INSTITUTO CERVANTES LONDRES

EUROTOOLBOX 2012-2013SPANISH BOOKS

SUMMARY

1 Picture Books 1.1 ÁRANEGA, Mece. Mi primer libro de cocina Tupi Barcelona: Edebé, D.L. 2009. ISBN: 978-84-236-9276-7 (€18,00)

1.2 ALIAGA, Roberto. La granja de los siete establos Il Martín, Cintia. Barcelona: Macmillan Heinemann, D.L. 2011. ISBN: 978-84-7942-824-2 (€12,90)

1.3 GOÑI ECHEVARRÍA, Henán. ¡EEEEEH! Barcelona: Planeta, D.L. 2012. ISBN edición cartoné: 978-84-08-00374-8 (€12.95)

1.4 PÉREZ ESCRIVÁ, Victoria. Porqué los gatos no llevan sombrero Il García, Ester. Barcelona: Thule ediciones, D.L. 2012. ISBN: 978-84-15357-01-8 (€16,50)

1.5 DÍAZ REGUERA, Nuria. ¿Ahora qúé va a pasar? Il Díaz Reguera, Raquel. Salamanca: Lóguez Ediciones, D.L. 2010. ISBN: 978-84-96646-78-0 (€6,50)

2 Books for Children2.1 ANDRUETTO, María Teresa. El país de Juan Il. Hernández, Gabriel. Madrid: Grupo Anaya, D.L. 2003. ISBN: 978-84-667-2644-3 (€8,20)

2.2 CAPEK, Jindra. Londres para niños Madrid: Nórdica, D.L. 2011. ISBN: 978-84-926-8351-2 (€11,50)

2.3 IBÁÑEZ TALAVERA, Francisco. Mortadelo y Filemón. Londres 2012 Barcelona: Ediciones B, D.L. 2012. ISBN: 978-84-6665-097-7 (€12,00) 2.4 RIVERA DE LA CRUZ, Marta. Ellas Hicieron historia: mujeres admirables Il. Varela, Cecilia. Madrid: Anaya, D.L. 2011. ISBN: 978-84-667-9530-2 (€8,00)

2.5 GALLEGO, Laura. Mago por casualidad Il. Navarro, José Luis. Madrid: Bruño. D.L. 2012. ISBN: 978-84-216-7269-3 (€12,00)

3 Books for Teenagers3.1 CARRANZA, Maite. La guerra de las brujasMadrid: Edebé, D.L. 2010. ISBN: 978-84-236-9983 (15,95€)

3.2GIL, Carmen. Cuando te enamoras Granada: Geu, D.L. 2012. ISBN: 978-84-9915-399-5 (9,00€)

3.3 ANDRUETTO, María Teresa. StefanoMadrid: SM, D.L. 2011. ISBN: 978-84-675-4668-2 (8,50€)

3.4 BARBA, Silvia. La roja por dentro Madrid: Temas de Hoy, D.L. 2011. ISBN: 978-84-999-8111-6 (15,95€)

3.5 MUÑOZ PUELLES, Vicente. La fábrica de betún (el joven Dickens) Il. Fra, Irene. Madrid: Anaya, D.L. 2012. ISBN: 978-84-678-2900-6 (10,,50€)

1. PICTURE BOOKS

1.1 Mi primer libro de cocina TupiMi primer libro de cocina Tupi / Mercè Arànega.1ª ed.- [Barcelona] : Edebé, 200964 p. : il. col. ; 26 cmISBN: 978-84-236-9276-7

Synopsis:A fun book that teaches children how to cook! It includes 10 nice recipes that celebrate the best moments of the year. They’re so easy to prepare that you can cook them almost anywhere and surprise your friends with delicious meals. You can do this by yourself. You’ll begin by using tasty and fun ingredients! Tupi will give you the tools you’ll need and guide you step by step. He’ll also give you the best advice. So put on your apron and cook! It’s ever so easy!

The author/Illustrator:Mercè Arànega was born in Badalona (near Barcelona) and she is a painter and drawing teacher in Barcelona. She has led various conferences for different companies. She loves going to schools and libraries telling children how to create stories and introducing them to the world of reading. She spends most of her time drawing illustrations and writing stories.

1.2 La granja de los siete establosLa granja de los siete establos / Roberto Aliaga. Ilustraciones de Cintia Martín.Madrid, Macmillan Infantil y Juvenil, 2011. Edición cartoné, 14 p. con solapas. ISBN 978-84-7942-824-2

Synopsis:A funny story (album) with opening flaps in which children will find the following animals living in seven stables: a horse, two cows, three pigs, four sheep, five goats, six rabbits, and seven hens. The story begins one night when a farmer hears a fox howling. He jumps out of bed to see if any of his farm animals are missing.

Readers can open the flaps to help the farmer count the animals in each of the seven stables.

The author: Roberto Aliaga is a married biologist who has a daughter named Aroa and a bunch of books for kids. He likes to hide when he reads; He loves to drink hot chocolate before going to bed and he also likes being surrounded by his fam-ily. Maybe it is because he’s always been the youngest…

The illustrator: Cintia Martín was born in Salamanca in 1971. She combines the work of illus-trator and graphic designer with being an architect. Her technique is varied, using watercolors, acrylics, collage, ink, engraving...

1.3 ¡EEEEEH!¡EEEEEH!/ Hernan Goñi Echevarria.Ilustraciones Marcelo Pérez.Barcelona: Planeta, 2012Edición cartoné 25 p. : il. col. ; 23 cm(Sopa de libros ; 121)ISBN 978-84-08-00374-8

Synopsis: A boy and his father embark on a fantastic jour-ney to find a kiss – a kiss blown from a train as the boy’s mother departed. Their journey takes them to a cave with thousands of lost kisses… All awaiting the wind that will carry them, at last, to their targets.

The author: Hernan Goñi Echevarría was born in Argentina. He has worked as editor and creative director at various advertising agencies in Argentina and Spain. Many of his campaigns have won awards both nationally and internationally. EEEEEH is the winner of the Destino Infantil Apel·les Mestres 2011 Award.

The illustrator: Marcelo Pérez was born in 1962 in Rosario (Argentina) and he has lived in Madrid (Spain) since 1987. He has worked with agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi, Publicist, Grey, Tiempo BBDO and TAPSA. He has illustrated numerous school books and he has also participated in the story board of the film The Orphange directed by Juan Antonio Bayona.

1.4 Porqué los gatos no llevan sombreroPorqué los gatos no llevan sombrero / Victoria Pérez Escrivá. Ilustraciones de Ester García.Madrid : Anaya, 2012-05-3125 p. : il. col. ; 30 cm - (Sopa de cuentos)ISBN 978-84-15357-01-8

Synopsis:Have you ever asked yourself why you have so many things? Why cats don’t wear hats? And trees, why don’t they have pockets? Why does water repel oil? Why do we dye our hair? How many things are you wearing that aren’t yours? Take them off and be yourself, whoever you are And especially, if you’re a cat… Don’t wear a hat!!

The author:Victoria Pérez Escrivá was born in Valencia in 1964. She has a BA in Music, and after obtaining her degree she studied creative writing in Madrid. She has worked as a writer for television series (and sometimes as an illustrator). Her works have been published by a number of the most important Spanish publishers and she has been awarded several different prizes for her Children’s literature.

The illustrator: Ester Garcia was born in 1984 in Caceres. From childhood her interest in drawing led her study Art at the University of Salamanca. It was there that she decided she wanted to become an illustrator. She likes historical illustrations. Since 2008 she’s been working as an illustrator in Madrid.

1.5 ¿Ahora qúé va a pasar?¿Ahora qúé va a pasar? / Nuria Díaz Reguerra.Ilustraciones de Raquel Díaz Reguera.Salamanca : Lóguez Ediciones, 201030 p. : il. col. ; 20 cmISBN: 978-84-96646-78-0

Synopsis:Today just like any other day, Madam Cow (Doña Vaca) goes walking through the meadows, munching, singing, dreaming when suddenly something

unexpected happens, a scare, a trip, a fall. Between beaks, feet, snouts and claws, the adventure gets a little complicated. Moo, Moo. Oink, Oink. Baah, Baah. Chirp, Chirp. What will happen next?

The author/ illustrator: Nuria was born in Seville in 1972. She moved to Madrid to study, like many other young people with “a suitcase full of dreams”, a BA in Media studies at the Universidad Complutense. There she started her career as a song writer, which lasted for more than fourteen years. Her passion for writing and her motherhood combined to in-spire her to produce children’s stories…

2. CHILDREN BOOKS

2.1 El país de JuanEl país de Juan/ María Teresa Andruetto Ilustraciones de María Monescillo.9ª ed. - Madrid : Anaya, 200972 p. : il. col. ; 20 cm - (Pizca de sal)ISBN 978-84-667-2644-3

Synopsis:The families of John and Anarina have always lived in the countryside, looking after their cows and selling their sheep’s wool when, unexpectedly, natural disasters, the government manoeuvre and thieves made them gradually lose hope and force them to move to the city in search of a better future. In Villa Carton things were not good, but one day John met Anarina, fall in love and marry her. Tired of poverty and social injustice, they soon realize that the city is not the best place to start a new life.

The author:María Teresa Andruetto (A° Cabral, Argentina, 1954) is a well-known writer of adult poetry. Her novels are for adults as well as for young people and they tell us about migration, our roots, inner worlds, injustice, love, crisis, poverty, solidarity, violence and political affairs.

Among other awards, she has received the V Iberoamericano SM de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil in 2009. In 2012 she has been awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

The illustrator: Gabriel Hernandez was born in Melilla in 1973, and graduated in Fine Arts at the University of Granada. He has participated in numerous exhibitions, and in 2001 won the Contest Injuve of Enlightenment prize. With Anaya Publisher he illustrated, together with other illustrators, the book “Tales of Andersen” and the book “The Land of John”.

2.2 Londres para niñosLondres para niños / Jindra Capek.Madrid: Nórdica, 201132 p. : il. col. y n. ; 18 cm. ISBN 978-84-92683-51-2

Synopsis:One of the world’s most awarded travel guide, “London for Children”, is written and illustrated by the famous illustrator Jindra Capek Czech. This is a collection that enables children to tour the major cities. This time Jindra Capek, winner of the Bologna Graphic Prize, takes us on a tour of London. At the end of the book is a section with activities for the little ones.

The author/illustrator: Famous Czech illustrator Jindra Capek has won the Bologna Graphic Prize.

2.3 Mortadelo y Filemón: Londres 2012Mortadelo y Filemón: Londres 2012 / Francisco Ibáñez Talavera.Barcelona: Ediciones B, D.L. 201246 p. : il. col. ; 29 cm - (El barco de vapor. [Serie azul] ; 150)ISBN 978-84-666-5097-7

Synopsis: In London 2012 Ibañez’s philosophy is similar to that found in his other comics. It was inspired by the Spanish economic crisis for the Olympic Games in which the medals are made from bottle caps and the running track is shared with the

horse race track. Among other pranks, Mort takes to disguise himself as the statue of Eros in Piccadilly and as Nelson in Trafalgar Square. The two actors drive the police mad and they make fun of Prince Charles’s ears. They also cause damage to an alleged “Egyptian Museum” in the capital. In summary, “one thousand and one gags to make people forget their problems and laugh”.

The author/Illustrator: He was born in Barcelona 1936, Spanish comic book artist and writer. He is the creator of several comic book series, the most famous of which is Mortadelo y Filemón. He worked in a bank while publishing his first drawings before dedicating himself fully to his craft in 1957. A year later, Mortadelo y Filemón appeared for the first time in the publication Pulgarcito. Subsequently, Ibáñez created several other characters. Since 1988, he has drawn six new Mortadelo y Filemón albums each year, many of which incorporate issues of the day. In 1994, he received the Grand Prize of the Salón del Cómic de Barcelona and in 2001 he was awarded with Gold Medal for Contributions to the Fine Arts”. He received the “Premios Notario del Humor” 2008 from the University of Alicante. Mort & Phil (Spanish: Mortadelo y Filemón) is one of the most popular Spanish comics series, published in more than a dozen countries. It appeared for the first time in 1958 in the children’s comic-book Pulgarcito drawn by Francisco Ibáñez. The series features Mort (Spanish: Mortadelo), the tall, bald master of disguise named after mortadella, and his bossy partner, the shorter, pudgier Phil (Spanish: Filemón) Pi. Initially, they were private detectives operating as Mortadelo y Filemón, Agencia de Información, but now both serve as secret agents in the Técnicos de Investigación Aeroterráquea (TIA is the Spanish word for “aunt”, a spoof on CIA, with T.I.A. translating into “Aeroterraquatic (air, land, sea) Investigation Technicians”.

2.4 Ellas hicieron historia: mujeres admirablesEllas hicieron historia: mujeres admirables / Andrés Guerrero Ilustraciones de Andrés Guerrero.Boadilla del Monte, Madrid : Anaya, D.L. 201162 p. : il. col. ; 19 cm.ISBN 978-84-667-9530-2

Synopsis:One of the challenges of the 21rst century is to achieve equal rights between men and women. After hundred years celebrating the International Women’s Day, for the first time we invite you to meet a group of women, at a time when women barely had any rights, who stuck their necks out to fight for what they believed in and even managed to change history.

The author:Marta Rivera de la Cruz (Lugo,1970) studied journalism in Madrid and decided that she wanted to become a writer. Her first recognition as an author was in 1996 when she was a finalist in a prestigious short-novel prize. In 1998 she won the Ateneo de Sevilla prize for youth literature with her book “That twenty years is nothing.” Perhaps her best known work is “In time of wonders”, with which she won the runner-up Planeta Prize in 2006. In 2008 she received the 5th Anaya Award for Children’s Literature with her work “The first evening after Christmas.”

The illustrator:Cecilia Varela was born in Buenos Aires in 1973. From her earliest childhood she wanted to become an illustrator. In 2007 she won her first award in Mexico and since then she has been collaborating with different publishers in Spain and in Mexico.

2.5 Mago por casualidadMago por casualidad / Laura GallegoIl. Navarro, José Luis. Madrid: Bruño. D.L. 2012. 188 p. : il. col. ; 22 cm.- (Altamar)ISBN : 978-84-216-7269-3

Synopsis:The novel recounts a trip of a child called The Mouse, who works at an inn, and Calderaus, a magician. All begins when Mouse interferes in Calderaus’s search for the power from a magic amulet, the Cursed pebble. Their plans go awry and Mouse assumes the magic of the magician and he becomes a crow. This is the basis for mouse’s journey in which he becomes a “chosen

one “ not because of his talent and his achievements, but simply because of their bad luck!

The author:Laura Gallego García (born in Quart de Poblet, in 1977. She is a Spanish author of children’s literature. At 21, her first novel won the Barco de Vapor Prize, and she would go on to win the award a second time for La Leyenda del Rey Errante, which was translated into English as The Legend of the Wandering King. Her pen name is “Laura Gallego”.

The illustrator: José Luis Navarro studied Fine Arts at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid. Since 1988 he has worked as an illustrator for children’s books, the press, etc. Currently he is involved in organising events to promote literature and reading.

3. BOOKS FOR TEENAGERS

3.1 La guerra de las brujasLa guerra de las brujas / Maite Carranza.Madrid: Edebé, 2010252 p. ; 22 cmISBN 978-84-236-9983

Synopsis:When her mother suddenly disappears without a trace, Anaid is baffled. Taken in by friends, she learns a shocking truth-her mother is a witch. Anaid is prophesied to be the chosen one who will end an ancient war between two clans of witches. As Anaid struggles with this discovery, she starts developing powers of her own, and sets out on a dangerous journey to rescue her mother and, ultimately, herself. This magical fantasy story written by internationally acclaimed author, Maite Carranza,delves deep into the unspoken ties between mothers and daughters and the mysteries of growing up.

The author: Maite Carranza studied Anthropology and worked as a teacher. In 1992 she began to write full time for children and young adults. She has received several awards including The EDEBA children’s literature prize and has written more

than 40 books for young readers. In 2011 she received the Spanish National Young Children’s literature Award. Some of the published credits of Maite Carranza include The War of the Witches, El Desierto De Hielo/ Ice Desert (La Guerra De Las Brujas / the War of the Witches), Cuentos Divertidos de Piratas, and El clan de la loba / The She Wolf Clan. Maite lives in Barcelona, Spain.

3.2 Cuando te enamorasCuando te enamoras / Carmen Gil.GEU EDITORIAL - 2011155 p. ; 20 cm. ISBN 978-84-9915-399-5

Synopsis: Simon goes to high school where, as a student, he bears an uncanny ressemblance to Johnny Depp. Roberta, an “emo” girl, falls in love with him at first sight. Simon is handsome, intelligent, kind... But, behind this apparent perfection , there is a ghastly mystery. “When you fall in love” is a novel of love, intrigue and adventure that will grab the reader from the first page.

The author:Carmen Gil was born in Cádiz, Spain, in 1962. She is a multifaceted writer. She writes and illustrates children’s literature: stories, theatre and poetry for children, and also develops multiple entertainment activities: theatre, puppetry, storytelling, dance workshops and magic workshops. She teaches poetry, gives talks to parents and teachers to encourage reading, and reads poetry to audiences in schools and libraries. Carmen is also the founder of the children’s poetry magazine “Cosicosas” for Spanish speaking countries http://www.poemitas.com/cosicosas.htm, in collaboration with writers from Argentina, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Puerto Rico... Her plays have been staged in many Spanish cities and in several Latin American countries.

3.3 StefanoStefano / María Teresa Andruetto.Madrid: SM, D.L., 2012 220 p. : il. ; 22 cm ISBN 978-84-67546682

Synopsis:This short novel tells the story of an Italian teenager and his journey to South America in the early 20th century. The story ranges from the time he leaves Italy, through his “discovery” of Buenos Aires and his travels around Argentina.

The author: María Teresa Andruetto (A° Cabral, Argentina, 1954) has been one of the co-founders of CEDILIJ (Children’s and Youth Literature Publication and Research Centre), publishing secretary to Piedra Libre magazine and a member of the advising council of PROPALE (Reading Programme/National University of Córdoba, Argentina). She has participated in many reading programmes in Argentina, and has worked as a member of training teams for teachers at all levels in creative reading and writing. She has helped children, teenagers and young adults in social-risk situations learn about the writing process within official programmes, private institutions, in as well as outside school. She has also been a teacher at secondary and tertiary school and worked many years training teachers. She is a well-known writer of adult poetry. Her novels are for adults as well as for young people and they tell us about migration, our roots, inner worlds, injustice, love, crisis, poverty, solidarity, violence and political affairs. Among other awards, she has received the V Iberoamericano SM de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil in 2009. She has been awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2012.

3.4 La Roja por dentroLa Roja por dentro / Silvia Barba.Madrid : Temas de Hoy, D.L. 2011255 p. : il. ; 24 cmISBN 9784-999-8111-6

Synopsis: How do football players spend their free time? What really is the relationship they have with one another? How does a team work on the inside? What is the key to success? How is it that Vicente de Bosque, is the only Spanish coach to have won the World Cup.

Who will be in the team for the 2012 Euro Championship? This is a book that discovers what’s going on behind the scenes in the Spanish football team? through anecdotes, curiosities, confessions and details that normally you would never see, all told by the actual players.

The author:Silvia Barba is a journalist who knows the Spanish football team inside out. Over the last five years she’s gone halfway around the world working with some of the players who have made history. She’s been with them through all the hardships and all the successes and has taken many pictures throughout which she is showcasing in this book. La Roja has turned into a champion and the best football team in Spanish history and this book will let you in on how the team is preparing for the 2012 Euro Championship and who Vicente del Bosque is going to choose to play in the 2012 Euro tournament.

3.5 La fábrica de betún (el joven Dickens)La fábrica de betún (el joven Dickens) / Vicente Muñoz Puelles Ilustraciones, Irene Fra].- Madrid : Anaya, 2012192 p. : il. ; 22 cmISBN 978-84-678-2900-6

Synopsis:Charles Dickens recently died. Among the people helping at his funeral is his best friend and literary accomplice, John Foster, who finds it hard to imagine how his life will be without the company of the author. John begins by organising papers and documents with the intention of writing a biography, when, one night, Dickens own childhood figure appears set on reviving his childhood so that John can know at first hand what Dickens was like before they met. And then, accompanied by a ghost, with fondness and humour, we get to see what Dickens was really like, and we begin to understand why he was such a good writer.

The author: He was born in Valencia in 1948. He graduated in Biological Sciences and teaches this subject at the University of Valencia. In 1989 he published the novel “Sombras paralelas” (Parallel Shadows), which was later turned into a film by Gerardo Gormezano. Four years later he won the Azorín Novel Award

for his work “La emperatriz Eugenia en Zululandia” (The Empress Eugenia in Zululand). With “Óscar y el león de Correos” (Oscar and the Mail Lion) he won the Spanish National Children’s and Young People’s Literature Award in 1999. He has translated works by Joseph Conrad, Conan Doyle and Georges Simenon, among others. His works have been translated into numerous languages, and 22 of his titles can be found in the Library of Congress in Washington.

The illustrator: Irene Fra was born December 28, 1971 in Mataró, near Barcelona.After studying two years at the Universidad del País Vasco, she obtained her BA in 1995 from the Pontevedra School of Fine Arts, specializing in painting. She lived for a while in the US while teaching Spanish.. She worked first for publishing houses in Galicia and later she started accepting commissions from other publishers (Edelvives, S.M, Edebé, Oxford University Press España, Grupo Anaya and the Millennium book collection. Worthy of note is her participation in the 2005 collective exhibition “Ilustrísimos” at the Bologna International Book Fair, featuring Spanish book illustrators.

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