La Oveja 19
Jorge Martín
(Illustrator)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
No hay manera de que la señora Ofelia se duerma sin haber contado exactamente 18 ovejas. La oveja 19 está siempre calentando, ha ensayado mil veces su salto de valla pero nunca le llega el turno...Todas las noches la señora Ofelia cuenta ovejas para dormir. Oveja 1, 2, 3, 4... y así hasta la oveja 18, en la que se queda completamente dormida. La Oveja 19 se queda siempre con las ganas. Pero decide no cruzarse de brazos y pone en marcha numerosos planes.¿Qué pueden hacer ella y sus compañeras, la Oveja 20, la 21, la 75... para poder saltar la valla y ayudar ellas también a la señora Ofelia a dormir?----------------
Mrs Ofelia can't fall asleep without counting sheep. Every night she counts exactly 18 sheep before she drifts off. But what about Sheep number 19? She's always ready to jump but never gets a turn! Will Sheep 19 ever get a chance to leap over the fence?
Mrs Ofelia can't fall asleep without counting sheep. Every night she counts exactly 18 sheep before she drifts off. But what about Sheep number 19? She's always ready to jump but never gets a turn! Will Sheep 19 ever get a chance to leap over the fence?
Every night Mrs. Ofelia counts sheep to get to sleep: one, two, three and so on. When she gets to 18 she falls fast asleep. Sheep 19 never gets a chance to jump over the fence. Disheartened and disappointed, she decides to take things into her own hands! Will Sheep 19 and her companions Sheep 20, 21 and all the others over 18, get a chance to jump over the fence and help Mrs Ofelia fall asleep as well?
A fun story about fairness and cooperation!
Product Details
| Publisher | Nubeocho |
| Publish Date | October 15, 2024 |
| Pages | 36 |
| Language | Spanish; Castilian |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9788419607737 |
| Dimensions | 10.9 X 9.8 X 0.4 inches | 1.1 pounds |
About the Author
Blanca Lacasa is a journalist, singer, and writer from Spain. She writes lyrics and books for adults and children, and has been published by several Publishing Houses in Spain. Bow Wow Meow was her first picture book with NubeOcho and her first picture book in the USA.
Jorge Martín currently resides in the north of Spain, in the countryside. He has lived in London, San Francisco, Mexico City and Hamburg. He studied at London's Kingston University and Central Saint Martin's College of Art. Before becoming an illustrator, he worked as a designer in various areas, including advertising. He illustrated his first book in August 2014 and he hasn't stopped since.
Reviews
There's no real capper to the book, but I greatly enjoyed the creativity that the sheep employ to establish fairness. Fairness, after all, is a concept that even animals understand. A clever take on an old standard. - A Fuse#8 Production.
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