La Noche de Los Ruidos / Los Ruidos de la Noche (the Night of the Noises / The Noises of the Night) - Hardcover

by Mar Pavón (Author), María José Olavarría (Illustrator)

Bronze Medal at the 2014 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. A double story perfect to explain that every noise we hear has its logical explanation. A must-read to learn to deal with fear of darkness, relax and drift off to sleep.

Lolo is a very brave little boy, but when night falls he hides under his sheets, absolutely terrified. When he lies in his bed, in the middle of the darkness, terrifying creatures visit him, such as Truculato the monster, Berruguilda the witch or Cacharrón, the evil monster made of tin and wires who wanders all around the house. Lolo pulls his sheets up higher and higher, trying to scare them away - and the worst thing is the night has only just begun! Each sound he hears become a fearsome monster in his mind, although... what are those sounds? Where do they really come from?

La noche de los ruidos teaches us that not all of the products of our imagination correspond to reality. To overcome our most fearsome fears, we must look them in the eye and face them.

Ganador en los Moonbeam Children's Book de 2014. Un cuento doble con el que los niños comprobarán cómo todos los ruidos nocturnos tienen su explicación lógica. Una historia perfecta para aprender a lidiar con el miedo a la oscuridad.

Lolo es un niño muy valiente, pero cuando llega la noche se acurruca bajo las sábanas muerto de miedo. Desde su cama, en mitad de la oscuridad, lo visitan criaturas terroríficas, como el monstruo Truculato, la bruja Berruguilda o Cacharrón, el malvado hombre de lata y alambre. Lolo tira más y más de las sábanas, intentando ahuyentarlos... y lo peor es que la noche no ha hecho más que empezar! Cada sonido se convierte en un monstruo temible, aunque... qué son realmente esos sonidos? De dónde proceden?

La noche de los ruidos es un cuento que nos enseñará que todo lo que produce nuestra imaginación a veces no se corresponde con la realidad. Para vencer nuestros miedos más temibles hay que mirarlos cara a cara.

Author Biography

Mar Pavón (Manresa, Spain, 1968) is a writer mainly dedicated to children's literature. Some of her extensive work is translated into English, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, Dutch, Chinese and Korean, among other languages. She has been honored with prestigious awards in the US, some of which were presented by the International Latino Book Awards. Her most significant work is Yeray Poeta, published following the birth of her son in 1996. Her most popular character is "Clucky the Hen", created in collaboration with the illustrator Mónica Carretero, winner of several awards and recognitions.

The memories of María José Olavarría go back to a childhood full of dreams, built from castles of a thousand colors, where her brush was the most precious communication tool. She studied Graphic Design at the University of Valparaíso (Chile). After some professional experiences and dedicating herself to motherhood by heart and choice, she reinvented herself playing with textures and techniques, until she recognized that illustration completed her soul and allowed her to rescue and playfully capture the magical world of hers. She has lived for eleven years in southern lands, in the countryside near Temuco, in Chile, surrounded by nature and her four children, who are her source of inspiration.