INFANTIL

It's the ABCs with a large dose of humor and pizzazz. Starting with a line of ants marching with American flags, the text moves through the alphabet and features a horse on a house, penguins in parachutes, and closes with a zebra playing a zither. For each letter, there is a statement that features an animal or a person with an object that begins with the same letter. The illustrations in this silly, sturdy board book are really amusing. Part of the "Bright and Early Board Books" series. 2000 (orig. 1974), Random House,

The Beginner Book Story "Ten years ago, Dr. Seuss took 220 words, rhymed them, and turned out THE CAT IN THE HAT, a little volume of absurdity that worked like a karate chop on the weary little world of Dick, Jane and Spot." —Ellen Goodman, THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Nov. 1966 From this magically right beginning came the concept of Beginner Books, exacting blends of words and pictures that encourage children to read — all by themselves. Hailed by elementary educators and remedial reading specialists, these enormously popular books are now used in schools and libraries throughout ti the English-speaking world.

When Mouse takes a stroll through the woods, he meets a fox, an owl, and a snake who all want to eat him! So Mouse invents a gruffalo, a monster with "terrible tusks and terrible claws, terrible teeth, and terrible jaws." But will Mouse's frightful description be enough to scare off his foes? After all, there's no such thing as a gruffalo . . . is there? Sturdy pages and a cozy trim make this rhyming read-aloud perfect for preschoolers. Winner of the prestigious British Smarties Prize.

Esta es la historia de un verano de travesuras, diversión y amistad. Es la historia de Tom Sawyer, el niño que nos llevará a orillas del río Misisipi, a casa de su tía Polly, desde donde saldrá a correr aventuras con sus amigos Huck y Joe; a la escuela con su maestro, el señor Dobbins; a conocer a su amor, la linda Becky...

En un campo dominicano, la familia de María siembra aceitunas. Como la cosecha no prospera, tendrán que abandonar la finca, y esto los llena de tristeza. Un día, el padre de María llega de la ciudad, acompañado del indio Quisqueya, y trae una fruta desconocida para ella: naranjas. Esa noche la niña sueña que siembra semillas de naranja y al dar gracias, inspirada por Quisqueya, una señora de manto brillante y corona de estrellas se le aparece. Después la familia volverá a sembrar la tierra con renovadas esperanzas.