Books with author Julio Millares

Milo’s or Mila's Book is a collection of humorous, affectionate tales about the fears and troubles kids have in their early years, such as when a new sibling arrives, falling down the drain when the water is going down the pipes, a loved one passing away, suffering bullying and mockery, the first love, etc. Imagination has no boundaries for them and anything is possible, if we follow the original issue's narrative logic. Every story is told from the child's point of view and the highly dramatic content of the issues they face is clearly reflected in them. Milo and Mila are also the same person who can transform at will into one or the other simply by touching their belly button. This holds the purpose of emphasizing our humane essence and also overcoming the traditional viewpoint of a gender that is still evident somehow in many works in our culture. In "Milo and the Egg", a boy finds an egg inside of him one day and fosters a parental relationship with it as it grows , until it's time for it to hatch. This is allusive to pregnancy, in the body of a boy.

"Joy's book" is a series of humorous and tender stories about the different fears and difficulties that children have in the first years of their life, such as the one that is felt before the arrival of a brother, the one to go through the hole of the bathtub when the water is removed, the death of a loved one, etc. There is no limit to the imagination and everything is possible following the narrative logic of the initial problem. All the stories are made from the child's perspective and the high dramatic content of the situations they face is faithfully reflected in them.The series on Joy is aimed at children from two to seven years old.In the story “Double“ the girl in her fascination before a mirror of two bodies unfolds into a good girl and a mean girl. While one destroys, hits and breaks the other one tries to fix it with an exaggerated impetus that is also annoying but the arrival of the mother returns everything to the original situation in which the girl was only one.A hilarious book about the fascination in front of the mirror and the absurdity of a completely good girl and a mean one.

"The Book of Joy" is a series of humorous and tender stories about the different fears and difficulties that children have in the first years of their lives, such as the one they feel before the arrival of a sibling, the one of going through the hole of the bathtub when the water is taken out, the death of a loved one, and so on. There are no limits to the imagination and everything is possible following the narrative logic of the initial problem. All the stories are made from a children's perspective and the high dramatic content of the situations they face is faithfully reflected in them. In the story “My friend Julian", the girl is very afraid at the beginning of school and before this situation she summons Julian, her imaginary friend. With him she plays and manages during the first days when she is totally strange in the new environment and in which she doesn't know anyone, until she makes contact with another girl in the same situation and they soon become friends. Her friend Julian then makes himself to one side but she is sure that he will return to her side when she needs him. A book full of drama that combines two crucial themes in childhood: the fear of the first day of school and the presence of the imaginary friend from the perspective of the protagonist girl.Julio Millares won the Vargas Llosa Prize for novels and the Imaginaria Prize for children's stories. He lived in Brazil, Italy, France, Mexico and Sweden before returning to his native Argentina. He is a professor at the Faculty of Arts of the National University of Cuyo.

In the story “Do rabbits fall in love?”, the protagonist Paul is shaken by his first love at first sight and does not know how to act in front of it. So he turned to the advice and help of a friend who accompanied him to invite the teacher in question to a school dance. Then his father helps him too and Paul gets to know the emotion that had disturbed him so much. A funny book that deals with the first love at first sight with empathy and tenderness. Julio Millares won the Vargas Llosa prize for novels and the Imaginaria magazine prize for children's stories. He lived in Brazil, Italy, France, Mexico and Sweden and then returned to his native Argentina. He is a professor in the Faculty of Arts of the National University of Cuyo.

In the story “Do I know you?", Paul receives a mysterious message in which a masked girl shows her interest in him. This awakens in Paul a growing desire to know her until finally, overcoming her shyness, they meet and like each other. The story explores the protagonist's surrounding world and the emotions aroused by meeting other people.Julio Millares won the Vargas Llosa prize for novels and the Imaginaria magazine prize for children's stories. He lived in Brazil, Italy, France, Mexico and Sweden and then returned to his native Argentina. He is a professor in the Faculty of Arts of the National University of Cuyo.

In the story “Looking for a husband", Mila wakes up with the idea that she should get married as soon as possible. To do this, she turns to her friends Joachim and Alice, who place a notice at the school to find a candidate. From then on, comic situations followed one another until the end.A very funny and empathetic book with the girl worried about having a husband. Julio Millares won the Vargas Llosa Prize for novels and the Imaginaria Prize for children's stories. He lived in Brazil, Italy, France, Mexico and Sweden before returning to his native Argentina. He is a professor at the Faculty of Arts of the National University of Cuyo.

In the story "She needed a husband", Mila wakes up with the idea that she should get married as soon as possible. To do this, she turns to her friends Joachim and Alice, who place a notice at the school to find a candidate. From then on, comic situations followed one another until the end.A very funny and empathetic book with the girl worried about having a husband. Julio Millares won the Vargas Llosa Prize for novels and the Imaginaria Prize for children's stories. He lived in Brazil, Italy, France, Mexico and Sweden before returning to his native Argentina. He is a professor at the Faculty of Arts of the National University of Cuyo.

"Joy's book" is a series of humorous and tender stories about the different fears and difficulties that children have in the first years of their life, such as the one that is felt before the arrival of a brother, the one to go through the hole of the bathtub when the water is removed, the death of a loved one, etc. There is no limit to the imagination and everything is possible following the narrative logic of the initial problem. All the stories are made from the child's perspective and the high dramatic content of the situations they face is faithfully reflected in them.The series on Joy is aimed at children from two to seven years old.In the story "Abandoned" Joy has to go to the daycare and refuses to do so but when she is in it and makes a friend she completely changes her mind. In this way, the girl elaborates this new stage of her life in the best possible way.A book full of drama and totally from the perspective of the girl protagonist.Julio Millares won the Vargas Llosa Prize for novels and the Imaginaria Prize for children's stories. He lived in Brazil, Italy, France, Mexico and Sweden before returning to his native Argentina. He is a professor at the Faculty of Arts of the National University of Cuyo.

In the story “Biting mirrors" the protagonist Mila wakes up one day feeling ugly and the thought soon becomes an obsession that even makes her hide. But her friend helps her to overcome the crisis and revalue herself. This problem is common in girls. All the stories are made from the child's perspective and the high dramatic content of the things they face is faithfully reflected in them. Julio Millares won the Vargas Llosa prize for novels and the Imaginaria magazine prize for children's stories. He lived in Brazil, Italy, France, Mexico and Sweden and then returned to his native Argentina. He is a professor in the Faculty of Arts of the National University of Cuyo.

In the story "Clotilde wants to leave", the main character hippopotamus is tired of the circus and wants to know other places and have a better life. With their ostrich friend Cleto they flee and have many fun adventures until they are free and happy.A funny story that shows the friendship between two animals.Julio Millares won the Vargas Llosa prize for novels and the Imaginaria magazine prize for children's stories. He lived in Brazil, Italy, France, Mexico and Sweden and then returned to his native Argentina. He is a professor in the Faculty of Arts of the National University of Cuyo.

The great desire of Sigmund, the cat of the house, is to learn to read. So much so that he decides to go to school. Sigmund's ingenuity and tenacity help him a lot and, after his first failure, he asks the robot Q77 for help. This is how these hilarious adventures follow one another.A funny book full of vicissitudes that treats reading as the first great instrument to know the world.Julio Millares won the Vargas Llosa prize for novels and the Imaginaria magazine prize for children's stories. He lived in Brazil, Italy, France, Mexico and Sweden and then returned to his native Argentina. He is a professor in the Faculty of Arts of the National University of Cuyo.

One day Eric discovers his first loose tooth, one that hurts and he can't stop touching. His friend Joy offers to help him but he, out of fear, doesn't want to, and so he fights for a couple of days as the pain increases until he accepts Joy's help. The story relates this small daily drama completely from the perspective of the child who finds himself here before a new experience in the change of his body, something that fills him with anguish and fear but that he manages to overcome happily.