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Arturo Emilio Ureña, voz narrativa de las letras cibaeñas, natural de San José de las Matas, graduado del Instituto Superior de Agricultura-ISA de Santiago. Graduado de Ingeniero Bioquímico por el Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey en México. Es miembro del Ateneo Insular y miembro de la Liga de Ciudadanos Independientes en Santiago, donde hace vida profesional, cultural y social. En 1997 Editora Alfa y Omega publicó su libro de cuentos Entre el Sueño y la Muerte. En 2004 Editoria Letra Grande publicó su novela El Brazo. En 2013 Editorial Santuario publicó su libro de cuentos El Polvo del Camino y en 2017 su novela En el Mundo de las Cosas Inanimadas.

For parents, the arrival of a newborn child is an event filled with the promise of love, joy, and a lifetime of memories. In this beloved elephant board book comes a special celebration of the one-of-a-kind bond between parents and their little one. Filled with lively illustrations, gentle rhyming text, and a heartfelt message, this sweet board book for babies and toddlers is the perfect gender-neutral baby shower or infant gift to congratulate and send to new parents, or for simply expressing the love you have for the little ones in your life!

This is a book about a bad seed. A baaaaaaaaaad seed. How bad? Do you really want to know? He has a bad temper, bad manners, and a bad attitude. He’s been bad since he can remember! This seed cuts in line every time, stares at everybody and never listens. But what happens when one mischievous little seed changes his mind about himself, and decides that he wants to be—happy?

The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, the Big Cheese is prepared to win, as always. But what happens when the quiet new kid, Wedge Wedgeman, comes out on top? Is a slice of humility all the Big Cheese needs to discover that some things are better than being the best?

Everyone knows the cool beans. They’re sooooo cool. And then there’s the uncool has-bean . . . Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything he can to fit in with the crowd—until one day the cool beans show him how it’s done.

The Couch Potato has everything within reach and doesn't have to move from the sunken couch cushion. But when the electricity goes out, Couch Potato is forced to peel away from the comforts of the living room and venture outside. Could fresh air and sunshine possibly be better than the views on screen?