Jazmin, adivina/ Jasmine, The Fortuneteller

A collection of amusing and tender stories that have farm animals as protagonists. Four stories that tell about Eva's complaints, Cleo's adventures, Freckles love, and Teos friends.

Cuatro personajes recorren a pie los caminos de la España gloriosa y en plena expansión de 1539 que, sin embargo, les rechaza porque los cuatro huyen de algo: una mujer que escapa de su pasado; una niña que deja atrás la infancia; un negro marcado por su condición de albino; un joven estrafalario en busca del amor... Sus historias ocultas se descubrirán al hilo de las aventuras &—alegres unas, dolorosas otras, trepidantes todas&— que jalonan la huida. Pero al igual que en un laberinto de espejos, lo que se ve no siempre es real y las situaciones se resuelven de manera distinta a...

Children use their hands for all kinds of things when they prepare for and go to a birthday party. Reprint.

VERSIONE SPAGNOLA. Un semplice racconto che vuole essere propedeutico all’insegnamento dello Shiatsu ai bambini quale mezzo utile a stabilire, attraverso il “contatto”, il superamento di barriere fisiche, emozionali nonchè culturali, etniche e generazionali.

In Xavier Garza’s bilingual kids’ book, young Carlitos attends his first lucha libre match in Mexico City. At ringside, Carlitos sees the famous luchador—the Man in the Silver Mask, a man whose eyes look terribly familiar. The masked wrestler even smiles at Carlitos! He is mesmerized as the Man in the Silver Mask is pitted against the terrible forces of evil—los rudos, the bad guys of lucha libre. They make the audience boo and hiss! In the end, though, the Man in the Silver Mask triumphs and, in the process, gains a lifelong fan.