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La Llorona: The Crying Woman

Rudolfo Anaya,

Amy Córdova

Start date: December 2, 2020

Finish date: January 12, 2021

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Nov 15, 2020 Katy rated it really liked it

Beautiful picture book in English and Spanish. Well done, good story.

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Mar 13, 2021 Jalilah rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mythic-fiction, mythology

This children's book is a retelling of the La Llorona legend, by the late New Mexican author Rudolfo Anaya. It is sensitive and offers an alternative explanation for how La Llorona came to be. The illustrations in it are beautiful works of art! ...more

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Dec 22, 2020 Annette rated it really liked it

Shelves: library, youth, into-the-forest-2020, 2020

Beautiful illustrations. And a different take on the story - still tragic yet almost more gentle. In this version, La Llorona is not directly responsible for her children’s drowning.

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Aug 12, 2018 Christine marked it as to-read

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