The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. Combining elements...

A boy and his father are banished because the father, a magician, has a habit of making things vanish. But when the monster Abiyoyo appears . . . the boy plays a song on his ukelele to make the monster dance; then the father makes Abiyoyo disappear, and all is forgiven. The charm of this . . . lies in Seeger's wry understatement coupled with Hays' outstanding illustrations . . . The song, with music, is included

Si eres un maestro que nunca tienen días malos, o que los tienes pero no te preocupa, esta libro no es para ti. Este libro es para maestros que tienen días buenos y días malos, y a quienes los días malos les provocan sufrimiento porque aman profundamente lo que hacen y se niegan a endurecer sus corazones. En nuestras prisas por reformar la educación, hemos olvidado una verdad muy sencilla: nunca se lograr a una verdadera reforma si seguimos menospreciando...