La Llorona: The Weeping Women by Joe Hayes
Hayes, Joe. La Llorona: The Weeping Woman. Illustrated by Vicki Trego Hill and Mona Pennypacker. Cinco Puntos Press. 29p. 2004. ISBN 0938317865
Ages (8 and up). La Lorona is the illustrated telling of the Hispanic urban legend of the weeping women. This telling of the myth has made it sound more like a history lesson than a scary story, used to inform not scare children. Using a timeline that gradually shows the tragic events that led Maria (La Llorona), to kill her children and eventually die herself. Hayes, Hill, and Pennypacker depict this scene in a nongruesome manner but do show the sadness and heartbreak that Maria faces. This story is told in both English and in Spanish, with the Spanish text residing under the English text. This book would be read and understood by older children, independently or as a storytime.
Ages (8 and up). La Lorona is the illustrated telling of the Hispanic urban legend of the weeping women. This telling of the myth has made it sound more like a history lesson than a scary story, used to inform not scare children. Using a timeline that gradually shows the tragic events that led Maria (La Llorona), to kill her children and eventually die herself. Hayes, Hill, and Pennypacker depict this scene in a nongruesome manner but do show the sadness and heartbreak that Maria faces. This story is told in both English and in Spanish, with the Spanish text residing under the English text. This book would be read and understood by older children, independently or as a storytime.
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