Bibliography
List of published books and other publications through October 2024
El abuelo que tejía historias (The Grandfather Who Wove stories)
2024, Zaragoza Spain, Publisher Edelvives
Conoce a Zelia Nuttall (Get to Know Zelia Nuttall)
2023, Boston, United States, Publisher Vista Higher Learning
Y llegó tocando el tambor (And he came drumming)
2022, Quito, Girándula-IBBY-OEI Ecuador
Bajo la luz de la luna (Under the Moonlight)
2023, Douala, Cameroon Africa: Published by Global Pearls
El hermano del lobo (The Wolf’s Brother)
2022, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 4 (2022-2024)
Dos súper héroes volcánico (Two Volcanic Superheroes)
2019, Quito, Publisher SM Ecuador
El gran secreto (The Great Secret)
2021, Quito, Ecuador Publisher Salazar Editores
El puente de los coyotes (The Bridge of the Coyotes)
2019, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 6 (2019-2024)
2019, Guatemala, Publisher Santillana Guatemala reprints 3 (2020,2021)
El pirata Barbaloca (Crazybeard the Pirate)
2018, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 4 (2019-2023)
El pequeño Bun (Little Bun)
2018, Quito, Plan Nacional del Libro y la Lectura “José de la Cuadra” Ministerio de Cultura y Patrimonio/Girándula-IBBY-OEI (National Reading Plan “José de la Cuadra”, Ministry of Culture and Heritage)
El domador de cerdos (The Pigs Tamer)
2017, México, Publisher Santillana México, reprints 5 (2017, 2019)
Conoce a Juana Inés de la Cruz (Get to Know Juana Ines de la Cruz)
2018, Boston, United States, Publisher Vista Higher Learning, reprints: 2 (2019, 2022)
Y surgió en el vuelo de las mariposas (And it Emerged from the Flight of the Butterflies-Leyends of Love)
2014, Bogotá, Publisher SM Colombia 2 reprints (2014, 2105)
¡Viva el fútbol! (Hooray for Soccer!)
2014, Quito, Publisher Santillana, reprints 4 (2015,2018)
La casa que el bosque se tragó (The House that the Forest Swallowed)
2014, Quito, Publisher Norma Ecuador, reprint: 1 (2014, 2015)
2018, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador reprints 4 (2018,2024)
Drakko Planet (Saga 6 books) Books 1 and 2: Los doce de fuego / Jaune en Kru-urk (The Twelfe of Fire/Jaune in Kru-urk)
2014, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador
2015, Bogotá, Publisher Penguin Random House Colombia, reprint: 1 (2019)
Books 3 and 4: Rav y los elfos de las praderas / Kohaku y los nómadas del desierto de Kiir (Rav and the Elves of the Grasslands/Kohaku and the Nomads of the Desert of Kiir), 2014, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador.
2015, Bogotá, Publisher Penguin Random House Colombia, reprint: 1 (2019)
Books 5 and 6: Yantar y los duendes / Gimber y los Atlantis (Yantar and the Goblins/Gimber and the Atlantis)
2014, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador.
2015, Bogotá, Publisher Penguin Random House Colombia, reprint: 1 (2019)
Books 7 and 8: Gless y Glessum en el reino de los enanos / Karabe con los gigantes (Gless and Glessum in the Kingdom of the Dwarfs/Karabe with the Giants)
2014, Bogotá, Publisher Penguin Random House Colombia, reprint: 1 (2019)
Books 9 and 10: Anbar con las hadas /Ambru con el rey troll (Anbar and the Fairies/Ambru and the King of the Trolls, 2014, Bogotá, Publisher Penguin Random House Colombia, reprint: 1 (2109)
Books 11 and 12: Elektrun con los zuberanos / La batalla final (Elektrum with the Zuberans/The Last Battle)
2014, Bogotá, Publisher Penguin Random House Colombia, reprint: 1 (2019)
Los hermanos que cosechaban cuentos de hadas (The Brothers that Harvested Fairy Tales)
2013, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 5 (2014, 2022).
2016, México, Publisher Santillana México, reprints: 3 (2017, 2019)
2016, Guatemala, Publisher Santillana Guatemala, reprint: 1 (2018)
2017, Florida, United States, Publisher Santillana USA
Los pájaros no tienen fronteras-leyendas y mitos de Latinoamérica (Birds Have No Borders-Myths and Legends from Latinamerica)
2012, Bogotá, Publisher Santillana Colombia, reprints: 20 (2013, 2020).
2013, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 10 (2014, 2024)
2013, México, Publisher Santillana, reprints: 13 (2014, 2024)
2014, United States, Publisher Santillana
2015, México SEP (Public Education Secretariat, Ministry of Education), reprints: 1(2017)
Las muchachas de la lluvia (The Girls of the Rain)
2012 Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 15 (2013, 2024)
María Manglar (Mary Mangrove)
2012, Quito, Publisher Norma Ecuador, reprints: 3 (2013, 2015)
2018, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 2 (2019, 2022)
El sueño de Manuela (Manuela’s Dream)
2012, Quito, Publisher Mantra Editores
2022, Quito, Publisher EDINUM
The Day of Yesterday (Translation)
United States
2012, Carlsbad, California United States, Publisher WPR Books: Latino Insight, reprints 4 (2013, 2015)
When the Guns Fell Silent (Translation)
2012, Carlsbad, California United States, Publisher WPR Books: Latino Insight, reprints 5 (2013,2017)
Conoce a Simón Bolívar (Get to Know Simon Bolivar Spanish)
2012, Florida, United States, Publisher Santillana USA, reprints: 5 (2014, 2018)
2013, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador
2019, Boston, United States, Publisher Vista Higher Learning reprints
Conoce a Miguel de Cervantes (Get to Know Miguel de Cervantes Spanish)
2012, Florida, United States, Publisher Santillana USA, reprints: 5 (2013, 2018).
2013, Quito, Publisher Santillana
2018, Boston, United States, Publisher Vista Higher Learning, reprints 1 (2019)
Conoce a Simón Bolívar/Get to Know Simon Bolivar (Bilingual Spanish/English Edition)
2012, Florida, United States, Publisher Santillana USA, reprints: 4 (2013, 2017)
2022, Boston, United States, Publisher Vista Higher Learning (eBook)
Get to Know Simon Bolivar (translation)
2012, Miami, Florida, publisher Santillana USA, reprints 4 (2013,2018)
2013, Quito, publisher, Santillana Ecuador
2022, Boston, United States, publisher Vista Higher Learning reprints 1 (eBook)
Get to know Miguel de Cervantes (translation)
2012, Miami, Florida, United States publisher Santillana USA reprints 6 (2013,2018)
2018, Boston, Mass., United States, Publisher Vista Higher Learning, reprints 1 (2019) eBook
Conoce a Miguel de Cervantes/Get to Now Miguel de Cervantes (Bilingual Spanish/English Edition)
2012, Florida, United States, Publisher Santillana USA, reprints: 4 (2013, 2017)
2022, Boston, United States, Publisher Vista Higher Learning reprints 1 (ebook)
Sueños con sabor a chocolate (Dreams with a Touch of Chocolate Flavor)
2011, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 12 (2012, 2023)
Micky Risotto y el perro chihuahua (Mickey Risotto and the Chihuahua Dog)
2011, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 7 (2012, 2018)
Martina las estrellas y un cachito de luna (Martina, the Stars and a Slit of the Moon)
2011, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 13 (2012, 2023)
2015, United States, Publisher Santillana USA
Llevo tres mil años pintando (I’ve Been Painting for Three Thousand Years)
2011, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 12 (2011, 2024)
Cuentos del Yasuní (Tales of the Yasuni)
2010, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 16 (2011, 2024)
Noche de gatos (Cat’s Night Out)
2010, Girándula/IBBY/UNICEF
Simón era su nombre (Simon Was His Name)
2010, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 12 (2011, 2023)
2010, Bogotá, Publisher Santillana Colombia, reprints: 12 (2013, 2018)
2010, Santiago de Cuba, Publisher Gente Nueva, reprints: 1 (2012)
Lagarto no come lagarto (Alligator Does Not Eat Another Alligator)
2009 Girándula/IBBY/UNICEF Ecuador
Pecas y las cucarachas (Freckles and the Cockroaches)
2009, Quito, Publisher Santillana Caja de Letras, Ecuador, reprints: 1 (2011)
2022, Quito, Publisher EDINUM
La leyenda del Arupo y otros relatos míticos y mágicos (The Legend of the Arupo Tree and other Mythical and Magical Stories)
2009, Quito, Publisher Santillana Caja de Letras Ecuador, reprints: 1 (2011)
2017, Quito, Publisher Don Bosco reprints 3 (2018,2020)
Johnny Tallarín en: ¿quién grita desde tan lejos? (Johnny Noodles in: Who Shouts from So Far?)
2009, Quito, Publisher Norma, reprints: 5 (2010, 2015)
Imágenes del Bicentenario. Historias de libertad, rebelión e independencia (Imagines of the Bicentennial. Histories of Freedom, Revelion and Independance)
2009, Quito, Publisher Altea Santillana Ecuador
El perro, el farolero y una historia de libertad (The Dog, the Lamplighter and a Story of Liberty)
2008, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 11 (2010, 2019)
El caballo, la rosa y una historia de rebelión (The Horse, the Rose and a Story of Rebellion)
2008, Quito, Publisher Santillana, reprints: 8 (2010, 2018)
El cóndor, el héroe y una historia de independencia (The Condor, the Hero and a Story of Independence)
2008, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 8 (2010, 2018)
Olivia y el unicornio azul (Olivia and the Blue Unicorn)
2008, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 10 (2009, 2018)
Te acompañará el viento (The Wind Will Accompany You)
2008, Quito, Publisher Norma Ecuador, reprints: 9 (2009, 2024)
2018, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints 3 (2019,2024)
¿De dónde vienen los bebés de las hadas? (From Where Do Baby Fairies Come?)
2008, Quito, Publisher Norma Ecuador, reprints: 6 (2010, 2015)
El día de ayer (The Day of Yesterday)
2007, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 14 (2008, 2024)
The Day of Yesterday
2012, Carlsbad, California United States, Publisher WPR Books: Latino Insights, reprints 5 (2012,2017)
Las islas donde nace la Luna (The Islands Where the Moon is Born)
2007, Quito, publisher Norma Ecuador, reprints: 7 (2008, 2015)
The Islands Where the Moon is Born (English edition)
2007, Quito, publisher Norma Ecuador
2018, Quito, Publisher Santillana, reprints: 6 (2018, 2024)
The Islands Where the Moon is Born (English edition)
2015, Carlsbad, California United States, Publisher WPR Books: Latino Insights, reprints 5 (2012,2017)
Los hijos de la Guacamaya (The Children of the Macaw)
2007, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 13 (2008, 2024)
Un país llamado Ecuador (A Country Called Ecuador)
2007, Valencia, ISCOD-País Valenciano, Publisher Trabajo Solidario
Cuando la tierra era nueva (When the Earth Was New)
2007, Plan Nacional del Libro y la Lectura “José de la Cuadra”. Ministerio de Cultura y Patrimonio. Girándula/IBBY.
Cuando callaron las armas (When the Guns Fell Silent)
2006, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 18 (2006, 2024)
2007, Bogotá, Publisher Norma Colombia/Educactiva, reprints: 40 (2008, 2024)
2012, La Habana, Cuba, Publisher Gente Nueva
2015, Florida, Estados Unidos, Publisher Santillana USA
When the Guns Fell Silent
2012 Carlsbad, CA. Estados Unidos, publisher, WPR Publishing: Para los Niños, reprints 4 (2013,2018)
Miteé y el cantar de las ballenas (Miteé and the Song of the Whales)
2005, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 11 (2006, 2024)
Lágrimas de ángeles (Tears of Angels)
2005, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 30 (2006, 2024)
2007, Bogotá, Publisher Santillana Colombia, reprints: 26 (2008, 2018)
2008, México, Publisher Santillana México, reprints: 9 (2008, 2014)
Los grandes se irán y los chiquitos se quedarán (The Big Ones Will Go, and the Smalls Ones Will Stay)
2004, Quito, Published by the Province Board of Pichincha.
Entre cóndor y león (Between Condor and Leon)
2004, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 12 (2005, 2015)
J.R. Machete (J.R. Machete)
2003, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 9 (2004, 2018)
El pirata Barbaloca/El gran secreto (Crazybeard the Pirate/The Great Secret)
2003, Quito, Publisher Norma, reprints: 8 (2004, 2015)
El misterio de las bolitas de colores (The Mystery Little Color Balls)
2003, Quito, Publisher Norma Ecuador, reprints: 8 (2006, 2015)
2024, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints:1 (2024)
Caminantes del Sol-Inti runañan (Walkers of the Sun)
2002, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 24 (2003, 2023)
2003, Florida, United States, Publisher Santillana USA, reprints: 4 (2004, 2009)
2007, Lima, Publisher Santillana Perú, reprints: 20 (2008, 2023)
Torbellino (Whirlwind)
2001, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador reprints: 21 (2002, 2020)
Whirlwind (Big Book Green)
2001, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 3 (2002, 2004)
Whirlwind (Big Book Yellow)
2001, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 3 (2002, 2015)
2005, Bogotá Publisher Santillana Colombia reprints: 3 (2006,2009)
Y su corazón escapó para convertirse en pájaro (…and His Heart Scaped to Become a Bird)
2001, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 18 (2002, 2023)
2003, Florida, Estados Unidos, Publisher Santillana USA, reprints: 2 (2005, 2007)
2003, México, SEP (Public Education Secretariat, Ministry of Education), reprints: 3 (2004, 2012)
2005, México, Publisher Santillana México, reprints: 7 (2005, 2018)
2005, Bogotá, Publisher Santillana Colombia, reprints: 8 (2005, 2010)
2011, La Habana, Cuba, Publisher Gente Nueva, reprints: 1 (2012, 2013)
Verde fue mi selva (Green Was My Forest)
1998, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 28 (1998, 2024)
2002, Florida, United States, Publisher Santillana USA, reprints: 4 (2004, 2015)
2004, Madrid, Publisher Santillana España, reprints: 2 (2005, 2007)
2005, México, SEP ((Public Education Secretariat, Ministry of Education) reprints 2 (2006,2007)
2006, Bogotá, Publisher Santillana Colombia, reprints: 15 (2006, 2018)
2006, México, Publisher Santillana México, reprints: 6 (2006, 2019)
Ser y Compartir – cuentos de valores (tres tomos)
1995, Quito, Ministerio de Educación/UNICEF
1998, Quito, Publisher Libresa/UNICEF, reprints: 20 (1999, 2012)
Un día más… y otras historias (One Day More and Other Stories)
1993, Quito, UNICEF Ecuador
1997, Quito, Publisher Imprenta Ecuador, reprints: 1 (1999)
2004, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, reprints: 25 (2004, 2023)
2010, Florida, United States, Publisher Santillana USA, reprints; 2 (2012, 21015)
Aventura en los Llanganates (Adventure in the Llanganates)
1993, Quito, Publisher Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, reprints: 1 (2000)
2003, Quito, Publisher Norma Ecuador, reprints: 13 (2004, 2015)
2018, Quito, Publisher Santillana, reprints: 4 (2019-2024)
Junto al cielo-cuentos sobre Quito (Near the Sky-Tales About Quito)
1990, Quito, Publisher Cosmos
2001, Quito, Publisher El Conejo, reprints: 5 (2003, 2008)
2009, Quito, Publisher Norma Ecuador, reprints: 3 (2011, 2014)
2021, Quito, Publisher Ediciones Salazar
Desde el Jardín de las Arañas Doradas (From the Garden of the Golden Spiders)
1986, Quito, Publisher Arcoiris, reprints: 3 (1987,1989)
2004, Quito, Publisher Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana reprints 3 (2005,2007)
Anthologies and other publications
Los jardineros de la Luna (The Gardeners of the Moon)
2024, Quito, Girándula/IBBY Ecuador, anthology, Cuentos de los secretos del polen y las flores (Stories of the Secrets of Pollen and Flowers)
Las cuatro conchas (The Four Shells)
2019, United States, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
El rio (The River)
2018, United States, Pearson Educational Testing Service.
Dragones para la cena (Dragons for dinner)
2016, Quito, Elè Magazine, Zonacuario
Un segundo más de vida (One second more of life)
2015, Chile, “Critical Anthology of South American Children’s Stories”.
Felicidad (Happiness)
2012, Colombia “Magazine 20 years of the Literary Game of Medellin”.
La barca de la Luna (The Boat of the Moon)
2012, Cuba, anthology, “The Voices of Genius”.
La mami más bonita del mundo (The Most Beautiful Mommy in the World)
2012, Quito, Editorial Santillana Ecuador, anthology, “I Love My Mom”.
La estrellita que se cayó del Cielo (The little star that fell from the sky)
2011, Madrid, anthology, Grupo Editorial, SL “Bacelín Lecturas”.
Los días de la Navidad (The days of Christmas)
2011, Quito, Editorial Santillana Ecuador, anthology “Waiting for Christmas Eve”.
Mariposas (Butterflies)
2011, Quito, Quito-Reads Editions, Municipality of Quito, anthology “Infanatasia”.
El delfín rosado (The Pink Dolphin)
2011, United States, Iguana Children’s Magazine.
La medalla de oro (The Gold Medal)
2011, Quito, anthology, (“Complicit Letters”), Girándula/IBBY Ecuador.
Los días de la Navidad (The Days of Christmas)
2010-2011, Quito, Elé Magazine.
Un robot es un robot (A robot is a robot)
2010, United States, Iguana Magazine.
Mariposas (Butterflies)
2009, Uruguay, anthology “The Story and the Storytellers”, AULI (Uruguayan Association of Children’s and Youth Literature)
Mariposas (Butterflies)
2009, Quito, Publisher Mantra, anthology “Tales Along All the Paths of the Wind.”
Historia de la sonrisa (History of the Smile)
2008, Quito: Girándula/IBBY, published in the Collection of stories for the Reading Marathon in Pediatric Hospitals.
Cuando la Tierra era nuevecita (When the Earth was Very New)
2007, Quito, UNICEF/Girándula/IBBY Ecuador published in the “Calendar of Values”.
La reina de los piratas (The Queen of the Pirates)
2007, Bogotá, UNICEF/WFP (World Food Program), anthology, “Words Can Do It: Writers and Childhood”.
Lagarto no come a lagarto (Alligator Don’t Eat Alligators)
2007, Quito, UNICEF, anthology, “Stories to Dream a Country”.
El día que las montañas desaparecieron (The day the mountains disappeared)
2006, Quito, “Ecological Magazine Fidal Foundation”.
Los sapísimos detectives (Frogs Detectives)
2004/2008, Quito, “Elé Magazine” (comic strips)
Hadas (Fairies)
2004, Quito, “Tintají Magazine”.
Cosas de hombres (Boy’s Things)
2002, Quito, Publisher Norma Ecuador, school text “Dreams and Words”.
Al otro lado del arcoíris (On the Other Side of the Rainbow)
1998 Ecuador/Peru University of the South, anthology, “Stories for Young People”.
Buscando a un Niño Jesús (Looking for a Baby Jesus)
1996, Quito, UDELI (Union of Writers of Children’s Literature), anthology, “Of Nativity Scenes, Poems and Pirouettes.”
El delfín rosado (The pink dolphin)
1996, Quito, Publisher Santillana Ecuador, anthology, “Stories From my Country”.
Guerra (War)
1995, Quito, UNICEF/Ministry of Education and Culture, anthology, “¿Do You Want Me to Tell it Again?”
La carrera (The Race)
1994, Quito, publisher Norma Ecuador, published in the school text “Dreams and Words”,
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
La Cometa Ecological Magazine
1982 to 1993, Founder, Director, and Editor, Quito, published weekly by Hoy Newspaper (572 Saturday editions) wrote text for serial comics, illustrations Pablo Ortega:
- Oh, la historia tralala…! (Oh, History, Tralala…!)
- Los eco chicos (The Eco Kids)
- Los sapísimos detectives (The Frogs Detectives)
- La patrulla del páramo (The Moor Patrol)
Panorama Magazine El Comercio Newspaper
1981, Quito. Section: “Ecuadorian Stories”
1981-04-14, Quito, No. 40. Trapito el perrito callejero (Trapito the Stray Dog )
1981-03-30, Quito, No. 39. La cajita de música (The Music Box)
1981-03-16, Quito, No. 38. Al otro lado del Arcoíris (The Other Side of the Rainbow)
1981-03-02, Quito, No. 37. Un cusumbo muy especial (A very special coati)
1981-03-12, Quito No. 35. La fiesta de los enanitos (The Dwarfs’ Party)
1981-03-05, Quito, No. 34. El niño y el general (The boy and the general)
1981-02-05, Quito, No. 32. El espantapájaros bondadoso (The Kind Scarecrow)
1981-01-08, Quito, No. 29. Panchita la hipopótamo balletista (Panchita the ballet-dancing hippo)