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The Day It Snowed Tortillas / El Día Que Nevó Tortilla: Folk Tales Retold by Joe Hayes
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$14.95
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Publication Date: October 1st, 2003
Publisher:
Cinco Puntos Press
ISBN:
9780938317760
Pages:
144
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Description
Gather 'round master storyteller Joe Hayes to hear tales of wisdom, magic, trickery, and more, from old New Mexican folklore. Side-by-side English and Spanish text.
The tales in this collection have been shared for over four hundred years--since the Spanish reached New Mexico. In the hands of witty Joe Hayes, it's especially easy to see the magic that has kept these stories alive generation after generation. In the title story, a very clever woman saves her silly husband from a band of robbers--by making the old man believe it snowed tortillas during the night The enchantment continues in story after story--a clever thief tricks a king for his kingdom and a prince finds his beloved in a house full of wicked step-sisters. And of course, we listen to the ancient tale of the weeping woman, La Llorona, who still searches for her drowned children along the riverbanks.
Each tale is further brought to life by an illustration from award winning artist, Antonio Castro Lopez. A helpful afterword also adds helpful and interesting historical notes for each story.
Los cuentos de esta colecci n han sido compartidos durante m's de cuatrocientos a os, desde que los espa oles llegaron a Nuevo M xico. En manos del ingenioso Joe Hayes, es especialmente f cil ver la magia que ha mantenido vivas estas historias generaci n tras generaci n. En la historia principal, una mujer muy inteligente salva a su marido despistado de una banda de ladrones, al hacerle creer al anciano que nevaron tortillas durante la noche El encantamiento contin a historia tras historia: un astuto ladr n enga a a un rey para quedarse con su reino y un pr ncipe encuentra a su amada en una casa llena de malvadas hermanastras. Y por supuesto, escuchamos el antiguo cuento de La Llorona que a n busca a sus hijos ahogados por las orillas del r o.
Cada cuento toma vida a n m's claramente con una ilustraci n del galardonado artista Antonio Castro L pez. Un til ep logo tambi n agrega notas hist ricas tiles e interesantes para cada historia.
Praise for The Day It Snowed Tortillas / El Día Que Nevó Tortilla: Folk Tales Retold by Joe Hayes
"The stories are well told, rhythmic, and spellbinding, both in English and in the colloquial Spanish. Hayes is a fine translator, and these stories are a testament to his expert execution of this exacting art…An excellent purchase for storytelling librarians or for schools with storytelling clubs." —School Library Journal
"The Day it Snowed Tortillas was originally published in English in the 1980s and has sold almost 40,000 copies. Now available in a bilingual edition with new artwork by Antonio L. Castro, this collection's title story tells the tale of a poor woodcutter and his very clever wife." —Críticas
"The wide range of stories offers something enjoyable for everyone. The book also exposes readers to both Spanish and English through its integration of the two languages in the text. Overall, the book is enjoyable and fun." —Children's Literature
"Like the word tortilla, these folktales with their colorful characters and magical settings maintain a charm that transcends all language barriers…These stories deserve more retellings." —San Antonio Express-News
"The stories are well constructed, lean and full of twists and turns…Well worth the price. You may even want two copies of this gem." — El Paso ISD Library Review
"This brand-new bilingual edition of his signature book distills twenty years of Joe Hayes’ inimitable storytelling. There are great read-aloud stories here, including the beloved 'The Little Ant.' " —Yellow Brick Road
