Cuento de Noche

by Roberto Aliaga

“Cada nit, abans de dormir, ella s’asseu al meu llit amb un grapat de contes a les mans. En tria un a l’atzar i, amb veu suau, comença a llegir... Tot seguit, paraules i imatges transformen la meva habitació. Perquè en els seus contes, jo sempre sóc el protagonista.” Un nen, la nit, els somnis... Conte de Nit acompanya aquest moment màgic pel qual desfila davant els nostres ulls el que imaginem, el que somiem...

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fantasy

Hardcover

First published July 17, 2012

About the author

Roberto Aliaga nació en Argamasilla de Alba (Ciudad Real) en 1976, pero desde 1994 reside en Alicante. Es licenciado en biología (1999), tiene publicadas más de 60 obras infantiles y sus libros se han traducido a 16 idiomas. También ha trabajado en adaptaciones de obras extranjeras, colabora habitualmente con editoriales de educación infantil y primaria, participa en seminarios y conferencias y, desde 2009 que se dedica en exclusiva a la literatura infantil, viene realizando numerosos encuentros con sus lectores en colegios y bibliotecas.

Reviews

[Angelina · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars

[Jeimy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would've preferred this to be a series with each book representing one story the mother told the child.

[edgar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hermosas ilustraciones. Los colores, las composiciones y la manera que la ilustradora presenta las escenas son espectaculares.

[Lauren DeVore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Published in 2012. concept book about dreams. This book discusses different types of dreams and what happens when we are sleeping. I think it would be fun to bring into a classroom of younger students and talk about dreams and if they had any dreams the night before or something, having them picture dreams they've had so they can work on their imagination and visualization.

[raccoon reader · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought the illustrations were lovely and dreamy.
My six year old declared loudly that this was "the MOST BORING awful book" he's ever read. I'm not sure that's true...but we returned it immediately back to the library anyway lol.

[Britnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

BEAUTIFUL illustrations, a magical ride.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful, slumbery story.

[Nanny B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unique, detailed illustrations

[Carmen Gatti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dreamlike, surreal

[Emma Apple · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a little dark and abstract. I’ve seen a few story books in this style lately, they are sweet in an artsy way, but probably not as appealing as more traditional styles, at least not to me. I found this one a little indulgent, the illustrations are absolutely beautiful, if potentially a little unsettling in some areas, and the story introduces dreams as a kind of mothering companion, which I found endearing. It took me a while to realize it was dreams I was reading about, but maybe that’s a good thing. It’s a sweet book, worth checking out, but not a favorite.

[Christy Honeycutt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the most beautiful and poetic children’s books I’ve ever read — as evidenced by the fact I’m leaving my first Goodreads review for this book. Highly recommend.

Tan bellísima y poética. Te recomiendo a todos, y soy escribiendo mi primera recomendación en Goodreads para este libro porque es tan bella.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is beautifully intriguing. The writing is rather complex and strange. But it felt like something might have been lost in the translation.

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read the version "Cuento de Noche"

[Elizabeth Erickson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read the version "Cuento de Noche"