DE VERDAD, FUE ASI...
Truly... it was so


Anthology
Illustrations: Mariana Massarani

From eight fairy tales and a fable of classical world literature, contemporary Latin American writers tell new versions that give the truthful account of the stories we know.

No. of pages: 128
Format: 15.5 x 21.5 cm
Binding: paperbound / glued, thread-sewn
ISBN: 978-85-06-05988-3

Age range: 6 years and over


LOS MURALES DE CACAXTLA
The Murals of Cacaxtla


Text: María del Carmen Ornelas
Illustrations: María del Carmen Ornelas

A book which takes the reader on a journey round the murals of Cacaxtla, explaining what each of these magnificent paintings of ancient Mexico mean and what they represent.

No. of pages: 36
Format: 21 x 21 cm
Binding: paperbound / glued
ISBN: 978-607-7749-13-4

Age range: 8 years and over


LA TIENDA DE ANIMALHOMBRES DEL SEÑOR LARSEN
The Shop of Manimals of Mister Larsen

Text: Daniel Monedero
Illustrations: Aitana Carrasco

Manimals are a mixture of man and animal or animal and man, depending on how you want to look at it. For years, Mister Larsen travelled the world seeking specimens of each species. When he managed to put them together, he opened this unusual place where strange beings may be seen.

No. of pages: 48
Format: 21 x 29.5 cm
Binding: hardcover, sewn
ISBN: 978-607-7749-14-1

Age range: 8 years and over


LA MUÑECA ROTA
The Broken Doll

Text: Marie-Danielle Croteau
Illustrations: Rachel Monnier

Basing herself on biographical and artistic elements, the author conjures up a totally imagined childhood for Frida Kahlo.

No. of pages: 32
Format: 21.5 x 22 cm
Binding: hardcover with cloth spine
ISBN: 978-607-7749-12-7

Age range: 6 years and over


SEIS LEONES
Six Lions

Text: Daniel Nesquens
Illustrations: Alberto Gamón

For no apparent reason, six lions leave the circus, in single file, noiselessly, without a roar. Who did roar was the lion tamer
when he found their cage empty.

No. of pages: 24
Format: 25 x 25 cm
Binding: hardcover with UV varnish
ISBN: 978-607-7749-11-0

Age range: 5 years and over


ARMO CON LETRAS LAS PALABRAS
With letters I build words

Text: Alejandro Magallanes
Illustrations: Alejandro Magallanes

An unusual book where everything gets mixed up, where letters
do the illustrating, and ideas are drawn by words.

No. of pages: 40
Format: 25 x 25 cm
Binding: hardcover
ISBN: 978-607-7749-05-9

Age range: 4 years and over

Honourable mention in the New Horizons category.
BolognaRagazzi Award. Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Bologna, Italy.


LA CABELLERA DEL SR. ANTUNES
Mr. Antunes' Hair

Text: Mariana Ruiz Johnson
Illustrations: Jimena Tello

When he saw his hair flying off in the wind, Antunes could not possibly have anticipated what was about to happen to him. There, in the middle of his bald pate, sprouted a green filament which soon turned into budding vegetation that would turn his quiet life upside down.

No. of pages: 28
Format: 21 x 29.5 cm
Binding: hardcover
ISBN: 978-607-7749-06-6

Age range: 5 years and over


EL GRITO
The Cry of Dolores

Text: Alonso Núnez
Illustrations: Josel

Amid cheerful rhymes and singsong lessons this book offers its readers an account of the history of Mexico. An abridged version of the events of NationaI Independence is recounted. Cannon
shots and all!

No. of pages: 32
Format: 25 x 25 cm
Binding: hardcover
ISBN: 978-607-7749-04-2

Age range: 4 to 7 years


AKUIKA, EL CAZADOR DE FUEGOS
Akuika, the fire hunter

Text: Javier Malpica
Illustrations: Héctor Morales

This story is an original and amusing version of one of the discoveries which changed the history of humanity:
the use of fire.

No. of pages: 144
Format: 15.5 x 21.5 cm
Binding: paperback / matte
ISBN: 978-607-7749-02-8

Age range: 10 years and over

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