The Runaay Tortilla [Hardcover]

A sassy tortilla, so light she jumps off the griddle, leads an elaborate game of chase through the desert while taunting a passel of critterstwo horned toads, three donkeys, four jackrabbits, five rattlesnakes, and six buckaroos. But has she met her match in Se?or Coyote?1.Best-selling/award-winning author (Caldecott Honor)/illustrator (Washington State Book Award) duos first collaboration.
2.Humorous fractured fairy tale of THE GINGERBREAD MAN with a Southwest twist.
3.Lots of Spanish words spice up the text. Author has received numerous requests from educators and fans across the United States for this book. It is popular with educators because of its Spanish vocabulary and fractured fairy-tale content.
4.Original version (with different illustrator published by Winslow Press in 2000 978-1890817183.)
5.Southwest setting and natural history content includes horny toads, jackrabbits, cacti, cowboys.
6.Humorous and fun to read-aloud like Skippyjon Jones books.
A sassy tortilla, so light she jumps off the griddle, leads an elaborate game of chase through the desert while taunting a passel of critterstwo horned toads, three donkeys, four jackrabbits, five rattlesnakes, and six buckaroos. But has she met her match in Se?or Coyote?From award-winning author Eric Kimmel, here is a new edition of a spicy Texas twist on the classic tale THE GINGERBREAD MAN, featuring the artwork of Erik Brooks. 'The Runaway Tortilla' is a classic takeoff on The Gingerbread Man traditional children's story, sort of the Southwestern equivalent featuring Hispanic, Native American influences, and desert animals, people, customs, and foods. The runaway tortilla begins as a perfect, fluffy, light tortilla made by Tio Jose and Tia Lupe at El Papagayo Feliz (the Happy Parrot) taqueria. When the adorable talking tortilla learns that she is destined to be eaten, she decides to escape her fate by running swiftly away, saying, Run as fast as fast can be. You won't get a bite of me.ls+