Synopses & Reviews
Anastasia, formerly a princess thanks to the fairy Brunildas magic wand, is now an everyday cockroach with a big heart, determined to do good. She dreams of becoming a famous, important figure like her distant relatives, the Egyptian scarab beetles who are treated like royalty. After some exciting adventures in her new incarnationincluding saving the lives of an entire human familyAnastasia realizes its not so bad being an ordinary cockroach after all. Will Brunilda reward Anastasia for her generous deeds? This humorous tale of self-acceptance and unity is sure to have children seeing cockroaches in a new light.
Anastasia, anteriormente una princesa gracias a la varita mágica del hada Brunilda, ahora es una cucaracha cualquiera con un corazón grande, empeñada en hacer el bien. Sueña con ser famosa e importante como sus parientes lejanos, los escarabajos egipcios que son tratados a cuerpo de rey. Después de algunas aventuras emocionantes en su nueva encarnaciónincluyendo cuando le salva la vida a una familia de seres humanosAnastasia se da cuenta de que ser una cucaracha común y corriente no está tan mal después de todo. ¿Recompensará Brunilda a Anastasia por sus generosas acciones? Esta historia humorística que trata sobre la aceptación de uno mismo y la solidaridad hará que los niños vean a las cucarachas con otros ojos.
Synopsis
Winner at the 2012 International Latino Book Awards. A superbly illustrated original story about the power of loving yourself and finding happiness.
This is the story of Anastasia, a cockroach who dreamed of being accepted and becoming famous and important like her distant relatives the Egyptian beetles, sacred insects that everybody treated like royalty.
Although it may seem impossible to believe, in another life Anastasia was a princess, transformed by a wave of the magic wand of Fairy Brunhilda, who was determined to sow good wherever she went. But being a princess is not an easy task... Soon Anastasia began to feel out of place. She didn't like life in the palace too much, and after following exciting adventures, Anastasia came to understand that being a ordinary, everyday cockroach wasn't such a bad thing after all. Especially when, moved by her great heart, she managed to save the lives of an entire family of humans, everything without getting a hair out of place What prize did Fairy Brunhilda have in store for her as a reward for her generous actions?
Ganador del International Latino Book Awards (2012). Una historia original magn ficamente ilustrada sobre el poder de quererse a uno mismo y de encontrar la felicidad.
Anastasia es una cucaracha que so aba con ser aceptada y convertirse en famosa e importante como sus parientes lejanos, los escarabajos egipcios, unos insectos sagrados que eran venerados por todo el mundo.
Un d a, el hada Brunilda, empe ada en hacer el bien a diestro y siniestro, la convirti en una bell sima princesa con solo un simple movimiento de varita. Pero ser princesa no es tarea f cil... Pronto Anastasia empez a sentir que ese no era su lugar. La vida en palacio no le gustaba demasiado, y tras vivir emocionantes aventuras, comprendi que lo de ser una cucaracha normal y corriente no estaba tan mal. Sobre todo cuando, movida por su enorme coraz n, fue capaz de salvar la vida de una familia enterita de seres humanos, y sin despeinarse un pelo Qu premio le tendr a preparado el hada Brunilda por su generosa acci n?
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About the Author
Carmen Gil is the author of more than 70 children's books, including "Celeste, la estrella marina"; "El hada Roberta"; "La mansion misteriosa"; "Que miedo!"; and the award-winning "La sonrisa de Daniela." Sonja Wimmer is an award-winning illustrator whose work has been featured in books, posters, and magazines. Her illustrations for "La coleccionista de palabras" earned her Best Illustrator at the 2011 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards.