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Story of a Cockroach

Carmen Gil author Jon Brokenbrow translator Sonja Wimmer illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cuento de Luz SL

Published:17th May '12

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  • Winner at the 2012 International Latino Book Awards. A superbly illustrated original story about the power of loving yourself and finding happiness.

    This is the story of Anastasia, a cockroach who dreamed of being accepted and becoming famous and important like her distant relatives the Egyptian beetles, sacred insects that everybody treated like royalty.

    Although it may seem impossible to believe, in another life Anastasia was a princess, transformed by a wave of the magic wand of Fairy Brunhilda, who was determined to sow good wherever she went. But being a princess is not an easy task… Soon Anastasia began to feel out of place. She didn’t like life in the palace too much, and after following exciting adventures, Anastasia came to understand that being an ordinary, everyday cockroach wasn’t such a bad thing after all. Especially when, moved by her great heart, she managed to save the lives of an entire family of humans, everything without getting a hair out of place! What prize did Fairy Brunhilda have in store for her as a reward for her generous actions?

    "A wonderful translation!" —Write Wild blog

    "Story of a Cockroach written by Carmen Gil and wonderfully illustrated by Sonja Wimmer is one of those stories that you will carry with you forever." —Revista BLI

    • Winner of International Latino Book Awards 2012 (United States)

    ISBN: 9788415241225

    Dimensions: unknown

    Weight: 396g

    32 pages