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Cartas en el bosque (The Lonely Mailman): (The Lonely Mailman) Hardcover – Picture Book, April 21 2017

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Winner at the 2017 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards and the 2017 International Latino Book Awards. This touching story of friendship and love will delight readers and letter writers of all ages who will find that many times the most wonderful is found where we least imagine.

Every day, an old mailman rides his bicycle through the forest delivering letters to the local animals. These letters seem to have magic in them, as they always help resolve misunderstandings, exchange invitations to dinner or tea, and form friendships. The animals are always eager to find out what message will the mailman be giving them, and everyone is delighted with these letters. In the forest, there are fewer arguments, and harmony reigns. What nobody knows is that every night the dedicated postman writes each letter one by one, thinking carefully about what to write and who it will be addressed to. In fact, he is the only one who has no correspondence. Until one day he receives a very special letter in his mailbox.

Ganador de los Moonbeam Children's Book Awards y los International Latino Book Awards en 2017. Una entrañable y sorprendente historia que va a emocionar a pequeños y mayores, porque muchas veces lo más maravilloso se encuentra donde menos imaginamos.

Un cartero silencioso y solitario.

Unas cartas.

Un secreto.

Todos los días, un cartero pasea en bicicleta por el bosque entregando cartas a los animales locales. Estas cartas parecen mágicas, ya que siempre ayudan a resolver malentendidos, intercambiar invitaciones a cenar o tomar el té y formar amistades. Los animales siempre están ansiosos por saber qué mensaje les dará el cartero, y todos están encantados con las cartas. En el bosque hay menos discusiones y reina la armonía. Lo que nadie sabe es que todas las noches el dedicado cartero escribe cada carta una a una, pensando detenidamente qué escribir y a quién va dirigida. De hecho, él es el único que no recibe correspondencia. Hasta que un día recibe una carta muy especial en su buzón.

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"Galán (It’s a Pain to Be a Princess!) creates an enchanting forest community; crisp blue day gives way to a spectacular sunset and a night lit by candles that cast a furious orange glow. (…)Isern (Bear Wants to Fly) makes plain that the first steps to building community can be as simple as reaching out." —Publishers Weekly

"A loving tribute to problem-solvers, quarrel menders, and peacemakers." —Kirkus Reviews

"(...) Isern's cute-and-fuzzy story includes the text of the letters, which are full of invitations, apologies, and considerate sentiments. Galan's whimsical, richly painted scenes of expressive, nattily dressed forest denizens exude warmth, and as the sun sets on the mailman's day, the sky is filled with brilliant color, and the foreground scenes are thrown into sharp silhouette. A sweet story of generosity and sowing seeds of friendship." —BǴǰ

"A satisfying tale about a character so woven into the fabric of the day-to-day that the full extent of his impact goes unnoticed until, thanks to an observant mouse, it is recognized. A lovely choice for most shelves." —School Library Journal

"Friendship, solidarity, and other values ​​are present throughout history. A delicate picture book, with warm illustrations full of details, where the reader can browse through the letters that each animal receives." —Canal Lector

"A book about friendship, solidarity, and other values. A delicate text by Susanna Isern with beautiful warm and very autumnal illustrations, printed in a sustainable way and on stone paper, a Cuento de Luz’s bet that we love." —El País

"Cartas en el bosque makes us reflect on how important it is to take care of the needs of each other so that we can coexist peacefully and satisfactorily in the world, in the space we share. A picture book to talk about generosity, affection, the importance of living serenely to enjoy life while recognizing the limits of one's freedom and the freedom of others." —Literatura Respetuosa

"A story that shows us the importance of empathy and the ability to put oneself in the place of the other, fundamental when it comes to sharing spaces with others." —A𲵴Dzٱٳܰ

About the Author

Susanna Isern (La Seu d'Urgell, Spain, 1978) is an award-winning children's books author. She is also a professor of Psychology of learning at the European University of the Atlantic and directs the Cabinet of Psychology at Aula Dédalo in Santander. Since she published her first picture book in 2011, more than 30 children's books have seen the light of day. Most of her works are sold internationally and can be found in more than a dozen languages, and also written in Braille. Among her most popular albums we find What Are You Scared of, Little Mouse? awarded Silver Medal in the USA Moonbeam Children's Books Award 2015 and The Magic Ball of Wool, awarded Silver Medal at the USA Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2013.

Daniel Montero Galán (Madrid, 1981) was born prematurely, at the early age of zero. His head was always full of birds. As time went by, they reproduced, and along came a lot of different kinds of creatures, making a great noise—squawks, grunts, and screams… so he decided to transfer them into a paper to silence them. He keeps a deal with his drawings: they live thanks to him and he lives from them. Because of this symbiosis, more than thirty illustrated books stand up for him to testify that his thing in life is drawing. Day by day, and every other night, he continues to perfect spiral and rectilinear shapes to keep fit without losing shape. Watercolor fights a great battle with the marker to have a leading role on its cardboard.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cuento de Luz
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 21 2017
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Spanish
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 28 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8416147949
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8416147946
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 417 g
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 6 - 8 years
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.96 x 1.02 x 26.04 cm
  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ Susurros en el bosque
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool and up
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD650L
  • 鶹 Rank: #1,928 in Children's Books on Bears
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Susanna Isern creció rodeada de las montañas del Pirineo. De pequeña lo que más le gustaba era correr de acá para allá mientras descubría insectos increíbles y ayudaba a animalitos enfermos o en peligro. Fue en esa época que algunos de aquellos animales comenzaron a contarle cuentos al oído, los cuales escribía rápidamente en una libreta que llevaba siempre encima.

En la actualidad, las historias surgen de la forma más inesperada: algunas llaman a la puerta, otras las encuentra escondidas debajo de la cama o nadando en el café con leche, aunque la mayoría aparecen como mariposas que pilla al vuelo.

Desde que publicó "¡Pilú, Pilú!", su primer álbum ilustrado, en primavera de 2011, decenas de libros infantiles han visto la luz. La mayoría de sus obras se comercializan internacionalmente y pueden encontrarse, además de en braille, en más de una docena de idiomas: español, catalán, gallego, euskera, inglés, francés, alemán, italiano, portugués, polaco, ruso, rumano, árabe, chino, holandés, croato, esloveno, eslovaco, húngaro, ucraniano y coreano.

Entre sus álbumes destacan por su gran acogida entre sus lectores "Los Quebrantasueños", "Durmiendo con Mamá", "El Emocionómetro del Inspector Drilo", "Daniela Pirata", "El gran libro de los Superpoderes" y "Esto no es una selva". Y por sus premios y reconocimientos "La música del mar" medalla de oro en la categoría de libros escritos en español "Cartas en el bosque" medalla de plata en la categoría picture book - 4-8 years old en los Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2017. "El momento perfecto" finalista en el premio Libro Kiriko 2016. "What are you scared of, Little Mouse?" (¿De qué tienes miedo, Ratoncito?) premiado con Medalla de Plata en los Moonbeam Children's Books Award 2015 de EE.UU., en la categoría picture book - preschool. Y "The Magic Ball of Wool" (El Ovillo Mágico), premiado con Medalla de Plata en la categoría de mejor álbum ilustrado de 4 a 8 años en los Moonbeam Children´s Book Awards 2013 de EE.UU.

"El Emocionómetro del Inspector Drilo" de Nube Ocho ediciones y "Olivia y las plumas" de Kireei editorial han sido llevados al teatro a nivel nacional e internacional.

Actualmente reside en Santander. Compatibiliza su pasión por la escritura con la Psicología. Dirige el sello editorial Tierra de MU y es profesora de Psicología del Aprendizaje en la Universidad Europea del Atlántico.

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  • Reviewed in Canada on June 9, 2018
    The mail carrier faithfully delivers letters to the creatures of the forest every day. But, because he writes them all, he never gets any himself. The forest animals decide to give him a letter, which they sneak into his bag, to make him feel included.

    As we follow the mail carrier delivering the letters, we get to watch one of the forest animals following him around and hiding, waiting for a chance to slip the letter into his bag. That was cute. And the inclusiveness of the animals was touching. A good lesson for young readers.

    There was, however, one thing I found confusing about the story. All of the letters were addressed to the forest animals, from other forest animals, yet for some reason the mail carrier's secret is that he stays up all night writing these letters for the animals. Why is he the one writing the letters if they are addressed from the other animals? I did read this in Spanish, which is not my native language, so I may have missed something in translation, but I found this peculiar. If it's not actually my own mistake, then the only reason I could think of for the mail carrier to be writing the letters is that the animals perhaps tell him every day what they want to send, then when he gets home he writes the letters for them. If that's the case, it isn't really evident, and he must have a phenomenal memory.

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  • Mchristine Courtois
    4.0 out of 5 stars Belle histoire
    Reviewed in France on June 22, 2021
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    Ma petite fille de 6 ans parle l'espagnol je lui ai donc offert ce livre, elle a beaucoup aimer cette histoire,
    donc je le recommande.
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  • 鶹 Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Mágico y entrañable
    Reviewed in Spain on May 4, 2025
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    “Cartas en el bosque” es un libro que nos ha robado el corazón. La historia es preciosa, llena de ternura y con un toque de misterio que atrapa desde el principio. A mi hija le encanta seguir las pistas y descubrir quién envía las cartas, y a mí me emociona el mensaje tan bonito sobre la importancia de la amabilidad, la comunicación y el cariño entre los seres del bosque.
    Las ilustraciones son suaves y delicadas, ideales para crear un ambiente cálido durante la lectura. Es uno de esos libros que te deja con una sonrisa y ganas de volver a leerlo una y otra vez. Totalmente recomendable para compartir en familia.
  • Pjtitanio
    5.0 out of 5 stars Muy entrañable
    Reviewed in Germany on December 3, 2024
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    La historia que cuenta este libro es muy bonita. Lo hemos leído muchas veces con nuestra hija.
  • Katarina
    5.0 out of 5 stars Dreamy beautiful book!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2025
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    This book absolutely exceeded my expectations. The storyline and the illustrations are absolutely gorgeous. I love the animals theme in the forest. This will be such a staple in our home especially for rainy days. It’s a sweet cozy. Read for young kids.
  • Mafer Perez
    3.0 out of 5 stars Cute pictures
    Reviewed in Sweden on October 4, 2022
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    Is a ok book. I like the beginning but feels like the end is kinda rush and without a message