The Stranger and the Red Rooster / El forastero y el gallo rojo (English and Spanish Edition)

Victor Villaseñor

ISBN 10: 1558854703 / ISBN 13: 9781558854703

Published by Arte Público Press, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Stranger and the Red Rooster / El forastero y el gallo rojo (English and Spanish Edition)
• Publisher: Arte Público Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1558854703
• ISBN 13: 9781558854703
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: José Jara
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

One day in a small California barrio, a scary-looking stranger with an ugly scar on his face arrives. Silence falls on the streets. Normally raucous children stop playing, and their fearful mothers quickly beckon them inside. Everyone peeks out of windows and doors to watch the stranger walk down Main Street. Later in the week, the stranger again appears in town. And a few days later, on a pleasant Sunday morning, the man shows his frightening face yet again. But this time, he’s not alone. Cradled in the stranger’s arms is a big, red rooster with a yellow ribbon tied around its neck. When the rooster sets off after a bug with the stranger hanging on to the ribbon “like a cowboy who had lassoed a wild bull,” the townspeople are finally able to look past the long, ugly scar on the stranger’s face. Echoing the oral tradition common to so many Latinos, acclaimed author Victor Villaseñor shares with young readers one of his father’s favorite stories. With vibrant illustrations by José Jara, this will soon become the favorite of many children aged 3 to 7.

About the Author

VICTOR VILLASEÑOR is the author of Mother Fox and Mr. Coyote / Mamá Zorra y Don Coyote (Piñata Books, 2004), The Frog and His Friends Save Humanity /La rana y sus amigos salvan a la humanidad (Piñata Books, 2005) and Little Crow to the Rescue / El Cuervito al rescate (Piñata Books, 2005). He is also the author of numerous acclaimed titles for adults and young adults, including Burro Genius: A Memoir (Rayo, 2004); Macho! (Arte Público Press, 2003), which was chosen by the New York Public Library for its distinguished list of Books for the Teen Age; Walking Stars (Piñata Books, 2003); and Rain of Gold (Arte Público Press, 1991).