A book published in 18 languages teaches children the power of words

With the aim of providing children with the power to build the world through words and create languages of peace, "Womagis" is born, the first publication in the world that is published in 18 languages at the same time and that works as a book- game, with a magic story that tries to empower the little ones.

Created and written by Marta Villegas and published by Random House-Mondadori and Fondo de Cultura Económica Mexicano, the book revolves around the illustrations, framed on each page by squares in which each language is found and whose position varies throughout the book , making the publication become a game for readers, explains the editorial in a note.

Although aimed at children over 6 years, the goal is that the book is read together by multilingual families or curious to know other languages and cultures, and to facilitate its distribution has been translated into 18 languages thanks to the work of coordination and adaptation of the text of more than 40 translators.

With illustrations by Monica Carretero, "Womagis" "shows the value of words and their ability to create or destroy, to love or hate, emphasizing the importance of using them well and for good and revealing how it is possible to create a better world through of them, making the universal language of love dominate the world. "

The story of this original publication is the wizard Womagis, who teaches a girl, Olivia, to be "a magician of this world and a magician of her own life" in a story that includes everyone, celebrates the difference and "allows multiculturalism is enjoyed in each one as citizens of the same world, regardless of where we come from ".