Carl Norac

El joven Rajá pertenece a una antigua familia de magos. Sin embargo, nadie cree en sus poderes. Él, en realidad, con lo que más disfruta es con las cosas sencillas. A pesar de eso, se verá obligado a demostrar a todos que es capaz de llevar a cabo auténticos prodigios.

I liked this book for two reasons: the plot and the point of view. I enjoyed the plot of this book as it followed Lola’s want of saying the special words “I love you.” The plot was organized in a way that makes a reader want to keep reading. The writer introduces the idea of the special words right from the beginning. The plot continues to be suspenseful as Lola has to hold onto the special words throughout her day. However, it is also suspenseful because the reader does not know what show more the special words are until the end of the book. The book continues to show conflicts that Lola has as she has to hold back her words: “Lola wanted to say her special words to Daddy. But it was too late. He was already leaving for work.” Sentences like this are engaging as the reader wants to know what the special words are. I like how the book is organized around situations in which Lola has to decide if she should say her special words or if she can.
The second reason I like this book is the point of view. The point of view of this book is third person omniscient; therefore, the readers are allowed into Lola’s thoughts. Due to this point of view, the reader can feel Lola’s frustration as she wants to say her special words, but does not know when or to who. For example, the book says “I won’t tell him my special words, she thought,” as Lola debated telling her words to a boy in her class. This point of view is engaging as the reader can feel Lola’s feelings. Knowing Lola’s thoughts makes the story enjoyable because the reader can get into the mind of the character.
The main idea of this book is to not say how you feel and to show others how you feel. I believe this book can teach readers to not hold back their feelings as Lola did because it can be frustrating. Lola became angry as she had to hold back her words, so it can show readers not to keep in their feelings and to say what they want. I believe the author wants readers to know it is ok to express your feelings. Lola can teach readers that they will feel much better once they tell others how they feel as Lola did at the end of the story. show less

I found this story to be very touching and lovely to read about a boy and his relationship with his father! I enjoyed the dramatic and imaginative text used to express the love and admiration that the boy has for his father. The story is told from the perspective of a little boy who can be a little dramatic when talking about his dad. For example, he says "when my daddy runs the ground shakes as if it's scared." I enjoyed the pictures as they added to the text. The book is a nice celebration show more of the love and inspirations that fathers can provide to their children. show less

Read aloud to whole school, class by class - from Nursery (3 year olds) to Y6 (11 year olds). all of them transfixed and deeply involved in the story. Magnificent illustrations and strong story with themes of similarity, inter-dependency of the world's species, the environment/global warming and survival in harsh climates. Brilliant for teaching at all ages.