Epiphany, day of illusion and day for children. This is one selection of stories, tales and tales about the Magi, a date and tradition that will continue to endure.
The day of Kings. Christmas Tales - VVAA
A title to remember and that reflects the stories, tales and customs that parents and grandparents told us, or that we lived in our childhood. This also shows the rise of the short story and the story at the beginning of the XNUMXth century. Authors as important as Becquer, Emilia Pardo Bazán, José Echegaray, Valle-Inclán o Azorin They wrote little Christmas stories in which they captured family memories, experiences or the harshness of life at the time.
The gift of the Magi - O. Henry, Lisbeth Lisbeth Zwerger
O. Henry is the pseudonym of William Sidney Porter, XNUMXth century American writer with a somewhat hectic life. He was a journalist and bank teller among other jobs, and spent a few years in jail accused of stealing where he worked. There he began to write short stories, gender of which is considered precursor, with Poe or Mark Twain.
Here he tells the story of Della and Jim, a couple in love who want to give each other a gift at Christmas. But they will have to sell something that is very valuable to them so that they can buy the gift that the other wants. It is illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger, an Austrian author born in Vienna in 1954 who in 1990 won the Hans Christian Andersen International Prize.
For readers of 6 years and up
The three Wise Men and the girl who did not sleep - Daniel Estandía, Óscar Rull, Sara Nicolás
This is a fun book for the most magical night of the year that is also customizable for up to three protagonists. And it is that everything has to be prepared so that the night of Kings is a success: you have to send the letters on time, leave the shoes visible, offer something to eat to the guests and, above all, go to bed early. But what can happen when a girl is so absorbed in her reading that she forgets to go to sleep? Well, Melchior, Gaspar and Baltasar will have to use all their ingenuity to make Berta sleep and finally be able to leave the gifts undiscovered. The question is whether they will succeed.
The Twelfth Night - Carmina del Río and Sandra Aguilar
Book written in verse that narrates what Juan feels during and after Twelfth Night. A wonderful story full of music with the intention that children understand more details about this magical night.
Olivia and the letter to the Magi - Elvira Lindo and Emilio Urberuaga
The protagonist of this story is olivia, which belongs to the collection of the same name, written by Elvira Lindo, intended for readers between three to six years of age. This time Olivia thinks that it is very difficult to write a letter to the Magi. So he asks his grandfather for help, who explains how he did it when he was little and what was asked.
The little camel - Gloria Fuertes and Nacho Gómez
Everything that Gloria Fuertes wrote for children was a real success, due to the freshness of its verse, its language and its rhythm. In this story he takes us to Christmas and the Wise Men who are going to visit the Child accompanied by a very special camel. For the smallest readers.