Sombras en el reino

A collection of stories within the story of a family celebration where the guests relate their memories of growing up in various Latin American countries. Also contains recipes.

A story about a boy with a heart too big for one color alone. A little boy attempts to answer one of grown-ups' all-time favorite questions: "What's your favorite color?" But with so many wonderful colors to choose from, he doesn't know how to answer. He loves his pink sparkly tutu, bright red roses, soft yellow baby doll pajamas, and big, orange basketball. How will he ever pick?

An adaptation of a traditional Burmese tale explores the need to listen to good advice, the importance of keeping promises, and the supposed difficulty in learning to share.

«Manada de elefantes con intereses culturales busca maestra con espíritu dinámico y aventurero. Vivienda en la selva africana. Dieta vegetariana. Salario: cien toneladas de plátanos». Al leer este anuncio, una maestra, harta de enseñar a insectos y arañas, solicita el trabajo. Allí, en la selva, descubre que no todos los elefantes son iguales... ¡depende del corazón que tengan!