| Character | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Bachir (8 years old) | Curious, practical, brave. Recently moved to Rue Broca with her grandmother. She doesn’t believe in magic—until she has to fix it. | | Monsieur Pierre | A gentle, chaotic storyteller. He speaks in parentheses and footnotes. His stories are 70% genius, 30% nonsense. | | Grand-mère Fatou | Bachir’s Senegalese-French grandmother. She works at the laundromat and knows about the magic but pretends not to. Secret keeper. | | The Witch of Rue Broca | A recurring anti-villain. She has a crooked hat, a broom with a flat tire, and a heart of gold. She just wants to bake. | | The Story Inspector (antagonist) | A tiny, furious creature in a bowler hat. He enforces Narrative Law. “No meta, no mess, no talking chickens.” |
A giant falls from a tale and lands on the street. He’s terrified of heights and wants to sleep in Bachir’s room. Problem: he’s 4 meters tall and his socks smell like thunder. los cuentos de la calle broca
This book is a goldmine for literacy workshops (talleres de lectura). A giant falls from a tale and lands on the street
The book also combats what educators call "literal syndrome"—the inability to understand metaphor. By exposing children to absurdity, they learn to distinguish between factual truth and emotional truth. The book also combats what educators call "literal