Fiesta femenina
Subtitle: celebrating women in Mexican folktale
By: retold by Mary-Joan Gerson ; illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez.
Contributors: Gonzalez, Maya Christina, ill.
Edition: Paperback ed.
Publisher: Barefoot Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Tales -- Mexico.; Folklore -- Mexico.
Description: A collection of folktales from various cultures in Mexico, all focusing on the important roles of women, such as Rosha, a young girl who rescues the sun; the goddess Tangu Yuh; Kesne, a Zapotec princess; and the Virgin Mary.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.62-63).
Table of contents: title: Rosha and the sun; title: The hungry goddess; title: The legend of Tangu Yuh; title: Why the moon is free; title: Green bird; title: Blancaflor; title: The Virgin of Guadalupe; title: Malintzin of the Mountain.