5 books to get your kids hooked on reading this summer

BarcelonaThe free time and relaxation of summer days are an ideal opportunity to get little ones hooked on reading. Whether it's the beach, the mountains, or at home, any place is a good place to take a book out of your bag and finish that chapter you've left unfinished. Families surely already have a stack of recommended books ready. Now, Marta Gil, bookseller at El Gat Pelut, is making a selection of books for the children and young adults in the house.

Milo doesn't believe in dragons... until a group of strange characters arrive in town asking him to take them to see them. What begins as a simple excursion turns into an adventure full of magic, legends, and unexpected friendships. Laura Gallego opens with Four moons (Cruce) a new series for children ages twelve and up, true to its captivating, fantasy-filled style. Ideal for those who love imaginary worlds and stories that take flight.

Hilda & Twig seek shelter, by Luke Pearson (Polar Star), is a new adventure featuring Hilda and her pet Twig, the protagonists of the cult-favorite animated series. This time, a storm forces them to take refuge in a mysterious cave, but they soon discover they're not alone and are in grave danger. A short and exciting comic, ideal for early readers, with magical illustrations and a story about courage, friendship, and loyalty. For ages six and up.

Pudent the Dog arrives in Hollywood! With Blackie Books, the most sympathetic, absurd, and endearing star on the publishing scene travels to the Mecca of cinema, eager to succeed alongside his inseparable feline friend, Gatxafat. But fame isn't so easy... or so clean! With his usual irreverent humor and intelligent criticism of the world of appearances, this new installment will make you laugh and think in equal measure. A character who never tires. Ages seven and up.

Enigmas Notebook, by Ana Gallo and Victor Sabaté (Zahorí Books), contains logic puzzles, visual games, and deduction challenges to train the mind and have fun. This book offers challenges that make you think and are also fun. With a clean and attractive aesthetic and progressive difficulty, it's an ideal option for children who enjoy solving mysteries and stimulating their observation and reasoning skills. For ages eight and up.

We name people, animals, houses, but we don't name weaknesses, insecurities, worries or fears, that is, our monsters. The poet Sonia Moya compiles some of these monsters that haunt us in Say the monster (a book that inaugurates the Mimosa youth poetry collection from Trípode publishing house) and proposes naming them because, she says, speaking is always an act of power. With illustrations by Joan Turu and an epilogue by Eduard Sanahuja, the book includes a writing proposal to embark teenagers on a poetic adventure of their own creation. By Carla Fajardo Martín