What can an ostrich do with her wings? She can jump, clap, wave, hug, reach out… but Elvira wants more than that. She has many talents, but the little ostrich wants to fly. Unfortunately we can't always have what we want.

O que um avestruz pode fazer com suas asas? Pode saltar, bater palmas, acenar, abraçar, tocar... ... mas Elvira quer algo mais... Apesar de ter qualidades sem fim, a pequena avestruz Elvira quer voar, mas nem sempre conseguimos o que queremos.

Elsa Veiga has a degree in Spanish Language from the Autónoma University, Madrid. In the last years she has worked in communication, editing and proofreading for various publishing houses. Her stories have received several literary awards and been published in cultural journals.

Buenos Aires, 1950; she studied Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, Paris and Barcelona. She is a lecturer at Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona. Her first novel "Rojiza penumbra" (Ruddy Gloom) was published in 2006.