The Story of Colors / La Historia de los Colores: A Bilingual Folktale from the Jungles of Chiapas (English and Spanish Edition)
"…[A] lovely book, gracefully translated…and distinguished…by the vibrant illustrations in pastel and paint by…an indigenous artist from Oaxaca, Mexico. It will delight young readers of Spanish and English (the text is printed in both languages)…" —New York Times Book Review"The Story of Colors reflects a literary, sometimes whimsical side that has distinguished Subcomandante Marcos, the only non-Indian among the Zapatistas' highest leaders, from other steely Latin American guerrilla commanders." —The New York Times"The text, colloquial and rolling in both Spanish and English, has rhythm, motion, and a sense of authenticity…[THe book] stands alone as a lovely, integrated folktale with a meaning and message all its own, and is deserving of purchase." —School Library Journal"This beautiful book reminds us that the Zapatista movement is one of dignity that emanates from the grassroots of the indigenous people of Mexico. It is a lesson for all of us in the human spirit." —Indigo Girls, Amy Ray"The Story of Colors reminds me of the kind of stories told in my own Mvskoke country. It’s rich in detail, humor and wisdom, and within it is the sense that we are part of some large amazing universe that will go on creating itself despite the foibles of humans, other creatures and gods." —Joy Harjo"Here, Antonio offers an allegory not of 'diversity'—a timid, lackluster thing—but of dissatisfaction and its creative possibilities. The world that seems fixed and oppressive can be changed; the 'gods' can be anyone, but what they make they must safeguard against forgetfulness in case the spirit of revolt should dim or be tamped down. And so the gods, who color the world with a thrilling abandon, use the last of their pigment to paint the feathers of the macaw, a bird revered in the highlands, 'because they didn’t want to forget the colors or lose them.' " —The Nation