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Ten-year-old Lola has always been touched by magic. In her Mexico City home, built around a towering tree, she is accustomed to enchanted blooms that change with the seasons, a sandbox that spits out mysterious treasures, and mischievous chaneques that scuttle about unseen by all but her. Magic has always been a part of her life, but now she must embrace the extraordinary as never before. Ever since The Thing That Happened, Lola's brother Alex has been sick. As his condition worsens, something begins eating away at the tree, causing its leaves and blossoms to crumble like ash.

Lola Reyes doesn’t want to leave Guatemala, a place full of warmth and sun, laughter and music—where her abuela and prima and tíos and tías surround her with love. Back in Sunnyside, it’s cold. There’s schoolwork and chores. And her mama transforms into Lola’s super-serious school principal, Dr. Reyes. Back at home...Lola can see, crystal clear, the empty place where Pop used to be. So Lola decides to bring a little bit of Guatemala—and Pop—back with her. She discovers his box of childhood worry dolls and sneaks them into her luggage, ignoring the warnings on the box not to use them.

Ramón is a little boy who can’t sleep. He is nervous for his first day at a new school. And El Cucuy is the monster who lives in Ramón’s cactus pot. He can’t sleep, either. It turns out that El Cucuy is scared, too! This gentle, perceptive story explores the worries that can accompany moving to a new place and beginning a new journey—and reveals how comfort, bravery, and strength can be found through even the most unexpected of friendships.

Esmerelda Santos is a rare bruja, born with Chaos magic in her veins. She and her family are direct descendants of one of the four original witches—a mysterious legend about the night magic was born in San Bosco. But since the death of her mother, Esme is more concerned about healing their father’s spiraling grief. When Esme finds a heart spell in a forbidden grimorio, she thinks it could be the answer to making her dad whole again.

"Los abuelos tienen mucho para enseñarnos; y cuando se trata de los abuelos mayas (esos a los que llamamos ""nahuales""), aprendemos de ellos el por qué de muchas cosas cotidianas. Por ejemplo, ¿por qué a veces se cierra sola la puerta de casa¿ o ¿por qué sopla tan fuerte el viento? o...

Itza era la princesa más hermosa de la tierra, y muchos pretendientes viajaban de todas partes para cortejarla. Aun siendo la hija del emperador, Itza no quería casarse con un hombre de poder y riqueza. En cambio, se enamoró de Popoca, un valiente guerrero que peleaba en el ejército de su padre, quien no le ofreció riquezas, sino la promesa de quedarse a su lado para siempre.

"La historia del planeta es contada por muchas civilizaciones, y los pueblos mayas de Guatemala pusieron especial magia en ello. De la rica tradición oral de los primeros pobladores de Centroamérica, seleccionamos dos historias que explican algunos fenómenos naturales y los convertimos en...

Las leyendas son relatos que explican algún fenómeno de la naturaleza, pero no lo hacen de manera “científica”. El color de una fl or, el origen de los relámpagos o del trueno, tenían forma de cuento entre los pueblos originarios. Esa historia era relatada amorosamente de padres a hijos, para que los misterios del mundo tuvieran una explicación. Se transmitían en forma oral, de generación en generación.

"A Julio Serrano le encantan las historias, especialmente las que van pasando de abuelos a nietos, de una generación a otra. De las muchas que conoce, escogió seis y las convirtió en los cuentos que podrás leer en esta colección.En las orillas del Lago de Atitlán, ciudades mayas conviven...

In Muslim storytelling, the wise fool is a popular figure that appears as different people in different stories. In these two funny stories, see if you can tell who the wise fool is and who is not. In one story, a father shows his son how it is impossible to please everyone. In the other, a court jester shows that he is more than just a common fool.

Kanikiya loves to dance! Every day she goes to the river to dance with the brolgas, a type of crane native to Australia. She loves to dance with them so much, she wishes she could be a brolga herself! Her mother doesn’t like that she dances so much, though, and warns her with legends of what happens to girls who don’t work. What would happen if she had to stop?

Granny warns Tukama not be tricked by the duppies—or ghosts—of their Caribbean island.

On the previous All Hallows' Eve, Rayleigh was just a typical Londoner. Or he thought he was. Now Rayleigh has embraced his monster heritage, passed all the tests to stay in Below-London with the rest of monster society, and even saved his father—the Bogey Mann—from the notorious Illustrious Society. But his adventures are far from over. Though Rayleigh is supposed to be staying far away from trouble, it’s found him once again.

When Anansi the spider decides to help rescue Brother Tiger, he makes Brother Tiger agree to a simple promise.

A lo largo de la historia de la cultura mexicana, se ha contado la leyenda de la lluvia. Esta leyenda es muy importante para la cultura mexicana. Nuestros antepasados la contaban para explicar la naturaleza y fenómenos del mundo de la mejor manera posible. Así crearon esta hermosa leyenda para contarles a nuestros hijos, tanto en aquél entonces, como hoy.

O volume número 1 de Histórias maravilhosas do Brasil traz Maria Borralheira e A moura torta, ambas adaptadas a partir de contos coletados por Silvio Romero. Com narração de Sandra Silvério, efeitos e trilha sonora de Sandra Branca e vozes dos personagens gravadas por Lúcia Tulchinski.

The magical town of Tres Leches, home to the figures of Texas-Mexico border lore, has been through a lot. Most recently, the town was released from a curse that kept La Llorona, the wailing woman, haunting the shores of their river. But just when the townsfolk were preparing to return to sunny riverside picnics and barbecues, the children of Tres Leches mysteriously began to go missing. The town suspects another monstruo, the Dancing Devil, is luring kids to El Camarón Dance Hall & Arcade.

Kai Sosa is so passionate about swimming he is practically a fish. This summer, he's determined to become the athlete he once was on an elite invitational team. But something invisible holds him back. His race times are off. Dreams of his sister Cali haunt him. And he hasn't found her missing gold cuff, her last request. When Kai discovers a library book Cali had checked out multiple times—about an underwater realm and a mysterious place called the Library of Despair and Sorrow—details from the story begin to appear in his own life.

What happens to a fox that won't stop teasing the others animals? Listen to this Peruvian tale to find out. Some lessons can change everything.

When the weather changes suddenly, the animals in a jungle find shelter in the mountains. When they return to the forest, one snake has changed forever. And it’s a good thing he does.