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Una noche en que el viento sopla con terrible fuerza, dos mujeres caminan a paso vivo hacia la casa de Madre Medusa. La gran tarea de la vida comienza, y tras unas cuantas horas de esfuerzo, Anacarada asoma su cabeza. Madre Medusa esta? feliz con la llegada de su hija, la resguarda entre sus cabellos y sobre todo, la protege del mundo. Pero Anacarada quiere ser como todos los dema?s nin?os.

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Every evening the sun sets over the pond. And every evening, Jeremy feels afraid. Dad reads him a story and Mom comes to give him his goodnight hugs and kisses, but once they've left, he begins to hear terrible noises under his bed. Scritch scratch scraww plop...What can it be? Kitty Crowther was born in Brussels and lives in Wallonia, Belgium. She has created over forty books, many of which have been translated into other languages. In 2010, Crowther won the most prestigious award for children's literature: the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

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Tell me three goodnight stories, please, please, says Little Bear. Three!? says her mother. YesI gave you three good night kisses! First, Little Bear hears the story of the Night Guardian, who lives in the woods and makes sure all the animals go to bed. But who tells the Night Guardian when its bedtime? The second story is about the brave girl Zhora, who seeks the forests most delicious blackberries. In the third we meet Bo, the little man with the big overcoat, who finds it hard to sleep. Finally, Little Bear falls asleep, and there in bed beside her are her new storybook friends.

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“I hate the food here,” Grandpa said. “ They’ve taken all the joy out of it. Not even the water tastes any good.” “Perhaps you should run away,” I suggested. “I did a lot of that when I was young,” he said. “But I think it’s a bit late now...” But by the time I had to leave for the bus, we’d made a plan.

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