From: Aline Pereira <aline>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:43:22 -0700

I haven't read it yet, but "Baila, Nana, Baila/Dance, Nana, Dance" is a new bilingual book of thirteen Cuban folktales retold by Joe Hayes
(Cinco Puntos Press). This is what Kirkus Review had to say about it:

"Thirteen stories are told on opposite pages in English and Spanish, ready to read aloud or to be tucked into storytellers? repertoires. They are lively, often funny and sometimes a bit scary.Many different types appear: ?Young Heron?s New Clothes? is related to the Anansi stories, ?The Fig Tree? has elements of the Grimms? ?The Juniper Tree? and ?The Gift,? a patak?, is a myth about the Orishas, the holy figures of the Afro-Cuban religion of Santer?a. The excellent notes at the end include references to the stories as they are found in different cultures."

Aline

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