El Hada Rosa - (Egalitè) by Susana Torrubiano (Hardcover)

About the Book

"El hada Rosa tenâia miles de ñaos y estaba cansada de cumplir deseos. Rosa tâenia ideas muy anticuadas y las niänas y niänos le pedâian cosas que a ella no le gustaban. ÅVolverâa a hacer felices a niänas y niänos? ÅY ella? ÅConseguirâa ser feliz?"--

Book Synopsis

El hada Rosa está cansada de cumplir deseos a niños y niñas. Poco a poco, descubre que lo que realmente le gusta es... ¡asustarlos! Al final, Rosa pedirá un deseo a sus amigas las hadas, ¿cuál será su deseo?
Libro ganador del VIII Premio Narrating Equality.

"¿Qué deseas, niña?"
"¡Deseo ser... jugadora de rugby!"
El hada Rosa está anticuada y no cree en la igualdad. Cada vez que una niña o un niño le pide un deseo como este, el hada Rosa se marcha enfadada, sin cumplirlo. Porque ella cree que hay "cosas de niñas" y "cosas de niños".

Pronto, el hada se da cuenta de que ella también tiene un deseo que quizás no sea propio de "un hada"... ¿La ayudarán las otras hadas a hacerlo realidad? ¿Y qué pasará con los sueños no cumplidos de los niños y niñas?
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The fairy Rose no longer wants to fulfill the wishes of boys and girls. Soon, she discovers that what she really likes is... scaring them! After granting wishes to girls and boys for thousands of years will Rose's wish finally come true?

"What do you want, girl?"
"I want to be... a rugby player!"
Every time a girl or boy makes a wish which break gender stereotypes, the fairy Rose leaves angrily, without fulfilling it.
But soon the fairy realizes that she too has an unconventional wish... Will the other fairies help her make it come true? And what will happen to the unfulfilled wishes of the boys and girls?

Review Quotes

Big bold illustrations are sure to catch the reader's eye in this story about embracing who you are, despite the expectations of others - Puget Sound Council for Reviewing Children's and Young Adult Literature.

About the Author

Susana Torrubiano was born in Madrid. She studied Social Work at the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas in Madrid (Spain), and Education, Family and New Technologies at the Universidad Pontificia in Salamanca (Spain). She currently works as the person in charge of social action projects and volunteering in a Foundation.

Giulia Orecchia has been an illustrator since 1980. She illustrates and designs books and games for children and teenagers.

After finishing her studies at the Brera School of Art (Italy), she studied visual design at the Scuola Politecnica del Design in Milan (fascinated by Bruno Munari, who taught there) and art therapy. She loves to tell stories with pictures and tries to accompany and add to literary texts using the powerful language of images.