A small independent publisher founded in 1978, which publishes children’s books in Spanish

Spanish language

Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

. One of the first children's book publishers in Latin America, creating pioneering models now implemented by others in the region. Specializes in picture books and illustrated books. 70% percent of the catalog compromises original works and the remaining are translations from other languages. Main office located in Caracas

Caracas

Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...

, Venezuela with branches in Santiago, Chile and Barcelona

Barcelona

Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...

, Spain. Ekare was created from the experience of working in libraries at the Banco del Libro

Banco del Libro

Banco del Libro is a non-profit organization for the promotion of children’s literature. The organization is headquartered in Caracas, Venezuela and dates back to 1960, when a centre was set up for the exchange of textbooks – hence the name Banco del Libro...

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Selected list of publications

• El rabipelado burlado
• El perro del cerro y la rana de la sabana
• La composición
• Margarita
• La calle es libre
• Rosaura en bicicleta
• Chumba la cachumba
• El dueño de la luz
• Diego y los limones mágicos
• "Libro de oro" series
• La bella desnuda y otros poemas de amor
• Terrible terrible (Bilingual)
• Zorro
• La gran montaña