Latin Fairy

Carmen Sanchez is back in her home country of Mexico, overseeing the renovation of an ancient cathedral into a boutique hotel. Her teen daughters, Izel and Luna, are with her for the summer, and left to fill their afternoons unsupervised in a foreign city. The locals treat the Sanchez women like outsiders, while Carmen's contractors openly defy and sabotage her work. After a disastrous accident at the construction site nearly injures Luna, Carmen's had enough. They're leaving. Back home in New York, malevolent and unexplainable happenings seem to swarm the Sanchez family.

All Nestor Lopez wants is to live in one place for more than a few months and have dinner with his dad. When he and his mother move to a new town to live with his grandmother after his dad’s latest deployment, Nestor plans to lay low. He definitely doesn’t want anyone to find out his deepest secret: that he can talk to animals. But when the animals in his new town start disappearing, Nestor's grandmother becomes the prime suspect.

Shanahan's Stone is a tale about greed, vengeance, redemption, and love. So much history and mythology has become misinterpreted and altered over the years. Although modern day depictions describe leprechauns as little men dressed in green who hoard pots of gold, ancient Irish folklore depicted them quite differently. Shanahan's Stone breaks from these cliches and many other contemporary Irish stereotypes. It weaves an imaginative and unique story steeped in colorful Irish folklore.

Eleven-year-old Josephine knows that no one is good enough for her daddy. That's why she makes a habit of scaring his new girlfriends away. She's desperate to make it onto her school's cricket team because she'll get to play her favorite sport and use the cricket matches to distract Daddy from dating. But when Coach Broomes announces that girls can't try out for the team, the frustrated Josephine cuts into a powerful silk cotton tree and accidentally summons a bigger problem into her life.

Las leyendas son el espejo del alma de cada cultura que las creó, reflejan los miedos, las esperanzas, los sueños y las pesadillas de la gente. Se dice que se puede entender mejor a un pueblo a través de su folclore. Audiolibros Colección presenta una selección de leyendas de nuestra querida América Latina. Desde México hasta Argentina, pasando por leyendas mapuches e incas y muchas otras más.

Lebenslustig und fröhlich geht es in diesen 12 brasilianischen Märchen zu! Da feiern Vögel Feste, wetten Königspaare um ihr Leben, oder spannt eine schlaue Schildkröte der Riesenechse die Braut aus. Man erfährt von wunderbaren Wesen, die im Urwald leben, von geheimnisvollen Feen sowie von abenteuerlichen Seefahrten mit mutigen Prinzen und schönen Prinzessinnen. Viele der spannenden Geschichten erzählten sich vor langer Zeit die brasilianischen Ureinwohner selbst.

Six Gaelic tales of wonder and adventure, read in an authentic brogue by actor Des Keogh, transport wee listeners to a magic world of leprechauns and giants.

Audio narração com trilha sonora exclusiva. O sentimento de igualdade e respeito às diferenças é uma conclusão natural do amor. Bonitinha, a galinha amorosa, demonstra o desespero de uma mãe ao ver o filho em perigo; a alegria de tê-los, a dedicação a cada um, sem discriminação. A compaixão cativa e nos leva ao melhor sentimento: a felicidade!

¡La segunda entrega de "Relatos misteriosos de Colombia" ya está aquí! Sigue los enigmáticos relatos basados en los mitos y leyendas de esta región fantástica: El Mohán, El monstruo del lago, El Toro, La mula de Rafles, El guando, El Tunjito, El Mandingas, El cazador perdido, El Sombrerón, El boga y el hombre patas de cabra.

La certeza de que la Patasola se les haya aparecido a nuestros abuelos, será siempre una pregunta sin resolver. Que la vieron llorando, que llevaba un niño en brazos, que gritaba que te rompía los oídos... todos tienen una historia diferente. Lo que sí sabemos, es que aquellos misteriosos relatos permanecen como un eco inmortal de nuestra tierra. "Relatos misteriosos de Colombia I" recoge diez historias en la que circundan la fantasía, el miedo y la eterna sabiduría de nuestros ancestros: La cueva del fraile, La Madredeagua, La Muelona, Las brujas, La Llorona, La Patasola.

Os animais solteiros da floresta estão em polvorosa: foram todos convocados pelo dono das matas, o gigante Mapinguari, que decidiu casar sua filha única. Ninguém nunca viu o rosto de Lua Nova e dizem por aí que ela é tão feia quanto o pai. Mas nenhum bicho é maluco de contrariar um gigante. Tucano, Tamanduá, Bicho Folharal e até Jaraguá vão se candidatar. Qual deles será escolhido por Lua Nova? Quem será capaz de enxergar além do véu que a cobre da cabeça aos pés e tocar seu coração?

O audiolivro infantil vem recheado com deliciosas lendas brasileiras, editadas pela DCL na coleção Histórias e Lendas do Brasil. O CD apresenta cinco desses "causos" que povoam o imaginário brasileiro, um de cada região do Brasil. Para a gravação dessas histórias foram feitos diversos testes com atores de todo o Brasil, para que o sotaque de cada personagem ficasse o mais fiel possível ao dos moradores da região de onde a lenda se origina.

Emi Laará viene con cuentos afrocubanos para jóvenes. También para los adultos que se les animen a una mezcla vivaz de aventuras, religión y humor. Hebert Poll Gutiérrez lo escribió junto a su madre, Gladys Felicia Gutiérrez Rodríguez, quien le contaba estos relatos cuando él era chico. Hay en este libro un gesto de preservación/reelaboración de la cultura afrocubana, que encuentra una vuelta de tuerca en la mirada humana sobre los dioses y sus aventuras, a veces francamente disparatadas.

It is said the mighty feathered serpent god, Quetzalcoatl, helped create the earth. He is the hero who stole back the bones of humanity from the evil god of the Underworld. In his quest to bring humans to the earth, Quetzalcoatl's dog-headed twin brother, Xolotl, was present. Not much is known of Xolotl, the god of lightning, death, and misfortune. A monster.

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.

In Muriqui, the happy monkey, living in society is approached. The greatest primate in Brazil teaches us the importance of studying, of having emotional balance, of looking for what is appropriate to you and what you need. Teaches democracy. The little blue fairies enchant children, by instigating reasoning and leading to the realization that everything comes from thinking and that joy has a place in everyone's heart.

Muddy, the little pig emphasizes the importance of sincerity, acceptance and humility. Knowing yourself and acknowledging yourself is important to accept and present yourself to others. Self knowledge, the Other and Ourselves. Empathy arises with the friend Queeik, which leads to a thrilling conclusion! The collection "The 7 Virtues - Stories from Hawk's Little Ranch" was created to motivate parents and educators to tell stories to children, motivating them to think about human values.

The feeling of equality and respect for differences is a natural conclusion to love. Cutie, the loving hen, shows a mother's despair at seeing her son in danger; the joy of having them, the dedication to each one, without discrimination. Compassion fascinates and leads us to the best feeling: happiness! The collection "The 7 Virtues – Stories from Hawk`s Little Ranch was created to motivate parents and educators to tell stories to children, motivating them to think about human values.

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.