Brothers and Sisters

By

ARIEL ANDRÉS ALMADA

Illustrated by

SONJA WIMMER

For Martín, Mariela, Patricio, Silvina, Sol, and Nacho, for so many beautiful shared moments.

—Ariel Andrés Almada For Dani, my soul sister and the best godmother in the world.

—Sonja Wimmer

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Brothers and Sisters Series: Family Love Text © 2021 by Ariel Andrés Almada Illustrations © 2021 by Sonja Wimmer © 2021 Cuento de Luz SL Calle Claveles, 10 | Pozuelo de Alarcón | 28223 | Madrid | Spain www.cuentodeluz.com Original title in Spanish: Hermanos English translation by Jon Brokenbrow ISBN: 978-84-18302-46-6 1st printing Printed in PRC by Shanghai Cheng Printing Company, July 2021, print number xxx All rights reserved.

By

ARIEL ANDRÉS ALMADA

Illustrated by

SONJA WIMMER

The morning sun shines on my bed and caresses my eyes, even though they’re shut. I can hear laughter in the kitchen, and I smile, too. Knowing that we’re brothers and sisters makes me happy.

It’s true that sometimes we fight when we want to play with the same toys. But when night falls, we snuggle up together and fall asleep while we read fairy tales to each other.

We’re similar in so many ways!

And we’re different in others.

What will we do when we grow up?

That’s a question only the stars can answer, and maybe the magic of fate. . . .

But one thing is for sure, and that is that we’ll always be there to help each other out.

It doesn’t matter if stormy nights or evening shadows come to visit us.

As long as we are together, we will get through them.

Brothers and sisters play together, fight, hug, and make each other laugh and cry. But, above all, they remain united by an invisible bond that accompanies them on the path of life.

From the authors of Little One and Son, this beautiful tribute to the brothers and sisters will remind us that the link that exists between them was forged in the stars.