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Borreguita and the Coyote (Reading Rainbow Books)
What's a little lamb to do about a fierce coyote that wants to eat her? Why, trick him, of course...and and trick him again...and trick him one more time! Here's a lively retelling of a Mexican folk tale by master story teller Verna Aardema, illustrated in bold, winning colors by Petra Mathers.
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
January 20th 1998
by Dragonfly Books
(first published 1991)
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May 21, 2012
Gundula
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone interested in big, bad wolf folktales
Borreguita and the Coyote has very cute illustrations and I like the idea that a little lamb is able to cunningly outsmart a stalking coyote (the coyote reminds me a bit of the big bad wolf, so common in European folktales and culture). The tale also appears to be somewhat of an inversion of the Native American trickster tale. In many of these tales, Coyote is a trickster, so it is somewhat amusing to read a Mexican folktale where Coyote the trickster is outsmarted. In many of the Native America...more
Nov 05, 2008
Abigail
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Sheep / Anyone Who Likes Trickster-Tales
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This is a fun story, with a smart little ewe lamb (Borreguita) out-foxing the coyote. Our girls enjoyed the story, even though it was a little long for me to read to them at one sitting. It even has just a little bit of Spanish woven into the story, as it is set in Ayutla, Mexico.
This story was selected as one of the books for the August 2010 - North American Folktales reads at the Picture-Book Club in the Children's Books Group here at Goodreads.
This story was selected as one of the books for the August 2010 - North American Folktales reads at the Picture-Book Club in the Children's Books Group here at Goodreads.
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Grade/Interest Level – Primary/ Learn to read
Reading Level: 560L Lexile
Genre: Traditional Literature & Multicultural Literature
Main Characters: Borreguita, Coyote
Setting: A farm in rural Western Mexico
POV: Narrator
This story is a tale about a hungry coyote and a clever lamb, Borreguita. Coyote was very hungry and always threatened to eat Borreguita. In a panic, she tricked the Coyote into eating something better than her, cheese! She took him out to the lake one night and the full moon shone...more
Reading Level: 560L Lexile
Genre: Traditional Literature & Multicultural Literature
Main Characters: Borreguita, Coyote
Setting: A farm in rural Western Mexico
POV: Narrator
This story is a tale about a hungry coyote and a clever lamb, Borreguita. Coyote was very hungry and always threatened to eat Borreguita. In a panic, she tricked the Coyote into eating something better than her, cheese! She took him out to the lake one night and the full moon shone...more
3.5 STARS. I was hoping for more from this book, especially since I love some of the author's other work (Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain: A Nandi Tale) so this was a little lackluster in comparison. But, I do really enjoy books that show the underdog (sheep) outsmarting the big bad villain (in this case, the coyote) with intelligence. I wasn't a big a fan of the ending; I would have preferred if Bourreguita kept using her wiles rather than resorting to physical attack. And, of course, poor co...more
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When I first heard this story on an episode of “Reading Rainbow,” I was immediately impressed with this story! “Borreguita and the Coyote” is a Mexican folktale retold by master storyteller Verna Aardema along with illustrations by Petra Mathers and it is about how a young lamb named Borreguita manages to outwit a hungry coyote in many attempts. “Borreguita and the Coyote” is a brilliant folktale about cunning that children will enjoy for many years!
Verna Aardema has done an excellent job at ret...more
Verna Aardema has done an excellent job at ret...more
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Borreguita is a little ewe lamb who fools a coyote out of eating her in this trickster tale.
The story and illustrations both are quite amusing. The lamb getting the coyote to hold up the mountain was really funny, as were some of the other tricks played.
This is a tale from Ayutla, Mexico, and there is a very short glossary of Spanish words (not really necessary to enjoy the story but a nice touch) in the front of the book.
I didn’t quite buy the ending though; I wouldn’t have thought the coyote...more
The story and illustrations both are quite amusing. The lamb getting the coyote to hold up the mountain was really funny, as were some of the other tricks played.
This is a tale from Ayutla, Mexico, and there is a very short glossary of Spanish words (not really necessary to enjoy the story but a nice touch) in the front of the book.
I didn’t quite buy the ending though; I wouldn’t have thought the coyote...more
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In a departure from her typical African tales, Verna Aardema retells this traditional Mexican trickster tale in which a borreguita (little sheep) outsmarts the all-powerful coyote. From the beginning, the reader can assume Borreguita will get the better of Coyote, we just never know how. The story depicts creative ways that keeps the reader amused. Although the ending is predictable, Borreguita’s tricks are anything but; for instance, convincing coyote to dive in after a wheel of cheese in the p...more
Oh, this one's ending made me chuckle! I enjoyed how the little lamb used her wit to defeat the coyote. It made me think of an adult crime/mystery writer who points out through her characters that the cops don't catch the bad guys because the cops are so smart, but instead, because the bad guys tend to be stupid. I admit I was nervous though, about whether the little lamb's trickery would do her in. But no - brain prevailed over brawn.
I found that the illustrations fit the story very well - my f...more
I found that the illustrations fit the story very well - my f...more
Borreguita and the Coyote was a enjoyable folktale. I liked that it started off with a glossary. The illustrations were entertaining. There were some folk art pictures in the front and back of the book that I found myself staring at over and over trying to figure out what those colorful balls were; connected to the head of a dog, coming out from the eyes of a dog, under a sheep, and floating around the pages. I may have been too tired the times I chose to look at them. Maybe I missed something....more
Published: 1998, Dragonfly Books
Age: 4-8
This is a cute Mexican trickster tale about a little lamb and a coyote. Borreguita means little lamb in Spanish. The coyote wants to eat him but the sly lamb fools the coyote. The hilarious text typical of Verna Aardema, is matched with the perfect illustrations by Petra Mathers. The pictures are colorful full page watercolor illustrations and you have to love the expressive coyote with his tongue hanging out and drooling. The landscape is also luscious an...more
Age: 4-8
This is a cute Mexican trickster tale about a little lamb and a coyote. Borreguita means little lamb in Spanish. The coyote wants to eat him but the sly lamb fools the coyote. The hilarious text typical of Verna Aardema, is matched with the perfect illustrations by Petra Mathers. The pictures are colorful full page watercolor illustrations and you have to love the expressive coyote with his tongue hanging out and drooling. The landscape is also luscious an...more
Aardema shares a tale from Ayutla, Mexico. A coyote is hungry and wants to eat the little lamb nearby in a field. Borreguita, which means little lamb, is very clever and tricks the predator. Yet the coyote returns again and again until she rams him right in the head. He tumbles backwards and he never bothers Borreguita again.
An excellent readaloud for a wide range of ages. A storyteller could easily adapt this tale to use with puppets as well.
Theme: Native American tales
Additional themes: trick...more
An excellent readaloud for a wide range of ages. A storyteller could easily adapt this tale to use with puppets as well.
Theme: Native American tales
Additional themes: trick...more
Borreguita and the Coyote by Verna Aardema, illustrated by Petra Mathers, ia a retelling of a Mexican folk tale about a clever lamb who tricks a hungry coyote numerous times. The role reversal is fun, with the usual trickster coyote being the one who is tricked. This telling is clever, fun, and attractively illustrated.
The story is well retold by Aardema. The humor of the story is expanded by the illustrations. One quibble: while the farmer leaving Borreguita tied up alone moves the plot along,...more
The story is well retold by Aardema. The humor of the story is expanded by the illustrations. One quibble: while the farmer leaving Borreguita tied up alone moves the plot along,...more
A tale from Mexico, Borreguita and the Coyote is a good-humored trickster story in which Borreguita ("Little lamb") uses her smarts to outwit a coyote keen on eating her--on multiple occasions. With nicely-complimenting illustrations that recall Mexico and the Southwest, this picture book provides a very nice way to introduce children to multicultural folk tales that, as it happens, have much in common with trickster tales from around the world!
The book was reminding me of something about my dog and my bird when my dog wanted to eat my bird.He tries to get past me every time but he never tried to get past me ever agian.This book is so interesting because the coyote finds dinner to eat,but the lamb gets scared and says don't eat me but the coyote didn't care.The lamb ran away and the coyote went after hem but,he couldn't catch he.The coyote chased the lamb for almost an hour.
The lamb is trying to run away from the coyote because the coyote was trying to eat the lamb. the lamb was tricking the coyote every single time. The most favorite part is when the lamb was holding the big rock and the coyote said now iv'e got you. the lamb said don't eat me. and the coyote said why and the lamb said can you hold the rock. and the coyote was getting tird of old the rock but the lamb trick him again i bust out lauging.
This engaging folk tale is about a little lamb and a sneaky coyote. The coyote tries to devour the lamb, but the lamb tricks him into not eating him. After the coyote figures out that the lamb is tricking him, he decides to try one more time, but fails and leaves with a toothache. Great story for those who can relate to either characters in the book.
Good read for 3rd to 5th grade
Good read for 3rd to 5th grade
Borreguita is a little lamb and a coyote one day sees her in the field. He goes to her and tells her that he is going to eat her. But Borreguita outwits the coyote many times before he learns his lesson.
I really enjoy folktales and this was a nice one. I like tales of Coyote, or coyotes thinking they are smart and then being tricked. This was an enjoyable book.
I really enjoy folktales and this was a nice one. I like tales of Coyote, or coyotes thinking they are smart and then being tricked. This was an enjoyable book.
This book has good illustrations and tells a Mexican folktale about a lamb and a coyote. The story is quite humorous with the lamb outsmarting the coyote who is trying to eat her. There are also some good Spanish vocabulary words woven into the story.
This retelling of a popular Mexican fable was okay. The story was funny but I was expecting it to have a little bit more Spanish language interspersed throughout. The illustration style fit what I was expecting from the story.
This book is so fun to read. My kids love it as much as I do. You have to use a Spanish accent when you read it though, makes it sound better.
It's about a gullable coyote that keeps falling for borreguita's lines.
It's about a gullable coyote that keeps falling for borreguita's lines.
Traditional Literature, trickster tale from Mexico
Borreguita "little lamb" outsmarts Coyote in ways that cause him to howl at the moon. Folksy full page paintings in bright tones add to the charm of lamb's cleverness.
Borreguita "little lamb" outsmarts Coyote in ways that cause him to howl at the moon. Folksy full page paintings in bright tones add to the charm of lamb's cleverness.
An amusing trickster tale, with the lamb outwitting the vulnerable coyote. The scene where the clever lamb convinces the coyote to help hold up the mountain is especially funny and the ending is satisfying.
I have always liked old tales and folklore. This tale is from Mexico. I do recall reading similar tales where a weaker animal outsmarted a bigger one. This is that type of story. Nice illustrations.
Reading Rainbow: Borreguita and the Coyote
Bea really has liked naughty/clever animal stories this year so this was popular. The picture of the sheep holding up the rock was priceless.
Bea really has liked naughty/clever animal stories this year so this was popular. The picture of the sheep holding up the rock was priceless.
This book was a great multicultural mix of English of Spanish. The story revolves around a little sheep named Borreguita and all of the clever ways she is able to outsmart the hungry wolf.
This was cute and I really liked the message. The pictures are quite colorful and the writing is simple enough for some of my really low sixth graders.
Bilingual book, a tale from Mexico. Good for Spanish speakers. The fast coyote kept bugging the lamb, so the lamb used his intelligence to trick the coyote.
Nov 09, 2012
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A trickster tale about a lamb that outsmarts a coyote. I know from personal experience that stories like this one can help a Spanish speaking student in a majority English speaking classroom feel very important and proud to be who they are. The story is told in English with a few Spanish words here and there. Teachers can take the opportunity to have one of their Spanish speaking students help out while reading this story. The Spanish speaking student in the class can teach the class how to pron...more
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Verna Norberg Aardema Vugteveen (6 June 1911 – 11 May 2000), best known by the name Verna Aardema, was an American author of children's books.
Born in New Era, Michigan she graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. of Journalism in 1934. She worked as a grade school teacher from 1934 to 1973 and became a correspondent for the Muskegon Chronicle in 1951, which lasted until 1972, the year...more
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Born in New Era, Michigan she graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. of Journalism in 1934. She worked as a grade school teacher from 1934 to 1973 and became a correspondent for the Muskegon Chronicle in 1951, which lasted until 1972, the year...more
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