International Latino Book Award โข Momโs Choice Award โข NYC Big Book Award โข Best Book Award โข Maxy Award โข Eric Hoffer AwardAlicรญa Catalina Cortรฉs is a Spanish cow who defies tradition to follow her dream of running with the bulls during the fiesta of San Fermรญn in Pamplona, Spain. The story evokes beloved family films such as Babe and Ratatouille.โA charming and engaging fantasy with characters readers wil ...Full description
International Latino Book Award โข Momโs Choice Award โข NYC Big Book Award โข Best Book Award โข Maxy Award โข Eric Hoffer AwardAlicรญa Catalina Cortรฉs is a Spanish cow who defies tradition to follow her dream of running with the bulls during the fiesta of San Fermรญn in Pamplona, Spain. The story evokes beloved family films such as Babe and Ratatouille.โA charming and engaging fantasy with characters readers will love and a strong positive message.โ โKirkus Reviews, Our Verdict: Get ItโGreat messages for young people of love, acceptance, gender empowerment, honesty, friendship, and going after what one wants abound in Toro, Andrew Avnerโs one-of-a-kind, animal-populated novel for middle readers.โ โIndieReader, IR ApprovedโThis novel has all the elements necessary for a Disney-style movie and will certainly retain the interest of young readers.โ โSublime Book ReviewAlicรญa Catalina Cortรฉs is a Spanish cow who longs to run with the bulls in Pamplonaโbut since sheโs a cow, tradition forbids her from the fiesta of San Fermรญn. Through her journey, Alicรญa learns that to be noble and brave, she must follow her dream as well as her heart, even if it means defying tradition.Toro is set in the colorful backdrop of Pamplona, Spain, during the fiesta of San Fermรญn and the running of the bulls, famed as one of the most exhilarating, dangerous, and spectacular events around the world.โA unique spin on the classic โtrading placesโ tale.โ โSchool Library Journal