Toby

When Marie brings the moon into her bedroom, it scares away the monsters who have tormented her but also causes problems which only the village cats can help solve.

Portraying the secret life of various everyday objects, their feelings, and their concerns, this illustrated work makes for a fun and fascinating read. The whimsical illustrations detail things that nobody knows: that library cows graze on the words inside books, that library books read each other when no one is looking, and that a cat falls in love with a refrigerator not because of how it looks, but because of the milk inside.

Three children embark on a day-long trek through the rainforest, discovering all sorts of exotic creatures in their natural habitats. The charming, rhyming text highlights an adjective for each creature. The story is complemented by educational endnotes about the creatures in the story, and the peoples of the rainforest. (Spanish language edition).

La función del circo comienza y todos quieren ver al gran elefante. El pesado anfitrión y un grupo de ranitas harán cantar a todos la canción tradicional latinoamericana: 'El elefante del circo, mueve sus patas así'. Las humorísticas ilustraciones de Ana Palmero Cáceres recrean, con guiños y texturas, la entrañable melodía.