New Spanish Titles - Autumn 2012

Catalina doesn’t like goodbyes. She has a strange feeling every time the sun goes down, her balloon floats away, a tooth falls out or daddy turns out the light, but she will come to understand that some things have to go so that other, equally nice, funny and comforting ones can come.

During the 16th century, Seville underwent a true urban metamorphosis, mainly due to its new riches gained from the monopoly of trade with the Indies, but also because of the embellishments made for the royal visits of Carlos V (1523) and Felipe !! (1570).

Owané is a story for the whole family, written so that parents can read it every night to their children at before they go to sleep. In the book, the story of Owané is told by a father to his three sons. Night after night the brothers gradually learn about the life of Owané, a brave, unusual little girl who will lead her village following the trace of the ugly monkeys.

The three boys who are the heroes of this book are sad because Bruno, the man in the local newspaper kiosk, has died. From now on no one will give them fantastic pirate stories or sweets, and they will never see their friend smile again. They decide to pay their respects to Virtudes, Bruno’s wife. When they go to his house, she gives them a shoe box that Bruno had left addressed to them.