Relatos sobre la familia y el hogar (infantil/juvenil)


KITTY DESCUBRE SU PODER (KITTY) (HARRISON, PAULA)
Una nueva serie de la mano de los editores de Isadora Moon. ¡Únete a Kitty y su pandilla de gatos para vivir fascinantes aventuras a la luz de la luna! Niña de día. Gata de noche. ¡Siempre lista para la aventura! La familia de Kitty tiene un secreto. Su madre es una heroína con poderes felinos y Kitty sabe que algún día ella también tendrá que usar los suyos. Ese día llega antes de lo esperado, cuando el gato Fígaro aparece en la ventana de su habitación pidiendo ayuda. Pero, para ella, la noche es aterradora. ¿Conseguirá tener el valor suficiente para adentrarse en la oscuridad y vivir emocionantes aventuras a la luz de la luna?

KITTY SALVA LA NOCHE (KITTY) (HARRISON, PAULA)
Una nueva serie de la mano de los editores de Isadora Moon. ¡Únete a Kitty y su pandilla de gatos para vivir fascinantes aventuras a la luz de la luna! Niña de día. Gata de noche. ¡Siempre lista para la aventura! Kitty se muere de ganas de ir al museo y ver la preciada estatua del Tigre Dorado con sus propios ojos. La leyenda dice que aquellos que la posean pueden hacer realidad todos sus deseos. En compañía de su gato Mandarino, decide colarse en el museo por la noche, cuando no haya nadie que pueda descubrirlos, ¡pero alguien roba la estatua en frente de sus narices! ¿Podrá Kitty recuperarla de las garras del ladrón antes de que amanezca?

IT’S ERICA! (THOMAS, ERICA;NUNN, DYNASTY)
Erica, who is leaving one foster home and going to another, is ready for a new adventure. After her social worker takes her to meet her new foster mother, Erica is surprised to learn she has a large room and a seemingly infinite amount of toys to herself. From here, Erica's new adventure begins when she imagines that she and her toys go on a stormy voyage as pirates with Erica, the fearless captain.

MY DAY… (VARN, JENNIFER M;VARN, JENNIFER M;WERTHER, JANET)
My Day... sets out to reassure children (and adults) that the love is real and that it can be tangible, even when it is from afar. My Day... offers diversity and an inclusive and relatable?message.?Original music is made available as a free download to listen along to with the book:?mydaylullaby.com

LITTLE LOST MONKEY (KENNY, JIM;MANN, CARLA;HOLTZCLAW, KAREN)
Chipper Wump?s father goes off fishing and disappears. Shortly after, his mother is captured by zookeepers and taken away. He awakens one morning to an empty nest in the tree, beginning an exciting journey as he wanders the jungle in search of a home. The various emotions that are experienced by a child in temporary care are represented in his encounters along the way. He has to deal with a snake, a tiger, and a crocodile before being helped by a wise owl. Chipper is temporarily mothered by a lioness before being taken to a village of chimpanzees where he finds acceptance and love.Little Lost Monkey speaks to children coping with loss in their own language, reflecting the emotions they are likely to experience, not the ones adults think they should have. In this book, Chipper grows from being a vulnerable and frightened monkey to one coping and being empowered to take care of himself.?Little Lost Monkey is not just for foster and adopted children?hoping for permanence and stability, but also for those experiencing the death or divorce of parents.?Beyond that, Little Lost Monkey is an adventure story for all

HIS NAME IS JOE (MARTIN, MIMI LOU;MATHIS, CHLOE)
His name is Joe. He's in third grade and uses a wheelchair. Joe wishes people wouldn't stare at him. On the first day of school, Joe meets another third-grader. His name is Jimmy and he stares at Joe. What happens after that is part of the magic of Joe's story. Not the kind of magic that needs an enchanted wand, but a special type of magic everyone has inside of them that can make someone's wish come true.

EL RETOÑO (HUANAY, JULIÁN)
Un clásico de la literatura peruana, hermosa y patética novela realista; narra las aventuras de un niño que escapa de su comunidad nativa para buscar trabajo y una vida diferente.

OLIVER, A STORY ABOUT ADOPTION (WICKSTROM, LOIS J;JOHNSON, PRISCILLA MARDEN)
PreSchool-Grade 3-- Oliver wishes he had a totally different life after receiving a gentle reprimand from his adoptive father. Sent to his room, the young lizardlike creature is convinced that his birth parents would have cut him a much better deal. A little later his mother and father share their own childhood fantasies with him. Most children, explains his father, imagine the lives they could be having, especially when they are angry with their parents. Thus enlightened, Oliver decides to stay put. Whimsical black-and-white ink drawings somewhat temper the earnest message of this book. Oliver is not ``a story about adoption'' as the subtitle would have it; it would work just as well if the boy were a biological child. --Anna Biagioni Hart, Martha Washington Library, Alexandria, VA

GIGI AND GRANDMA REMEMBER (KONOPA, MAGGIE)
Gigi notices Grandma sometimes forgets, but she learns to help by giving Grandma clues to trigger her memory. Their bond is strong and they can still spend a silly and fun filled day together, despite a few bumps in the road. Grandma can't remember, but it isn't her fault. That's why Gigi will remember for her. Gigi shows children they can still engage in normal activities with their loved ones who have become forgetful and parents are given a platform to discuss these changes in an age appropriate manner.?

MOM, DAD, AND EVERYONE ELSE (DAVID, DICKERMAN J)
Unfortunately today, divorce is an all too common reality. Mom, Dad, & Everyone Else attempts to reframe the idea of divorce for a child in a more positive way. This positive side centers around the child?s world expanding via exposure to new people who love and support him or her while also bringing in new experiences that otherwise may remain elusive. When divorce happens and a child is involved, we hope that Mom, Dad, & Everyone Else might play some small role in helping a child find hope and their voice.