La Llorona: The Crying Woman
By Rudolfo Anaya and Amy Córdova
4/5
()
About this ebook
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.
Rudolfo Anaya
Rudolfo Anaya is the acclaimed author of Bless Me, Ultima and many other books.
Related to La Llorona
Related ebooks
Heart of Aztlan: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Chimalpahin's Conquest: A Nahua Historian's Rewriting of Francisco Lopez de Gomara's La conquista de Mexico Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKing of the Chicanos Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDia de Los Muertos Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tortuga: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ni de aquí, Ni de allá: A multi-perspective account of the Dominican diasporic experience. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCitlali and the Day of the Dead: Citlali y el Día de Muertos Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It's All In The Frijoles: 100 Famous Latinos Share Real Life Stories Time Tested Dichos Favorite Folkta Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5YAQUI MYTHS AND LEGENDS - 61 illustrated Yaqui Myths and Legends Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHotel Juárez: Stories, Rooms and Loops Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mexican Village Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mexican Short Stories / Cuentos mexicanos: A Dual-Language Book Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5La Llorona: Encounters with the Weeping Woman Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSerafina's Stories Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dreaming with Mariposas Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Girl Who Married the Moon: Tales from Native North America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Line of the Sun: A Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNew Mexico Book of the Undead: Goblin & Ghoul Folklore Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBoxer y Brandon Boxer and Brandon (Spanish Bilingual Book): Spanish English Bilingual Collection Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5ENGLISH FAIRY AND OTHER FOLK TALES - 74 illustrated children's stories from Old England Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Cruel Country Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Hekití and the Moon: A Taíno Legend Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5River of Angels Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Date a Flying Mexican: New and Collected Stories Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Magic Pinata/Piñata mágica: Bilingual Spanish-English Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lord of the Dawn: The Legend of Quetzalcóatl Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Hero Twins: A Navajo-English Story of the Monster Slayers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmerican Indian Stories and Old Indian Legends Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Children's Fairy Tales & Folklore For You
Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Scary Stories 3 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Winnie the Pooh: The Classic Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bedtime Stories for Kids Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Grimm's Fairy Tales Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Three Bears Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The School for Good and Evil #2: A World without Princes: Now a Netflix Originals Movie Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ella Enchanted: A Newbery Honor Award Winner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The School for Good and Evil: Now a Netflix Originals Movie Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Terrifying Tales to Tell at Night: 10 Scary Stories to Give You Nightmares! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/520 Classic Children Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Funny Stories for Kids: The Big Fat Mermaid Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Wind in the Willows - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5House of Many Ways Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Princess Academy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Illustrated Alice in Wonderland (The Golden Age of Illustration Series) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Little Mermaid Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wildwood Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bedtime Stories for Adults: Soothing Sleep Stories with Guided Meditation. Let Go of Stress and Relax. Adore Me and other stories! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChristmas Stories: Fun Christmas Stories for Kids Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tikki Tikki Tembo Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I Know an Old Lady Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/522 Children's Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mirrorwood Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Classic Children's Stories Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Curse of the Night Witch Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Snow Queen Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Malevolent Sorcerer (The Land of Stories, Book 1) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Princess and the Pea: A Very Short Tale Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for La Llorona
9 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
La Llorona - Rudolfo Anaya
The Crying Woman
La Llorona
Rudolfo Anaya
Illustrations by Amy Córdova
Translation by Enríque Lamadríd
University of New Mexico Press
ALBUQUERQUE
© 2011 by Rudolfo Anaya
Illustrations © 2011 by Amy Córdova
Spanish translation © 2011 by University of New Mexico Press
All rights reserved. Published 2011
Printed in China
16 15 14 13 12 11 1 2 3 4 5 6
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Anaya, Rudolfo A.
La Llorona: the crying woman / Rudolfo Anaya;
[illustrations by] Amy Córdova; [translation] Enrique R. Lamadrid.
p. cm.
A revised, bilingual version of the author’s 1996 adaptation
entitled Maya’s children.
Summary: In ancient Mexico, beautiful Maya’s children
are endangered by the threat of Señor Tiempo who,
jealous of their immortality, plots to destroy them.
ISBN 978-0-8263-4460-1 (cloth: alk. paper)—
ISBN 978-0-8263-4462-5 (electronic)