Children two to seven love The Golfo Chronicles. 

Filled with insect facts and fun, this story can be read and reread at bedtime or any time.

Discover, Learn, and Bond together.

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  • A colorful, animated landscape of a countryside with large green trees, rolling hills, and a bright sunrise. In the foreground, a small cartoon grasshopper sits on a branch, with a field of yellow crops and a peaceful sky with purple clouds in the background.
  • Illustration of a green cartoon grasshopper wearing a blue cap, with large black and white eyes, raising one arm and smiling.
  • A close up of an illustrated grasshopper's eye showing a reflection of another grasshopper against a bright yellow background. Text on a light blue background describing the scene of the story.
  • Colorful illustrated scene of grasshoppers in a forest, with trees on either side, with text of the story in the center.
  • Two cartoon grasshoppers hopping on grass near trees in a colorful forest setting with text from the story on the right with a yellow background.
Children's book titled 'The Golfo Chronicles' with animated illustrations of two green grasshoppers in a grassy field, with a blue sky and trees in the background.

The Golfo Chronicles



What is it like to be a grasshopper?

What is it like to have a little brother? As told by big brother Gotzo*, the happy world of a sociable young grasshopper, who delights in all things grasshopper, collides with his profound love for his new little brother...who wants to be a cicada!

The grasshopper who wanted to be a cicada    

  • Adapted from bedtime stories and characters I created for my own sons when they were small, an exploration of love, acceptance, family, and appreciation of others among two delightful brothers.

    Featuring fun insect facts, the story unfolds in ways sometimes amusing, sometimes hair-raising, but entertaining and with the wisdom and caring of mom and dad grasshopper. The young readers (ages 2 to 7) are invited to participate and learn about themselves and about making friends with others.

    *Golfo means Beloved in middle Greek; while Gotzo short for Gotzon, means Angel in Euskara (Basque).

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A cartoon depiction of a green insect with large eyes, holding a blue and yellow object in its front limbs, with a black background.
A cartoon depiction of a green insect with large eyes, holding a blue and yellow object in its front limbs, with a black background.

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The Golfo Chronicles ePub Audiobook
The Golfo Chronicles ePub Audiobook
$12.95

Download, read and listen to on any Apple device. Featuring voice characterizations by Corbin Burd.

The Golfo Chronicles ePub Audiobook
The Golfo Chronicles ePub Audiobook
$12.95

Download, read and listen to on any Apple device. Featuring voice characterizations by Corbin Burd.

The Golfo Chronicles eBook
The Golfo Chronicles eBook
$12.95

Download the PDF version and enjoy through any PDF reader.

Author

A middle-aged man with gray hair and a slight smile, wearing a dark shirt, stands on a wooden deck with green trees in the background.

John Ornelas

John is a dad and now a grandfather, and has worked with youth through his award-winning show Talkback4Teens. He has raised three winning sons who inspired these stories when they were small children.

Illustrator

Close-up of a smiling man with earrings, wearing a black shirt and a gray baseball cap, against a light blue background.

Brian Brunette

Brian is the illustrator behind the wondrous world of The Golfo Chronicles. He lives in California with the love of his life and two purrrsnickety calico felines, Chell and Cake the Cat.

Voice Actor

A person wearing glasses and a red shirt smiling at the camera in front of a yellow backdrop, holding a white and black microphone.

Corbin Burd

Corbin adds his unique style in creating the delightful voices for the characters of The Golfo Chronicles. When he’s not working on voicing projects, he’s honing his skills as a writer and animator for video and film.