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En casa. (At Home)
Reviewed by Betsy Duarte Shepard, Wakefield Middle School, Tucson, AZ - 05/01/2008 Bravi, Soledad
tr. by Rafael Ros. illus. by Anna Coll-Vinent. Spain: Corimbo, dist. by Lectorum Pub. 2008. ISBN 978-84-8470-284-9. BDB. $N/A.More
Negra noche. (Black Night)
Reviewed by Veronica Covington, Univ. of Texas, Austin - 05/01/2008 Monfreid, Dorothée de.
tr. by Rafael Ros. illus. by author. Spain: Corimbo, dist. by Lectorum Pub. 2008. unpaged. ISBN 978-84-8470-282-5. $N/A.More
La princesa de largos cabellos. (The Long Haired Princess)
Reviewed by Beth Rotella, New York, NY - 04/01/2008 van Haeringen, Annemarie. tr. by Goedele De Sterck. illus. by Gil Martínez. Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Económica (Los especiales de A la Orilla del Viento). 2007. 27p. ISBN 978-9681-684-716. $9.99.More
La tortuga golosa. (The Sweet-Toothed Turtle)
Reviewed by Gisela Norat, Agnes Scott Coll., Decatur, GA - 04/01/2008 Campos, Paula.
illus. by Macarena Ortega. U.S.: Paula Books (Había una vez en América): Jorge Pinto. 2008. ISBN 0-9795576-4-X. pap. $14.95.More
Ruth es un torbellino. (Ruth is A Whirlwind)
Reviewed by Betsy Duarte Shepard, Wakefield Middle School, Tucson, AZ - 04/01/2008 Rius, Roser.
tr. by Marinella Terzi. illus. by author. Spain: SM (Cuentos para sentir). 2008. ISBN 978-84-675-2422-2. $12.95.More
Petra.
Reviewed by Mirthala Barragan, First Class Learning Center, Austin, TX - 04/01/2008 Bansch, Helga. tr. by Eva Mejuto. illus. by author. Spain: OQO. 2007. 36p. ISBN 978-84-9871-003-8. $17.95.More
Cuentos pulga. (Tiny Tales)
Reviewed by Esmeralda Rios, Adult Services, Herrick District Library, Holland, MI - 04/01/2008 Blanco, Riki. illus. by author. Spain: Thule, dist. by IPG. 2006. 40p. ISBN 84-96473-44-9. $16.95.More
Publisher Spotlight—Pinto Books, A Publisher with Garbo
In Spanish, garbo means a jaunty air: elegance and grace. The quintessence of garbo in the independent publishing world is Pinto Books, a New York City-based multicultural house that favors books with substance in English and Spanish, the kind to be read many times.
New Year, New Look!
As technology evolves, so does Críticas. In keeping up with the times, we’ve kicked off 2008 with a brand new look for our award-winning website, Criticasmagazine.com.