Un libro tigrillo

After her father is arrested by the Taliban, Parvana, an eleven-year-old Afghan girl, disguises herself as a boy so that she can work and support her family.

A retelling of a traditional Spanish folktale, in which a jealous Maya king who can control the forces of nature orders a poverty-stricken prince to perform several impossible tasks or suffer punishment, unaware that the prince has an ally in his beautiful daughter, White Flower, who also holds power over the natural world.

A little boy's mother has always warned him not to eat before going to bed and not to sleep with his hands crossed on his chest or he would have nightmares, but one night he decides not to listen and finds himself lost in a dream.

A little girl describes what a day is like in her parents' Chinese store in Guatemala City.

Contains two illustrated poems about a young boy and girl playing in a mysterious, somewhat frightening garden.