La Llorona (yoh-RROH-nah), now available for the first time in a full-color paperback, is the ghost story to end all ghost stories and truly the most popular cuento of Hispanic America. This story of the weeping woman appears at first to be only a frightening tale filled with mysterious events which cause children to sit wide-eyed. Yet it's the simple, universal wisdom at the core of the story that finally works its magic into their hearts.
Joe Hayes is best known for his bilingual tellings of stories from the American Southwest. La Llorona is one of his favorite...
La Llorona (yoh-RROH-nah), now available for the first time in a full-color paperback, is the ghost story to end all ghost stories and truly...
So, you ve been in trouble. Your -parents tell you they re calling the bogeyman. You laugh. There s no such thing
Then you hear a sharp knock. Standing at the door is the oldest man you have ever seen. It s el Cucuy (coo-COO-ee) With that big red ear, he hears everything
In this cautionary tale, storyteller Joe Hayes tells about two girls who didn t believe in el Cucuy until he snatched them up. Of course, the story has a happy ending.
Joe Hayes has become one of America s premier bilingual storytellers. Hayes lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Illustrator...
So, you ve been in trouble. Your -parents tell you they re calling the bogeyman. You laugh. There s no such thing
Pajaro Verde, the dream-like story of an enchanted prince and nine curious sisters, is now available in paperback. Winner of an IPPY award, Pajaro Verde tells of a green bird who proposes marriage to a young girl named Mirabel. She only has two eyes, but her sisters each have a different number of eyes, beginning with the oldest, who has nine, down to the youngest, with just one. Though they mock Mirabel and her mother forbids it, Mirabel's steadfast vision sees past the bird to a handsome prince, and she marries him What happens next can only happen in a fairy tale...
Pajaro Verde, the dream-like story of an enchanted prince and nine curious sisters, is now available in paperback. Winner of an IPPY award, ...
Soft Child, a poor gentle snake, is worried about getting stepped on as he moves on his belly across the desert. The other animals, especially Jackrabbit, are relentless in their pursuit of this defenseless creature, until Sky God comes up with a lasting solution to the problem--and Soft Child becomes known as "Rattlesnake".
Soft Child, a poor gentle snake, is worried about getting stepped on as he moves on his belly across the desert. The other animals, especially Jackrab...