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In the Kingdom of Murnania, dogs are prohibited. But when the King and Queen of Lavonia arrive for a visit with their refined little poodle, they need a male dog to receive her. But there’s only one enormous, flea-bitten Saint Bernard left in the kingdom! He’s got so many fleas that there’s a whole circus in his coat, the only Flea Circus in the world!
A fishing trip describes the adventures of two friends who set off on their Llaut [a traditional Majorcan boat] off the shores of the Balearic Islands in search of a good catch. But there are many surprises in store. The story is an ode to sailing, fishing, friendship and good food. FIRST EDITION: 2016. SECOND EDITION: 2017. THIRD EDITION: 2020.
The 'A very special day' collection features the Three Baby Triplets on the most special days of the year, with their family and friends. Published on card in large format, it introduces children to reading and stories and allows them to recognise as their own the situations described in the book. This helps them to question various themes and also to adjust their reactions.
At almost fifty years of age, Teodoro Sagredo, a secondary school teacher, shaves off his beard. However, this ordinary action changes his life drastically since neither his family nor closest friends recognise him and, despite insisting on his true identity, he is put in a mental hospital.
This is a story about the importance of friendship, vanity and the value of not judging people you don't know. A strange parcel appears in the woods and all the animals think it's for them. What nobody expects is that the mysterious package is for Musaraña, and what it contains will leave them all speechless.
Everybody in the Novell family (mother, father, son, daughter, uncle, cousins) has problems with their eyes – they have terrible sight! So when a cat comes into their lives it all gets very complicated, one by one and without fail they accidently sit on him, or give him too much food. It’s a disaster!
A script for Artkino, Fogwill´s «last» novel, is one of his funniest works, though an extremely unfunny truth lurks behind the obvious jokes, behind the laughter.
A Beautiful White Egg is a story about how joy can be reborn, about how life always finds a way, like the hen protagonist of the story: running, clucking, singing and filling all those around her with hope. Boys and girls are the first to chase the hen, plucky, eager to dance, but behind them come families, their own and others, the melée confusing the soldiers.
Guille is an apparently happy child, always smiling, but you only have to scratch beneath the surface to feel that there's a mystery somewhere. Guille is an introverted child with a permanent smile, and he's a great reader with a lot of imagination. He only has one friend, a girl. So far, so good.
A simple, tender and funny story for children from three to five, which talks about friendship, family and good neighbourliness. It tells the story of a family of mice who have had to leave their home and are looking for somewhere new to live. They find an old boot in a pretty corner of the woods, near a river. The area's other inhabitants welcome them and help them to make a new home.