Las Lavanderas Locas

Ana, Susana, Pili, Mili, Dora, Lora, y Ernestina eran siete lavanderas, las mejores de la comarca. Lavaban sábanas, calcetines apestosos, mugrientos pañuelos y muchas otras prendas que todos iban dejando por ahí. Todos los días. Desde muy temprano. Pero un día se cansaron: "¡Cuidado, las lavanderas locas vienen hacia aquí!"

Ana, Susana, Pili, Mili, Dora, Lora, and Ernestina were seven washerwomen, the best in the area. The washed sheets, dirty socks, grubby handkerchiefs, and many other garments that people left with them. Every day. Starting very early in the morning. But one day, they got tired of it. “Watch out, the wild washerwomen are coming!”

John Yeoman is a journalist, editor, and public relations consultant with more than 40 years of experience. He has published more than 12,000 articles as a freelancer. Quentin Blake is one of Great Britain’s most successful children’s book authors and illustrators. He has illustrated more than 250 books by 80  different authors. His most noteworthy collaborations have been with Russell Hoban, Joan Aiken, Michael Rosen, and, of course, Roald Dahl. From 1978 to 1986 he headed the department of illustration at the Royal College of Art, and he is now a visiting professor and distinguished faculty member there. His awards include the Kate Greenaway Medal (1980), Red House Children's Book Award (1981), Kurt Maschler Award (1990), Bologna Ragazzi Prize (Italia), and the Hans Christian Andersen. He is also an art curator and a tireless promoter of children’s literature.