About the Author:
LUCHA CORPI, a poet, novelist and children's book author, is the recipient of numerous accolades for her work, among them a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship and the PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Prize in fiction. Her books include Where Fireflies Dance / Ahi, donde bailan las luciernagas (Children's Book Press, 1997), Palabras de mediodia / Noon Words (Arte Publico Press, 2001) and Eulogy for a Brown Angel (Arte Publico Press, 1992). Corpi taught for over 30 years in the Oakland Public Schools Neighborhood Centers Program, and she continues to live and work in Oakland, California.
From School Library Journal:
Kindergarten-Grade 3–Enrique's grandmother has introduced him to Mexican pastries, and all he can think about are sweets, sweets, and more sweets. His parents scold him: No sweets at all. Looking to satisfy his craving, he discovers a way to buy them secretly. In this bilingual book, Corpi presents the consequences of his obsession by introducing El Coco, who is a well-known children's ghost popular in Latin American folklore. El Coco shows up at night or in mirrors, reflecting Enrique's exaggerated love for sweets. The child's mother teaches him a lesson by taking him to Fenton's Ice Creamery where she invites him to indulge in the most amazing triple banana split he has ever eaten. Later, Enrique's obsession becomes a passion as his grandmother teaches him the secrets of baking pastries. Children will enjoy this warm story full of vibrant colors, predominantly yellows, with good close-ups and great facial expressions. While the title is not a literal translation, it maintains the sentiment of the author in both languages.–Irania Macias Patterson, Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, NC
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