La Llorona: The Crying Woman

Anaya, Rudolfo

ISBN 10: 0826344607 / ISBN 13: 9780826344601

Published by University of New Mexico Press, 2011

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La Llorona, the Crying Woman, is the legendary creature who haunts rivers, lakes, and lonely roads. Said to seek out children who disobey their parents, she has become a "boogeyman". La Llorona, deftly translated by Enrique Lamadrid, is familiar and newly informative, while Amy Cordova's rich illustrations illuminate the story. Illustrator(s): Cordova, Amy. Translator(s): Lamadrid, Enrique R. Num Pages: 40 pages, Amy Cordova. BIC Classification: YFJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 254 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 454. . 2011. Bilingual. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: La Llorona: The Crying Woman
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826344607
• ISBN 13: 9780826344601
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Córdova, Amy
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

2012 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award Winner

La Llorona, the Crying Woman, is the legendary creature who haunts rivers, lakes, and lonely roads. Said to seek out children who disobey their parents, she has become a "boogeyman," terrorizing the imaginations of New Mexican children and inspiring them to behave. But there are other lessons her tragic history can demonstrate for children. 

In Rudolfo Anaya's version Maya, a young woman in ancient Mexico, loses her children to Father Time's cunning. This tragic and informative story serves as an accessible message of mortality for children. La Llorona, deftly translated by Enrique Lamadrid, is familiar and newly informative, while Amy Córdova's rich illustrations illuminate the story. The legend as retold by Anaya, a man as integral to southwest tradition as La Llorona herself, is storytelling anchored in a very human experience. His book helps parents explain to children the reality of death and the loss of loved ones.

About the Author

Rudolfo Anaya (1937–2020) was widely acclaimed as one of the founders of modern Chicano literature. He was a professor emeritus of English at the University of New Mexico and was best known for the classic Bless Me, Ultima.

Enrique R. Lamadrid is a distinguished professor emeritus of Spanish at the University of New Mexico. He is the editor of the Querencias Series at the University of New Mexico Press.

Amy Córdova is an artist, author, educator, and two-time ALA Pura Belpré Honors Award winner for children's book illustration. She lives in La Cíenega, New Mexico.