Description: In this bilingual picture book packed with playful vocabulary, a young boy finds new words and discovers how to use them to change the world around him.
En este libro álbum lleno de vocabulario, un joven descubre nuevas palabras y cómo usarlas para cambiar el mundo alrededor. Oscar discovers a magnificent treasure chest. When he opens it, he is disappointed at what's inside: nothing but words. What type of treasure is that?! But when he tosses fluorescent into the bushes, a bright yellow hedgehog runs by! Using new words is fun! Before long Oscar has emptied the chest and is left wordless. He doesn't know where to find more words, until his neighbor Louise gives him some guidance: you can find words anytime and anywhere. Oscar begins a new hunt for words and learns all sorts of inventive ways to describe the world around him. An enthralling, phenomenal, adventuresome, imaginative, and joyful book about language that's sure to make kids laugh-and learn! Óscar desentierra un gran cofre. Cuando lo abre, queda decepcionado al encontrarlo lleno de palabras. ¡¿Qué tipo de tesoro es eso?! Pero cuando lanza fluorescente en los arbustos, ¡un erizo amarillo brillante sale! ¡Usar nuevas palabras es divertido! En poco tiempo, el cofre queda vacío y Óscar queda sin palabras. No sabe dónde encontrar más, hasta que su vecina Louise le da unos consejos: Puedes encontrar palabras en cualquier momento y en cualquier lugar. Óscar empieza una nueva búsqueda y aprende todas las maneras inventivas para describir el mundo alrededor. Un libro cautivador, fenomenal, aventurero, imaginativo y alegre sobre el lenguaje que seguro hace a los demás reír y aprender.Brief description: Rebecca Gugger and Simon Röthlisberger were both born in Switzerland and live together in Thun near forests, mountains, and fresh air. Rebecca is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer who studied at the HKB (Bern University of the Arts) and likes to have her head in the clouds. Simon is a trained graphic designer currently working as an art director and has been known to hoist a sail or two. Every now and then the two work together as a team, wielding pen and pencil side by side.
Review Quotes: [E]xpressive illustrations work together to produce an entertaining and thought-provoking celebration of vocabulary.-- "Booklist"