(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Antonio Castro L.. This bilingual edition of Hayes's classic collection of folktales from New Mexico is a gift to librarians and storytellers. The only downside is that the format of alternating Spanish and English paragraphs in the text is a bit disconcerting. Facing pages, with English on one side and Spanish on the other, would have been better. Source notes on all the tales are included.

Reviewer: Tim Wadham

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Joseph Daniel Fiedler. Juan Verdades cannot tell a lie. So convinced is his employer of Juan's honesty that he wagers his entire ranch that a neighbor cannot trick Juan into lying. Juan's cleverness saves his employer's ranch, and in the process wins him the hand of the neighbor's beautiful daughter. Full-page illustrations add a Southwestern charm to this Hispanic folktale.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg