Joe Hayes, Author, Honorio Robledo, Illustrator, Joe Hayes, As Told by , illus. by Honorio Robledo. Cinco Puntos $15.95 (31p) ISBN 978-0-938317-54-8
Respected raconteur Hayes (La Llorona, The Weeping Woman) offers a forewarning in the guise of a potentially scary story featuring a familiar figure in the folklore of the American Southwest. His easygoing, bilingual narrative first introduces el...
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Joe Hayes, Author, Rebecca Leer, Illustrator , illus. by Rebecca Leer. Cinco Puntos $8.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-938317-93-7
This moral tale around an old joke about tortillas is now available in a bilingual edition. PW
wrote of the English language edition, "The exaggerated facial expressions flatter the hyperbolic story line while also helping to clarify the moral
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Joe Hayes, Author, Rebecca Leer, Illustrator Orchard Books (NY) $16.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-531-09499-0
New Mexican storyteller Hayes (The Day It Snowed Tortillas) builds an involving moral tale around an old Hispanic joke about tortillas. A poor, kindly husband and wife invite their rich neighbor over to dinner; the neighbor, realizing his hosts have
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Joe Hayes, Author, Mauricio Trenard Sayago, Illustrator Cinco Puntos Press $20.95 (96p) ISBN 978-1-933693-17-0
Grade 4-8-These 13 bilingual folktales introduce readers to Cuban classics, which are, in turn, heavily influenced by Spanish, African, and Caribbean cultures. The entertaining collection presents readers with a variety of colorful characters, such...
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Joe Hayes, Author, Joseph Daniel Fiedler, Illustrator, Joseph Daniel Fiedler, Illustrator , illus. by Joseph Daniel Fiedler. Scholastic/Orchard $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-439-29311-2
Hayes (A Spoon for Every Bite) offers a Hispanic setting for his smooth retelling of a traditional tale about a steadfastly honest servant. On a ranch owned by don Ignacio, a spectacular apple tree flourishes under the conscientious care of the...
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