Porque Sí

Mac Barnett

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Book cover for Porque Sí
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Porque Sí

Porque Sí

Mac Barnett

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Description

"Este encantador, juguetón y extraordinaro libro estimulará las mentes de los chiquitines al escuchar inspiradoras respuestas a sus preguntas."--Kirkus Reviews (reseña estelar)

"Charming, playful, and extraordinary imaginings will galvanize young minds to find inspired answers to their own questions."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

¿Por qué es azul el mar? ¿Qué es la lluvia? ¿Qué le pasó a los dinosaurios? Puede que ya sea hora de acostarse, pero un niño tiene demasiadas preguntas acerca del mundo para conciliar el sueño. Los chiquitines y mama y papá quedarán encantados y deleitados al ver como un padre responde con paciencia y creatividad a las preguntas suscitadas por la imaginación del niño antes de dormir. Todo niño que haya preguntado alguna vez "¿Por qué?" -- y todo padre que haya intentado dar una explicación -- se reconocerán a sí mismos en este dulce libro de cuentos para soñadores que buscan respuestas más allá de un "Porque sí".

Why is the ocean blue? What is the rain? What happened to the dinosaurs?
It might be time for bed, but one child is too full of questions about the world to go to sleep just yet. Little ones and their parents will be charmed and delighted as a patient father offers up increasingly creative responses to his child's nighttime wonderings. Any child who has ever asked "Why?" -- and any parent who has attempted an explanation -- will recognize themselves in this sweet storybook for dreamers who are looking for answers beyond "Just because."

About the Author

Mac Barnett is the author of many beloved picture books for children, including Just Because, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault; A Polar Bear in the Snow, illustrated by Shawn Harris; and John's Turn, illustrated by Kate. He is also the author of several books illustrated by Jon Klassen, including Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, a Caldecott Honor Book and E. B. White Read-Aloud Award winner; the shape trilogy; and The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse, an E. B. White Read-Aloud Award winner. Mac Barnett lives in California.

Isabelle Arsenault is the creator of Alpha and the illustrator of several other picture books, including Jane, the Fox, and Me by Fanny Britt, a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year; Captain Rosalie by Timothée de Fombelle; and Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois by Amy Novesky. Isabelle Arsenault lives in Montreal.

Critical Reviews

A tender board book with playful answers for curious readers and for Spanish-language selectors looking to add striking and well-crafted works by well-known creators to their bedtime shelves.
--School Library Journal

Publishing Information

Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Pub date: 2026-05-12
Length: 32 pages

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