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La Llorona / The Weeping Woman: An Hispanic Legend Told in Spanish and English
32 pp.
| Cinco |
November, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-938317-86-5$16.95 New ed. (1984)
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Vicki Trego Hill
&
Mona Pennypacker.
Despite the fact that La Llorona involves a mother who, after she is betrayed by her husband, drowns her children, it remains a popular Hispanic tale. Hayes retells the story in a pedestrian fashion in both English and Spanish. This edition features some new illustrations; the art is occasionally marred by distracting crosshatching. An afterword provides background information.