Synopses & Reviews
So, youandrsquo;ve been in trouble. Your -parents tell you theyandrsquo;re calling the bogeyman. You laugh. Thereandrsquo;s no such thing!
Thenandmdash;you hear a sharp knock. Standing at the door is the oldest man you have ever seen. Itandrsquo;s el Cucuy (coo-COO-ee)! With that big red ear, he hears everything!
In this cautionary tale, storyteller Joe Hayes tells about two girls who didnandrsquo;t believe in el Cucuy until he snatched them up. Of course, the story has a happy ending.
Joe Hayes has become one of Americaandrsquo;s premier bilingual storytellers. Hayes lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Illustrator Honorio Robledo grew up in Veracruz and Chiapas, Mexico. He lives in Los Angeles.
Synopsis
Listen to your parents or el Cucuy--the Bogeyman--might get you
Hazle caso a tus pap s, o puede ser que el Cucuy venga por ti
So, you've been in trouble. Your parents tell you they're calling the bogeyman. You laugh. There's no such thing
Then--you hear a sharp knock. Standing at the door is the oldest man you have ever seen. It's el Cucuy (coo-COO-ee) With that big red ear, he hears everything
In this cautionary tale, storyteller Joe Hayes tells readers about two girls who didn't believe in el Cucuy until he snatched them up. But of course, the story has a happy ending.
Con que haz estado haciendo travesuras. Tus pap s te dicen que le van a hablar al Cucuy. Te ri s. No existe
Entonces: escuchas un fuerte golpe en la puerta. Y ah esta el hombre m s viejo que jamas haz visto. Es el Cucuy Con esa gran oreja roja, escucha todo
En esta historia admonitoria, el cuentista Joe Hayes habla de dos ni as que no creyeron en el Cucuy hasta que se las robo. Pero claro, el cuento tiene un final feliz.
Synopsis
So, you've been in trouble. Your -parents tell you they're calling the bogeyman. You laugh. There's no such thing!
Then-you hear a sharp knock. Standing at the door is the oldest man you have ever seen. It's el Cucuy (coo-COO-ee)! With that big red ear, he hears everything!
In this cautionary tale, storyteller Joe Hayes tells about two girls who didn't believe in el Cucuy until he snatched them up. Of course, the story has a happy ending.
Joe Hayes has become one of America's premier bilingual storytellers. Hayes lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Illustrator Honorio Robledo grew up in Veracruz and Chiapas, Mexico. He lives in Los Angeles.
Synopsis
Listen to your parents or el Cucuy --The Bogeyman-- might get you!
About the Author
Joe Hayes is one of America's premier storytellers. He grew up in a small town in southern Arizona where he learned Spanish from his classmates. As he got older, Joe began gathering old stories from the Southwest. Joe has earned a distinctive role as a bilingual storyteller. Artist and musician Honorio Robledo has done two books with Cinco Puntos: El Cucuy and Nico Visits the Moon, and a book with Children's Book Press. He and his wife Luana recently moved to Mexico so their children could grow up barefoot.