Juglar de Pueblo

Un viaje increíble donde el comercio se mezcla con la picardía, la miseria con el ingenio, y la inocencia se pierde entre ferias, estafas y ruletas.

A través de la mirada curiosa de un joven aprendiz de comerciante, Juglar de Pueblo nos sumerge en las entrañas del mundo ambulante de los comerciantes de las ferias del ayer, revelando una fauna de personajes memorables: ruleteros, cocineras, culebreros, falsificadores y soñadores.

Escrito con humor, ternura y una aguda crítica social, este relato oral convertido en crónica vibrante retrata el alma popular de un comunidad que sobrevive a punta de astucia, sudor y esperanza.

Contado como se habla en la calle y con la memoria de quien lo vivió todo, este libro no embellece ni esconde nada. Porque a veces, la mejor literatura es la que no se inventa, si no la que se recuerda.

Una novela entrañable, callejera y profundamente humana.

Caffeine and Catnip

Madison Moss thought inheriting her aunt’s cozy coffee shop would mean a quiet life in Happy Valley. Instead, she’s juggling enchanted espresso machines, a talking cat with attitude, and a winged sprite whose caffeine habit should probably be illegal.

But when strange magic starts seeping into town, Madison finds herself tangled in family secrets, forgotten wards, and a brewing threat that could swallow Happy Valley whole.

Armed with a stubborn streak, a frothy latte, and a few unexpected allies, Madison will have to decide how far she’s willing to go to protect her café… and the magic that comes with it.

Alphabet Fruit Around the World

What if learning your ABCs could take you around the world? From Anna’s apple orchards in America to Zuri’s Ziziphus trees in Zimbabwe, Alphabet Fruit Around the World introduces little learners to fruits and friends from every corner of the globe. With lively watercolor illustrations and simple, joyful text, this alphabet journey is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. Kids will giggle, point, and imagine as they discover new fruits and cultures—and perhaps find a new favorite snack!

The Year of the Cat

Due to COVID-19, Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt Webster and his partner, Alfred ‘Stinky’ Floyd, are about to lose their business, Pine Valley Outfitters.

It seems a miracle when Ruben Benjamin Kaufman, president of On Site Films, offers Teddy a job. Somehow, Kaufman has obtained a rare permit to film in the Pine Valley Wilderness. Since no combustion vehicles are allowed, Teddy’s job is to transport (by horse) film equipment, technicians, and actors onto the mountain and keep them supplied. Stinky (who loves garlic and smells of it) will be the camp host, babysitter, and trash cop.

Unfortunately, trouble, like snow in the high country, comes early. Tony Pisano, Kaufman’s scene scout, is found torn to shreds, apparently the work of Puma concolor—the great North American cougar! Death by cougar is confirmed when its DNA is found in morsels of deer meat embedded in Pisano’s body. The head-scratcher: Why would a cougar, who’d just feasted on a deer, kill again? And so soon?

Sadly, this is not the end of Teddy’s troubles. When Katrina ‘Kat’ Kasey (the female star) wanders off, she also ends up on the medical examiner’s table.

The mystery deepens when the cougar’s DNA is found to match the DNA of Teddy’s (orphaned and rescued) 10-month-old cougar cubs. Caged in Teddy’s backyard, waiting to be released into the wild, they have never been anywhere near the Pine Valley Wilderness. Clearly, something is not kosher here. How could DNA from Teddy’s ‘kittens’ end up on the bodies of two corpses? And equally puzzling, why?

The Celestials

Love is unimaginably beautiful, with the power to shake mountains and create fountains. If you are lucky, then love is written for you in the stars. For lovers can be joined through time and space, across aeons, their souls connected by tenuous but resonant chords, their cores made from the same stardust. Their essences can be polar opposites, magnetic, and destined to collide. But this series of stories follows the journey across time and space of two souls, two lovers destined to meet in different lifetimes, in different bodies, but always drawn to each other by their inner compass guiding them true across the centuries.

Spider Versus Monkey

Deep in the Amazon rainforest, Viv and Vish embark on an adventurous journey of whimsical humor. Like the flow of their river, there are a few surprise twists and turns as they immerse everyone’s attention in their quirky interactions and sparring.

Will sly Vish succeed in his endeavors against Viv, or will he find himself in a sticky situation? Who knows! Make no mistake, Jaguar and the other forest denizens are hilariously entertained as they bear witness to a swift payback. The question is, “Who is on whose side?!” Prepare to be amused and educated too!

True to the author’s style, the story is followed by an engaging activity section. It is designed with an age-appropriate educational focus, drawing on the author’s extensive experience in education. In this instance, the spotlight is on the letter “V” to help young readers explore and expand their understanding of words in a playful way.

The fast-paced plot of the story plus the engaging activities will make it difficult for you or your youngster to put this book down once you start reading.

A Bird Who Cannot Fly

A story for young hearts that need love and acceptance, just as they are.

With a critical mom and an apathetic dad, Jiho, to whom home is not a place for comfort, one day meets a bird who can speak. The bird guides Jiho to a beautiful village where they encounter a landlord with a tiny garden and a family along the seashore.

What does the bird want to tell Jiho?

In the Modern Tower of Babel

In the original fable of the Tower of Babel, as punishment for attempting to build a tower into the heavens, the people were relegated to an inability to communicate, each speaking a different language. Hence the term “to Babel.”

The Modern Tower of Babel refers not to multiple languages but to the increasing spread of misinformation, disinformation, and fake news. We are increasingly disadvantaged in our ability to establish fact from fiction and truth from lies. This confusion is leading to the chaos we now see across many aspects of society: In medicine, should we vaccinate our children or not? In the health of our environment, are global warming and climate change a reality, or are they a hoax? And, of course, in politics, where anything seems permissible and truth is often discarded in favor of retaining power.

But all is not lost. If we are smart enough to use modern technologies; such as AI; intelligently and with proper regulation, we can harness the wealth of information available to us and leverage modern tools to distinguish fact from fiction and rigorously evaluate evidence. But that will only happen if we use AI properly, and given our current course, that outcome is far from assured.

The Clock and the Garden

Why are some people organized, meticulous, and rigid in their everyday lives? While other people focus on the beauty in everything, including plants, animals, gardens, and a field of wildflowers. These personalities usually collide. This story is about a conversation between two such personalities—a structured grandfather clock and a free-spirited flower garden. Through their conversation, they discover the value of both order and spontaneity—reason and emotion. Ultimately, the story conveys that “we should use our heads to guide us but never forget to follow our hearts.”

Day's Eye

Come take a walk with me! As we stroll through a field of soft green clover, we stumble upon a daisy. She stands out; her graceful white petals frame her golden center. As she sways in the wind, we see ourselves, as we too are tousled about. Life can make us anxious. Life can make us worry. Days can be sunny, and days can be stormy. But we can find calm and peace even in the whirlwind that every new day brings. The daisy teaches us everything we need to know: in the morning when we wake, in the darkest of nights, and in all the storms of life, we can have hope, peace, and trust. Wild and free like a flower in a field, we can live in faith and trust in tomorrow. We are resilient and strong just like the daisy. Let’s face the sun because a new day is dawning, storms aren’t forever, and there is always a reason to hope!

Day’s eye, day’s eye, what do you see?

I see myself—beautiful and strong.

Wild and free

Staring back at me.