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by Mar Pavón (Author), Gemma Zaragüeta (Illustrator)
SUMMARY IN SPANISH:
Maxi es un niñ o afortunado: su mamá escribe cuentos y su papá los ilustra. Un dí a, es é l quien inventa su propia historia. Pero Maxi aú n es muy joven y, como no sabe escribirlo, decide ilustrarlo. Su mamá decide contarle la historia, así que, con un poco de imaginació n, descifra el dibujo y le cuenta una historia maravillosa. Pero al dí a siguiente... su papá decide contarle la historia sin saber có mo la habí a contado su mamá ! Por supuesto, Maxi le dice que la historia no va así y, esta vez, decide contarles a sus padres có mo se habí a imaginado la historia. Juntos descubren que realmente es una historia má gica, porque cada vez que alguien la lee, cuentan una historia diferente.
Maxi is a lucky kid: his mum writes stories and his dad illustrates them. One day, he is the one who invents his own story. But Maxi is still very young so, since he can't write, he decides to illustrate it. His mum decides to tell him the story, so, with a little bit of imagination, she deciphers the drawing and tells him a wonderful story. But the next day... his dad decides to tell him the story without knowing how his mum had told it! Of course, Maxi tells him the story doesn't go like that and, this time, he decides to tell his parents how he had imagined the story. Together they discover that it is really a magical story, because each time someone reads it, they tell a different story... Querido Maxi is a magical book in Spanish that, with a lot of originality and tenderness, illustrates the intimate and thrilling experience of the time spent sharing stories with little ones. It's a book that encourages creativity, since children will want to create their own story after listening or reading Maxi' s. ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN SPANISH.
Author Biography
Mar Pavón is the author of over 50 children's books which have been translated into a dozen languages and recognized with prestigious awards, most notably the International Latino Book Awards and included in the White Ravens list. Gemma Zaragüeta studied illustration at the Massana School. Since then, she has illustrated, painted, and designed for different magazines, companies and publishers.
