Kate DiCamillo

"When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene encounters a fortune teller in the marketplace who tells him that his sister, who is presumed dead, is in fact alive, he embarks on a remarkable series of adventures as he desperately tries to find her." -- "El mayor deseo de Peter es encontrar a su hermana pequeña Adele. Para ello, consulta a una adivina, de quien recibe un enigmático consejo: 'Tienes que seguir a la elefanta.' Pero, ¿de qué elefanta...

"El Sr. y la Sra. Watson tienen una cerda llamada Mercy, una verdadera maravilla porcina. Una noche, Mercy oye un ruido. ¡Un ladrón un tanto particular ha entrado a robar en la casa de los Watson! Sin embargo, el ladrón pronto descubre que el delito no es provechoso si hay una enorme cerda involucrada."-- "Mercy the pig's love of buttered toast leads to the capture of a small thief who would rather be a cowboy."--

Una mañana, temprano, Rob se pone a caminar sin rumbo fijo a través del bosque que se encuentra en los alrededores del motel donde él y su padre viven, cuando de repente se encuentra con un imponente tigre encerrado en una jaula. Pero ésta no es la única sorpresa extraordinaria que le deparaba a Rob ese día. También conoce a Sixtina Bailey, una chica que acaba de llegar a la escuela, y que muestra sus sentimientos con la misma facilidad con...

Separated from her best friends, Raymie and Beverly, twelve-year-old Louisiana struggles to oppose the winds of fate (and her eccentric grandmother) and find a way home. "Cuando la abuela la despierta en medio de la noche para decirle que la hora de la verdad ha llegado y tienen que irse immediatamente, Louisiana no se preocupa mucho. La abuela ya ha tenido ideas similares a medianoche. Pero esta vez, las cosas son diferentes. Esta vez la abuela...

Two roller-skating best friends--one tiny, one tall--share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.

The heartwarming 'tail' of a young girl whose life is changed by a scruffy, fun-loving pooch she names Winn-Dixie. The special bond between them works magic on her reserved dad and the eccentric townspeople they meet during one unforgettable summer.

"A collection of stories about friendship, including "Bink & Gollie," by Kate DiCamillo & Alison McGhee, "Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend," by Mélanie Watt, and "The Ant & the Grasshopper," by Rebecca Emberley."--

Once upon a time in the far away kingdom of Dor lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro. The two go on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.

"Eleven-year-old Rob Horton discovers a caged tiger in the woods behind the hotel where he lives that helps him find the courage to face his troubled past."--

"The fair is in town and these two very different girls--but best friends extraordinaire--use teamwork to navigate its many wonders."--Container.