The Coyote Under the Table / El coyote debajo de la mesa

Folk Tales Told in Spanish and English
By Joe Hayes, Antonio Castro L.

Another classic collection of stories from the rich tradition of northern New Mexico, told by master storyteller Joe Hayes.

Otra colección clásica de historias de la rica tradición del norte de Nuevo México, contada por el maestro narrador Joe Hayes.

Description

What happens when an old dog sitting at the dinner table with his master slides a whole leg of lamb, a big bowl of posole, a stack of tortillas and a bottle of wine to a coyote, who just happens to be under the table? A whole ruckus, that’s what!

But that’s nothing compared with some of the other wild and wonderful folktales gathered by author Joe Hayes in this bilingual edition of The Coyote Under the Table. Like his signature collection The Day It Snowed Tortillas, this book is full of lively characters and laugh-out-loud stories. There’s a trio of unsuitable suitors who court a clever young girl and end up being scared out of their wits one midnight in a haunted church. And a greedy man who learns his lesson on a day when he couldn’t stop dancing. And a spotted cat, who is actually a guardian angel in disguise!

¿Qué sucede cuando un perro viejo sentado a la mesa con su amo desliza una pierna entera de cordero, un tazón grande de pozole, una pila de tortillas y una botella de vino a un coyote, que casualmente está debajo de la mesa? ¡Todo un alboroto, eso es!

Pero eso no es nada comparado con algunos de los otros cuentos populares salvajes y maravillosos reunidos por el autor Joe Hayes en esta edición bilingüe de El coyote debajo de la mesa. Al igual que su colección exclusiva El día que nevó tortillas, este libro está lleno de personajes animados e historias que hacen reír a carcajadas. Hay un trío de pretendientes inadecuados que cortejan a una joven inteligente y terminan asustados una medianoche en una iglesia embrujada. Y un hombre codicioso que aprende una lección el día que no puede parar de bailar. Y un gato manchado, ¡que en realidad es un ángel guardián disfrazado!

About the Creators

Joe Hayes

Joe Hayes is one of America's premier storytellers. He grew up in a small town in southern Arizona where he started learning Spanish from his classmates. As Hayes got older, he began reading the work of folklorists and anthropologists and gathering the old stories from the Southwest region. His books have received the Arizona Young Readers Award, two Land of Enchantment Children's Book Awards, the Texas Bluebonnet award, and the National Storytelling Network Talking Leaves Award. He lives in New Mexico.

Antonio Castro L.

Antonio Castro L. was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and has lived in the Juarez-El Paso area for most of his life. He was awarded a prestigious Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor for his illustrations in My Tata's Remedies / Los remedios de mi tata. He has also illustrated several other picture books for Cinco Puntos Press, including The Gum Chewing Rattler and My Pet Rattlesnake.

Awards

  • Junior Library Guild Selection

    Junior Library Guild

Reviews

  • "Hayes has a perfect storyteller's voice, and the words flow on the page as though children were listening to the tale in person."

    - School Library Journal
  • "It is impossible to open this book without wanting to finish it, or without laughing!"

    - Midwest Book Review
  • "Once again Hayes intrigues and amuses with this charming compilation of 10 classic tales from the Latino communities of northern New Mexico."

    - Booklist
  • "These wise and witty tales continue to repay fresh encounters."

    - Kirkus Reviews
  • "[R]efreshing depth and humor. . .will delight."

    - The Horn Book

Paperback

  • ISBN 9781935955061
  • Publication Date Aug 02, 2022
  • Trim Size 9 × 6 in
  • Weight 0.4375 lbs
  • Page Count 136
  • Interests

  • Audience Middle Grade
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / Humorous Stories
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / Legends, Myths, Fables / General
  • Themes Bilingual, Dual Language, Fiction, Folktale / Folklore / Traditional Literature, Latinx / Latino / Hispanic, Spanish
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 6 - 12
  • Grade Range Grades 1 - 7
  • Guided Reading W
  • Spanish Guided Reading W
  • ATOS Book Level 4.9
  • DRA 60
  • Interest Level Grades 1 - 7
  • Lexile Level 780
  • Reading Level Grades 6 - 7
  • Bebop Reading Fluent
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