Jorge Ibargüengoitia

Seven exquisite stories written by one of the great authors of 20^th-century Mexican literature and illustrated by Juan Palomino

In the manner of Roald Dahl, and with exquisite language, Jorge Ibargüengoitia offers us stories with unexpected endings and mischievous, eccentric characters who question authority. Among the characters living on these pages, there are magicians, frogs, villagers and mice, but also stuck-up girls and boys, swindlers, gangsters and millionaires. These stories are for intelligent, clever, ironic, fun kids who distrust stories with morals. Kids who, given the choice, might prefer the Big Bad Wolf to Little Red Riding Hood.

Illustrated by Juan Palomino.

"Ibargüengoitia turned to laughter as the supreme court of intelligence.” Juan Villoro

“Ibargüengoitia is a children’s story writer ahead of his time, someone for whom laughter, dark humour and joking remain in the memory of future readers.” M.C. Sánchez Ambriz, Nexos, Mexico

"One of the Mexican writers with the most personality of the second half of the 20^th century." Qué leer