Pilar López Ávila

Beautifully illustrated story about a girl who is so excited to go back to school so she can learn to read and write. She takes a shortcut through the jungle to get to school faster and encounters several dangerous animals that threaten her, but let her go when she promises to write their names for them after school.

My four-year-old was captivated, but also very confused when she couldn't find the spider on the spider page. I was confused about that, too. Why don't we see the spider until almost the last page? I suppose it will remain a mystery.

My daughter did not ask why the animals wanted to have their names written down, though I thought she might. I realized a child probably understands that seeing your name in print has power.

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