New Releases by Campbell Geeslin

Who ever heard of a girl glassblower? In Mexico, where the sun is called el sol and the moon is called la luna, a little girl called Elena wants to blow into a long pipe...and make bottles appear, like magic. But girls can''t be glassblowers. Or can they? Join Elena on her fantastic journey to Monterrey -- home of the great glassblowers! -- in an enchanting story filled with magic realism.

In Mexico, a little girl disguised as a boy, sets out for Monterrey determined to master the art of glassblowing, and in the process, experiences self-discovery along the way.

Although her mother works with a magician performing tricks, Clara finds real magic in creating art.

Elenita quería ser sopladora de vidrio, igual que su papá. Pero su papá puso el grito en el cielo y dijo que de eso ni hablar. Así que a la niña no le quedó más remedio que emprender un largo viaje lleno de aventuras sólo para conseguir su anhelado sueño. Y al volver...

Devenir souffleur de verre, comme Papa, voilà le rêve d''Elena. Mais on n''a jamais vu une petite fille faire ça ! Sauf peut-être si elle se déguisait en garçon, et partait en apprentissage chez les meilleurs souffleurs du pays. Le chemin est long ; heureusement Elena sait chanter pour se donner du courage et en donner à ceux qu''elle rencontre. Et si, pour finir, chanter et souffler le verre faisaient naître les mêmes petits miracles ?

The cobbler in a tiny Mexican town is so busy he cannot make shoes for his daughter, so she makes her own shoes, which take her far away to a rich man''s home where she must clean and cook all day. Includes a recipe for flan. Color illustrations throughout.

The animals that Ramón tends on his family''s farm in Mexico include sheep that weep when they''re shorn and a goat that climbs to the top of a windmill. Includes some Spanish words with pronunciation.

Illustrated in full color. Wonderful things happen to young Rosa in her magical homeland of Mexico! Her rooster, "El Gallo," opens his beak and out fly "violetas" to sell at the market so the family can buy food. Rosa picks a star from the sky to help a fallen "burro." A grateful wolf gives her a beautiful "anillo," a ring to thank her for freeing him from a trap, and Rosa returns it to its rightful owner: a bride about to be wed. These three stories, written with a bewitching hint of magical realism and enhanced with playful illustrations by Mexican artist Andrea Arroyo, will transport very young readers to a mystical world alive with color and enchantment.;;;;;;;;