El origen de todas las cosas / The Beginning of All Things (LEGENDARIOS)

Legendarios #2

by Karla Arenas Valenti

Twins Emma and Martín get stuck at the beginning of time in this second book in the Legendarios chapter book series that’s Magic Tree House meets Heroes in Training!

Emma and Martín are settling into their new home in Chicago and getting ready to start at their new school. When they learn they’ll be in separate classes for the first time, they aren’t sure they can face so much change alone. But when life gets stressful, the siblings now have the perfect escape—into the book of legends!

They enter the creation story of when the giant Ometecuhtli made the world. As soon as they arrive, they realize they have a major it takes a magical object to activate Emma’s necklace and open the portal home, but how can they find one when nothing exists yet?

Genres: Fiction

144 pages, Paperback

Published February 25, 2025

About the author

Karla Arenas Valenti is the Pura Belpré award winning author of best selling middle grade novels, chapter books, and picture books.

Her books are on various state reading lists and have received multiple starred reviews, as well as being being featured on NPR’s Sunday Edition, the Drew Barrymore Show, and several Best of the Year lists, including Kirkus Best Book of the Year, Banks Street Best Children’s Book, School Library Journal’s Best Books, Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year, Evanston Public Library Best Book of the Year, PEOPLE’s pick for best children’s book, and Best Books for kids by Entertainment Weekly.

Karla grew up in Mexico City, in a house built around a tree. Her childhood was filled with fantastical elements, which she incorporates into her books–taking children on journeys steeped in magical realism and fantasy.

Karla currently resides in the Chicagoland area with her husband and three kids, two cats, and hundreds of books.

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent middle grade chapter book based on the Aztec mythology legend of creation. Karla Arenas Valenti will definitely capture the attention of her young readers through the adventures of Emma and Martin, as they meet the giant, Ometeotl, who made the world. This is the second title in her Legendarios series, and kids are going to clamor for more!

[Abby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fans of action, mythology, and the Magic Treehouse books will love this new series--this is book 2 but not the end of the world to not have read the first one.