A restless stork meets a girl named Sancha, who has a speech impediment. In spite of her stuttering, the girl has no trouble communicating with the bird. Like her mother, Sancha loves to sing. Besides, she realizes that when she sings she doesn’t stutter.Both the text and the illustrations of this moving story reveal a profound respect for nature and integration. Author Carmen Gómez Ojea has been a book lover since her childhood, and her love of reading eventually led her to become a writer.With a degree in Romance Languages, this Asturian writer has been the recipient of prestigious awards, including the Nadal Prize in 1981. She was also the runner up for the Lazarillo Prize in 1999 and the CCEI Prize in 2001.