El verano de los animales

Synopsis of El verano de los animales

«El verano de los animales» is the children's novel by Christamaria Fiedler, published by Alfaguara in paperback (155 pages, in Spanish).

A prank on the school notice board turns Hugo Sieben into the person in charge of taking in animals for the summer. His small flat fills up with dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, tortoises, a parrot, hamsters, a rooster and cats. His parents put up with the situation, believing he is researching animal behaviour, but living together becomes increasingly complicated.

Part of the Alfaguara 10 Años collection; cover illustration by Sigurd Kessler.

For young readers who enjoy stories about animals and domestic chaos.