El alcalde de la ruidosa ciudad de La Paz instituye nuevas leyes que prohíben todo el canto, pero un gallo valiente decide que debe cantar, a pesar de los castigos progresivamente severos que recibe por seguir cazando. El populacho silenciado, vigorizado por la valentía del gallo, derroca al tirínico alcalde y devuelve su ciudad a su estado libre y clamoroso. "The mayor of the noisy city of La Paz institutes new laws forbidding all singing, but...

A bilingual birthday party features bubble blowing, balloons, and good food.

Six-year-old Dulce loves sweets, which is fitting since her name means "sweet." She especially relishes the candy in birthday piñatas, and she and her sister can't wait for her own party "with candles and cake, / balloons, music and a piñata." Kids will eagerly follow Dulce and her sweet tooth in search of the perfect birthday treats. At the store, there are brightly colored piñatas shaped like stars, cacti, donkeys and even a guitar! How to decide?!?...

"Little Leonard can be a bit shy and finds it hard to make his voice heard. This sometimes means he misses out on some of the exciting experiences life has to offer: tasty seed snacks, playing games with the other children at free time, or being the first in the class to answer a question he knows he has the answer to. But when Leonard sees a friend being picked on by a bully in the playground can he find the courage to speak out and save the day?"--Provided...

While on their way to Bremen, four aging animals who are no longer of any use to their masters find a new home after outwitting a gang of robbers.

"Little Damian is getting ready for bed, and the spooky monster called La Llorona is hollering up a storm outside his bedroom window. But he's not afraid. "You can't scare me, silly Llorona," says Damian, 'and neither can your monster friends!' When evil-looking witch owls fly around his room and little green duendes, or goblins, make creepy noises under his bed, he's still not frightened. Not even a little bit. The Donkey Lady, a chupacabras and...

Elena quiere montar en bici. Empieza a montar, empieza a rodar. Ella se mece y se bambolea...�CATAPLAM! Elena, aprender a montar en bici es dif�icil. Pero t�u puedes lograrlo. �Int�entalo, int�entalo de nuevo! Elena wants to ride her bike. She steadies, she readies. She wobbles, she bobbles . . . KA-BANG! Learning to ride a bike is hard. But Elena can do it. She just has to try, try again.

A bilingual collection of humorous and serious poems about family, nature, and celebrations by a renowned Mexican American poet.

Award-winning children's book author René Colato Laínez teams up again with illustrator Fabricio Vanden Broeck to explore the experiences of newcomers in U.S. schools and affirm that yes! They do belong here.