Las golosinas secretas

Esa noche, en un programa de televisión presentaron un nuevo invento: un lápiz labial que hacía invisible a la gente. Y a la gorda Tencha le dio una idea terrible: desaparecer a Rosita, borrada del mapa como si fuera un dibujo de un cuaderno...

That night, in a television program they presented a new invention: a lipstick that made people invisible. And he gave fat Tencha a terrible idea: disappear Rosita, erased from the map as if she were a drawing in a notebook...

Author: Juan Villoro

Illustrator: Mauricio G. Morin

Reading Grade Level: 1ST - 2ND, 2ND - 3RD

Type of Spanish Book: Authentic

Type of Book: Picture

Fiction or Nonfiction: Fiction

Pages:  45

Cover: Soft Cover

Year Published: 2000

Teacher Comment(s):

"Las golosinas secretas is uses descriptive language that allows the readers to visualize the story, even though it is  a chapter book. Teachers can use this story to teach character traits, the power of tenacity and the power of our own words and the impact they have on others. It also has illustrations throughout the book which allow the reader to see what the author is describing."