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32 pp.
| Groundwood/Tigrillo
| August, 2008
|
TradeISBN 978-0-88899-795-1$18.95
(4)
K-3
Translated by Elisa Amado.
Illustrated by
Margarita Sada.
In this retelling of a Yoruba myth, God-child creates a cat named Oloyou. Oloyou falls into the "unending darkness" and has adventures that ultimately explain the origins of comets. This bilingual tale is too wordy (in both languages) to fully engage picture book readers, though they will nevertheless be mesmerized by the deep and flowing oil on canvas paintings.
(3)
YA
Translated by David Unger.
This brief novel recounts the brutal life of Perro Viejo, a seventy-year-old Cuban slave, through his memories. His bondage has left him empty and cold, but when he helps Beira, another slave, shelter a young runaway, he realizes he has loved Beira for years and decides to escape with her. Sophisticated teens will find this Cuban import haunting. Glos.