Historias de Hookwood

Adapted for young readers, Washington Irving's famous tale of the Alhambra is presented with suggestive illustrations.

A father helps his child overcome a fear of ghosts in this humorous and lighthearted bedtime tale. The little penguin Jake hears all kinds of strange noises as he tries to fall asleep. Asking himself Could there be ghosts in the room? Jake quickly summons his Dad to check things out and make his room safe. Moving patiently from the bed to the curtain to the wardrobe and sticking his head under the carpet, Jake's dad explains that it's merely the bed creaking, the wind rustling the curtain, and there are only toys in the chest. Satisfied that his father has chased away all of the ghosts, Jake...

Gerardo is a janitor who decides he can save money by sleeping on a chair at the office. He eventually gets a promotion and decides to buy a bed that is big enough to erase the memory of the cramped chair. Yet he doesn't anticipate his fear of falling out of a real bed. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

Laila, una joven marroquí, llega a Terrassa con su padre para estudiar y, con el tiempo, cumplir su gran sueño: convertirse en escritora. Laila se esfuerza al máximo y, poco a poco, logra aprender español, hacer amigos y destacar en las clases. Sin embargo, la relación con su padre no es fácil, tampoco la convivencia en un piso compartido, y quizá Laila tenga que tomar una decisión adulta y valiente que cambiará su vida para siempre.