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The Coyote Under the Table / El Coyote Debajo de la Mesa: Folk Tales Told in Spanish and English

The Coyote Under the Table / El Coyote Debajo de la Mesa: Folk Tales Told in Spanish and English

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Publication Date: August 2nd, 2022
Publisher:
Cinco Puntos Press
ISBN:
9781935955061
Pages:
136
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Description

Another classic collection of stories from the rich tradition of northern New Mexico, told by master storyteller Joe Hayes.

Otra colecci n cl sica de historias de la rica tradici n del norte de Nuevo M xico, contada por el maestro narrador Joe Hayes.

What happens when an old dog sitting at the dinner table with his master slides a whole leg of lamb, a big bowl of posole, a stack of tortillas and a bottle of wine to a coyote, who just happens to be under the table? A whole ruckus, that's what

But that's nothing compared with some of the other wild and wonderful folktales gathered by author Joe Hayes in this bilingual edition of The Coyote Under the Table. Like his signature collection The Day It Snowed Tortillas, this book is full of lively characters and laugh-out-loud stories. There's a trio of unsuitable suitors who court a clever young girl and end up being scared out of their wits one midnight in a haunted church. And a greedy man who learns his lesson on a day when he couldn't stop dancing. And a spotted cat, who is actually a guardian angel in disguise

Qu sucede cuando un perro viejo sentado a la mesa con su amo desliza una pierna entera de cordero, un taz n grande de pozole, una pila de tortillas y una botella de vino a un coyote, que casualmente est debajo de la mesa? Todo un alboroto, eso es

Pero eso no es nada comparado con algunos de los otros cuentos populares salvajes y maravillosos reunidos por el autor Joe Hayes en esta edici n biling e de El coyote debajo de la mesa. Al igual que su colecci n exclusiva El d a que nev tortillas, este libro est lleno de personajes animados e historias que hacen re r a carcajadas. Hay un tr o de pretendientes inadecuados que cortejan a una joven inteligente y terminan asustados una medianoche en una iglesia embrujada. Y un hombre codicioso que aprende una lecci n el d a que no puede parar de bailar. Y un gato manchado, que en realidad es un ngel guardi n disfrazado

About the Author

Joe Hayes is one of America's premier storytellers. He grew up in a small town in southern Arizona where he started learning Spanish from his classmates. As Hayes got older, he began reading the work of folklorists and anthropologists and gathering the old stories from the Southwest region. His books have received the Arizona Young Readers Award, two Land of Enchantment Children's Book Awards, the Texas Bluebonnet award, and the National Storytelling Network Talking Leaves Award. He lives in New Mexico. Antonio Castro L. was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and has lived in the Juarez-El Paso area for most of his life. He was awarded a prestigious Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor for his illustrations in My Tata's Remedies / Los remedios de mi tata. He has also illustrated several other picture books for Cinco Puntos Press, including The Gum Chewing Rattler and My Pet Rattlesnake.

Praise for The Coyote Under the Table / El Coyote Debajo de la Mesa: Folk Tales Told in Spanish and English

Once again Hayes intrigues and amuses with this charming compilation.” Booklist

"It is impossible to open this book without wanting to finish it, or without laughing!" — Midwest Book Review

Hayes has a perfect storyteller's voice, and the words flow on the page as though children were listening to the tale in person.” School Library Journal

These wise and witty tales continue to repay fresh encounters.” Kirkus Reviews

[R]efreshing depth and humor The tales will delight.” Horn Book