Villa Verde is a beautiful place in the hills where many different animals live. There’s Laila the ladybug, Daddy the dolphin, Salma the swan, and several others. In this playful collection of ten rhyming short stories, meet them all and learn important lessons. Essie the elephant has always hated her nose, but due to an unexpected rescue mission, she learns to love everything about herself. When a game of hide-and-seek goes wrong, the animals team up to find Baichan the bunny, proving there is strength in numbers. With the help of Sahar the squirrel, a very nasty squirrel learns the importance of being nice. Filled with stories of love, forgiveness, and self-worth, The Magic at Villa Verde entertains and teaches lessons that even adults need to remember!

Villa Verde is a beautiful place in the hills where many different animals live. In this collection of three rhyming stories, join Baichan the bunny, Helen the hummingbird, and Farideh the firefly in their journey home. Meet them all and learn important lessons.

A collection of 4 short stories designed to teach children lessons such as self worth, forgiveness, and love.

Villa Verde is a beautiful place in the hills where many different animals live. In this collection of three rhyming stories, join Homa the hen, Deanna the dragonfly, and Kasper the crow in their journey to develop strength. Meet them all and learn important lessons.

In contrast to traditional criticism which tends to examine World counterparts, the essays in this collection identify a distinctive pan-American consciousness (and literary idiom), engaging not only the major North American and Spanish American writers, but also such literatures as the Chicano, African-American, Brazilian, and Quebecois. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR