Como ser una bruja (How to Be a Witch Spanish Edition)

Illustrated by Carmen Saldaña
Translated by Yanitzia Canetti
¡Celebra la magia de las brujas y la magia que llevas dentro!

A witch-themed picture book unlike any other—it’s nonfiction!

La mayoría de las personas, incluidos los niños, tienen asociaciones muy específicas con la palabra “bruja”: tal vez una mujer intrigante con verrugas o cara verde, con un sombrero puntiagudo y tacones, que prepara una poción con ingredientes espantosos destinada a causar daño o a ejercer magia oscura. Y aunque las brujas son reales, ¡nada de eso es cierto! Durante muchos siglos mujeres sabias, poderosas y sanadoras han sido demonizadas por hombres que temen perder el poder o el orgullo. Y a lo largo de esos mismos siglos, ciertas personas han transmitido su conocimiento vivido y aprendido sobre el poder de la naturaleza para curar. Aquellos que se identifican como brujas hoy en día suelen ser curanderos naturales con sabiduría que sirve para ayudar a quienes los rodean.

Escrito en un tono conversacional e ilustrado en un estilo accesible, este libro, ahora disponible en español, disipa los estereotipos y amplía el conocimiento de los lectores jóvenes sobre lo que significa ser una bruja REAL. ¡Completo con una poción y un hechizo sugeridos en el material de fondo, este es un homenaje actual y digno a las brujas!


Most people, kids included, have very specific associations with “witch”—perhaps a scheming, warted, and/or green-faced woman in a pointy hat and heels, brewing a potion with gruesome ingredients intended for harm or dark magic. And though witches are real, none of that is actually true! Over many centuries, knowledgeable, powerful, and healing women have been demonized by men who fear a loss of power or pride. And through those same centuries, certain people have passed down their lived and learned knowledge of nature’s power to heal. Those who identify as witches today are most often natural healers whose wisdom serves to help those around them.

Written in a conversational, engaging tone, and illustrated in an accessible and appealing style, this book dispels stereotypes and expands young readers’ knowledge of what it means to be a REAL witch. Complete with a suggested potion and spell in the back matter, this is a current and worthy celebration of witches!
Gabrielle Balkan (ella) es conocida por sus libros de no ficción que deleitan a lectores de 2-12 años con datos curiosos y esenciales sobre los Estados Unidos, animales que rompen récords, navegación con mapas y más. Vive, trabaja y anda en bicicleta en Brooklyn y el Hudson Valley con sus hijos gemelos de sexto grado y su esposo escritor.
Gabrielle Balkan
(she/her) is best known for nonfiction books that delight readers ages 2–12 with curious and essential facts about the United States, animal record-breakers, map navigating, and more. She lives, works, and rides bikes in Brooklyn and the Hudson Valley with her twin sixth graders and a writer husband.

Shana Gozansky es directora de teatro y su obra se ha producido desde Nueva York hasta Los Ángeles. Tiene una maestría en Dirección de los programas de Maestría en Bellas Artes de
Brown/Trinity Rep y es graduada del Bard College. Es becaria de dirección de Drama League y se centra en el desarrollo de nuevas obras. Shana es feminista, madre y humorista de las redes sociales.

Shana Gozansky is a theater director whose work has been produced from New York City to Los Angeles. She holds an MFA in directing from the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs and is a graduate of Bard College. She is a Drama League directing fellow with a focus on developing new plays. Shana is a feminist, a mother, and a social media humorist.

Carmen Saldaña es una ilustradora que vive en Gijón, España. Ha ilustrado varios libros infantiles, entre ellos The Only Way Is Badger, I Give You the World, Howard the Average Gecko y Bunny Bear, por nombrar algunos. La naturaleza es su principal fuente de inspiración.

Carmen Saldaña is an illustrator living in Gijón, Spain. She has illustrated several children’s books, including The Only Way Is Badger, I Give You the World, Howard the Average Gecko, and Bunny Bear, to name a few. She finds nature a main source of inspiration.

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¡Celebra la magia de las brujas y la magia que llevas dentro!

A witch-themed picture book unlike any other—it’s nonfiction!

La mayoría de las personas, incluidos los niños, tienen asociaciones muy específicas con la palabra “bruja”: tal vez una mujer intrigante con verrugas o cara verde, con un sombrero puntiagudo y tacones, que prepara una poción con ingredientes espantosos destinada a causar daño o a ejercer magia oscura. Y aunque las brujas son reales, ¡nada de eso es cierto! Durante muchos siglos mujeres sabias, poderosas y sanadoras han sido demonizadas por hombres que temen perder el poder o el orgullo. Y a lo largo de esos mismos siglos, ciertas personas han transmitido su conocimiento vivido y aprendido sobre el poder de la naturaleza para curar. Aquellos que se identifican como brujas hoy en día suelen ser curanderos naturales con sabiduría que sirve para ayudar a quienes los rodean.

Escrito en un tono conversacional e ilustrado en un estilo accesible, este libro, ahora disponible en español, disipa los estereotipos y amplía el conocimiento de los lectores jóvenes sobre lo que significa ser una bruja REAL. ¡Completo con una poción y un hechizo sugeridos en el material de fondo, este es un homenaje actual y digno a las brujas!


Most people, kids included, have very specific associations with “witch”—perhaps a scheming, warted, and/or green-faced woman in a pointy hat and heels, brewing a potion with gruesome ingredients intended for harm or dark magic. And though witches are real, none of that is actually true! Over many centuries, knowledgeable, powerful, and healing women have been demonized by men who fear a loss of power or pride. And through those same centuries, certain people have passed down their lived and learned knowledge of nature’s power to heal. Those who identify as witches today are most often natural healers whose wisdom serves to help those around them.

Written in a conversational, engaging tone, and illustrated in an accessible and appealing style, this book dispels stereotypes and expands young readers’ knowledge of what it means to be a REAL witch. Complete with a suggested potion and spell in the back matter, this is a current and worthy celebration of witches!

Author

Gabrielle Balkan (ella) es conocida por sus libros de no ficción que deleitan a lectores de 2-12 años con datos curiosos y esenciales sobre los Estados Unidos, animales que rompen récords, navegación con mapas y más. Vive, trabaja y anda en bicicleta en Brooklyn y el Hudson Valley con sus hijos gemelos de sexto grado y su esposo escritor.
Gabrielle Balkan
(she/her) is best known for nonfiction books that delight readers ages 2–12 with curious and essential facts about the United States, animal record-breakers, map navigating, and more. She lives, works, and rides bikes in Brooklyn and the Hudson Valley with her twin sixth graders and a writer husband.

Shana Gozansky es directora de teatro y su obra se ha producido desde Nueva York hasta Los Ángeles. Tiene una maestría en Dirección de los programas de Maestría en Bellas Artes de
Brown/Trinity Rep y es graduada del Bard College. Es becaria de dirección de Drama League y se centra en el desarrollo de nuevas obras. Shana es feminista, madre y humorista de las redes sociales.

Shana Gozansky is a theater director whose work has been produced from New York City to Los Angeles. She holds an MFA in directing from the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs and is a graduate of Bard College. She is a Drama League directing fellow with a focus on developing new plays. Shana is a feminist, a mother, and a social media humorist.

Carmen Saldaña es una ilustradora que vive en Gijón, España. Ha ilustrado varios libros infantiles, entre ellos The Only Way Is Badger, I Give You the World, Howard the Average Gecko y Bunny Bear, por nombrar algunos. La naturaleza es su principal fuente de inspiración.

Carmen Saldaña is an illustrator living in Gijón, Spain. She has illustrated several children’s books, including The Only Way Is Badger, I Give You the World, Howard the Average Gecko, and Bunny Bear, to name a few. She finds nature a main source of inspiration.

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