Pollita Chiquita

Experts agree that the first sentence of a book is fundamental. It provokes intrigue and curiosity, promises mysteries to be solved and hours of entertainment. If it works, it hooks us. In this book, the author writes 22 stories that start with the first sentences of famous novels, such as Rayuela, David Copperfield, El perfume, and La silla de plata, among others. Additionally, it reveals to the reader that words are not enough by themselves, but that, on occasion, they inspire more words.

Cuento tradicional. Entonces llegó volando el mosquito picadorcito y preguntó: ¿de quién es esta casa tan bonita?, ¿quién vive en ella?

That Otto and Maya have found each other, lived happily ever after, and ate partridges is a nice and typical end to a tale. But what is not typical is how they found each other and how their dog became an astronaut. This dreamlike and surreal story highlights the connections that bind everyone together that are not visible at first sight—how dreams change reality and how reality can be absurd. Que Otto y Maya se encuentren, vivan felices y coman perdices es un bonito y típico final de cuento. Lo que no es nada típico es cómo se encontraron, y menos típico aún cómo su perro se...

¿Puede una niña morder zapatos, cavar hoyos y comer huesitos? ¿Te gustaría averiguarlo? Acompaña a Olimpia en su peludo y juguetón sueño de ser perrito. ...Y a ti, ¿te gustaría ser uno de ellos?