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de Las Casas, Dianne

Blue Frog: The Legend of Chocolate

32 pp. | Pelican | September, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4556-1459-2 $16.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Holly Stone-Barker. According to Aztec legend, when Sun God refuses to share his chocolate, Wind God turns himself into a blue frog to tell people the secret of the cocoa bean. De Las Casas's retelling is accessible but stilted due to awkwardly incorporated Spanish-language phrases (repeated in English). The cut-paper illustrations, while unfinished-looking, have some appeal. A recipe for Mexican hot cocoa is appended.
Reviewer: Tim Wadham

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