Perla es una súper perrita que tiene dos súper poderes: hacer que todos la quieran y rugir como un león.Cuando descubre que su hermano humano, Nico Rico, está siendo acosado en la escuela, ¡sabe quetiene que intervenir! ¿Pero quéhará Perla?
En una encantadora y conmovedora historia sobre la amistad entre un niño y su mascota, Isabel Allende hace su debut literario infantil.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONIn the first children's book written by critically acclaimed, international literary superstar Isabel Allende, Perla, the mighty dog, teaches her human brother, Nico Rico, how to use his superpowers to stand up to a bully.Perla is a mighty dog who has two superpowers—making people love her, and roaring like a lion. When she finds out her human brother, Nico Rico, is being bullied at school, she knows she has to step in! But what will Perla do?
In a charming and poignant story about the bond between child and pet, Isabel Allende makes her children's literary debut.
On sale: May 28, 2024
Age: 4-8 years
Grade: Preschool - 3
Page count: 0 Pages
ISBN: 9780593943458
Run time: 11 Minutes
Isabel Allende, novelista, feminista y filántropa, es una de las autoras más leídas del mundo y ha vendido más de 77 millones de copias de sus veintiséis libros en cuarenta y dos idiomas. Además de su labor como escritora, Isabel dedica gran parte de su tiempo a causas de derechos humanos. Ha recibido quince doctorados honoris causa, fue incluida en el Salón de la Fama de California y recibió el Premio Nacional de Literatura de Chile, el PEN Center Lifetime Achievement Award y el Anisfield-Wolf Lifetime Achievement Award. En 2014, el presidente Barack Obama le otorgó la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad, el honor civil más alto del país, y en 2018 recibió la Medalla por la Contribución Distinguida a las Letras Estadounidenses de la Fundación Nacional del Libro. Vive en California con su esposo y sus perros, uno de los cuales se llama Perla. Para encontrar más información sobre Isabel Allende, visita: IsabelAllende.com, o síguela en Instagram, @AllendeIsabel, y en Facebook, Facebook.com/IsabelAllende.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Isabel Allende, a novelist, feminist, and philanthropist, is one of the most widely read authors in the world, having sold more than 77 million copies of her twenty-six books across forty-two languages. In addition to her work as a writer, Isabel devotes much of her time to human rights causes. She has received fifteen honorary doctorates, was inducted into the California Hall of Fame, and received the PEN Center Lifetime Achievement Award and the Anisfield-Wolf Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2014, President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, and in 2018 she received the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation. She lives in California with her husband and dogs, one of whom is named Perla. You can visit Isabel Allende at IsabelAllende.com or follow her on Instagram @AllendeIsabel, on Facebook at Facebook.com/IsabelAllende, and on X @IsabelAllende.
Praise for Perla The Mighty Dog:
B&N Best Book of 2024 (So Far)!"
Confident and voluble, pooch protagonist
Perla . . . [demonstrates] that fierceness and love can be two sides of the same coin. Sprightly, animated watercolor and ink drawings by Rodriguez (
Lola and the Troll) adhere to the text, maintaining the story’s high energy level and finding ways to
include the touches of domestic magic gestured to throughout this sprightly tale about an unlikely animalian hero." —
Publishers Weekly
"Allende has crafted a winsome portrait of a miniature, magical dog whose droll commentary makes for
a fab read-aloud . . . Rodríguez’s vivid watercolor-and-ink artwork . . . [pulls] readers along in the fun from page to page . . .
Paws up for this personable pooch." —
Kirkus Reviews
"
Allende's story emphasizes not only the importance of standing up to bullies but also
that being small doesn't mean you have to feel small. Rodriguez's expressive and playful watercolor-and-ink
illustrations give Perla fittingly large personality." —
Booklist
"
[Perla] narrates this story with . . . the type of cheekiness that will have kids giggling. The silly figures of
a small wizard and mouse scampering around . . .
makes for a cute seek-and-find that adds another layer of engagement for observant kids.
[C]hildren will want to read more Perla adventures." —
School Library Journal
