Mi perro Roberto / Roberto, My Dog

Al principio, en el medio de una hoja blanca sin dibujos ni marcas, había un puntito. Era claro, casi transparente. El sol lo atravesaba como un espejo de agua. Poco a poco el punto se fue coloreando y se transformó en un ojo azul. El ojo miraba a su alrededor con tal atención que pronto ya no bastó y se redobló.

In this cumulative Cuban folktale, a bossy rooster dirties his beak when he eats a kernel of corn and must find a way to clean it before his parrot uncle's wedding.

This is a novel that reflects what, in Alicia's eyes, is their contradictory world. In this new adventure, the little girl enters a world of upside down (that's how mirrors are), of fantasy and logic. Talking flowers and a horseman who lives by falling off his horse and who invents useless things are some of the strange and incredible characters that Alice will meet on her way to the coronation.

Arthur finds his role as director of the Thanksgiving play a difficult one, especially since no one will agree to play the turkey. Original.