“An entertaining marriage of pictures and words.”—Kirkus Reviews
In 1996, master storyteller Joe Hayes and illustrator Rebecca Leer createdA Spoon for Every Bite. It became an instant classic. In this lovely New Mexico folktale, a rich man tries to prove his wealth to his poor neighbors by using a new spoon for every bite. In the process, he’s served a pretty dish of come-uppance.A Spoon for Every Biteis available for the first time in the bilingual format for which Hayes is famous.
Joe Hayesis one of America’s premier storytellers—a nationally recognized teller of tales from the Hispanic, Native American and Anglo cultures. His bilingual Spanish-English tellings have earned him a distinctive place among America’s storytellers.
A bilingual edition of Joe Hayes' classic tale about the dangers of a rich man's pride.
New Mexican storyteller Hayes builds an involving moral tale around an old Hispanic joke about tortillas…Rendered in warm, earthy pastels, Leer's illustrations are a potent blend of rusticity and droll melodrama. —Publisher's Weekly
This Southwestern tale is based on a play on words that most children raised (even peripherally) in the Hispanic tradition understand: a rolled tortilla can be used as both bread and eating utensil. This slight story's humor depends on a character who makes a fool of himself because he doesn't have this knowledge. —School Library Journal
An entertaining marriage of pictures and words. —Kirkus Reviews
This story is a variation on several Hispanic traditions that feature poor but clever men (here, the husband inherits all the old spoons and sells them) and a rich but silly adversary…The attractive paintings do a nice job of re-creating the Old Southwest, featuring desert colors and flora, fauna, and architecture of the region. —lCĪ
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