La nutria verde (Spanish Language Edition)
Eduardo Halfon and María José de Tellería
English language edition available here!
Un caballo azul fue todo lo que pidió. Lo que más amó fue la nutria verde.
En La Nutria Verde, un padre emprende una misión sencilla: llevar a casa un caballo azul para su pequeño hijo. Pero al regresar, junto al caballo viene una diminuta nutria verde, un regalo inesperado que conquista el corazón del niño de formas que nadie habría imaginado.
Con una prosa delicada y una narrativa visual llena de encanto, este libro álbum explora la magia del apego infantil, la imprevisibilidad del amor y los dramas silenciosos de la crianza. Las ilustraciones retratan vívidamente el mundo emocional de un niño, donde los juguetes son compañeros, las aventuras esperan en cada rincón, y hasta la criatura más pequeña puede ocupar el lugar más grande en el corazón.
La nutria verde es una historia delicada y atemporal sobre el amor inesperado, la devoción infantil y la magia silenciosa de los momentos cotidianos. Perfecta para leer antes de dormir o para compartir en el aula, es una celebración de esas pequeñas cosas que, sin aviso, se transforman en todo.
Este libro álbum, inspirado en el tierno cuento “La Nutria Verde” del autor guatemalteco Eduardo Halfon, cobra vida con la encantadora narrativa visual de la ilustradora argentina María José de Tellería. Disponible en ediciones en español e inglés.
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ISBN: 979-8-9930820-1-1.
7.8” (W) x 9.8” (H) • 36 pages • Hardcover
$19.95
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REVIEWS
★"A boy asks for a blue horse; he gets that—and something better. Based on a short story by Guatemalan writer Halfon, this picture book follows a father preparing for an upcoming trip ... Argentinian illustrator de Tellería brings this sweet story to life in a style that feels genuinely childlike—loose pencil sketches paired with bold swashes of blue and green ... When the otter arrives, the palette shifts: Green floods the illustrations, coloring furniture, climbing trees, warming beds. De Tellería’s compositions are pleasingly restless—figures scattered across spreads like a child’s imaginative play, toys and rooms sketched in gray while the otter blazes in vivid lime. The father’s quiet anxiety about the otter’s habit of going missing gives the book an additional emotional flavor, a parental layer invisible to the child but legible to any grown-up in the room ... A gentle, visually inventive book that understands exactly what small objects mean to small people.” —Kirkus Reviews
★"Based on a short story by Guatemalan author Halfon, this tender tale explores a child’s devotion to a beloved toy ... The otter, not the wished-for horse, captures the boy’s heart and becomes his constant companion. Argentinian illustrator de Tellería thoughtfully shifts the color palette to mirror this growing attachment ... echoing the otter’s increasing importance ... There are gentle hints of magical realism ... De Tellería’s soft watercolor illustrations tenderly capture the everyday moments they share, while subtle visual details underscore the story’s emotional arc. Young readers will readily connect the boy’s steadfast affection to their own cherished companions. A tender, visually nuanced story about the profound importance of small things in a child’s life.” —School Library Journal
★"This original and unique picture book was inspired by the tender short story "The Green Otter" by Guatemalan author Eduardo Halfon. Here it is delightfully brought to life through the whimsical visuals of Argentinian illustrator Maria Jose de Telleria. Available in both English and Spanish editions, "The Green Otter" from Tapioca Stories is especially and unreservedly recommended for family, elementary school, and community library pet themed picture book collections for young readers ages 5-9.” —Midwest Book Review
★"In this adaptation of one of Halfon’s short stories (he’s a well regarded Guatemalan author of adult fiction), a man recounts the tender tale of his son’s fixation with a green otter that dad brings home from a trip ... Parents who must travel for work may enjoy this slightly melancholy story with its unusual but striking artwork. This could be a good read alike suggestion for fans of other books about toys that take on an outsized role in a child’s life, such as Mo Willems’s Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, Shirley Hughes’s Dogger, or Angélique Leone’s A Winter’s Morning.” —Youth Services Book Review