
LORENZA ESTANDÍA
Literary Agency Specialized in Children and Young Adult´s Literature
Good Readers

Amazing Natacha
Luis Pescetti Ilustrated By Pablo Fernández
144 pp, 10+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
Natacha and her friend Pati charge for writing love letters at school and create such confusion that at the end no one knows who likes whom. The protagonist continues with her permanent questioning and solving everything, no matter how incredible the answers may be.
Between, Between, Natacha
Luis Pescetti illustrated by Pablo Fernández
136 pp, 10+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
Funny new adventures of Natacha, Pati, her best school friend, and Rafles, her dog. Natacha writes to her grandmother about her vacation; she visits the school library with her classmates where they end up making a fuss. There is no shortage of quirky occurrences with mom and dad.
Chat Natacha Chat
Luis Pescetti Ilustrated by Pablo Fernández
132 pp, 10+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
Along with her best friend, Pati, and the famous Pearl Girls Club, Natacha does not stop analyzing her surroundings and putting her personal touch to everything she can think of doing. In this volume, Nati and Pati navigate on the internet and try to have a chat conversation with a famous author of children's books.
Dear Diary (Natacha)
Becky Rubinstein ilustrated by Irma Bastida
32 pp, 3+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
One Saturday afternoon, Natacha and Pati stay at home and decide to start writing their diaries. It all starts as a quiet day. They talk about how their hair looks, where to stick a sparkle, the boy they like, or a plan to save humanity from extinction. The afternoon ends up transforming into a succession of entanglements, costumes and misunderstandings.
Kibombo Bursts into Capital City
Monique Zepeda ilustrated by Renata Galindo
136 pp, 9+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
Valentina and Leonardo, are neighbors and best friends. One day they find a mysterious door that takes them on a great adventure and where they will meet a quirky friend named Kibombo. With his help, they will discover the power of questions and will overcome the difficulties they face daily, such as bullying or the uneaseness caused by not understanding why parents argue or are absent.
Lucas. The Happy Dinosaur
Irene Selser ilustrated by Sr. No Quiero
32 pp, 9+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
Imagine that one day you wake up and find a small dinosaur lying next to your bed. That happened to Tomy; but in a few minutes, the news had already traveled half the world thanks to the netword of "Friends Searching for dinosaurs". Find out about the uproar it caused. 20,720 copies sold to the Secretariat of Public Education.
Margot. The Little, Little Story of a House in Alfa Centaury
Toño Malpica ilustrated by Luisa Uribe
184 pp, 9+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
Besides reading to Quirk kids (the neighbors at the garbage dump where she lives), visiting "R" (with whom she is in love), scaring away the wild dogs, taking care of cooking and the house chores, and helping her father gather plastic, cardboard and aluminum in the dump; Margot has to carry out certain missions, simple but of a great and unexpected importance to mankind. Margot becomes an 8-year-old superhero. This a heart-warming and enjoyable story of an unforgettable girl who will change the lives of many people around her. This book was awarded with International Prize for Children's and YA Literature of Norma Publishing Company, 2011
My Uncle, Queen Mora, Nijinsky and I
Mónica Rodríguez ilustrated by Martha Sevilla
96 pp, 9+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
Anita travels with her uncle around the world, from city to city, from theater to theater. Her uncle is a ballet dancer; but not just any dancer, the best one. Anita really enjoys her travels, although sometimes they get into trouble. Her uncle is, let's say, a peculiar adult.
Nobody Would Believe You
Luis Pescetti ilustrated by O'Kif
204 pp, 10+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
In this book, Luis Pescetti surprises with a series of absurd dialogues that contain constant language games, some unusual letters and spelling games that lead to both laughter and thinking of language itself.
Our Planet, Natacha
Luis Pescetti ilustrated by Pablo Fernández 456 pp, 10+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
Mrs. Greichu proposes her students to do a homework on the planet and the survival of humanity. She asks them to do it with boys from another school! Natacha, Pati and their friends embark on an adventure into an unknown world: strangers and foreigners from the neighboring school.
Pepe's Corcuena One Thousand Years
Toño Malpica ilustrated by Amira Aranda
104 pp, 9+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
Nine-year-old Noe has read some books and seen plenty of movies. Yet he never thought that he would loose his freedom and be forced to live away from his house and familiy -which is just what happened after he got locked up in the cellar. To escape from reality, Noe takes refuge in a darkness of lies as he discovers that his imagination is the only way to make his imprisonment bearable.
Rani, Timbo and Tlaloc's Daughter
Veronica Murguia ilustrated by Juan José Colsa
100 pp, 9+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
Rani, an elephant that lives at the Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City, wants to be free, tour the city, and go on her own adventures. Her friend Timbo, a stray cat, tells her about daily night adventures. After defending a girl selling candy, Timbo is rewarded by a special being who will grant him a wish he will share with Rany and stories from Ancient Mexico.
The Dead Ride a Bicycle
Christel Guczka ilustrated by Betania Zacarías
36 pp, 9+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
Tocino (Bacon) has no luck when school homework is about his family. For the last one, he got a 3-day suspension. His teacher thinks he is always making up things of bad taste. But his family is really very special. He will confirm so in this vacation when someone is determined to go with them and will make it unforgettable.
The Hotel
Mónica Rodríguez ilustrated by Paula Blumen
152 pp, 10+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
As a child I lived in my grandfather's hotel. My uncles and some tenants also lived there. They were all fun and special, each with their own fantasy. This is the story of that hotel full of stories. And how one day we almost lost everything, or at least, the most important thing: fantasies. Finalist novel of the El Barco de Vapor Award, 2016.
Barks and Spells
Veronica Murguia ilustrated by Ixchel Estrada
127 pp, 9+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
The enmity between cats and dogs is a very old matter. However, in San Lorenzo park everyone respects the truce until one morning a strange situation arises: men, dogs and cats are blaming each other. This time, only magic will reveal the person responsible.
By the Color of the Wheat
Toño Malpica Ilustrated by Iban Barrenetxea
66 pp, 10+ years
Rights sold for Chinese for continental China
A literary biography of the author of The Little Prince, brimming with inventiveness and literary hints. It sets of when Tonio, the main character, is still a young man determined to discover the world. As the story develops, we encounter the intermittent presence of the Bribonzuelo (little rascal), a charming character with whom Tonio discuses the stories he writes, the people he meets, and the special friend he ought to find. The story ends with that journey from which Tonio never returned. White Ravens List 2013. Translated to Chinese
Children User Manual, Natacha
Luis Pescetti Ilustrated by Pablo Fernández
176 pp, 10+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
What is this book about? Funny episodes of Natacha and her friends taking care of a baby, playing soccer, and telling stories of extremely dangerous zombies, as well as heated discussions between the boys and the Pearl Girls about scientific compositions and philosophical problems. It also brings a guide for the benefit of humanity to understand childhood through Natacha's eyes. And, of course, there are many moments to laugh out loud.
I Love You, Reading (Natacha)
Christel Guczka ilustrated by Sozapato
32 pp, 3+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
The teacher assigns Natacha's group to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Little Prince, among other books. The students misinterpret the slogan and this leads to a gang fight between boys and girls with hillarious results.
Little Red Riding Hood (As It Was Told to Jorge)
Luis Pescetti Ilustrated by Pablo Fernández
184 pp, 10+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
The distance that is gradually generated between the text and the image will give readers an opportunity not only to have a great time, but to explore the subject of communication and misunderstandings. Little Red Riding Hood is a classic story that comes from oral tradition, and of which many versions have been elaborated. In this work, Jorge's father tells him his version. As the narration progresses, the reader realizes that the story of the father has nothing to do with the one his son imagines. More than 390,000 copies sold.
Malka's Trip
Mónica Rodríguez ilustrated by Alicia Varela
44 pp, 9+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
In this children’s book, Mónica Rodríguez dares to pose the most difficult, basic, and intimate of human questions about religion and to illuminate them from different perspectives in an inquisitive, unprejudiced, and open to doubt. She succeeds in creating an inspiring philosophical book and a poetic, highly literary story. This book was shortlisted in the White Ravens List, 2019.
Mr. Poc and Mr. Moc Stories
Luis Pescetti ilustrated by O'Kif
120 pp, 10+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
Mr. Moc and Mr. Poc ask themselves many questions, write absurd letters, and engage in long and outrageous dialogues. Games with language, poetry and humor are combined in a book that is difficult to classify due to the mixture of genres and themes. A fun text, with the Pescetti's seal and the drawings of the great O Kif.
Natacha
Luis Pescetti ilustrated by Pablo Fernández 128 pp, 10+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
Luis Pescetti never expected the phenomenon that Natacha would become. This inquiring, sympathetic girl, always with the right comment at the right time, has won over legions of readers. For them, there will never be enough books about Natacha. In this volume, the first in the series, Natacha finds a stray dog that becomes her pet: the Rafles. The girl talks a lot with her mother and her best friend, Pati. Her mother is blasted with questions and she needs a lot of patience, because Natacha is not easily satisfied with any answer. More than 480,000 copies sold.
One Day in the Museum
Mónica Rodríguez ilustrated by Gabriel Salvadó
128 pp, 10+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
Rodolfo Estrafalario exhibits at the museum. The great abstract artist is a very peculiar person, just like his works, just like the people who visit his exhibition, from thieves to students, cleaners or bricklayers. And a pork sausage! A play to read and perform. Lots of characters and lots of laughs.
Pancha's Notebook
Monique Zepeda ilustrated by Martha Flores
112 pp, 9+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
Pancha writes two stories: her own with Peter and other of her teacher Zu. Although it was hard work, she was able to make space for both in her notebook and in her heart. It all started the day Zu skipped school. Pancha doesn't count it in that order, because the important thing for her is not what happened but what she remembers. 80,000 copies sold to the Secretariat of Public Education Mexico. El Barco de Vapor Prize of Ediciones SM Mexico, 2000.
Rafles Did It, Natacha
Luis Pescetti ilustrated by Pablo Fernández 192 pp, 10+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
Rafles, Natacha's dog, heart and soul son, keeps being mischievious and the star in funny episodes on his arrival at home and in her family life. Also you can find in this book the "Rafles balances" that Natacha writes to measure the educational progress of her dog. Do not miss the adventures of Natacha and her friends between recesses, tasks and improvised choreographies.
Soldiers in the Rain
Toño Malpica ilustrated by María Teresa Dehevia
168 pp, 11+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
During the Mexican Revolution in 1910, a 9 and 5 year old orphan brother and sister have to face their grandfather's illness and the hunger caused by the war. A man comes to their house, and believing that he's the devil, they negotiate the old man's life. The story reveals each character's past, their faults, fantasies and dreams.
The Densest Darkness
Toño Malpica ilustrated by Joaquín Aragón
88 pp, 9+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
When Karen slipped into the well, she knew no one had seen her fall and that she would never be found. Then she heard someone speaking to her from the darkness. "You only have two options: to live or to die." From that moment on Karen will be taken to a disturbing world where Mister Ander's sinister imagination will show her that our biggest fear always comes from the most unimaginable place.
The Pearl Girls Enciclopedia
Luis Pescetti ilustrated by Pablo Fernández
190 pp, 10+ years
World rights for all languages except Spanish
Natacha and Pati are on vacation, but they get bored because they've been told not to make noise and they don't like the soap operas grandma watches. So they decide to write "The Encyclopedia of the Pearl Girls." They explore the music of antiquity, such as that of the Beatles, and are surprised when they find out that internet did not exist then, and people wrote letters on paper. Then questions arise such as: Is beauty appropriate? Is future irreversible?