Marisa y Violeta

Empujé un baúl lleno de polvo que estaba en el «sótano sin terminar» de la casa a la que mi madre y yo nos acabábamos de mudar. Para mi sorpresa, había un dibujo debajo. Era un círculo con tres triángulos dentro. Cada triángulo tenía un ángel sosteniendo una cruz. Lo más raro de todo era el hecho de que el dibujo rojizo olía a sangre fresca. No me lo pensé dos veces y lo borré con una escoba. ¡No sabía que un vampiro llamado Nathan Jones estaba atrapado debajo del dibujo y que, gracias a mí, ya era libre para matar de nuevo!

Summer is over and that can only mean one thing for eight-year-old Mallory McDonald (like the restaurant, but no relation)--she has to go back to school. But not just any school, a new school with all new kids in it. To make matters worse, her mom is going, too! She's the new music teacher, and Mallory can't think of anything that could possibly be worse--until her first day.

Enrique and Isabel love to be at their grandmothers house. She prepares them the most delicious meals and desserts, and takes them on a tour through foods, storytelling, and nursery rhymes. The author has chosen the relaxed, caring setting of Grandmas house to delve into fantasy: a safe place where children can play, make believe, and enjoy the sound of words.

This Theodore Geisel Honor book about a boy and his grandma is now available in Spanish! He gets cheese. He gets bread He gets apples. Very simple text and fun pictures support Spanish vocabulary and grammar comprehension in this delightful and brightly illustrated book. Salto is a companion to Joe Cepeda's other ¡Me gusta leer! books, including Arriba, Veo, and Cavo, featuring the same curious, excited brothers exploring the world around them and celebrating the diversity of everyday life. ¡Me gusta leer! provides emerging Spanish language readers with translations of popular I Like to...