He who approaches the book will soon see that this is a curious work. Outside the collections, with hard lid, 2 CD inside and with many images of Jokin Mitxelena. But soon you can detect these characteristics or paratextos and that loose pieces interspersed appear in the text. And that's exactly the structure of this book. Within a history several popular songs, stories, excursions… getting a whole.
Kattalin, Nicolas and Madalen travel with their parents to Graziosen for Christmas, where they meet with their grandfather and he teaches them the surroundings, and taking advantage that he is on the donkey, Aita and Semeak tell them a story about the donkey; later, when the grandmother appears, she hugs her grandchildren and sings a song to each one: Small Kattalin, the little Saint Nicholas and Our Lady. Grandchildren and granddaughters will play and, depending on the situation or the moment they live, they will tell you a story, a song, a story or an exit. Not only to them, but in the CDs that accompany the book are recorded a large part of them and it is possible to hear them from the hand of renowned Basque artists (Mari Karmen Odriozola, Martín Tejeria, Joxe Arratibel, Jose Ignazio Ansorena…); some of them also sing songs from the book with Olatz Oiart. A luxury for our ears, even more so because all of them bring us the past into the present. One of the great values of this book, the Basque tradition, folklore, is to offer today's children in an attractive and loving way.
Zubizarreta has been able to link in a narrative thread the phrases of AMONA Mantangorri, Zezenak dira kanta or Sendagile gaztea ipuina, for example, one after the other, putting the reader in the salons in terms of gender, style or theme.
This book is a treasure that can be read or tasted progressively, either at home or at school, either individually or in groups, but in one way or another it will be for the reader’s enjoyment. And if I had it and I didn't...
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Annie Ernaux
Itzulpena: Leire Lakasta
Katakrak, 2024
Decisive seconds
Manu López Gaseni
Beste, 2024
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You start reading this short novel and you feel trapped, and in that it has to do with the intense and fast pace set by the writer. In the first ten pages we will find out... [+]
When the dragon swallowed the
sun Aksinja Kermauner
Alberdania, 2024
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Dozens of books have been written by Slovenian writer Aksinja Kermauner. This is the first published in Basque, translated by Patxi Zubizarreta... [+]
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Itxaso Martin Zapirain
Sowing, 2024
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The title and cover image (Puntobobo, Wool Bite and Rag Doll) will suggest mental health, making the point and childhood, but more patches will be rolled up as the book... [+]
Itsasoa bete urre
Dani Martirena
Irudiak: Ana Ibañez
Txalaparta, 2022
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Liburu honetara barneratzen den irakurleak sentsazio ugari izango ditu. Deigarria da azaleko letren urre kolorea eta zuritasuna, goialdean ageri den... [+]
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Issa watanabe
1545 argitaletxea, 2024
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Ezagutzen ez nuen 1545 argitaletxeak 2024an itzuli eta kaleratu du Issa Watanaberen Migranteak liburua. Animalia talde batek egiten duen migrazio prozesua kontatzen du; eta... [+]
Adania
Shibli
Translation: Aitor Blanco Leoz
Igela, 2024
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During these days, an Israeli soldier is bombarding hospitals, schools, Palestinian refugee camps with drones as if it were a video game, while in the West we see on... [+]
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history Alison Bechdel
Txalaparta, 2024
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Fun Home. Alison Bechdel is known for the first publication of the graphic novel A Tragic Family Story (2006), although he himself participated in several... [+]
PLEIBAK
Miren Amuriza Plaza
Susa, 2024
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Book Non sense
Edward Lear
Translation: Juan Kruz Igerabide
Denonartean, 2024
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The writer and illustrator Edward Lear published this work in 1846. As Igerabide says in the prologue of the book, “nonsense humor, absurd... [+]
Hetero
Uxue Alberdi
Susa, 2024
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In the era of negationism, the manosphere and trolls, the contribution of literature is essential, because it is an exceptional instrument to look at the folds of reality: the situations... [+]
Guardasola wants rain
Patxi Zubizarreta
Illustrations: Irrimarra
Ibaizabal, 2024
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30 years ago Patxi Zubizarreta published the book Marigoringoak hegan; J. M. Illustrated by Lavarello and by the hand of the Catalan publisher... [+]
Eyes on the horizon
Writer: Illustrator Miren Agur
Meabe: Ane Pikaza
Elkar, 2020
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Miren Agur Meabe has published several texts and books. He's worked with all the literary genres: children's and youth literature,... [+]
Barrengaizto
Beatrice Salvioni (Translation:
deceit Fernando Rey)
Txalaparta, 2024
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Fernando Rey has chosen the title of Barrizto to translate La malnata de Beatrice Salvioni. King says he has tried to be the voice of the... [+]
PELLOKERIAK
Ruben Ruiz
Illustrations: Joseba Beramendi, exprai.
Elkar, 2022
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Rubén Ruiz offers a new work of short stories. They are not micronarratives, because the stories, although they can be read independently, have a... [+]