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[Tales to love yourself more]

Self-esteem is the most important tool to drive happily in this roller-coaster that life is. The 35 stories that the book includes teach us to develop this power from childhood by raising our creativity, humour, resilience, love and acceptance. This work, addressed to children from all ages, illustrates the keys to embrace the self-esteem in our own life by telling inspiring tales and thoughts, like a lighthouse that will allow girls and boys to grow confident, independent, respectful – with themselves and the others – that know how to love because they learnt to first love themselves.

In a village of La Mancha, the name of which I have no desire to call to mind, lives a very tall, lanky child, with a broad forehead, who shares with his sister his great passion: reading.

This child, named Alonso, is a little shy, has no friends, and his favorite toys are books.

When he grows up he wants to be a knight, and in his games he becomes one. His cat is his squire, and the broom is a skinny but brave horse. He just lacked the lady … his sister!

The newest title in Un Mar de Historias series is about the artist Marià Foruny, who was born in Reus in 1838 and who passed away in Rome 36 years later. One of the most important and known artists of the 19^th Century, after Goya. His works of art were sold when he was still alive, reaching high prices. This book explains the artist’s story first hand so that the reader gets a perfect understanding of his biography. It has been written by Care Santos, awarded with the Nadal Award 2017, and the illustrations are Roberta Bridda’s.

Andrei is a well-known Russian toymaker who, one day, makes the most perfect doll he has ever made. He calls it Matrioska. It is so special: it can even talk and feel. Together, they will understand how important it is to look for that which makes us happy and the value of the family.

Can you picture your grandmother coming to school with you? Would she behave? Would she get grounded by the teachers? Maite will ask herself these questions, the new student of Calasfera’s school, who is 75 years old and has a huge task ahead of her: preventing the school to shut down. Welcome to an adventure where everyone is going to have to learn… and prove what they know. Sssh, quiet. Class is about to begin!