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Este cuento se llama El árbol de agradecimiento, escrito y leído por Lorena Romero. Esta es una grabación de LibraryCall. RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING La campana de la escuela sonó. Si este fuera un año normal, José Luis estaría saltando de emoción. Saldría corriendo por la puerta de su clase, por los pasillos de la escuela y subiría al carro de su mamá. Cada año, durante las vacaciones de otoño, la escuela de José Luis les daba una semana libre y él usaba ese tiempo para jugar en su computadora todo el día y toda la noche.

Este cuento se llama “Gigi encuentra su voz”, escrito y narrado por Lorena Romero. Esta es una grabación de LibraryCall. El pasatiempo favorito de Gigi era cantar. Todos los días después de la escuela, corría a su cuarto, ponía su música favorita y cantaba toda la noche. Cantaba mientras hacía su tarea, durante la cena y en la ducha. Mientras dormía, Gigi soñaba con cantar frente a miles de personas, al igual que sus estrellas de pop favoritas. El problema con su sueño de convertirse en una estrella de pop era que Gigi nunca había tenido espectadores.

This story is called “Gigi Finds Her Voice,” written and narrated by Lorena Romero. This is a LibraryCall recording. Gigi’s favorite thing in the world was to sing. Every day after school, she would run to her room, turn on her favorite playlist and sing all through the evening. She would sing while doing her homework, during dinner, and in the shower. In her sleep, Gigi would dream of singing in front of thousands of people, just like her favorite pop stars. The only problem with her dream of becoming a pop star was that Gigi had never had an audience.

Este cuento se llama El regalo de Ana: un cuento de Día del niño, escrito y leído por Lorena Romero. El Día del niño es una festividad que se celebra alrededor del mundo. México celebra anualmente el 30 de abril. El objetivo es que los niños se sientan especiales regalándoles juguetes, llevándolos a comer un helado o planeando un día divertido para ellos. En Estados Unidos, muchas bibliotecas celebran el Día de los niños y día de los libros, una celebración establecida por la Asociación de Bibliotecas de los Estados Unidos, también llamada ALA.

This story is called Ana’s Gift: A Día del niño Story, written and read by Lorena Romero. Día del niño, or Child’s Day, is a holiday celebrated worldwide. Mexico celebrates annually on April 30. The celebrations often include making children feel special by gifting them toys, taking them out for ice cream, or planning a fun day for them. In the United States, many libraries celebrate Día de los niños/día de los libros, a cultural initiative recognized by the American Library Association.

This story is called The Thankful Tree by Lorena Romero. This is a LibraryCall recording. RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING The school bell rang. If this were a normal year, José Luis would be jumping with excitement. He would be dashing out his classroom door, running out of the school, and hopping into his mom’s car. Every year during fall break, José Luis’ school had a whole week off, and he would use that time to play his favorite games, day and night. His family doesn’t celebrate Thanksgiving, so he got to stay up late and play Minecraft for hours.

(intro music) Caleb was starting to feel sleepy, but he hid his yawns behind his hand. When his grandpa looked over at him with his eyebrows raised, Caleb hid another yawn behind his toy truck.“Caleb, I think it’s time to start getting ready for bed.” “But Grandpa Ray, Mommy’s not getting home until late.