El Higo Mas Dulce (Hardcover) by Chris Van Allsburg, Francisco Segovia

from KFBruck

This is a great book that can be used during the exploration of fantasy stories. It is about an egotistical dentist who doesn't treat people or his dog very well. One day an older woman, who doesn't have any money, pays the dentist by giving him two figs. She explains that the figs are magical, b...

from alliecipa

This is a great example of a fantasy story! It is about a self-centered dentist who treats a woman who doesn't have any money to pay so she gives him two figs. She says these figs are magical and will make his dreams come true, which he does not believe. He eats one before bed and finds out that ...

from mdemock

This book works as an excellent read aloud text and/or an accompaniment to a fantasy genre unit. The story is about a not-so-friendly dentist who is given magic figs from a patient. Chris Van Allsburg's illustrations make an excellent contribution to this text, showing how reality can be made int...

from ghelmus

This is a cleverly random story. It starts out with a dentist, void of sympathy, who receives special figs from a customer. He realizes the figs make dreams come true, so he tries to force himself to dream about being the richest man in the world. Although the story is short, Van Allsburg manages...

from KFBruck

This is a great book that can be used during the exploration of fantasy stories. It is about an egotistical dentist who doesn't treat people or his dog very well. One day an older woman, who doesn't have any money, pays the dentist by giving him two figs. She explains that the figs are magical, b...