Viento, Vientito/Wind, Little Wind

by Jorge Argueta, Felipe Ugalde Alcntara (Illustrator), Elizabeth Bell (Translator)

Trilingual Nahuat Spanish, and English. Wind tells us about itself, when it is gentle, when it is powerful, when it travels long distances, when it dissipates. Paintings on every facing page, and Native icons on every text page. Ages 3-7.

Genres: Picture Books, Poetry

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2022

About the author

Jorge Argueta is a celebrated award-winning poet and author of many highly acclaimed bilingual children's books and short stories, covering themes related to Latino culture and traditions, nature, and the immigrant experience.
A native Salvadoran and Pipil Nahua Indian, Jorge spent much of his childhood in rural El Salvador. He immigrated to the United States in the 1980s during the Salvadoran Civil War.
Jorge lives in San Francisco, California.

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Impulse Pima. Lovely. It's so new, and from an independent publisher it seems, that I had to write the description myself. If you want more concept books from #OwnVoices (Pipil Nahua and Mexican), ask your library to buy this.

[Christie Kaaland · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautifully illustrated scenes of the impact of wind, in this first person narrative nonfiction poetry book about the wind. All the personalities and idiosyncrasies of the wind are shown in repetitive intimate rhyme and large colorful illustrations, from hurricanes and tornadoes to soft breezes blowing. In the trilingual title Viento, Vientito/Wind, Little Wind (2022), author Jorge Argueta lyrically personifies “Little Wind” in rhythmic repetitive rhyme, offering global perspectives that include Quetzalcóatl Wind, the Aztec god of wind.

[Tina Hoggatt · Rating 5 out of 5]

The bilingual text is so beautifully managed, the illustrations vibrant, and the poetry gorgeous, touching and deep. What a pleasure.