El gran mago del mundo (The Great Magician of the World)

Winner at the 2012 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. A book overflowing with poetry and color, helping us to discover that we live within the most amazing magic show we could ever imagine.Whether it be creating a rainbow out of different-colored handkerchiefs or filling up the sky with flying doves carrying playing cards, the feats carried out by a would-be magician engulf the pages of this entertaining book about quotidian magic. Although not really a magician, the main character imagines himself to be one, accomplishing impressive tricks such as changing night into day and back again. This amusing and colorful story helps children discover the magic of every day and perceive the world as a spectacular magic show in its own right. I like magic so much that sometimes I pretend I'm a great magician and that I can do the most beautiful, amazing tricks in the world... I imagine that every morning I make a big silver coin disappear from the sky... Ganador del premio Moonbeam Children's Book Awards en 2012. Una autentica explosion de poesia y color que nos recordara que vivimos dentro del mayor espectaculo de magia posible: el mundo.Ya sea creando un arco iris con panuelos de diferentes colores o llenando el cielo con palomas cargando naipes, las hazanas de un aspirante a mago envuelven las paginas de este entretenido libro sobre la magia cotidiana. Aunque no sea realmente un mago, el protagonista se imagina que si lo es, realizando trucos impresionantes como cambiar la noche por el dia, llenar el cielo con nubes preciosas cargadas de agua... Esta divertida y colorida historia ayuda a los ninos a descubrir la magia en la cotidianidad y a percibir el mundo como un gran espectaculo de magia por su propia cuenta. Me gusta tanto la magia que a veces juego con la idea de que soy un gran mago y que puedo realizar los trucos mas increibles y bellos del mundo. Imagino que cada manana hago desaparecer del cielo una gran moneda de plata...

Winner at the 2012 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. A book overflowing with poetry and color, helping us to discover that we live within the most amazing magic show we could ever imagine. Whether it be creating a rainbow out of different-colored handkerchiefs or filling up the sky with flying doves carrying playing cards, the feats carried out by a would-be magician engulf the pages of this entertaining book about quotidian magic. Although not really a magician, the main character imagines himself to be one, accomplishing impressive tricks such as changing night into day and back again. This amusing and colorful story helps children discover the magic of every day and perceive the world as a spectacular magic show in its own right. I like magic so much that sometimes I pretend I’m a great magician and that I can do the most beautiful, amazing tricks in the world… I imagine that every morning I make a big silver coin disappear from the sky…