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Watch Out for Clever Women! / Cuidado con las mujeres astutas! (Spanish Edition)

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This is a wonderful book with stories that are good for the whole family. In my work as an interpreter, I have shared it with a family in a hospital and families struggling with English. Often the only books available are translations from the English to Spanish that faithfully copy Anglo culture. This book is full of stories from the Mexican-American people themselves, full of wry humor and unexpected lessons. They are good for all ages and give parents something they can share or read to their children in the native language. Kids can also benefit because the side by side format of English to Spanish allows anyone who is learning English to make comparisons. The translation is excellent and the illustrations are beautiful. The stories aren't kiddy fairytales, so that adults can enjoy them with their families. Last but not least, Spanish language teachers can use these stories to teach about culture, values and of course, the language!

Five traditional Hispanic tales featuring clever women, including "The Day it Snowed Tortillas," about a woman who prevents robbers from claiming three gold bags her husband found, and "In the Days of King Adobe," in which an old woman tricks two rogues who try to steal her ham. English and Spanish on the same page.

The pictures are detailed and fascinating, and the stories themselves are really well told.

I have included this book (plus many more feminist folk tales) in my online Gender Equality Bookstore.