El Children's and Youth Book Day is celebrated once again in this very literary month of April. This is one selection de readings Dedicated to younger readers. All with content full of positive messages and improvement, fantasy, adventure, magic and social touch.
Children's and Youth Book Day — readings
Sé tortuga — Agustin Sanchez Aguilar
Illustrations by Anna Baquero
From 8 years
This book tries to be a invitation to the vital philosophy of the turtle, that is, to savor the moment and enjoy the journey with altruism and generosity, in addition to teaching and learning.
We have a very special protagonist who is the rooster casildo, who is desperate. It was a flovely singer, but a serious mistake took him away from the stage and now he is finished. Your last chance to avoid ruin is teach a group of turtles called Las Wonderful to sing. They are retired and very old, but also very optimistic and they want to win a musical contest to give the prize to a charitable cause. But everyone knows that turtles can't sing, right?
A story with a deep message about how selfless love heals wounds deeper, as well as the importance of overcoming limiting beliefs and prejudices.
Territorio desconocido —Luis Leante
This novel has been Edebé Award 2023 and has consolidated the literary career of its author since it deals with a very serious subject, which goes beyond the bullying school: public degradation.
The story tells everything that happened during a course in a institute where the lives of some students will take a radical turn. they are Isa, Diego and Tomas, who were inseparable friends since childhood, but who have grown apart since Isa and Diego started dating. On the other hand, there is good old Tomás, who has become more and more aggressive since a accident that nobody knows Then a fire apparently provoked in a town store along with the discovery of some human remains triggers a research projects. that will uncover a much more complex plot.
explorer animals —Sharon Renta
For 5 to 6 years
For the more explorer readers there are these stories where what stands out is that nothing is impossible. The protagonists are Toby, a diving tiger, Lola, a plant-seeking polar bear and Stella, an astronaut squirrel. The three want to fulfill a dream that seems surreal, that of plumb the depths of the ocean, find the most beautiful orchid in the jungle or travel to space and step on the Moon.
They have the incentive that they are inspired by the real life of adventurers and explorers. Both text and illustrations are by the author.
The girl who saved the books —Klaus Hagerup
For 5 to 6 years
The title of this book written by a prestigious Norwegian author already invites you to read it and it is even more attractive because it is a illustrated album.
We have a protagonist who is an almost 10-year-old girl named Anna, Which he loves to read. He likes her so much that one of his best friends is Monsen, the librarian. This one day he tells Anna that what happens with the creative writing that nobody wants to take borrowed from the library is that disappear and they are destroyed. And Anna wonders if those who live inside those books also disappear. Because the idea of that entire magical world and its inhabitants being lost forever seems unbearable.
It is then that Anna embarks on an extraordinary journey with a mission that no one has achieved so far: save books from oblivion.
the last witch — Jara Santamaria
For 10 to 12 years
Jara Santamaría is the author of the gods of the north and this is one new fantasy series full of magic and adventures.
The protagonist is Ingrid, who has never quite fit in anywhere, but is about to discover that our world is connected to another very similar, but different and hidden. It is the place where magic lives, which is dying and, if it were to disappear, the existence of the two worlds would be endangered. The hope of an ancient prophecy remains: that a last witch hail magic and restore balance.
Moztruos 1: the terrible Mumus — Pedro Manas
For 7 to 9 years
This book can be reminiscent of well-known stories and seen in the movies about monsters with scary problems. and so it is mumus, which is defined here as the The most terrible monster in the world, although the most terrible thing is how bad he is at scaring. That's why they sent him to Boarding School Chills to learn. There she will meet other monsters and they will live a lot of adventure.
With this title Pedro Mañas, the author of Dragon Princesses, start a new saga.