Kate DiCamillo

Un ratón valiente, una princesa en peligro… y una historia para iluminar hasta la mazmorra más oscuraDespereaux no es un ratón cualquiera. Nació con las orejas demasiado grandes, el corazón demasiado

En una tienda de juguetes viven cinco marionetas: un rey, una loba, una pastora, un chico y una lechuza. Forman parte de una historia. Y deben permanecer unidas. Pero un día el viejo capitán Spelhors

¡Ella es una cínica nata! ¡Él es tan sólo una ardilla! Juntos, Flora y Ulises, vencerán a los villanos, defenderán a los indefensos y protegerán a los débiles. O algo así. Esta historia comienza como

What if? Why not? Could it be? When a fortune-teller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchenne knows the questions that he must ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortune-teller's mysterious answer (An elephant! An elephant will lead you there!) sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that you will hardly dare to believe it is true. With atmospheric illustrations by fine artist Yoko Tanaka, here is a dreamlike and captivating tale that could only be told by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. In this timeless fable, she evokes the largest of themes - hope and belonging, desire and compassion - with the lightness of a magician's touch.

Un historia singular que te atará hasta la última página.Érase una vez en una casa de la calle Egipto un conejo de porcelana llamado Edward Tulane. Edward estaba orgulloso de sí mismo, y con razón: su propietaria, una niña llamada Abilene, lo trataba a cuerpo de rey y lo idolatraba. Pero un dia, Edward se perdio. ¿Y que sucede entonces? Lector, es tu destino averiguarlo.

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A nearly wordless story following a little girl in search of someone who understands Kim has created sumptuous images DiCamillo s text leaves room for children to fill in the silences with their own boundless imaginations New York Times La la la A little girl stands alone and sings but hears no response Gathering her courage and her curiosity she skips further out into the world singing away to the trees and the pond and the reeds but no song comes back to her Day passes into night and the girl dares to venture into the darkness towards the light of the moon climbing as high as she can Now will she be heard With an enchanting palette and captivating expressiveness Jaime Kim brings to life Kate DiCamillo s endearing character in a transcendent landscape that invites readers along on an emotionally satisfying journey

From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale enchantingly illustrated in which five puppets confront circumstances beyond their control with patience cunning and high spirits Once there was a king And a wolf And a girl with a shepherd s crook And a boy with a bow and arrow And also there was an owl They were puppets and they were waiting for a story to begin In this new work of short fiction by twice winner of the Newbery Medal Kate DiCamillo exquisitely illustrated in black and white by Governor General Literary Award Finalist Julie Morstad five puppets who find themselves together in an abandoned trunk are carried off into the adventure of a lifetime

Every porcine wonder was once a piglet Celebrate the joy of a new arrival with this endearing picture book prequel to the New York Times bestselling Mercy Watson series Mr Watson and Mrs Watson live ordinary lives Sometimes their lives feel a bit too ordinary Sometimes they wish something different would happen And one day it does when someone unpredictable finds her way to their front door In a delightful origin story for the star of the Mercy Watson series a tiny piglet brings love and chaos to Deckawoo Drive and the Watsons lives will never be the same

Una mañana temprano antes de ir a la escuela, Rob comienza a caminar sin rumbo fijo a través del bosque, cuando de repente se encuentra con un imponente tigre encerrado en una jaula. Pero ésta no es la unica sorpresa extraordinaria que le deparara a Rob ese dia. Tambien conoce a Sixtina Bailey, una chica que acaba de llegar a la escuela, y que muestra sus sentimientos con la misma facilidad con la que Rob se esfuerza en ocultarlos. A medida que ambos aprenden a confiar el uno en el otro, y en ultima instancia, a ser verdaderos amigos, Rob y Sixtina comprobaran que algunas cosas, como los recuerdos, el valor y los tigres, no pueden ser encerrados para siempre.

Um conto inesquecível de cinco amigos – um rei, um lobo, uma menina, um menino e uma coruja – que passam todo o tempo trancados em um baú escuro, sonhando com uma vida lá fora, livre e iluminada. Até

A heartwarming young adventure story, winner of the prestigious Newbery Medal.A deftly crafted fairy tale adventure story from a New York Times bestselling author, twice winner of the prestigious Newbery Medal. Here, reader, is the tale of a tiny, sickly mouse with unusually large ears; a mouse who takes his fate into his own hands. It is the tale of a beautiful, flaxen-haired princess who laughs often and makes everything around her seem brighter. It is the tale of a poor, deaf serving girl who entertains foolish dreams of splendour. It is a tale of impossible love, of bravery and of old-fashioned courage. And, reader, it is a tale of treachery unlimited treachery

Una novel·la d’aventures amb una protagonista que desafia el poder establert en un món en què no es permet a les dones accedir al coneixement.Llibre número 1 de la llista de best-sellers del New York

Num dia de verão, India Opal Buloni, de dez anos, vai ao mercadinho local para comprar comida e volta para casa com um cachorro. Winn-Dixie não é um cachorro comum. Pode ser grande, magro e malcheiro

Era uma vez uma casa na rua Egito, onde morava um coelho chamado Edward Tulane. O coelho era muito feliz: pertencia a uma menina chamada Abilene, que o tratava com o maior cuidado e o adorava. Mas um dia o coelho se perdeu e foi obrigado a viajar, das profundezas do oceano ate a rede de um pescador, do topo de um monte de lixo ate a fogueira de um acampamento de mendigos, da cama de uma criança doente ate as ruas de Menfis. Nessa aventura extraordinaria, Edward aprendeu a amar, sofreu perdas e voltou a amar.