El Fuertecito Rojo (the Little Red Fort), Paperback

Ruby's mind is always full of ideas.

One day, she finds some old boards and decides to build something. She invites her brothers to help, but they just laugh and tell her she doesn't know how to build.

Then I'll learn, she says.

And she does

This Spanish book with sprightly text and winsome pictures is a modern spin on a timeless favorite that celebrates the pluck and ingenuity of young creators everywhere

Ruby tiene muchas ideas. Un d a encuentra unas tablas y decide construir algo. Pide ayuda a sus hermanos, pero ellos se r en de ella. Al final, es ella la que sale riendo. Este libro en espa ol, con un texto alegre y adorables ilustraciones, es una versi n moderna de un cuento cl sico que celebra el ingenio de los j venes creadores en todo el mundo.

About the Author:

Brenda Maier is a member of The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and a teacher in a large, suburban school district. When she isn't writing, she enjoys traveling with her family, baking peanut-free cookies, and watching her five children build amazing creations from found materials. She lives near Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she is surrounded by piles of laundry and even bigger piles of books. The Little Red Fort is her debut picture book.



Sonia S nchez paints with both traditional and digital brushes, using layers of texture in her work to evoke emotion and movement. Her debut picture book Here I Am by Patti Kim received two starred reviews and was nominated for an Eisner Award. Sonia lives with her husband and son and a sleepyhead cat in a blue house near the Mediterranean Sea on the eastern coast of Spain.