Look! Dr. Buenavista

Discussions of the life of Torres Garcia and the development of his art are accompanied by vivid reproductions of his paintings, drawings, and sculptures

Grandparents are a privilege for every child. They pamper their grandchildren and adore them in the autumn of their lives. But grandchildren also have the privilege of grandparents, because no one loves them as much as they do!

¿Puede una niña morder zapatos, cavar hoyos y comer huesitos? ¿Te gustaría averiguarlo? Acompaña a Olimpia en su peludo y juguetón sueño de ser perrito. ...Y a ti, ¿te gustaría ser uno de ellos?

València, 1406. Les campanes toquen a morts. El sabater Pere Sanchís ha passat a millor vida. Una mica després, un genet galopa a tot vent pel camí ral que du a Barcelona. És una noia de setze anys, Alamanda, la filla del sabater. Al cap d'una estona, deté la muntura per canviar-se. Quan s'ha vestit de noi i s'ha amagat els cabells, mira per darrera vegada la ciutat que la va veure néixer. No massa lluny, una ombra misteriosa observa l'escena atentament... En plena Barcelona medieval, l'Alamanda intentarà complir la missió secreta que li va encarregar el seu pare i que l'enfrontarà...

Portraying the secret life of various everyday objects, their feelings, and their concerns, this illustrated work makes for a fun and fascinating read. The whimsical illustrations detail things that nobody knows: that library cows graze on the words inside books, that library books read each other when no one is looking, and that a cat falls in love with a refrigerator not because of how it looks, but because of the milk inside.