New Spanish Titles - Autumn 2011

In the time when animals, plants and water could still speak, Joan-Ratot and his wife, the little rat Torna-per-més lived in the Sierra de Castalla. The place where they had chosen to live was enough to give the couple a strong reason to be happy.

The skeleton Huesecitos wants to be a footballer like the people made of flesh and blood. Dismayed, his family tries to make him see that this is not possible for a skeleton. But even so, why not try ? This book is part of the collection entitled "El Baugul dels Monstres" (A Chest Full of Monsters), a series of ten titles designed to dispel fear through reading. 

This book tells the story of Narciso, Lirio and their three daughters: Rosa, Margarita and Violeta. All the characters have the names of flowers, and live  in L’Albagés when there were still no cars, or motorbikes, or computers... is that difficult for you to imagine? Well, this book will help you.

“This is a ground-breaking work by one of Spain’s foremost contemporary historians. It is based on extensive original research, which has uncovered material of clear international significance. “(Kirsty Hooper)