Libros de cuentos ilustrados

A COISA QUE MAIS DOI NO MUNDO (LIVÁN GARCÍA, PACO)

Numa ida à pesca, a lebre e a hiena conversam: ?A mentira é a coisa que mais dói no mundo?, disse a lebre; e a hiena desatou a rir. Para levar adiante a difícil tarefa de comprová-lo, a lebre irá elaborar, à porta do palácio, um ?bolo? muito especial que provocará a cólera do rei; depois vai contar com a cumplicidade das moscas, peritas em ca?calcular e perceber todo o tipo de cheiros, que irão procurar entre todos os animais, o culpado de semelhante obra.

LE MARIAGE DE COQUET LE COQ (BELMONTES GARCÍA, JUAN ALFONSO)

Ne te marie pas avec le coq, petite fille en or ! Viens avec moi ! Je m’occuperai de toi. Je te montrerai des endroits secrets et les journées seront éternelles… Mais, Renarde, Coquet le Coq m’aime, me chante des chansons et me demande seulement de le promener sur ma tête. Un triangle amoureux avec des ingrédients qui garantissent l'émotion. Cet album nous invite à réfléchir sur les sentiments : l’amour consiste à offrir avec joie plutôt qu’à recevoir et à dominer. Ceux qui nous le démontrent de cette façon sont ceux qui nous aiment pour de vrai.

IL MOMENTO PERFETTO (ISERN ÍÑIGO, SUSANNA)

Scoiattolo non ha un minuto da perdere. Ha ricevuto una lettera importantissima e deve arrivare a destinazione il prima possibile. Non sarà una cosa facile, però. Durante il tragitto incontrerà molti amici del bosco che hanno bisogno del suo aiuto. Eppure ha tanta fretta? che fare in questi casi? Te lo racconteranno meglio Susanna Isern e Marco Somà. Questo gioiello di libro piacerà a tutto il mondo, ai più grandi e anche ai piccoli.

LA LUNE VOLEUSE (PEREZ ANTON, PABLO)

Un jour, ma tétine a disparu. Ma mère m’a dit que la Lune l’avait emportée(...) J’étais loin de penser que la Lune était une voleuse et j’ai cherché ma tétine dans toute la maison... L’auteur parle avec tendresse d’un défi compliqué pour les enfants et leurs parents : abandonner la tétine. C’est une étape de la croissance, un peu difficile, où la comprensión et la stimulation sont indispensables pour que les enfants atteignent leur but. L’imagination devient pour eux la ressource la plus efficace. Ce genre de lectures peut leur être utile.

UM SEGREDO DO BOSQUE (GARCIA SOBRINO, JAVIER)

Desde que o conheceu, o Esquilo não o conseguiu tirar mais da cabeça. Quando pensava nele a vista dele nublava-se, a voz fugia-lhe, o estômago ficava como uma pedra, é que… o Esquilo estava apaixonado! O seu segredo percorreu todos os recantos do bosque. Muitos opinavam que era uma loucura, mas quando chegou o outono… Uma adorável e assombrosa história de amor onde as diferenças não constituem um obstáculo para os relacionamentos.

TRES OSOS (NUÑEZ ALVAREZ, MARIA LUISA)

Nunha cabana do bosque vivían tres osos. Un día os osos saíron dar un paseo antes de almorzaren; entón Riciños de Ouro atopou a casa baleira e entrou.…A partir do conto tradicional, o narrador engade unha serie de comentarios sobre hábitos, virtudes e bos costumes que inciden en valores como a responsabilidade, a autonomía e o bo uso da liberdade.

THE GREAT JOURNEY (CASTAGNOLI, ANNA)

The journey takes place in the mind, in the memory, it is the imaginary rout on which we set out, rocked by the lulling music we hear hidden under our beds. The protagonist of this album will sail seas, cross countries at war, rescue animals in danger… and return home a hero. As a metaphor of life, the journey takes us to discover the world and take part in difficult circumstances, but the nature of the journey itself is the imagination. ISAAC DÍAZ PARDO ILLUSTRATED BOOK AWARD 2009

THE KINGS BEHIND (SAIZ ABAD, RAQUEL)

Like every morning the king was about to have breakfast in the royal dining room; and when he sat on his throne… a pin stuck in his behind! Ow! he complained begging for help. But no one dared to touch his behind. This album demythologizes the customs and habits at the palace. Agile, simple and amusing text, very appropriate for young children. With a great sense of humour and ingenuity this story shows the silliest side of people high social standing that, because of heir rank, appear unable to find a solution to a very simple problem.

THREE WISHES (MEJUTO RIAL, EVA MARÍA)

Dreaming on moon-lit nights, makes the future look bright. You may ask for three wishes, was on the mysterious piece of paper that fell down the chimney, just when the little old couple were toasting a piece of bread. Gold teeth, elegant clothes, a diamond palace… What a difficult choice! This story, adapted from the traditional Portuguese oral tradition, speaks about the power of dreams, of luck that capriciously comes and goes before our eyes and that while we have affect and dreams to fulfil, we shall be happy.

THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF THE BIRDGIRL AND THE TERRIBLE BOY (CASTAGNOLI, ANNA)

That boy spent hours up a tree. His mother shouted at him from the window; you’re a terrible boy! And so on, every day of the year, so many times and so often that he forgot his own name. But on a strange day in May, the terrible boy found, at the top of the tree, a small bird’s egg… A book for all ages with material to make us reflect on the importance of affection and help us to see details that may go unseen, in spite of them forming part of an individual’s personality.

THE GLUTTON (PEREZ ANTON, PABLO)

Grandmother decides to get a surprise ready in the cellar for her three granddaughters: bread and honey (she’d forgotten that was Glutton’s favourite food). One at a time the granddaughters went down the dark, cold and mysterious stairs; pushed the door and… The Glutton is a traditional and one of most popular “child eaters” in Spain and for that has different characteristics depending on the area. In this version he is as in the traditional stories although the story does have more humour and the outcome is more amusing and happier.