense of humour to recreate a charming character, able to overcome any obstacle,as big as it may be, in the quest for true love. There’s nothing strange about that!
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Princess AllbringPatacrúa & Javier Solchaga36 pages - February 2008
And what’s this? This is the catthat caught the magpie that stole Princess Allbring’s ring… And what’s this?
A classical accumulative storybut with an ending and the way it is presented that recovers the typical elements that appear in the European tradition: cat, dog, stick, fire, water… With this type of story childrenlearn to establish connections and from thereto generalize and even to predict.
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Mark’s mother was so angry smokebegan to come out of her mouth as if she werea dragon. Just then, her nose changedinto a spout; and her left ear became a handle.A little later Mark picked up a teapot from the floor which looked very much like his mother.
A story to transmit the pleasure of reading to children and, above all, for those that think the imaginationis the most powerful tool we have to understand reality.
The gluttonPablo Albo & Maurizio A. C. Quarello48 pages - November 2007
Grandmother decides to get a surprise readyin the cellar for her three granddaughters: bread and honey (she’d forgotten that was Glutton’s favourite food). One at a time the granddaughters went down the dark, cold and mysterious stairs; pushed the door and…
The Glutton is a traditional and one of most popular “child eaters” in Spain and for that has different characteristics depending on the area.In this version he is as in the traditional stories although the story does have more humourand the outcome is more amusing and happier.
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Baby WhiskersPatacrúa & Alessandra Cimatoribus36 pages - November 2007
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A very old woman and a very old manwanted to have baby but they didn’t knowhow to go about it. After several attempts, experimenting with diverse formula and even asking the king and queen and the storkto collaborate, the little old woman had an idea…
With a sharp sense of humour, this free versionof a traditional Mongol tale warps a plotfull of delicate details stemming from oneof the greatest mysteries in life: Where do children come from?, developing the age and worry theme at the same time.
The thing that hurts most in the worldPaco Liván & Roger Olmos36 pages - October 2007
The hare and the hyena chat away while fishing.A lie is the thing that hurts most in the world,the hare said; and the hyena started to laugh.To demonstrate it, the hare leaves at the palace gates a very special cake that provokesthe king’s rage.
A very amusing story from the oral traditionof the Ivory Coast.
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Run, pumpkin, runEva Mejuto & André Letria36 pages - October 2007
On the way to her granddaughter’s wedding,a little old lady comes across a wolf, a bearand a lion that want to eat her up.She convinces the animals to waituntil she returns from the wedding reception and, after the celebrations, the granddaughterand the little old lady come up with a very original plan to outwit the three wild beasts.
With an agile rhythm - almost a tongue twister -, present in the Portuguese versions that are still circulating today, this story offers many expressive narrative possibilities and theatrical presentation.
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What a snout! The silly nanny goatPaco Liván & Iván Prieto48 pages - September 2007
Three sisters inherit a bowl and a spoon.When they stir the bowl up with the spoonthree magical objects appear. The youngestwants to use hers to get to knowthe famous prince of Castledom. Not only handsome but mean, miserly and vain,tricking and cheating he manages to humiliatethe young girl and get his hands on their legacy.But faced with adversity, the sistersuse their ingenuity to teach the prince a lesson.
This story, with an efficient and synthetic rhythm, comes from the combination of a variantof other German versions.
Pep Bruno & Roger Olmos36 pages - September 2007
After looking all over the village, Michaelfound his goat on a roof top. Does she thinkshe’s a weather vain? Or a chimney? Or perhaps a cat?, Michael asks himself.
A great story to tell just before bed-time.A story with the right amount of text supported by dynamic illustrations and caricaturesthat give off comical details and informationto stimulate the imagination.
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Butterfly trip The sultan and the micePaula Carbonell & Chené48 pages - August 2007
Caterpillar came up with the idea of crossingthe five metres that separated the orange tree from the lemon tree. A flea, ant, ladybird, earwig and a grasshopper decide to go with caterpillar. But when caterpillar is on his own at the enda terrible hornet appears…
The use of accumulative structures and repetition favour and help to memorize the text.Using such an efficient formula for first readersa caring story of collaboration and thanks develops. The pleasant and expressive illustrations get away from the typical insect cliché which is common in the collective imagination.
Joan de Boer & Txell Darné36 pages - August 2007
Marisa Núñez & Helga Bansch36 pages - May 2007
The sultan liked cheese a lot. He had roomsfull of cheeses from all over the world;but the palace filled up with mice that atethe sultan’s cheese, and his councillorshad to come up with a solution: to get ridof the mice, they brought in cats; to get ridof the cats, they brought in dogs; to get ridof the dogs, they brought in lions; to get ridof the lions, they brought in elephants; to get rid of the elephants, they brought in mice…a never ending circle.
This story, of Arabian origin, has a seriesof odd happenings that are dealt with by a great sense of humour.
Chocolate has her daily bath in the lagoon.One day she discovers that in the citythere are public baths and decidesto leave the jungle and try them out. So as notto appear so wild, she buys a track suit and some trainers with lights. She’s ready to face lifein the city.
A story about illusions, desires, friendship,the importance of experiencing and the valueof that which we have closest.
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The tooth gnashing witchTina Meroto & Maurizio A. C. Quarello48 pages - May 2007
Three brothers who do not heed their mothers warning, enter the dark and mysterious woods where anything can happen. The youngest,afraid and conscious of the danger, tries to warnhis two brothers, but when he has to takea decision he ends up going with them.As they don’t know the way back, they decideto enter the witch’s house that smells of food…
A scary story, from the Turkish-Russian tradition, that comes to a positive end transmittingthe idea that it is possible to overcome obstacles.
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Qontexts collectionMisery, poverty, war, injustice, marginalization:words and images that bring us close to other realities…From a caring perspective,hoping to contribute to the education of valuesand invite collaboration to improve the conditionsof the disadvantaged infant population.
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SmokeAntón Fortes & Joanna Concejo40 pages - October 2009
In one of the most infernal realitiescreated by man in the 20th century – the Nazi concentration camps – love and solidarityare able to light a light of hope in the future.
If all violence turns out to be inadmissible,that which annihilates innocence, even more. The young protagonist manages to remain intact thanks to the memories that help him to flee from the isolation and eradication, and giveway – in the inhospitable camp (Lager) – to love and friendship.
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OQart collectionWe get close to the artist, to the expressive form,to the particular interpretation of reality…We push the door of this magical and waived space of the world of art,with suggestive, enigmatic proposals open to new interpretations:words and images, to taste at any age using all five senses.
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Animal artist’s notebookAntón Fortes & Maurizio A. C. Quarello48 pages - April 2009
The young ladies of Avignon reconvertedinto mandrills; the sex-symbol Mae West (Dali),into a lion; the ballet dancers by Degas,into flamingos subjected to severe rehearsals in order to become famous… A strollpast the paintings from the last century, revisited with humour and irony, from a singular perspective: the animal kingdom.
This album teaches us to look, awakening curiosity for some brilliant works, avant-garde and individuality relevant to art. The unusual protagonists, inspired by emblematic worksfrom the 20th century, are ableto provoke sensations and new meanings.GL | ES | FR
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2ND PRIZE FOR THE BEST EDITED CHILDREN BOOK 2008MINISTRY OF CULTURE (SPAIN)18,50€
Great book of animal portraitsSvjetlan Junakovic48 pages - October 2007
Very far from the conventional art history book,the verisimilitude of the portraits and the textabout the image, which the Croatian illustratorpresents in this book, play on the historic base,respected up to the minimum detail, but in whichthe animals are converted into the authentic protagonists.
Sharing the taste for painting with young childrenopens windows on art and takes awaythe barriers… these are some of the aims of this book.
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