There aren’t many places where Stefan Zweig shares the spotlight with… poop. But neither are there many more creative fields than children’s and youth literature. Because, in this month’s list of recommendations chosen for Babelia by booksellers from different autonomous communities, anything is possible: a 100-story bus, feelings that come to life, even a stuffed tiger that displays implacable sarcasm. And, of course, both a contest between animals to choose the best feces and the rescue of a short novel written in 1913 and considered a classic of the genre.
An indispensable book to celebrate differences and tolerance. What is that to separate the colors? At first there were only three: red, blue and yellow, but they understood that if they were mixed, new ones would come out and life was more colorful. Sometimes, we love each other so much that we decide to blend in.
The thief mouse is a very gluttonous mouse that stole food from everyone it came across. Until one day he received a lesson that he would never forget. From the creators of ‘El Grúfalo’, comes a new rhymed illustrated album, in which we will meet some of the most diverse characters and with a fun ending. [También en catalán, editado por Brúixola]
![Cover of 'The great poop contest'](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/Y3mU_ZH6-r97nBr4D2Ea3HuVP4c=/414x0/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/KNU4FHL3Y5C3JDYAUIY34MVDEU.jpg)
Animals sure know how to have fun! They have organized a contest in which everyone can participate. The award? Have your poop named the best. One by one we will see the animals participate in a fun rhyming story. The ending is surprising and also sends an ecological message.
![Cover of 'Let's take care of the birds!', by Brendan Kearney](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/ph3X_hK7_eJ2tZjyKVPgxRDzqKg=/414x0/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/ECLQSLRUMFCV7DGOEF5BPDJZNI.jpg)
Finn gives his dog Skip a hang gliding flight for his birthday. An incident with a flock of swans will lead them to discover how we are destroying their habitat and negatively interfering with their lives and ours. In the book we discover why some disasters occur and what we can do, with small daily actions, to remedy it.
![Cover of 'What do feelings do? (when no one is looking)', by Tina Oziewicz](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/DNNpU8nLd0kenzDab1pBCdDojvE=/414x0/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/KPKYOK4DPZBEPHDJ6PMCXR2XGA.jpg)
If it’s already difficult to express feelings, imagine how complicated it is to draw them and describe them in a couple of sentences, just like the authors of this wonderful album do. Each page invites you to read, observe and reflect on emotions, on the smell of nostalgia, the taste of satisfaction, the sound of anger or the appearance of calm.
![Cover of 'The Hundred Decker Bus' by Mike Smith](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/YpEBeGxcdk-ApWhuAtSRjygkAUk=/414x0/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/QTSC7HIVJNF43DX2IGBPW77EHQ.jpg)
Getting on a bus is an adventure, but getting on this one is even more special! Destination: Anywhere! We are on an adventure! So little by little the bus gets bigger, because more space is needed. Passengers are not sure which stop they should get off at, all they know is that it makes them very happy. This original children’s illustrated album with a fabulous drop-down that allows us to play “seek and find”.
![Cover of 'Imagine that...', by André Marois](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/dVssY3PNqsTFjmKe9wQc4D4Y0s8=/414x0/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/N6XGJUIQEND27GEFKDKJTDSBKQ.jpg)
What a delight to think, imagine and do whatever you want in your childhood world! The freedom to play without thinking about what will happen when you wake up in the real world of adults. Shall we enter the game? Do you dare to imagine that…? [También en catalán]
![Cover of 'The queen in the cave', by Júlia Sardà](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/dbWOqi60_5OUBTo9eb942fexvUc=/414x0/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/WLCEI3YVONCJNFJC26CLZCTEG4.jpg)
Growing up can be a great adventure. It all starts with a strange sensation, with the excitement of exploring beyond the known and seeing what secrets the forest hides. The journey of three sisters guides us, through magical settings and characters, to the mysterious cave where what Franca is looking for lives. Will she find it? [También en catalán]
Do you know how many leaves an adult oak tree has? How many years does a bowhead whale live? This is a fantastic book for curious minds, who enjoy knowing what surrounds us. A work full of incredible answers to surprising questions, which encourages us to look closely at our world, critically and fascinated. [También en catalán]
![Cover of 'A Championship Cat'](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/k86a9BP8nQGMh-q7VN0pYfp587A=/414x0/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/CIBIOJKJSREEXHRBFEGBY7BCMA.jpg)
Maia wants a cat for her birthday, and agrees to take proper responsibility for it. Grandfather has found out and tells the rest of the family to surprise her granddaughter, only she has gotten a little confused… And what awaits Maia is a cat… a championship! A delirious and very fun story with bullets to read as a family. [También en catalán y gallego]
![Cover of 'Calvin and Hobbes. A Magical World', by Bill Watterson](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/ffeqaERLqNrLoLIfXfSqKRXVYEg=/414x0/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/66AIPSMQU5DT7DHXA3TQXT664A.jpg)
In this compiled volume of Calvin and Hobbes comic strips, you’ll find hooliganism and nonsense mixed with the love that parents feel for their son and their feline pet, sometimes real and sometimes imaginary. I can’t stop smiling and putting my hands on my head thinking about all those boys and girls who live as if they were Calvin, making the most of life, so fun and exciting.
![Cover of 'Rediscover the world', by Jordi Pgiens and Neus Caamaño](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/9teoiq9KsJmyy8ygLqTKa5bndMk=/414x0/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/XGAD3PSNMNG7NPDGSEFGWXRCZY.jpg)
A most amazing and ingenious selection of the animal and plant world. The book is an invitation to learn more about the processes of nature to realize everything that is beyond human comprehension: rediscover nature to understand that the world is a prodigy. [Editado también en catalán]
![Cover of 'Born in the flood. The Kingdom of Bamboo', by Erin Hunter](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/BluWbSldR8CMhSIuWtvJUca9jhE=/414x0/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/L3CLF4D7KFHILK3ZMXXHZD6NWM.jpg)
The group of writers who sign as Erin Hunter, authors of ‘Los Gatos Guerreros’, presents us, on this occasion, an adventure book, immersed in nature and with mythological airs. It is the first volume of the ‘Kingdom of Bamboo’ series: after a terrible flood, the Kingdom has lost its harmony and it seems that the spirit of the Dragon has abandoned them.
![Cover of 'Desértica', by Albas Quintas Garciandia](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/XryDMOeXOtob-I6xdeDq_aWYLbY=/414x0/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/NBTDF4KRIFBPPKXPCQSUB7VZOA.jpg)
The wonderful pen of Alba Quintas transports us in an almost poetic way to a desert land since Queen Death fell in love again. The town is clear, the Outsider is the culprit. General Torrijos and his wife, Luisa Sáenz, begin to plan the coup that will end his life. A novel full of passion, conspiracies and the search for justice.
![Cover of 'The Girl Without a Soul', by Morgan Owen](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/k5tex7ZdOb6Ac5G3XF2rLlz3HWs=/414x0/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/GXB4SAGHWBELTMO24VMB2YBSOM.jpg)
In this young adult fantasy novel, full of adventures and an exciting love story, we will meet Iris, a soulless girl who lives in the dystopian world of Providence, ruled by the vigilantes of The Order. With the help of young Evander, Iris must rebuild her soul and find her place in the world.
![Cover of 'A wolf for a spell', by Karah Sutton](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/TKU4tAgH_GbwDlCoQilGEGFd7mc=/414x0/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/NPJQPZSDKFETDPTLNVW2VAAQMI.jpg)
The witch, the girl and the young wolf Zima, each with their own personality, will have to team up to save the forest before it is too late and a ruthless being unleashes his evil on all its inhabitants. A modern fairy tale that conveys generosity and courage, as well as teaching us to find our own pack.
![Cover of 'Fear', by Stefan Zweig](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/DSQjIfhkza80J-vhMNMbVn3wIHk=/414x0/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/ATIHLNRYX5GTVMKGW6C6E7VSNQ.jpg)
Irene leads a tedious and boring life until that day when an attractive young pianist begins to fill her thoughts. A routine that is broken into pieces by breaking the rules, a story full of secrets and fears. A short novel that fills the lines of love, anguish and betrayal. Zweig masterfully puts you in the shoes of Irene.
![Cover of 'Clover', by Darlis Stefany](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/yjafm4K_EeaXnrpJTrmCP7C2dDA=/414x0/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/JVALJ6DWINCONCUCXJLLB22DJQ.jpg)
Clover is a strong-willed ‘curvy’ girl who is madly in love with Callum, the most handsome Irish boy in college, publicly declared bisexual. Clover’s plan is to remain anonymous, but Clover’s best friend finds out the secret. Will there be a love story?
This romantic novel, apparently one more, is surprising for the way it fits different sexual orientations, physiques, nationalities and tastes in a very inclusive way and giving normality to diversity.
![Cover of 'What androids dream', by David Calle](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/ZATE4v5dltFu_Q7KvoKoRxkP-1c=/414x0/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/RJIOGP2YNRFBLL4JBLU4QFV4DU.jpg)
When we think of technology, the latest electronic ‘gadgets’ come to mind, but the story begins much earlier, when a hominid rubbing two stones together created a flint knife. YouTube star professor David Calle helps us walk an exciting path, through the technological discoveries that shaped the course of history.
![Cover of 'Romeo and/or Juliet', by Ryan North](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/HnexugPArlg-ogmYQ5XwLxOIQt4=/414x0/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/GYPZI6YI25COLNWEOUIIJMBRW4.jpg)
It doesn’t matter if you choose Juliet or Romeo, this story of stories takes the original work to its ultimate consequences. The different stories, full of anachronisms, allow us to get to know the classic and have fun exploring the limits of imagination and plausibility, in the form of a delicious satire with as many paths as an adolescent tragicomedy has ups and downs.
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