Una historia común

Federico is an intolerable boy. He spits. He breaks his and other people's toys. He even chews gum and puts it in the hair of first person he sees. One day, this boy experiences something that will change him forever.

Tess is excited. Today is her first day of school and her very first ride on a school bus. Waiting at the bus stop with her older friend Gus, Tess eagerly asks, "Is this the bus for us, Gus?" as each vehicle passes by. From fire engine to front loader, Suzanne Bloom introduces young readers to a variety of vehicles through a simple text and spirited illustrations.

El libro es un intento naturalista por recuperar ademanes, silencios y conversaciones donde el miedo se vuelve delgado y todo parece distribuirse en emociones que se trasladan a la errancia de las cosas. Sin recurrir a historias ostentosas o fantásticas, el eco narrativo del corazón vacío surge bajo el efecto de las horas que delinean una tristeza sin color y una suerte de humor seco. Cuentos que, al evitar el dramatismo, la tensión y la truculencia, reflejan una tediosa cotidianidad donde la vida transcurre normalmente. En esta ciudad narrada se percibe el enfrentamiento entre el pulso...

In times of war, an arrow broke through a window. It killed the queen. Since then, windows are prohibited in the castle. But the princess Keiko is curious and when she opens the only window that remains, she encounters a friend. This is a book about the absurdity of overprotection of children.