Publisher's Synopsis
Antes de comerse el pastel, de andar en bicicleta, de poder hacer esa difìcil coreografìa de ballet o de ganar un juego con tu equipo, hay una historia de fracasos, decepciones, errores y momentos de casi, casi tirar la toalla. Pero, como narran elocuentemente la multipremiada escritora Katherine Applegate y la ilustradora Jennifer Black Reinhardt, no es más que la vida haciendo de las suyas. Fallar, intentar, no son el fin de la experiencia sino el camino mismo. Luego viene, si hay suerte, la hora del pastel. Esta historia, llena de sabidurìa y amor, es un mensaje que resuena, y perdura, en las mentes de los muchos jóvenes lectores que han tenido la suerte de encontrarse con esta historia. Y le ocurrirá sin duda a muchos más, pues A veces volamos está destinado a convertirse en un clásico instantáneo.
Before eating cake, riding a bike, mastering difficult ballet choreography, or winning a game with your team comes a story of failures, disappointments, mistakes, and moments where it's tempting to throw in the towel. But as the award-winning writer Katherine Applegate and illustrator Jennifer Black Reinhardt eloquently say, that's just what life is about. Failing and trying aren't the end of the road, but rather the journey itself. With any luck, the time for eating cake will come. This story full of wisdom and love is a message that will resonate with young readers lucky enough to come across it.
Before eating cake, riding a bike, mastering difficult ballet choreography, or winning a game with your team comes a story of failures, disappointments, mistakes, and moments where it's tempting to throw in the towel. But as the award-winning writer Katherine Applegate and illustrator Jennifer Black Reinhardt eloquently say, that's just what life is about. Failing and trying aren't the end of the road, but rather the journey itself. With any luck, the time for eating cake will come. This story full of wisdom and love is a message that will resonate with young readers lucky enough to come across it.
